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EMS Speaker Series

Current Speaker Schedule

All presentations are free to attend, but please register so that we can have an accurate head count for the event and so that we can prepare your CME certificate of attendance. Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions for topics.

Status Presentation Title Description Speaker Location Date Times Register
Open Identifying & Responding to Victims of Human Trafficking The presentation will be on how to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking. We are experiencing an increasing problem in our community and it is happening in all towns and neighborhoods. We will offer education on the definition of human trafficking, how it impacts our community, indicators to identify victimization and how to respond. Julie Palmer, MS, CRC, MT-BC PATH Enrichment Center Erie County Training & Operations Center Room 113
3359 Broadway 
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Thurs: 11/14/2024  6:00PM-8:00PM Register for this speaker series
Open The Hidden Truth about Strangulation: An Urgent Public Health Crisis Catharine Miles-Kania CEO and Ava Thomas, Operations Director for the Family Justice Center of Erie County, present alarming data pertaining to the increasing number of strangulations, severity of injuries, detection and lack thereof, along with sharing information on further awareness, prevention and steering the public to proper forensic care and services. Catharine Miles-Kania and Ava Thomas Erie County Training & Operations Center Room 113
3359 Broadway 
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Thurs: 12/12/2024  6:00PM-8:00PM Register for this speaker series

General Contact

Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) 
Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 
3359 Broadway 
Cheektowaga, NY14227 
Office: (716) 681-6070
Email: ems@erie.gov 

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