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The Hea lth Informa tion Tec hnology Initiative at Florida International University

Is plea sed to announc e the

CONNECT Code-a-Thon ChallengeApril 28 thru April 29, 2010

Miami, Florida

Co-Hosted by:

National Science Foundation FIU-FAU Industry/University Cooperative Research Center

Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (I/UCRC-CAKE)Director - Naphtali David Rishe, Ph.D.

Open Health Tools (OHT)Executive Director Skip McGaughey

American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN)

Director Wilson Pace, MD

Register

The Challenge An OverviewThe c hallenge is to ta ke a w ell-know n exam ple of the HL7 CCD, the John Halam ka CCD pub lished byHITSP, and c rea te innova tive styleshee ts for disp lay of the C CD c ont ents to a p rima ry ca re p hysicianta king c a lls from p a tients a fter office hours. The c ha lleng e is to imp rove the func tiona lity of the CDAstyleshee t p rod uc ed by HL7 for use in CONNECT Universa l Client app lic a tions tha t d isp lay CC D ford ifferent mo da lities and form fa c tors - sma rtp hones, netb oo ks, and full size d isp lays.`The key considera tions for qua lifying ent ries include, but no t limited to a n error-free dem onstration, ac lear presenta tion of the improved value for the prima ry c are p hysician w orking outside of o ffic e ho urs,an attractive and appealing GUI display, an efficient use of the physician's time, and improvedphysician decision making with innovative data display capabilities illustrated with data from theHalam ka CCD.

Pa rticip at ion is op en to stud ent s, university fac ulty, and p rofessiona ls who d ed ica te ind ividua l effo rt. TheOp en Hea lth Too ls Aca de mic Outreac h Projec t strong ly enco urag es stude nts to p a rticipa te in thec hallenge . Further deta ils ma y be fo und a thttp:/ / hit.fiu.edu and http:/ / www.openhea lthtools.org/

All partic ipa nts w ill be required to dona te the styleshee t cop yrights to the CO NNECT Op en SourceCommunity.

Contacts

Tom M. Gom ez Florida Interna tiona l Unive rsity 917-304-7149 [email protected] Russler, MD Open Hea lth Tools 404-276-1718 [email protected]
http://maps.cs.fiu.edu/register/http://maps.cs.fiu.edu/register/http://hit.fiu.edu/http://hit.fiu.edu/http://hit.fiu.edu/http://www.openhealthtools.org/http://www.openhealthtools.org/http://www.openhealthtools.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.openhealthtools.org/http://hit.fiu.edu/http://maps.cs.fiu.edu/register/


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Host Organizations

The fo llow ing orga niza tions a re the c o-hosts for the CO NNECT Co de-a-Thon Cha lleng e to be he ld inc onjunc tion w ith the CONNECT Code-a -Thon which w ill be hosted a t Florida Inte rna tiona l University inMia mi, Florida Ap ril 28th thru April 29th, 2010.

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU)Florida Inte rna tiona l Universitys Nationa l Sc ienc e Founda tion Ind ustry/University Co op erat ive Resea rc hCenter for Adva nc ed Know ledge Ena b leme nt (NSF FIU-FAU I/ UCRC-CAKE) is foc used on cond uc tingresea rc h in pa rtnership be twee n ind ustry, ac adem e, and gove rnment . A ma jor foc us a t the NSF FIU-FAU I/ UCRC is the Hea lth Informa tion Tec hno log y (HIT) Initia tive.

The p rog ram is p rem ised on an interdisc iplina ry ap p roa c h to HIT as env isioned by Florida Inte rna tiona lUniversity (FIU), and in support of t he o b jec tives out lined in the Hea lth Informa tion Tec hnolog y forEc onom ic a nd Clinica l Hea lth Act of 2009 (HITECH Act ), and guide d by t he stee ring c om mitteecomprised of the FIU Deans of Medicine, Business, Nursing, Public Health, and Engineering &Com puting. .

