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CCTMC 2009!!

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Critical Care Transport Certification Review Course at CCTMC April 3-4, 2009

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Updated -12/30/08
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12/22/08
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ASTNA Bereavement Fund - Donate Online

The Bereavement Fund was established in 1999 to remember colleagues who have given their lives in the line of duty. In the event that crew members are killed in a transport crash, ASTNA generally contributes $250 to the estate of each crew member that perished.

Dear ASTNA Member

I'd like to thank each of you for your support and words of encouragement as I begin my term as the President of ASTNA.

During my career I can think of no time where we as a community have faced more challenges. Within the past calendar year we have had >30 professional colleagues killed in aviation crashes. This issue is at the forefront of every transport nurse’s mind.

As we enter into 2009, ASTNA is heavily involved and invested in the issue of safety.

The following actions are ongoing: results from our safety survey have been presented at two conferences and are in the manuscript stage for publication; currently a membership wide fixed wing practice safety survey is available online; and, representatives from ASTNA are engaged in ongoing discussion with AAMS and federal authorities regarding upcoming congressional and NTSB hearings.

You as a member should be engaged. Each and every one of us has a duty to remain situationally aware of all the factors that impact your personal safety and the safety of your colleagues. Stay safe; stay aware and be involved.

Regards,

Kevin High

ASTNA President

Current Calls

NEW-Call for Abstracts-Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference – April 6-8, 2009 San Antonio, Texas

The Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference (CCTMC) will once again feature a Scientific Forum with poster presentations of original scientific research. Poster presentations will be formally judged during the conference on April 6th and an Outstanding Research Award bestowed. Accepted abstracts will be published in the Air Medical Journal. Abstracts presented at other meetings during 2008-2009 will be considered. If abstracts have been published prior they will not be republished in the Air Medical Journal. Our goal is to nurture and provide an appropriate forum for research in air medical transport.

Deadline: February 15, 2009

5:00 p.m. EST

Abstracts must be sent as E-mail attachment in MS Word format (Macintosh or Windows) without names or institutions listed. Objective, methods, results and conclusion sections should be included, 3200 maximum number of characters allowed (including spaces). Use single line spacing. Leave one line of space between paragraphs. Left justify all text. Word documents should have 1 inch margins, and text in Times font, 12 point size. Please use the “word count” feature under “Tools” in Word. The E-mail cover should list names of participants in the study, institutional affiliations, funding sources, and identify the person who will present the poster at the conference. In addition, the E-mail cover must state whether or not the abstract has been or will be presented and/or published prior to April 2007. The reference must be supplied. Submissions should be sent to Reed.Brozen@dartmouth.edu and must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on February 15, 2009.

Call for BCEN Item Writers

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Call for Candidates Distinguished CFRN®Award and Distinguished CTRN™ Award

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NEW -Action Photographs Needed:

ASTNA is updating it's booth and is looking for photos of our members in action in rotor, ground and fixed wing modes of transport nursing!

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We still have need for - Authors and Reviewers

ASTNA Standards for Critical Care and Specialty Commercial Carrier Medical Transport

The intent of this publication is to establish minimum standards for patient care and operational management of critical care commercial escort transport programs.

If you are interested in becoming an Author/Reviewer, please click here to read the full description, requirements, and timeline.

Deadline: Extended

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