2018 Summer Issue

KID STUFF

ED Nurse Managers If you haven't completed the KYEMSC assessment on Interfacility Transfer Agreements and Guidelines - CLICK HERE - Deadline August 17th!

Regional Healthcare Coalitions - Why Should My EMS Agency Participate? by Jasie K. Logsdon, MPH, MA Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator, Regions 4 and 14, Department for Public Health

The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) was created in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and the subsequent anthrax attacks, to build hospital capacity to respond to bioterrorism incidents. In successive years, the program focus shifted to an all-hazards, capability-based approach to include all members of the healthcare system –EMS agencies, emergency management, public health, long term care, behavioral health, etc.  Since 2002, the Department for Public Health has received HPP funding, with a significant portion of that funding being allocated to the Regional Healthcare Coalitions (HCC) across the state. The membership of these coalitions has evolved as the program focus shifted to a whole community approach.

Although many EMS agencies have been long-standing members, with the newly released “2017-2022 Healthcare Preparedness and Response Capabilities”, EMS agencies are now considered a core member of the HCC. The purpose of the Hospital Preparedness Program is to prepare the healthcare delivery system to save lives during emergencies and disaster events that exceed the day-to-day capacity and capability of existing health and emergency response systems. This is accomplished through the development of HCCs that incentivize diverse and often competing healthcare organizations, with differing priorities and objectives, to work together. HCCs provide members with many benefits. Those benefits related to EMS can best be summarized by the EMS agencies who are members of HCCs across the state.

"All of the coalitions are beginning to work on their budgets; to be considered, EMS needs to be part of the process." - Brad Learn Emergency Preparedness Coordinator KY Hospital Association

EMS coordination: Healthcare coalitions provide organized cooperation Healthcare coalitions offer EMS a "seat at the table" for regional emergency planning August 6, 2018 Read the article on EMS1.com

AAP influenza immunization recommendations revised for 2018-’19 season There are new recommendations for the upcoming 2018-’19 influenza season. Read the article on AAP Publications!

AHA Releases “Educational Strategies to Improve Outcomes From Cardiac Arrest”

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released a scientific statement that provides a thorough review of the evidence supporting specific educational and knowledge translation strategies that have the greatest potential to improve provider performance and outcomes from cardiac arrest. While the focus is on cardiac arrest care, the principles and suggestions discussed apply broadly to acute care and resuscitation education. View the full statement HERE View highlights HERE Find infographics HERE

Upcoming Conferences, Meetings, Educational Opportunities

Free online EMS continuing education! Check out the University of Colorado School of Medicine program on Abuse Recognition. It is 2 hours of continuing education credit that will be accepted here in KY. If you complete your profile with your KY certification number, you will receive a certificate that includes the KYEMSC-TEI approval number. This course does NOT fulfill the KY PAHT requirement but it is a great supplement to improve your ability to differentiate signs of physical abuse from accidental injury. Not a lecture! You will go through 115 cases with a synopsis of the reported mechanism and pictures of injuries. The program asks if this case is potentially abuse or likely not. You will get better as you go through the program! Here is the link: http://www.identifychildabuse.org/index.php   

Lake Cumberland Healthcare Symposium August 23-24, 2018 Find more information HERE! Continuing Education Units provided to: EMR / EMT / AEMT / Paramedic / LPN / RN / RT / Firefighter Lake Cumberland State Park 5465 State Park Road Jamestown, KY 42629

September 18-21, 2018 Lexington Convention Center

Since 1990 the Kentucky EMS Conference and Expo has been the largest continuous EMS conference in Kentucky state history. Presented by the Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association, the conference brings all EMS groups together with the common goal of presenting our EMS providers with the best EMS education available in the state. Schedule and Registration Information

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