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For the 15th Consecutive Year, Collegiate EMS Providers Convene to
Share Ideas and Enhance the Safety and Health of their Campuses!

Philadelphia, PA - The fifteenth annual conference of the National
Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) was held
February 29-March 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. 797 representatives of
campus EMS organizations from 86 schools across the U.S. and Canada
attended the conference, hosted in conjunction with University of
Pennsylvania Medical Emergency Response Team, Rowan University EMS,
and Villanova EMS.

NCEMSF is a non-profit professional organization committed to
scholarship, research and consultancy activities and to creating a
safer, healthier environment on college and university campuses.
Comprised of over 225 college campus based emergency medical service
(EMS) agencies trained to respond within minutes and provide care
tailored specifically to campus emergencies, NCEMSF's purpose is to
support, promote, and advocate EMS on college and university campuses
nationwide. The annual conference provides a forum for communication
and creates an environment where ideas can be exchanged and problems
can be solved.

"This year marked the Foundation's 15th Anniversary and was the
largest gathering of collegiate EMS providers to date in terms of the
number of attendees and the number of schools represented," said Dr.
Scott Savett, NCEMSF Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
"Collegiate EMS organizations from across the country were able to
share information on how to implement or improve campus EMS at their
school. While we have a lot of online interaction throughout the year, being
able to ask so many people very specific questions about campus EMS
operations in person is a huge benefit."

"In addition to providing for the acquisition of medical knowledge,
campus based EMS allows student participants to develop certain life
skills including leadership, communication, and decision making while
simultaneously positively impacting other people's lives," said Dr.
George Koenig, NCEMSF President. "What is most impressive about
campus based EMS is that much of this service is provided primarily
by students attending those colleges and universities. It is students
helping fellow students."

This year's conference seminars included over 54 lectures packed into
two days ranging from the treatment and management of various
traumatic and medical emergencies to EMS research to leadership and
strategic planning for the collegiate EMS agency. Other lectures
discussed member selection, revenue streams and public access
defibrillation. A series of roundtable discussions took place in
which leaders from various university squads reviewed common problems
facing their squads and challenged themselves to find feasible
solutions. The conference also featured an airway skills lab, EMS
bike maintenance workshop, campus administrators panel, and life
after collegiate EMS discussion panel. Campus EMS volunteers from
Virginia Tech also shared their reflections and lessons learned from
the tragic events that took place on their campus April 16, 2007. An
official NCEMSF commendation was issued to the Virginia Tech Rescue
Squad at the annual awards ceremony as well.

The first of two general session keynote lectures, "Air Medical
Services and Collegiate EMS," was delivered by Jeffrey Lubin, MD,
MPH, Director of EMS and Critical Care Transport for University
Hospitals Case Western Reserve Medical Center and and medical
director for CaseEMS as well as former Cornell University EMS squad
member. David Jaslow, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of EMS and
Disaster Medicine within the Department of Emergency Medicine at
Albert Einstein Medical Center and former PennState EMS member,
delivered the NAEMT sponsored keynote address "WMD Competencies: Can
Anyone Tell Me What to Do?"

The Richard W. Vomacka Student Speaker Competition afforded pre-
selected conference attendees the opportunity to deliver a 50-minute
presentation on a collegiate EMS topic of their choosing. Andrew
Harris from the Rochester Institute of Technology won the competition with a
seminar entitled "Strategic Planning for the Collegiate EMS Agency"

Several individuals and campus EMS organizations were recognized at
the conference with annual awards for service. They include:
* Collegiate EMS Advisor of the Year - Constance Richards, Ed.D, RN
(Saint Anselm College)
* Collegiate EMS Provider of the Year - Shad Ahmed (University of Rhode Island)
* Collegiate EMS Organization of the Year - Tulane University
* Collegiate EMS Web Site of the Year - The George Washington University
* Collegiate EMS Video of the Year - Emory University

Several universities received special recognition in honor of their
milestone anniversaries:
* Brown University - 30 years
* Brandeis University - 25 years
* Emory University - 15 years
* SUNY Potsdam - 15 years
* Juniata College - 10 years

Six schools were also recognized for the outstanding quality of their
EMS organizations with the NCEMSF "Striving for Excellence in Campus
EMS" award.

Texas A&M placed first in the annual Collegiate EMS skills
competition (sponsored by Medtronic - Emergency Response Systems) in
which team's clinical, leadership and creativity skills were tested.
Georgetown University finished second, and Ryerson University rounded
out the top three at third. The scenarios replicated medical, trauma
and rescue situations with an emphasis on the college environment.
Binghamton University won the Advanced Life Support (ALS) competition
for the fourth year in a row.

For more information about NCEMSF or the 2008 Conference, including a
copy of the complete program, please visit the Foundation´s website
at www.ncemsf.org. The 2009 NCEMSF conference is scheduled for late
February 2009- location to be determined (RFP available online).


Joshua A. Marks, M.D.
Secretary, Board of Directors
National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF)
Email: secretary@... Web: http://www.ncemsf.org
Phone/Fax: 208-728-7342
Postal Mail: PO Box 93 / West Sand Lake, NY 12196

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Founded in 1993, NCEMSF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional
organization committed to scholarship, research and consultancy
activities and to creating a safer, healthier environment on college
and university campuses. Comprised of approximately 200 college
campus based emergency medical service (EMS) agencies trained to
respond within minutes and provide care tailored specifically to
campus emergencies, NCEMSF's purpose is to support, promote, and
advocate EMS on college and university campuses nationwide. In
addition to providing for the acquisition of medical knowledge,
campus based EMS allows student participants to develop certain life
skills including leadership, communication, and decision making.
NCEMSF provides a forum for communication and creates an environment
where ideas can be exchanged and problems can be solved.

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Did you know that you can purchase textbooks and other EMS reference
materials at highly discounted prices through the NCEMSF Store? Visit
the NCEMSF Store and help support the Foundation by clicking the
"Store" link on the NCEMSF Web site.

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