EMCON 2003
November 1st-3rd,2003

Fifth Annual Emergency Medicine and Disaster Preparedness Conference
Symbiosis Institute, Pune, India

Goal:
To review the clinical practice of Emergency Medicine and broaden the awareness of the vital role played by health professionals trained in Emergency Medicine during national and local tragedies.

Program Objectives:
Didactic lectures taught core concepts in Emergency care, and also broadened the awareness of the importance of health professionals trained in Emergency Medicine at key locations in the event of a disaster. In addition, there were six workshops designed to cover various practical aspects of Emergency Medicine.

At the conclusion of the conference, a participant would:

 

Audience:
Emergency Medicine Physicians
EMT’s
Nurses
All interested in Emergency Medicine and Disaster Preparedness

Program & Faculty:
40 Faculty (over 10 from the United States) lectured on 50 topics offered in the following areas:
Medicine
Surgery
Pediatrics
Trauma
Toxicology
Disaster Preparedness
Environmental Emergencies
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine Administration and Research

Organizing Secretary
Dr Prasad Rajhans

Academic Committee Co-Chairman
Dr Kumar Alagappan (USA)
Dr Suresh David (India)
Dr Rama Rao (USA)

Planning Committee
Dr Kumar Alagappan (USA)
Dr Suresh David (India)
Dr Hari Prasad (India)
Dr Prasad Rajhans (India)
Dr Rama Rao (USA)
Dr Arjun Rajagopalan (India)
Dr Indrani Sheridan (USA)

Disaster Section
Dr Bala Subramaniam (USA)
Dr Mihir Meghani (USA)Research Section
Dr Kumar Alagappan (USA)
Dr Anantharaman (Singapore)
Dr Suresh David (India)
Dr Rama Rao (USA)

EMS Section
Dr George Abraham (USA)
Dr Prasad Rajhans (India)
Dr Hari Prasad (India)

Workshops (Director: Dr Indrani Sheridan)
EKGs
X-Rays
Vascular Access
Airway Emergencies

Abstracts :
EMCON 2003 is pleased to announce its Research Forum that is dedicated to the presentation of original investigations in the field of Emergency Medicine. We welcome your submissions for presentation. The titles and text of all abstracts will be published online, at the EMCON website, and in the EMCON 2003 conference program guide. Monetary prizes will be awarded for the best oral and poster presentations.

Advantage Testing, Inc., a leading academic tutoring, standardized test preparation and educational counseling company in the U.S.A. has generously agreed to serve as the exclusive sponsor of the Emergency Medicine Research Awards for EMCON 2003. Advantage Testing has 12 offices throughout North America and has been favorably featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

North Shore - LIJ Health System, Emergency Services Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System has played a critical leadership role in advancing the growth and recognition of Emergency Medicine as a specialty in India over the past decade. This conference will be sponsored by Emergency Services of NS-LIJ, which encompasses 11 emergency departments and 2 emergency medicine residencies. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of North Shore-LIJ Health System with the American Academy for Emergency Medicine in India (AAEMI) and Society of Emergency Medicine, India (SEMI). North Shore-LIJ Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor Continuing Medical Education for physicians. North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System designates this Continuing Medical Education activity for up to 24 credit hours in Category 1 towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Jointly Sponsored by:
The Society of Emergency Medicine, India
American Academy for Emergency Medicine in India
The Emergency Services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

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