Jeffrey Franc, MD, FCFP.EM, MSc(Disaster Med), MS (Statistics), Dip Sport Med

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About

Dr. Jeffrey Franc is currently appointed as Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

"In my experience, truly innovative research comes from multidisciplinary teams of clinicians and methodologists. One of my major focuses will be to leverage existing and emerging information technologies to facilitate these collaborations, " explains Dr Franc. As Research Director, he envisions the use of the business incubator model as a platform to assist students, residents, and faculty in reaching their research goals. He looks forward to collaborating with clinicians in the Faculty of Medicine, content experts at the University of Alberta, and other partners internationally.

Started: 2009-12-01

EMDM is a Master after Masters course accredited by the Free University of Brussels and the University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy. The course provides education and training in all aspects of disaster medicine for planners, key personnel and all actors involved in the disaster medical and health response.

EMDM Website

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Started: 2008-04-01

CRIMEDIM - Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid, and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (Italy), is a university-wide academic centre that conducts research, education and training in the field of disaster medicine and humanitarian health. The center is committed to promote innovative research projects and to foster learning and training programs using state-of-the-art technologies to enhance the resilience of health systems in emergency, disaster and humanitarian crisis. CRIMEDIM is also the founder of the European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM).

CRIMEDIM Website