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Contents FALL 2014
2013-2016 CCMS OFFICERS
of Delegates 16 House Addresses Issues
President Winslow W. Murdoch, MD
President-Elect Mian A. Jan, MD, FACC
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Vice President Bruce A. Colley, DO
Secretary David E. Bobman, MD
Treasurer Liza P. Jodry, MD
Board Members Mahmoud K. Effat, MD Heidar K. Jahromi, MD John P. Maher, MD Charles P. McClure, MD Susan B. Ward, MD
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10 Answers to Mcare 31 Cancer Incidence in Chester County Settlement Questions 32 CCMS Membership ® 12 Foundation’s LifeGuard Program Offers Professional CPR 16 House of Delegates 6 President’s Message Addresses Maintenance of Certification, Ebola, and 8 PAMED Legislative Update E-Cigarettes 18 The Art of Chester County 17 Could It Be Ebola? 30 Hospital Profile 20 Metabolic Syndrome: 34 Membership News & Announcements Ailment of the Video Generation 22 End-of-Life Discussions Correction We express our apologies for the error that appeared 24 CCMS Hosts Annual Clam with the article titled, Case Study: Woman with Bake Cardiac Arrest and Prolonged Coma Secondary to 26 DocbookMD Member Hypoxic Encephalopathy Caused by Viral Myocarditis, authored by M. Kouresch Jan and Mian A. Jan, Benefit Provides Secure MD., in our Summer 2014 issue. The first sentence Mobile Communication should have read, ”A 43-year-old Caucasian female Platform for Efficient Workflow was brought to the emergency room following a 28 Dr. Jan Honored for cardiopulmonary arrest witnessed by her husband who then began cardiopulmonary resuscitation and Contributions to Chester called emergency medical services.” County
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