Meeting Monday, April 20th, 2009
STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society)
Being prepared for an emergency is important, especially for a person with a hearing loss. Since 1985 STARS has flown over 16,013 missions throughout Alberta and in nearby provinces, but the average person does not know how STARS helps the patient in an emergency. Knowing what to expect in an emergency situation requiring transportation by STARS will reduce the stress of a traumatic experience.
CHHA-Calgary is pleased to have Dave Evans, the Medical Base Manager and Flight Paramedic for STARS as a guest speaker at our April 20th general meeting.
Dave has been with STARS for 3 years and involved with Emergency Medical Services since 1995. He is looking forward to teaching you about STARS and how the services they provide are integrated into the Chain of Survival.
Emergency Medical Communications
The STARS Emergency Link Centre® is a 24-hour communications centre facilitating emergency medical response, referral and transport.
Patient Care & Transport
Highly skilled medical providers and aviation personnel using state-of-the art medical equipment and helicopters provide for the care and transport of critically ill and injured individuals.
Educating the Providers
THE STARS CENTRE provides continuing education and professional development opportunities for both our crews and our partners in community emergency services, as well as research endeavours to enhance emergency medical response.
Raising Funds and Working with the Community
The STARS Foundation coordinates fundraising and volunteer efforts in support of STARS, working in partnership with the communities we serve.
There is no charge to attend our meetings. Everyone is welcome!
For more information about CHHA-Calgary Meetings and the location, please visit About CHHA.
To read about previous guest speakers, please choose one of the links below:
- November 2009 - Sylvia Bird, currently the part-time Tinnitus Coordinator at Deaf & Hard of Hearing Society (DHHS) in Calgary, Alberta, spoke about tinnitus and some of the treatments available to help in managing this condition.
- September 2009 - Recap of the 2009 St. John's Conference from members who attended.
- June 2009 - Representatives from Phonak shared information about current technologies that help improve hearing for hard of hearing individuals in the presence of background noise and to connect to modern communication devices such as cell phones.
- April 2009 - Dave Evans, the Medical Base Manager and Flight Paramedic for STARS spoke about STARS services and about how knowing what to expect in an emergency situation requiring transportation by STARS will reduce the stress of a traumatic experience.
- February 2009 - Pauline Mathezer, a trained volunteer for the Canada Revenue Agency, spoke about completing income tax returns including the importance of filing and claiming all credits to which a person is entitled such as medical, transit, employment and the Disability Tax Credit.
- November 2008 - Stacie Tidlund, graduate of the Disability Studies program at Mount Royal College, spoke about her CHHA-Calgary sponsored practicum in Malaysia working with people with hearing loss.
- October 2008 - Stephen McKibbon, SeniorConnect Coordinator and services provided by Calgary Senior's Resource Society
- September 2008 - CHHA-Calgary members who attended the Canadian Hard of Hearing / International Federation of Hard of Hearing Congress held in Vancouver this summer presented information from the workshops they attended. The Congress attracted speakers and delegates from around the world and focused on hearing loss management in other countries.
- May 2008 - Pacific Assistance Dogs
- April 2008 - James Zackowski - Executive Director of Calgary Rotary Challenger Park
- March 2008 - Michael Lepitre - financial and tax education
- February 2008 - Dr. Carrie Scarff - researcher and private practice Doctor of Audiology
- January 2008 - No Meeting
- December 2007 - Christmas Party
- November 2007 - Pacific Assistance Dogs
- October 2007 - Marianne Flanagan, Speech/Language Pathologist