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Thank you!

For the 16th Consecutive Year, Collegiate EMS Providers Convened to
Share Ideas and Enhance the Safety and Health of their Campuses!

Washington, DC - The sixteenth annual conference of the National
Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) was held
February 27-March 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Over 800 representatives
of campus EMS organizations from 91 schools across the U.S. and
Canada attended the conference, hosted in conjunction with Georgetown
Emergency Response Medical Service (GERMS) and The George Washington
University Emergency Medical Response Group (EMeRG).

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 250 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 16th 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.
"Despite an impending winter storm, a record number of Collegiate EMS
organizations from across the country were able to come together and
share information on how to implement or improve campus EMS at their
school. Being able to ask a large group of people very specific
questions about campus EMS operations is a terrific opportunity."

"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." The weekend also saw the engagement of two
campus EMS volunteers from SUNY Oswego - congratulations!

This year's conference seminars included over 60 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 toxicology, EMS and public health as well as disaster
preparedness. A series of roundtable discussions took place in which
leaders and advisors from various university squads reviewed common
problems facing their squads and challenged themselves to find
feasible solutions. The conference also featured several skills labs
focussing on airway management and enhancing communication skills.

The morning keynote lecture, sponsored by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Association, "Collegiate EMS: Stepping Stone or the Right step?," was
delivered by Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq, partner in the EMS law firm
Page, Wolfberg, and Wirth, LLC, as well as a former Penn State
University Ambulance Service squad member.   John Chovanes, DO, MAJ,
USAR, attending trauma surgeon at the Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania, delivered the Shore Emergency  Educators sponsored
afternoon keynote address "Blast, CaSH, and UXO: Trauma Surgery in
Iraq." The lecture was formally dedicated as the Major John P. Pryor,
MD Memorial Lecture with a moving ceremony that included the
presentation of colors by members of Norwich University. Dr. Pryor, a
great friend and mentor to NCEMSF, was killed by enemy fire in Iraq
on Christmas day.

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.  Vincent
Storie, Brandeis University, won the competition with a seminar
entitled "Acute Alcohol Intoxication"

Several individuals and campus EMS organizations were recognized at
the conference with annual awards for service. They include:
* Collegiate EMS Week Award - Ryerson University
* Collegiate EMS Banner of the Year - Clark University
* Collegiate EMS Video of the Year - Montclair State University
* Collegiate EMS Web Site of the Year - University of Pennsylvania
* Dr. George J. Koenig Jr. Service Award - Lt. John F. Washington
(University of Pennsylvania)
* Collegiate EMS Advisor of the Year - Ronald Roth, MD, FACEP
(University of Pittsburgh)
* Collegiate EMS Provider of the Year - Kevin Smith (University of
Pennsylvania)
* Collegiate EMS Organization of the Year - Columbia University

Seven schools were recognized for the outstanding quality of their
EMS organizations with the NCEMSF "Striving for Excellence in Campus
EMS" award:
* Columbia University EMS
* Cornell University EMS
* Muhlenberg College EMS
* Rice University EMS
* University of Dayton Rescue Squad
* University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit
* University of Rhode Island

Sixteen universities also received special recognition in honor of
their milestone anniversaries ranging from 10 years of service to 40
years of service to their respective campuses. Jack Lynn was also
honored for his 35 years of service as advisor to the University of
Delaware's Emergency Care Unit - he will be retiring at the end of
this academic year.

University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit placed first in the annual
Collegiate EMS skills competition (sponsored by Physio-Contol) in
which team's clinical, leadership and creativity skills were tested.
SUNY Geneseo First Response finished second, and Cornell University
rounded out the top three at third. The scenarios replicated medical,
trauma and rescue situations with an emphasis on the college
environment. Duke University won the Advanced Life Support (ALS)
competition.

For more information about NCEMSF or the 2009 Conference, including a
copy of the complete program, please visit the Foundation´s website
at www.ncemsf.org. The 2010 NCEMSF conference is scheduled for
February 26-28 2010- location to be determined (RFP available online
thru April 15).



Joshua A. Marks, M.D.
Secretary, Board of Directors
National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF)
General Surgery Resident, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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 organization
committed to scholarship, research and to creating a safer, healthier
environment on college and university campuses through the support,
promotion, and advocacy of campus-based emergency medical services.
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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