Newswise — May 17, 2013 – Neptune, NJ – Meridian Health’s annual Research Day will take place at Jersey Shore University Medical Center on Tuesday, June 11, from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in Jersey Shore’s Lance Auditorium.
Research Day is an annual event providing opportunities for health care professionals affiliated with Meridian Health to present original research studies and vignettes to the academic and professional communities. It is conducted to enable health care professionals to maintain proficiency in evaluating critical scientific data, and to promote and present examples of practice-based learning. Throughout the day, guests will have the chance to view visual displays of research findings, interact with researchers, and tour the new Meridian Health Clinical Research Center at Jersey Shore. Research Day concludes with a keynote address by John I. Gallin, M.D., Director, NIH Clinical Center, followed by an awards and presentation ceremony.
"Meridian Health Research Day continues to expand, and this year attracted nearly 100 high-caliber case reports and original research abstracts from Meridian Health experts," says Ernest W. Richards, Ph.D., FACN, Corporate Director of Meridian Health Research Services. "Clinical Research is an essential component of the health care continuum that enables Meridian to provide the community with access to novel therapies and cutting-edge treatment and diagnostic possibilities."
Meridian Health, through its office of Clinical Research and undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education programs, is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and educating physicians in practice with the latest medical information. Meridian’s system-wide research program provides the community with the latest clinical trials (studies) in many clinical areas, especially cancer care and cardiovascular disease.
About Meridian Health: Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization in New Jersey, comprising Jersey Shore University Medical Center and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, and Meridian Partner Companies that include home health services, skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, ambulatory care, ambulance services, and outpatient centers. Meridian Health has consistently been rated among the top performing health systems in New Jersey for clinical quality, is one of the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” for four years in a row, and is the recipient of numerous state and national recognitions for patient care and nursing excellence. Recently, Meridian Health was the only health system in New Jersey to be ranked as one of the most Integrated Healthcare Systems in the nation according to SDI and Modern Healthcare Magazine. For more information, please visit www.MeridianHealth.com.
About Jersey Shore University Medical Center:Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital and home to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital – the first children’s hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Jersey Shore is the regional provider of cardiac surgery, a program which has been ranked among the best in the Northeast, and is home to the only trauma center and stroke rescue center in the region. Jersey Shore University Medical Center specializes in cardiovascular care, orthopedics and rehabilitation, cancer care, neuroscience, and women’s specialty services. For more information on Jersey Shore University Medical Center call 1-800-DOCTORS, or visit www.JerseyShoreUniversityMedicalCenter.com.
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