Watch this video to hear from Robert Vanbrocklin, a Marine Corps Veteran who would not be here today without lifesaving air medical transport.

What can you do?

Contact the VA and your member of congress:

• Visit SOAR's website to contact the VA and your member of congress about this important issue.

Tweet this: 

• The @DeptVetAffairs is considering a change that could leave millions of Veterans without access to emergency air medical flights. Join me in calling on the VA to preserve access to this lifesaving service and delay any changes to its reimbursement rate.https://www.soarcampaign.com/take-action

Tell Congress to Protect Emergency Air Medical Services and prevent insurer bad behavior and allow air medical providers to continue to serve rural America.

From,

The SOAR Campaign

June 7, 2022

https://www.12news.com/video/news/politics/arizona-bill-would-prohibit-emts-from-diagnosing-patients/75-9ec3cb3c-8459-4c72-86df-c47a36018693

Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation that prohibits emergency medical technicians from diagnosing patients or discouraging them from seeking transport to a hospital. 

House Bill 2431 sets new parameters for what Arizona's EMTs can or cannot recommend to patients they're treating out in the field. 

The new law prohibits EMTs from giving a presumptive medical diagnosis and using that diagnosis as justification to not transport the patient to a hospital. 

State Rep. Amish Shah, a medical doctor representing District 24, introduced the legislation after coming across research suggesting Phoenix had a high rate of "non-transports" compared to other jurisdictions.

“We have reviewed a lot of different cases that have come through, not only Phoenix. What we’ve seen in these cases is a pattern of counseling people out. And that doesn’t fit in best practice,” Shah told 12 News earlier this year.

The law further clarifies that EMTs can still inform a patient about their right to accept or decline transportation to a hospital.

Phoenix fire previously told 12 News that its paramedics and EMTs were already following the state's protocols. 

HB 2431 passed through the Arizona House of Representatives in a final vote of 34-17 before it was signed by the governor this week.

Eight state representatives declined to make a final vote on the bill.

Out of 29 occupations, firefighters do well, too — coming in second to paramedics, City News reported. Nurses, doctors, pharmacists and farmers are also in the top six.

Firefighters were No. 1 in last year’s Maru Public Opinion poll, and paramedics were not included that year.

The pollsters randomly chose 1,500 Canadian adults on four occasions between March 18 and May 3, 2022.

By Leila Merrill

Link to Story on EMS1.com

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 2021 Tim Hynes Award 

For Award eligibility and winnings click here. 

Deadline: March 21, 2021 | Submit Here

This is a reminder that the Call for Papers for the SHIFT AMTC21 Conference is open! The conference will be held in Fort Worth, Texas at the Fort Worth Convention Center from October 31-November 2. We will dive into key issues and trends affecting the emergency medical transport industry and its success relies on the education and content of our industry professionals.

You can find the tips and suggestions created by the AMTC SHIFT Education Committee on how to submit a successful paper here. We have also listed a brief description on each of the proposed session topics. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 21st.

OSU Airport, 2160 West Case Road

Columbus, OH. 

KFC Room 235 Classroom I-West

Lunch will be provided

$20 at the door.

Conducted by: MedEvac Foundation International

The IAFCCP and Columbia Southern University are happy to announce the completion of the Community Paramedic Certification Review Course!  If you’re thinking about taking the CP-C Examination, don’t put it off! Preparation is made easy and convenient with the Community Paramedic Certification Review Course.  

The course is offered in a 10-week, self-paced format, allowing you to prepare for certification around your schedule.  

Developed within the CSU learning community, Blackboard, students will have 24/7 access to this interactive review course that focuses on the application of community paramedicine concepts and critical thinking necessary to do well on the NCCA-accredited Community Paramedic Certification (CP-C) Exam. 

For More information and registration, click here!

Cory Oaks, FP-C

Salt Lake City, UT

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2017-18 IAFCCP Board of Directors

Executive Board

• Incoming President: Aaron Byrd, WakeMed Center for Innovative Learning, Raleigh, NC
• Incoming Vice President: Ryan Walter, Air Methods & United States Navy, Gilbert, AZ
• Business Director: Richard Childress, Med-Trans Corporation, Greenville, SC
• Immediate Past President: Kevin Collopy, AirLink/VitaLink Critical Care Transport, Wilmington, NC

