brochure - EMS Update 2017

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Pennsylvania’s Largest
EMS Conference
79 Sessions; Obtain over 20
con-ed credits!
Keynote SPEAKER:
Brent Gleeson, NAVY SEAL
Over 50 exhibitors; 16,000
square feet
EMS Update 2016 is held at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, 777 Waterwheel Drive, Seven Springs, PA 15622-4007. The resort is easily accessible from either exit 91 or 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and is
approximately one hour from Pittsburgh, two hours from State College
and three hours from Erie. Additional information on Seven Springs
can be found at their web site, http://www.7springs.com.
Hotel rooms are available for
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday nights at these special conference rates:
Rates are subject to taxes. These hotel rates do include the full breakfast buffet and use of the swimming pool. Children 17 and under lodge
free in the same room as a parent, breakfast would be at an additional
fee. A deposit of one night’s lodging is required to confirm a reservation. All hotel rooms are non-smoking and include coffee makers,
irons and ironing boards, flat screen TVs, multimedia junction boxes
and feature high speed internet.
single hotel occupancy
The resort does offer free parking for hotel and day guests. Valet
parking is available at an additional charge.
Condos, cabins, townhouses and chalets may be available during
your stay and are accessible via free shuttle service to and from the
main lodge. Reduced rates and amenities are exclusive to the hotel
and may not be applicable to condos, cabins and townhouses. Call
the reservation specialists at 866/437-1300 for more information
on the hotel, condominiums, cabins and townhouses.
When making reservations, mention you are participating in the
EMS Update 2016 conference to receive these rates. The deadline
for these hotel rates/reservations is February 28, 2016. The hotel
fills quickly for the conference. Limited hotel room availability Friday
night. If a reservation must be canceled, Seven Springs requires fourteen days’ notice before the deposit can be refunded. Check-in time is
after 5pm, and check-out time is
11am. Early hotel check-in is not
available. A surcharge applies for
late check-outs.
$127/person, per night,
$88/person, per night,
double occupancy @ hotel
$78/person, per night, triple or
quad occupancy @ hotel
Contact Seven Springs directly to
reserve your hotel rooms!
Register ONLINE @ emsupdate.com or use the registration form
on page 23 of this brochure. Each attendee must register. Registration, along with the proper fees, should be completed prior to
March 17, 2016. Registration for some classes received after that
date and on-site at the conference cannot be guaranteed. If you register online, please do not mail the form.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Registration Open
EXHIBIT HALL HOURS
4:00PM—8:00PM
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Friday, April 1
10am - 1:30pm;
Registration Open
6:45AM—5:00PM
Conference Sessions
8:15AM—4:45PM
2:15pm—5:30pm
Exhibitor Move-In
9:00AM—4:00PM
Saturday, April 2
Friday, April 1, 2016
Registration Open
6:45AM—5:00PM
First Due Session
7:15AM—8:15AM
Opening Session/Keynote Presentation
8:30AM—10:00AM
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00AM—1:30PM
Conference Sessions
10:45AM—5:00PM
Exhibit Hall Open
2:15PM—5:30PM
Friday Night Social Event
8:45PM—11:59PM
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Registration Open
6:45AM—1:00PM
First Due Session
7:15AM—8:15AM
Conference Sessions
8:30AM—5:00PM
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00AM—2:00PM
10am - 3:30pm
Regional EMS council staff will be on
site to assist you in obtaining your
certification status reports, placing
your photograph and signature on your
EMS certification card, and answering
questions related to your certification.
Staff can also review your continuing
education record so you are prepared
for re-certification.
The information desk will be open
while classes are in session, Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday.
Questions regarding the conference can be sent to [email protected] or
contact us at 412/494-5572. Up-to-date information on exhibitors
attending can be found at http://www.emsupdate.com
CONTINUING EDUCATION
INFORMATION
You must complete all of the requirements in each
class to receive credit. Your CEU will automatically be
applied to your certification/recognition within two
weeks of the conclusion of the conference. Updated
information on each session and the CEU will be available at the conference website, www.emsupdate.com.
EMS CEU in Pennsylvania is divided into two categories: clinical patient care/core (C/C) and other (O).
Course listings reflect these designations.
Attention EMS, nursing and health care personnel
from other states: we can provide you an official certificate of your attendance at EMS Update 2016 if you
stop by our registration desk prior to 3pm Saturday.
You can, with careful planning,
obtain over 20 CEUs during this
three day conference.
Attention Nationally Registered paramedics: the reregistration process under the National Standards for
NREMT calls for completion of either a formal refresher course or continuing education structured around
the content of the National Refresher, which includes
“mandatory” and “flexible” core content areas. Review
your information from NREMT regarding distribution of
CEUs. You are responsible for being familiar with the
recertification requirements. Listings in this brochure
do not constitute prior approval by NREMT. Read each
course description and compare to the recertification
requirements. Please refer to the NREMT website for
more information on specific requirements. You are
responsible for your own National Registry reregistration materials and processing.
Join us Friday, April 1 and Saturday
April 2 as we present the largest, FREE
admission, EMS
exhibition in Pennsylvania.
Over 16,000 square feet of EMS, and public
safety equipment, products and services.
There is no fee to enter Exhibit Hall and EMS,
fire, rescue, police, haz-mat, and all public
safety providers are encouraged to bring your
families and shop for your needed supplies
and equipment.
Students in the Keynote session on Friday
April 1 receive priority admission into Exhibit
Hall.
Exhibit Hall is open Friday, April 1, from
10:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and then again
from 2:15 to 5:30 p.m.
We open back up again on Saturday, April 2,
from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall will be closed on Friday, April 1,
between 1:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Lunchtime CEU Courses
We are continuing with our lunchtime sessions on all three days for those that want
more CEU. Grab a quick bite to eat and then get an additional one hour of continuing
education at our lunch lectures.
Each class will start at 12:15pm and end by 1:15pm.
Lunch is included in your day registration and begins at 11:45am each day. Food will
NOT be available at the education sessions. We ask that you do not bring food to the
sessions. Seating is limited in each session.
