21 Feb 19
8:00 AM
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10:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Dan Smith, RN, BSN, CFRN, EMT-P
The purpose of this session, presented by Teleflex, is to provide a unique opportunity to review relevant anatomy associated with critical care and...
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21 Feb 19
8:00 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Angela Hughes ; Ann Payne, MB, BAO, BCh, MRCPsych, MA (CBT), FFSEM ; Dannie Myers, EMT-P, RN, CCT-RN ; Regina Godette Crawford, BS ; Stefanie Miller, A-EMCA ; W. Ann Maggiore, JD, NRP
Join a diverse group of women in EMS and Fire Service agencies who have been successful in achieving leadership positions - and careers that suppor...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Geoffrey Williams, QFSM, ChFI, CIETecRI, MIFireE ; Paul Schuller
This one-hour session will provide an overview on the changing roles of EMS delivery during active shooter or terrorist attacks are extremely c...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Annette Hill, MC, LPC, NCC
In this powerful session, Annette Hill, a certified therapist and Gold Star Mom who has assisted veterans and first responders struggling with subs...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Andrew M. McCoy, MD, MS
This lecture will outline best practices in BLS airway management. Dr. Andrew McCoy will present topics such as how to optimize bag-mask ventilatio...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Duane Tenney, BS, NRP, NCEE
Do you have a conversation with your student, intern or mentee after every EMS run? This session will teach you how to use proven techniques t...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Paul Gowens, FCPara. MSc. AASI. PGCert. DipIMC,RCSEd. MCMI.
This presentation will discuss a project aimed at objectively reviewing the Scottish Ambulance Service's clinical response model. The new model...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Jared Ross, DO, NRP, TCCC, FACEP, FAAEM ; Keith Wesley, MD
Applying medical ethics to dynamic situations experienced in prehospital medicine can be especially challenging. Between suicidal patients, unclear...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Joseph Ornato, MD
Current treatments and strategies for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have hit an impenetrable wall, leaving the true survival for all cases in sing...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
James Augustine, MD, FACEP
What does the Data Show? This exceptional data talk is based on the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Annual Data Survey, along with...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Joshua Holloman, MHS, NRP, CEMSO
Joshua Holloman will detail how a rural community paramedic program was created with partnerships from Public Health, the local hospital system and...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Eric Cortez, MD
Prehospital stroke care is rapidly advancing. The utility of mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusions has been confirmed and emergency r...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Ed Racht, MD ; Glen Simpson, BS, AEMT, TECC Instructor ; Jamie Pianka ; John Montes, NREMT
During this session the panelists will discuss incorporating private, non government based EMS organizations into high threat response planning. Ev...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Steve Wirth, Esq., EMT-P
We are all truly in a turbulent ocean of EMS development today with a high level of unpredictability as we face more challenges than ever before. B...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Brooke Burton, NRP, FACPE
This informative course will illustrate have anyone can propose and contribute to improvement. In the past, many EMS quality programs focused mainl...
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21 Feb 19
8:30 AM
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9:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Dan DeGryse, BA, BS, CADC, CEAP, LAP/C, CAI
In life, we experience a variety of stressful events. These can include, but are not limited to relationships, injuries, mental health concern...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Keith Wesley, MD
Respiratory emergencies are some of the most common patient conditions presented in EMS. Understanding their pathophysiology better will prepare yo...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Steve Wirth, Esq., EMT-P ; W. Ann Maggiore, JD, NRP
The rash of high profile cases involving allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault should be a wakeup call for all emergency service agen...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Simon Taxel, NRP, BA
The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis that requires a coordinated response from a variety of stake holders, including all emergency respons...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Barry Luke ; Dia Gainor, MPA, QAS ; Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP ; Laurie Flaherty ; Tricia Duva
A massive effort is underway to revamp the digital communication infrastructure that serves public safety, from Next Generation 911 to the FirstNet...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Justin Reed, NRP, BS ; Rodney Reed, M.S.
