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I D M A INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MEDICINE ASSOCIATION |
History
The International Disaster Medicine
Association (IDMA) is a successor of the S.I.U.C. – SOCIETA’ ITALIANA
URGENZE CHIRURGICHE, founded on May 22, 1998, in Naples, Italy, a
nonprofit organization, with main objective of enhancing the medical
information flow between physicians, medical specialists, bio-engineers
and researchers in the field of emergency medicine. During the years the
activities of the S.I.U.C become more closely related to the military
and disaster medicine which reasonably led to change into scope and
tasks. As a result of this the S.I.U.C. has widened its objectives and
related tasks. The name of association also was change in order better
to reflect the new aims and scope.
Structure
IDMA
is a voluntary member-based,
nonprofit, professional association. Each ordinary member pays annual
membership dues. The amount of the annual dues is decided by the Council
of Councilors, but cannot be change more than once a year – during the
General Assembly Meeting. Established Boards and Committees within IDMA
could invite and include honorary members. The honorary members are not
subjects to membership dues.
