20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Eric Cortez, MD
a. Refractory ventricular fibrillation is a unique clinical entity requiring alternative treatment techniques. Some experts suggest that traditiona...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Andrew Latimer
This lecture will discuss novel uses of waveform EtCO2 monitoring for both BLS and ALS providers. Dr. Andrew Latimer will cover the history and sci...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Brooke Burton, NRP, FACPE ; Justin Reed, NRP, BS ; Mike Taigman, MA ; Scott Bourn, PhD, RN, FACHE
Don’t miss your chance to hear successful experiences from EMS quality experts! Join these industry leaders as they share their groundbreakin...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Jessica Young
The FBI’s EMS Outreach is working to bridge the gap between the FBI and medical community related to chemical, biological, radiological, and ...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Debbie Sobotka
This session will discuss the benefits of going through the process for achieving professional designation such as Chief EMS Officer and provide a ...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Allison J. Bloom, Esq., EMT, EMS-I, FACPE ; Greg Mears, MD
Join EMS attorney, Allison J. Bloom, and data specialist, Dr. Greg Mears on a journey through the minefield that is cybersecurity in today’s ...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Bruce Moeller, PhD
Fire-based EMS systems are experiencing ever-increasing workloads and this is only the beginning. Drawing from generational demographics, Medicare ...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Jared Ross, DO, NRP, TCCC, FACEP, FAAEM
Ketamine is a old analgesic and dissociative anesthetic that has gained traction in multiple areas of medicine - lead by prehospital medicine. Keta...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Brian Weatherford, EMT-P ; Greg Merrell
This course is designed to address safety and medical assessment and treatment considerations associated with Confined Space and Trench Rescue Envi...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Will Smith, MD, Paramedic
Medical errors stem from 3 broad categories: 1) Procedural, 2) Affective, 3) Cognitive. Recognizing these errors and personal biases, as well as ap...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Angela McLain, MA, RHIA ; Asbel Montes, BS ; Maria Bianchi, MA, Education, Certified Assoc. Executive (CAE) ; Rebecca Williamson, BA, RN, NRP, SANE-A/P ; Scott Moore, Esq., EMT
CMS will mandate all ambulance service providers to submit cost data beginning in 2019. In order to reform future ambulance payments, Congress may ...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Glen Simpson, BS, AEMT, TECC Instructor ; Janet smith
In the wake of the mass shooting atrocity on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Community Ambulance’s Special Event Medical Standby Division manag...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Michael Levy, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, FACP
Anchorage Fire Department Medical Director, Mike Levy will review the promises of community paramedicine as well as the barriers to sustai...
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20 Feb 19
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Brendan Abell
This presentation explains how a unit dispatched to a medical emergency can quickly and effectively identify it as a technical rescue incident. Thi...
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20 Feb 19
12:30 PM
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2:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Scott Bourn, PhD, RN, FACHE
Application of new knowledge to clinical settings can sometimes be challenging, especially when the goal is to assess for unfamiliar clinical condi...
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20 Feb 19
12:30 PM
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2:00 PM
Speaker(s):
BJ Jungmann ; CHELSEY SWANSON ; Douglas Butler Jr. ; Michael Wilcox, MD, FACEP, FAAFP ; Morgan Anderson, MPH
First responder mental health has gained much needed attention in recent years due to high rates of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress diso...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Dr. Hezedean Smith
The experiences of every first-responder organization are unique and are often based on geographical region, system design, organizational framewor...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
P. Daniel Patterson, PhD, MPH, MS, NRP
Fatigue and sleep deprivation affect more than half of all EMS personnel with 50% reporting inadequate recovery between shifts. In some locations, ...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Kenzie Ingebrand ; Michael Wilcox, MD, FACEP, FAAFP
Dr. Michael Wilcox will present multiple important applications of Community Paramedicine in this informative lecture with and special focus on how...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Kevin Collopy
Sometimes, even when a protocol is followed, patients deteriorate. Every medical procedure comes with risks of complications and, when complication...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Angela Hughes
This session will provide attendees with an understanding of the specific issues threatening the health and safety of women in emergency servi...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Michael Gerber, MPH, NRP
Reading peer-reviewed research can sometimes feel like trying to decipher code: Odds ratios. P-values. Confounders. Yet it's vitally important ...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP ; Mike Taigman, MA ; Tricia Duva
This insightful session will show you how a to creare a people-centered EMS system with input from hundreds of members in the Fire First Response,&...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Chris Souders ; Sundown Stauffer ; Thomas Pierrel
In this compelling session, two Houston Fire Department firefighter/paramedics and Associate Medical Director Chris Souders will detail import...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Paul Gowens, FCPara. MSc. AASI. PGCert. DipIMC,RCSEd. MCMI.
The use of video in healthcare is becoming more common, particularly in simulation and educational settings. However, recording live episodes of cl...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Edward Dickinson, MD, NRP, FACEP
This fast-paced lecture by JEMS Medical Editor, Ed Dickinson will review the fundamentals of ballistic injuries and the science and operationalizat...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Steve Wirth, Esq., EMT-P
In today’s world of emergency care, we have a legal obligation to protect patient information - even in the emergent setting when it is often...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Keith Wesley, MD
EMTs frequently practice in tandem with a paramedic. Cardiac monitoring is often used yet EMTs have not widely been permitted to interpret the ECG ...
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20 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Alan Schwalberg, EMT-P ; James Jackson ; Jonathan Washko, MBA, FACPE, NRP, AEMD
Learn about Northwell (NY) Health's Center for EMS’ 5-year journey to improve employee engagement, recruitment and retention. These indus...
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