Emergency Medicine News
Vital news from the world of emergency medicine that covers diagnosis, treatment and management of emergency rooms, as well as new partnerships, products and services. Information is aimed at ER professionals, EMTs, military surgeons, rescue medicine practitioners and patients.
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Glenn Ekblad as Professional of the Year
Glenn Ekblad, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has recently been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Preventative Medicine. - November 12, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
The TOCICO Focuses on Breakthrough Solutions in the Healthcare Industry in Its Upcoming 2 and 4 Day Intensive How-to Lab Series
The TOCICO is pleased to announce that Alex Knight, a world Leader in applications of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) in the Healthcare Industry will facilitate an Intensive 2 Day How-To Lab in Scottsdale, Arizona in February, 2015. Alex has helped healthcare professionals and organizations worldwide find breakthrough solutions to many of the most vexing problems in the healthcare industry. - November 01, 2014 - TOCICO
Bradley Financial Lawsuit Funding Announces They Now Offer Cash Advances on Pending Car Accident Cases
Bradley Financial Lawsuit Funding is able to help get money in 24 to 48 hours with a pre settlement funding cash advance. They also handle pre settlement cash advances, lawsuit loans, advances on pending cases, and car accidents pre settlement funding. - October 30, 2014 - Bradley Financial Lawsuit Funding
Skyguard Awarded NHS Supply Chain Framework Agreement for Electronic Assistive Technologies
Skyguard – Europe’s premier personal safety service, has been chosen as an approved supplier on the NHS Supply Chain’s Framework Agreement for Electronic Assistive Technology products. The Framework encompasses a wide range of Telehealthcare products which enable the severely... - October 11, 2014 - Skyguard Ltd
Psychiatrist Richard P. Brown Teaches Trauma Relief Workshop to Disaster Survivors and Health Care Practitioners
Integrative psychiatrist known for his healing mental health work leads two days of classes on breath techniques and meditation to help stressed and traumatized people regain energy, good sleep, and peace of mind. The approach helps detoxify the body, and can bring harmony for daily living. - September 18, 2014 - Drs. Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg
New American Media Distribution Wire Release: Suicidal Man's Life Saved by Words of a Stranger - Suicide Prevention Without Drugs or Doctors
When a popular movie star like Robin Williams kills himself, many people suffering from self-destructive thoughts, lose ground in their fight for life. - September 08, 2014 - American Media Distribution
Medic East Africa: East Africa’s Largest Healthcare Exhibition and Congress Maintains Its Prominent Presence on the Continent
The Visa Oshwal Convention Centre in Nairobi will once again host the 2nd Medic East Africa Exhibition & Congress (MEA), which is the largest healthcare event in East Africa to date, and exclusively supported by the Ministry of Health. This year's event will take place from 23-25 September 2014... - September 06, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences
Golf Outing in Support of South Nassau Hospital's Emergency Services Department Raises Nearly $282,000
Aside from raising the most money in its 30-year history, the annual golf outing will be remembered for the hole-in-one recorded by Westbury, NY, resident Mike Ricciardi that earned him $20,000 towards the purchase of a car from Paul Conte Cadillac. - August 14, 2014 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Emergency Department Simulator Uses Analytics to Help Administrators Make Data-Driven Decisions
Emergency departments (EDs) are under growing pressure to make their departments more efficient. In order to help alleviate this pressure, a group of researchers from the University of Florida and the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) have created an online simulator to help hospital ED administrators understand how analytics and and simulation can be used to inform decisions in the ED. - July 27, 2014 - National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Get with the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Award Presented to South Nassau Communities Hospital
South Nassau was also named to the association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll for meeting stroke quality measures that reduce the time between hospital arrival and treatment with the clot-buster tPA. - June 21, 2014 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Record-Breaking Whistleblower Attorney Takes on New Challenges: Traumatic Brain and Sprinal Cord Injuries
Record-breaking whistle-blower attorney Anthony J. Russo Jr. has partnered with successful board certified civil trial attorney Louis Battista in launching a new firm, Russo Battista Law Group that will primarily focus on catastrophic injury cases, including brain and spinal cord Injury cases. The new firm will go beyond the traditional legal scope of services employing a unique firm model, consisting of an in-house case management department to help clients navigate the complex system of care. - June 10, 2014 - Russo Battista Law Group
