Statement on Minimum Standards for the Care of Older People in Emergency Departments by the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine

Background: It has been documented that women are under-represented as speakers at emergency medicine conferences globally. This lack of opportunity is likely contributing to the gender gap of women in academic and leadership positions. Methods: The Gender-Specific Issues Special Interest Group (GSI-SIG) of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) has analyzed the gender distribution of invited speakers, plenary speakers, and organizing committees from its last three International Conferences on Emergency Medicine in 2016, 2018, and 2019. Results: Men comprised 75% (range 57-92%) of organizing committees, 69% (67-70%) of plenary speakers, and 78% (range 75-81%) of invited speakers. Conclusion: The percentage of women speakers at the IFEM International Conferences on Emergency Medicine is low; even below the percentage of women emergency medicine physicians. By understanding these data and their consequences, changes can be made to close this gender gap and create more equitable opportunities for women and their career advancement.

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Document of care for older people with diabetes. Special Interest Group in Diabetes, British Geriatrics Society.

Postgraduate Medical Journal ◽

10.1136/pgmj.72.848.334 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 72 (848) ◽

pp. 334-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

A. J. Sinclair ◽

C. J. Turnbull ◽

S. C. Croxson

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Interest Group ◽

Special Interest ◽

Special Interest Group ◽

Care For Older People

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IFLA Special Interest Group (SIG) on Library Publishing. 2019 Midterm Meeting (Dublin, 28. Februar–1. März 2019)

Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare ◽

10.31263/voebm.v72i2.3029 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (2) ◽

pp. 572-577

Author(s):

Elisabeth Stadler ◽

Markus Stumpf

Keyword(s):

Interest Group ◽

Special Interest ◽

Business School ◽

International Federation ◽

Special Interest Group ◽

Library Associations

Von 28. Februar bis 1. März 2019 fand in Dublin/IRL eine von der International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions veranstaltete Konferenz zum Thema „Library Publishing“ statt. Vortragende aus Europa und Nordamerika sprachen an der Dublin Business School (DBS) zu Publikationsprojekten, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven von Bibliotheken als Verleger und Herausgeber von Publikationen.

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Interview with Petra Hauke: Sustainable Development Goals in medical libraries

Journal of EAHIL ◽

10.32384/jeahil16438 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 6-10

Author(s):

Franziska Corradini ◽

Irma Klerings ◽

Gerhard Bissels

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Interest Group ◽

Special Interest ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

International Federation ◽

Special Interest Group ◽

Medical Libraries ◽

Development Goals ◽

Environment Sustainability

The role of libraries in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has become an increasingly important topic in the last years. The authors of this paper talked to Petra Hauke, convenor of the “Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group” (ENSULIB) at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) about her work and the ways medical libraries might contribute to implementing the SDGs.

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