About Us

The European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM INPO) is a non-profit scientific organisation whose vision is to ensure every patient recieves the best Emergency Care in Europe. Beginning as a society of individuals in 1994 from a multidisciplinary group of experts in emergency medicine, EUSEM membership has grown to include 38 European national societies as well as individual members. We represent over  40 000 Health Care Professionals working in the field of Emergency Medicine in Europe.

Our mission is to:

Advance research, education, practice and standards of the specialty of emergency medicine throughout Europe.

Our goals are:

  • To foster and encourage education, training and research in Emergency Medicine in Europe
  • To promote and facilitate the dissemination of information on Emergency Medicine, through meetings, courses, research and publications
  • To encourage the development of uniform information systems and data banks in Emergency Medicine in Europe
  • To encourage the formation and the cooperation between national associations for Emergency Medicine
  • To promote international collaboration in the field of Emergency Medicine
Current members of the Board of Directors are:

Directors

Dr Jim Connolly
Dr Jim Connolly
President
Dr Robert Leach
Dr Robert Leach
President- Elect
Dr Niccolo Parri
Dr Niccolo Parri
VICE- President
Prof Christoph Dodt
Prof Christoph Dodt
Vice-President
Dr Tatjana Rajkovic
Dr Tatjana Rajkovic
Honorary Secretary
Dr Diana Cimpoesu
Dr Diana Cimpoesu
HONORARY Treasurer

 

The Board of Directors may co-opt

Dr Zsolt Bognar
Dr Zsolt Bognar
Chairperson of the Paediatric Branch
Dr Effie Polyzogopoulou
Dr Effie Polyzogopoulou
Chairperson of Ultrasound Committee
Dr Anna Spiteri
Dr Anna Spiteri
Co-Chair of EMERGE
 
Dr Ashraf Butt
Dr Ashraf Butt
Co-Chair of EMERGE
 
Dr Ruth Brown
Dr Ruth Brown
Chairperson of Education Committee
Prof Marc Sabbe
Prof Marc Sabbe
Chairperson of fellowship committee
Dr John Heyworth
Dr John Heyworth
Chairperson of the Professional committee
Dr James van Oppen
Dr James van Oppen
Chairperson of the Geriatric section
Prof Martin Moeckel
Prof Martin Moeckel
Chairperson of the Research Committee
Prof Mehmet Karamercan
Prof Mehmet Karamercan
Chairperson of the Research Network
Dr Eric Revue
Dr Eric Revue
chairperson of the Pre-Hospital section
Dr Kurt Anseeuw
Dr Kurt Anseeuw
Chairperson of the toxicology section
Prof Yonathan Freund
Prof Yonathan Freund
EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Dr Youri Yordanov
Dr Youri Yordanov
CHAIRPERSON OF THE EUSEM CONGRESS ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Dr Canberk Meseli
Chairperson of the YEMD Section

History and Statutes

The European Society for Emergency Medicine was inaugurated in May 1994 during an international emergency medicine conference in London by a multidisciplinary group of experts in emergency medicine which became known as the Club of Leuven.

Here you find the current by-laws.

BOARD and council

The Board of EUSEM consists of:

  • President
  • President-Elect or the Immediate Past-President
  • Vice-Presidents (2)
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer

The Board of EUSEM may co-opt the chairpersons of Sections and Committees

The Council of EUSEM consists of:

  • Board
  • 1 representative of each National Society Member of EUSEM
  • Chairs of Sections and Committees
  • Co-opted members

Download list of Council Members