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating hurricane to forty (40) counties throughout the Texas Gulf Coast. While many have heard of the challenges faced ...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Ann Payne, MB, BAO, BCh, MRCPsych, MA (CBT), FFSEM
Join Dr Ann Payne, a Consultant Psychiatrist and clinical lead in Ireland as she teaches you how to recognize, manage serious mental health disorde...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Babak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM
This session will utilize a problem-based review to review the initial assessment and management of major chest and chest wall trauma. Topics that ...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Gerald Maloney, Jr
Withdrawal syndromes are becoming more and more commonly encountered by EMS providers, both during emergency response and interfacility transfers. ...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Candice McDonald
Volunteer fire and EMS agencies are experiencing challenges with recruitment and retention of personnel. This lecture will outline how departments ...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Annette Hill, MC, LPC, NCC ; Dean Pedrotti, EMT-P, BS, MBA
In addition to a skyrocketing increase in wounded armed service members who face disabling or disfiguring injuries, up to 20% may be affected by po...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Kerby Johnson
With NEMSIS Version 3 becoming the standard in today’s pre-hospital data collection arena new and improved documentation systems are at the f...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Ed Racht, MD ; Jay Fitch, PhD ; Joseph Ornato, MD
Richmond, Virginia’s EMS system is one of America’s most clinically-advanced and operationally-innovative systems. However, several dec...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Jared McKinney, MD
This fast-paced and informative lecture will focus on five common causes of sudden death and how you can better gain clues pre-arrest, provide emer...
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21 Feb 19
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Marcus Allen, EMT-P
One of the biggest challenges continuing education providers face is uncovering new content. Run reports are a treasure trove of CE topics. Trainin...
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21 Feb 19
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Dan Smith, RN, BSN, CFRN, EMT-P
The purpose of this session, presented by Teleflex, is to provide a unique opportunity to review relevant anatomy associated with critical care and...
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21 Feb 19
11:30 AM
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12:45 PM
Speaker(s):
A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P ; Billy Wusterhausen ; Daniel Ellenberger ; Daniel Sledge ; Dominic Silvestro, EMT-P, EMS-I ; Johnny Davidson ; Maureen O'Connor
As medical providers embedded within the fabric of a community, EMS is uniquely situated to help identify and prevent public health problems and ot...
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21 Feb 19
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Dan Smith, RN, BSN, CFRN, EMT-P
The purpose of this session, presented by Teleflex, is to provide a unique opportunity to review relevant anatomy associated with critical care and...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Lou Meyer ; Mark R. Fletcher, NRP ; Michael Baker, MA, BUS, NRP ; Michael Wilcox, MD, FACEP, FAAFP
This session will present how a diverse group of emergency providers created a connected network to collaborate on both the shared and unique aspec...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Ofer Lichtman, NRP
NFPA 3000 is now out, Warm zone ems for first responders is now the acceptable standard and most likely your agency has begun some kind of training...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Bill Atkinson, Ph.D., Dr.Sc(h), MPH, MPA, EMT-P, FACHE, FACPE ; Jonathan Washko, MBA, FACPE, NRP, AEMD ; Robert Nadolski, BS, NREMT-P (R) ; Ron Thackery
Is it time to? Many EMS systems are facing whether to compete, cooperate, sell or consolidate in our tumultuous and rapidly changing healthcare and...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Christine Bailey ; Fran Hildwine, BS, NRP ; Grace Good ; John Erbayri, MS, NRP, CHSE
Managing pediatric patients can be scary, but designing a pediatric simulation doesn't have to be. Come learn from the AHA Training Center Coor...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Michael McAdams ; Phil Raum
Dwight D. Eisenhower said, “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”. Today...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Curtis Knoles, MD, FAAP ; David Howerton ; Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD, NRP, FACEP, FAEMS
Suction, BVM, Intubation. Done. Airway Managed. Right? Come learn a refreshing new approach to airway management. This pael will encourage you to a...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Joe Holley, MD, FACEP ; Keith Lurie ; Kenneth Scheppke, MD ; Kim Marie Macygin ; Michael Jacobs, EMT-P ; Sean Grayson, MS, EFO, CFO, MIFIReE
Come hear experts in resuscitation science discuss the physiology of CPR and introduce the latest addition to the bundles of cardiac arrest care: H...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Kate Dernocoeur, W-EMT, NREMT, FFI&II (ret.), MFA
Your safety and effectiveness at every emergency scene hinges on one major factor: your ability to “read” the situation and reach into ...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Ryan "Birdman" Parrott
Along each of our journeys in life, we tend to gravitate towards something that we can put our entire heart and soul into with a calling to serve o...
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21 Feb 19
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Donald Garner Jr., BAS, NRP ; Jennifer Wilson, BA, EMT-B ; Joseph Zalkin, BSHS-EMC, Paramedic
Assault and violence events happen frequently in the prehospital setting. Join Joe Zalkin as he presents the North Carolina State Office of EMS and...
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21 Feb 19
5:15 PM
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7:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Edward Dickinson, MD, NRP, FACEP ; Ryan Kelley
The JEMS Games Final Competition is a 20-minute, scenario-based event that tests each finalist teams’ ability to manage multiple patients wit...
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