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Centers Urgent Care's Josef Schenker, MD, To Speak at EMS World Expo
Dr. Josef Schenker, Medical Director of Centers Urgent Care, Will Present "Community Paramedicine: A New York City Experience" Tomorrow
Operating in twelve locations throughout New York City in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, Centers Urgent Care, is a neighborhood-friendly urgent care health care company where patients do not need an appointment to see a physician, walk-ins are accepted and they provide prompt care.
The company's Medical Director, Josef Schenker, MD, MBA, FACEP, will be presenting at EMS World Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, tomorrow (Sept. 13) at 1:00 PM. The presentation titled, "Community Paramedicine: A New York City Experience" will focus on all of the challenges and obstacles paramedics face each day working throughout all of the neighborhoods across the five boroughs of New York City. Dr. Josef Schenker will also talk about the different techniques these paramedics use to save lives under any circumstances as they happen in real time, as well as the key working relationships they have with all of the first responders, including the FDNY (Fire Department of New York), NYPD (New York Police Department), as well as the other New York City agencies including the New York/New Jersey Port Authority and the New York Department of Correction.
Dr. Josef Schenker is an EM and EMS physician who has been actively involved in Pre-Hospital Care for over 30 years. In addition to serving as the Medical Director and partner of Centers Urgent Care, Dr. Schenker has served as Chair of the New York City Regional Medical Advisory Committee for eight years and is still an attending physician with FDNY. He is also the Medical Director of SeniorCare Emergency Medical Services, and as an attending physician at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.
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Board-certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Josef Schenker is a longtime volunteer for Hatzalah Emergency Medical Services. He is skilled at overseeing treatment protocols and providing clinical care in high-pressure situations.
To continue to learn from Dr. Josef Schenker, check out his new Wellness Tips blog, as well as following him on Twitter/X and on LinkedIn. You can also view his new educational videos on YouTube.