Thursday
Frozen! Prehospital Recognition & Management of Accidental Hypothermia
with Dr. Charles Feronti
EMSVO Course: EZ EVOC for EMS
Friday
A Second Glance: Case Reviews of Complex Situations with Dr. Paul Paris
EMSVO Course: Safe Backing Practices for Fire and EMS
ePCR Crash Course with Jason Bartholomai
Saturday
Trauma Max—Systems of Trauma Care with Dr. Andrew Peitzman
EMSVO Course: Fatigue and Safety in EMS
Mobile in a Whole New Way with Jason Bartholomai
An EMS vehicle operator (EMSVO) operates ground EMS vehicles for an EMS agency. All EMS vehicle
operators should have an EMSVO certification attached to their EMS certification. Some of you may
only have an EMSVO certification. If your certification is on a three year renewal cycle, you need to
complete three EMSVO specific continuing education credits; those with a two year cycle certifications need to complete two EMSVO specific con-ed credits. These EMSVO specific credits are in
addition to credits needed for your EMS certification.
signs and symptoms associated with envenomation
and any appropriate pre-hospital treatment. CEU:
1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Anthony Pizon, MD, Chief of Medical
Toxicology, UPMC
8:15—9:15 a.m.
EMS Mythbusters
8:15—9:15 a.m.
Trauma: Time is of the Essence
Discussion of interesting and complex trauma cases
(with many illustrative images), with emphasis on
the importance of expedient management at the
scene, triage to a trauma center, and emergent
management of hemodynamically unstable trauma
patients. Discussion of the goal of controlling lifethreatening hemorrhage in the pre-hospital and
hospital phases of care as one continuum. Data to
support the concept that time is of the essence will
be discussed. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Louis Alarcon, MD, Medical Director—
Trauma Surgery, UPMC Presbyterian
8:15—9:15a.m.
Handling Pediatric Emergencies
When dealing with a pediatric patient there are
many stressors that EMS faces. This lecture will be
an interactive format with cases that explore the
common pediatric emergencies encountered in
EMS. The cases will not only review the management of those emergencies but how to deal with
other common issues involved with the pediatric
patient. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Stephanie L. Bailey, RN , CFRN, EMT-P
AGH—LifeFlight
8:15—9:15a.m.
Geriatric Trauma
As the baby boomer generation ages, they have
ushered in a time of global greying in the U.S. As
such, medical providers must embrace the older
population, understand the medical challenges
associated with the care of geriatric patients and
tailor their evaluations and management accordingly. We will discuss the alterations in physiology
associated with aging and the approach to the
evaluation and management of the geriatric trauma patient. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Michael Ditillo, DO, FACS, Director Trauma ICU, Allegheny General Hospital
8:15—9:15a.m.
Snake Bites!
This presentation will summarize envenomation
from snake bites in PA, WV, and OH. The lecture
will focus on the identification of venomous snakes,
Like the popular TV show, our goal is to discuss
common practices and beliefs in prehospital and ED
care that may not be as true as we think. Should we
ever intubate in the field? Does air transport
change outcomes? Do we really need any kind of
spine immobilization? What’s the right blood pressure, and how much fluid are we willing to give?
Should we be giving fluid, or just using blood?
These and other topics will be addressed and some
myths busted. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Al Philp, MD, FACS, FCCM, Trauma Medical Director, Allegheny General Hospital
8:15—11:45 a.m.
Crashing Patient Resuscitation Core
Competency Cases
Prehospital providers often encounter critically ill
medical patients in the field. Deferring aggressive
prehospital care and resuscitation in favor of a
“load and go” approach with these patients can
lead to increased morbidity and mortality in this
population. This program will propose an aggressive “Crashing Patients” approach towards managing immediate life threats in this patient population
and actions that should be taken in the first five,
ten and twenty minutes to correct bad physiology,
stabilize the patient and allow for a safe move of
the patient to the ambulance and hospital. After an
overview lecture, participants will go through instructor led practical case scenario, managing patients with: asthma/COPD/CHF, altered mental
status/shock, STEMI/cardiogenic shock/post cardiac arrest & physiological based advanced airway
management. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO THE
FIRST 20 STUDENTS. CEU: 3.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Mark Pinchalk, MS, EMT-P, Patient Care
Coordinator, City of Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS
9:30—10:30 a.m.
Burn Notice
Dr. Ziembicki will review the current standards in
prehospital care of patients suffering from thermal,
chemical, electrical, and radiation burns. This session will also outline advances in comprehensive
burn care available at the burn center including
state-of-the-art wound care, hydrotherapy, rehabilitation and emotional support. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Jenny Ziembicki, MD, Medical Director
Burn Center, UPMC Mercy
9:30—10:30 a.m.
New Synthetic Drugs: Dangerous Cat
and Mouse Game Continues
This presentation will focus on new synthetic drugs
of abuse, particularly cannabinoids (AKA spice and
K2) as well as cathinones (AKA bath salts and flakka). The emergence of many of these synthetic
compounds have garnered both popular and medical news attention given their potent effects and
associated deaths, as were seen locally this past
April. I will discuss the synthesis and distribution of
these agents as well as clinical presentation and
management. I will also discuss practical and regulatory problems with identifying and regulating
these new drugs. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Michael Lynch, MD, Medical Director,
Pittsburgh Poison Center
9:30—10:30 a.m.
Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment: Coils,
Catheters and Brain Straw
Lecture will review the diagnosis of hemorrhagic
stroke, field triage and emerging treatment strategies. CEU: 0.5 Clinical Care/Core for BLS; 1.0 Clinical Care/Core for ALS
Speaker: Brian Jankowitz, MD, Assistant Professor
of Neurosurgery, UPMC
9:30—10:30 a.m.
Suspension Trauma & Rescue Strategy
This lecture reviews the history, physiology, and
rescue strategies applicable to patients who require EMS for suspension-related injuries. The
lecture includes a review of the physiology of prolonged suspension, compartment syndrome, and
reperfusion injury, as well as recommendations for
rescue strategy and specific therapies for this injury
pattern. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Matthew E. Kutcher, MD, Trauma and
Acute Care Surgeon, UPMC
9:30—10:30 a.m.
Pediatric Shock
Worldwide, shock is a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality in the pediatric population. The clinical state of shock is diagnosed on the basis of vital
signs, physical examination, and laboratory data,
although its recognition in the pediatric patient can
be difficult. The defining clinical findings of shock
are described, and current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are presented to help guide the
most effective and appropriate treatment for resuscitating the child in shock. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Jennifer Melvin, MD, Fellow, Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
10:45—11:45 a.m.
