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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

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

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

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

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

From our friends up in North Country:

Friends,

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DQSYTPD

We are currently seeking submissions for lectures, workshops, keynotes, and full-day/multiple-day courses for the North Country EMS 21st Annual Spring Fling Conference, which will be held at the Edgewood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria Bay, NY.

We are looking for submissions for the following:

April 28th and 29th: full-day, half-day, and evening pre-conference programs/courses/workshops

April 30th: Full-day ALS track and BLS track with 60- to 90-minute lectures

All topics and formats related to clinical, operations, leadership, and education will be considered. The deadline for submission is COB on November 29, 2021.

Submissions will be accepted by completing this survey

We take pride in giving our presenters a great experience. We pay honorariums and provide travel/lodging. All presenters are welcome at conference events, meals, etc. Please be sure to include honorarium expectations.

If you have any questions, please contact Ann Smith, FDRHPO North Country EMS Program Agency Director at asmith@fdrhpo.org

Ann Smith, Director
FDRHPO North Country EMS Program Agency
120 Washington Street, Suite 230
Watertown, NY 13601
asmith@fdrhpo.org
Office 315-755-2020 ext. 56
Fax 315-755-2022
Cell 315-454-2606
www.fdrhpo.org/ems

See Attached

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Week-of-September-27-2021.pdf

The State DOH is sharing an informational flyer regarding vaccinations with all EMS agencies.

http://ubmdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Top-10-reasons-to-get-vaccinated-against-COVID-19-_9-23-2021-final.pdf

EMS Agency Leaders,

Please take a few minutes to answer the survey link below. The survey is for the purpose of polling the EMS agencies across NYS to determine which agencies may be interested in entering into a contract for service with the NYS DOH BEMSATS. Even if your agency is not interested in entering into a contract we ask that you please answer the survey. We ask that you respond by 6pm on 09/23/2021 as current mission assignments begin on 10/1/2021.

Sept 2021 EMS Mobilization Contract Polling Survey | Survey Builder (ny.gov)

Thank you in advance.

Donald Trzepacz Jr.

District Chief / Investigator

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Greetings

We have decided to extend our deadline for the EMS Council Awards to October 1, 2021  I am attaching the link for you to distribute to our agencies and colleagues.

In addition, 2 years ago, we also created the NYS EMS Innovation Awards.  The description is below and the link to submit is also attached.  We are also extending the deadline for the Innovation Awards to October 8, 2021.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Thank You!

NYS EMS Council Awards

https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/emsawards.htm

New York State EMS Innovation Awards

Progressive ideas and forwarding thinking agencies have inspired change that has created system sustainability, recruitment, retention, alternative education models and so much more.  EMS Agencies, REMSCOs, REMACs, Program Agencies and Course Sponsors over the past year have been implementing innovation throughout New York State achieving positive results and advancing the field of Emergency Medical Services. If you are an agency or know an agency that has solved a problem/gap using innovation, consider self-nomination or nomination of an agency to be one of the EMS Innovation Award recipients.

Innovation Award Categories:

1. Organizational Change Innovations: Innovations in system designs, agency sustainability, and facilitating organizational change.
2. Clinical Delivery Innovations: Innovations in clinical practices that are leading to positive patient outcomes and/or positive patient experiences.
3. Recruitment and Retention Innovations: Innovations in recruitment, onboarding, longevity, staff experience and/or staff satisfaction leading to gaining and retaining staff.
4. Educational Innovations: Innovations in education delivery models, student experience and/or community involvement.

To submit a nomination, please electronically submit your application to Valerie.ozga@health.ny.gov

 

Here is the link for the Innovation Awards: 

https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/vital-signs-ems-agency-innovatio

 

Eligibility: Must be a New York State EMS agency, that includes but is not limited to, an ambulance service, ALS-FR, BLS-FR, REMSCO, REMAC, Program Agency and/or Course Sponsor.  All innovation submissions must be in compliance with New York State Public Health Law Article 30 and Title 10 of the New York Code Rules and Regulations.  Any submission that does not meet this criteria will be ineligible.