Articles: emergency-medicine.
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An informal discussion of the possibilities of combining emergency medicine and international work during a residency program. A brief summary of emergency medicine related illness in the international setting is presented. An example of a successful combination of international work during residency is given. A list of tips and a starter's list of resources are provided.
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Africa's first conference on emergency medicine was held in October 1998 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Attended by 305 delegates from 13 countries, it was an important milestone in the development of Africa, emergency medicine's last frontier. ⋯ A session reviewing the activities of traditional healers was not only terrifyingly revealing, it also upset and offended a segment of the African audience. The conference ended positively with the creation of the Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa, a step toward recognition of emergency medicine as a specialty in Africa.