With the support of the Central European Initiative (CEI) program, we have completed the development of a web-based training portal in December 2020.

Since I have been working as a clinical cardiologist for many years, this time I will not be following the fashion for writing about the COVID-19 pandemic, but I will write about what I understand most, and that is myocardial infarction. - Martin Studencan sn.

The year 2020 in STEMI was full of interesting moments. We have had to deal with the COVID19 pandemic and face new challenges just like the rest of the world. The following lines summarize all the important events of the last 12 months.

We are honored that our STEMI communication technology has been used in most Slovak hospitals and emergency medical services (EMS) for 4 years.

We have a product for the paramedics in the field, doctors in the specialised hospitals, and regional healthcare management, which are mutually connected, and work together as a system.

Statistics on avoidable deaths provide good information on the level of public health in each country. What is the real situation, what are Avoidable Deaths, how reliable are the sources of information, and what can be done about it?

The whole world is currently going through a situation for which it was not prepared, one which threatens our health and lives, and cripples the economy.

Quite simply put, the biggest risk to your hospital staff right now, is that an infected patient is brought into the hospital and infects the people working there.

The protection of medical staff is crucial today. If we fail, the health care system will also fail – with tragic results.

This year, the beginning of fall was marked by attending some conferences and exhibitions for STEMI Global.

The first months of this year have brought some technical improvements of the app STEMI but we have also focused on presenting it before the users – doctors and paramedics.

Communication technology STEMI has received the “IT PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2018” award during IT GALA night on October 4, 2018.

If you watched our videos from our homepage, you are most likely familiar with the basics of how the app STEMI works. However, you may be asking now how it differs from the common daily-used apps that allow sending pictures and making phone calls.

The analysis of the SLOVak registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (SLOVAKS) has shown that in managing patients with myocardial infarction (also called STEMI), there are two main causes of time delays.