Elite Medical Scribes to Display at the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives Annual Conference
Elite Medical Scribes, the national leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, will attend the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) Annual Conference May 31-June 3 at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes innovative software and... - June 02, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
Renewed Calls for UAE Residents to Get Trained in Initial First Aid Provision
First Aid training in the UAE greatly improves public awareness in emergency situations. - May 31, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions
Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine Celebrates Its Achievements in Enhancing Emergency Medicine in the Region
Education, professional development, and policy development are amongst the main objectives of the Emirates Emergency Medicine Society. - May 23, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions
Elite Medical Scribes Will Support the 25th Anniversary of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Elite Medical Scribes, the national leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, once again will exhibit at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) taking place in Dallas, Texas, May 13-17. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes innovative software and... - May 13, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
Capita Conferences Release Details of Their 15th Annual Preventing Deaths in Police Care Conference
A One Day National Conference: Wednesday 16th July 2014 – Central London - May 11, 2014 - Capita Conferences
UAE Emergency Departments Adopt Damage Control Resuscitation to Deal with Patients with Severe Trauma
Blood clotting conditions, treatment of increased acidity in the blood and normalisation of body temperature are the main objectives of damage control. - May 09, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions
Elite Medical Scribes to Display Its Innovative Technology at The Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians Annual Conference
Elite Medical Scribes, the national leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, will attend the Massachusetts Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians conference, May 7 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes innovative software and cutting edge technology to... - May 06, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
Elite Medical Scribes Will Showcase Its Cutting Edge Technology at the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) Solutions Summit
Elite Medical Scribes, the national leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, will attend the EDPMA Solutions Summit, May 4-7 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, LA. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes cutting edge technology and innovative software to provide emergency departments with... - May 03, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
Elite Medical Scribes to Display Its Innovative Technology at the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians Spring Symposium and Annual Business Meeting
Elite Medical Scribes, the national leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, once again will attend the Illinois Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians Spring Symposium, May 1 at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes innovative... - April 30, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
Dr. Sam Sannoufi, M.D., Expands Family Practice to Include Walk-In Urgent Care
Dr. Sannoufi responds to Riverside's healthcare needs and expands his practice to include walk-in urgent care. Family Practice Clinic & Walk-In Urgent Care will be open 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and most Saturdays. - April 17, 2014 - Family Practice Clinic & Walk-In Urgent Care
Elite Medical Scribes Will Support the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Conference While Showcasing Its Cutting-Edge Technology
Elite Medical Scribes, the nationwide leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, will show its support for the American College of Physicians at the Internal Medicine Conference, April 10-12 in Orlando, FL. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes innovative software and cutting-edge technology to... - April 11, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
Elite Medical Scribes to Show Support at the Texas College of Emergency Physicians Conference with Its Leading Technology
Elite Medical Scribes, the national leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, will attend and support the Texas College of Emergency Physicians conference, April 11-13 at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes innovative software and state-of-the-art technology... - April 11, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
Elite Medical Scribes to Display Its Innovative Technology in Support of the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
