St. Peter’s Health Partners will hold a free dinner and education program for EMS providers entitled “The Beat Goes On: The Best Approach for Early Identification & Treatment of A-Fib and Stroke,” Wednesday, May 11, 6 – 9 p.m., at St. Peter’s Hospital, Mercy Conference Rooms 1 – 4, 315 S. Manning Blvd., Albany.
The program will feature presentations on pre-hospital protocols for atrial fibrillation, stroke and chest pain/myocardial infarction; pathogenesis and treatment; and stroke in the setting of atrial fibrillation.
Featured speakers include the following experts from St. Peter’s Hospital: Samuel Bosco, MD, FACEP, director of emergency medicine; Donald Doynow, MD, FACEP, EMS coordinator; Guillerno Sosa-Suarez, MD, director of the Heart Rhythm Center; and Lawrence Corbett, DO, from the Department of Neurology.
The program celebrates EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week and honors the dedicated EMS personnel and providers. For more information or to RSVP, please call 525-2-CARE (525-2227).
