title: Selected abstracts from the 4th international meeting of the society of acute medicine.
abstract: Delegates at the 4th International conference of the Society for Acute Medicine in October were treated to some un-seasonal sunshine, as well as a programme of exceptional quality. More than 200 abstracts were submitted for consideration of inclusion; 6 were selected for oral presentation and 130 posters were displayed. The oral presentation abstracts and those from the 3 prize-winning posters are included here.