March 7, 2002 Dear EMS Educator: In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, and the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program will be offering a "Train-the-Trainer" course for experienced EMS Instructor Coordinators and educators. The course, Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) is appropriate for experienced EMS Instructor Coordinators and educators who are interested in implementing PEPP courses in their communities for all levels of prehospital providers. The AAP's Division of Life Support Programs will approve PEPP Course Coordinators whom they deem have adequate and appropriate prehospital teaching experience (based on information applicants will provide on the Course Coordinator Application form). The course will be held June 8-9, 2002 in Lancaster, New York, at the Lancaster Ambulance Corp., Inc. The fee for participation in this course is $30. The registration fee includes the PEPP Student Manual, PEPP Resource Manual, breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks for both days, and entry into a drawing for various door prizes worth in excess of $400. The PEPP Course is highly interactive with hands-on skill stations, small group scenarios, case-based lectures, and web-based resources at www.PEPPsite.com. Participants will be eligible for 16 hours of New York State Instructor Update credits upon completion of the PEPP ALS course and the accompanying Course Coordinator Orientation. If you are interested in applying for this course, you must complete and return both the PEPP Course Coordinator Application and the registration form with payment to the American Academy of Pediatrics. To assure quality education, especially in the small group skill stations, attendance is limited to 50 participants. For additional registration forms and Course Coordinator Application forms, please visit www.PEPPsite.com or the New York State Department of Health's web page at: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/nysemsc.htm.htm . New York State Regional EMS Program Agencies with web sites may also have the forms posted for downloading. For questions please contact the one of the following offices: · For specific questions regarding registration or the PEPP Program, please contact the AAP, Division of Life Support Programs at 800-433-9016, ext. 4795. · For Lancaster Course specifics or information on how to have registration forms posted on your Regional EMS web site, please contact the NYS EMS for Children office at (518) 402-0996, ext. 14. You will receive notification from within two weeks after your application has been received. It is advised that you do not make any travel arrangements until you have been notified that your Course Coordinator Application has been approved and your registration has been processed. Information on making hotel arrangements will accompany your confirmation. Sincerely, Gloria C. Hale, MPH EMSC Coordinator NYS Department of Health Bureau of Emergency Medical Services The registration form has been provided as an Adobe PDF file. You will need a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this format. If you do not have this software, you can go to the Adobe web site and download a copy for free. Click here to download the Buffalo roll out registration form. Depending on your browser configuration, clicking on the link above may attempt to open the PDF file in a browser window. To download to your computer rather than viewing in your browser, either right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Mac) on the links above. Then select "Save Target as..." or "Save Link as..." from the popup menu that appears. Choose a location on your computer to which to save the file, and hit OK or Save. You can then find the file on your computer using the Finder or Explorer and open the file up in the Acrobat Reader program.