Feb 24, 2009 |
Falmouth Hospital Schedules 12th Annual Emergency Care Symposium
Symposium set for Wednesday, March 18, 2009, deadline for enrollment, March 10th
FALMOUTH - Falmouth Hospital’s Emergency Department will present its 12th Annual Emergency Care Conference (formerly called the Annual Trauma Symposium) on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The program will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Sea Crest Resort and Conference Center, 350 Quaker Road in North Falmouth.
The symposium, which is open to physicians, EMTs, EMT-Ps, nurses, and allied health personnel, is designed to
provide participants with up-to-date information regarding pre-hospital and in-hospital care of trauma victims. This year’s event will feature a variety of speakers and topics, including:
- “New Trends in Trauma Resuscitation,” by George Velmahos, M.D., Chief of Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital.
- “Preparing for Pediatric Emergencies,” and “Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies” by David Nelson, M.D., Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
- “Practical Approach to the Cardiac Arrest Survivor,” by David Seder, M.D., Medical Director of Neurocritical Care at Maine Medical Center. The Center has considerable experience in the use of therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest treatment.
- “Critical Burns in the Pediatric Patient,” by Robert Sheridan, M.D., Chief of Burn Surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
The cost for the symposium is $65.00 for EMTs and EMT-Ps; $75.00 for nurses; and $100.00 for physicians. Continuing education hours and CMEs will be available.
Deadline for enrollment is March 10.
Checks should be sent to Eileen O’Keeffe at Falmouth Hospital Emergency Dept., 100 Ter Heun Dr., Falmouth 02540. For more information, call 508-495-7117 or e-mail Lgriffin@capecodhealth.org.
Release courtesy of Cape Cod Healthcare.
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