What
The acronym brings together Emergency Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Global Health, Environmental & Extreme Medicine, and Science.
This platform connects the five disciplines through a flexible framework including clinical practice, research, training and advisory work.
Where
Online or in-person, the name reflects where this work takes place: at the edges between the hospital and its surrounding territory; between conventional care and crisis; between human physiology and environmental limits; and between knowledge gaps and the discovery of new evidence.
How
Whatever the challenge, our approach is…
APPROACH
Evidence-informed
Grounded in the best available knowledge, data and professional judgement.
Collaborative
Built through multidisciplinary teamwork and partnership.
Rigorous & ethical
Methodologically sound, transparent and responsible.
Action-oriented
Designed to produce useful, real-world outcomes.
Who
Matteo Paganini – MD, PhD
FOUNDER & SCIENTIFIC LEAD
Background & expertise
Matteo is an Emergency Medicine physician-scientist working at the intersection of clinical practice and research.
He holds a PhD in Global Health, Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Medicine. His research focuses on the operational efficiency and resilience of emergency-care systems, with particular attention to climate change and its effects on population health. Alongside this, he has developed expertise in drowning, underwater and hyperbaric medicine, and other water-related emergencies, supported by a Master’s degree in Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine.
His clinical experience spans emergency departments, emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue, interfacility transfer, and medical planning and support for mass gatherings and maritime operations.
Academic and Clinical Roles
Current affiliations
- Senior Research Fellow (Hon), Emergency Department, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [London, UK]
- Prehospital Emergency Medicine Physician, Trentino Healthcare Trust [Trento, Italy]
- Deputy Chair of ESCAPE: Sustainability, Climate Advocacy and Preparedness Working Group; European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)
Previous affiliations
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova [Padova, Italy]
- Research Fellow, CRIMEDIM (Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health), Università del Piemonte Orientale [Novara, Italy]
- Emergency Medicine Physician, Emergency Department, ULSS 7 Pedemontana [Bassano del Grappa, Italy]
Institutional affiliations describe Matteo’s professional roles; EDGES remains an independent platform.
When
When do we start working together?
Whenever you are ready, bring a clinical challenge, a research question, or a consulting need.