Living Wills, Power of Attorney, DNR
and POLST: How to Handle in the Field
This course will discuss the medical, ethical and
legal challenges that can confront EMS providers in
making decisions to not initiate resuscitative
measures based on the existence of advanced
planning documents. The presenter will provide an
overview of currently available advanced directive,
power-of-attorney, DNR and physician orders for
life sustaining treatment (POLST) documents in
Pennsylvania and their application to the EMS. Case
presentations of the dilemmas in interpreting these
advanced planning documents in the field and how
they can be resolved are included. The emerging
trends in advanced planning on limiting resuscitation and how they may apply to the pre-hospital
environment are discussed. CEU: 1.0 Other
Speaker: Arvind Venkat, MD, FACEP, Vice Chair for
Research, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Allegheny Health Network
10:45—11:45 a.m.
10 Pediatric Disasters
We need to be well prepared for pediatric emergencies. I will discuss the assessment and treatment of 10 pediatric disasters that will include
anaphylaxis, status asthmaticus, foreign body ingestion, croup, cardiac arrest, rapid heart rate, gun
shot wound to the chest, intussusception, toxic
drug ingestion and the open wrist fracture. CEU:
1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Richard Kaplan, MD, MS, FACEP, Vice
Chair of Academic Affairs, Allegheny Health Network
10:45—11:45 a.m.
Battered Brain: Managing Traumatic
Brain Injury
We will review types of traumatic brain injuries and
best practices for prehospital management of the
TBI. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Brian Jankowitz, MD, Assistant Professor
of Neurosurgery, UPMC
10:45—11:45 a.m.
The New Drugs of Abuse
This presentation will summarize new and emerging drugs of abuse. In recent years, many more
designer drugs have been emerging on the streets.
The ‘new normal’ for drugs of abuse is an ever
evolving collection of newly synthesized drugs. This
lecture will highlight these new and evolving drugs
of abuse. The lecture will focus on the identification
of these drugs, signs and symptoms associated with
their use, and any appropriate pre-hospital treatment. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Anthony Pizon, MD, Chief of Medical
Toxicology, UPMC
10:45—11:45 a.m.
Trauma Updates: Latest and Greatest
We describe innovations in prehospital trauma care
(hemostasis, resuscitation, ultrasound and other
imaging, transport) as well as changes in ED and
ICU management for critically ill trauma patients
(blood use, blood substitutes, imaging, ventilator
and cardiac support). Finally, the next generation of
care using telemedicine and even robots is described. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Al Philp, MD, FACS, FCCM, Trauma Medical Director, Allegheny General Hospital
12:15—1:15 p.m.
Frozen! Prehospital Recognition and
Management of Accidental Hypothermia
This course will discuss the epidemiology and science behind accidental hypothermia. We will discuss some hard-to-believe cases of survival, and
what modern medicine is doing for patients who
make it to the hospital alive. Pre-hospital management will be covered, including techniques of rewarming, and complications that can ensue with
the severely hypothermic patient. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Charles J. Feronti, DO, FACEP, Emergency
Physician, Canonsburg Hospital
12:15—1:15 p.m.
EMSVO—EZ EVOC for EMS
This course focuses on the need for EMS vehicle
driver training and presents the attributes of a good
emergency vehicle operator (EVO) and driving
system. A demonstration of emergency vehicle (EV)
safe driving practices is also included. Finally, we
review EV preventative maintenance. CEU: 1.0
Other
Speaker: EMSI Staff
1:30—3:00 p.m.
Getting Comfortable with Kids
During this course the participants will actually
work through four case based pediatric scenarios.
The session will be interactive and focus on management issues/decisions. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/
Core
Speaker: Michael Decker, MD, Assistant Professor
of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
1:30—3:00 p.m.
Bleeding Control NOW
This presentation discusses the importance of
bleeding control from direct pressure, to limb and
junctional tourniquets and pelvic binders. The discussion is focused on studies from the US Military,
and calls to action from the Hartford Consensus
explaining how bleeding control is a must for first
responders, citizens and EMS providers. This session will also provide some take home resources on
establishing call to action programs in teaching
bleeding control NOW. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Timothy J. Reitz, BS, NRP, NCEE, Program
Director, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
School of EMS
1:30—3:00 p.m.
Tour de Drug Box
The session will review the indications, preparation,
dosing, and uses of various “uncommonly” used
drug box items. We will explore both traditional
indications and off-label uses. CEU: 1.5 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Brian Fullgraf, BS, NRP, EMS Education
Specialist, UPMC Prehospital Care
1:30—3:00 p.m.
Lightning Rounds
This fast-paced educational session will explore
posterior circulation strokes, cervical vascular trauma and new drugs of abuse. A case-based format is
used to emphasize key points. CEU: 1.5 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Brian Risavi, DO, MS, FACEP, FAAEM,
CEMSO, PHP, Emergency Physician, UPMC Hamot
1:30—3:00 p.m.
The Victim as the Crime Scene
This forensic course uses moulaged victims to educate and demonstrate techniques for injury identification and preservation of evidence while providing
medical interventions to victims of violence. The
instructors will provide hands-on opportunities so
students can experience realistic scenarios in a nonthreatening environment. Scenarios will include
penetrating trauma, burns, child and elder abuse
situations, intimate partner violence and sexual
assault. The instructors will address chain of custody issues and principles of forensic documentation
for the EMS provider.
CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core & 0.5 Other
Speaker: Valerie Krasneski-Schreiber, RN, BSN, MS,
CEN, SANE-A, Unit Director, UPMC Mercy Department of Emergency Medicine; Debra Shane, MSN,
RN, SANE-A, Forensic Coordinator, UPMC Mercy
Department of Emergency Medicine;
1:30—4:45 p.m.
Practice of Community Paramedicine
This workshop dives deeper into community paramedicine practice by describing how chronic diseases like COPD, CHF and Diabetes are managed as a
community paramedic. The course will also describe new approaches to managing patients with
substance abuse and other mental health issues as
well as discussing other vulnerable patient populations. Finally, we will review the current evidence
and legislative activities of community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare programs
from across the country. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/
Core and 1.5 Other
Speaker: Dan Swayze, DrPH, MBA, EMT-P, Vice
President|Chief Operating Officer, Center for Emergency Medicine
3:15—4:45 p.m.
