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NASEMSO Webinar — "Identifying Methods to Measure Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Competency"(07/22/10) Join us for our Webinar entitled "Identifying Methods to Measure Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Competency" set for Aug. 25, 2010, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern time. This webinar is a "8th in a series" of monthly sessions planned to provide information about the Implementation of the EMS Education Agenda. Online registion link and additional webinar details will be posted soon. NASEMSO, ACEP and NAEMSP Joint Statement on Role of State EMS Director Published in PreHospital Emergency Care Journal(06/01/10) "The Role of State Medical Direction in the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System: A Resource Document," by Carol A. Cunningham MD , Keith Wesley MD, Timothy D. Peterson, MD, MPH, Richard Alcorta, MD, Douglas F. Kupas, MD, Joe A. Nelson, DO, Peter Taillac, MD, and Jim Upchurch, MD, has been published in the July-September 2010 issue of PreHospital Emergency Care. This resource document provides a snapshot of the status of state EMS medical direction in our nation in 2007 and a projection of the achievable benchmarks for the role of the state EMS medical director in the future. As an informational resource, this tool will assist state EMS officials, legislators, laypersons, and partners within the emergency care system to comprehend, create or improve, and support the state EMS medical director position within their jurisdictions. The position statement, "Role of the State EMS Medical Director," that appears in this issue is based on this resource document. |
EMS News & ResourcesEMSC and NRC Transition State Partnership Technical Assistance Responsibilities(07/28/10) In light of recent staff additions at Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the EMSC Program will be transitioning most of the State Partnership Technical Assistance work, originally housed at the National Resource Center (NRC), to HRSA. Beginning July 28, states should begin contacting their HRSA Technical Assistance Representative for questions or technical assistance related to the State Partnership Grant Program and performance measures. The transition process will continue through the end of August. During this time, should you happen to contact the NRC for routine work that was transitioned to HRSA, the NRC will recommend you contact your HRSA representative. The NRC will begin work on new projects that the EMSC Program is prioritizing in lieu of the state partnership work. For more information and to find out who your HRSA representative will be, please contact either Ian Weston at iweston@cnmc.org, Jocelyn Hulbert at jhulbert@hrsa.gov, or Theresa Morison-Quinata at tmorrison-quinata@hrsa.gov.NHTSA to Host Public Meeting on Pediatric Restraints in Ground Ambulances on August 5(07/22/10) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published an announcement in the Federal Register regarding an upcoming public meeting to review a proposed document—“Recommendations for the Safe Transportation of Children in Ground Ambulances.” According to NHTSA, “The absence of consistent national standards and protocols regarding the transportation of children in ground ambulances complicates the work of EMS professionals and may result in the improper and unsafe restraint of highly vulnerable child passengers.” It is estimated that each year up to 1,000 ambulance crashes involve patients who are children. Input to the draft has been provided by several national EMS organizations, including NASEMSO. The meeting will be held August 5, 2010 in Washington DC. Instructions for registering for a live broadcast of the event are also included in the FR notice. |
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