January 2015

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT GOES AND BEYOND FOR CHILDREN OR HAS DONE SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY FOR A CHILD?

*NOMINATE AN EMSC HERO*

Email ghuffman@iupui.edu with your nomination.

Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers

Check out tips on common parenting challenges

The CDC's Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers provides parents with information to assist in building a safe, stable, and nurturing relationship their children. The website has a series of fun videos and "how tos" for specific positive parenting skills, as well as expert advice and tips on common parenting challenges. 

To learn more, visit:


 
Be in the know....

 

Check out the Healthcare Toolbox that is your guide to helping children and families cope with illness and injury.

 Click here for details 

The EMS Education Agenda for the Future has been published

Click here to check it out.  
 
Read "The Most Important Cardiovascular Topics for EMS" 
 
Click here to read this article.



Education and Pediatric Related Events

  • Indiana Injury Prevention Council Conference

Injury Prevention 101, March 13, 2015 at the Indiana Government Center South in Indianapolis, IN.

 

The Conference is hosted by the Indiana IPAC and will feature state and regional experts in injury prevention. This conference will focus on how to develop an injury prevention program, covering topics such as how to find and fund evidence-based programs and how to use data to form, inform and evaluate your program.   

 

Speaker information, agenda, parking recommendations and registration information will be available in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, if you have questions, please contact Jessica Skiba, Injury Prevention Epidemiologist at the Indiana State Department of Health at jskiba@isdh.in.gov.

  • Free Pediatric Online Training:

http://www.emscnrc.org/EMSC_Resources/Online_Training.aspx  

  • Indiana First Responder: Online Training Program by IDHS.

This platform hosts courses on emergency management, specialty training,communications and fire.   

http://indianafirstresponder.org/    

 

 

 

 

Contact
Elizabeth Weinstein, M.D., Program Director
Gretchen Huffman, EMT-P, RN, MBA, Program Mgr
3930 Georgetown Rd. Indianapolis, IN. 46254
ghuffman@iupui.edu
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