AtlantiCare to offer Electrocardiography/Acute Coronary Syndrome seminar

The AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Emergency Medical Services Life Support Training Center and Physio-Control, Inc., will offer two continuing education seminars in performing and interpreting electrocardiography and recognizing acute coronary syndrome Thursday, November 4 at Atlantic Cape Community College’s Walter E. Edge Theater, Building C, on the Mays Landing Campus, 5100 Black Horse Pike. The first session will be from 8 a.m. to noon; the second will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Both sessions are open to paramedics, nurses, physicians, physician assistants, and paramedic students. There is no fee for this class.
Tim Phalen, NREMT-P, co-author with Barbara Aehlert, The 12-Lead ECG in Acute Coronary Syndromes (C.V. Mosby; 2nd edition, June 14, 2005) and author, The 12-Lead ECG in Acute Myocardial Infarction (C.V. Mosby; 2nd edition, June 14, 2005), will deliver the training. He’ll discuss and demonstrate placement and interpretation of a 12-lead ECG. He’ll also cover importance of pre-hospital diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome, which includes unstable angina and heart attack.
Attendees who register by October 28 will receive a free copy of The 12-Lead ECG in Acute Coronary Syndromes.
About Tim Phalen
Tim Phalen has provided 12-lead education to more than 45,000 providers in the United States and internationally. He is known for his easy-to- understand approach, relaxed style. The American Heart Association recognized him in the 1997 ACLS Textbook. In addition to authoring The 12-Lead ECG in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Phalen co-authored The 12-lead ECG in Acute Coronary Syndromes and has published many journal articles.
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About ARMC EMS
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Emergency Medical Services is a specially organized system that provides medical transportation and/or treatment for patients in Atlantic and Cape May counties. It includes Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, Specialty Care Transport, Special Operations units and Mobile Assistance Vehicle units. It is a service of ARMC, which has campuses in Atlantic City and Pomona, New Jersey. ARMC EMS works in collaboration with local and regional first responders who transport by land and air to ensure patients access the care they need, whether they’ve suffered a critical injury and need trauma care or they have special medical transportation needs.
About Physio-Control, Inc.
Physio-Control, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., is located in Redmond, Wash. Physio-Control pioneered defibrillation technology more than 55 years ago. The company is the world’s leading provider of external defibrillation and monitoring technology for the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest and other cardiorespiratory emergencies. To find out more about Physio-Control, go to www.physio-control.com or call 1-800-442-1142.
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About nursing credits
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Department of Nursing Practice and Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Provider Number P64-11/09-12.
Vested Interest Disclosure
It is the policy of ARMC to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs by ARMC are expected to disclose to the program audience any associated or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation(s).
To register for AtlantiCare’s ECG/Acute Coronary Syndrome seminar, or for more information, visit www.atlanticare.org or call the AtlantiCare Access Center at
1-888-569-1000.