WADEM 2027 Paris: Call for Abstracts Now Open for the World's Premier Disaster Medicine Congress
The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) has opened abstract submissions for its 24th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, to be held in Paris, France, from 26–30 April 2027.
Under the theme Research, Relevance, Resilience: Enhancing performance in disaster and emergency medicine for communities, responders, and ecosystems, the congress brings together researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and humanitarian practitioners from across the globe.
Presenting authors must be registered and paid by 15 February 2027 for abstracts to be formally accepted.
14 Submission Categories
Abstracts are accepted across 14 thematic categories covering the full spectrum of disaster and emergency medicine:
- Capacity Building — including health systems, workforce development, and long-term disaster planning
- Education, Training, and Research
- Far Afield — prehospital care, aeromedical retrieval, austere logistics
- Global Operational and Tactical Medicine — conflict medicine, CBRNe, counter-terrorism
- Humanitarian and Population Health — displaced populations, ethics, equity, vulnerable groups
- Integrative Health — one health, environmental health, pharmacy
- Mass Gathering and Event Medicine
- Medical Assistance — iEMTs, nEMTs, civilian-military coordination
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
- Natural Hazards and Risk — climate change, disaster risk reduction, infectious diseases
- New and Existing Technologies — AI, drones, simulation, robotics
- Nursing
- "Outside the Box" — innovation and miscellaneous
- Pediatrics
Publication Opportunity
Select abstracts presented at the congress will be published in an online supplement to WADEM's peer-reviewed journal, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM), on Cambridge Core. Abstracts must include a proper ethics determination to be eligible for publication.
Why This Matters for Indonesian Practitioners
WADEM 2027 represents a significant opportunity for Indonesian disaster medicine professionals, EMT practitioners, and humanitarian researchers to present their work on the global stage. Indonesia's experience in multi-hazard response, community-based disaster preparedness, and emergency medical team deployment is directly relevant to multiple submission categories — particularly Medical Assistance (iEMTs/nEMTs), Natural Hazards, and Capacity Building.
For inquiries regarding abstract submissions, contact: alavelle@wadem.org
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