Downtown Hospital Presents the International Emergency Preparedness Symposium

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	Downtown Hospital Presents the International Emergency Preparedness Symposium Downtown Hospital's fifth annual Emergency Preparedness Symposium will be on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 in The Goldman Sachs Conference Center at 32 Old Slip in Lower Manhattan, New York, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Symposium Overview: Experts will cover the topics of readiness and first response to large-scale emergencies, such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks. Presentations: The Rhode Island Nightclub Fire; Advances in Urban Burn Disaster Planning; Communicating Under Crisis; Decontamination; IED Battlefield Lessons for Civilian Response. Breakout sessions: Table Top Exercise - Urban Burn Disaster Planning; SARS in Canada - Implications for Pandemic Flu; Community Emergency Response Teams; Incident Command System. Symposium attendees are eligible for free continuing education credits/units through New York Downtown Hospital, an accredited provider for Continuing Medical Education Category 1 Credits and for Nursing Continuing Education Units. Who Should Attend: Physicians, nurses, healthcare professionals, and other first responders; emergency/safety and corporate medical unit personnel; government and community representatives For More Information and Reservations: Please contact Mendez Josephs at (212) 801-1722 or via email at [email protected]. This symposium is offered at no charge through the generous support of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Breakthrough Project Enhances Care, Improves Patient Satisfaction Downtown Hospital Appoints Jeffrey Menkes As New President and Chief Executive Officer Downtown Hospital Celebrates 150 Years of Quality Health Care Downtown Hospital Residents Recognized by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Downtown Hospital Rings Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange Downtown Hospital Wins Patient Safety Award Expanded Visiting Hours Jeffrey Menkes, President and CEO, Announces Joint Commission Accreditation Ms. Lai appointed Director of Patient Advocacy New Centers and Services at Downtown Hospital NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR A Message from Jeffrey Menkes President and CEO of New York Downtown Hospital Fourteenth Annual Gala Dinner Dance Grand Opening of New Emergency Center Nursing Awards THE 14TH ANNUAL GALA DINNER DANCE NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL 14th ANNUAL GALA Wall Street Journal: Hospitals Step Up Disaster-Preparedness - 9/06/06 Advance For Nurses: A New Era: Life after 9/11 - 9/04/06 The Lehman Brothers Emergency Center NY Sun: City Releases Guidelines for Treating Trade Center-Related Illnesses - 9/1/06 NY1 News: NY Downtown Hospital Restructures With Lessons Learned On 9/11 - 8/28/06 LA Times: At N.Y. Downtown Hospital, 9/11 Is Still Raw - 8/28/06 Breakthrough Project Enhances Care, Improves Patient Satisfaction

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