Announcements

• 2009 Tim Hynes Award Nominations Accepted through Feb. 6, 2009.  More Info...
• CCTMC Call for Abstracts.  Deadline: February 15, 2009.   More Info...
• Submit your presentation for consideration for AMTC 2009 in San Jose, CA -
  October 26-28! Deadline is December 15, 2008. Click here to submit online
• 2008 IAFP Election Results Announced
• NEW CentreLearn courses available!  See Listing

• Save the Date!  CCTMC 2009 - April 6-8, San Antonio, TX
  
• WeatherTurndown.com is a free service allowing medical transport programs to share in current information regarding delays or cancellations due to weather.
• Pediatric Preplans: Avoiding Disasters with Critical Care Kids.
• The IAFP has established a set of guidelines for State Chapter development and governance.   A manual, bylaws and other helpful documents have been drafted and are now available.
• Online learning with CentreLearn provides a broad range of CECBEMS approved continuing education topics.  Many advanced life support courses are also approved for CCEMT-P recertification credit.  IAFP members can purchase an annual subscription for only $29.95 – a 50% savings over non-member prices.  Note: This discount is only available thru the Members Only Education area.  Try it out - your first lesson is FREE.

• Oct. 2008 - Republican Leaders Call for Hearing on Air Ambulance Flight Safety. More Info...
• Sept. 2008 -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced a proposal to make available more than $40 million in grants to help states and territories improve their 9-1-1 call centers. The grants were authorized by the ENHANCE 911 Act.  More Info...
• Sept. 2008 - IAFP board members attend conference in Washington, DC, From Evidence to EMS Practice: Building a National Model, co-sponsored by FICEMS and NEMSAC, to initiate development of a national model process for evidence-based guidelines for prehospital care.
• Aug. 2008 -The public comment period for the draft EMS Workforce Agenda for the Future will close Friday, August 22, 2008.  To submit a comment, please go to www.emworkforce.com to view the report and submission instructions.
• Aug. 2008 - AAMS Safety Summit Recap. More Info...
• July 2008 - Department of Homeland Security Announces Committee Meeting on Public Health, Safety for Mass Gatherings.  Meeting Date: July 9.  More Info...
• July 2008 - IAFP, AAMS, NEMSPA, AMPA, ASTNA and NAACS prepare for Safety Summit in Dallas, TX, July 25.  More Info...
• March 2008 - Advocates for EMS hosts 1st Annual EMS Policy Summit at EMS TODAY in Baltimore, MD, March 27, 2008.  More Info...
• February 2008 - IAFP State Delegate and representative, David Stamey, attended the 2-day Stakeholder meeting for the National EMS Education Standards. The objective of the meeting was to obtain national EMS community input and consensus on Draft 2.0 of the National EMS Education Standards. 
• December 2007 - IAFP participates in EMS Stakeholders Meeting in Washington DC.  More Info...
• September 2007 - Cornerstone Government Affairs in Washington DC, announce new developments of the EMS Caucus.  More Info...