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Not only a day. Emergency Medicine Day is every day, at all times

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Received: 18 June 2025
Published: 18 June 2025
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The 27th of May marks the birth of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) thanks to a group of visionary people, known as the club of Leuven, who signed the founding act in London in 1994 to create a system model to grant to every citizen in Europe a professional, competent and above all timely response to any life, organ or limb-threatening acute condition.1 Over time, EUSEM has grown to encompass 38 national societies across Europe and now represents over 40,000 healthcare professionals working in the field of Emergency Medicine (EM).

The great mission of EUSEM is to enhance research, education, practice, and standards of the specialty of EM across Europe. This includes promoting teaching, training, and research in EM, as well as facilitating the sharing of information through meetings, courses, research, and publications. EUSEM also encourages the development of standardized information systems and data banks in EM, fosters cooperation among national EM associations, and promotes international collaboration in the field of EM.1[...]

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Not only a day. Emergency Medicine Day is every day, at all times. (2025). Emergency Care Journal, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2025.14083