The Emergency Medicine Professional Committee of SCIMEA was formally launched in Chengdu on April 17, 2019.

Liu Jin, vice president of SCIMEA and director of anesthesia surgery center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Zhang Mengfan, secretary general of SCIMEA, Cao Yu, director of emergency department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Hou Yufei, director of Chengdu emergency command center, Liu Jining, director of emergency department of Mianyang central hospital, Li Xihong, director of emergency department, the Second West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Zhang Shu, deputy director of emergency department of West China Hospital of  Sichuan University, Sun Mingwei, director of emergency center of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Cao Xiaoping, director of emergency department of Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Zhong Wu, director of emergency medicine department of Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University attended the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Cao Yu, head of the preparatory group, reported the preparatory work of the emergency medicine committee.

Director Cao Yu mentioned in the report that we need to better adhere to the “Belt and Road” development policy proposed by Chairman Xi Jinping. Sichuan enjoys great advantages in medical resources as we have a large number of high-end talents combining medical research and clinical experiments. We need to summarize and refine the clinical practice experience of emergency medicine, and turn them into research outcomes, gather talents and institutions with the intention of international exchanges, and promote international exchanges and cooperation in a planned, step-by-step and focused way. It is necessary and important to set up the emergency medicine committee of SCIMEA.

Subsequently, Zhang Mengfan, secretary general of SCIMEA, announced the list of candidates nominated for relevant positions. All participants voted to elect the chairman, deputy chairman, standing committee member and other leaders of the professional committee.

The inaugural meeting saw the attendance of 67 out of all 80 members, which met the election requirements in the Constitution of SCIMEA. Zhang Mengfan, secretary general of SCIMEA, announced the results of the election.

Liu Jin, vice president of SCIMEA, read the Approval of the Establishment of the Emergency Medical Committee of SCIMEA. Vice president Liu Jin and secretary general Zhang Mengfan issued the letters of appointment for the newly elected chairman and deputy chairman of the professional committee.

Subsequently, Zhang Shu, the newly elected deputy chairman of committee and deputy director of Emergency Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, made a speech on behalf of the Emergency Medical Committee. With the continuous progress of society, emergency medical service systems have been gradually established in various regions, and academic organizations and activities have become the main means of communication, Zhang Shu said. The establishment of emergency medicine committee of SCIMEA will further promote the exchange and cooperation between Sichuan and international emergency medicine, and establish a platform for mutual cooperation in clinical, educational, scientific research and other fields, so as to better guarantee and improve people’s health.

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Attachment: List of Members of the Emergency Medicine Professional Committee