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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Additional information regarding the 2008 Emergency Medicine Today Conference, including the conference website, will be launched in the coming weeks. We appreciate your support of EM Today and we’ll see you in Greensboro October 5-8, 2008! All presentation submission forms are due no later than Friday, May 30, 2008. Click Here for the Call for Presentations Document and Submission Form
Please read the attached announcement and details from Central Region Manager Michael Cobb to submit your entries. The preliminary competitions will be held in various locations on Friday, 25 July 2008. NCHICA CONFERENCE
GREENSBORO NC (17-Apr-08)
The
North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc.
(NCHICA) is a nationally recognized nonprofit consortium that serves as an
open, effective and neutral forum for health information technology (HIT)
initiatives that improve health and care in North Carolina. Members include
leading organizations in healthcare, research and information technology.
Registration
is now open for NCHICA's 14th Annual Conference & Exhibition on Health
Information Exchange: Connecting Communities to Achieve Excellence. The
conference is scheduled for September 7-10, 2008 at the Grandover Resort in
Greensboro, NC. The full conference registration fee is $495 members/$695
non-members, and there is a one-day rate available as well. For more
information on fees, please visit:
http://www.nchica.org/Activities/08/MemberReg.htm .
NCHICA's Annual
Conference provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest
developments and best practices in healthcare IT, network with peers from other
organizations, and visit with exhibitors from leading healthcare companies. The
agenda is packed with over 50 speakers and 30 breakout sessions on EMR, data
management, clinical, federal, consumer and technology topics. Special events
include the AT&T NCHICA Challenge Golf Tournament and EHR & HIT Training by
Health IT Certification on Sunday; a Grove Winery Tour and Dinner on Monday
evening; and a Hawaiian Luau Dinner on Tuesday evening. For more information,
visit
http://www.nchica.org/Activities/08/agenda.htm .
Presenters at
this year’s conference include
Bill Atkinson
who will demonstrate WakeMed's Mobile Emergency Command. The mission of the
vehicle is to provide the state and region with a mobile command center post
that can go to a disaster or other emergency situation and provide an on-site
(or near site) communications center to manage the medical, healthcare and other
needs that arise.
I encourage you
to please share this with others in your organization you feel may benefit from
this conference. Should you decide to register, I would greatly appreciate it if
would indicate on item 11 under “Meals and Other Information” that you were
informed of this conference by me, Dennis Falls. NASEMSO ADDS STATE EMS CONTACT INFO TO WEB SITE
RALEIGH NC (30-Apr-08) State EMS agency listings complete with the phone number and Web site URL for
each state
Get complete information and a registration blank by clicking this link. MOST: MEDICAL ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE RALEIGH NC (07-Feb-08) In January, 2008, North Carolina implemented a new standardized statewide form (similar to the current DNR form) to legally document a patient's wishes concerning end of life care. Both the information provided on this page and the online Emergency Medical Services MOST Educational Program were developed by the NC OEMS and the EMSPIC to assist EMS Agencies and personnel in understanding how the MOST form is to be used. Since patients across the state will begin using this MOST form immediately, all EMS personnel are strongly encouraged to complete the MOST Online Educational Program by clicking the link below. This program can be completed in approximately 30 minutes. To receive one hour of CME awarded by the NC OEMS, please enter your NC EMS ID (their P Number) when prompted. After the program has been successfully completed, a certificate will be displayed which can be printed for documentation. http://www.emspic.org/nceducation.html TRAUMA REGISTRARS' SYMPOSIUM SET FOR CHAPEL HILL
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RALEIGH NC (02-May-08) The
North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS) is pleased to
announce the 2008 Call for Presentations for the 35th
annual educational conference, Emergency Medicine Today, to be held in
Greensboro, North Carolina, October 5 – 8, 2008.
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