• Information on National Emergency Medical Services Week is available from the American College of Emergency Physicians.
• Our celebration flyer is available for download.

Help celebrate by joining us at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital on:

• Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15, for Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Combined Provider Course

• (FREE!) Monday, May 16, 6:00 p.m. in the Arlene and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard

  • 6:00 p.m., 2nd Annual EMS Week Dinner and "Acute Care Surgery" by Dr. Vicente Gracias, Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
  • 7:00 p.m., Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, Dr. Ernest Leva, Director, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

• (FREE!) Tuesday, May 17, 7:00 p.m. in Room 102 of the Medical Education Building -- Chemical Influences in Emergency Care 

  • New Medications and Pre Hospital Care, Dr. Craig Cocchio, Clinical Pharmacist, RWJUH Emergency Department
  • Chemicals and Poisions in the Streets, Dr. Ann-Jeanette Geib, Emergency Physician / Toxicologist, RWJUH Emergency Department
  • Anaphylaxis and Food Allergies, Dr. Gary Zuckerman, Attending Physician, Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

• (FREE!) Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 p.m. in Room 1302 of the Clinical Academic Building -- New Technology and Diagnostics

• Monitor, Transport, and...What Did You See on the Ultrasound? Dr. Rajesh Geria, Chief, Division of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, RWJ UH Emergency Department
• Chill Out: Cooling is Hot, Dr. Jonathan McCoy, Emergency Physician, RWJUH Emergency Department
• New Toys in the Streets, Dr. Mark Merlin, Attending Emergency Physician

• (FREE!) Thursday, May 19, 7:00 p.m., Room 1302 of the Clinical Acadmic Building -- New Vehicle Technology Concerns

• Best Practices for Vehicle Rescue, David Dalrymple, EMT-B; Executive Educator, Roadway Rescue LLS

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