Strengthening Families Month 2024
Join us to promote the safety and well-being of Montana's kids and the value of child abuse prevention.
Education and Training
EMS and fire-rescue agencies!
Learn about the national prehospital pediatric assessment kicking off in May: http://bit.ly/prehospitalpedsready #PedsReady
Screening for child abuse can be challenging. Check out the Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Child Abuse from Emergency Medical Services for Children today. https://ow.ly/g2wa50QfcXY #PEAKChildAbuse
Pediatric checklists for emergency departments and EMS/fire-rescue agencies provide an easy, informal way to gauge readiness to care for children. These checklists, developed by the National Pediatric Readiness Project and National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP), have been updated with a new look and format. Access the redesigned checklist for EDs here and the EMS/fire-rescue agencies checklist here.
The checklists are beneficial for preparing for national assessments, such as the PPRP Assessment, launching in May.
PECCs in EMS Agencies: Measuring the influence, magnifying the impact
Mark X. Cicero, MD, principal investigator of an EMSC Targeted Issues grant, offers insight into how to develop the best and support pediatric emergency care coordinators (PECCs) in EMS, including rural EMS. Read More
Pediatric Readiness Research
To inform interventions, we need a better understanding of deaths in children following emergency care. The 1-year mortality of children presenting to an ED is 2.2% for injury and 1.4% for illness, with most deaths occurring in the ED.
Future interventional trials, quality improvement efforts, and health policy focused in the ED could potentially improve pediatric patient outcomes. Read the paper here: https://ow.ly/hAcY50R1hPV.
Upcoming Meetings & Conferences
June 4, 2024, EMSC Quarterly Advisory Committee Meeting
- Featured Speaker: Shodair Children's Hospital-Tricia Wagner, LCPC, LAC
- 10 am-12 pm
DPHHS Requests Nominations for Annual Emergency Medical Services Awards
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) asks Montanans to submit nominations for the annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the Capitol Rotunda in Helena.
The event, held during Emergency Medical Services Week on May 19-25 and EMS for Children Day on May 22, honors individuals and organizations who provide exemplary service to the state through the EMS system. The nomination form is available online here.
A total of six awards will be presented, including:
- The EMS for Children Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence in providing pediatric EMS care and/or education. The nominee should serve as an outstanding role model for colleagues while consistently demonstrating a commitment to high-quality, professional EMS care to the pediatric patient.
Nominations must be received no later than Wednesday, April 17, 2024, and can be mailed to Shari Graham, EMS System Manager, PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620, emailed to sgraham2@mt.gov, or via fax to 406-444-1814.
2024 Montana Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect (PCAN) Conference
April 9-11, 2024
Heritage Inn Great Falls
*Virtual Attendance sessions available for $50
The 2024 Montana PCAN Conference theme, “Igniting Hope, Building Community,” is designed to inspire child welfare employees, partners, and stakeholders surrounding the Montana child welfare system to ignite hope among children, families, and those working alongside them; recognizing the power of community as the center of our collective work.
The conference will focus on providing educational and inspirational opportunities for those who work in and around child welfare and the prevention of child abuse and neglect, offering coaching, skill building, resource sharing, training opportunities with nationally recognized speakers and trainers, and networking.
Register Here.
MT Emergency Cardiovascular Care Symposium
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Delta Hotels Marriott Colonial, Helena, Montana
Featured Presenter: Dr. Trang Huynh, MD, FAAP. Dr. Huynh is a neonatologist, Associate Professor, Director of Neonatal Telemedicine, and Director of Oregon Health and Science University’s (OSHU) Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
Dr. Huynh has publications on reducing hypothermia in preterm infants following delivery, factors modulating effective chest compressions in the neonatal period, the ergonomics and preferred method for optimizing the delivery of CPR in infants, the effectiveness of mask ventilation during CPR, and characterizing prehospital response to neonatal resuscitation. She is a co-investigator on NIH-funded research describing pediatric safety in the prehospital setting and a recipient of grants to develop a neonatal resuscitation curriculum for EMS providers.
Dr. Huynh is presenting on prehospital newborn resuscitation, risk factors for infant sleep-related deaths, and Safe Sleep practices.
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, EMS Providers, Pharmacists, Students, Therapists, Stroke/STEMI Coordinators, and other Health Care Professionals.
Register Here
Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course
June 6-7, 2024
Children's Hospital Colorado
This 2-day course combines expert-developed lectures with hands-on skill stations to provide healthcare professionals at all levels, including non-intensivists, with the training to manage critically ill or injured pediatric patients for the first 24 hours or until appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged. The Society of Critical Care Medicine developed this evidence-based curriculum. Specific attention will be given to caring for patients in hospitals that do not typically admit pediatric patients during routine operations. Click here for more information.
Register at http://ce.childrenscolorado.org/pfccs-aurora-24.
Registration Deadline: May 2, 2024
There is no registration fee for learners from HHS Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, WY, UT).
Grant Opportunities
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) FY 2024 Grant Applications Now Open
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The USDOT's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity [lnks.gd] (NOFO) is now open for applications. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent deaths and severe injuries on our nation's roadways. The FY24 SS4A NOFO has multiple application deadlines depending on the grant type and closes on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 5:00 PM (ET).
See below for important dates regarding this NOFO:
- Planning and Demonstration Grants
- Deadline #1: Thursday, April 4, 2024, 5:00 PM (ET)
- Deadline #2: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:00 PM (ET)
- Deadline #3: Thursday, August 29, 2024, 5:00 PM (ET)
- Implementation Grants
- Deadline: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:00 PM (ET)
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In the News
According to data from America’s Poison Centers, from 2016 to 2022, marijuana edible-related poison control calls among children aged 0-12 years old increased 3,311%.
This trend is exacerbated by kid-friendly edible packaging and product design. Products are often sold in colorful packaging and are made to look like and taste like candies, cookies, and other snacks. Many toddlers eat these THC products, not knowing that they are, in fact, marijuana. Additionally, many users fail to store marijuana products, leaving them accessible to kids properly. Read more from the Drug Report here.
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