AHC Media Announces Inaugural Emergency Medicine Reports' Summit

ATLANTA, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AHC Media, the healthcare industry's most accomplished medical media and publishing company, announces today the Emergency Medicine Reports' Summit, an interactive seminar highlighting the key issues emergency medicine providers face every day. The two-day summit at Wynn's Encore,  Las Vegas runs August 28 and 29 and will focus on the top 10 matters affecting emergency medicine right now.

"For more than 30 years, emergency physicians have counted on our bi-weekly Emergency Medicine Reports for concise and reliable coverage of the most up-to-date information," states David Fournier, CEO and Publisher of AHC Media. "With the summit, we bring the publication to life to address the most pressing issues that emergency medicine physicians tell us they are facing. This is a place for us to share ideas and learn from each other."

Agenda topics were derived from an AHC Media survey of 1,500 emergency medicine physicians from across the country. This survey identified the following key topics: emerging infectious diseases and management, managing chest pain, toxicology, airway restrictions, antibiotics, reading CT scans and ways to increase job satisfaction. Program Chair Sandra M. Schneider, MD, who is the Professor of Emergency Medicine at Hofstra NorthShore LIJ School of Medicine as well as the attending physician Department of Emergency Medicine, NorthShore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, has created a notable agenda aimed at emergency department physicians and other associated department personnel.

Accreditation Information

The summit has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AHC Media and Global Medical Education. AHC Media is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Attendees may earn up to 14.5 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must attend the educational activity and complete an evaluation form. After successful completion of the evaluation form online, participants may immediately print their documentation of credit.

For more information visit http://www.ahcmedia.com/emr-summit-2015. "Early Bird" registration is $399.

About AHC Media

AHC Media is the healthcare industry's most accomplished medical media and publishing company. A trusted source of continuing medical education for more than four decades, AHC Media is the authority on peer-reviewed information for medical professionals across the care continuum. Headquartered in Atlanta, AHC Media leverages 40 plus years of credibility and expertise to produce the most current and vital resources for the medical and healthcare communities. For more information, visit www.ahcmedia.com.

SOURCE AHC Media