Emergency Medicine 2010 brings together leading experts in the fields of emergency and acute medicine, prehospital care and trauma to discuss the central issues and current challenges facing the assessment and treatment of emergency patients.

It is anticipated that participants will benefit from:

• Assessments of current prehospital and emergency care systems

• Insights into optimal trauma management including case examples

• Advice and guidance on paediatric emergency care, including fever management, paediatric resuscitation, sedation and pain management and non-accidental injuries

• Further understanding of the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies

• Expert views on optimal management of emergency dilemmas such as coping with pandemics, reducing alcohol and drug related incidents and effective bereavement care

• An opportunity to share and exchange ideas with leading practitioners in the field