NAEMT Offers Members Educational Benefits
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EMSEMS WeekWeek EventsEvents pgpg 1010 INSIDE: MESSAGE FROM THE 4 Your Association at PRESIDENT Work NAEMT NAEMT joins with Advocates for EMS to help EMS workers Offers nationwide 10 Members EMS Week 2008 Celebrate your service and Educational honor those who gave all Benefits 12 EMS Toolbox: Web Sites You Can Use By Jerry Johnston In this issue, we feature safe lifting and back-strengthening A Little Bit About A exercises Lot of Things… embership has its privileges may be the catch- There is a lot going on phrase for a certain green-and-white credit card, with NAEMT these days; both M but the same catchphrase could apply to mem- internally as well as external- bership in NAEMT. Now, active, dues-paying NAEMT ly. I thought I would take this members can take advantage of free continuing education opportunity to brief you on units, discounted distance learning programs or scholar- the status of our many initia- ships. “NAEMT is pleased to add these new educational tives… membership benefits,” said NAEMT President Jerry I am pleased to report Johnston. “With education at the core of our mission, these that the Bylaws Committee provide NAEMT members the opportunity to gain free con- has completed their work. I tinuing education and to further their education in the colle- cannot begin to tell you how giate environment.” proud I am of the product they produced under the leadership Free CEUs for Individual Active Members of Past President Nathan Williams. The details of their The newest member benefit is the free continuing educa- work are highlighted in other tion units that were made available this year through an agree- articles within this newsletter. Visit ment with CentreLearn Solutions LLC. Of note is the move to a NAEMT will provide two hours of free, online, continu- www.naemt.org Board of Directors that ing education credits through its NAEMT Online Education eLearn encompasses eight directors for the latest System developed by CentreLearn. These credits are valued at from four geographic regions, $6.95 each, and are awarded annually to individual, active association news. tesy Centr as well as two at-large direc- NAEMT members. These credits may be applied to take tors. The executive committee available online courses, or could be applied to the cost of an will be comprised of the Continued on page 14 Spring 2008 Photo Cour Continued on page 3 and Special Operations, our intent to provide you bet- of EMTs and paramedics. As Message from chaired by Greg Chapman. ter, more seamless service. you’ll recall, the IOM recently the President We have made a concerted released a report regarding the Continued from cover effort to reach out to the Maintaining state of emergency care in the membership to engage you in US. This project will highlight President, President Elect, an effort to re-energize our Relationships the current state of prepared- Secretary, Treasurer, and committees. Look for many NAEMT continues our ness in the US from many Immediate Past President. In improvements as this effort work of fostering our external facets. NAEMT was pleased addition, the former Board of progresses. PHTLS will con- relationships. We are now to be invited to participate in Governors will now be this and takes this participa- referred to as the Affiliate tion very seriously. Advisory Council. I am NAEMT continues to be involved with pleased to report that former the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) NAEMT governor from Forum on Medical and Public Health Advocates for EMS Kansas, Doug Meyer, has NAEMT continues to accepted my appointment to Preparedness for Catastrophic Events. play a vital role in Advocates be the first chair of this group. We are the only national organization for EMS (AEMS). By playing Look for a very active group at the table representing the interests such an important role, it that will engage and challenge of EMTs and paramedics. affords NAEMT the opportu- all affiliated associations. nity to be a part of a larger legislative and advocacy Committee Chairs effort. We enjoy our autono- Named tinue to be chaired by Will invited to participate in more my when desired, yet share in Chapleau; AMLS by Linda meetings and forums than a much broader EMS picture I am also pleased to Abrahamson; and EPC by ever before. While this can be with NAEMSP, NAEMSE, report that the Board of Tommy Loyacono. costly, it is imperative that we and NASEMSO. In addition, Directors has approved its This work has provided be present at these meetings to we enjoy the benefits of a committee structure. Our our administrative staff the represent your interests. Allow very active lobbying firm committees will consist of the opportunity to either create or me to take a moment to high- (Cornerstone Government following: Advocacy, chaired revise NAEMT operational light a few of the most recent Affairs). This is something by Kurt Krumperman; policy relative not only to our events. that NAEMT