Henry Schein Medical to Hold Medical Education and Equipment Expo in Norcross, GA

HENRY SCHEIN MEDICAL TO HOLD MEDICAL EDUCATION

AND EQUIPMENT EXPO IN NORCROSS, GA 

Practitioners can earn continuing education credits and see the newest equipment and practice management solutions on display

MELVILLE, N.Y., July 21, 2011 – Henry Schein Medical, the medical group of Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC), will host an Education and Equipment Expo on Tuesday, July 26th, at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast in Norcross, GA.

The Education and Equipment Expo is one of a series of education and equipment expos that Henry Schein Medical holds annually across the country to provide medical practitioners with information, equipment, products and services that can help improve the quality of care they offer their patients and enhance the efficiency and profitability of their practices.

Seminars for which practitioners can earn continuing education credits include:

• ICD-10, which will affect coding for all practitioners covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), not just those who submit Medicare 
• The new health care bill, how it will affect practices and what changes need to be made to increase reimbursement processing
• The ins and outs of “Meaningful Use” for electronic health records (EHR) systems
• Equipment that will make practices more profitable while improving patient care and optimizing efficiency
• Recertification of staff according to new Red Cross CPR Guidelines 

              Date:               Tuesday, July 26th

            Location:        Hilton Atlanta Northeast

                                    5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.

                                    Norcross, GA 30092

            Time:              Seminars: 8:30 a.m. (various sessions throughout the day)

                                    Expo: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

            Price:              Expo: FREE

                                    Seminar: $75 each

Complimentary lunch, plus other snacks and refreshments available all day

            Phone:               (770) 447-4747

More than 30 equipment manufacturers will be demonstrating the latest technologies, including:

• EHR and practice management software systems from Allscripts
• Hematology, chemistry, immunoassay from Beckman Coulter, Horiba and Siemens
• ECGs, stress systems, monitors from Midmark, Cardiac Science and Welch Allyn
• Ultrasound Solutions
• CLIA-waived diagnostics from Abbott Point of Care, Biosite, Cholestech, HemoSense, HemoCue and Roche
• Electrosurgery from Bovie Medical
• Digital X-ray from Konica Minolta
• Bone density from Hologic
• Ambulatory surgery center solutions including: C arms, scopes, anesthesia and OR tables

To register for the 2011 Henry Schein Medical Technology and Equipment Expo and Seminar Series, visit www.henryschein.com/events.  For more information, contact Annmarie Schneider at 631-390-8245 or medicalevents@henryschein.com.