Technology in EMS Education…With No
Budget
This presentation is for EMS Instructors, Training
Officers and managers who are looking to utilize
technology in their courses, in-services, training,
and education. This session will provide the student
with resources that can be used in any session with
little to no cost to implement. This session will
demonstrate those products that have been found
to be easy to use and the various ways they can be
used in EMS education. CEU: 1.5 Other
Speaker: Timothy J. Reitz, BS, NRP, NCEE, Program
Director, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
School of EMS
3:15—4:45 p.m.
Broken Hearted - Managing the Acute
Coronary Syndrome
Didactic session presenting the anatomy, physiology, and management of ACS. Emphasis will be on
prehospital identification, treatment and transport
of patients suffering ACS/STEMI. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core for BLS; 1.5 Clinical Care/Core for ALS
Speaker: Catalin Toma, MD, Director, Interventional Cardiology Research, UPMC
New in 2016, join us for the First
Due sessions, from 7:15 to 8:15
a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Plenty
of coffee and pastries will be available as you start your day with classes on rescue topics or obtain the needed EMSVO credit.
3:15—4:45 p.m.
Ocular Trauma: All Fun and Games Until…
Will start with review of ocular anatomy then move
on to specific types of trauma, and emergency
medicine triage, assessment and management of
these conditions, as well as when to consult ophthalmology. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Benjamin Strauss, MD, Ophthalmology
Resident, UPMC
Friday April 1, 7:15—8:15 a.m.
Rescue Medicine with Dr. Jeremiah Escajeda
Saturday April 2, 7:15—8:15 a.m.
Vehicle Rescue Update 2016 with Ed Davies
3:15—4:45 p.m.
Recent FDA Approvals & Review of Top
200 Drugs
With so many new medications on the market it
can be challenging for EMS professionals to keep
up to date. This course will provide you with an
overview of popular new medications that have
been approved by the FDA in the past few years.
The final portion of the presentation will provide an
overview of the most commonly prescribed 200
drugs. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Heather Goetze, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Forbes Hospital
3:15—4:45 p.m.
Understanding Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects over 29
million Americans, and it’s estimated that there will
be another almost 2 million patients diagnosed this
year. It is a significant contributing factor to the
onset of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, and premature death. This presentation will
provide an in-depth look at diabetes as a disease
process, how it contributes to the other healthcare
problems we encounter, and how to assess for and
manage the three diabetic emergencies we may
encounter. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: William Miller, PA-C, PHPE, Physician
Assistant, Allegheny Health Network
Friday April 1, 7:15—8:15 a.m.
EMSVO—Intersections; Operation Safe Arrival
Saturday April 2, 7:15—8:15 a.m.
EMSVO—Highway Safety Response
Complimentary juices, coffee, tea, water and soda is provided each
day of the conference for a limited time, for registered students during the scheduled breaks.
An All You Can Eat Hot Food Buffet Lunch is provided for those
attendees registered for classes. You will receive a ticket in your registration packet for the lunch for each day of your conference registration. Additional lunch tickets are available for purchase each day.
FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2016 - MORNING KEYNOTE SESSION
Join us in the Grand Ball Room on Friday, April 1, for our Keynote Presentation and Welcome Reception beginning at 8:30am. The Welcome Reception and Keynote Presentation features local EMS honor Guards,
brief remarks from the Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of EMS and the President
of EMSI. Immediately following the reception, our Keynote Speaker, Brent Gleeson, will present his lecture,
The Art of Leading Elite Teams. Participants in the keynote session obtain priority admission into Exhibit Hall.
All in. All the time. The Art of Leading Elite Teams
This presentation is specific to leadership at all levels. Brent compares
stories from the battlefield, the lessons learned, and how those lessons apply to leadership at any level across any type of organization
or team. Brent talks about how to build a culture of leadership, servant leadership, adaptive change management, and much more. You
will leave with at least three key takeaways that you can start applying to your personal and professionals lives immediately.
Whether you are the chief at your EMS agency and your staff does
what you say but would never truly follow you, or you are a true leader
at the bottom of the totem pole and take charge in the absence of orders, inspiring those around you—Brent will describe how to lead, make your team safe and how to manage
through adaptive change using communication. You’ll also find out why it is important to always eat last.
Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran with multiple tours to Iraq and
Africa where his team’s primary objective was running capture or kill missions
working in conjunction with the CIA. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned
his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business and has become
an accomplished entrepreneur, writer, and acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership to entrepreneurship and marketing.
Brent has also starred in several reality shows including NBC's 'Stars Earn
Stripes' where he and Chris Kyle of ‘American Sniper’ along with other former
special operations professionals were paired with celebrities like Nick Lachey,
Dean Cain, Todd Palin and Terry Crews to compete and raise money for charities like Wounded Warrior Project.
7:15—8:15 a.m.
Rescue Medicine
Discussion of rescue considerations/medical pathology of rescue victims. To include, environmental injury, crush injury, field amputation, confined
space, drowning, suspension syncope, and the MCI.
CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Jeremiah Escajeda, MD, EMS Fellow,
University of Pittsburgh
7:15—8:15 a.m.
EMSVO—Intersections; Operation Safe
Arrival
This course stresses eight guidelines that may help
to reduce the number and severity of intersection
collisions and is intended for emergency service
organizations responding to incidents in both department and personal vehicles. CEU: 1.0 Other
Speaker: EMSI Staff
8:30—10:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE
All in. All the time. The Art of Leading
Elite Teams
This presentation is specific to leadership at all
levels. Brent compares stories from the battlefield,
the lessons learned, and how those lessons apply
to leadership at any level across any type of organization or team. Brent talks about how to build a
culture of leadership, servant leadership, adaptive
change management, and much more. You will
leave with at least three key takeaways that you
can start applying to your personal and professionals lives immediately. CEU: 1.0 Other
Speaker: Brent Gleeson, Navy SEAL Combat Veteran, Co-founder and CMO of Internet Marketing Inc.
10:45—11:45 a.m.
Burn Management: A Game of Jeopardy
This lecture will cover burn management for pediatrics and adults in those first 24 hours after injury.
There will be audience response clickers used
throughout to encourage audience participation in
a game show fashion. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Ariel Aballay, MD, FACS, Medical Director, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Burn Center
10:45—11:45 a.m.
Control of Bleeding and Massive Transfusion: Either, Both or Death?
12:15—1:15 p.m.
