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Pittsburgh-Japan EM Prehospital Care Program The Center for Emergency Medicine along with further support from Laerdal Medical Japan KK is proud to announce the Pittsburgh-Japan EM Prehospital Care Program. During the second week of March, 2005, the first group of faculties from various medical schools around Japan will visited the Center for Emergency Medicine and WISER here in Pittsburgh to collect all relevant information on our prominent programs to enhance medical education. During the first two weeks of August, 2005, the second group of students from various medical schools, paramedic schools, hospitals all around Japan joined us at the Center for Emergency Medicine. During this time, these students experienced a number of opportunities and classes that focused on emergency and prehospital care. These students took part in lab sessions starting IVs, giving injections and more as well as Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) and Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS). For more information contact: Masataka Gunshin MD Medical Director, Pittsburgh-Japan EM Prehospital Care Program Office of Education and International Emergency Medicine The Center of Emergency Medicine 230 McKee Place, Suite 500 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Walt Stoy, PhD, EMT-P, CCEMT-P Pittsburgh-Japan EM Prehospital Care Program Director Tom Platt, MEd, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P Pittsburgh-Japan EM Prehospital Care Program Assistant Director This program came about as a result of the Pittsburgh-Japan Program, hosted by the UPMC Department of Medicine. For information regarding the Pittsburgh-Japan Program, you can visit the website at www.dept-med.pitt.edu/Pitt-Japan/Pittsburgh-Japan.html |
