Greetings Everyone,
Urgent Message from ECMC:
ECMC will experience a phone system downtime on April 26, 2023 from 0001-0500hrs. During this time, the ECMC campus will not be able to receive any incoming phone calls. We have a contingency to use cell phones for Trauma Activation and On-Line Medical Control.
During this time we ask EMS providers call the following temporary cell phone number for On-Line Medical Control and Trauma Activation:
(716) 238-6928
Thank you!
Angela Payne MSN RN
Unit Manager
Erie County Medical Center
Training Announcement: Pediatric Disaster Mental Health: Essential Elements for Healthcare Providers
Greetings Everyone,
A training opportunity from the Bureau and the EMS-C:
Children comprise almost 25% of the U.S. population and are the most vulnerable to mental and behavioral health problems during disasters. The events of September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, COVID-19 and many others have had significant deleterious effects on the pediatric population in the United States. The challenges children face in wake of these disasters reaches into schools, healthcare facilities, families and communities. There is a great need to effectively prepare for, respond to and mitigate against future pediatric disaster mental health catastrophic events.
The NYC Pediatric Disaster Coalition will be conducting a webinar on Wednesday, May 31rd from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (Eastern Time):
Pediatric Disaster Mental Health: Essential Elements for Healthcare Providers
The presentation will focus on:
• Information/resources on pediatric disaster mental health for providers, teachers, parents, and pediatric patients
• Psychological first aid for pediatric populations
• Screening and referral for pediatric disaster mental health issues
The featured speakers are nationally recognized as leaders in the field of Pediatric Disaster Mental and Behavioral Health:
Merritt D. Schreiber, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Lundquist Institute
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center|
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Tona McGuire, Ph.D.
Co-Lead WRAPEM Mental Health Workgroup
Mental Health Domain SME, Pediatric Pandemic Network
Co-Lead, Behavioral Health Strike Team, WA State Dept of Health
Please make every effort to attend. You are welcome and encouraged to share this email invitation with your healthcare colleagues.
The registration link is below. Upon registering you will receive an email conformation with the Zoom link and call-in.
Registration link:
https://www.programinfosite.com/pediatricdisastercoalition/registration/
Feel free to reach out with any questions. Thank you for your dedication to the children of the city of New York.
Regards,
John Jermyn
Project Director
New York City Pediatric Disaster Coalition
646-915-2050
jjermyn@maimonidesmed.org
Michael Frogel, MD, FAAP
Co-Principal Investigator, New York City Pediatric Disaster Coalition
Chairman, National Pediatric Disaster Coalition
917-478-7047
Mikefrogel@gmail.com
Greetings!
Please see the link below to the flyer regarding mask use in Catholic Health Facilities. This applies to Catholic Health facilities in Erie County only!
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-20-23-Masking-Regulation-Update-FINAL.pdf
Greetings!
Please see the link below for a flyer from Catholic Health regarding meals during EMS week!
Stay Safe!
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/EMS-week-2023-meal-flyer.pdf
Greetings
Please see the link below for the Vital signs Academy Training for the weel of April 17, 2023
Stay Safe!
Link: http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Weel-of-April-17-2023.pdf
Please see the notice below from Ray Hubert, EMS Liaison of Eastern Niagara Hospital.
Good Morning Chiefs,
It was recently brought to my attention that a fax used by some agencies for submitting their PCR to ENH has been put out of service and will not be replaced.
Please insure that your system is set to fax to 716-514-5748
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me.
In addition to the message from Ray, below is the link for the closure notice for Eastern Niagra Hospital.
Link: ENH-Closure-Notice_EMS-Personnel-1.pdf (ubmdems.com)