AUBMC Emergency Department

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During the Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ralphe Bou Chebl, Founding Program Director of Lebanon’s first Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship, delivered a lecture on cardiac ultrasound, emphasizing its critical role in emergency care.

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The ED Mini Open House highlighted the outstanding research of our senior residents. Congratulations to Dr. Christelle El Helou (PGY IV), whose winning study on ED avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic (PI: Dr. Eveline Hitti) will represent our department at the CRI Open House!

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At AUB’s National Research Day, EM residents presented their work under PI Dr. Mazen El Sayed. Dr. Christelle El Helou (PGY IV) studied survival in penetrating trauma with ACS. Dr. Ghina Fhd (PGY II) examined ACS in trauma across U.S. centers. #AUBMC #EmergencyMedicine #Research

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Congratulations to Dr. Nour Barmo, PGY II Emergency Medicine (EM) Resident, on winning the Best Poster Abstract Award at MENATox, for her project with Dr Tharwat El Zahran (PI) on anticholinergic toxicity from lupin beans in Lebanon.

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The 4th Annual LSEM Congress, held with the 3rd MAEMC 2024 at the Lebanese Order of Physicians, featured AUBMC’s Dr. Amin Kazzi as session chair & moderator. Dr. Eveline Hitti delivered a commentary on "A Year of War: Mass Casualty Management & Hospital Preparedness."

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📢 On-Site Registration is Now Open!
Join Lebanese Society of Emergency Medicine in their 4th Annual Congress, in conjunction with the 3rd Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress (MAEMC 2024).
Dates: 19, 20 & 21 September 2024
Venue: Lebanese American University, Byblos Campus

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Dr. Sawaya and Dr. Abdul Nabi's study finds that chest X-rays for febrile pediatric oncology patients are often ordered based on unreliable respiratory symptoms, highlighting the need for better diagnostic guidelines in emergency departments.#Emergency #Medicine #AUB #AUBMC

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Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Graduating Emergency Medicine Residents! Your hard work, resilience, and dedication have brought you to this incredible milestone. We are so proud of all that you've achieved!
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Congratulations to Dr. Victoria El Karaki for winning “Best Presentation” at the 11th Annual Clinical Research Open House at AUB! Her research with Dr. Mazen El Sayed on blood transfusion predictors in gunshot injury patients showcases the excellence of our AUB DEM team.

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During the National Research Day at AUB, Emergency Medicine residents showcased their remarkable research. Dr. Louisa Maria Alam studied patient satisfaction. Dr. Yousef Salam explored poisoning cases. Dr. Cynthia Habib investigated venous lactate in poly-trauma patients.

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EKG quiz organized by Dr. Louisa Maria Alam (EM Resident PGY III) for April 2024. Dr. Ahmad Abou Kays (EM Resident PGY II) and medical students Dr. Diana Abou Khater and Dr. Firas Hatoum achieved the highest scores.#Emergency#Medicine#AUBMC

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Congratulations to our Emergency Department (ED) Team for winning the 2024 Annual Nursing Excellence Awards! Mr. Bassem El Moussawi, ED Auxiliary Nurse, won the Director’s Award, and Ms. Tia Jammal, ED Registered Nurse Resident, won the Shehade Abboud Award for Registered Nurses.

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Congratulations to Ms. Rima Jabbour, our Emergency Department Nurse Leader, on winning the 2024 Director’s Award for Outstanding Transformational Leader of the Year, recognized for her exceptional leadership skills and dedication to improving patient care.#Emergency#Medicine

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"We are grateful to the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund for their commitment to the treatment of this important initiative. Sadly, we expect to see many more children whose lives were negatively impacted by this ongoing assault. We will care for them with all the expertise that AUBMC can bring to bear."

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Our team from AUBMC's Emergency Medicine Department shared insights at the MENA Region's Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness Forum hosted by GHI at AUB. Led by Dr @TharwatElZ , Dr Al Karaki, and Dr El Helou, findings on critically ill COVID-19 patients in the ED were presented.

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The Emergency Department at the American University of Beirut Medical Center is honored to be part of an institution dedicated to superior patient care and maintaining global standards, demonstrated by its sixth reaccreditation from the Joint Commission International.