The HIT Initiat ive a nd the NSF Center are d irec ted by Na phta li David Rishe , PhD, the inaug ural

Outstanding University Professor of FIU and the principal investigator of $45M in grants, including $7M inc urrent NSF gran ts.

Tom M. Gom ez is Entrep reneur-in-Reside nc e a nd Direc to r of Prog ram Ma na gem ent for FIU HIT Initiat ive.

http://hit.fiu.edu/

OPEN HEALTH TOOLS (OHT)Op en Hea lth Tools is an internationa l ope n source c ommunity with a vision of ena b ling a ubiquitousec osystem whe re m em be rs of the Hea lth and IT professions c an c ollabo rat e t o b uild interop erab lesystems that enable patients and their care providers to have access to vital and reliable medicalinforma tion a t the time and plac e it is need ed .

The OHT Acade mic O utrea c h Projec t is an open software resea rch and develop me nt project m od eledon simila r outrea ch ac tivities at the Ec lipse Found ation. The Projec t enc apsulate s three related a c tivitystreams, eac h of w hich is based on , or uses the OHT Platfo rm a nd / or Op en Hea lth Too ls:

1. Stud ent resea rch p rojec ts and other explora tory investiga tions ("Resea rc h Stream")2. Developme nt of ed uca tional ma terials, tea c hing aids, and c oursew are ("Educ at ion Strea m")3. Inc ubation of sma ll-sc a le, innova tive p latfo rm a nd too ls p rojec ts ("Inc ubators Stream")

OHT is d irec ted by Skip Mc Ga ughey, one of the found ers of the Ec lipse Foundation. OHT is the firstorganizat ion to app ly Ec lipse-ba sed op en source conc ep ts and learnings in a spe c ific industry vertica lop en source c omm unity.

Dan Russler, MD, VP of C linica l Informa tics at Orac le lea ds the O HT Ac adem ic Outreac h Projec t.

http://www.openhealthtools.org/

AMERICANACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS NATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK (AAFPNRN)The Americ an Ac adem y of Family Physicians is the na tiona l assoc iation of fa mily do c to rs. It is the thirdlargest national medical organization, with more than 94,600 members in 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico,the Virgin Islands, and Gua m. The Ac ad em y wa s founde d in 1947 to p rom ote and m a intain high q ualitystandards for fam ily doc tors who a re p roviding c ontinuing c om prehensive hea lth c are to the p ublic.
http://hit.fiu.edu/http://hit.fiu.edu/http://www.openhealthtools.org/http://www.openhealthtools.org/http://hit.fiu.edu/


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The AAFP Nat iona l Resea rch Net work (AAFP NRN) is a na tionw ide p rac tice -ba sed resea rc h ne tw ork w ithprima ry ca re c linician me mb ers rep resent ing 48 U.S Sta tes and 4 Canad ian p rovinc es. It is a volunta ryresearch association of primary care physicians who collaborate on studies to describe and improveupon the phenom enon of p rima ry ca re p rac tice . The AAFP NRN assists in rea lizing o verall strate gies forac hieving improved prima ry c a re fo r the na tion. These inc lude, but no t limited to, initiatives inadvancing the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), promoting ongoing imperative for practicec hang e through imp roved use of tec hnology, educ a tion and c om munica tion, assisting our me mb ers to

achieve financial success through optimal practice management, involving family physicians intargeted public health activities, specifically tobacco, obesity, exercise and immunizations, andincrease m ember and pa tient aw areness of resources throug h our educa tional prog ram s.

Wilson Pac e, M.D., is Direc to r of the AAFP Nationa l Resea rch Netw ork. Dr. Pac e is a p rofessor of FamilyMedic ine at the University of Colorad o Denver (UCD) and the Green-Ede lman Cha ir for Prac tice-basedResea rc h. He is a lso the p rincipa l a rc hitec t for a ne twork of EHR ena b led p rima ry ca re p rac tice s, theDistributed Amb ulato ry Resea rc h in Therap eutic s Netw ork (DARTNet) using b oth techno logy a nd sha redlearning to he lp them transform tow ards a PCMH. His current w ork is foc used on a dvanc ing thedeve lopme nt of a Nat iona l Infrastructure for Clinica l Translationa l Resea rch.

http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/research/natnet.html

CONNECT An Overview

The C ONNECT solution w as built b y fed eral agenc ies in response to their need to sha re he a lth da taamong themselves and with other levels of government and the private sector using the NationwideHea lth Informa tion Net wo rk (NHIN).