A Second Glance: Case Reviews of Complex Situations
This presentation will use trauma patient case
studies to review: classic hemorrhage control,
modern adjuncts to classic techniques (pre-hospital
and hospital), and future directions in hemorrhage
control – both pharmacologic and technical/
mechanical. Physiologic reasons for success and
failure of various techniques/agents will be presented. The function of trauma center massive
transfusion protocols including indications for
activation, acceptable ratios, component delivery
challenges, and timing of cessation will be clarified.
CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Christoph Kaufmann, MD, Trauma Medical Director, Forbes Hospital
EMS providers encounter an array of challenging
circumstances ranging from abnormal patient
presentations to complex extrications to legal considerations. This presentation will provide a case
based review of some of these circumstances and
discuss the best practices to navigate our day-today challenges. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Paul Paris, MD, FACEP, LLD (Hon), Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
10:45—11:45 a.m.
Child Abuse
Three million cases of child abuse are reported in
the US annually, making this issue a significant
health care concern. This presentation reviews risk
factors and injury patterns and discusses the new
mandatory reporting guidelines and CME requirements. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Kimberly Horner, MD, Fellow, Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
10:45—11:45 a.m.
US Army Medical Operations, Post War
Recovery and Trauma Patient Management
Explore the advances in trauma surgery as seen by
the US Army Medical Operations teams. Col. Elias
will share his experiences in battlefield medical
operations and how they apply to the prehospital
management of trauma patients. Through adrenaline-charged case reviews and other personal experiences, this course will provide a unique look at
the current prehospital management of injured
patients and how current military practice may
change civilian practice in the future. CEU: 1.0
Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Colonel Garth Elias, MD, Trauma Surgeon, UPMC Mercy Trauma Services
10:45—11:45 a.m.
Just Hanging Around - Suspension Trauma
The concept of orthostatic shock that results from
suspension of the patient vertically for a period of
time will be discusses. We will review the pathophysiology of this clinical condition, injury patterns
seen with falls in different types of harnesses and,
the concept of “rescue death”. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Chadd Nesbit, MD, PhD, FACEP, Associate
Medical Director, Life Lion EMS, Penn State Milton
S. Hershey Medical Center
12:15—1:15 p.m.
EMSVO—Safe Backing Practices for EMS
This course focuses on understanding the importance of safe vehicle backing measures and
adopting these best practices into your organization’s driving procedures. CEU: 1.0 Other
Speaker: EMSI Staff
12:15—1:15 p.m.
ePCR Crash Course
Geared towards existing users of emsCharts at the
user level, but new to the administrative role, this
class discusses taking the new emsCharts Administrator through basic to advanced configuration.
Getting started with security roles, access, adding/
removing/editing users, QA level assignments,
adding/removing units and bases, command configuration, transport outcomes, current QA level
review, demoting charts, patient management, and
forums/updates. We will review some examples
and discuss how to best manage changes from the
hand off. CEU: 1.0 Other
Speaker: Jason Bartholomai, BS, NRP, Training
Manager, EMSCharts
1:30—2:30 p.m.
Children with Special Needs
Emergency care of children with special health care
needs is frequently complicated by a lack of a concise summary of their medical condition, precautions needed, and special management plans. We
will discuss how to assess a child with special
health care needs. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Kimberly Roth, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Prehospital Services, Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh of UPMC
1:30—2:30 p.m.
Radiation Poisoning
I will review radiation poisoning in an easy to understand format going over prior cases, proper
treatment protocols and a review of risks in the
region. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Richard P. Sullivan, MD, FAAEM, EMS
Medical Director, Jefferson Hospital
1:30—2:30 p.m.
The Patient is Adamantly Refusing…
Refusals and Non-Transports in EMS
Refusals of care and non-transports are one of the
highest liability areas in EMS. We will discuss what
every EMS provider needs to know about patient
refusals, including liability issues, transporting
against a patient’s will, and the role of the medical
command physician. Real-life audio cases will be
used to highlight the important issues. CEU: 1.0
Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Adam Tobias, MD, MPH, FACEP, Assistant
Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of
Pittsburgh
1:30—2:30 p.m.
Stroke Triage and Treatment in 2016
and Beyond
Several randomized controlled trials completed
since January 2015 have revolutionized our understanding of acute stroke treatment. Beyond selecting patients for transport to a primary stroke
center for thrombolytics, the next challenge is
selecting those with large vessel occlusion who may
be candidates for intra-arterial therapies that have
been demonstrated to improve outcomes when
performed in a timely fashion. We review available
therapies for acute stroke and existing prehospital
stroke scales (over a dozen currently in use). Challenges of integrating stroke triage and selective
transport to primary versus interventional stroke
centers will be discussed. Finally, newly adopted
regional guidelines for stroke triage and transport
will be presented. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Christian Martin-Gill, MD, NREMT-P,
Associate Medical Director, STAT MedEvac and
UPMC Prehospital Care
1:30—2:30 p.m.
BLS and First Responder Naloxone
BLS and First Responder intranasal Naloxone is
rapidly becoming a standard practice in many parts
of the Commonwealth. Safe and effective, the
administration of Naloxone requires only brief
training and has been successfully accomplished by
multiple agencies and credited with saving multiple
lives. This class will discuss the current literature
and evidence for BLS and First Responder Naloxone. It will describe the core elements of a successful BLS naloxone program. It will also discuss current legislation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that affects this practice. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Major Daniel Schwartz, MD, FS, FACEP,
EMS Medical Director—Forbes Hospital; Flight
Surgeon, US Army Reserve
1:30—5:00 p.m.
Meds, Tools and Techniques for BLS
Providers
BLS level program combining didactic and psychomotor activities to review basic level pharmacology
and drug administration, the assessment and management of respiratory distress including the use of
CPAP and the assessment and management of AMS
including the use of IN naloxone. The intent is to
meet the BLS requirements for specific training in
the use of assisted meds, ASA and naloxone, epinephrine auto injectors and CPAP. This course is
limited to the first 36 providers in the class. CEU:
3.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speakers: David Lindell, MS, NREMT-P, EMS Program Coordinator, Allegheny General Hospital;
John S. Cole, MD, EMT-P. WellSpan York Hospital;
Jenifer Swab, MS, EMT-P, Ross West View EMS
2:45—3:45 p.m.
Missed Opportunities: Review of Pediatric Cases from the Field
Sometimes a pediatric patent is delivered to the
hospital without optimal care provided. This QI/
peer review session will discuss recent pediatric
cases and how treatments should have been different. The focus is on medical pediatric assessment
and management. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Kimberly Roth, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Prehospital Services, Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh of UPMC
2:45—3:45 p.m.