Board Members At Large

• Jason Bazelow, Vidant Eastcare, Greenville, NC
• Jordan Owen, REACH Air, Cody, WY
• Robert Smith, Carolinas Healthcare, Charlotte, NC-Community Paramedic Representative
• Michal Brisson, MD, U.S Army, Enterprise, AL 
• Matthew Randall, Erlanger Lifeforce, Chattanooga, TN 
• Danny Nayman, WakeMobile, Raleigh, NC
• David Olvera, Air Methods, Denver, CO
• Stacy Prater, Erlanger Lifeforce, Chattanooga, TN
• Phil Ward, Temple, TX
• Michael Templeton, TH2S Consulting, United Kingdom

All IAFCCP members can now use as many, or as few, of these programs and bids as you like with no requirements, or charges of any kind for you. Many of your services may already be a member of Savvik, but it is not just agencies that can save with Savvik.  Login or join the IAFCCP now and start saving!  More...

The IAFCCP is pleased to announce the recent release of the new Critical Care Transport Core Curriculum.  This text is produced in collaboration with the ASTNA.  We are honored to be included in updating this important resource and we highly recommend the use of this book to educators and providers in the critical care transport industry, or any agency/municipality having involvement in the critical care industry.

IAFCCP and ASTNA member discount applies. Place your order on the ASTNA website at www.astna.org.

Workshops and Core Program Session CE

    Earn CE Appropriate for FP-C, CCP-C Certification Renewal

Certain workshops and core program sessions have been approved by the International Association of Flight & Critical Care Paramedics (IAFCCP), for continuing education activity appropriate for renewal of the Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C®) and/or Certified Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C®) credential, from the International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC). 

To make FP-C® and/or CCP-C® recertification credit identification easier, attend and participate in the sessions that are marked with the IAFCCP logo and keep track of those sessions throughout the conference. 

One CE is given per one-hour class. 1.25 credits are given per 75-minute class. Attendees can earn 8 credits for a full-day workshop.

Attendees can earn 13.5 hours of critical care CE appropriate for FP-C® for the 3-day core program and 16 hours for the TRACER course being hosted by IAFCCP on Oct 3–4. For that course, register online at www.astna.org or www.flightparamedic.org. Attendees can earn 13.5 hours of community paramedic CE appropriate for CCP-C® recertification for the 3-day core program and 8 hours for the Creating an Evidence-Based Practice for EMS in Integrated Healthcare workshop.

Exhibit Hall CE

Additional critical care and community paramedic CE activities can be obtained from identified vendors in the exhibit hall. Attendees will be required to visit vendors for an educational presentation and then complete a post test. To participate, visit the IAFCCP booth in the EMS World Expo exhibit hall for specific instructions. This activity is offered in association with Limmer Creative in the EMS World Expo exhibit hall.

Exhibit hall CE will earn between 0.1 and 0.5 credits per activity depending upon the complexity of the material and the time required.  After the conference, you will receive a CE certificate issued by the IAFCCP as a PDF file to your e-mail with a summary of your exhibit hall CE activity.  Submit this certificate, along with the EMS World Expo CE certificate and other necessary CE materials to the IBSC when your credential needs to be renewed. If you have questions or concerns, call 770/979-6372, or e-mail info@iafccp.org.

Certified Community Paramedic (CP-C) Exam

This exam will be offered at EMS World Expo. The expectation for the CP-C exam candidate is competency in mobile integrated healthcare and expanded EMS services in rural and urban settings, including various healthcare, mental health, and housing and social service needs. This examination is not meant to test entry-level knowledge, but rather to validate competency of those paramedics providing services beyond the roles of traditional emergency care and transport. For more, visit ibscertifications.org.

Event information and registration is available online at EMSWORLDEXPO.com.

The CP-C exam process validates the essential knowledge and judgment required for safe and competent practice and allows programs to establish a baseline for competency of providers. 

Registration open NOW!

More Information / Exam Registration.

Volunteer Role

Volunteers work alongside a full-time Haiti Air Ambulance crew-member as the secondary critical care clinician on board.  During their stay, many volunteers also participate in training with Haiti Air Ambulance’s Haitian crew-members. Volunteers are housed in crew apartments along with American Haiti Air Ambulance and Air Methods staff, and are transported to and from the base in Haiti Air Ambulance vehicles.  More information

IAFCCP Critical Care Exam Review available in three convenient formats

Order in Print	Download on Kindle	Download on iBooks

Using your smart phone and an appropriate app, you can quickly go directly to the website / store to purchase the IAFCCP Critical Care Exam Review. There are numerous apps on iPhone, Android, Amazon Fire, and Windows Smartphone to scan these QR codes. Check the App store on your brand of smartphone to find one (RL Classic, Barcode Reader, Google Goggles, Bing Vision are some commonly used QR reader apps). Launch the app, and point the camera of your smartphone at the QR code (some apps may require you to push a button to complete the scan while others will automatically scan it) and it will take you to the store / website for our book.