Rather than have each federal agency independently build its own NHIN-compliant gateway solution,they b and ed tog ethe r through the Fed eral Hea lth Arc hitec ture (an E-Gov initiative) to b uild CO NNECT.The CONNECT projec t tea m b roug ht tog ethe r more tha n 20 fed eral agenc ies to d efine project needs, itdeveloped the solution, demonstrated its viability for connecting federal and non-federal health

organizat ions, and it ma de the solution a va ilab le to the public in less than a yea r.

CONNECT is an op en source softwa re g a tew ay tha t supp orts hea lth informa tion excha nge bo thloca lly and at the na tional level. CONNECT uses NHIN standards and go vernanc e t o ma ke sure thathealth information exchanges are compatible with other exchanges being set up throughout thecountry.

CONNECT is now availab le to a ll organizat ions and c an be used to he lp set up hea lth informa tionexcha nge s and share d a ta using na tionally-rec og nized interop erab ility stand ards.

Vish Sankaran is Direc tor of the Fed eral Hea lth Arc hitec ture (FHA) program in the Office of Na tiona lCo ordina tor for Hea lth Informa tion Tec hno logy in the De pa rtment o f Hea lth and Huma n Services (HHS).

Vanessa Ma nc hester is Prog ram Ma na ge r for CO NNECT, Fed eral Hea lth Architec ture (FHA) in the Officeof Nationa l Coordinato r for Hea lth Informa tion Tec hnology in the Dep artment of Hea lth and Huma nServic es (HHS).

Visit www.connectopensource.org to learn more a bout the CONNECT solution, join the CONNECTCom munity or do wnload the softwa re.

CONNECT Code-a-Thon Challenge
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BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThe c hallenge is to ta ke a w ell-know n exam ple of the HL7 CCD, the John Halam ka CCD pub lished byHITSP, and c rea te innova tive styleshee ts for disp lay of the C CD c ont ents to a p rima ry ca re p hysicianta king c a lls from p a tients a fter office hours. The c ha lleng e is to imp rove the func tiona lity of the CDAstyleshee t p rod uc ed by HL7 for use in C ONNECT Universa l Client app lica tions tha t d isp lay CC D ford ifferent mo da lities and form fa c tors - sma rtphones, netb oo ks, and full size d isp lays.http://services.bidmc.org/geekdoctor/johnhalamkaccddocument.xml

Note: Depending on the numbers of responses to this challenge, judging may be segmented by device type and/or author type in order tocreate multiple categories for winners. Entrants should create a different entry for each device type.

ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS1. Current Stud ents2. Co lleg e a nd University Fac ulty3. Professiona ls who devo te individua l effort

The O pe n Health Too ls Ac ade mic Outreac h Projec t strong ly enco urage s stude nts to p artic ipate in theChallenge.

KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS1. An error-free dem onstration2. A clear presentation of the improved value for the primary care physician working outside of

offic e ho urs3. An a ttrac tive a nd ap pe aling GUI display4. An e ffic ient use o f the p hysician's time5. Improved physician decision making with innovative data display capabilities illustrated with

da ta from the Halam ka CCD

COPYRIGHTSAll partic ipa nts w ill be required to dona te the styleshee t cop yrights to the CO NNECT Op en SourceCommunity.

PRESENTATION TOOLS1. Any b row ser2. Halamka C CD (as distributed for the c hallenge)3. Author's stylesheet4. One device type, i.e. smartphone, netbook, or full-sized display5. Must p resent wo rk-flow diag ram expla in the d eve lope rs unde rstand ing of wo rkflow/ wo rkflow

re-design6. Cont estant will rec ord a wa lkthroug h of the a pplic a tion ma x time a llow ed 5 minutes.