Take It All Off! New Guidelines for
Equipment Removal while Caring for the
Injured Athlete
New guidelines from the National Athletic Trainers'
Association (NATA) suggest that athletic equipment
(helmet and shoulder pads) should be removed
prior to transporting an injured athlete. This new
guideline seems to conflict with past teachings that
recommend leaving equipment in place unless it
interfered with treatment. Do the new NATA guidelines conflict with the new Pennsylvania EMS protocols? Our group has practiced these new standards
with the Steelers and Pitt football teams. I will
share what works and what did not work based on
our practical application of the new NATA guidelines and PA BLS Protocols. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/
Core
Speaker: Ronald Roth, MD, MPH, Medical Director,
City of Pittsburgh EMS; Team Physician, Steelers
Football Club
2:45—3:45 p.m.
Recognition and Acute Management of
Seizures
Seizures can cause permanent brain damage or
death if they are not identified and treated quickly
and appropriately. This session provides a current
understanding of seizures and epilepsy, and describes the acute management of seizures. We
review different seizure types and their clinical
presentations, as well as conditions that can mimic
seizures. First aid, prehospital care, emergency
room and hospital treatment of seizures will also
be discussed. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Jayant N. Acharya, MD, DM, FANA, Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Penn State
University Hershey Medical Center
2:45—3:45 p.m.
Visualizing the Airway
Prehospital orotracheal intubation is a skill that
must be performed quickly and in challenging situations. A distorted, bloody, or unusually positioned
airway can complicate airway management for
even the most experienced ALs provider. This
course reviews critical techniques for airway management and shows a variety of videos obtained
through video laryngoscopy from real cases of
prehospital airway management demonstrating
both correct and incorrect techniques. Challenges
to airway management will be reviewed with real
examples of typical and unusual anatomy in graphic
detail. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Leonard Weiss, MD, Fellow, Department
of Emergency Medicine, UPMC
2:45—3:45 p.m.
The 2015 AHA Guidelines and YOU:
Push, Chill, Blow - Do You Know?
In October 2015, the AHA released the 2015 Guidelines for Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This
course will discuss the highlights of these changes,
how they affect EMS and our patients. We will also
review some of the most critical literature that
influenced the changes found in the 2015 Guidelines. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speakers: Jon Rittenberger, MD, MS, FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University
of Pittsburgh; Frank Guyette, MD, MS, MPH,
FACEP, Medical Director, STAT MedEvac
4:00—5:00 p.m.
What’s With All this White Powder?
Bioterrorism in the 21st Century.
Are we at risk of a bioterrorism attack? Are we
prepared? How will we know when it’s happening?
This interactive lecture will provide an overview,
geared towards EMS providers, of bioterrorism in
the past, present, and future. Topics of discussion
will include a definition and background on bioterrorism, specific bacterial and viral agents of concern, and suggested management and treatment.
CEU: 0.5 Clinical Care/Core & 0.5 Other
Speaker: Adam Tobias, MD, MPH, FACEP, Assistant
Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of
Pittsburgh
4:00—5:00 p.m.
Are You Out of Your Mind?
The provider will gain understanding of the broad
types and severity of abnormal mental function and
how to conduct a systematic, thorough assessment
to establish the patient’s clinical status and develop
a relevant differential diagnosis. The latest evidence based medicine strategies will be incorporated into a rational clinical approach to patients
with altered mental status or behavior. Challenging
cases of both common and unusual conditions will
be presented. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Vincent Mosesso, Jr., MD, PHP, Professor
of Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh
gies, and patient management plans for geriatric
patients. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: UPMC Prehospital Care
4:00—5:00 p.m.
Wound Ballistics Injury Patterns
Many significant blunt and penetrating injuries go
unrecognized in the field and external signs may be
misleading. This course will educate BLS and ALS
providers in recognizing high-risk injury patterns.
Knowledge of injury patterns and energy transfer
can aid prehospital providers in their treatment ,
triage, resource management, and transport plans.
CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Major Daniel Schwartz, MD, FS, FACEP,
EMS Medical Director—Forbes Hospital; Flight
Surgeon, US Army Reserve
4:00—5:00 p.m.
Finger Prickin' Good
One of the most common complaints and refusals
we deal with in EMS involves a subset of patients
that many do not completely understand, diabetics.
Diabetes is commonly encountered in the prehospital environment, yet not completely understood.
Prehospital providers know how to diagnose and
treat hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia, yet fail to
grasp the pathophysiology of the variety of diabetic
patients. This presentation takes an in-depth look
at the various types of diabetes and treatment.
Someone during this session may have a finger
prickin’ good time! CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Bradley Dean, MA, NRP, Training Officer,
Rowan County Emergency Services
4:00—5:00 p.m.
From 0 to 60 Seconds
At any time of day or night, EMS providers must be
at the ready to go from 0 to 60, providing medical
care within seconds of arriving on scene. Whether
it’s immediately running a complex resuscitation as
soon as you walk out of your truck or having to
suddenly perform complex actions as part of a
rescue, tactical, or mass casualty event, you must
constantly be at the ready to perform at 100%,
employing all your knowledge and experience. This
course will review key examples from both medical
and non-medical real-world scenarios where someone overcame a challenging situation and succeeded with the odds stacked clearly out of favor. These
cases will demonstrate important principles that
will help you be at the ready, quickly employ your
skills, and manage emotions during challenging
medical or technical situations you may encounter
in the field. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Christian Martin-Gill, MD, NRP, Associate
Medical Director, STAT MedEvac and UPMC Prehospital Care
8:30—10:00 a.m.
When the Souls of Today Become the
Ghosts of Tomorrow
7:15—8:15 a.m.
Vehicle Rescue Update 2016
There have been more changes to vehicles in the
past three years than in the last thirty. Vehicle
rescue operations are changing quickly to meet the
changes in vehicles. This course will help you stay
current with the extrications you face today. This
course will look at new steel alloys used in vehicles
and look at crash test data from the Insurance
Institute. We will discuss patient injury patterns on
crash test dummies related to new materials and
safety standards. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Ed Davies, BS, EMT-P, Operations Manager, SHACOG Technical Rescue Team
7:15—8:15 a.m.
