Grady Adds Mobile Emergency Unit to Handle Flood of Flu Cases
Grady Memorial Hospital is the nation's first to expand its emergency care capacity in response to this year's exceptional flu season, adding a specialized mobile emergency room to help handle patient overflow. The unit saw 83 patients in its first 23 hours.Dr. Hany Atallah, chief of emergency medicine at Grady, says he hopes it will take the load off the emergency room by at least 100 patients a day, perhaps up to 150.
Dr. Darius Watts receives GCEP Service Award
We are pleased to announce that Darius Watts, MD, second-year emergency medicine resident has been awarded the Georgia College of Emergency Medicine (GCEP) In-Training Professionalism and Service Award. Darius is a native of Georgia and attended Morehouse School of Medicine.
EM's Dr. Ziad Kazzi Among Organizers of International MENATOX Conference
Ziad Kazzi, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and president of the Middle East & North Africa Clinical Toxicology Association (MENATOX), was among the planners of the group's meeting in Muscat, Oman in March 2018, and delivered the presidential address.
Dr. Jonathan Rupp cited by AJC on Distracted Driving: Life vs. Liberty
Should Georgia legislate against hand-held phoning while driving? Dr. Jonathan Rupp, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE), comments on this controversial safety measure in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article by David Wickert.
Ebola: Taking Stock with Drs. Alex Isakov and Bruce Ribner
Emory Medicine'sWinter issue reflects on lessons learned and improvements to infectious disease preparedness in the aftermath of the Ebola crisis of 2014. The story focuses on the work ofAlexander Isakov, MD, MPH, and Bruce Ribner, MD, MPH.
Dr. Alexander Isakov on Response to Mass Shootings - MedPage Today
Dr. Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Executive Director of the Emory Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, comments in MedPage Today on implications for the emergency medicine community of Wednesday's mass shooting in Florida.
Dr. Alexander Isakov's Contribution to Disaster Resilience for Research Institutions
Alex Isakov, MD, MPH, a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Executive Director of the Emory Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR), is a leader in a nationwide initiative to raise awareness and develop solutions to reduce the risks from disaster to the assets and investments of research institutions