PACE Forum 2019
2nd Pan-American PACE Forum on Emergency Medical Care and Global Health
📍 Location:
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
📅 Date: August 15–17, 2019
PACE Forum 2019 continued the Pan-American PACE Forum as a reference space for education, dialogue, and collaboration in emergency medical care and global health, strengthening international participation and expanding the thematic axes addressed in its first edition.
ABOUT THIS EDITION.
Building on the successful 2018 meeting, PACE Forum 2019 consolidated itself as a space for collaborative knowledge-building and dissemination in the fields of emergency medical care and global health.
The Forum brought together multidisciplinary specialists and public health experts interested in applying clinical knowledge and innovative strategies in
low-resource settings and culturally challenging contexts, strengthening the impact of training “all the way to the last mile.”
OBJECTIVE.
To positively impact the
chain of survival
through instructor training, the review of tele-mentoring pilot projects, the creation of collaborative networks with leaders in global health, and the use of technology to develop new systems for implementation and medical training in low-resource settings.
THEMATIC AXES.
- Emergency medicine
- Obstetric emergencies
- Neonatal resuscitation
- Pediatric emergency medicine
- Global health
- Ultrasound
- Research in low-resource settings
- Disaster management
- Wilderness medicine
- Telehealth and tele-mentoring
- CPR (adult and pediatric), choking management, and AED use
FORUM FORMAT.
PACE Forum 2019 incorporated multiple modalities for learning and collaboration, including:
- Basic and advanced courses
- Hands-on workshops
- Technical panels
- Focus groups
- Keynote lectures
- Community activities such as the
San Miguel Seguro Program and the Public Access Defibrillation Program
+650
attendees
86
speakers
5
keynote lectures
20
institutions involved
16
provider courses and instructor training programs in 5 disciplines
+100
program activities
4
focus groups
6
workshops
SPEAKERS.
PACE Forum 2019 featured distinguished international and regional specialists. Additionally, specialists from Latin America and authorities from Mexico’s Ministry of Health participated, strengthening the Forum’s commitment to regional collaboration and the integration of mobile health (mHealth) and global medicine.
Dr. Carl Olden
Former Member of the AAFP Board of Directors, former ALSO International Director
Dra. Judith Tintinalli
Leader in Emergency Medicine, author of Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine
Dr. Robert Suter
U.S. Army Reserve General, President of ACEP, former President of ACEP and IFEM
Dr. Terry Mulligan
Secretary General of IFEM, member of the AAEM Board of Directors – University of Maryland School of Medicine
GALLERY.
PACE Forum 2019 reaffirmed PACE MD as a key actor in continuing medical education, innovation in global health, and the strengthening of emergency care systems in Latin America, consolidating collaborative networks that continued to develop in subsequent editions of the Forum.
