[Temslist] TEMS January Courses, Events and Information

Fri Dec 28 10:37:03 EST 2007

 Tidewater EMS Council
January Courses, Events and Information
Keeping you up-to-date with regional and state EMS news, events, meetings and training opportunities

DATES TO REMEMBER

January 1       TEMS/TCLS Offices Closed, Happy New Year!
January 10      EMS PI Committee, 1:00 pm, TEMS
January 11      Education Workgroup, 9:00 am, TEMS
January 15      VA-1 DMAT team Day 2 orientation, 12 noon, Henrico Fire Training (leadership 10:00 am)
January 17      Trauma Triage Committee, 3:00 pm, TEMS
January 21      TEMS/TCLS Offices Closed, King Day
January 22      EMS Instructor Network Meeting, 5:30 pm, TEMS
January 24      Pharmacy Exchange Workgroup 1:00 p.m., TEMS
January 28      MCI Work Group 10:00 am, TEMS
January 31      TEMS Board of Directors, 6:30 pm, TEMS
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES (please verify course, location, dates/times, and registration requirements with each course site)

CEU Survey: Do you have access to enough Category I EMS CEU training?  Please help the Tidewater EMS Council assess the need for additional BLS and ALS Cat 1 CEU in this region by taking this brief provider survey: www.tidewaterems.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=15739&lang=en <http://www.tidewaterems.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=15739&lang=en> 

Announcement: Tidewater EMS Instructor Network Meeting, January 22, 5:30 pm at TEMS.

INFECTION CONTROL COURSES
   Infection Control Officer Train the Trainer Thur, Jan 17, 2008 (8a - 5p) $20
   Advanced Designated Infection Control Officer Fri. Jan 18, 2008 (8a - 5p) $80
   Basic Designated Infection Control Officer  Sat/Sun  Jan 19-20, 2008 (8a - 5p) $90
     For info and to register for one or more of these courses: www.tidewaterems.org/web/osha/OSHA2008.htm <http://www.tidewaterems.org/web/osha/OSHA2008.htm>  
     Registration deadline January 4, multiple course discount available
     Kent J Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center at the Tidewater EMS Council, Norfolk

EMT-Intermediate - Portsmouth  Jan 22 - Oct 17 (flip/flop schedule) $1950 www.center4ems.org/courses/EMT-intermediate.asp <http://www.center4ems.org/courses/EMT-intermediate.asp> 

EMT-Refresher - Portsmouth  Jan 31 - Feb 3  $400 www.center4ems.org/courses/EMT-refresher.asp <http://www.center4ems.org/courses/EMT-refresher.asp> 

EMT-Paramedic Refresher - Chesapeake Jan 28 - Feb 2  $500 www.netmd.com/courses/para_refresher.html <http://www.netmd.com/courses/para_refresher.html>  (also offered March 10 - 15)

EMT-Basic - Windsor  Jan 14 - April 30  Contact Larry Myers (757) 477-3258 RSQLarry196 at msn.com <mailto:RSQLarry196 at msn.com> 

EMT-Basic - Portsmouth  Feb 4 - Feb 26 (Accelerated course) georgenetroe at hotmail.com <mailto:georgenetroe at hotmail.com>  

EMT-Basic - Portsmouth  Feb 18 - Apr 25  $500  www.center4ems.org/courses/EMT-basic.asp <http://www.center4ems.org/courses/EMT-basic.asp> 

EMT-Basic, Intermediate and Paramedic Programs at TCC: www.tcc.edu/academics/divisions/healthprofessions/ems <http://www.tcc.edu/academics/divisions/healthprofessions/ems> 

OEMS RETENTION WORKSHOPS
   Day 1 - Maximizing Your Retention Efforts $25
   Day 2 - How to Use Your EMS Retention Principles $25

     Feb 1 - 2   Norfolk, Weber Simulation Center at the Tidewater EMS Council
     April 18 - 19   Winchester
     June 14 - 15   Blacksburg
     September   Abingdon
     December  Staunton/Charlottesville

   For more information and to register: www.vaems.org/retention or call (800) 972-4367

CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT COURSES

   International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
   Group Crisis Intervention Course
   February 15 - 16 at the PEMS Office: 6104 Fiddlers Green, Gloucester, VA 23601
   Cost: $35: Register by calling (804) 693-6234

   International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
   Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support Course
   March 1 - 2, Norfolk, Weber Simulation Center at the Tidewater EMS Council
   Cost: $50 for CISM team members, $125 for all others
   Register online at www.tidewaterems.org/web/CISMClasses/ICISF0308.htm <http://www.tidewaterems.org/web/CISMClasses/ICISF0308.htm>  or by calling 757 963-0632

ICS and MCI COURSES
All below courses begin at 9 am, Weber Simulation Center at the Tidewater EMS Council and are offered at no cost to the responder and medical community by the Hampton Roads MMRS program. To register: www.tidewaterems.org/hrmmrstraining <http://www.tidewaterems.org/hrmmrstraining>  

   ICS 300 Course
   January 22 - 23
   March 26 - 27 (other dates available throughout 2008)

   ICS 400 Course
   February 28 - 29 (other dates available throughout 2008)

   Public Safety Response to Terrorism - Awareness Course
   January 25 (other dates available throughout 2008)

   Mass Casualty Incident Management Module 2 (Operations)
   February 26 (other dates available throughout 2008, including Module 1 (Awareness))

CONTINUING CONCEPTS IN PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE - EMS Mini-symposium, Suffolk, April 25 - 27
    Early registration now open: www.ccpem.org <http://www.ccpem.org/> . Use code symp2007 for discount.

