[Temslist] TEMS December News, Events and Information

Tue Nov 27 09:49:07 EST 2007

 Tidewater EMS Council News, Events and Information
December 2007

Meetings and Dates to Remember: 

December 5          Joint TEMS/PEMS OMD Meeting, 12:00 noon, TEMS (RSVP
required <mailto:porter at vaems.org> )

December 6          Eastern Shore EMS Council Dinner, 6:00 pm,
Chincoteague (RSVP required <mailto:hcarpenter5 at msn.com> )

December 12        EMS Medical Operations Committee, 12: 00 p.m., TEMS (
RSVP required <mailto:coulling at vaems.org> )

December 13        HRMMRS Oversight Committee, 9:00 am, TEMS 

December 13        EMS PI Committee, 1:00 pm, TEMS

December 14        Education Workgroup, 9:00 am, TEMS

December 14        Recruitment, Retention and Recognition Workgroup,
1:00 pm, TEMS

December 18        VA-1 DMAT team meeting, 1:00 pm, Sentara Williamsburg
(leadership 10:00 am)

December 19        Drug & IV Box Inventory Due 4:30 p.m.

December 20        Pharmacy Exchange Workgroup 1:00 p.m., TEMS

December 24-25   TEMS Office Closed

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Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) Course December
13-14 in Norfolk

Developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, PEPP is an exciting
program designed specifically to teach prehospital professionals how to
better assess and manage ill or injured children. This 2-day course is
open to both BLS and ALS providers. A PEPP Coordinators Course will be
offered at the end of the second day of training for those student
interested in becoming a PEPP Coordinator (Instructor). The course also
includes PALS renewal. $25 registration fee covers text, lunches and
snacks for both days. Register online: 
www.tidewaterems.org/hrmmrs/registrationforms/registration_page_PEPP_Crs
e_CY2007.htm or call 757 963-0632. The course will be held at the Kent
J. Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center at the
Tidewater Regional EMS Council office in Norfolk.

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Designated Infection Control Officer (Basic and Advanced) and
Train-the-Trainer classes in January

Who should attend: Individuals who are safety officers, potential and
current infection control officers, health care professionals who have a
background or interest in infection control, and departmental training
personnel are best suited to become Designated Officers and Trainers.
Personnel who work in the fields of EMS, fire and law enforcement are
encouraged to attend. Why attend? OSHA requires training on occupational
exposure to Bloodborne disease and Tuberculosis within 10 days of hire
AND on an annual basis.  It is cost effective to train someone in your
workplace to present this material on an ongoing basis.
Train-the-Trainer, $50: January 17.   Advanced (update) DO course, $80:
January 18.  Basic DO course: $90, January 19-20.  There is a $15
multiple course discount. Downloadable brochure with course descriptions
and register online: www.tidewaterems.org/web/osha/OSHA2008.htm
<http://www.tidewaterems.org/web/osha/OSHA2008.htm>  or call 757
963-0632. Registration fee includes text and snacks.  The courses will
be held at the Kent J. Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation
Center at the Tidewater Regional EMS Council office in Norfolk.

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TEMS hosts "Keeping The Best!" retention trainings in February

EMS leaders are invited to attend training to take advantage of
Virginia's Keeping The Best! retention workbooks.  The two featured
trainings are Maximizing Your Retention Efforts on February 1 from 8:30
a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and How to Use EMS Retention Principles on February 2
from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Both will be held at the Kent J. Weber
Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center at the Tidewater
Regional EMS Council office in Norfolk.

The sessions are designed for volunteer and career leaders who want to
learn how to apply new principles and processes to enhance their
workforce.  Leaders who attended previous workshops in 2007 found both
sessions helpful and noted it was a productive weekend to network and
exchange information with peers.

Each day-long session is $25 and includes lunch, workbooks and class
materials. To register and for a detailed description of each Keeping
The Best! training, visit www.vaems.org/retention
<http://www.vaems.org/retention> . Credit card orders are accepted.  A
list of neighboring hotels is also attached on the Web link.  The
registration deadline for both classes is January 18, 2008. Class space
is limited to encourage class participation and interaction. 

EMS leaders interested in becoming Keeping The Best! instructors will
need to take each of the respective classes they want to teach and meet
instructor selection guidelines.  Contact Rohn Brown at 
emstechasst at vdh.virginia.gov <mailto:memstechasst at vdh.virginia.gov>
for more information on becoming an instructor. 

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Moodle training

Moodle, a free, open source computer-based course management system, is
an excellent resource for educators interested in developing online
learning communities! The Tidewater EMS Council currently uses a Moodle
installation on our website for the online WMD antidote kit course. Read
more about Moodle at www.moodle.org <http://www.moodle.org/> .  The
Tidewater EMS Council and Hampton Roads MMRS will sponsor a two-day
training December 18-19 at the Kent J. Weber Emergency Response Training
and Simulation Center on how to use and configure Moodle to its fullest
advantage. If interested in the training, contact David Long
<mailto:dlong at vaems.org>  at 757 963-0632. 

