[Coordination of postgraduate education in emergency medicine within the Latin Switzerland Association]

Emergency medicine is a growing discipline, requiring expanded skills both in the medical field and in aspects of patient flow management, prioritization and orientation of cases, knowledge of the health system, and epidemiological health monitoring. In Latin Switzerland, the emergency departments accredited by the Swiss Society of Emergency Medicine and Rescue (SSMUS) have organized themselves into a collaborative network in order to offer a dynamic training concept that meets the requirements of our physicians and the expectations of the SSMUS and the Swiss Institute for Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education. By integrating planning aspects, coordination between university and non-university hospitals, mentoring, as well as face-to-face and distance learning opportunities, this program promotes the professionalization of emergency medicine.