[Temslist] March TEMS Dates and Events

[Tidewater EMS Council Listserv]

Dates to Remember

Tidewater EMS Council, Inc.   

                     

March 1         Disaster Medical Action Planning Course, TEMS, 8:00
a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

March 8         Performance Improvement Committee Meeting, TEMS 1:00
p.m.

March 9         Education Workgroup Meeting, TEMS 9:00 a.m.

March 9         Recruitment, Retention and Promotions Committee Meeting,
TEMS 1:00 p.m.

March 13       Nightingale 25th Anniversary Recognition, Sentara Obici
Hospital, 11:00 a.m.

March 14       TEMS OMD Meeting, TEMS, 7:00 p.m.

March 15       Trauma Triage QI Committee, 3:00 p.m., TEMS

March 15       RSAF Deadline 4:30 p.m. OEMS
www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/Grants/grants.asp

March 21       Drug & IV Box Inventory 4:30 p.m. TEMS

March 22       Consultant for Virginia Office of EMS studying regional
EMS councils visits Tidewater Region

March 22       Pharm Exchange Workgroup 1:00 p.m., TEMS

March 26       Mass Casualty Workgroup, 10:00 am Peninsula location TBA

 
EMS Mini-Symposium April April 27-29 registration is now open. Seats are
limited. A great CE and learning opportunity.
www.nsvrs.org/symposium <http://www.nsvrs.org/symposium> 
 
Nominations being accepted for the annual Tidewater EMS Awards. Deadline
is June 15. Don't wait until the deadline!
www.tidewaterems.org/awards/2007/nomination.htm
 
TEMS Council recruiting for Regional EMS Education Coordinator. 
www.tidewaterems.org/recruitment/tems_education_coordinator.htm
 
The 2007 General Assembly adjourned on February 24. See the EMS results
of this year's session: 
www.tidewaterems.org/lis.html
 
Protocol Update:  The 9th Edition of the Tidewater Regional EMS
Protocols will soon go to press. Expect distribution in the next month
or two. All ALS providers will receive a pocket-size version of the
protocols and each agency, hospital ED and OMD will receive a desk
reference notebook version. It will also be posted on the council's
website. This edition received extensive EMS public review and
suggestions during an earlier comment period. Thanks to all who reviewed
and commented on the protocols.
 
The Virginia Office of EMS has hired a consulting firm to study the
statewide regional EMS council system. The consultant will be visiting
the Tidewater region on March 22. System leaders are invited to meet
privately with the consulting firm representative that day at the
Tidewater EMS Council office. To make a 15 or 30 minute appointment,
contact TEMS Executive Director Jim Chandler chandler at vaems.org or 757
963-0632 x 308.  Time slots are still available in the afternoon.
 
Daylight savings time begins earlier this year:  March 11, Spring
Forward!
Physio Control announces fixes for daylight saving time change on
LifePak defibrillators (pdf document)
www.tidewaterems.org/archive/2007%20Daylight%20Savings%20Time.pdf
Do you need to update your Windows computer for the new time change?  
support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst
 
The March/April Response Newsletter will soon be posted.
www.tidewaterems.org/ResponseNewsletter.htm
 
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