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Upcoming Virtual Naloxone Training

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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

Vital Signs in person attendees – Notice

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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

 

 

 

 

EMS Protocol App Survey

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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

ImageTrend User Educational Summit (Utica)

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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

OPEN SLOTS: Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition & Stabilization (PEARS) Courses

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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

Executive Order

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As I have been asked by several people, I am including the Executive order that was signed. I am cautioning everyone again, direction needs to come from the State DOH BEMS on how this is going to impact us as EMS providers. I anticipate that direction in the near future, but we have not received anything yet.

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/EO_4_Disaster.pdf

Recent Executive Order

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Greetings Fellow Providers,

I wanted to take a moment and send out this message regarding the recently signed executive order by Gov. Hochul. Some of you may have decided to “read ahead” and evaluate the impact of the EO in relation to EMS. Since this order was signed early Tuesday morning I am sure the State DOH BEMS has been busy formulating a plan of action to communicate implementation of items related to EMS in the EO. Unfortunately, when we find ourselves in a holding pattern like this, we tend to see and increase in rumors, speculation, and sometimes misinformation as a result. I urge everyone to be patient as I am confident that in the very near future we will receive guidance from the Bureau on the EO and its impact to EMS.

As always, if you have any questions you are welcome to contact this office and speak with us, however I can say that we do not have any information to provide regarding this matter as of yet. As soon as we are provided with the necessary information, we will ensure to get that out to providers as promptly as we can.

Stay safe

TECC at Twin District

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Twin District is hosting a TECC course on October 23rd and 24th, 2021. This is a two day event and both days must be attended. Please refer to flyer for more details.

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TECC-Flyer-10_2021.pdf