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REGIONAL AND STATE EMS NEWS

Link to Tidewater EMS Council Response Newsletter (Jan/Feb 08 edition coming soon): www.tidewaterems.org/ResponseNewsletter.htm <http://www.tidewaterems.org/ResponseNewsletter.htm> 

Link to VAVRS Bulletin, November/December edition: www.vavrs.com/forms/lifeline%20nov%20dec%2007.pdf <http://www.vavrs.com/forms/lifeline%20nov%20dec%2007.pdf> 

Link to OEMS Bulletin, Fall edition: www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/news_page/Fall_07_Newsletter.pdf <http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/news_page/Fall_07_Newsletter.pdf> 

Photos and info on all 2007 statewide EMS award winners:  www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/news_page/AwardWinners07.htm <http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/news_page/AwardWinners07.htm> 
Speaking of award winners, it all starts with a regional nomination. The Tidewater EMS Council regional awards program has opened its 2008 nomination process and nominations can be submitted at any time. The deadline for Tidewater nominations is June 16, but don't wait...if your agency selects its own EMS award recipients, or if you spot a deserving nominee, please submit the nomination while its fresh on you mind: www.tidewaterems.org/awards/2008/nomination.htm

Norfolk Fire Rescue participated in a blood substitute study which, in the end, did not support the use of the substitute versus normal saline. Read this follow up article from the Virginian Pilot: http://epilot2.hamptonroads.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VmlyZ2luaWFuUGlsb3QvMjAwNy8xMi8yNyNBcjAxOTAy&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom <http://epilot2.hamptonroads.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VmlyZ2luaWFuUGlsb3QvMjAwNy8xMi8yNyNBcjAxOTAy&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom> 

Virginia General Assembly session starts January 9. Keep an eye on EMS-related bills and resolutions by using the TEMS website: www.tidewaterems.org/lis.html <http://www.tidewaterems.org/lis.html>  (2008 information will be posted in early January).  The Virginia Regional EMS Council Executive Directors Organization has endorsed two legislative initiatives. The directors recommend that EMS providers and leaders support budget amendments to contribute $250,000 to the Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund (VOLSAP) fund and restore a 5% cut imposed on poison center funding as a result of statewide general fund reductions.

State EMS Medical Director part-time position -- application process closes Jan 4: www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/Employment/EMX07.pdf

More regional and state EMS jobs posted on the TEMS website: www.tidewaterems.org/recruit.html

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SOME NEWS FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL

EMS Week May 18-24, 2008 -- Planning Guides Now Available  -  The slogan for 2008 EMS Week is "EMS: Your Life is Our Mission" and Wednesday, May 21, 2008 has been identified as EMS for Children Day.  One EMS Week Planning Guide/Kit can be ordered free on-line at www.acep.org/emsweek <http://www.acep.org/emsweek>  and up to 9 Planning Guides/Kits are available free-of-charge via the 2008 EMS Week order form available for download on the NASEMSO web site at www.nasemso.org. For additional information, contact Denise Fechner at dfechner at acep.org or fax completed order forms to 972/580-2816.

Don't wait. Set a date. Resolve to be Ready in 2008.  -  The Department of Homeland Security's Ready Campaign is partnering with FEMA's Citizen Corps Program to encourage businesses and voluntary organizations to Resolve to be Ready in 2008. For additional information including free templates and materials to assist state and local planning efforts, visit www.ready.gov <http://www.ready.gov/>  or call 1-800-BE-READY.

New CMS Signature Requirements for Emergency Ambulance Transports - EMS agencies that bill for services will be required to obtain a signature following emergency transports from a representative of the receiving facility on behalf of incapacitated Medicare patients that do not have another authorized individual capable of signing a claim form. The proposed rule, which becomes effective January 1, 2008, has been opposed by many ambulance provider organizations based on the belief that it would increase the burden on ambulance personnel and decrease their available in-service time. The final rule (Part II-Revisions to payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Other Part B Payment Policies for CY 2008) appeared in the Federal Register on Nov. 27, 2007 and can be downloaded at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan120071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-5506.pdf <http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan120071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-5506.pdf> 

"Slow Down, Move Over" Campaign Moves into Full Swing - NASEMSO, along with leading representatives for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and state highway workers, announces the start of a year-long public information and legislative campaign aimed at reducing deaths and injuries among roadside workers and stranded motorists. The effort has two primary components. One is enactment in all 50 states of "Move Over" laws that cover tow trucks and other roadside assistance vehicles in addition to law enforcement vehicles, fire trucks and ambulances. These laws require motorists to change lanes to provide an empty travel lane between their vehicle and emergency vehicles along the roadside, or to slow down while approaching-and passing-a traffic incident, if moving to another lane is not possible. For additional information on the project, visit the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition web site at http://timcoalition.orq/ <http://timcoalition.orq/>  . Interested persons can also contact NASEMSO Program Advisor Kevin McGinnis at McGinnis at nasemso.org  or NASEMSO's "Slow Down, Move Over" representative Sue Prentiss at sprentiss at safety.state.nh.us  for more information.  [See related news release from Virginia State Police: www.vsp.state.va.us/News/2007/news_release_11-19-07.shtm and the related PSA: www.vsp.state.va.us/PSA_SlowDownMoveOver_Transcript.shtm]

HHS Releases New Guide on Public Health Emergency Response - HHS has released a new guide on the public health response to emergencies that is specifically tailored for public officials and first responders. Public Health Emergency Response: A guide for Leaders and Responders is now available at: http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/leadersguide/index.html <http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/leadersguide/index.html> 

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