Brazil and Florida to Forge Partnership on Emergency Health Education, Training and Research 

Orlando, FL -- November 7, 2003 -- Health leaders from the Federative Republic of Brazil will be meeting with leadership of the Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center (EMLRC) in Orlando, November 9, 2003 to address partnering in emergency medicine education, training and research.  Dr. Sergio Timmerman, member of the health department of the Federative Republic of Brazil, will accompany over 25 Brazilian health leaders to meet with emergency medicine leaders in Florida for the First Intercontinental Strategic Partnership Forum. 

“Our goal is to open the door to our colleagues in South America to establish a formal relationship for trade in distribution of education, training and research for their expanding health care system” states EMLRC program organizer Nabil El Sanadi, MD, FACEP.  “We also plan to use the soon to be built Orlando based EMLRC as a destination for South American health care providers to share knowledge in emergency medicine,” states El Sanadi. 

EMLRC representatives will address both clinical initiatives, collaborative research as well as bioterrorism preparedness and response activities.  Some of the current EMLRC programs include disaster planning, prehospital emergency care, cardiac critical care, emergency medicine benchmarking, and rural emergency care. 

The First Intercontinental Strategic Partnership Forum meeting will take place on
Sunday, November 9th, 2003 from 8:00am - 3:00pm at
The Renaissance Orlando Hotel at Seaworld,
6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32821. 

For further information on the First Intercontinental Strategic Partnership Forum
and the EMLRC contact:
Beth Brunner, Executive Director
Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center
Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation
3717 South Conway Road
Orlando, FL 32812-7607
Phone:  800-766-6335 x14
Email:  bbrunner@emlrc.org
Web:  www.emlrc.org

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