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2018 Summer IssueKID STUFFED Nurse Managers If you haven't completed the KYEMSCassessment on Interfacility Transfer Agreements and Guidelines CLICK HERE - Deadline August 17th!Regional Healthcare Coalitions Why Should My EMS AgencyParticipate?by Jasie K. Logsdon, MPH, MAHealthcare Preparedness Coordinator, Regions 4 and 14, Department for Public HealthThe Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) wascreated in response to the September 11, 2001terrorist attacks, and the subsequent anthraxattacks, to build hospital capacity to respond tobioterrorism incidents. In successive years, theprogram focus shifted to an all-hazards,capability-based approach to include allmembers of the healthcare system –EMSagencies, emergency management, publichealth, long term care, behavioral health, etc.Since 2002, the Department for Public Health hasreceived HPP funding, with a significant portion ofthat funding being allocated to the RegionalHealthcare Coalitions (HCC) across thestate. The membership of these coalitions hasevolved as the program focus shifted to a wholecommunity approach.Although many EMS agencies have been longstanding members, with the newly released“2017-2022 Healthcare Preparedness andResponse Capabilities”, EMS agencies are nowconsidered a core member of the HCC.The purpose of the Hospital PreparednessProgram is to prepare the healthcare deliverysystem to save lives during emergencies anddisaster events that exceed the day-to-daycapacity and capability of existing health andemergency response systems. This isaccomplished through the development of HCCsthat incentivize diverse and often competinghealthcare organizations, with differing prioritiesand objectives, to work together. HCCs providemembers with many benefits. Those benefitsrelated to EMS can best be summarized by theEMS agencies who are members of HCCsacross the state.
"All of the coalitions are beginning to work on theirbudgets; to be considered, EMS needs to be part of theprocess."- Brad LearnEmergency Preparedness CoordinatorKY Hospital AssociationEMS coordination: Healthcarecoalitions provide organizedcooperationHealthcare coalitions offer EMS a "seat at thetable" for regional emergency planningAugust 6, 2018Read the article on EMS1.comAAP influenza immunization recommendationsrevised for 2018-’19 seasonThere are new recommendations for the upcoming 2018-’19influenza 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 thatprovides a thorough review of the evidencesupporting specific educational andknowledge translation strategies that havethe greatest potential to improve providerperformance and outcomes from cardiacarrest.While the focus is on cardiac arrest care,the principles and suggestions discussedapply broadly to acute care andresuscitation education.View the full statement HEREView highlights HEREFind infographics HEREUpcoming Conferences, Meetings,Educational OpportunitiesFree online EMS continuing education!Check out the University of Colorado School of Medicineprogram on Abuse Recognition.It is 2 hours of continuing education credit that will beaccepted here in KY. If you complete your profile with your KYcertification number, you will receive a certificate thatincludes the KYEMSC-TEI approval number.This course does NOT fulfill the KY PAHT requirement but itis a great supplement to improve your ability to differentiatesigns of physical abuse from accidental injury.Not a lecture! You will go through 115 cases with a synopsisof the reported mechanism and pictures of injuries. Theprogram asks if this case is potentially abuse or likely not.You will get better as you go through the program! Here isthe ke Cumberland Healthcare SymposiumAugust 23-24, 2018Find more information HERE!
Continuing Education Units provided to: EMR / EMT / AEMT / Paramedic / LPN / RN / RT / FirefighterLake Cumberland State Park5465 State Park RoadJamestown, KY 42629September 18-21, 2018Lexington Convention CenterSince 1990 the Kentucky EMS Conference and Expo has been the largest continuous EMS conferencein Kentucky state history. Presented by the Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association, the conferencebrings all EMS groups together with the common goal of presenting our EMS providers with the bestEMS education available in the state.Schedule and Registration InformationClick here to subscribe toKID STUFF!
Download this infographic and other safety tip sheets at Safe Kids Worldwide.Contact Info for KY EMS for ChildrenA federal and state partnership grant held by the KY Board of EMSMorgan ScaggsKYEMSC Project Directormorgan.scaggs@kctcs.edu118 James Court, Ste. 50, Lexington, KY 40505(859) 256-3583Ideas or submissions for future editions are welcome!Previous issues can be found on our website HERE.
2018 Summer Issue KID STUFF . accomplished through the development of HCCs that incentivize diverse and often competing healthcare organizations, with differing priorities and objectives, to work together. HCCs provide . Schedule and Reg
