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What's New? 48TH
ANNUAL USC WEIL SYMPOSIUM
Our research fellow – Dr. Yu has received the Young Investigator Award at 2009 Annual Conference of American Heart Association in Orlando, Florida on Nov 14, 2009.
National Executive Vice President of the American Heart Association recently visited the WICCM: The Weil Institute continues its efforts to expand CPR and First Aid training throughout our Community under the auspices of the American Heart Association. The Training Center of the Institute welcomed Mr. Mike Bell, National Executive Vice President of the American Heart Association. He was joined by Ms. Karen Wentworth, Western Regional Training Director together with Ms. Christy Water, the Western States Healthcare Account Manager. Photographed in the lobby of the Institute, (from left to right) Dr. Wanchun Tang, President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Institute, Ms. Water, Mr. Bell, Dr. Max Harry Weil, Founding President of the Institute and Ms. Wentworth.
Two US patents have been recently awarded to the WICCM: 1. Enhanced Rhythm Identification in Compression Corrupted ECG - US 7,567,837 B2 2. Enhanced CPR Protector System - US 7,570,993 B2
Two Grants have been recently awarded to the WICCM: 1. "Mechanisms by which selective head cooling decreases cerebral and myocardial injury" - American Heart Association - Scientist Development Grant 2009 National Scientist Development - 09SDG2370078 2. "2009 Annual Wolf Creek Conference on Resuscitation" - National Institute of Health support for conferences and scientific meetings - RHL097386A
Professor Shijie Sun organized a series of classes on resuscitation research laboratory techniques in China
Twelve abstracts have been accepted for poster and oral presentation in the upcoming American Heart Association "Resuscitation Symposium" and "Scientific Sessions".
Dr. Sung Phil Chung from Gangnan Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, has joined our team as research fellow.
Dr. Weil has received a "World Federation Lifetime Achievement Award" during the 10th World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine congress. Held in Florence under the auspices of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine including approximately 4,000 delegates at the historically famed Fortezza da Basso, August 28-September 1, 2009, Max Harry Weil in his role as Honorary President of the World Congress, gave the opening address on "My Life through Critical Care Medicine". On that occasion, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from his "world-wide professional colleagues" for his pioneering role in the initiation of critical care/intensive care medicine.In concert with the Italian Society, the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses, and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, he was separately cited on August 28, 2009 by these international societies as "a pioneer in the field and a Mentor of Generations of Critical Care Physicians and a sincere friend, teacher, and scientist".
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