Note: no othe r app lica tions, tools, or devic es will be allowed .

CHALLENGE END-PRODUCT

1. One w inner cho sen from ea c h c ateg ory (based on d evice type or author type if more than onec atego ry exists)

2. A w inning stylesheet for eac h c a teg ory availab le from CONNECT Op en Source Comm unity3. Author pride and C ONNECT c om munity ce lebrations
http://services.bidmc.org/geekdoctor/johnhalamkaccddocument.xmlhttp://services.bidmc.org/geekdoctor/johnhalamkaccddocument.xmlhttp://services.bidmc.org/geekdoctor/johnhalamkaccddocument.xml


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Related Documents & References

John Ha lamka Style Shee thttp://services.bidmc.org/geekdoctor/johnhalamkaccddocument.xmlhttp://geekdoctor.blogspot.com/2007/12/standards-for-personal-health-records.html

Alschuler Associates http://www.alschulerassociates.com/library/?topic=presentations CDA a nd CCD Spe c ifica tions: HL7 Provides CDA a nd CCD XML spe c ifica tion d oc umenta tion

free t o mem be rs and for purcha se to no n-members - http://www.hl7.org

CO NNECT Co mm unity Porta l http:// www .connec topensource .org/ ab out/events/c ode -a-thon-april-2010

CO NNECT Universa l Clien t Overviewhttp://connectopensource.org/sites/connectopensource.org/files/Code-a-thonUCF.pdf
http://services.bidmc.org/geekdoctor/johnhalamkaccddocument.xmlhttp://geekdoctor.blogspot.com/2007/12/standards-for-personal-health-records.htmlhttp://www.alschulerassociates.com/library/?topic=presentationshttp://www.hl7.org/http://www.connectopensource.org/about/events/code-a-thon-april-2010http://www.connectopensource.org/about/events/code-a-thon-april-2010http://connectopensource.org/sites/connectopensource.org/files/Code-a-thonUCF.pdfhttp://connectopensource.org/sites/connectopensource.org/files/Code-a-thonUCF.pdfhttp://www.connectopensource.org/about/events/code-a-thon-april-2010http://www.connectopensource.org/about/events/code-a-thon-april-2010http://www.hl7.org/http://www.alschulerassociates.com/library/?topic=presentationshttp://geekdoctor.blogspot.com/2007/12/standards-for-personal-health-records.htmlhttp://services.bidmc.org/geekdoctor/johnhalamkaccddocument.xml


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Challenge Use Cases

1)FOOTBALL GAME ENVIRONMENT (SMARTPHONE)

Primary Ac tor: Physician using devic eSec onda ry Actor: Pa tient on phoneOrganization(s) Prima ry Ca re Prac ticeScenario: Ca ll from Pa tient while Prima ry Ca re Physician a t a footb all ga mePrerequisites: The physician is ta king c a lls ove rnigh t fo r his p rima ry c a re p rac tice . While the

physician is at the local high school football game, a patient (John Halamka),whom the physician does not know (since the patient normally sees his physicianpa rtner), ca lls for help w ith M y hea rt is bea ting fast.

Modalities &

Form Fac tor:

Pa tient on telep hone ; Physician on sma rtphone

Workflows The p hysician answe rs the p hone, listens for the p a tient's na me , and looks up thepatient on his device (smartphone). He reviews the data from the CCD, asks thepa tient som e q uestions ba sed on t he d at a he is see ing, and then ve rba lly tells thepatient what to do (for this challenge, no physician data entry is included. Begindemonstration with physician viewing and then navigating through the Halamka

CCD in orde r to view the d eta iled da ta).

2)LAKE COTTAGE ENVIRONMENT (NETBOOK)

Primary Ac tor: Physician using devic eSec onda ry Actor: Pa tient on phoneOrganization(s) Prima ry Ca re Prac ticeScenario: Ca ll from Pa tient while Prima ry Ca re Physician a t weekend cotta gePrerequisites: The physician is ta king c a lls ove rnigh t fo r his p rima ry c a re p rac tice . While the

physician is at his weekend cottage on the lake, a patient (John Halamka), whomthe physician does not know (since the patient normally sees his physician partner,)c a lls for help w ith My hea rt is bea ting fast.

