International Conference on Disaster Medicine and Hurricane Resiliency: Focus on Health Professions Education and Healthcare Delivery

International Conference on Disaster Medicine and Hurricane Resiliency: Focus on Health Professions Education and Healthcare Delivery is organized by American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (HMFP) and will be held from Mar 08 - 11, 2019 at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten (Dutch Part).

Who Should Attend:
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Veterinarians
• Allied health professionals
• Healthcare systems leaders
• Emergency management agency personnel
• Medical educators
• Public health professionals
• Climate and weather experts
• Curriculum planners in emergency medicine and disaster medicine

Conference Themes:
• Training for Healthcare Workers and First Responders
• Inter-professional Education and Curriculum
• Research Results
• Policy and Protocols
• Experience with Disasters (especially hurricanes)
• Emotional and Behavioral Impact of Disasters

About The Conference:
The devastation wrought by powerful hurricanes within the last two years attests to the need to prepare healthcare professionals to anticipate and respond to disasters. This conference will bring together physicians, nurses, educators, and other professionals to explore disaster medicine in the context of the threat posed by hurricanes and other severe weather events.

This international conference is hosted by American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), in cooperation with Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. It will be hosted on AUC's medical sciences campus on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.