FLORIDA NEONATAL PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT NETWORK INC.

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FLORIDA NEONATAL PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT NETWORK
INC.

• FNPTNA

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Mission

• Provide a mechanism of networking information to
  Florida neonatal transport programs.
• Establish an organization dedicated to neonatal
  ground and air transport services on a state and
  national level.
• Establish protocols and benchmarking in the State
  of Florida for neonatal transport.

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FNPTNA

• Dedicated toward the networking of health care
  professionals involved in the transport of
  critically ill infants and children.

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Incorporation

• Incorporated as a not-for profit
• organization in 1992.

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Pediatrics

• 1991 Initially focused on the transport of
  neonatal patients.
• 1999 Expanded to include the transport of
  pediatrics patients.

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Mission Continued

• Make recommendations to the Florida Bureau of EMS
  on neonatal transport legislation.
• Enhance the safety standards for neonatal
  transport in the State of Florida.

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Starting The Organization

• The FNPTNA was started in 1991 by a group of
  Transport Directors from All Childrens Hospital,
  Miami Childrens Hospital, ShandsCair at the
  University of Florida, and Sacred Heart Hospital.

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Membership

• Membership in the FNPTNA is open to physicians,
  nurses, respiratory therapists, and emergency
  service personnel who are involved or interested
  in the transport of newborns and children.

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Meetings

• Quarterly
• In conjunction with the State of Florida Bureau
  of EMS and other constituency groups.
• Locations around the State of Florida.

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Highlights

• Obtained a State Matching EMS Grant
• Networking with transport programs throughout the
  State of Florida
• Working with the State of Florida Bureau of EMS
• Legislative changes
• Providing education NRP, S.T.A.B.L.E., Neonatal
  Airway Management.