Modalities &Form Fac tor: Pa tient on telep hone ; Physician bo th on telepho ne and netb ook computer display.

Workflows The p hysician answe rs the p hone, listens for the p a tient's na me , and looks up thepa tient on his de vice (netb ook c omputer). He reviews the d ata from the C CD, asksthe p atient some questions ba sed on the da ta be ing displayed , and then verba llytells the p atient w hat to d o (for this c hallenge , no physician d at a entry is included ;begin the demonstration with physician viewing and then navigating through theHalam ka CCD in orde r to view the d etailed da ta).

3)HOME STUDY ENVIRONMENT (FULL-SIZED DISPLAY)

Primary Ac tor: Physician using devic eSec onda ry Actor: Pa tient on phone

Organization(s) Prima ry Ca re Prac ticeScenario: Ca ll from Pa tient while Prima ry Ca re Physician in his hom e stud yPrerequisites: The physician is ta king c a lls ove rnight for his p rima ry c a re p rac tice . While the

physician is in his study at home, a patient (John Halamka), whom the physiciandoes not know (since the patient normally sees his physician partner), calls for helpwith My hea rt is be at ing fast.

Modalities &

Form Fac tor:

Pa tient on te lephone; Physician b oth o n telep hone and full-sized c om puter display

Workflows The p hysician answe rs the p hone, listens for the p a tient's na me , and looks up thepatient on his device (full-sized computer display). He reviews the data from the


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CCD, asks the patient some questions based on the data being displayed, andthen ve rbally tells the p atient w hat t o d o (for this c ha lleng e, no physician d a ta entryis included; begin the demonstration with physician viewing and then navigatingthrough the Halamka C CD in orde r to view the d etailed da ta).


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Challenge Evaluation Criteria

POINT SYSTEM -EACH TOPIC GRADED 1 TO 101. An error-free dem onstration2. A c lear presenta tion of the imp roved value for the p rimary ca re p hysician w orking outside o f

office ho urs3. An a ttrac tive a nd ap pe aling GUI display4. An e ffic ient use o f the physician's time5. Imp roved physician d ec ision ma king with innovative d a ta disp lay c ap ab ilities illustrate d with

da ta from the Halamka CCD

Planning, Logistics & Scheduling

KEY DATES &TIMELINES

Date Tasks

01-Ma r-2010 Code-a -Thon Cha lleng e announc ed a t HIMSS 2010 in Atlant a , GA

15-Ma r-2010 Op en for reg istration via web site Connec t Community Porta l, FIU, OHT29-Mar-2010 FHA - FIU- OHT - AAFP Tec hnica l Ca ll

02-Apr-2010 FHA - FIU- OHT - AAFP Tec hnica l Ca ll Re-b roa dc ast

07-Apr-2010 Anno unc e Judg ing Panel

15-Apr-2010 Cha lleng e reg istration c losed ; Host d isc ret ion for late ent ran ts

16-Apr-2010 Judg ing sc hed ule posted on web site em ail notifica tions to ent ran ts

28-Apr-2010 Cha lleng e Qua lifying Round

29-Ap r-2010 Presenta tion by Finalist a t the end of the CO NNECT Co de-a -Thon

CHALLENGE PRESENTATION SCHEDULEEarly p resenta tions will be c ond uc ted one -on-one with judg es/ pa nelists during the Code-a-Thon on asc hed ule whic h will be flexible. Panels a re p lanne d fo r Ap ril 28th, 2010 a fter the Co de-a -Thon p rogram

for the d ay a nd c ertain times in-be twee n.

Five Finalists w ill be chosen in the qua lifying rounds to p resent a t the end of the CONNECT Code-a -Thonon April 29th, 2010. Eac h finalist will be g iven 5 minutes to p resent their work - stric t a dherenc e toa lloc a ted time of 5 m inutes no e xcep tions - 4 minute w arning chime 5 minute c ut-off.


