Announcements

• IAFCCP Board Member, Christopher Hall, receives MedEvac Foundation International 2011 MTLI Scholarship.  Press Release
  
  
• IAFCCP Announces Tim Hynes Award Winner - Patrick Auger, Ornge Transport Medicine, Ottawa Canada.  Press Release.
  
  
• IAFP Board of Directors Approve Name Change.  More Info...  Press Release
  
  
• Class A Uniform for Air Medical Services.
  
  
  
• The CDC wants to help you and your staff be ready in a moment's notice to treat and receive patients after a terrorist bombing. Blast Injury Preparedness and Response Information.  More...
  
  
• IAFP Member, Paul Romero, and 13-Year Old Son, Jordan, Climb Mount Everest, Set Record
  
  
• CCTMC Moves to Nashville in 2010. 
  
  
• 8th Edition of the CAMTS Standards is available for review.  Comments and suggestions welcome.  Deadline for comment is May 28, 2010.  Download Draft #4 (4-26-2010).
  
  
  
• IAFP Appoints Anthony Conrardy, Critical Care Representative to Board of Directors.  Press Release...
  
  
  
• Free Continuing Education to Fire/EMS Professionals Affected by Recession.  More Info...
  
  
  
• IAFP and the Air Medical Journal Associates donate $10,001 to the MedEvac Foundation for air medical research. Press Release...

• 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.

• January 2010 - IAFP Invited to participate in ACEP Safety Project.
  
• June, 2010 - IAFP Attends FICEMS Meeting in Washington, DC.  Meeting recap provided by Anthony Conrardy, IAFP Critical Care Representative.
  
• March 2010 - IAFP participates in National EMS and 9-1-1 Stakeholders Meeting March 17-18, 2010 in Washington DC to address the need of critical care development.  EMS professionals invited to attend. 
  
• December 2009 - Advocates for EMS report that a recent appropriations bill released  approves increased HHS funding. NEMSIS received $1.5 million FY 2010 - double the allotted program amount FY 09. 
  
• November 2009 - AEMS Health Reform Updates...Full Bill, Section by Section, Timeline, Summary
• November 2009 - The NHTSA office of Emergency Medical Services is soliciting input for their 2010-2015 Strategic Plan.  Download Federal Register Notice
  
• September 2009 - The Washington Post publishes  NTSB Ties Helicopter Payments To Safety. Recommendation: Medicare Should Set Performance Standard
  
• September 2009 - NTSB Issues Additional Safety Recommendations for HEMS Industry.  Four Safety Recommendation Letters Concerning HEMS (Summary & Conclusions)
  
  
• August 2009 - The Washington Post publishes Fatal Flights A Perilous Rush to Profit
• June 2009 - The NTSB releases Summary of February 3-6, HEMS Safety Hearing.
• 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.