Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center

10/16/2025

The next National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Nationwide Assessment is launching in March 2026, offering ED clinicians a vital opportunity to evaluate and enhance their ED’s pediatric capabilities. The updated assessment will reflect new joint guidelines–representing the latest evidence and literature–aimed for publication this winter. EDs can start preparing for the assessment today by accessing toolkits, quality dashboards, and more at www.pediatricreadiness.org

09/30/2025

Want to see your name in the next issue of EMpulse Magazine? Submissions are due FRIDAY! Submit now with the link below or email Dani at DKnipstein@emlrc.org for an extension.

Contribute Your Work >> https://ow.ly/W6Kp50X3QpL

09/29/2025

Webinar Available: Tomorrow, September 30, at 3:00 p.m. ET
Where Do We Start? Prehospital Blood Transfusion Guidelines:
A Special Session with the Prehospital Blood Coalition Hosted by NHTSA’s Office of EMS
Register Here: https://ow.ly/9Ntz50X3O24

09/19/2025

🚨Join this upcoming G7 Pediatric Disaster Exercise-Hospital Evacuation Webinar! 🚨

Date: September 26, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST (8:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST)
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Join Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89558356803?pwd=Gy1Dy0RCWS22zrXbdpp8ItcYlXmBOO.1
Meeting ID: 895 5835 6803
Passcode: 645241

The Gulf 7 Pediatric Disaster Network (G7) and SETRAC are excited to invite you to a webinar and discussion focused on pediatric disaster evacuation.

Featured Speakers:
Melanie Gander, RN, BSN, MHA, NE-BC – Memorial Hermann Health System
Niki Shimko, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPN, C-NPT – Gosilano Children’s Hospital
Suzanne Curran, RN, BSN – SETRAC & G7

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and prepare! 🌀

Pediatric Pandemic Network, Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center, SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council

09/09/2025

09/08/2025

We couldn’t be prouder! 💙 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kailes and Dr. McCabe-Kline, two of our very own FCEP members, on being elected to the ACEP Board of Directors.

Your passion, dedication, and tireless advocacy for emergency medicine inspire us all. FCEP is lucky to have leaders like you, and we can’t wait to see the difference you’ll make.

09/05/2025

Florida College of Emergency Physicians Statement on the Importance of Vaccines:

Vaccines Save Lives

As emergency physicians, we are on the front lines of healthcare—serving as the safety net for every community in Florida. Every day, we see the devastating impact of preventable infectious diseases in our emergency departments. Illnesses like measles, mumps, and polio are not relics of the past—they are real threats that can cause severe illness, lifelong complications, and death, especially in children and vulnerable adults.

Vaccines are one of the most important and effective tools in modern medicine. They have saved millions of lives, reduced the burden of disease, and helped eliminate or control many of the most dangerous infections in history. The safety and efficacy of routine childhood vaccines are supported by an overwhelming body of scientific evidence and the consensus of every major medical and public health organization.

The Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP) represents the voice of more than 2,400 emergency medicine physicians across the state. For over 50 years, FCEP has been committed to serving Florida communities on the front lines of the healthcare system—24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our members care for patients in their most critical moments, and we know firsthand how vital vaccines are in preventing illness, protecting public health, and saving lives.

At FCEP, we base our care—and our advocacy—on science, data, and proven medical evidence. We strongly support the use of vaccines to protect individuals, families, and communities.
Vaccines are safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines save lives.

09/03/2025

Today is the first day of National Su***de Prevention and Awareness Month. At FBHA, every day is about prevention and awareness! Please, if you need help, reach out. Call 911, 988 or for confidential help contact Jeff at 847-209-8208. www.ffbha.org

08/14/2025

Law enforcement and EMS personnel from across the state and region recently gathered in Pensacola to take part in newly-developed high-intensity Active Shooter Hostile Events (ASHE) training. The goal of this training is saving lives faster, by providing immediate on-scene medical care. Read more >>

Law enforcement officers and EMS personnel from key public agencies in the Pensacola area recently participated in realistic, high-intensity Active Shooter Hostile Events (ASHE) training. The course, aimed at rendering medical aid more quickly, was led by the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovat...

08/13/2025

Congratulations to HCA Florida Largo Hospital on their FRCE Designation!

08/07/2025

WEBCAST August 18, 3:00 pm ET: https://ow.ly/maal50WwirS
Empowering EMS Clinicians with Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS)
- with Jonathan Epstein and Julie Bacon

Get introduced to the Red Cross Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) program (developed in collaboration with the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses), designed to address critical gaps in neonatal resuscitation training across diverse healthcare settings. NALS, with a focus on both in- and out-of-hospital care, equips clinicians with the knowledge and skills to respond effectively to newborn emergencies—from the moment of birth through post-resuscitation care.

Neonatal care is an emerging challenge in the United States due to the growth of maternity care deserts in the United States. Over 35% of U.S. counties now have limited or no access to maternity care, affecting more than 2.3 million women and 150,000 births annually. These areas lack birthing hospitals, obstetric providers and prenatal care resources, leading to increased rates of preterm births, inadequate prenatal care and higher neonatal morbidity and mortality. These systemic gaps are driving a 22% increase in out-of-hospital births, placing greater responsibility on EMS providers to deliver lifesaving care in unpredictable environments.

With a focus on the “Golden Minute” after birth, NALS empowers EMS professionals to make rapid, informed decisions that can significantly improve neonatal outcomes. This presentation is both a call to action and a practical guide for EMS teams seeking to enhance their readiness in the face of a growing maternal health crisis.

More info and registration: https://ow.ly/maal50WwirS

Sponsored by American Red Cross Training Services