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A HIGH LEVEL team from the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee, USA yesterday paid a courtesy call on Head of State President Donald Ramotar and Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran and provided an overview of their plans for the establishment of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The Vanderbilt University Medical Centre team was here from June 13-14 to discuss the establishment and financing of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for Guyana. This is the same as a National Ambulance Authority and it is an item listed in the PPP/C 2011 Manifesto.
According to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, EMS is a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care, transport to definitive care, and other medical transport to patients with illnesses and injuries which prevent the patient from transporting themselves.
The goal of most emergency medical services is to either provide treatment to those in need of urgent medical care, with the goal of satisfactorily treating the presenting conditions, or arranging for timely removal of the patient the next point of definitive care, most likely an emergency department at a hospital.
Masters in Emergency Medicine
The Ministry of Health and the GPHC has a long standing relationship with Vanderbilt University Medical Centre and at present they are sponsoring the Masters in Emergency Medicine which is being conducted in Guyana. They will also be sponsoring the Masters in Public Health which will start in 2014 at the University of Guyana.
The commitment by Vanderbilt to partner with the Government of Guyana for the establishment of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for Guyana is an outcome of the success of the Masters in Emergency Medicine programme in Guyana.
In the high level Vanderbilt team were Dr. John Morris, Associate Chief of Staff, Vanderbilt Health System, Dr. John Paul Rohde, Medical Director, Emergency Department, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Dr. Amanda Williams, Emergency Medicine Instructor and International Emergency Medicine Fellow, George Washington University, Dr. Nitin Aggarwal, Vanderbilt Resident in Emergency Medicine and First Foundation Global Health Leaders program physician.
Representing the Ministry of Health were Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, Minister of Health, Mr. Michael Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Dr. Julian Amsterdam, Director, Regional Health Services, Ministry of Health, Dr. Zulifarh Bux, Senior Emergency Resident Physician, GPHC, and Mr. Roubinder Rambarran, Manager- Ministerial Secretariat, Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile, a study has shown that an EMS will decrease morbidity and mortality and significantly enhance health care services in any country when it comes to real emergencies.
According to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, EMS is a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care, transport to definitive care, and other medical transport to patients with illnesses and injuries which prevent the patient from transporting themselves.
The goal of most emergency medical services is to either provide treatment to those in need of urgent medical care, with the goal of satisfactorily treating the presenting conditions, or arranging for timely removal of the patient the next point of definitive care, most likely an emergency department at a hospital.
Masters in Emergency Medicine
The Ministry of Health and the GPHC has a long standing relationship with Vanderbilt University Medical Centre and at present they are sponsoring the Masters in Emergency Medicine which is being conducted in Guyana. They will also be sponsoring the Masters in Public Health which will start in 2014 at the University of Guyana.
The commitment by Vanderbilt to partner with the Government of Guyana for the establishment of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for Guyana is an outcome of the success of the Masters in Emergency Medicine programme in Guyana.
In the high level Vanderbilt team were Dr. John Morris, Associate Chief of Staff, Vanderbilt Health System, Dr. John Paul Rohde, Medical Director, Emergency Department, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Dr. Amanda Williams, Emergency Medicine Instructor and International Emergency Medicine Fellow, George Washington University, Dr. Nitin Aggarwal, Vanderbilt Resident in Emergency Medicine and First Foundation Global Health Leaders program physician.
Representing the Ministry of Health were Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, Minister of Health, Mr. Michael Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Dr. Julian Amsterdam, Director, Regional Health Services, Ministry of Health, Dr. Zulifarh Bux, Senior Emergency Resident Physician, GPHC, and Mr. Roubinder Rambarran, Manager- Ministerial Secretariat, Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile, a study has shown that an EMS will decrease morbidity and mortality and significantly enhance health care services in any country when it comes to real emergencies.
