Aug 28, 2008
http://www.medlaw.com/healthlaw/21/21_8/emergecy-medicine-and-ems.shtml
Emergecy Medicine and EMS
Organizations and resources for emergency medicine, physicians, and emergency medical services.
American Academy of Emergency Medicine Description:Information on edcation routes, EMS isues, CMS issues, postition statement, educational programing and links. American College of Emergency Physicians Description: Membership information, policy statements, treatment protocols, news and information related to Emergency Medicine and EMS issues. Massive resources. Links. (Some EMTALA info) Emergency Nursing Association Description: ENA is the specialty nursing association serving the emergency nursing profession through research, publications, professional development, and injury prevention. Supports the profession with access to important scientific information and the latest research; networking opportunities with key governmental, academic, and professional contacts; and monitoring of government activities affecting the profession. EMTALA.com Description: Current information about EMTALA. This website contains a listing and short description of most judicial decisions issued on EMTALA in recent years, a short bibliography of articles about EMTALA, links to HCFA's Professional and technical information site for the Medicare program and to the list of Regional Offices, including detailed contact information and recent information from OIG on its enforcement activities. EMTALA Online – Health Law Resource Center Description: Stephen Frew’s website that provides tools to deal with EMTALA and the other evolving legal and regulatory issues. Some portions restricted to paid members. Federal Emergency Management Agency Description:Homeland security, National Fire Academy, Urban Search and Rescue, Financial relief for floods and other disasters, and Security alerts. Self-study courses for online disaster certification courses. National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Description: NAEMT is the professional organization for EMT through EMT-P (inclusive). The site contains membership information, positition statements, continuing education, and reference resources. The Abaris Group Description: Mission is to ensure accessible, quality and sustainable pre-hospital, hospital and system wide emergency medical services (EMS) to the public. An EMS consulting firm. |

