Academic & Research
There is considerable academic and research activity within the Emergency Medicine community in Ireland. The Academic Committee of IAEM has a broad remit to promote research and evidence-based EM within the specialty. This committee has specific responsibility inter alia for the management of the following:
- Abstract submissions to the IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting
- Supporting the roll out of multinational trials and studies e.g. CRASH-3, HALT-IT, REAppropriate
- Assisting with guiding SpRs in the development of the Clinical Topic Review component of the FCEM examination
- Representing IAEM on Scientific Advisory Committees of international EM academic meetings e.g. ICEM
Terms of Reference
The Association has determined Terms of Reference for the committee.
Current Committee Membership:
The current membership of the committee (Aug 2015) is:
- A/Prof. Conor Deasy (Chair)
- Prof. Stephen Cusack
- Dr Geraldine McMahon
- Dr Roisin McNamara
- Dr David Menzies
- Dr Damian Ryan (Secretary)
- Dr Peadar Gilligan
- Dr Carol Blackburn
- Dr Sinead O’Gorman
- Dr Aileen McCabe (Trainee Representative)
- Ms. Patricia Houlihan
- Prof. John Ryan
- Mr John O’Donnell
The Academic Committee has produced an overarching Research Strategy for Emergency Medicine in Ireland with an overt objective to foster multi-centre clinical research through the creation of an Irish EM research network. Further links to assist with research are on the way and will be uploaded here in due course.