LMS CALM Shoulder Screen selected by the OB/GYN practice group of the Jewish General Hospital
September 19 2006 - 8:50AM
PR Newswire (US)
MONTREAL, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LMS Medical Systems
(AMEX:LMZ; TSX:LMZ), a healthcare technology company and developer
of the CALM(TM) clinical information system and risk management
software tools for obstetrics, today announced that the OB/GYN
practice group of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) in Montreal,
Quebec, will be expanding its use of LMS obstetrical risk
management tools and implementing CALM Shoulder Screen(TM).
Obstetricians from the JGH practice group recognize the importance
of identifying patients who are most at risk for shoulder dystocia
before the emergency occurs. Complications due to shoulder dystocia
include fracture of the clavicle, brachial plexus impairment, brain
damage and sometimes death. Shoulder dystocia occurs when the
baby's shoulder gets stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during
the delivery. Until recently, this complication was considered
largely unpredictable and unpreventable - and thus responsible for
some 7000 delivery complications across Canada in 2000(1). The JGH
will be the first in the province of Quebec to implement this risk
reduction program. "Shoulder dystocia is among the scariest of
obstetrical events to take place in labor and delivery," said Dr.
Louise Miner, Director of Obstetrics at JGH. "Finally having a
method to assess which mother is at greatest risk for this
condition and offering a cesarean section before the emergency
occurs is the best way to serve our patients, their families and
the labor and delivery team." The implementation of CALM Shoulder
Screen will complement their current use of the CALM Clinical
Information System and the CALM Curve(TM). "The JGH OB/GYN practice
group is building on solid teamwork between physicians, nurses and
ultrasound experts to refine practice patterns and protocols
optimizing patient safety," said Diane Cote, President and CEO of
LMS. "The group's proactive stance to preventing risk once again
demonstrates its leadership and commitment to quality care." About
the JGH Since 1934, the Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General
Hospital, a McGill University teaching hospital, has provided "Care
for All," serving patients from diverse religious, linguistic and
cultural backgrounds in Montreal, throughout Quebec and beyond. As
one of the province's largest acute-care hospitals, the JGH has
achieved a reputation for excellence in key medical specialties by
continually expanding and upgrading its facilities for clinical
treatment and teaching, as well as research at the Lady Davis
Institute for Medical Research. For more, please visit
http://www.jgh.ca/. About LMS: LMS is a leader in the application
of advanced mathematical modeling and neural networks for medical
use. The LMS CALM Decision Support Suite provides physicians,
nursing staff, risk managers and hospital administrators with
clinical information systems and risk management tools designed to
improve outcomes and patient care for mothers and their infants
during childbirth. Except for historical information contained
herein, the matters discussed in this news release are
forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed implied by the forward-looking statements
including, but without limitation, economic conditions in general
and in the healthcare market, the demand for and market for our
products in domestic and international markets, our current
dependence on the CALM product suite, the challenges associated
with developing new products and obtaining regulatory approvals if
necessary, research and development activities, the uncertainty of
acceptance of our products by the medical community, the lengthy
sales cycle for our products, third party reimbursement,
competition in our markets, including the potential introduction of
competitive products by others, our dependence on our distributors,
physician training, enforceability and the costs of enforcement of
our patents, potential infringements of our patents and the other
factors set forth from time to time in the Company's filings with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and with the
Canadian Securities Commissions. The Company has no intention of or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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(1) CIHI Discharge Abstract Database & Canadian Morbidity
Database, Fiscal 98-2000 DATASOURCE: LMS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
CONTACT: Andrea Miller, Communications, LMS Medical Systems Inc.,
(514) 488-3461, Ext. 222, Fax: (514) 488-1880, , Website:
http://www.lmsmedical.com/; David Gordon / Grant Howard, The Howard
Group Inc., Toll free: 1-888-221-0915, , Website:
http://www.howardgroupinc.com/
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