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Mini EMS Symposium Scheduled for Suffolk, April 25-27

Missed EMS cartoonist Steve Berry at the state EMS symposium in
November, or can't get enough of him?  Need Category I CEU for EMS and
CME for physicians and physician extenders? Want smaller classes and
more one-on-one time with faculty? Mark you calendar for Continuing
Concepts in Prehospital Emergency Medicine, April 25-27, 2008 at the
Suffolk Conference Center. Preregistration and preliminary information
is now available at www.ccpem.org. Large conference quality, small town
atmosphere.

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Recent job postings...

Virginia Beach EMS Division Chief position available

The City of Virginia Beach Department of Emergency Medical Services
seeks a highly experienced and service oriented individual to serve as
Division Chief. This position serves to coordinate and manage the
activities of the assigned division to ensure the planning, development
and implementation of policies and programs for the Department by
developing goals, implementing strategic initiatives, managing the
divisional budget and evaluating programs to meet the community's needs
into the future.  Strong demonstrated leadership skills, communications
skills and interpersonal skills, to include experience working with
volunteers, are required. This position must be able to function under
the pressure and stress of emergency work and is required to regularly
function as a field provider at the Paramedic level.

This FLSA EXEMPT position requires a 40-hour work week, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with frequent night, weekend and occasional
holiday assignments as necessary and is considered ALPHA-1.  Starting
Salary $60,020.64. Visit www.vbgov.com/careers for minimum requirements,
complete job details, and to apply on-line. Application deadline:
December 16, 2007. Visit www.VABEACHEMS.com <http://www.vabeachems.com/>
for department information.

Isle of Wight County seeks Fire/EMS Lieutenant

This position is responsible for providing Fire/EMS services and
leadership to paid staff to include: review and evaluate work products,
methods and procedures; establish performance requirements and personal
development targets.  Participate with management in the planning and
implementation of department training, goals, objectives, and policies.
Requires the following certifications; EMT/Intermediate or Paramedic,
ACLS, PALS, ITLS or PHTLS, CPR, Hazardous Materials Awareness and EVOC.
Must have or be able to obtain within 18 months certifications for
Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Operations, Fire Instructor I and
Fire Officer I. Must be TEMS certified or be able to obtain
certification within 6 months. Copies of current certifications and DMV
record (dated within 30 days) must accompany application. Requires 3-5
years of related experience and a valid VA driver's license. 

Interested candidates should submit an application and resume by 5 pm on
12/14/07 to: HR, P.O. Box 80, Isle of Wight, VA 23397. Visit 
www.iwus.net <http://www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/>  or call 757-365-6263.

See more local and statewide EMS jobs online at 
www.tidewaterems.org/recruit.html
<http://www.tidewaterems.org/recruit.html> 

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Congratulations...

Three from Tidewater region receive state EMS awards

During the Governor's EMS Awards banquet in Norfolk on November 10,
three from the Tidewater EMS region were honored with statewide EMS
awards.  Linda Baker, RN from Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
received the 2007 Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award.
Doris Foster, RN, EMT-P of Virginia Beach EMS and Virginia Beach
Volunteer Rescue Squad received the 2007 Outstanding Contribution to EMS
for Children. The Norfolk Fire Explorer Post 116
received the 2007 Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award.  Our
congratulations to each award winner, and also to all the nominees from
Tidewater and from around the state. 

The 2008 Virginia Office EMS wall calendar features one state winner
each month. Our three Tidewater winners will appear in January
(Explorers Post), February (Linda Baker) and March (Doris Foster) along
with an explanation of their accomplishments.

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Some news at the state level...

Governor records Ready Virginia public service announcements
Gov. Tim Kaine has recorded five PSAs for the Ready Virginia campaign,
available for download at www.ReadyVirginia.gov
<http://www.ReadyVirginia.gov>  in video and audio formats. The topics
are hurricane, all hazard and winter preparedness. Each PSA urges
Virginians to get an emergency kit, make a disaster plan and stay
informed before, during and after an emergency. Also available on the
site are PSAs available in video and audio format from the Ad Council
and a mailing insert that organizations can customize with their own
contact information.

Outreach conference presentations available
VDEM has added a new section to its Web site that features the 2007
Virginia Public Safety Outreach Conference and Training, "Ready
Virginia," held Nov. 14 at the Newport News Omni Hotel. Nearly 200
public safety educators, emergency management professionals, first
responder and Citizen Corps members and volunteers attended. VDEM and
Virginia Citizen Corps co-sponsor the annual conference. 

Copies of most of the guest speakers' Microsoft(r) PowerPoint
presentations, along with the agenda and a list of speakers are
available at www.vaemergency.com/library/outreach/outreachconf.cfm
<http://www.vaemergency.com/library/outreach/outreachconf.cfm> .

VDEM and Commonwealth Preparedness offer E-mail alerts for grants

VDEM and the Governor's Office of Commonwealth Preparedness (OCP) are
launching an email service for Virginia's first responders, government
grant writers and preparedness non-governmental entities who want to
receive periodic emails on grants. 

