Thursday, 26 April 2018
The Tidewater EMS Council Board of Directors elected several new directors and filled key vacancies during its quarterly meeting on December 8, 2016. Wayne E. Shank was elected treasurer, W. Travis Kirby and Dennis J. Keane were elected to the board, and Janice E. McKay and Jeffrey J. Meyer were elected to the executive committee.
Governor Terry McAuliffe today (11/21/2016) announced that State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine, MD, MPH, FAAFP, has declared the Virginia opioid addiction crisis a Public Health Emergency.
This declaration comes in response to the growing number of overdoses attributed to opioid use, and evidence that Carfentanil, a highly dangerous synthetic opioid used to sedate large animals such as elephants, has made its way its way into Virginia. A Public Health Emergency is an event, either natural or manmade, that creates a health risk to the public.
Read more: Opioid Addiction Crisis Declared a Public Health Emergency in Virginia
The Tidewater Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council, Inc. celebrated regional EMS personnel on June 19, 2016 at Harbor Park Stadium in Norfolk. The council presented awards to individuals who were selected for their high achievements and exceptional level of service.
Read more: Tidewater EMS Council Recognizes Excellence in EMS
The Tidewater EMS Council’s 2016 annual report highlights the accomplishments of the council’s programs during the past year. The report summarizes the work of the Tidewater EMS program, the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System, the Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition and the Tidewater Center for Life Support Training. The report also includes the council’s leadership and financial statements. pdf Download the report (894 KB) .
The Virginia General Assembly convened January 13 and adjourned on March 12, 2016. This sixty-day session included a number of EMS, fire and other public safety bills and resolutions for consideration by the assembly. TEMS provides an EMS, fire and public safety bill list with links to the actual bill text and information found on General Assembly's legislative information system. Those interested can also visit the LIS and search for any topic of interest as well.
Read more: Virginia General Assembly Concludes its 2016 Session
| Cardiac Grand Rounds Tue May 01 @ 7:00AM - 08:00AM |
| CISM Team Meeting Mon May 07 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| OMD Committee Meeting Tue Jun 05 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Jun 13 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| 2018 Regional Awards Presentation - Register below Thu Jun 14 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Jun 20 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| CISM Team Meeting Tue Aug 07 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Aug 08 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| OMD Committee Meeting Wed Sep 05 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Sep 19 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| Cardiac Grand Rounds Tue May 01 @ 7:00AM - 08:00AM |
| ACLS Update Fri May 04 @ 9:30AM - 04:00PM |
| Geriatric Education for the EMS Provider (GEMS) Sat May 05 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| PALS UPDATE Mon May 07 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| ACLS Update Tue May 08 @ 9:00AM - 04:00PM |
| Basic Life Support Wed May 09 @ 9:00AM - 01:00PM |
| Consolidated Testing @ EVMS 05/12/2018 Sat May 12 @ 9:00AM - |
| Basic Life Support Tue May 15 @ 9:30AM - 01:30PM |
| ACLS Provider Course (2 Day) Wed May 16 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| ACLS Provider Course (2 Day) Thu May 17 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
