Announcements

• 2008 Tim Hynes Award Winner Announced.
• Save the Date!  CCTMC 2009 - April 6-8, San Antonio, TX
• Rod Crane, President/CEO of MedFlight of Ohio, and 2008 International Humanitarian Award Recipient to deliver IAFP Leadership Precon at AMTC.  More info...
• EMS Week - May 18 - 24, 200.  Planning Kit Available.  More Info...
  
  
• BCCTPC conducts FP-C Exam May 19, 2008, at AIRMED, Prague Czech Republic. The exam will be available in German and English.  A Critical Care Transport Certification Review Course will also be conducted.  More Info...
  
  
• New web site created to help families and individuals prepare for and respond to a flu pandemic, or any long term extended emergency. Press Release.
• WeatherTurndown.com is a free service allowing medical transport programs to share in current information regarding delays or cancellations due to weather.
• Pediatric Preplans: Avoiding Disasters with Critical Care Kids.
• IAFP Membership dues increase September 1, 2007.
• Attn: EMS Historians--The National EMS Museum would like to know the history of your program or any air medical history, such as...Who was the first civilian paramedic in the US and which program did he/she fly for?  What was the first flight program in the country and what aircraft was utilized?  What are the various models of flight programs around the country?  If you know the answers to these questions, submit your information to the museum and become a part of Flight Paramedic history!
• The IAFP has established a set of guidelines for State Chapter development and governance.   A manual, bylaws and other helpful documents have been drafted and are now available.
• Online learning with CentreLearn provides a broad range of CECBEMS approved continuing education topics.  Many advanced life support courses are also approved for CCEMT-P recertification credit.  IAFP members can purchase an annual subscription for only $29.95 – a 50% savings over non-member prices.  Note: This discount is only available thru the Members Only Education area.  Try it out - your first lesson is FREE.

• March 2008 - Advocates for EMS hosts 1st Annual EMS Policy Summit at EMS TODAY in Baltimore, MD, March 27, 2008.  More Info...
• February 2008 - IAFP State Delegate and representative, David Stamey, attended the 2-day Stakeholder meeting for the National EMS Education Standards. The objective of the meeting was to obtain national EMS community input and consensus on Draft 2.0 of the National EMS Education Standards. 
• December 2007 - IAFP participates in EMS Stakeholders Meeting in Washington DC.  More Info...
• September 2007 - Cornerstone Government Affairs in Washington DC, announce new developments of the EMS Caucus.  More Info...
  
  
• May 2007--URGENT! Grassroots Action Needed on Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill AAMS needs your help in communicating to Senators the significant and urgent concerns the air medical community has with several provisions in Senate Bill 1300.The Senate plans to “markup” this Bill on Wednesday, May 16th.   More Info...
• Feb. 2007—The IAFP works with Alabama EMS Director, Denise Blair and Medical Director, John Campbell M.D., to address violations of current EMS regulations which do not allow paramedics in area flight programs to perform traditional RSI procedures.  An emergency legislative session is planned for early March to review and adopt a temporary regulation to allow new RSI standards for air transport. The IAFP has proposed a blue print for an EMS system that will harbor standard of care along with a critical care paramedic licensure. More to come…
• The Secretary of Transportation announces the establishment of a National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Council (NEMSAC) to provide guidance related to EMS to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NEMSAC calls for a representative from the Air Medical Community.  Discussions have started within the AAMS GR Committee.