IPRED VII on April 2026
The THEME of the IPRED VII conference is: Preparation and preparedness for conflicts
ABOUT IPRED
International Preparedness & Response to Emergencies & Disasters
IPRED has been an international conference held biannually in Israel since 2010.The conference brings together people who deal with emergencies and disasters worldwide, enriching each other with everything new on the subject.
Alongside the lectures and discussions over two days, there is a huge exhibition with all the innovations dealing with emergencies and disasters. An extensive exercise will reveal the innovations and practices related to disasters and emergencies on the conference’s third day. We invite everyone to join the IPRED community and participate in our activities. We are looking forward to hosting you at the conference starting on June 16, 2024.
Our Team
Dr. Eran Tal-Or
Chairman of the IPRED conference
Dr. Eran Tal-Or is a physician, specialized in Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine with Master degree in Health Administration Dr Tal-Or Is Director of the Emergency Department at Pade-Poria Medical Center Israel Eran also Chair for the emergency committee at the hospital where he works. Dr. Tal-Or teaches at Bar-Ilan University in the Faculty of Medicine in Safed and is responsible for studying emergency and trauma medicine. He is the Medical director of the IMA (Israeli Medical Assistant) company that takes care of flying the sick and injured from foreign countries and returning them to Israel.
Dr. Asher Salmon
Chairman of the organizing committee
Dr. Salmon is a distinguished physician in the Israeli medical system with over three decades of experience. An oncologist since 2002, he holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology specializing in Cancer Genetics, along with a Master’s in Health Administration. Throughout his career, Dr. Salmon has played a pivotal role in healthcare administration, international health cooperation, and medical education, and has taught comparative international health systems at the university level for many years. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of Israel’s healthcare system on a both national and global level. In addition to being a Member of the Executive Board of the WHO and Representative on the OECD Health Committee Bureau, Dr. Salmon served as a national focal point for the WHO as well as for various other UN agencies, spearheaded the opening of the WHO Regional Office in Israel, and organized the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, hosted in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Prof. Dorit Nizan
Chairman of the Academic Committee
AProf Dorit Nitzan is a physician, specialized in public health and emergencies. She served in various senior roles in the World Health Organization (WHO) for 17 years. From 2005 to 2012 she was the WHO Representative and Head of Country Office in Serbia and Montenegro and a Manager of Public Health Services for South-East Europe. From 2012 to 2016, Dorit served as the WHO Representative and Head of Country Office in Ukraine. She was subsequently appointed WHO Regional Emergencies Director in the WHO European Region and was based in Copenhagen, Denmark ....
