In Memoriam - Robert B. Hoffman (1949 – 2017) Longtime PSA Attorney Robert B. Hoffman, age 68, of Hummelstown, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2017 at his home with his loving family by his side. Bob, was a great legal leader for our society for many years, since approximately 1995. A highly regarded litigator and appellate lawyer, he was longstanding counselor to the Pennsylvania Medical Society and various physician specialty organizations, and was an advocate for doctors and patients in almost every significant health care law matter in the Commonwealth, including the seminal Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision establishing that a family member may exercise an incompetent patient’s right to make decisions about life-sustaining treatment. He litigated cases in both state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Bob was a legal genius and a friend to many of us within the society. He will be missed by his family and all of us who knew him.
REGISTRATION OPEN Basic FATE Course (Focused Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography)
Saturday March 10, 2018
Topics Include:
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Basic cardiac views including IVC M–Mode Right and left ventricle function Basic clinical scenario training Pleural scanning
Register here: http://usabcd.org/HMC
PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS continued from page 13 also want to remind programs that PSA will reimburse travel expenses and lodging for the Legislative Conference, so if you are interested in attending, please let us know and speak with your program director. Residents are also invited to attend the bi-annual PSA Board of Director meetings in Harrisburg. For anyone interested in Society involvement on a state level, these meetings provide a first-hand experience of the inner workings of our highlyactive state Society. The Spring meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on March 18, 2018. PSA will reimburse travel costs (mileage and tolls) and provide lunch for all in attendance. Finally, in addition to the Sentinel’s ‘Resident Update’ article (typically authored by a Resident Component officer), we want to invite anyone who is interested in authoring a peer-reviewed educational article for the Sentinel to let us know. In the past, we have hosted point/counterpoint perspectives on controversial topics which have proven to be excellent content for the newsletter. We would like to have at least one educational article for each issue, so please contact us at psa. residents@gmail.com if you are interested.
For more information on any of these courses please email: Chris Mulvey cmulvey@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or call 717.531.7988
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