The International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) is dedicated to leading the development of the highest quality of emergency medical care for all people, in all countries.
Predominantly volunteer-run, IFEM is comprised of professional organizations from 70 countries around the world. It connects a network of specialists who practice emergency medicine (EM) in their own countries and collaborate to improve emergency care across the world through:
- Fostering relationships and knowledge-sharing between global EM experts and local healthcare providers, for better emergency care.
- Advocating with governments and key influencers.
- Developing and making freely available locally relevant education and standards
in multiple languages.
- Rapidly harnessing and sharing clinical and health systems expertise.
- Facilitating collaboration and networking among global experts and those developing emergency care in their own jurisdictions, in order to support equality in service and care.
- Promoting the creation and growth of the specialty of emergency medicine globally.