19th World Congress on Disaster & Emergency Medicine
 
Science Committee
Knox  Andress
Designated Regional Coordinator
Louisiana Region 7 Hospital Preparedness Coalition 

Stella Anyangwe
Global Health Expert/Epidemiologist
Honorary Professor of Epidemiology
South Africa

Erin Downey
VP - Congresses
World Assocation for Disaster Emergency Medicine
USA

Paul Farrell
Clincial Director
Tascmet Clinical FX Inc.
Canada

Dr Heike Geduld
Clinical Head: Education and Training 
Division of Emergency Medicine 
University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University 

Jerry Overton
Chair
International Academies of Emergency Dispatch
USA

Andrew Milsten
Director, Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management Fellowship
University of Massachusetts
USA

Wayne Smith
Head of Clinical Unit 
Disaster Medicine and Special Events
South Africa

Dr Tyson B Welzel 
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery 
MPhil Programme Convener (Emergency Medicine)
South Africa


Program Committee
Peter Aitken
Medical Director
Retrieval Services and Counter Disaster Unit, Queensland Health
Australia

Carol Amaratunga
Adjunct Professsor
University of Ottawa
Canada

Knox Andress
Assistant Director
Louisiana Poison Center
USA

Bonnie Arquilla
Professor of Emergency Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
USA

Jean-yves Bassetti
médecin-chef service incendie et secours European Expert
Direction Sécurité Civile-SFMC
France

Odeda Benin-Goren
RN, CEN, Consultant for Emergency Prewparedness, Assessment and Coordination in Disaster
"Shonra" - Organizational Consulting for disaster preparedness,  Advanced Management Program , and training development

Marv Birnbaum
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
USA

Rowena Christiansen
Medical Educator
Medical Education Unit and Ormond College, University of Melbourne
Australia

Elaine Daily
Nurse Consultant
USA

Baker David
Emeritus Consultant Anesthesiologist
SAMU de Paris, Hopital Necker - Enfants Malades
Paris

Erin Downey
VP - Congresses
World Assocation for Disaster Emergency Medicine
USA

Edeaghe Ehikhamenor
Lecturer
University of Benin
Nigeria

Paul Farrell
Clincial Director
Tascmet Clinical FX Inc.
Canada

Judith Fisher
Senior Ship's physician
Carnival Cruise Lines
USA

Kristine Gebbie
Adjunct Professor
Flinders University
Australia

Elisabeth A Gilmore 
Assistant Professor 
School of Public Policy 
University of Maryland 

Pinchas Halpern
Chair, Emergency Department
Tel Aviv Medical Center
Israel

Gloria Leon
Professor Emerita
University of Minnesota
USA

Kimball Maull
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
USA

Lidia Mayner
Associate Professor
Flinders University
Australia

Graeme McColl
Emergency management adviser
Retired ex Ministry of health
New Zealand

Joanne McGlown
CEO
McGlown-Self Consulting, LLC
USA

Andrew Milsten
Director, Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management Fellowship
University of Massachusetts
USA

Diane Morof
Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
USA

Jerry Overton
Chair
International Academies of Emergency Dispatch
USA

Demetrios Pyrros
Immediate Past President
WADEM

Anthony Redmond
Professor of international emergency medicine
University of Manchester
UK

Leonid Roshal
Director
Institute of Urgent Pediatric Surgery and Trauma
Russia

Nobhojit Roy
General Surgeon and Public Health specialist
BARC Hospital Mumbai, India; Karolinska Institute, Sweden
India

Mark Silverberg
Associate Residency Director
Kings County Hospital/SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn
USA

Sam Stratton
Professor, Fielding School of Public Health
University of California, Los Angeles
USA

Laurence Svirchev
Visiting Researcher, Chengdu University of Technology
Chengdu, China - Vancouver, Canada

Takashi Ukai
Sinior Consultant
Hyogo Emergency Medical Center
Japan

Niel van Hoving
Emergency physician and lecturer
Tygerberg Hospital and Division of Emergency Medicine, Stellenbosch University
South Africa

Johan von Schreeb
Associate Professor
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden

Benjamin Wachira
Emergency Physician (Senior Lecturer)
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Kenya

Hendro Wartatmo
MD
Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University
Indonesia