Elite Medical Scribes, the nationwide leader in scribe training, staffing, and management, will attend the Maryland ACEP 2014 Annual Conference, April 10 in Baltimore, MD. Elite Medical Scribes utilizes cutting edge technology and innovative software to provide emergency departments with the... - April 09, 2014 - Elite Medical Scribes
FastMed Urgent Care Acquires Advanced Urgent Care
Acquisition positions FastMed as the largest urgent care organization in Arizona - April 03, 2014 - FastMed
The American Healthcare Documentation Professional Group (AHDPG) Acquires Coding Coaches to Broaden Online Training and Service Offerings
As the nation’s leading provider of online training for individuals seeking to launch exciting careers in medical billing, medical coding, medical transcription, medical scribing or as a clinical or administrative medical assistant the combination of these two respected firms will ensure each graduate is competently trained, certified and able to secure gainful employment in today’s healthcare marketplace. - March 25, 2014 - American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group
American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine Develops National Classification for Urgent Care Centers
Urgent Care Center Classification has been developed to provide information to the public about Urgent Care Medicine and the various levels of clinic resources available - February 07, 2014 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Braun Ambulances Expands into the Southwest
Braun Ambulances hires Factory Direct Sales Representative, Jerry Jones, to sell emergency vehicles to customers in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California. - January 31, 2014 - Braun Ambulances
Phoenix Orthopedic Surgeon Offers Saturday Clinic Hours for Valley Athletes
Dr. Shelden Martin, an orthopedic surgeon with one of the Valley’s leading orthopedic practices, OrthoArizona - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates, has announced Saturday clinic hours for February 15 and March 8. - January 30, 2014 - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates
Capita Announce Details of Their Delivering Urgent and Emergency Care Transformation Conference – 27th March 2014, London
This conference has been developed to help support the Clinical Commissioning Group strategic five year plans, in the context of the Urgent and Emergency Care Review. One of the requirements is to reduce emergency expenditure by 15% in order to pay for the Better Care Fund. This is anopportunity to learn from expert speakers and share ideas and concerns with peers. - January 22, 2014 - Capita Conferences
Freehold NJ Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Michael Greller Honored for Outstanding Patient Care and Expertise
Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institutes' Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Michael Greller, has been awarded the prestigious 2013 Patients’ Choice Award. Patients rate their doctors, and after receiving top scores, Dr. Greller has been singled out as one of the top orthopedic physicians for patient care and expertise. - December 05, 2013 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Vigilant Personal Protection Systems Launches Pendant Elderly Life Emergency Alert Panic Necklace Alarm with Red Flashing Locator Light
Your Mom will love it. Your Dad may need it. The industry will hate it. The Vigilant PPS-20BL is a medical alert and panic alert necklace alarm with no subscriptions, no activation fees, and no contracts. - December 04, 2013 - Vigilant Personal Protection Systems
Houston Community Answers the Call to Donate to Shriners Hospital for Children, Amazing Spaces® Storage Center’s Annual Fundraiser
Leader in self storage, Amazing Spaces Storage Centers®, raises funds to benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children, a world-class hospital system that saves and improves the lives of children regardless of their family's ability to pay. Houston local communities rose to the challenge to donate. - November 22, 2013 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers
South Nassau's Emergency Medicine Chair Named Physician of Excellence
Dr. Kugler earned the awards for his enduring commitment to excellence and leadership in emergency medicine, which has resulted in the significant improvement of emergency medical services in the community and throughout the state. - November 15, 2013 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Avatar Solutions Named One of the Top 10 Largest Patient Satisfaction Survey Firms
Avatar Solutions was recently named one of the top 10 largest patient satisfaction measurement firms by Modern Healthcare magazine. - November 14, 2013 - Avatar Solutions
The Core Content in Urgent Care Medicine, a Video CME Program, Offers End of Year Discount to Encourage Physicians to Use Their CME Stipends Before They Expire
The Core Content in Urgent Care Medicine, a 60 hour video CME program, is offering an end of year discount to encourage physicians to use their CME stipends before they expire. As part of this "Use it or Lose it" event, the program will be discounted significantly, with savings of up to $500 off. - November 10, 2013 - Institute of Urgent Care Medicine
