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Following the success of Oslo HEMS Conference 2023 we are busy at work on the programme for the 2025 conference.
We will bring together the finest minds in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services as we delve into presentations, cutting-edge techniques and life-saving innovations whilst creating a host of unforgettable networking opportunities.
Keep your eyes peeled for updates in the coming months as we release details of the top internationally renowned speakers already lined-up to present.
In the meantime make sure you have Monday 1st to Wendesday 3rd December 2025 firmly in your diary.
The scientific programme overview for Oslo HEMS Conference 2025 is now available.
Follow us for more updates on programme details in the months to come. Explore pioneering research, discover cutting-edge scientific advancements, and engage in essential sessions that influence the evolution of prehospital emergency medicine.
We look forward to welcoming speakers from 12 countries and delegates from many more for another great meeting in Oslo. Please meet a few of our confirmed speakers. More will be announced in the upcoming weeks and months.
Peter Brindley is a full-time Critical Care Doc and a tenured full Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Medical Ethics, with over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts and over 100 other articles, including over 60 regular opinion pieces for the British Medical Journal. He has presented to audiences in over 15 countries during approximately 700 invited presentations, 50 plenaries and 15 named lecture
Karianne Larsen, MD, PhD, is a Neurologist and researcher at Oslo University Hospital, Dep. of Neurology and The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation (Prehospital Acute Brain Program). Her research interests include prehospital assessment of the acutely ill and injured brain, especially prehospital advanced diagnostics and treatment of acute stroke. Larsen is President Elect in the PRE-hospital Stroke Treatment Organization (PRESTO).
Professor Giacomo Strapazzon, MD, PhD, DiMM is Head of the Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine of Eurac Research in UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites, Italy. He is a consultant in emergency medicine, delegate for the Italian Mountain Rescue (CNSAS) within the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR) and lectures at the University of Padova, Italy. He has been principal and co-investigator in over 30 in-field, clinical and lab studies, mainly focusing on cold injuries.
Jostein Rødseth Brede is a Medical Doctor and Consultant Anaesthesiologist at St. Olavs University Hospital, Norway, and PhD and Senior Researcher at The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation. Jostein is also a HEMS doctor at 330 sqv, RoNAF. His research field is REBOA in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Dr Tom Hurst is the Medical Director of London’s Air Ambulance. Tom is a consultant in pre-hospital care and consultant in intensive care medicine at King’s College Hospital. He has been actively involved in pre-hospital care since first working for London’s Air Ambulance in 2008. His clinical interests include brain injury and cardiovascular support. Tom spent around eight years working as a trauma team leader and five years as part of the ECMO group at King’s.
Karina Damsgaard Nørby is a psychologist specializing in Emergency Medicine, with expertise in mental health in high-stress environments, crisis intervention, and psychological first aid. She is the HEMS Psychologist with the Danish Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, where she supports frontline personnel and conducts research on trauma-exposed professionals. Karina is a former Crisis Psychologist in the Danish Defense.
The Organizing Committee of the Oslo HEMS Conference 2025 invites you to submit original research abstracts for presentation at the upcoming conference, taking place in Oslo from 1st to 3rd December 2025. We encourage submissions from a broad range of fields relevant to prehospital care, including prehospital medicine, trauma, resuscitation, rescue techniques and translational research.
The Oslo HEMS Conference could not take place without the support of our partners and we very much value the relationships that we continue to forge with all of them.
For the first time in history, Oslo HEMS Conference welcomed the HEMS community in Europe, including excellent speakers and representatives from various services and manufacturers within HEMS, to the Soria Moria Hotel, for an extraordinary week of learning and sharing. The Conference took place from Monday, December 4 to Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in fairytale surroundings on the outskirts of Oslo.