Happy EMS Week from Maine EMS! We hope you take time to celebrate the work you and your colleagues do. We are a talented and privileged profession, assisting those in need, and providing excellence in medical care throughout the State of Maine.
It’s a week to give gratitude to EMS professionals for their unwavering commitment to serve their communities and is an homage to this year’s 51st anniversary theme of EMS Week: We Care. For Everyone.
There are many activities across the state this week and we are happy to share the events below (and please let us know of any others!)
Monday May 19
- NAEMSP Town Hall - Bridging the Gap: EMS Guidelines for Obstetric Emergencies, 1:00 PM
- Sponsored by Prodigy EMS
- CAPCE-approved continuing education credit available
- Free - Register at https://prodigyems.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ynCDCk29T1uqC4g-Uo-oqg#/registration
- Handoff of the Medical Patient, 3:00 PM
- Sponsored by Maine Medical Center - Portland
- Free - Register at Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
- Handoff of the Medical Patient Flyer (PDF)
Tuesday, May 20
- Measles Knowledge for the EMS Clinician, 1:00 PM
- Sponsored by Prodigy EMS
- Free - Register at https://prodigyems.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wHZlWSFBQuORR_Ptoyyarw#/registration
Wednesday May 21
- EMS Memorial Ceremony,11:00 AM
- Maine EMS Memorial Site, State House Complex, Capital Street, Augusta
- In partnership with Friends of EMS for Maine, the memorial ceremony will include at least one new Line of Duty Death observance and recognition of past observed Line of Duty Deaths, as well as saluting all of us who make EMS available every day. Remarks by officers of the Legislature and by some of Maine’s soon-to-be EMS professionals will be featured. Please join us to help spread the EMS spirit!
- Maine EMS Awards Ceremony, 1:00 PM
- Hall of Flags, State House, Capital Street, Augusta
- The Maine EMS Awards Committee will select recipients for the 2025 Maine EMS Awards. The awards conferred to those recipients recognize the outstanding contributions and achievements of EMS clinicians, partners, and organizations throughout Maine.
- EMS-C Day 2025: Federal Programs & Projects Supporting Pediatric Care, 2-3 PM
- Topics include Pediatric Readiness and prehospital blood transfusions
- Sponsored by NHTSA's Office of EMS
- Panelists include EMSC's Kathleen Adelgais, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAEMS
- Register here.
- Pediatric Prehospital Seizures: Evidence-Based Practice and Future Directions Webinar, 5-6 PM
- Presentation by Manish I. Shah, MD, MS, and Joseph Finney, MD
- 1.0 hour of CAPCE-approved continuing education credit available
- Learn more or register here.
Friday, May 23
- Ballistics and Wound Patterns for EMS, 2:00 PM
- Sponsored by Maine Medical Center - Portland
- Free - Register at Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
- Ballistics and Wound Patterns Flyer (PDF)
Saturday, May 24
- First Responders Sea Dogs Baseball Game at 1pm, ceremony begins at 12 noon
- Portland SeaDogs vs Reading Fightin' Phils
- Delta Dental Park (Hadlock Field), 271 Park Ave, Portland
- Honoring Maine State Hometown Heroes ceremony at noon! Colleagues form across Maine will be recognized and receive awards!
- Tickets and more information available at https://www.gofevo.com/event/2025first31