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April 26, 2018
                     
2018 Moving EMSC Forward:
Championing Quality and Collaboration
Will be in Austin Texas, April 30 - May 2, 2018. 

Travel Agenda is posted . Required attendees include: State Partnership Manager, one FAN representative from each State Partnership, and PQRC trainers. 

Be sure to register for BOTH the meeting and the hotel.
Any questions about State Partnership funding should be directed to your Project Officer. 

For those attending the conference, you may download the electronic conference application here
EMSC New State Partnership Grant Awards Released
Find out more about these grants and expectations of the grantees on
Page 1 .

EIIC Welcomes Katrina Altenhofen as New State Partnership Domain Lead

Meet Katrina Altenhofen, a long time stakeholder in the EMSC program. She is the new EIIC State Partnership Domain Lead.   See page 3 .
Late breaking webinars:
  
Children's Safety Network -  April 30 3-4 pm ET
Reducing the Risks to Child Pedestrians
  
NHTSA Office of EMS - May 15 3-4 pm ET
Using Data to Measure Value and Improve Patient Care - Two Stories of How EMS Data is Making a Difference
  
  
EMS Week and EMSC Day 2018 -- Are You Ready?

See Pages 1 & 6 for more information and links. Or see the Celebration page on the EIIC Website .
More Titles in this Issue
Kansas Governor Marks May 23, 2018 as EMSC Day
CDC releases report to Congress detailing the impact of traumatic brain injury on children, families
Children from Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods More Likely to Visit Emergency Department Multiple Times
Childhood Poisoning: Safeguarding Young Children from Addictive Substances
NEDARC Provides Statistical Assistance, TechTalks and Tutorials for EMSC grantees
Free Training Human Trafficking for EMS Professionals
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Participate in a Pediatric Trauma Society Research Study

The Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) is conducting a research survey on the value of a "Pediatric Trauma Toolkit" to support the care of injured children. See Page 4 for more inforation and the link to the web based survey.
The EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center (EIIC)  is  supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Maternal and Child Health Bureau Emergency Medical Services for Children grant number U07MC29829.    This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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