EMS Stroke Task Force

The EMS Stroke Task Force aims to develop and coordinate training for EMS providers on issues related to stroke. Task Force members include:

Ms. Debra Teske, EMSRB
Mr. Craig Rees
Ms. Sue Jacobson, St. Paul Fire Department
Ms. Sueling Schardin, American Heart Association
Mr. Tom Vanderwal, Greater Northwest EMS
Mr. Gary Wingrove, Gold Cross/Mayo Medical Transport

Future EMS Training Events
The Task Force created a professional education training module called EMS Response to Stroke in 2007. The module is designed for EMS educators. It was pilot tested at the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities' EMS Coordinators' Meeting in September 2007 and feedback was positive. The Task Force is now working with EMS conference planners statewide, to find ways to include this training module in future events. For more information about this presentation, and possible collaborative partnerships, please contact Elizabeth Gardner at the Minnesota Department of Health at (651) 204-5411 or elizabeth.gardner@state.mn.us. The EMS Response to Stroke Presentation will be given at the upcoming Northwest EMS Conference, October 4, 2008 in Mahnomen, Minnesota.

For details about this conference, visit the Northwest EMS website.

Please contact Elizabeth Gardner at elizabeth.gardner@state.mn.us or (651) 201-5411 for more information or to join this group.