Patient Management Symposium in Emergency Medicine at North Cyprus Emergency Medicine Days

The Patient Management Symposium in Emergency Medicine in North Cyprus Emergency Medicine Days was carried out between February 28 and March 1, 2014 at Lefkoja, TRNC. Fifteen academicians carried out the Emergency Medicine Patient Management Symposium with 17 presentations at 7 different panels. Besides physicians, nurses, paramedics working in the 112 emergency health care services, emergency services and in the other clinics of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus Ministry (TRNC) of Health, health professionals working in the emergency services and intensive care units of Near East University (NEU) hospital and other private facilities and NEU School of Medicine, Nursing Department of Faculty of Health Sciences and students of the Paramedic Program of Vocational School of Health and students of the other universities attended the symposium. The number of participants was 440, and it caught more attention than expected. Holding the organization of Patient Management in Emergency Medicine Symposium under the umbrella of Northern Cyprus Emergency Medicine Days has added strength and desire to the NEU School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Department and EPAT for other planned organizations. (JAEM 2014; 13:219-20) Key words: Emergency medicine, symposium, North Cyprus