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Little Heroes, Lifesaving Skills! ๐ฆธโโ๏ธโค๏ธ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ
Our team had an amazing time at @AliefISD @HicksTigers teaching students lifesaving skills every kid should know โค๏ธ๐
ER tours ๐, hands-only CPR ๐ซ, and โBaby Sharkโ compressions ๐ฆ๐ถ these students proved heroes come in all sizes!๐ฅ
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Big shoutout to Emily Samp, PA-C for representing UTH-EM at the 2026 @aapaorg Conference in New Orleans โ๏ธEmily presented on ectopic pregnancy recognition rapid OB triage in the ED ๐จ and also served as faculty for the iScan26 POCUS competition. hosted by SPOCUS ๐๐ก๐๐๐
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This past weekend, our team was on-site for the Gamblers vs Orlando Storm game ๐โก๏ธWe provided sideline coverage to support athlete safety & respond to emergencies ๐๐๏ธ Shoutout to PGY1 Chandni Aghera for coverage this week ๐ฉบ๐ On to the next ๐
#uthealthhouston #em #ufl
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Last month, Dr. Shabana Walia was 1 of 3 U.S. presenters at I.E.M.I.G. in Prato, Italy ๐ฎ๐น๐๏ธ
Representing UTH-EM๐ฅ, she presented on โMass Casualty Preparedness & Responseโ with leading Italian EM & trauma faculty ๐ฉบ๐จ
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๐ MSTU Recap! - weโve been busy.. training students in Spring Branch ISD ๐๐, providing seniors with CPR lifeโsaving skills โค๏ธโ๐ฉน๐, working with EMS pros at the Fort Bend County EMS Symposium ๐จ๐ฉบ
#uthealth #ems #prehospitalcare #uthealthhouston #em #sim #wecare
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UTH-EM's Space Med & Ultrasound team represented at SOMA ๐๐
Dr. Heft team presented on regional anesthesia in austere care & led hands-on training for special ops clinicians. Also completed CONTOMS ๐๏ธ Strong showing on the national stage! ๐
#uthealthhouston #em #spacemed
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Dr. Hilary Fairbrother โจ๐
AI in MedEd leader ๐ค | Teaching award ๐ | National advocacy honor ๐๏ธ
Big month! #uthealthhouston #em #wecare #womeninmedicine #leadership #meded #uthealth
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On the sidelines and ready when it matters ๐๐
Drs. Salil Bhandari & Tiffany Shields served as Sideline Team Emergency Physicians (STEP) for the @uflgamblers, alongside Advantage EMS, keeping players safe and game-ready ๐ช
#uthealthhouston #emergencymedicine #sportsmedicine
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๐จ EM APPs strengthening C/C skills ๐ช
Our team recently completed the FCCS course at MHH-TMC๐ฅ, gaining hands-on experience through cadaver skills labs ๐งค๐ฌ and refining care for critically ill patients in those crucial first 24hrs โฑ๏ธ
#emergencymedicine #criticalcare #meded
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๐ Dr. Nicolas Heft keynote at the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons (PAPS) 59th Annual Meeting at NASA Johnson Space Center
โOne Small Stepโ highlighted the future of space travel, space medicine, and our programโs role in leading the way.๐
#spacemedicine #nasa #em
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Training for the moments that matter most ๐จ๐ฉบ
Our EM APPs led a large-scale mass casualty simulation at UTHealth Houston, bringing together students across disciplines to train in triage, coordination, and critical care under pressure โก๐
#uthealthem #em #simulation
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Shoutout to Drs. Hashim Zaidi & Tommy Maloney for covering our first UFL game at Shell Energy Stadium ๐ Real-time athlete care, event medicine, and emergency planning in action ๐ช๐ฉบโก
Andโฆnot saying weโre lucky, but the Gamblers got the win ๐๐๐
#uthealthhouston #em
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The UTHealth Mobile ECMO team joined world leaders at the 8th Houston Shock Symposium! ๐๐ Over 3,000 attendees advancing shock & resuscitation care ๐โก
Dr. Kha Dinh shared "Developing an ECPR Program" ๐ฅ๐ก & Drs. Witkov & Villalobos ran the Mobile ECMO unit at the Shock Run๐โโ๏ธ
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Inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals ๐ฉบ๐โจ
We partnered with Spring Branch ISD for Health Care Simulation Day, where students explored medicine & nursing through hands-on learning - Stop the Bleed ๐ฉน, trauma simulations ๐, and a healthcare careers panel ๐
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Space Medicine ๐ Fellowship Director, Dr. Nicolas Heft, met with Congress to showcase UTHealth Houstonโs leadership in human spaceflight ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐ฌ.
Collaboration keeps astronauts safe ๐ก๏ธ. Proud to lead the way! ๐
#uthealthhouston #spacemedicine #humanspaceflight #stem #wecare
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Huge congrats ๐ฅณ to EM Prof & Vice Chair of Education, Hilary Fairbrother, MD, MPH, on being inducted into the Kenneth I. Shine Academy. Such a crucial part ๐ of our dept โ proud to see her excellence recognized! ๐
#uthealthhouston #em #medicaleducation #shineacademy #tmc
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Excited to spotlight ๐ฆ Kris Lehnhardt, MD, FACEP, EM Professor & Director of Space Medicine, at ASCENDxTexas 2026! ๐
He shared ๐ง on โHuman Readiness for the Next Frontier,โ prepping astronauts ๐งโ๐ & off-world teams for extreme environments.
#ascendspace #uthealthhouston #uth
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New space medicine research from UTHealth Houston ๐
Our EM faculty & collaborators published a study on injury management during spaceflight training, highlighting how emergency care is evolving from the ED to the future of human spaceflight ๐โก๏ธ๐ #SpaceMedicine #EmergencyMed
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