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Ives Hubloue is the chairman of the Center of Emergency and Disaster Medicine Brussels (CEDIMED Brussels) of the University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

He graduated in Medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 1988 and started a residency in Internal Medicine (finished in 1993) followed by a training in emergency, intensive care and disaster medicine (finished in 1995). He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine.

In 2003 he obtained his PhD in Medical Sciences at the VUB. His PhD thesis was entitled : Humoral control of the pulmonary circulation in animal models.

As full professor at the medical school of the VUB he is responsible for the medical skills training for medical students (undergraduate and graduate). He is also the program director for the residency training in emergency medicine at the VUB. Besides this he is a Faculty member and Chairman of the Strategic Management Board of the European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM) course. With regards to education his interest is mainly focused on the integration of innovative technologies and methodologies such as blended learning, e-learning, virtual reality, augmented reality and computer simulation in educational programs.

Brig. Dr. Maitha Al Darei is the Director of Ambulance Department in Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority in the UAE. She is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, and holding two Master Degrees; Executive Master in Health Care Administration and Master of Science in Organizational Excellence, As well She is having a Public Sector Innovation Diploma.

She worked in the EMS field since 2014 and served as the Medical Director of Abu Dhabi Ambulance, where she developed the Scope of Practice of EMS personnel and worked alongside her colleagues to improve the Ambulance Services.

Dr. Elhaitham Ahmed is a triple board-certified Emergency Medicine physician (NIHS-EM, ABHS-EM, JMC-A&EM) currently practicing at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi. He is a core founding member of the Disaster Medicine Committee under ESEM, contributing to the development of national disaster preparedness and multidisciplinary collaboration. With a strong passion for bedside teaching, medical education, and community awareness.

Dr. Maha Aljaberi is an Emergency Medicine Specialist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) and a UAEU graduate. has a strong interest in disaster medicine and currently serves as the Chair of the Disaster Medicine Committee under the Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM).