2008 RPAC/PARAMEDIC & MICN EDUCATION SCHEDULE

The Regional Paramedic Advisory Committee Meetings (RPAC) followed by prehospital/emergency continuing educations are scheduled for: 

January 17th                      Neuropsychiatric Building (Building #3) rm 101.                 

April 17th                            Neuropsychiatric Building (Building #3) rm 101. 

July 17th                              Neuropsychiatric Building (Building #3) rm 101.

October 16th                     Neuropsychiatric Building (Building #3) rm 101.

            Time:  RPAC  0830 - 0930                   Education  0930 – 1030          Breakfast served

 Prehospital Education Conference: Emergency Care: NO FEAR Conference

 May 16th               Mission Conference Center -Mission Hospital

            Time: 0730 – 1300    Full breakfast served

 Comprehensive Airway & Skills Review education is scheduled for:

 March 19th                  North Net Training Center

 September 17th           North Net Training Center

         Time: 0800 – 1200      

Parking:          Parking is available for courses at the Medical Center in the Visitor parking structure on the north east corner of  The City Drive and Dawn Way.  Validation for 2 hours free parking is available, but only if you park in the UCI Visitor structure.  We can not validate for the County Courthouse parking structure on the south side of Dawn Way.   

 

This year the Emergency Care: NO FEAR Conference will be held at Mission Conference Center on May 16^th. The conference is an annual event sponsored and coordinated by the Base Hospital Coordinators.  This half-day seminar is designed to provide high quality education to healthcare and prehospital professionals in the current trends of state-of-the art emergency care management.  Topics will include:

ü                    Pediatric Emergencies

ü                    Child Abuse Prevention 

               ü            Head Injuries & Hypovolemic Shock

         ü             Aeromedical Medicine           

Also at this seminar, you will be able to view equipment, supplies, and services on display from companies and organizations related to care of prehospital and emergency patients. Representatives will be available during the exhibit time for interactive demonstration and to discuss the merits of the product and services on an individual basis. Contact Carerie Kozak for registration information.

EMS Week is a special week designed to honor doctors, nurses, police officers, fire personnel, paramedics, EMT's, health educators and many others who provide emergency services to the public.

Here in Orange County our community partners will host public awareness events that will focus on educating Orange County residents about the valuable services that our EMS providers offer. We will promote information that includes, but is not limited to CPR, fire safety, helmet safety and car seat safety.

EMS Awards Ceremony will be hosted on May 21^st at UCI Medical Center.

 

 

ATTENTION TRANSPORTING AGENCIES

There has been an ongoing overflow of backboards and prehospital equipment left at UCI. Please retrieve your agencies equipment in a timely manner.

Equipment left over 30 days will be donated.

EMS crews can contact us for follow up of cases they bring to UCI. Forms are available in the radio room and the paramedic lounge. Complete the forms with the required information and follow up will be provided to you on the patient outcomes, injuries, ect.

                

 

The Mandatory Updates that were scheduled to begin in June will be delayed to begin in January 2009.  System implementation of the Update material will be scheduled for mid-March 2009.  Anticipated training time will be 3 hours per session.

 

Just a reminder that during the construction of the new hospital at UCI Medical Center, parking for emergency vehicles has changed. Parking for emergency vehicles and fire trucks will be adjacent to the new CT trailer. The CT trailer is expected to be in that location for approximately one year. Thank you for all your patience during our construction!!