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The IEMSA Mission
To provide a voice and promote
the highest quality and standards of Iowa’s Emergency Medical
Services.
27th ANNUAL IEMSA CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
We hope you can join us for another year of serving the Iowa EMS
Community with this quality educational event. For more information
on this year's event and to register, please visit the
Conference page. See you in Des
Moines this coming November 10-12, 2016!
 EMS
DAY on the Hill and Emerging Trend Conference Registration open
Join us Wednesday, February 8 and Thursday, February 9 for Stand Up
Iowa EMS Day on the Hill and Emerging Trends Conference with speaker
Jay Fitch, PHD!
Uh-Oh! Peds!
Conference Registration open
Join us February 25 for our "Uh-Oh! Peds!" conference, where we'll
train to care for little bodies.
Trends and Consequences of
Eliminating State Psychiatric Beds in 2016
Iowa is ranked 51 of 52 states in the nation
The number of state hospital
beds that remain to serve the nation’s most ill and potentially
dangerous psychiatric patients has fallen to its lowest level on
record, setting off a domino effect of unmet need coast to coast.
Largely reserved for those individuals considered unsuccessfully
treated and/or too dangerous for other health care settings, state
hospitals today are the last resort of the mental health system...
read more
IDHP Requests Your
Feedback
A prepared and fully
interoperable public health infrastructure is critical. Over the
last two years the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of
Emergency and Trauma Services has traveled across the state to meet
with preparedness and response partners to understand the challenges
in preparedness and response system and coalition development. Seven
service areas areas have been identified (see
map).
IDPH is requesting feedback on the
service area alignment before August 17, 2016. Additional details
and information regarding the organization and administration of
these service areas and revisions in the grant applications will
occur over the next three months. See this
Talking Points document for additional details.
 THE
VOICE NEWSLETTER
Get all your latest news in Iowa EMS
by downloading the current edition of The Voice newsletter
here.
Looking for past editions? Visit the
Members Only Section. Not an IEMSA member? What are you waiting
for? Visit the Membership page
here
and
join today!
IACME Fall Meeting &
Education Expo
Los Angeles Times reporter and author of award-winning book on
America’s heroin epidemic will be headline speaker at IACME Fall
Meeting October 14-15, 2016. For more information, please visit the
Training page.
2016 EMS Memorial
Ceremony :
A moving tribute to four fallen fellow providers and to all Iowa EMS
Providers
The Ceremony was held at the EMS Memorial in West Des Moines at
Station #19, located at 8055 Mills Civic Parkway on May 14, 2016.
It was a cold and windy Iowa day for our ceremony. We honored some
very special EMS heros on Saturday. Our 2016 Honorees are, Douglas
J. Butzier, M.D., Annette M. Hird, Dennis I. Mallory, D.O., Brian S.
Seymour... read more
Des Moines Marriott
Downtown Now Accepting conference hotel reservations!
Planning to attend this year's IEMSA Annual Conference & Tradeshow?
Then make your reservations at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown
today by clicking
here! Additional details are available in the Hotels sidebar on
the
Conference
page. Room blocks will also be available at the Quality Inn, Holiday
Inn, Renaissance Savery, and Hampton Inn. Reservations details will
be posted on the
Conference page as soon as they
are available.
EMS DAY ON THE HILL & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
February 9, 2017
Save the date for next year's EMS Day
on the Hill & Leadership conference! Details as they become
available will be posted on the
Conference
page.
 BOUNDTREE NEW GROUP PURCHASING VENDOR
New Group Purchasing Vendor Announced—Boundtree now offering IEMSA
Member Discounted Pricing.
The Committee has researched EMS supply vendors for the best
prices available, and have once again selected a company we feel
will provide you with the best benefits possible.
This cycle, the contract has been awarded to Boundtree. Boundtree
has entered into a two-year contract with IEMSA to provide our
Affiliate Members (in good standing —
to check your membership status please log-in to your IEMSA Online
Account by clicking here — or call 1-515-225-8079) with
considerable discounts on their products. This contract runs from
August 1, 2015 and ends on July 31, 2017.
For more details, read more
here in the Members Only section.
A Statewide STEMI
System of Care for Iowa
Get the latest news about the new
statewide STEMI System of Care for Iowa on the
Library page now. Learn about the goals for the program as well
as opportunities, plus what's currently being done to spread the
word and details on how you can get involved. Visit the
Library page for more information.
 Iowa
EMS Stroke Alert Run Sheet and Stroke Exam Review
Brian Helland of Clive EMS and Terri
Hamm of Mercy Medical Center Des Moines present an Iowa EMS stroke
alert run sheet and exam review in an informative 18-minute video
that you can view
here.
 KCRG-TV9
COVERS
EMS VOLUNTEER SHORTAGE
The town of Stanwood in Cedar County currently has no ambulance
service. Losing the service has been a long process for the
community. In October 2011, Stanwood Ambulance Service became
“Stanwood EMS” because they could no longer staff the ambulance on a
24-hour basis, a state requirement. Last month, “Stanwood EMS” shut
down because its coordinator left. That position is also required by
state law. Stanwood is now covered by services from the surrounding
towns of Clarence, Mechanicsville and Olin. ...
more on KCRG.com
Volunteer Individual of the Year
Featured on KCRG-TV9
CEDAR RAPIDS — Ambulance services in rural areas are often
underfunded, and require the help of volunteers like Wendy Frentress,
a paramedic currently working with Blairstown Ambulance. She’s been
recognized by the Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association with
the Volunteer Individual of the Year award. That’s why she’s the
focus of this week’s Show You Care Spotlight...
more
IEMSA MERCHANDISE
IEMSA Merchandise is now available to order online. Orders placed
by the 1st of the month are printed and shipped the following month.