Spirit Urgent Care Earns Urgent Care Center Accreditation
Urgent Care Center Accreditation ensures the provision of quality healthcare and the principles of professionalism. - November 03, 2013 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
RescueMeApp for iPhone Creates New Emergency Response Technique
New iPhone app provides emergency information and new dialing feature to connect with 911. - October 29, 2013 - RescueMe
New Emergency Facility Opening in Southeast Aurora
The Medical Center of Aurora will open a new emergency department in Saddle Rock on November 1, 2013. Prior to opening, an open house event will take place October 26th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature fun activities and health demonstrations. - October 09, 2013 - The Medical Center of Aurora
FastMed Urgent Care Opens Rocky Mount Clinic in Time for Fall Season
New Rocky Mount FastMed Provides First 100 Patients $5 Flu Shots. - October 04, 2013 - FastMed
FDA Accepts Biomedica MC Investigational New Drug Filing for ClotFoam®
ClotFoam is the leading agent of a portfolio of hemostatic products based on its proprietary “CLOT” technology. This next generation of hemostatic sealants funded by NIH and the US Army was originally conceived to control severe hemorrhage without need of compression. Products derived from the Clot technology represent a quantum leap in the treatment of hemorrhage. - September 09, 2013 - Biomedica Management Corporation
MD Now Urgent Care is Expanding and Now Opening in North Miami Beach, Florida
MD Now Urgent Care is opening its 10th and very first Miami Dade County location in North Miami Beach, just west of Aventura, at the east end of the Shops at Skylake, at 1770 NE Miami Gardens Drive, and NE 18th Rd. on Sept. 4th 2013. Established in 2004 by Peter Lamelas, MD, a specialist in... - September 02, 2013 - MD Now Urgent Care
Eagle and Associates Financial Services, a Texas Based Agency, is Honored to Represent Armed Forces Benefit Association AFBA Sponsored No Cost "First Responder" Benefit
Effective immediately, Eagle and Associates Financial Services has launched phase 1 of their "AFBA Texas Task Force" afbatx.org in support of Texas "First Responders" Entitled Benefit. This program provides a sponsored "No Cost" $5000 Life Insurance benefit. Contact: afbatx.org to schedule an agency briefing. - August 28, 2013 - Eagle and Associates Financial Services
Seven New Urgent Care Centers Earn Urgent Care Center Accreditation
Urgent Care Center Accreditation ensures the provision of quality healthcare and the principles of professionalism. - August 25, 2013 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Innovation Direct™ Contracted to Target Potential Licensees on Behalf of Patent Pending Compact Fire Hose Cart Invention
An innovative and effective new product designed to solve a common problem for fire personnel, the Compact Fire Hose Cart, has been developed by Roger Eagle of Huger, South Carolina. The invention’s unique design provides its users with a convenient and much more efficient way of transporting... - July 07, 2013 - Innovation Direct, Inc.
Schiller America, Inc. Partners with Attainia
Schiller America, Inc. has teamed up with Attainia, the most widely used equipment planning, budgeting, and tracking software available, to provide for the first time Schiller’s renowned cardiopulmonary devices to acute care members in North America. This new partnership will allow equipment... - June 26, 2013 - Schiller America, Inc.
MD Now Urgent Care, South Florida’s Largest Provider of Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine Continues Expansion in South Florida Opening in Greenacres, Palm Beach County
MD Now Urgent Care, South Florida’s largest provider of urgent care and occupational medicine services opens, its newest, largest, comprehensive free standing, "MD Now" facility including physical therapy this week, at 6868 Forest Hill Blvd in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida. - June 04, 2013 - MD Now Urgent Care
2013 Disco Cup Raises Record Funds for Philanthropy Initiative
This year’s annual golf tournament raised over $26,000—exceeding this year's goal for the event. - May 22, 2013 - The Delta Companies
Tallahassee Inventor Raising Funds to Build Prototypes of His Humanitarian Product on Indiegogo.com
The concept was conceived because so many lives are needlessly lost due to simple infections immediately after a catastrophic event, that many lives can be saved if we quickly deliver aid with supplies, personnel and a facility. - May 18, 2013 - NDPesic Group
Dr. Timothy J. Trainor, Orthopedic Surgeon Named America's Top Doctor in Sports Medicine by Castle Connolly and U.S. News and World Report for 2013
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine specialist Dr. Timothy Trainor on its selective list of Regional Top Doctors for the last 3 consecutive years. Less than 5% of the nation's licensed physicians have been selected as Castle Connolly Top Doctors in their regions for their specialties. Physicians are nominated by their peers and cannot pay to be included in any Castle Connolly guide. - May 08, 2013 - Timothy J. Trainor, M.D.