Continuing Education Credits : 9  Friday Oct 16,  0800-1600,  Saturday Oct 17 0800-1200

Hamilton College, Clinton  Kirner-Johnson Building

Free of charge, with optional banquet Friday Evening ($50 per person)   Sponsored by Keith Fenstemacher Center for Continuous Learning

Register by October 9, 2009 by emailing Jean Davidson, Medical Staff Office at jdavidson@mvnhealth.com  More information available at MVNhealth.org or by calling 624-6174

A program will be offered to any interested providers at Herkimer County Community College, on October 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM at the Mclaughlin Center. The program will be presented by Kyle Williams. A helicopter will be there, weather permitting.

The Onida County Health Department will sponsor a Seasonal Flu POD (Point of Distribution) on Thursday October 15 at the Oneida Count Corrections Dept. between 1330 and 1530 and on Friday October 16 at the County Office Building in Utica between noon and 1500.  First Responders are encouraged to take advantage of this immunization clinic.  The cost is $10.00 for First Responders (ID required)

Please remember all ambulances should be turned off when backed up to the ED entrances. Hospital personnel have been turning ambulances off and removing keys.

Please remember we are not using the ED entrance at 327 for any patient that is a direct admit or discharge from the floors. Only patients going to the ED ,L&D or ICU should be brought into 327 via the ED entrance. Use entrance #6 for Allen Calder Patients and the Professional Office Entrance (under the blue canopy) for main hospital patients.

During theAug 2009 REMAC meeting the physicians decided all 12 lead EKG must be sent to the hospital. The Midstate  12 Lead protocol defines the need to do a 12 Lead. Presently only 326 & 327 can accept these and all 12 Leads should go directly to these facilities. (326 is ems@stemc.org  and 327 is ems_resource@mvnhealth.com ) Please remember to advise the hospital a 12 Lead was sent. For any patient presenting with ST elevation refusing a facility with PCI capability you should do your best to educate that patient. Send the 12 Lead to 327 and Resource will attempt to have the Medical Control Physician speak with the patient. This is a work in progress and the process will change with  experience and any new technology that becomes available to the Region. Expect the Resource operators to ask if a 12 Lead was completed for all cardiac patients. If you have any questions do not hesitate  to ask.

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