Monday, 9 December 2019
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.
| OMD Committee Meeting Tue Dec 10 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Dec 11 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| STEMI PI Meeting Thu Dec 12 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Stroke PI Meeting Thu Dec 12 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM |
| Board Of Directors Meeting Thu Dec 12 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| Education and Training Committee Meeting Wed Dec 18 @ 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Dec 18 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| Commercial EMS Agencies Committee Thu Dec 19 @10:00AM - 12:00PM |
| Office Closed - Christmas Tue Dec 24 @12:00AM |
| Office Closed - Christmas Wed Dec 25 @12:00AM |
| Consolidated Testing at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed Jan 22 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Tue Feb 25 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Feb 26 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Thu Feb 27 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Consolidated Testing at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed Mar 18 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Wed Apr 29 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Thu Apr 30 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Consolidated Testing at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed May 20 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
