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Webinar – Make the Most of Your TriTech CAD Data with FirstWatch
TriTech and FirstWatch have been business partners for more than a decade since their first interface integration in 2001. With over 50 shared customers across the U.S. & Canada, we brought together common customers to share with you how to get the most from your TriTech CAD data and how it can be integrated with FirstWatch to create powerful, actionable information... in near real-time at your fingertips. Hear best practices from three FirstWatch/TriTech users on how to best optimize the information...
CDC Grant Opportunity – Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities
The CDC is awarding a total of $145 million in supplemental funding to the current 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees to support accelerated Ebola public health preparedness planning and response. The Ebola supplemental funding budget period and project period are 18 months: April 1, 2015,through September 30, 2016. This funding is intended to support the nation’s public health system and to assure readiness and response capability to respond effectively to Ebola virus disease (EVD) within the community. Funds are intended...
Debbie Gilligan to Chair Technology Developers Group for NASEMSO National EMS Performance Measures Project
We're so very proud to have our Product Strategist, Debbie Gilligan, as the chair of the Technology Developers Group for the National Association of State EMS Officials new national EMS performance measures project. Debbie will be helping to ensure that the benchmarks established can actually be measured using the electronic patient records systems currently available. Read the Article
FirstWatch Mobile App Featured by JEMS
The Journal of Emergency Medicine Services (JEMS) recently featured our Mobile App for iOS and Android devices. With 24-7-365 access to your data, these Apps allows you to monitor in near real-time your public safety and public health performance, operational and clinical compliance data, all at your finger-tips.
ISDS Webinar – EMS & Ebola
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa and beyond. EMS providers have to be prepared to treat or transport suspected or known Ebola patients. Join FirstWatch President and long-time advocate for the value of EMS data for public health surveillance, Todd Stout and former Chief Medical Officer for the US Department of Homeland Security, Alex Garza, MD, MPH as they discuss how EMS services in the USA and Canada responded to the...
FirstWatch Mobile App 2014 EMS World Innovation Award Winner
Did you know that the FirstWatch mobile App for iOS and Android was chosen as one of EMS World's top twenty Innovations of 2014? Out of a very competitive field of over 90 entries this year, our App was chosen to be recognized! Our mobile app is the first of its kind that allows EMS teams to monitor, analyze and display user-defined criteria from CAD, ePCR, ProQA, RMS or even Hospital ED data systems.
Early Indications from CDC Point to Bad Flu Season
Download PDF Predictions and early indications from the CDC point to a bad influenza season. There are a couple of reasons why they are worried about this year being particularly challenging. The predominant strain circulating this year is Influenza A - H3N2, a strain that is not included in this year’s trivalent influenza vaccine. To learn what this means for EMS, download the PDF.
Wrap-Up: Ebola International Webinar Discussion
We recognize that Ebola is still an issue across the world, however it seems to be generally contained to the few suffering countries for now. As a result, we held our last webinar Thursday, January 8th which included a summary of our previous sessions, discussion of what we learned from this experience, and review of things that could be improved for similar events going forward. These webinars would not have been possible without the support of our participants, guest speakers, moderators...
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
The eighth webinar held on Thursday, December 18th included featured guest speaker Dr. Ed Racht, Chief Medical Officer at AMR, who discussed their comprehensive approach to transporting Ebola patients in Dallas, TX. The Paramedic Chiefs of Canada continued their weekly international webinar discussion open to any public safety agency led by representatives from our FirstWatch team. These webinars are presented in association with the International Association of EMS Chiefs (IAEMSC), the National EMS Management Association
CDC Warning on Influenza
Download PDF The CDC sent out a health advisory on December 3, 2014 regarding the potential for a poor match between the circulating influenza strain and the vaccine. The CDC states that flu activity is low right now, but expects it to begin increasing as the winter wears on. Influenza A (H3N2) is the predominant strain seen so far this flu season. To learn what this means for EMS, download the PDF.
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
The sixth webinar held on Thursday November 20th included special guest presenter Dr. Richard Alcorta, acting Co-Executive Director and State EMS Medical Director at MEIMSS, who spoke to Maryland's statewide implementation of the IAED EID tool and their findings so far. The Paramedic Chiefs of Canada continued their weekly international webinar discussion open to any public safety agency led by representatives from our FirstWatch team. These webinars are presented in association with the International Association of EMS Chiefs
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
The fifth webinar held on Thursday November 6th included special guests Peter Simpson, Clinical Operations Manager, East of England Ambulance Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom and Catherine Jackson-Cole, Ambulance Coordinator, Pharmacist and Medical Student , Sierra Leone, West Africa. Together they provided us with on the ground perspective of the Ebola virus straight from the Command Center in Sierra Leone. The Paramedic Chiefs of Canada continued their weekly international webinar discussion open to any public safety agency led by representatives from our...
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
The seventh webinar held on Thursday November 4th included featured guest speakers, Battalion Chief Edward Bergamini and Captain Paul Miano of FDNY who shared with us their experience transporting Dr. Craig Spencer who returned from Africa, developed Ebola symptoms, and then cleared his 21 day monitoring. The Paramedic Chiefs of Canada continued their weekly international webinar discussion open to any public safety agency led by representatives from our FirstWatch team. These webinars are presented in association with the International Association of...
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
The fourth webinar held on Thursday October 30th included special guest Russell MacDonald, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Associate Professor and Co-Director of Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto, Medical Director and Chair of the Quality Care Committee for Ornge Transport Medicine, Medical Advisor at Toronto Paramedic Services and Attending Staff member, Emergency Services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Russell provided us with the "101" of Ebola as he discussed where the disease came from, it's current status, the facts...
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
The third webinar held on Thursday October 23rd included special guests Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director, Section of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine, with Wade Milles, Interim Director of EMS Operations and Aaron Jamison, Special Operations Team Captain at Grady EMS.Together they detailed their experience in transporting and treating a confirmed Ebola patient from Dallas. The Paramedic Chiefs of Canada continued their weekly international webinar discussion open to any...
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
The second webinar held on Thursday October 16th included special guests Dr. Jeff Clawson and Dr. Conrad Fivaz of IAED, who explained the newly updated ProQA Emerging Infectious Disease tool, Lloyd Rupp Jr., EMS Chief Omaha Fire Department, and Dr. John Lowe, Director for Public Health Training and Exercise Programs for the the Center of Bio Preparedness Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) who discussed their experience in the transportation of two Ebola patients. The Paramedic Chiefs of...
International Webinar Discussion on Ebola
This weeks webinar features special guest Chief Normal Seals, EMS Chief at the Dallas Fire Department who spoke to his agency's experience with Ebola and fielded questions. With growing attention on the Ebola virus, the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada have began a weekly international webinar discussion open to interested participants led by representatives from our FirstWatch team. These webinars are presented in association with the International Association of EMS Chiefs (IAEMSC), the National EMS Management...
Richmond (Virginia) Ambulance Authority and FirstWatch Celebrate 12 Years Together
Download the PDF The industry leader in public safety data, FirstWatch® is pleased to announce the 12th anniversary of the company’s founding by Todd Stout, winner of the 2014 Pinnacle EMS Leadership Award and nationally recognized expert in public safety data. Celebrating this milestone with FirstWatch is the Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA). Twelve years ago this month RAA became the first EMS agency in the world to implement the commercial version of the FirstWatch biosurevillance system. Coming on...
