LIVINGSTON, N.J., Aug. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Emergency Medical Associates (www.ema-ed.com) -- The 2008 6th Annual Advanced Emergency and Acute Care Medicine and Technology Conference, voted the "Best CME Value in the Northeast," will feature some of the top-tier lecturers in the United States, covering a wide variety of clinical and operational topics with an emphasis on "Best Practices" for meeting CMS Quality Performance Metrics for 2009.
Now in its sixth year, this conference, which is designed for Emergency and Acute Care Medicine Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Hospital C-Suite, and EMS personnel, will take place at the Trump Taj Mahal Resort in Atlantic City, NJ from 9/14/08-9/17/08.
Unique to most medical education conferences, this conference provides complimentary admission for Emergency & Acute Care Medicine Residents, Interns, Fellows and Hospital C-Suite Personnel (CEO, CFO, CIO, CNO & VPMA).
Highlights of this year's conference will feature:
* An Update on CMS Pay-for-Performance Initiatives-Keynote address
given by the Northeast Director of CMS
* Difficult Airway Techniques & Technology Course
* Ultrasound for the ED and Acute Care Provider
* Deposition Preparation and Communication
* Grant Writing for Health Care Institutions
* An Update on Treating Bomb Blast Victims-Centers for Disease
Control (CDC)
* ACLS & PALS Courses
* Two Days of Outstanding General Session Courses
* 1/2 day Nursing Track on 9/16/08
* Outstanding Exhibit Hall on 9/15/08 and 9/16/08
"We are excited to offer two very unique courses this year," states Scott Serbin, Director of Education for Emergency Medical Associates.
The first course is titled "Effective Communication Strategies for Talking with Patients and/or Their Families on the Phone." This one-of-a-kind course will be presented by two highly specialized "Emergency Department Call-Back Nurses," who collectively have made over 350,000 follow up phone calls to patients and their families!
The second course is titled "Deposition Preparation and Communication," which is a pro-active "best-practices" approach to reduce potential litigation and discuss how to effectively communicate throughout the deposition process. This course will be given in concert by both an experienced physician-lawyer and a health care lawyer, who have extensive experience working for a Risk Retention Group (RRG) specializing in Emergency Department risk reduction and prevention techniques -- from daily practice through deposition preparation.
Interested attendees and exhibitors are encouraged to register as early as possible, in order to guarantee space at this exciting conference. To register for this conference, individuals should go to www.ema-ed.com and click on the link under the heading "Latest News" on the home page.
Anyone with questions or inquiries about this conference should contact Scott Serbin, Director of Education, at serbins@alpha-apr.com or call him at (973) 251-1075.