2025 National EMS Weekend of Honor

The 2025 National EMS Weekend of Honor. It is scheduled July18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 2799Richmond Highway in Arlington, Va.

Details on the 2025 Weekend of Honor are being developed.  Pleasecheck the NEMSMS website for a full listing of events, hotel block informationand other pertinent details.

The room reservation link is:

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/WASRC/G-YZLL

The 2025 National EMS Weekend of Honor. It is scheduled for July 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 2799 Richmond Highway in Arlington, Va.

Details on the 2025 Weekend of Honor are being developed.  Please check the NEMSMS website for a full listing of events, hotel block information and other pertinent details.

https://www.national-ems-memorial.org/

The room reservation link is:

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/WASRC/G-YZLL

The VAVRS will be conducting training at the State Office (2535 Turkey Creek Road, Oilville, VA 23129) on January 19, 2025.  The following classes have been confirmed and are listed on the website for pre-registration:

Traffic Incident Management System (TIMS)   0900-1330

Infectious Disease Control (IDC) Basic   0930-1130

Disignated Infection Control Officer (DICO)   1230-1530

Please spread the word about this training.  There are no VAVRS membership requirements or registration fees for any of these classes.  We are holding this training to give people additional opportunities to pick up much needed agency training, as well as CE hours.  You MUST PRE-REGISTER online (vavrs.com > Training > Registration > Scroll to class and select Details and Registration > you will be prompted to complete the registration).  Please contact the State Office with any questions.  Additional CE classes for that weekend are being coordinated for so please continue to check the website.  Classes will be posted for registration as they are confirmed.  Thanks.  

Click the link below: Then go to “Training” “Registration” You do NOT have to be a member to sign up. FREE TRAINING for ALL

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TIMS – Traffic Incident Management

TIMS – Traffic Incident Management

NO Regstration Fee for Anyone NON-Members may have to call VAVRS Office

A new coordinated, multi-disciplinary training program developed through the Second Strategic Highway

Research Program (SHRP 2) available for all emergency responders and those supporting Traffic Incident Management operations. This training puts police, firefighters, state and local departments of transportation, towing, medical personnel, and other incident responders on the same page, leading to a safer, faster, integrated responder team.

EMS – Infection Disease Control Basic

OSHA has determined that EMS providers face a significant health risk as the result of occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. Exposure can be minimized or eliminated using a combination of engineering and work practice controls, personal protective clothing and equipment. This program covers OSHA guidelines which health care providers must follow to assure a safer work environment. The class covers the basic aspects of infectious disease control from bloodborne to airborne.

This course is a prerequisite for the Designated Infection Control Officer course

EMS – Designated Infection Control Officer

The Virginia Office of EMS regulations require that each licensed EMS agency identify an Infection Control Officer. That person must be formally trained for the position and be knowledgeable in the proper post exposure medical procedures and current regulations and laws governing disease transmission. This training program provides that training and includes a review of the major duties of an agency’s DICO to include the Ryan White CARE Act, OSHA regulations pertaining to EMS and guidelines for compliance. This program has been approved by the VAOEMS as meeting the standard for DICO training.

Saturday, 11/2

0800-1630 High Performance Ventilation Workshop -Limited to 24 students

Category 1 8.0 hours  BLS 11 ALS 16

Presenters: Bob Page, M.Ed, NRP, CCP, NCEE, CHSE, CHSOS and Dusty Lynn, RN, MSc., EMT-P, TCRN

Research shows that often, EMS providers have trouble ventilating patients.  In this eye-opening, hands-on workshop, Bob shows participants how to ventilate patients by BVM, via Mask, ET tube, and supraglottic airways using state of the art simulators and feedback devices that measure pressures, volumes, and ventilatory rates.  You will gain valuable insight and skills to improve your ventilation ability using this valuable feedback and coaching system.  This lab features the tools and techniques to introduce you to the concept of high performance ventilation (HPV). The class is an arena format with plenty of time for hands on practice, not an airway class, but a ventilation class using state of the art ventilation equipment and advanced ventilation feedback devices.

