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WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER - February 14, 2020

PROTOCOL UPDATE WORKGROUP SEEKS PROVIDER MEMBERS

The WVEMS Regional Medical Direction Committee is gearing up for the next round of protocol updates. The RMDC will appoint a "Protocol Workgroup" to begin work very soon. This workgroup will consist of several OMDs with broad experience in protocol development, and will also include nine providers from across the region as advisory members who will play an important role in the process. We are seeking three experienced EMS providers (ALS level preferred) from each of our three planning districts (Roanoke-Alleghany, Piedmont, and New River Valley), for a total of nine providers to serve on this workgroup. The workgroup will meet regularly (probably monthly),  with a combination of day and evening meetings. A conference call line will be available for these meetings, however in-person attendance is encouraged whenever possible. This is a very important commitment. If you have interest in serving on the Protocol Workgroup for the coming 12 months (or longer), please send an email to wvprotocols at vaems.org<mailto:wvprotocols at vaems.org> with your contact information and a brief background including your level of certification and length of EMS service no later than Friday, February 21. The Regional Medical Direction Committee will announce the selections no later than March 15.

SEND AN EMAIL EXPRESSING YOUR INTEREST NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 21 TO:
wvprotocols at vaems.org<mailto:wvprotocols at vaems.org>
Include your name and contact information, EMS background, and any other information that you feel would make you a good candidate for this appointment.

REGIONAL EMS AWARDS - NOMINATION PERIOD IS OPEN!

[Regional Award logo and tagline.jpg]The nomination period for the 2018 WVEMS Regional EMS Awards and Scholarship is open! Follow THIS LINK to the simple nomination process!<http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/governors-ems-awards-program/nominations-regional-awards-programs/> It only takes a minute to complete  the process. Please see the attached documents. Recognize your heroes for these awards! Be sure to select "Western Virginia EMS Council" as your regional council. Nominations are being accepted in the following categories:

  *   Excellence in EMS (Capstone award for long-time service and dedication to the field of EMS)
  *   Outstanding EMS Telecommunicator/Dispatcher
  *   Innovation Excellence in EMS (New Category!)
  *   Outstanding EMS Educator
  *   Outstanding EMS Leadership
  *   Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS
  *   Physician with Outstanding Contribution to EMS
  *   Outstanding EMS Provider
  *   Outstanding EMS Agency
  *   Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health and Safety
  *   Regional Emergency Preparedness Award
  *   Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children
  *   Scholarship for Outstanding Contribution to EMS by a High School Senior

Special WVEMS Regional Award: Once again, you have the opportunity to nominate someone for the Regional "WVEMS Benny Summerlin Award for Service to Local Government<http://western.vaems.org/index.php?option=com_chronoforms5&chronoform=2020SummerlinAward>" This very special award honors Benny Summerlin (1958-2012), a public servant who dedicated 40 years of his life to service in EMS, including serving as a WVEMS board member and president.
Regional winners will be nominated for statewide Governor's awards to be presented in November at the annual Virginia EMS Symposium.

2020 DATA COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE
Virginia Administrative Code - EMS Regulations require every licensed EMS agency to submit Patient Care Records with the required minimum data set on a schedule established by the Office of EMS (OEMS) as authorized in §32.1-116.1 of the Code of Virginia. Please see the attached memorandum from the Virginia Department of Health's Office of EMS (OEMS) for information on a new initiative to help your agency achieve and maintain full compliance.

2020 S.E. Student Wilderness Medicine Conference

Blue Ridge Adventure Medicine has partnered with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine to host the 13th annual SE Student Wilderness Medicine Conference in Roanoke, VA on March 6-8th, 2020. This affordable conference will provide both didactic and hands-on opportunities to build your knowledge on how to manage common emergencies in austere environments and improvise with limited resources. Nationally renowned healthcare providers with careers focused in wilderness medicine will host sessions ranging from Wilderness Toxicology, SCUBA Emergencies, Avalanche and Hypothermia Management, and more.

To register, please visit https://www.blueridgeadventuremed.com/2020-student-conference.html, and see the attached flyer.

RADFORD UNIVERSITY CARILION TO OFFER EMT COURSE

Please see the attached flyer for information on an upcoming EMT course to be offered on the Roanoke campus beginning on January 21.
For more information, visit https://www.radford.edu/ruc-cep

OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Please visit the WVEMS Upcoming Education web page<http://www.wvems.org/upcoming-education-and-events/> for more information:

·         Multiple Opportunities for EMS Officer 1 training

·         Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness class

Please take a moment to complete our Customer Experience Survey<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CFBS6GX> to let us know how we're doing!

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