Ebola and U.S. Readiness are Topics for Discussion in Chicago

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Now that the Ebola virus has crossed America's borders and was identified by a hospital in Dallas, emergency physician experts will be in Chicago to discuss the issues and answer questions about preparedness and clinical response.   

Drs. David Pigott and Alexander Isakov will share their research knowledge and experience dealing with Ebola in two related sessions:  "Ebola: Hemorrhagic Fever and the U.S. Experience" and "Inside the Hot Zone: Highly Infectious Pathogens in the Emergency Department" will be discussed at the ACEP 2014 Scientific Assembly in Chicago. 

WHEN:                      
Inside the Hot Zone: Highly Infectious Pathogens in the ER
Monday, October 27 at 12:30 – 12:55 pm CDT
Ebola: Hemorrhagic Fever and the U.S. Experience   
Tuesday, October 28^th at 3:30pm – 4:20 pm CDT

WHERE:                   
McCormick Place Convention Center
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL  60616

Check in at ACEP's Media Relations Office (W181 B, Level 1), McCormick Place West, prior to the seminar to obtain an entry badge and course room numbers.

REGISTRATION:    
Registration fees are waived for credentialed members of the news media.  Reporters are invited to attend these sessions and all courses during ACEP14.  To register, you must have valid press credentials or identification from a valid news organization.

WHO:                        
David C. Pigott, MD, FACEP, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vice Chair for Academic Development at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Dr. Pigott has authored multiple articles and book chapters related to viral hemorrhagic fevers, including the Ebola virus and serves as a manuscript reviewer on viral hemorrhagic fevers for The Lancet.

Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta and Assistant Medical Director of Grady EMS.  A former naval officer, Dr. Isakov has served as a consultant to the CDC in regard to emergency preparedness and is a member of Georgia's Pandemic Flu Coordinating Committee.

ACEP is the national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies. 

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SOURCE American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)