More details are available on the wait-time and shipping time on the
order form.
If you’d like to order State Patches and Rockers, please contact
the office for pricing and availability.
 KWQC-TV6 COVERS RURAL
EMS IN IOWA
To read the full article and view the news piece that aired on
KWQC-TV6 on January 29, 2015, click
here.
2015 Iowa Legislator Listing
Looking to find out who represents your IEMSA Region in the Iowa
legislature? Then the
2015 Iowa
Legislator Listing Reference Booklet
will come in very handy. Download your PDF copy
here.
Latest Ebola
Information
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGING RECEIVES GRANT
FOR FALL PREVENTION
The Iowa Department on Aging has received a federal grant to prevent
falls by at-risk Iowans.
According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, unintentional
falls are the leading cause of injury-related emergency room visits,
hospitalizations and deaths for Iowans aged 65 or older.
“Increasing the variety and availability of evidenced-based fall
prevention programs throughout the state is key to reducing the
number of fall related injuries” said Iowa Department on Aging
Director Donna Harvey. “Thanks to this project, the State will
establish a responsive, integrated fall prevention network that
enables more at-risk Iowans to participate in falls prevention
programs and learn strategies to decrease their chances of falling.”
We hope you will strongly consider becoming engaged in this
effort. It is an investment in Iowa’s future; if we can educate
people today, we can prevent fall-related injuries and deaths in the
years to come.
Please feel free to share this
Master Trainer Course Application with others in your
professional network as appropriate.
Mark A. Hanson
Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Program Administrator
NEW E.V.E.N.T. ReportS
Available
The Center for Leadership, Innovation,
and Research in EMS (CLIR) with sponsorship provided by the North
Central EMS Institute (NCEMSI), the National EMS Management
Association (NEMSMA), the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada (PCC), the
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and
the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) is pleased
to present summary reports for the EMS
Voluntary Event Notification Tool (EVENT).
Patient Safety Summaries
Near Miss Summaries
EMS Violence Summaries
You are encouraged to share this
report within your organizations. You can continue to submit events
at
www.emseventreport.com.
FINAL
EMS STUDY COMMITTEE REPORT
AVAILABLE
An approval-pending draft of the Iowa Legislature EMS
Study Committee's final report is available on the
EMS Study Committee
page now.
Please click
here
to review this
document as well as numerous others from the committee.
NAEMT'S POSITION ON EMS AS ESSENTIAL
SERVICE
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
Board of Directors has adopted a new position statement on EMS as an
Essential Public Function. The full news release from the NAEMT is
available
here.
Transition Requirements
Click
here
to go to the Bureau of EMS webpage that has all the information on
what you need to do to transition and the timeline to make that
transition.
Join IEMSA On Facebook
Join us on
Facebook
! IEMSA members can join our Facebook page. It’s a great
way to interact with other EMS providers, share ideas, get
information, and more. There are also photos from the 2012 EMS
Cruise posted.
Group Purchasing
Group Purchasing Discounts are available to Affiliate Members in
good standing. Click
here
for more information. Please log into your Members Only account if
prompted.
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Join the Iowa
EMS Association
Being a member
of the Iowa EMS Association means your voice is one of the many
joining together for positive change in Iowa EMS. And with
individual memberships starting at just $30.00, you'll likely get a
lot more than what you originally invest. Learn more
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Apply for an IEMSA Educational Scholarship
Interested in applying for an IEMSA EMS Scholarship? Then click
here for the
official application! Hurry, this year's deadline is June 1. |
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Board meetings
IEMSA board meetings are held
on the third Thursday of every month unless otherwise noted. Regular
meetings will be held by teleconference or at West Des Moines EMS Station
19, 8055 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm unless otherwise noted.
The November meeting is the Annual Meeting which is held in conjunction with
the Annual Conference and Trade Show at the conference location. All members
are welcome to attend.
2016 Board Meeting Dates
January 4 - 8:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Budget Meeting
Executive Board Only
West Des Moines EMS Station 19
January 21 - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
West Des Moines EMS Station 19
February 24 - 10:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Strategy Planning Meeting
All Board Members
West Des Moines EMS Station 19
March 17 - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Teleconference
April 13 - 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites DSM
May
No Meeting
June 16 - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
West Des Moines EMS Station 19
July 21 - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Teleconference
August
No Meeting
September 15 - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
West Des Moines City Hall
4200 Mills Civic Parkway, WDM
2nd Floor Training Room
October 20 - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
West Des Moines EMS Station 19
November 10 - 11:15-12:15
Iowa Event Center DSM
December 15 - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
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27th Annual IEMSA Conference & Trade Show
November 10-12, 2016
Iowa Event Center, Des Moines
SE EMS Saturday
January 14, 2017 (tentative)
EMS Day on the Hill
February 9, 2017
Renaissance Savery, Des Moines
Leadership Conference
February 9, 2017
Renaissance Savery, Des Moines
4th Annual IEMSA Uh-Oh Ped's Conference
Feb 25, 2017
Holiday Inn, Coralville
EMS Memorial Ceremony
May 13, 2017 (tentative)
Leadership Academy
with Jon Politis
September 2017 (Date TBD) |
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