Doctors File Lawsuits Against Hospital for
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In what may be the first lawsuits of their kind, 3 surgeons have filed lawsuits alleging a hospital’s radiation safety practices were inadequate and that radiation exposure caused their cancers. The first of the lawsuits will take place early in 2020...
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How Prepared Are You
for an Active Shooter at Work? |
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If an Active Shooter Situation can happen in Midland-0dessa, TX, it can happen anywhere! Midland and Odessa are connected cities and the recent site of random, senseless shooting deaths and injuries by one perpetrator...
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Port Lavaca, Texas:
Calhoun County EMS Advances Patient Services Adding Ultrasound to Mobile Emergency Units |
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AHEC faculty travels to teach 16 paramedics FAST scan
AHEC faculty, Shawn Shanmuganathan, traveled to Port Lavaca TX this month and had the pleasure of training 16 of Calhoun County’s finest paramedics in FAST exams. The Director of EMS, Dustin Jenkins, said
“The two days of [lecture and hands-one] training were exceptionally wonderful. Everyone is talking about how enjoyable the class was and how much they learned. Our confidence has grown tremendously with regard to using our Ultrasound and performing FAST exams. On behalf of Calhoun County EMS, I would like to thank you for the past two days. Shawn was a wonderful instructor and I am sure you value him as much as we now do.”
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Need a new tool for your DIVAs?
If so, we got hands-on training available!
UGVA class trains in
Difficult Intra Venous Access studies. Participants attend our training to get hands-on scanning with phantoms where the ultrasound faculty teach essential skills and techniques to perform exams that make a difference in patient outcomes by demonstrating deep vein thrombosis or need for an intervention that can be done under ultrasound guidance. Our UGVA class offers not only the skills training but CME for physicians and CE for nurses.
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Private Ultrasound Tutorial = Convience!
Since the first ED ultrasound class in 1993, AHEC has been teaching what physicians want to learn to benefit their patients and their practice.
If you can’t make a scheduled class or want to customize your training then a Private Ultrasound Tutorial is right up your alley! We can design courses according to your practice requirements and/or skill level.
To see what upcoming dates are available for 2019. Click here:
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Ultrasound Tip of the Month
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