Coastal Valleys EMS Agency

Thank you to all of our EMT’s, Paramedics, First Responders, Lifeguards and Law Enforcement partners. Happy EMS Week!!! Feel free to give a shout out to a deserving member of our Public Safety community in the comments below.

Seats are still available for the 4th Annual Trauma Expo at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley. This event offers a full day of education and fun. Free lunch and 8 CEU’s provided! Register today!

CVEMSA BLS UPDATE - FINAL CLASS** When: Friday, April 26, 2019 Where: Sonoma County Water Agency Time: 1230-1630... Cost: Free Registration: on-line (CVEMSA website under Licence Management System (LMS)) Instructor: Chris Gossner **This will be the final class CVEMSA will host for the mandatory EMT Training required to re-certify as an EMT in California. If you do not take opportunity of this free training you will have to register with a training institution and complete the EMT refresher course to meet the new training standards.

- BLS UPDATE for EMT’s - Just a few training left! Register on LMS for class tomorrow, Thursday 1/24 @ 6 PM at Cloverdale Fire Dept. It’s FREE!!... You must have this training to re-certify as an EMT in California after June 30, 2019

You have been asking & we have been listening! NEW EMT Training classes on the COAST! Coast Life Support District is now an approved EMT Training Intstitution. First class starting in 2019!... Where: Coast Life Support (Bill Platt Training Center) 38901 Ocean Drive, Gualala, CA When: January 22, 2019-June 8, 2019 Cost: $395.00 includes textbook Contact: Instructor Anthony Macedo (707)972-6483 or email: [email protected] Graduates qualify to take the National EMT Regisrty Certification Exam. Please share with your friends who are ready to begin an exciting career in EMS!

Rooftop helipad training for our Mendocino Co. EMS crews. Adventist Health, Ukiah Valley opened the doors to their new Emergency Department and ICU. Its an amazing new facility and we appreciate all of the time staff is dedicating to train our Public Safety family.

Do you ever wonder what happens to your ePCR data after you create it? Why are there so many fields? Check out this short video showing how EMS data is being used locally and at the state/national levels.

Coastal Valleys EMS Agency would like to take a moment to congratulate one of our own, Doug Butler, for being recognized at the 2018 ImageTrend Connect Conference last month. Doug was one of three national finalists and ultimately selected as the winner of the Hooley Service Award. This award recognizes an individual that demonstrates his/her ability to understand the importance of using data to further the safety of the community and reach community goals. CVEMSA is honored... to have Doug part of our team. His passion and dedication to data program management has been invaluable over the years. Through Doug’s continued dedication to his work, CVEMSA has strengthened our opportunity to better serve Mendocino & Sonoma Counties. We would also like to take this time to share Doug’s published JEMS article Disaster Planning in Action for Coastal Valleys EMS in Northern California. Thank you Doug for your excellent work to ensure the health and safety of our communities. We could not think of anyone more deserving to receive this award! https://www.jems.com//disaster-planning-in-action-for-coas

Coming to Sonoma County!

SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FREE EMS SEMINAR SIGN UP TODAY THROUGH LMS or call 707-565-6508 Innovations in EMS Seminar... Monday, August 20, 2018 9:00 1:00 Sonoma County Water Agency, Conference Rooms B and C 404 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Continuing Education Opportunity: Four (4) hours of continuing education will be provided Coffee and light breakfast will be provided Join Coastal Valleys EMS Agency in a free seminar to explore the future possibilities of Emergency Medical Response in our region. Learn about cutting-edge EMS opportunity, key clinical indicators and improving what matters the most. Dr. David Ghilarducci graduated with honors from the Medical College of Wisconsin and is currently board certified in Emergency Medicine with subspecialty certification in Emergency Medical Services. He has been very active serving as the EMS Medical Director in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. He has served as the president for the Emergency Medical Directors Association of California. His notable EMS achievements include developing the first stroke system in California. His career as a physician and EMS Medical Director was preceded by 16 years of pre-hospital, disaster and EMS experience in the fire service in Santa Clara County, attaining rank of battalion chief. Brenda Staffan, current COO of Integrated Services at REMSA/Careflight. Brenda has been nationally recognized for her work on the healthcare innovation grant awarded to REMSA to implement their three pronged approach to improving healthcare delivery in EMS: Community Paramedics, Emergency Communications Secondary Nurse Triage and Alternate Destinations. Before joining REMSA, Brenda had an extensive career in California EMS working on state policy as the Executive Director of the California Ambulance Association. Brenda has presented at numerous national conferences including Pinnacle and IAED Navigator conference.

Happy EMS Week!

Working with our Mendocino County partners this morning planning and preparing for disasters. Does your agency have an Emergency Action Plan? Do you know it? How are you prepared? Disaster planning, response and management takes time and hard work. Get involved within your community, it pays off!

This was a huge class at Graton Fire Department tonight! BLS Update! EMT’s need to get it done! Register for a class today on LMS!