EMSVO—Highway Safety Response
This awareness course provides emergency responders with the knowledge to recognize the
inherent dangers in responding to roadway incidents and he principles, strategies, and practices
for establishing a safe highway incident scene. CEU:
1.0 Other
Speaker: EMSI Staff
8:30—10:00 a.m.
EKGs for BLS Providers
Interpretation of EKGs lives in the land of the Paramedic, PHRN, PHPE, and above. However, nothing
says that if you are an EMT that you can’t assist
your advanced level partners with getting the electrodes on the patient, or alerting them to a possible
problem when the EKG suddenly changes in appearance (“just doesn’t look right,”) or even capture a baseline 12 lead before the “response unit”
meets up with you. This presentation will review
basic cardiac anatomy and physiology, explain how
heart activity translates into the squiggly lines we
call an EKG, and include a hands-on practical session to insure you know how to get the leads on
your patients correctly. CEU: 0.5 Clinical Care/Core
for EMR; 1.5 Clinical Care/Core for EMT & ALS
Speaker: William Miller, PA-C, PHPE, Physician
Assistant, Allegheny Health Network
8:30—10:00 a.m.
Better with Age: Evaluation and Management of Geriatric Patient
The lecture overviews the assessment strategies,
common injury patterns, injury prevention strate-
With the turmoil of tragedies in the headlines and
in the hearts of the providers, we know that critical
incident stress is real, yet it continues to be debated by many. Every year people experience high
stress environments and have to deal with the
situation following the event as it replays over and
over in their mind. Are we doing enough for our
fellow employees to enable them to deal with the
souls they see today before they become the
GHOST that haunts them tomorrow? CEU: 1.5
Other
Speaker: Bradley Dean, MA, NRP, Training Officer,
Rowan County Emergency Services
8:30—10:00 a.m.
Autism Awareness for First Responders
This lecture will discuss recognition, treatment, and
communication strategies for patients with autism
spectrum disorder. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core &
0.5 Other
Speaker: Scott Bailey, Police Officer, Aspinwall and
UPMC Mercy
8:30—10:00 a.m.
Does My Patient Have Sepsis? And What
if They Do?
The first and most important element in treating
sepsis is to identify it. We will review several clinical
cases with the most recent updates to diagnostic
criteria and discuss prehospital assessments. We
review updated treatment guidelines in sepsis, and
how these may translate to prehospital care. We
will review new data from Pittsburgh City EMS, and
our work in Seattle with King County EMS. This
lecture will also touch on innovative clinical trial
ideas for prehospital fluid and antibiotic therapy.
CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Christopher Seymour, MD, Assistant
Professor, Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
8:30—10:00 a.m.
Navigating the Minefield: EMS Professionalism in a Connected World
In today’s world, video cameras are everywhere,
and people who know your boss are just a couple
of mouse clicks or tablet taps away. EMS budgets
are under fire, and the news media are just dying
for a story. The only way to navigate this world
safely is a renewed focus on professionalism. Using
real-world examples, take a tour of how to make
your way through the minefield of today’s Webready world. CEU: 1.0 Other
Speaker: Jason Kodat, MD, EMT-P, Associate EMS
Medical Director, Forbes Hospital
10:30—11:45 a.m.
Breaking Bad - Care of Orthopedic Injuries
The EMS provider is critical for promoting best
outcomes after acute musculoskeletal trauma such
as fracture. Initial care is intended to stabilize the
skeletal injury to stop the ongoing cycle of injury as
well as to protect vital neurovascular structures.
This course is intended to review the basics of
fracture care relevant to the EMS provider. CEU:
1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Ivan Tarkin, MD, Division Chief, Orthopedic Trauma, UPMC
10:30—11:45 a.m.
Trauma Case Reviews: Abdominal and
Thoracic Injuries
This session will provide a case based review of
prehospital management for patients suffering
major abdominal and thoracic trauma, highlighting
those emergency procedures performed by EMS
providers. The session will provide a review of
relevant anatomy, common life threatening injuries, and appropriate management strategies for
optimum patient outcomes. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Joshua B. Brown, MD, MSc, Division of
Trauma and General Surgery, UPMC Presbyterian
means, how they will change EMS practice, and see
how to incorporate their findings to your practice
today. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speakers: Jon Rittenberger, MD, MS, FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University
of Pittsburgh; Frank Guyette, MD, MS, MPH, FACEP,
Medical Director, STAT MedEvac
10:30—11:45 a.m.
Pediatric Trauma
This is a case based presentation, and within each
case, we will specifically discuss if the patient
should have been immobilized or not. CEU: 1.0
Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Nathaniel Weberding, MD, Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
12:15—1:15 p.m.
Trauma Max - Systems of Trauma Care
This lecture will review the evolution of trauma
systems of care and the outcomes produced. Discussion will include the expanding role of EMS, the
vastness of in-hospital services, and the bext practices to unify/coordinate care and promote survivability. CEU: 1.0 Other
Speaker: Andrew B. Peitzman, MD , Mark. M. Ravitch Professor and Vice-Chair, Chief, UPMC Division
of General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
10:30—11:45 a.m.
When The Heart Fails
12:15—1:15 p.m.
EMSVO—Fatigue and Safety in EMS
The provider will describe the spectrum of patient
with heart failure from those with hypertension to
hypotension, review important causes, and focus
on field assessment and management. The class will
introduce new diagnostic tools and adjuncts for
prehospital use, and advanced state of the art
therapies that may be provided in the hospital.
CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Vincent Mosesso, Jr., MD, PHP, Professor
of Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh
This program contains an overview of sleep and
fatigue in the EMS community and how it impacts
patient care and responder safety. CEU: 1.0 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: EMSI Staff
10:30—11:45 a.m.
Modern Technology in Rescue
We discuss and evaluate new technology for rescue
operations. Rescue operations are changing and
new technology is making some things easier than
they have been in the past. We will look at new
technology for rope rescue, confined space, trench
rescue, structural collapse, water rescue and technical rescue patient care. New technology is making
some rescue operations quicker making it better to
receive definitive care quicker. This will be a handson class looking at new equipment. CEU: 1.0 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Ed Davies, BS, EMT-P, Operations Manager, SHACOG Technical Rescue Team
10:30—11:45 a.m.
Top 5 EMS Articles of 2015 That Can
Change Practice
Join our presenters as they de-mystify the top 5
EMS articles published in 2015. Discover what each
12:15—1:15 p.m.
