CompuMed, Inc. and Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation Team Up for "Know Your Heart" Student Cardiac Screening Days
September 08 2011 - 9:35AM
CompuMed, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CMPD)
(www.compumed.net), a telemedicine and medical informatics company,
is working with the Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation to provide
electrocardiogram (ECG) screenings with telemedicine over-reads by
pediatric cardiologists to students and student
athletes. During "Know Your Heart" days, screenings will be
held September 9-10 at the St. Lucie West Centennial High School,
1485 Southwest Cashmere Boulevard, Port St. Lucie,
Florida. The screenings are open to children and young adults
of all ages, including the general public. To register and
select a time, call (772) 215-1912. A $20 reduced rate, to
cover administrative costs, will be charged for each test although
programs are available for those who can not afford the
fee. Event hours are Friday from noon to 5pm and Saturday 9am
to 5pm.
"The Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation has done so much to help
save the lives of children in Florida. With the 'Know Your
Heart' days, we are hoping together to bring better health to
children of all ages and help inform students and young athletes
about cardiac health," said Maurizio Vecchione, CEO of
CompuMed.
CompuMed's telemedicine enhanced ECG screening allows pediatric
cardiologists to supplement the computerized interpretation
obtained by the ECG machine with their own over-reads. It's often
difficult and costly to see a pediatric cardiologist to interpret a
test, but all children screened will receive a pediatric
cardiologist over-read of their tests in addition to the ECG
report.
The Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation was founded in December 2003
by parents Ramon and Cheryl Lalloo after losing their daughter
Jessica to sudden cardiac arrest while she was cheerleading. The
Foundation created in her honor is working to prevent such
tragedies.
While ECG tests can not detect all heart abnormalities, the
combination of an ECG test with a pediatric cardiologist over-read
has been shown effective in identifying some heart ailments. "Our
hope is to make an ECG test and an expert pediatric cardiologist
over-read available to everyone who wishes to be screened as part
of our vision to screen every student for heart defects," said
Lalloo.
"We'd focused successful efforts in getting defibrillators in
all schools in Florida, but we realize it would be fantastic to
find the kids with heart problems before they need a
defibrillator. With our 'Know Your Heart' days, we are
beginning to deliver that vision to the heart of our community,"
said Lalloo.
About CompuMed
CompuMed, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CMPD) develops and markets products
and services that combine advanced imaging with medical
informatics. Its focus is on analysis and remote monitoring for
patients with cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases. The
company has specialized expertise and intellectual property in
telemonitoring imaging and analysis designed to improve healthcare
provider workflow and patient care while reducing costs. CompuMed
is headquartered in Los Angeles and distributes its products
worldwide both directly and through OEM partners. Visit CompuMed at
www.compumed.net and follow at Twitter: @compumed.
The Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation
The Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation was formed in Dec. 2003,
co-founded by Ramon & Cheryl Lalloo, after the loss of their
daughter Jessica. On Oct. 2nd 2003, while taking a break during
cheerleading practice, Jessica went into Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Although CPR was performed, they were unable to resuscitate her.
Jessica had numerous sports physicals and was never diagnosed with
any heart conditions. It was discovered that Jessica had an
undiagnosed heart condition called Mitral Valve Prolapse. Since
then The Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation have been working with
local school boards to provide A.E.D's to the schools, and develop
training programs for their faculty. The Foundation has directly
donated over 60 defibrillators to local schools and parks. The
Foundation has also participated in the deployment of hundreds of
defibrillators in the State of Florida. In addition, the Foundation
has provided CPR/AED training for hundreds of faculty members and
to the general public. In 2006, in a joint effort with the American
Heart Association, the Foundation successfully lobbied to have a
bill passed, requiring all High Schools, in the State of Florida,
which participate in an athletic program, to have at least one
defibrillator on the premises. In 2007 The Foundation received the
"Jefferson Award" for public service. The Foundation is committed
in taking progressive steps to reduce the risk of losing our
children unnecessarily to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. More info at
www.jessicaclinton.org
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