would not have Education, chaired by Heather bylaws revisions, but the day- NAEMT continues to be the resources for without our Davis; Finance, chaired by to-day operational aspects of involved with the Institute of relationship with AEMS. You NAEMT Treasurer Ed the association. No stone has Medicine’s (IOM) Forum on may want to go to our website Sawicki; Health and Safety, gone unturned. We are fortu- Medical and Public Health and view their annual report chaired by Bruce Evans; nate to have such great staff Preparedness for Catastrophic that is posted there. Membership, chaired by who are deeply committed to Events. We are the only Speaking of NAEMSP, I Director Rick Ellis; Military NAEMT. By re-organizing national organization at the once again had the opportuni- Affairs, chaired by Mike Hay; their job responsibilities, it is table representing the interests Continued on page 13 Officers Special Operations Committee Candace Barnett Photocopying articles for non-commercial use is Jerry Johnston Membership Coordinator permitted. Reprinting articles in other publica- President Heather Davis tions is not permitted without the express per- Education Committee Keshia Robinson Patrick Moore Office Coordinator mission of NAEMT. For reprint permission, President-Elect Richard Ellis contact NAEMT at the addresses below. Membership Committee Sylvia McGowan Robert A. Loftus Education Coordinator All NAEMT News correspondence should be Secretary Bruce Evans directed to NAEMT Headquarters by fax: 601- Edward Sawicki Health and Safety Committee Production 924-7325, by e-mail: [email protected], or Treasurer Mike Hay Kent Mummert by mail: NAEMT News, P.O. Box 1400, Clinton, MS 39060-1400. Ken Bouvier Military Affairs Committee RiverWorks Immediate Past President Kurt Krumperman Connie Meyer, NAEMT News Committee For membership info contact NAEMT by Advocacy Committee Chairperson e-mail at [email protected], by mail: P.O. Board of Directors NAEMT News, Volume 20, Number 2, is an Box 1400, Clinton, MS 39060-1400, by fax: Will Chapleau Tommy Loyacono 601-924-7325 or by phone: 800-34-NAEMT. To EPC Committee official publication of the NAEMT Foundation, Richard Ellis a not-for-profit corporation associated with the reach NAEMT online, go to www.NAEMT.org. Jennifer J. Frenette Edward Sawicki National Association of Emergency Medical To reach NAEMT News online, e-mail Finance Committee [email protected]. Don Lundy Technicians (NAEMT). This newsletter is pub- Connie Meyer NAEMT Staff lished four times yearly as a service to the asso- Jim Slattery ciation’s members and the national EMS com- Pamela Cohen munity. Only the officers or the Board of NAEMT Committee Chairs Executive Director Directors may make official statements on Linda Abrahamson Lisa Lindsay behalf of the National Association of AMLS Committee Business Manager Emergency Medical Technicians. Advertisement in NAEMT News does not constitute endorse- Will Chapleau Corine Curd ment by the Association of any particular prod- PHTLS Committee Education Manager uct or service. © 2008 by The National Greg Chapman Association of EMTs. All rights reserved. NAEMT News Spring 2008 / 3 NAEMT Advocates in Washington for Its Members dvocacy is one of the and Rep. Charles Boustany • Considering the creation Faculty: AMLS National most important mis- (R-LA). of voluntary national Faculty A sions NAEMT has The education of standards for EMS; and Fee: $195 (includes text- undertaken on behalf of its Congressional leaders regard- • Continuing efforts to book) members. NAEMT represen- ing the importance of have a robust national Advanced Medical Life tatives regularly meet with increased funding for first EMS data collection Support (AMLS) offers a prac- state and federal officials to responders through the system. tical approach to adult medical discuss EMS issues such as Department of Homeland NAEMT members hold emergencies. The course for- worker safety, recruitment and Security. three seats on the Advocates mat facilitates participants’ retention, compensation and The reinstatement of for EMS board of directors. ability to assess and manage a the special challenges facing essential programs into the Serving on the board are medical patient from an initial rural EMS. president’s Fiscal Year 2008 Nathan Williams, Kurt field impression through deter- In addition to face-to-face budget, including Rural and Krumperman and Tommy mining a differential diagnosis. meetings, NAEMT also advo- Community Access to AEDs, Loyacono. Williams is a past The AMLS provider course is cates in Washington D.C. for Preventive Health and Health president of Advocates, designed for advanced-level issues of importance to EMS Services Block Grants and the Krumperman was recently providers and allows for a min- workers nationwide by being NHTSA EMS Division. elected president-elect of the imal amount of lecture and part of Advocates for EMS. The continued implemen- group, and Loyacono is a ample actual hands-on physical NAEMT is a supporter of tation of the National EMS board member.