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    Katrina's legacy: Rethinking medical disaster planning

    The storm served as a wake-up call, prompting physicians, hospitals and government officials to re-examine how to best deliver care in catastrophic conditions.

    By Kevin B. O'Reilly, amednews staff. Posted Sept. 6, 2010.

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    "...At a minimum, physicians should know how to protect themselves and their families, how to interact with public health and emergency management officials, and how to plan to keep their practices going after disaster strikes, said Raymond E. Swienton, MD, co-director of the Section on Emergency Medical Services, Homeland Security and Disaster Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas..."

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    The American Medical Association, founded in 1847, represents more than 190 state societies and medical specialty associations, including internal medicine, family physician, OBGYN, pediatric and emergency medicine. The AMA is the largest association of physicians – both MDs and DOs – and medical students in the USA. Our mission is to “promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health”.
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