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Appendix

RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONSWhen you submit an application for the challenge, you are agreeing for it to be promoted byCO NNECT and the hosts Florida Interna tiona l University, Op en Hea lth Too ls, and Americ an Ac adem y ofFamily Physicians Nat iona l Resea rc h Netw ork (c ollec tively refe rred to a s the HOST ). Your ap p lic a tion,reg a rd less of w hether it w ins a p rize, ma y be fea tured as pa rt of the "CONNECT Code-a -ThonCha lleng e" arch ives on the HOST web site(s) and as part of a c tivities and d isp lays in any med ia a nd t heInternet.

By ente ring the c ha lleng e, you a re g iving the HOST the uncond itiona l, roya lty-free right a nd lice nse toreproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt,edit, exhibit, create derivative works and otherwise use or reuse your application submission throughoutthe world in any me dia a nd the Internet. Anyone c an view your ap plica tion from the "CONNECT Cod e-a-Thon C hallenge" a rc hives free of c harge , and you w ill co llec t no roya lties.

Your application submission must be your own original work and may not contain any commercialc op yrighted m at erial. By ente ring the cha llenge, you are ag ree ing that your ap p lic at ion do es notinfringe on the intellectual property rights, copyright rights or moral rights on any third party. If you are

using p riva te d at a to d em onstra te for CONNECT Code-a-Thon C ha lleng e, plea se ob ta in theapprop riate permissions.

CONNECTDEVELOPER CONTRIBUTORAGREEMENT

By ma king a c ontribution to the c hallenge (inc luding all future c ontributions), you c ertify that:

(a) The c ontribution w as c rea ted in whole or in pa rt by you, and you ha ve the right to subm it it forred istribution b y the CONNECT projec t (or any o ther ent ity) under the te rms of its lic ense a t the time ; or

(b) The c ontribution is ba sed upo n p revious wo rk that, to the best of yo ur knowled ge , is cove red unde ra compatible open source license and you have the right under that license to submit that work, withmo dific at ions c rea ted in whole o r in p art b y you, for red istribution by the CONNECT project (or any o ther

ent ity) unde r the terms of its lic ense; or

(c) The c ontribution w as p rovided direc tly to you b y som e ot her person w ho c ertified (a), (b) or (c ) andyou have no t mo dified it.

(d) You unde rstand and ag ree tha t this projec t and the c ontribution are public and that a rec ord of thecontribution (including all personal information you submit with it, including your sign-off) is maintainedindefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with this project or the open source license(s) involved.

(e) Neither you nor any other party vested in this contribution shall enforce any patent claims againstany user or redistributo rs of t his spec ific c ont ribution or its com b ination w ith the CONNECT softw a re.

CHALLENGE RULES

1. Op en to Stud ents, Fac ulty and Professiona ls2. Tea m e ntries a llow ed3. Participants are solely responsible for any copyright clearances for work incorporated

into your cha lleng e subm ission and for the a pp rop riate pe rmissions from participa ntsaffiliated institution(s).


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Acknowledgements

CO NNECT Co mm unity, co -hosts Florida Inte rna tiona l University, Open Health Too ls, and the America nAcademy of Family Physicians National Research Network would like to thank Dr. John D. Halamka whohas very graciously contributed his personal CCD as the substrate for the Challenge, to be used by theCha lleng e Tea ms for CCD styleshee t deve lopme nt a nd p resent at ions in Miami, FL.

John D. Ha lam ka, MD, MS, is Chief Informa tion O fficer of Beth Israel Dea c one ss Me d ica l Center, ChiefInforma tion Offic er at Harvard M ed ica l Schoo l, Cha irma n of the New England Hea lthc a re ExchangeNetwork (NEHEN), Cha ir of the US Hea lthc a re Info rma tion Tec hno logy Sta nd a rds Pane l (HITSP)/ Co -Cha irof the HIT Standards Comm ittee, and a prac ticing Eme rge nc y Physician.

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