Dr. Syed Ghazanfar Saleem
Chair, Emergency Medicine Service Line, IHHN, Karachi
The Certification Program in Emergency Medicine (CPEM) is a 12-month competency-based training initiative, crafted to empower physicians working in Emergency Departments (EDs) with the essential knowledge and clinical expertise required to excel in emergency care. Developed by leading Emergency Medicine (EM) experts at Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN, Karachi), in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA) this groundbreaking program was inaugurated at Indus Hospital and Health Network in July 2018.
The program is currently guided by the expertise of EM faculty from IHHN and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Notably, CPEM has already seen the successful graduation of three cohorts, and the third cohort included learners from Pakistan and Bangladesh. CPEM is strategically tailored to uplift middle-tier EM physicians, providing them with a robust education in evidence-based emergency care and setting new standards in the field.
CPEM has been recognized by both the national and international scientific community as a one-of-a-kind course to bridge the gap in emergency medicine in LMICs, along with significant improvements in clinical metrics and outcomes. [1,2]
By the end of 1 year of the certification program learners would be able to;
Participate in journal clubs and morbidity & mortality meetings to stay up to date in latest advancements in Emergency Medicine.
Formative Evaluation:
Summative Evaluation:
Full Code
Full-code is a game-based clinical simulation application that is available on cellphone/tablet and PC platform. It provides an immersive virtual emergency room environment for participants to take part in clinical simulation remotely. The participants get to manage the avatar based patient for a wide spectrum of common clinical problems that present to the emergency department, including both, pediatric and adult patient scenarios.
A group based debrief and discussion is done by the faculty taking into account the local factors & variations due to socioeconomic and geopolitical differences. This has been one of the most popular components for participants in previous cohorts, as it helps to identify the gaps in knowledge and boosts confidence in the participants. At the same time, being online, it helps reduce the cost of travel, and logistics that a learner would have to bear for attending a simulation session in-person.
Affinity
A simulated, web-based environment where learners have the opportunity to practice the application of their medical knowledge and decision-making. It is an interactive teaching and learning tool that uses images, video and audio recordings to simulate real-world experiences. Through self-evaluation, learners have the ability to evaluate their knowledge using inquiries with real-time feedback. Scoring can also be used to evaluate the performance of each individual learner as well as group of learners which is later shared with them as part of their continuous evaluation.
Please visit Affinity Learning for more information
Dr. Syed Ghazanfar Saleem
Dr. Megan Rybarczyk
Dr. Saima Ali
Dr. Sama Mukhtar
Dr. Adeel Khatri
Dr. Rabia Bega
Starting Date: Ocobert 4, 2023
Last Date to Register: September 18, 2023
Registration fee: PKR 2000 (non-refundable)
First: Pay Registration Fee
Second: Fill Registration Form
Registration fee: US $ 10 (non-refundable)
First: Pay Registration Fee
Second: Fill Registration Form
Option 1
Full certificate (3 Modules and 4 workshops) USD $ 1500Option 2
Each module separately (excluding workshops) USD $ 500
Candidates can enroll in up to 2 modules at a time. In case of opting for 3 modules, Option 1 will suffice.
………….For candidates applying from LMIC, a 50% fee waiver will be provided, applicable for the whole course (Option 1) and per module.
This will not include the in-person workshops. If the candidates are present in Pakistan at the time of the workshop, they will be able to join.
Dr. Sama Mukhtar – MBBS, FCPS, GCSRT, MHPE Scholar (AKU)
Dr. Megan Rybarczyk – MD, MPH, FACEP
Rabia Bega – MBBS
“CPEM has had a positive impact on my clinical knowledge and skills,
A.F. Ferguson & Co. (PWC)
Mohsin Tayyebaly & Co.
EY Ford Rhodes
Indus Hospital & Health Network is a not-for-profit company registered under section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984. The company has tax exemptions under the Income Tax Ordinance 2001.
Charity Registration No. PCP-R3/2022/234
National Tax No. 3162706-4