New Scopes for Practice - Interdisciplinary Webinars for Emergency Medicine and Biomedical Informatics - Health...

Area of Science:

• Medical Informatics
• Emergency Medicine
• Health Systems Research

Background:

• The European Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI) and European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) initiated educational cooperation.
• Digitization in emergency departments is crucial for improving patient care and health system efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore mutual educational benefits between EFMI and EUSEM.
• To identify opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation in emergency department digitization.
• To outline future steps for collaboration.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of two educational webinars held in December 2019 and June 2020.
• Preliminary findings from webinar discussions and participant feedback.

Main Results:

• Identified key areas for mutual education and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Highlighted the potential of digitization to benefit patients, healthcare professionals, and the overall health system.
• Established a foundation for ongoing cooperation between the two societies.

Conclusions:

• Early outcomes suggest significant potential for EFMI and EUSEM to collaborate on advancing emergency department digitization.
• Continued educational initiatives are recommended to foster interdisciplinary understanding and drive technological adoption.
• The collaboration aims to enhance patient care through improved health informatics integration in emergency settings.