New from IAFCCP!  You can now access the Critical Care Paramedic Exam Review on the go!

PRESS RELEASE

April 9, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IAFCCP Launches Tim Hynes Foundation

AUSTIN, TX     The International Association of Flight & Critical Care Paramedics (IAFCCP) proudly announces the launch of the Tim Hynes Foundation. Through career development, access to education, and programs to improve leadership abilities, the Foundation is dedicated to reinforcing and advancing medical transport safety.

"The IAFCCP is committed to promotion of safety in our profession,” said IAFCCP President Chris Hall.  "Creation of the Tim Hynes Foundation carries this commitment forward in the transport community through financial support of campaigns, education, and best practices that enhance safety.”

On behalf of the Air Medical Crew Education Fund, Jon Gryniuk presented a check in the amount of $5,000, which was matched by Chairman Graham Pierce, of the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification (BCCTPC), with a promise of an annual contribution.

As an inaugural fundraising event, the Foundation hosted the first annual Tim Hynes Foundation Golf Outing at the Barton Creek Golf Course in Austin, Texas ahead of the Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference (CCTMC). The fundraiser was supported and attended by numerous air medical professionals and industry leaders.

Tim Hynes was an IAFCCP founding member who was passionate about his profession. He lost his life in a rescue mission in 1998. "My dad devoted his life to doing what he loved. His job was never just a job to him. I think he would be proud of the work we will be doing with the foundation” remarked Jamie Kinder. Jamie joins John R. Clark and Jonathan Gryniuk on the Tim Hynes Foundation Board of Directors.

The foundation is a 501(c) (3) tax exempt organization supported by fellow philanthropic donations.

To make a donation or for additional information, contact:

For additional information, contact:

IAFCCP

Monica Newman, Executive Director

m.newman@flightparamedic.org

4835 Riveredge Cove

Snellville, GA 30039

770-979-6372

AMTC in Seattle, WA is just two months away! The IAFCCP is sponsoring a Pre-Conference presentation, "Live” Interactive Case Studies – Taken from the Streets, presented by Mike Helbock.  The presentation will take place on Sunday, October 21, 2012 from 0800 to 1200. Register online at www.iafccp.org.  This is an excellent presentation you don't want to miss!  The IAFCCP is also presenting a critical care lab on Wednesday.  Sign up at IAFCCP booth #312.  Space is limited.

Participate in a ground-breaking survey on substance abuse in the HEMS industry. 

There is currently no data available on substance abuse specific to either pre-hospital emergency medical services or air medical personnel.  The purpose of this anonymous survey is to to (1) break the silence, (2) identify the prevalence in HEMS and (3) initiate an industry-wide conversation on how to cope with this challenging issue. Where is the balance between retaining highly trained, experienced Air Medical Providers, and zero tolerance for putting lives at risk?

The survey will be available through September.   The data will be presented at a lecture at AMTC12 in Seattle, Washington. We thank you for taking the time to take this survey!

Survey Link - http://freeonlinesurveys.com/s.asp?sid=8bk7483xb029u6i69016

More information regarding the Court's decision and its impact on EMS will be posted soon.

Mr. Pierce is the 14th recipient of this prestigious award. The official presentation will be made during the Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference (CCTMC) in Nashville, Tennessee on April 3, 2012.

October of 2000 in Salt Lake City, the beta version of the exam was ready and a first trial of paramedic attendees at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) took the exam and became the first Certified Flight Paramedics in the world. With the exam a reality, Mr. Pierce recognized the need to establish a separate board to administer the exam and maintain the integrity of the process.

With that, the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedics (BCCTPC®) was formed with Mr. Pierce as the Chairman of the Board. It is with Mr. Pierce's leadership that the FP-C® exam has prospered both in the US and around the world. In 2009, it was his vision and determination that created the Certified Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C®) for paramedics providing critical care transport not in a flight environment. Both the FP-C® and the CCP-C® exams have become the industry standard to recognize that a paramedic has achieved mastery of a specific body of knowledge that is beyond the scope of practice of the normal paramedic.

Mr. Pierce is the heart and soul of the Certified Flight Paramedic. While his contributions to the flight and critical care paramedic community go far beyond his work with the BCCTPC®, it is this work that the committee felt made him the deserving recipient of this year’s award.