Wednesday, 12 December 2018
EMS Agencies, Field Personnel, and OMDs within the TEMS Region:
All manufacturers are currently experiencing supply issues related to shortages of injectable narcotic products. Shortages are related to manufacturing delays and product availability. These shortages are predicted to extend into 2019.
These shortages include morphine 10 mg/1 mL 10 mg vials and fentanyl 50 mcg/1 mL 100 mcg vials that are stocked in the Tidewater EMS Red medication boxes.
Nominations are being accepted for Weber Fund Advisory Board members.The Tidewater EMS Council's Board of Directors established the Kent J. Weber EMS Education and Research Fund in 2015 in honor the leadership and guidance of the council’s first executive director, long time board member and treasurer, Kent Jules Weber. More recently a Weber Fund Advisory Board was established to develop strategic advice and provide direction and support to the Board of Directors in all matters related to the Fund.
The Tidewater EMS Council created a new field coordinator position to support EMS education, performance improvement, mass casualty preparedness and other EMS programs in the counties of Southampton and Isle of Wight, and the city of Franklin.
Harvey “Jay” Porter, the Tidewater EMS Council’s former Education and Performance Improvement Coordinator, began serving as Field Coordinator – Western Tidewater part time beginning January 1, 2018.
Read more: New field coordinator position serves Western Tidewater
T
he sixty-day 2018 session of the Virginia General Assembly opened January 10 and adjourned on March 10. An April session will be held to further consider the state budget. The council tracks bills and resolutions of interest to the EMS community.
Read more: 2018 Virginia General Assembly adjourns but will reconvene for the budget
Michael F. "Mike" McMahon, Jr. joined the Tidewater EMS Council staff on December 8, 2017 as the Performance Improvement and Education Coordinator. Mike is a National Registry Paramedic and Virginia Education Coordinator, and holds a Master's degree in Public Health from the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a Bachelor's of Science degree in biology from Virginia Tech. Mike's EMS background includes volunteer and career EMS, lifeguard service and EMS instruction along with various other fire, hazmat, ICS and medical certifications.
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Dec 12 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| OMD Committee Meeting - PEMS Thu Dec 13 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Board of Directors - TEMS Thu Dec 13 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| Cardiac Grand Rounds Tue Dec 18 @ 7:00AM - 08:00AM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Dec 19 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| Office Closed - Christmas Mon Dec 24 @12:00AM |
| Office Closed - Christmas Tue Dec 25 @12:00AM |
| Office Closed - Christmas Holiday Mon Dec 31 @12:00AM |
| Office Closed - New Year's Day Tue Jan 01 @12:00AM |
| Office Closed - King Day Mon Jan 21 @12:00AM |
| Cardiac Grand Rounds Tue Dec 18 @ 7:00AM - 08:00AM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Wed Dec 19 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Thu Dec 20 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Consolidated Testing @ NFR 12/27/18 Thu Dec 27 @ 8:00AM - 02:00PM |
| Consolidated Testing @ NFR 01/23/19 Wed Jan 23 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course - Duty to Act Sat Feb 09 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Feb 20 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Thu Feb 21 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Consolidated Testing @ NFR 03/27/2019 Wed Mar 27 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Wed Apr 24 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