To sign up, please use the link below and complete the registration
system:  www.vaemergency.com/grants/index.cfm
<http://www.vaemergency.com/grants/index.cfm> 

This service will enhance communications by providing periodic updates
related to applying for preparedness grants, grants meetings or updates
on the grants process.  As always, both OCP and VDEM will continue to
send information through the normal channels (City/County Administrative
Officials, Locality Emergency Managers and Grant Managers as well as
first responder associations).

EMS Symposium sets attendance record, Next year planning in progress

The annual Virginia EMS Symposium, coordinated by the Virginia Office of
EMS, held again this year in Norfolk attracted over 2000 attendees,
instructors and staff. Conducted over a five day period in November, the
sympsium is the largest EMS educational event in Virginia and one of the
largest in the US. The symposium included some 276 individual classes.
Heard over and over were comments like "I've attended several national
EMS conferences, and Virginia's is the best..." Thank you to the many
local leaders, volunteers and agencies who support the symposium, and
expecially Dan Norville, Norfolk Fire Rescue and Explorer Post 116 for
managing many of the site logistics, onsite registration and
transportation needs. Mark you calendar for next year:  November 12 -
16, 2008 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. Tidewater representatives to
the symposium program committee for 2008 are Lorna Ramsey
<mailto:Lramsey at TCC.VCCS.edu>  and Laura Walker
<mailto:walker at vaems.org> . Topic and speaker suggestions are welcome.

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News to use...

Wal-Mart emergency management internship
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is currently taking applications for a 2008 summer
internship in its Emergency Management Department. The ten-week program
at the Wal-Mart Home Office in Bentonville, Ark. is open to rising
juniors, seniors or graduate students who are interested in emergency
management and are majoring in a related field such as emergency
management, homeland security, meteorology, government, business,
systems engineering or any similar program. The student will work in the
emergency operations center during response and recovery efforts and
develop and implement internal training, policies and procedures. 

The deadline for application is Jan. 15. Interested students can apply
online at www.walmartstores.com/careers
<http://www.walmartstores.com/careers>  (job ID # 18786). Contact Bryan
Koon at (479) 204-8159 or bryan.koon at wal-mart.com
<mailto:bryan.koon at wal-mart.com>  with questions about this internship
or Wal-Mart's Emergency Management Department.

Class 1 Recall for Welch Allyn AED 10 manufactured between 3/29/07 and
8/9/07

FDA issued a Class I recall for Welch Allyn AED 10 Automatic External
Defibrillators manufactured between March 29, 2007 and August 9, 2007,
part numbers 970302E, 970308E, 970310E, and 970311E. These devices are
used by emergency or medical personnel, or by others who have taken the
appropriate training in cardiopulmonary arrest (heart attack). They
analyze an unconscious patient's heart rhythm and automatically deliver
an electrical shock to the heart if needed to restore normal heart
rhythm. 

There is a possibility that these recalled devices may experience
failure or unacceptable delay in analyzing a patient's ECG resulting in
possible failure to deliver the appropriate therapy. The possible
failure or delay depends on the location of the defective part that
stores an electrical charge on the circuit board. The company plans to
replace all affected units and has set up a call center for customers. 

Read the complete MedWatch 2007 Safety Summary including a link to the
Class 1 Recall Notice, at: 
www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2007/safety07.htm#aed10
<http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2007/safety07.htm#aed10> 

Statewide Fire and EMS website has wealth of information

Our readers may be interested in a statewide Fire and EMS website called
VA Fire News. With a wealth of information, pictures, videos, job
postings, blog, links and many other features, the site is becoming an
important resource for our statewide fire and EMS community. Did you
know that there is a website with streaming audio of many EMS and police
dispatch centers right here in the Hampton Roads area?  You'll find that
and much more at: www.vafirenews.com/  By the way, the streaming audio
site is www.hrconnect.com/streaming/

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At the Federal level...

EMS Leaders Adopt New Resolutions at 2007 NASEMSO Annual Meeting 

Nearly 300 attendees participated in the 2007 National Association of
State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) Annual Meeting held in Minneapolis, MN
October 28-November 2.  In addition to the general sessions, each of the
organization's four councils (state EMS data managers, state EMS medical
directors, state EMS training coordinators, and state trauma managers)
convened to deliberate a range of issues including implementation of the
National EMS Education Agenda.  Several PowerPoint presentations have
already been uploaded to the NASEMSO web site for viewing as well as
committee and council reports and 4 resolutions that were adopted
addressing federal funding of the Rural Emergency Medical Services and
Trauma Technical Assistance Center (REMSTTAC), FEMA deployment,
regionalization of care, and medical unit support at wildland fires.
For more information, visit the NASEMSO web site at www.nasemso.org
<http://www.nasemso.org> .

White House releases HSPD-21 

The White House has released Homeland Security Presidential Directive
21, "Public Health and Medical Preparedness." The directive establishes
a National Strategy for Public Health and Medical Preparedness, which
builds upon principles set forth in "Biodefense for the 21st Century"
(April 2004) and will transform the national approach to protecting the
health of Americans against all disasters.  HSPD-21 is available at 
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071018-10.html
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071018-10.html> .

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