PISEC

Registration Now Open – POCUS Course 2026!

We're excited to announce that registrations are now open for the PEARLS POCUS Course, delivered in partnership with the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region.

This intensive 5-day hands-on Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) course is designed to equip clinicians with practical ultrasound skills that can be applied immediately in everyday clinical practice.

🗓 Dates: 31 August – 4 September 2026
📍 Venue: Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital

The course is open to all Doctors and Nurse Practitioners who use, or are interested in using, POCUS within their specialty.

Participants will receive:
✅ Hands-on scanning on models and real patients
✅ Expert-led teaching by experienced faculty
✅ Case-based learning and practical applications
✅ Training in cardiac, abdominal, lung, obstetric, procedural and advanced ultrasound techniques

🔗 Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7VzyO1YcZ_uHIZcRV6ipRweTDNR2EpEWfRQSh8l_rEPlnlw/viewform

Places are limited, so we encourage interested clinicians to register early.

RESCI and its collaboration with PNG Emergency Medicine.

The Pacific Islands Society for Emergency Care (PISEC) is pleased to invite clinicians, educators, and health leaders to the PISEC Scientific Conference 2026, to be held from 13–14 August at Taumeasina Resort, Apia, Samoa.

With the theme “Strengthening Emergency Care Through Leadership, Innovation and Regional Collaboration”, this conference will bring together emergency physicians, nurses, and first responders from across the Pacific and Timor-Leste to share evidence, experience, and practical solutions for our region’s unique emergency care challenges.

We are honoured to feature speakers including:

• Dr Sidonio J. da Silva Pereira, Emergency Physician, Timor-Leste

• Priya Devi, Emergency Nurse Educator, Fiji

• Dr Pafilio Tangitau, Emergency Physician, Tonga

Cannot wait to meet you all there!

PISEC 2026 – Open for Sponsorship

The Pacific’s leading emergency care conference is coming to Samoa.

Under the theme “Strengthening the Pacific Eco System: Working Together for Our People,” PISEC 2026 will bring together healthcare leaders, clinicians, policymakers, educators, and partners from across the Pacific and beyond to shape the future of emergency care in our region.

This is an opportunity to align your organisation with a movement focused on collaboration, innovation, resilience, and impact.

Be part of the moment.
Support meaningful change. Build lasting partnerships. Strengthen the Pacific for our people.

📍 Taumeasina Island Resort, Samoa
📅 13–14 August 2026
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact us directly.

The Pacific Islands Society for Emergency Care (PISEC) 2026 Organising Committee extends our sincere appreciation to Samoa Commercial Bank Ltd for its generous support as a Platinum Sponsor of the PISEC 2026 Emergency Care Conference & Expo.

SCB's commitment to supporting health, community development, and national progress reflects the spirit of partnership that strengthens healthcare across Samoa and the Pacific region. Their contribution will help bring together emergency care clinicians, nurses, educators, policymakers, and health leaders from across the Pacific to share knowledge, build capacity, and improve patient care for our communities.

We are honoured to partner with an organisation that continues to invest in the wellbeing and future of our people.

Fa'afetai tele lava Samoa Commercial Bank for standing with us as we work together to strengthen the Pacific emergency care ecosystem.

📅 13–14 August 2026
📍 Taumeasina Island Resort, Samoa

We are proud to showcase the upcoming PEARLS POCUS Workshop 2026, taking place in Samoa on 11–12 August 2026.

Bringing together healthcare professionals from across the Pacific, this hands-on workshop will be led by our local faculty alongside experienced overseas facilitators, strengthening practical ultrasound skills for emergency and acute care in resource-limited settings.

This workshop is proudly supported by the Ministry of Health Samoa, World Health Organization Western Pacific Region, and the PEARLS Program.

"Seeing Beyond the Stethoscope"

Building skills. Improving patient care. Strengthening healthcare across the Pacific.

Pacific achievements in emergency and critical care strengthening highlighted at World Health Assembly Pacific-led progress in emergency, critical and operative care was highlighted in Geneva last night at an official World Health Assembly (WHA) side event focused on translating global strategy into country impact.The event, ‘From Global Strategy to Country Impact: Scaling Emergency, Critical and O...

Congratulations Tonga 🇹🇴

Our friendly neighbors in Tonga have just completed their very first Basic Emergency Care Provider Course with Trainer-the-trainer Course to follow. A huge milestone for emergency medicine in the Pacific.

A big fa'amalō to Dr Pafilio Tangitau (Head of Emergency in Tonga) and Master trainers Dr Evelyn Anisi and Sr Doreen Siope from the Solomon Islands as well as Dr Alana Parker from New Zealand for the incredible work.

This training was supported through the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine International Development Grant

From here, Tonga has the capacity to run their own BEC with local trainers. This is the Pacific building for the Pacific.

Malo aupito and Congratulations Tonga 🇹🇴