1st-2nd May 2014, Novotel, Amsterdam

Over 400 delegates enjoyed the hospitality of the Dutch Acute Medicine society who hosted the first ever joint meeting with the Society for Acute Medicine at the beginning of May. A varied programme covered topics including end of life care, adolescent medicine and the challenges around old age and frailty. Over 70 abstracts were presented in the form of posters, and six were selected for oral presentation. The text from these abstracts is published here.

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