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SAVE THE DATES
2009 Summer Symposium/LLSA Review & Exam Conference
August 17 - 19, 2009
at the Virginia Beach Hilton
Special Event: Resident's Medical Jeopardy Competition
August 18, 2009
Details
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Course
September 9-10, Norfolk
Details
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Virginia Emergency Medicine Summit
Pictures coming soon!
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National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine
Virginia Improves in Several Categories; Earns Grade of C
The American College of Emergency Physicians'
National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine
was released on Tuesday, December 9 at 10:00am (EST).
Lieutenant Governor Bolling Comments on
National Report Card on Emergency Medicine
Richmond, VA – Citing commendable disaster preparedness plans and well funded injury prevention programs, Virginia’s rank moved up significantly from an overall ranking of 46 to an overall ranking of 23 on the National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine, which was released by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
The state’s score improved from a D+ in 2006 to a C, placing it above the country’s overall score of C-. read full story...
We will post additional materials here on our website as these become available.
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SCC Ruling affects Virginia's non-participating emergency care and on-call providers
“This ruling not only helps Virginia emergency physicians, but also helps the specialists taking call in Virginia’s emergency departments and the hospitals that must provide call coverage; all of which improve the quality and timeliness of emergency care. The winners are the patients we serve.” Read about this win!
