Greetings Everyone,
Lakeplains Community Care Network is seeking candidates that are interested in becoming the EMS Program Director. If interested please download the flyer for specific requirements and how to apply.
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EMS-Director-Job-Description-LPCCN.pdf
Greetings Everyone,
This is a recent message from Catholic Health:
“Mercy Hospital of Buffalo has made the decision to not utilize the key pads for the ambulance ramp entrance or the EMS entrance to the ED to ensure the safety and security of our patients, our visitors, our staff, and the building. Until further notice to access the ambulance ramp and the EMS entrance doors crews will be required to press the security button at both entrances and wait until security permits them access”.
Any questions please contact Emily at Catholic Health
I wanted to share information with you on an upcoming virtual Naloxone training from WNY Rural Area Health Education Center. This training will take place Thursday, October 21st at 4:00pm. Please see the attached flyer for more details and how to register.
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WNY-R-AHEC-10.21.21-Naloxone-Training-Flyer.pdf
A message from the NYSDOH BEMS regarding the up coming vitals signs conference:
Dear Vital Signs Attendee:
We are very excited to be having our in-person conference this year! We can’t wait to see everyone after nearly 2 years. For those who can’t join in-person we are happy to offer an online conference experience!
The Vital Signs & Bureau of EMS staff want to let everyone know we are taken extra steps to ensure a safe environment for our attendees, our speakers, and our vendors.
As part of our safety plan, everyone that attends in person must be vaccinated.
When attendees pick up their badges onsite, staff will ask for validation of your COVID vaccine. Attendees can show a COVID vaccination card and/or your excelsior pass.
We appreciate your assistance and look forward to having a safe environment for everyone.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me
Sincerely,
Valerie Ozga
NYS Department of Health – Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
coordinator@vitalsignsconference.com
Greetings Everyone,
The Southern Tier EMS system recently explored with the program agencies the idea of conducting a survey regarding the new state protocol app MURU. I feel that this is important to share with our region as well. Below is the message and the link to the survey and I encourage all of you participate please. Make sure to share with others.
“At the past few meetings of the Southwestern Regional EMS Council, the topic of the use of the MURU App vs. the Collaborative Protocol App has come into the discussion several times. Due to this, we are seeking feedback from our region on how they feel in regards to the apps that are available.
Please take the time to complete this brief 5 minute survey to provide your feedback. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will be shared at the state level”.
Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ProtocolAppSurveySW
NYS DOH BEMS is hosting a summit in Utica for anyone wishing to attend. Links to the agenda and area hotels are at the bottom of the email.
The Maynard Fire Department and Mid-State Regional Emergency Medical Services Council are pleased to sponsor and host this ImageTrend User Educational Summit from Tuesday, October 26 à 28, 2021 at the Maynard Fire Department. This program will allow the many EMS agencies using ImageTrend as their ePCR platform to learn more about NEMSIS, the ImageTrend program, how to manage the platform for their EMS agency, utilize the Report Writer program and an introduction to the CQI program to help contribute to improving quality of care.
Users will benefit from the night sessions to practice many direct entry of many different scenarios and help improve data entry efficiency and quality of documentation. Users can attend one or both of the night sessions to practice and ask questions about the program or the documentation standard.
Registration for both the EMS Agency Leadership NEMSIS and ImageTrend Training and the User Education and Practice Sessions are available at https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/imagetrendsummitutica
The Bureau is committed to helping users and agency leadership advance their knowledge and capabilities within the platforms offered by the Department.
Stay safe!
Peter
Peter L. Brodie, BS, AEMT
Deputy Chief, Data and Informatics Unit
EMS Data Manager
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-10-Utica-Summit.pdf
http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Utica-Area-Hotels.pdf
There a few openings remaining for the Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition & Stabilization (PEARS) Courses. Please share this with your contacts.
October 12, 2021 – 9:00am – 3:30pm
Olcott Fire Company
1691 Lockport Olcott Road
Olcott, NY 14028
Register Here
October 19, 2021 – 9:00am – 3:30pm
Olean General Hospital
515 Main Street
Olean, NY 14760
Register Here
October 20, 2021 – 9:00am – 3:30pm
St. Joseph’s Hospital
555 St. Joseph’s Blvd.
Elmira, NY
Register Here
October 27, 2021 – 9:00am – 3:30pm
Upstate NY Life Support Training
1250 Scottsville Road
Rochester, NY 14624
Register Here
Background:
This course is set up for healthcare providers
who infrequently see critically ill children and
any healthcare provider who might encounter
pediatric patients. This course is not intended
for those credentialed for advanced pediatric
skills that routinely provide pediatric care.
Course Description:
PEARS teaches providers how to recognize
respiratory distress, shock and cardiac arrest,
and provide appropriate lifesaving
interventions within the initial minutes of
response until the child is transferred to an
advanced life support provider. The goal of
PEARS is to improve the quality of care
provided to seriously ill or injured infants and
children, resulting in improved outcomes.
-Improves competency in pediatric basic life
support
-Learning stations and practice reinforce
essential skills
-Course video allows students actually see and
hear critically ill children
-Enhances skills in recognizing shock,
respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary
emergencies
Target Audience: PEARS is for
healthcare providers such as medical and
surgical nurses, school nurses, emergency
medical technicians (EMTs) and any other
healthcare provider who infrequently sees
critically ill infants and children.
Eileen Spezio
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Finger Lakes Regional Training Center
Assistant to Certification, Institute for Innovative Education
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 709
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: (585) 758-7640 Mon-Wed; (585) 276-8765 (Thur-Fri), Cell: (585-415-4948), Fax: (585) 756-5098
Eileen_spezio@urmc.rochester.edu
Websites: WRHEPC.URMC.EDU/www.iie.urmc.edu
From Valerie Ozga
Good Afternoon Everyone!
As you know the EMS Memorial will be taking place tomorrow morning starting at 11 am. I am providing you the webcasting link for to view the memorial if you are not able to attend in person.
The live link for your meeting will be:
https://players.brightcove.net/2886492229001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6193797864001