Wireless Worldwide Emergency Medicine at the Point-of-Care
Monday, 17 September
8:00-9:30
Nettuno 1
Sponsored by PEPID, LLC
Presenters:
Dr. Sydney Schneidman, FACEP
Dr. Martin Pham Dinh, CCFM-EM
Ed Reynolds, Executive Vice President Information
Technology, PEPID LLC
Linking emergency professionals with medical and drug information and decision support tools makes any practice more mobile, accurate and productive. Studies show that using point-of-care information technology supports clinical decisions, reinforces best practice methods, and results in higher accuracy and decreased medical errors.
- There is a universe of solutions for both individual practitioners and institutions
- You don’t need a super computer or a sophisticated IT system behind you to have effective resources at point-of-care
- There is technology available for every social, physical, political, environmental, and financial climate, regardless of location
- From busy urban emergency departments to the rural medical centers, there is a solution for every work environment
- Clearly validated, the incorporation of electronic clinical decision support should be standard in the complex, fast-paced environment of emergency medicine
This 90-minute session will help you understand which resources are best for you, your work environment and patients.
Workshop Coverage, Presentation and Goals:- Review known impacts of point-of-care information resources on patient care
- Explore who is using advanced point-of-care decision support today, and how they are using this technology for greater productivity and better care
- Physicians will demonstrate how quick access decision support integrates into a variety of real clinical scenarios, using “real time” point of care tools
- The expanding universe of electronic point-of-care decision support options will be described including worldwide delivery
- Examine available tools and delivery options specifically for International Emergency Medicine
- Current technologies explained, including internet, wireless mobile, SD cards, web services, PDA solutions and over-the-air delivery
- Review the advantages and disadvantages of using standalone PDAs, smart phones and smart devices
- Explore what device or system is right for you and your institution
- Point-of-care decision support integration at the institutional level and beyond
- Decision support platforms and devices of the future
Our goal is to educate our audience on the real possibilities of joining any practitioner, in any care setting, with medical knowledge and clinical support needed to provide the highest level of care.
Program Sequence:- Introduction
- Impact on Patient Care
- Real Clinical Senarios
- Survey of Available Technology
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Platforms/Devices
- Future of Point-of-Care Medical Information
- Questions and Answers
About the Presenters:
Dr. Sydney Schneidman
A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Sydney
Schneidman completed his studies in 1979 at the University
of Arizona and Ensenada, Mexico. He began to practice
Emergency Medicine in Los Angeles, and then moved
to Seattle. After living in the Seattle area for 20 years, he
and his family moved back to Philadelphia, where he was
recruited by the NHS. He and his wife relocated to the
Lancaster area in February of 2005. Dr. Schneidman is a
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, a
private pilot and musician.
Dr. Martin Pham-Dinh
Dr. Martin Pham-Dinh received his medical degree from
Sherbrooke University and doctorate in family medicine
from McGill in 2000. He is engaged in full-time emergency
practice at Gatineau emergency in Quebec. Dr. Pham-
Dinh holds active certificates in ACLS, PALS, ATLS,
EDE independent practitioner. He has been very active
in the application of technology for the advancement of
emergency practice including data processing and voice
recognition projects. Dr. Pham-Dinh says, “I currently work
on various projects but most important are the introduction
of new technologies in practice of emergency medicine.”
W. Edward Reynolds
Mr. Edward Reynolds led the team that successfully created
PEPID for BlackBerry® solutions which won international
recognition as recipient of the RIM 2007 Wireless
Leadership Award. Mr. Reynolds has held high-profile
positions throughout his career in software development,
technical assurance and support. At PEPID, he leads a
team of talented software programmers, designers, and
support professionals to ensure that emergency physicians
and other PEPID users have the most up-to-date, user-friendly,
and comprehensive medical data available.
