The Fundación Venemergencia, in conjunction with the Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales (IVSS) and the Dr. Domingo Luciani General Hospital, held the 3rd Academic Conference “Trauma: From the Scene to the Operating Room” in Caracas. Operating Room”; a training space focused on the exchange of knowledge on the prehospital and medical-surgical management of polytrauma patients.

The event was held in the Mega Room of the Telefónica Tower and brought together more than 150 participants, including nurses, paramedics, physicians, and medical students, all involved in the field of healthcare and medical emergencies.

For Andrea Galarraga, Director of Sustainability at the Venemergencia Foundation, this event represents the embodiment of the organization’s academic work. “We continue to join forces to strengthen the link between prehospital and hospital staff, to provide better care for polytrauma patients, an initiative that promotes access to healthcare through education.”

Leadership in critical situations, trauma scene management, communication in prehospital emergencies, and surgical management of multiple trauma patients were some of the presentations given by physicians and paramedics such as Wilbani León, Roberto Cecchini, Dr. Javier Goncalves, Dr. Cristopher Varela, Dr. Adrián León, and Dr. Jaddink Rosales.

Dr. Andrés Simón González-Silén, executive director and founding partner of Venemergencia, highlighted the importance of this partnership. “For healthcare to be truly universal, we need to work together in public-private partnerships that allow us to fulfill the greatest duty of healthcare professionals: serving people and saving lives.”

For his part, Dr. Cristopher Varela, head of the Multiple Trauma Unit at Domingo Luciani Hospital and one of the main promoters of the activity, spoke about the next steps. “We are strengthening the knowledge of all personnel involved in trauma management, from paramedics to specialized surgeons. This joint effort will allow us to develop training programs that cover all levels of care, from the most basic to the most advanced, such as the PoliT Patient Course, which we will be presenting in the coming months.”

With this 3rd Academic Conference, the Venemergencia Foundation reaffirms its commitment to continuing education and promoting partnerships that strengthen the Venezuelan healthcare system, fostering the training of professionals capable of providing timely, humane, and quality care in emergency situations.

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Venemergencia, a leading primary care company in Venezuela, celebrated its 21st anniversary with a concert of traditional Venezuelan music at El Sistema headquarters in Quebrada Honda. On this special occasion, the “Simón Díaz” Venezuelan Music Orchestra, conducted by maestro Edward Bogado, performed a repertoire of pieces that represent and highlight the cultural richness of the different regions of the country where the company offers its services to increase access to healthcare for Venezuelans.

The performance was accompanied by a narration by journalist María Laura García, a specialist in the health sector and brand ambassador. Likewise, the founding physicians of Venemergencia, who are the heads of the organization, Dr. Andrés Simón González-Silén, Dr. Luis Enrique Velásquez Díaz, and Engineer David Galavis, addressed the audience to thank the support of commercial partners and institutions that played and continue to play a decisive role in the organization’s growth.

“After 21 years of tireless teamwork, we can say, without a doubt, that our goal of providing greater access to healthcare is not a dream, but a reality that has been consolidated in each of our services, our partnerships, and our upcoming goals,” said Venemergencia’s founding partner and Executive Director, Dr. Andrés Simón González-Silén, who added: “More than counting years, we celebrate touched lives, opened doors, and restored hope.”

For his part, Dr. Luis Enrique Velásquez Díaz, Operations Director of Venemergencia, stated: “At the beginning of this story, it was Andrés and I teaching first aid courses. Today, the Venemergencia Group has more than 1,000 employees, offering our services in 90 cities across the country. We have eight locations, six of which are Urgent Care clinics, and in September, we opened our seventh Urgent Care clinic in the city of Maracay. In June alone, we served more than 52.000 patients through our ecosystem of services.”

Placing the human being at the center

For his part, Engineer David Galavis stated, “We are proud to be building a platform that puts the human being at the center, that listens, responds, and improves their experience. And that also relies on technology and communication to reach even further.”

The event was attended by renowned figures from the country’s public life, as well as prominent leaders in the healthcare sector, representatives of insurance companies, opinion leaders, and journalists.

About Venemergencia

Venemergencia currently employs more than 1,000 people in six cities across the country and provides services through a value-based pre-hospital healthcare ecosystem that seeks to reduce unnecessary clinic visits. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified and has been recognized as a Great Place to Work. It has positively impacted the country’s healthcare sector with milestone innovations and important market trends, from telemedicine to Urgent Care emergency rooms and, more recently, with VidaInsurtech, which will expand its mission to provide greater access to healthcare for Venezuelans.

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The Emergency Medical Aid Provider Diploma, taught and designed by the Venemergencia Foundation in partnership with the Andrés Bello Catholic University and the International Center for Professional Development (CIAP), graduated its first cohort of healthcare professionals with certified first aid training. different types of medical emergencies and urgencies. More than 250 people have already been trained in this program, which has had 12 previous editions in partnership with Simón Bolívar University. With this cohort, twelve more people join the group, thanks to the institutional partnership between Venemergencia and UCAB.

This Diploma for the Training of Emergency Medical Assistance Providers (PAME) was the first major project of the Venemergencia Foundation with a curriculum that, combining the best of American and European experience, allows paramedics to certify their knowledge, often empirical, in addition to ensuring the excellence of their performance and allowing them to opt for better career options and an improvement in their quality of life.

In partnership and collaboration with UCAB’s CIAP (Center for Advanced Medical Training and Training), PAME is being expanded, developed, and strengthened as the only diploma in prehospital health created and implemented by a private institution and, as of 2025, is endorsed by the National Academy of Medicine. PAME has become an educational benchmark, with students including doctors, nurses, paramedics, firefighters, nutritionists, and students from these and other healthcare disciplines.

The event was chaired by Dr. Andrés Simón González – Silén, founder and Executive Director of Venemergencia, and Dr. Luis Enrique Velásquez, also founder and Director of Operations at Venemergencia, along with two representatives from CIAP: Luisa Azuaje, Academic Design Coordinator, and Yohana Mata, Faculty Support Coordinator.

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