Announcements

• Delaware County Memorial Hospital Paramedics regret to announce the passing of Thomas "Wolfie" Wolfarth.  Mr. Wolfarth was the Department Chief of DCMH Paramedics and flight medic for PennStar, Chester County Hospital Medic 91, Mercy Health System and Haverford Township.  
  Our deepest sympathy to the families, co-workers and friends of Mr. Wolfarth.
  
  
• NAACS offers Operational Control Certification (NAACS-OCC) Beta class in Springfield MO July 31 - Aug. 2, 2009 and in Nashville TN, August 7-9, 2009.  More Info? Contact Robin Cockerill.
  
  
• 2009 Call for Candidates.  Submission Deadline: July 10, 2009.   More Info...
  
  
• 2010 CCTMC Speaker Submission Form.  Deadline, August 15, 2009
  
  
• EMS and 9-1-1 Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Infection Guidance Document
  
  

• Pandemic Influenza - Are You Prepared?  CentreLearn is offering Pandemic Influenza Courses Part 1 and 2 at no cost to IAFP members! More Info...  

  
  
• Military Medic to Paramedic Bridge Course May 11, 2009.  More Info...
• IAFP Goes to Washington.  NTSB Holds HEMS Hearings Feb. 3-5.  Read IAFP Statement submitted to the NTSB.  Watch Hearing via Live Webcast!  
• ATTN: Critical Care Paramedics!  The BCCTPC Announces  Job Analysis Survey underway for development of Critical Care Paramedic - Certified (CCP-C) Exam.  More Info...   
• NEW CentreLearn courses available!  See Listing
  

• 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.
• 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 2009 - The National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) releases support documents for the implementation of the EMS Education Agenda - Talking Points and FAQs.
• January 2009 - CDC and National Expert Panel Promote Revised Field Triage Guidelines of Trauma Patients Will Help Save Lives by Getting the Right Patient, to the Right Place, at the Right Time. More Info...  IAFP members will receive a printed copy of this IAFP endorsed publication.
• Oct. 2008 - Republican Leaders Call for Hearing on Air Ambulance Flight Safety. More Info...
• Sept. 2008 -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced a proposal to make available more than $40 million in grants to help states and territories improve their 9-1-1 call centers. The grants were authorized by the ENHANCE 911 Act.  More Info...
• Sept. 2008 - IAFP board members attend conference in Washington, DC, From Evidence to EMS Practice: Building a National Model, co-sponsored by FICEMS and NEMSAC, to initiate development of a national model process for evidence-based guidelines for prehospital care.
• Aug. 2008 - AAMS Safety Summit Recap. More Info...
• July 2008 - IAFP, AAMS, NEMSPA, AMPA, ASTNA and NAACS prepare for Safety Summit in Dallas, TX, July 25.  More Info...