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NASEMSO Webinar — "Identifying Methods to Measure Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Competency"

(07/22/10) Join us for our Webinar entitled "Identifying Methods to Measure Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Competency" set for Aug. 25, 2010, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern time. You will not want to miss this webinar, "eighth in a series" of monthly sessions planned to assist the EMS community with the Implementation of the EMS Education Agenda. In this session, we will discuss how to measure student competency.
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Schedule of 2010 webinars

Register Today for the NASEMSO 2010 Annual Meeting

(08/19/10) Visit the NASEMSO 2010 Annual Meeting page to learn why you should attend this year's meeting and exhibit. The NASEMSO Annual Meeting purpose is to address current issues and trends in emergency medical services systems. Programs are conducted in a variety of formats to maximize information exchange and dialogue with state EMS officials on current EMS issues. Exhibits of advanced equipment, technology, and services are part of the meeting.

NASEMSO, ACEP and NAEMSP Joint Statement on Role of State EMS Director Published in PreHospital Emergency Care Journal

(06/01/10) "The Role of State Medical Direction in the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System: A Resource Document," by Carol A. Cunningham MD , Keith Wesley MD, Timothy D. Peterson, MD, MPH, Richard Alcorta, MD, Douglas F. Kupas, MD, Joe A. Nelson, DO, Peter Taillac, MD, and Jim Upchurch, MD, has been published in the July-September 2010 issue of PreHospital Emergency Care. This resource document provides a snapshot of the status of state EMS medical direction in our nation in 2007 and a projection of the achievable benchmarks for the role of the state EMS medical director in the future. As an informational resource, this tool will assist state EMS officials, legislators, laypersons, and partners within the emergency care system to comprehend, create or improve, and support the state EMS medical director position within their jurisdictions. The position statement, "Role of the State EMS Medical Director," that appears in this issue is based on this resource document.
Article available here.

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NASEMSO To Present White Paper at "Towards Zero Death: A National Strategy on Highway Safety" Stakeholder Meeting

(08/19/10) NASEMSO was given the opportunity to contribute a white paper for the “Toward Zero Deaths: A National Strategy on Highway Safety” stakeholder meeting being held in DC on August 25-26. Six state EMS officials will be present for the meeting (ID, MT, WA, IA, OH, and MD). All NASEMSO members have the option of attending via webinar on Aug. 25-26, 2010, for all or parts of the meeting. We strongly encourage you or a designee to register and attend whatever portions you can; especially during the breakout sessions on EMS. In addition to gathering input into developing a national plan, the stakeholder workshop will determine how the plan should be implemented once it is finalized. The plan will have a 25-year horizon, so it will be particularly important to discuss innovative countermeasures that go beyond the countermeasures already known to be effective or identify research that will create them. The discussions will focus on identifying bold policies and programs to create significant change for safety.

Please share the webinar information with other EMS stakeholders as well. Once you register online here, you can log in at whatever time(s) suit your schedule. If you log in after the breakout sessions have started, information will be on the screen about how to join the EMS session. Webinar participants can listen to all of the discussions as well as submit questions and comments via chat pods. Your input is needed to ensure consideration of a wide range of perspectives and for us to develop as robust a list as possible of EMS advancements to include in the national plan.
NASEMSO White Paper
Letter of Invitation to Aug. 25-26 Webinar

NASEMSO Provides Comments on Draft Recommendations for Transporting Children in Ambulances

(08/12/10) NASEMSO members provided comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation on its “Draft Recommendations for Safely Transporting Children in Specific Situations in Emergency Ground Ambulances." Download NASEMSO comments here. Overall, the document represents available science and best practice recommendations from an interdisciplinary team of experienced professionals. NASEMSO deeply appreciates the tremendous effort by NHTSA’s working group and believe the recommendations will move the industry towards greater scientific testing and the development of additional devices that will be cost-effective and safe for those who are faced with transporting children in ambulances.