*1200-1300 Lunch on your own

Sunday, 11/3

0800-1630 Pediatric Emergency Assessment Course -Limited to 24 students

Category 1 8.0 hours

Presenters: Dusty Lynn, RN, MSc., EMT-P, TCRN and Bob Page, M.Ed, NRP, CCP, NCEE, CHSE, CHSOS

PALS, PEPP, PITLS, APLS, PCC, NRP, PEARS, all names in the Pediatric Course library. Each one of them has their merits. What if you could take a class that highlighted the best of all courses along with some assessment techniques not see in any of them? Interested? Come join Bob Page as he teams up with Experienced and Dynamic Pediatric Educator Dusty-Lynn Page from the University of Virginia as they present an exciting course of hands on and interactive case studies designed to help you hone your pediatric assessment skills. Plan on spending an amazing day with two passionate educators as they explore pediatric assessment pearls and give you the feedback you need for success.

*1200-1300 Lunch on your own

Saturday, 11/9

0800 – 1000 Neurology  Category 1 – Medical 14/19 2 hours

Presenter: Imran Salek, City of Fairfax Fire Dept.

Focus on altered mental status patients and various causes.  We will discuss stroke types and the signs and symptoms associated.

1000 – 1100 Sepsis Category 1 – Medical 14/19 2 hours

Presenter: Imran Salek, City of Fairfax Fire Dept.

Recognition and possible treatment plans for sepsis patients

1100 – 1200 Muslim Culture and EMS – Category 1 – Operations 15/20 1 hour

Presenter:  Inman Sherif Shehata, Chaplain Stafford County Fire and Rescue

What can you touch in the Muslim home?  Does the culture change my assessment and/or treatment plan?  Come out to learn the best management tools for patients from other cultures. 

1200 – 1300 Lunch Provided (Count needed)

1300 – 1400 Airway Management Category 1 – Airway, Resp, Vent 11/16 1 hour

Presenter: Imran Salek, City of Fairfax Fire Dept.

Partial lecture with hands on practice.  The lecture will speak about some dyspnea disease processes and difficult airway scenarios.  We will go over different airway adjuncts.  Hands on will involve BVM techniques, intubation, video laryngoscope, SALAD technique

1400 – 1500 Trauma Category 1 – Trauma 13/18 1 hour

Presenter: Imran Salek, City of Fairfax Fire Dept.

Discussion on basic trauma PEARLS

1500-1600 Pain Management Category 1 – Medical 14/19 1 hour

Presenter: Imran Salek, City of Fairfax Fire Dept.

Discussion on effective pain management

Sunday, Nov 10

0800-0900  WHOLE BLOOD-21^st Century Management of Hemorrhagic Shock Category 1 – Medical 14/19 1 hour

Presenter: David Long, Executive Director, Tidewater EMS Council

0900-1030 TXA and Calcium in trauma Category 1 – Trauma 13/18 1.5 hours

Presenter: David Long, Executive Director, Tidewater EMS Council 

1030-1130 Resuscitation Before Intubation: Avoid Post-Intubation Hypotension Category 1 – Airway, Resp, Vent. 11/16 1 hour

Presenter: David Long, Executive Director, Tidewater EMS Council 

1130-1230 CPR for Firefighters Category 1 – Operations 15/20 1 hour

Presented by Chris Jett, Stafford County Fire and Rescue

Many have requested Chris provide this information so that we know how to take care of firefighters on the incident scene

*1230 – 1330 Lunch on your own

1330-1530  Rapid Trauma Assessment and Management Category 1 – Trauma 13/18 2 hours

Presenter: Benjamin Hankin, City of Fairfax Fire Department

Focus on a more rapid trauma assessment in a dynamic environment

1530-1630 Advanced Airway Category 1 – Airway, Resp, Vent 11/16 1 hour

Presenter: Benjamin Hankin, City of Fairfax Fire Department

Focus on video assisted intubation and surgical airways

With the new FDA Drug Supply Chain and Security Act (DSCSA) deadline approaching, November 2024 below is some information that was sent out from the State EMS Medical Director referencing DEA registration for OMD’s.

The Virginia Ambulance Association represents the interests of private ambulance services across the commonwealth.  EMS is the backbone of healthcare access and deserves a seat at any table where healthcare policy and legislation will be the focus.  We must educate our legislators about our role and how we fit into the rapidly changing healthcare environment.  They must understand the challenges we face on a daily basis in providing our services before we will be able to convince them to take action on our behalf.  Likewise, it is important to educate the public about our role in their healthcare access and the emergency response system.