Mobile in a Whole New Way
An emsCharts Mobile course like none other! See in
action how emsCharts Mobile can be utilized from a
crew’s perspective (on and offline) in order to
achieve maximum efficiency in obtaining information and how to use it meaningfully. We will
also demonstrate new features including the Mobile Remote Admin, Template Builder, and hospital
dashboard functionality within emsCharts Mobile.
CEU: none
Speaker: Jason Bartholomai, BS, NRP, Training
Manager, EMSCharts
1:30—3:00 p.m.
Difficult Conversations: Talking About
Suicide in Public Safety
Some common risk factors exist and can be noticed
by changes in behavior, mood or attitude after
stressful situations. Sometimes, there can even be a
build-up of un-resolved previous critical incidents,
life stressors, or long-standing issues. This can create an experience of feeling overwhelmed. Not
every person who becomes overwhelmed is suicidal. However, recognizing the warning signs of being
overwhelmed versus feeling suicidal is an important
first step in preventing suicide. In this session we
will explore and discuss these areas of distress and
talk about ways in which you can recognize signs
and behaviors that may put you, a colleague, or a
friend at risk and how to intervene when needed. A
case scenario will be used to demonstrate possible
interventions. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Sheila G. Roth, Ph.D., LCSW, EMT, Professor of Social Work, Carlow University; Karen Glass,
PHRN, Flight Nurse, LifeFlight; John Tedorski, Western PA Fireman’s Association
1:30—3:00 p.m.
just culture
Yes, that is spelled with lower case letters. While
we look for system faults, many of the issues in
EMS are human error. Is it their fault, or was there
a system issue that set the provider up for the
mistake? This presentation looks at WHY, not
WHO, when mistakes are made and how systematic
changes need to be assessed to prevent similar
errors from occurring in the future. CEU: 1.5 Other
Speaker: Bradley Dean, MA, NRP, Training Officer,
Rowan County Emergency Services
1:30—3:00 p.m.
If You Could See What I See: X-rays for
the EMS Crowd
Okay, so you don’t have x-ray equipment in the
back of the ambulance. But admit it, you love when
the ED Doc takes you over to the x-ray viewer to
point something out that they found on the last
patient you brought them. In this presentation,
you’ll get a quick introduction to x-ray interpretation, and then, through a series of case reviews,
test your skills, learn more about the associated
pathology of the patient’s condition, improve your
assessment skills, and understand why your treatments can be so important. CEU: 1.5 Clinical Care/
Core
Speaker: William Miller, PA-C, PHPE, Physician
Assistant, Allegheny Health Network
1:30—3:00 p.m.
Transport Considerations of VADs; Update HeartMate III
Presentation participants will gain a better understanding of Ventricular Assist Devices, especially
pertaining to their pathophysiology, complications,
and transport considerations. This presentation
will also introduce the HeartMate III, a new device
currently undergoing clinical investigation in the
region. The presentation begins with a brief overview of VADs followed by hands on troubleshooting, clinical management, as well as controller
and power source change out. CEU: 1.5 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: P.S. Martin, MD, FACEP, Director, Division
of Prehospital Medicine, Allegheny Health Network
1:30—3:00 p.m.
Cardiac Arrest Update 2015 - Why
Should We Do What We Do?
The goal of this session is to provide a case-based
review of the newest information in cardiac arrest.
The focus is on the physiology/pathophysiology of
cardiac arrest and how this, plus the latest medical
literature comes together to gives us best practices
for cardiac arrest care – both BLS and ACLS. The
sessions will be run as a team-based learning (TBL)
session requiring audience participation and interaction. Groups of learners will be charged with
taking cardiac arrest scenarios and evaluating the
pathophysiology involved and developing the “next
best step” approach to managing the case. CEU: 1.5
Clinical Care/Core
Speakers: Jon Rittenberger, MD, MS, FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University
of Pittsburgh; Frank Guyette, MD, MS, MPH,
FACEP, Medical Director, STAT MedEvac
3:30—5:00 p.m.
What Would Johnny and Roy Do?: An
Interactive Case Review
Grab an audience response clicker and get ready to
offer up your answers and opinions in this lively
case review session, covering illnesses and injuries
both common and uncommon. CEU: 1.5 Clinical
Care/Core
Speaker: Jason Kodat, MD, EMT-P, Associate EMS
Medical Director, Forbes Hospital
3:30—5:00 p.m.
Difficult Deliveries
Delivery of an infant can be subject to many complications. Birthing complications may be maternal or
fetal, and long term or short term. We will review
cases of difficult field deliveries, and, time permitting, practice using simulated patients. CEU: 1.5
Clinical Care/Core
Speaker: Karen Glass, PHRN, Flight Nurse, LifeFlight
3:30—5:00 p.m.
Tag - You're It: Handling the MCI
Lecture will discuss the importance of an organized
approach to managing a MCI. Students will participate in a table top exercise. CEU: 0.5 Clinical Care/
Core & 1.0 Other
Speaker: Scott Dolan, EMT-P, EMS Specialist, UPMC
Prehospital Care
During EMS Update 2015, you were able to visit and tour the EMS
Virtual Drive Emergency Driving Simulator presented by EMSI and
UPMC.
EMS Update 2016 will provide you the opportunity to participate
in a one hour EMS vehicle driving simulation throughout the three
days of the conference.
Registered Update students can sign up at the conference registration desk for a 60 minute session. You’ll receive 1.0 CEU in the
Other category after completing the simulated driving of an ambulance through various weather and traffic conditions.
Look for the large sign-up sheets at the conference registration
desk to reserve your complimentary one hour session.
There will be limited opportunities to participate in the Virtual
Drive trailer. Registration will be on a first-come basis and not all
participants will be accommodated.
This event is for registered students and their guests only.
As per Pennsylvania law, only those persons 21 years of age and older are permitted to join us at this event. Identification will be checked at the entrance and throughout the evening by resort security staff.
All paid conference attendees automatically receive admission to the Friday night social event. Additional tickets, while
they last, are available for $10/person.
Proceeds from all ticket sales will be donated to the National EMS Memorial Service.
Note that lost tickets for the social event WILL NOT BE REPLACED. There are also no refunds for admission passes to
the social event. Preference for the limited number of passes available is given to those registered for the conference.
Due to fire marshal regulations, only a limited number of passes are available for sale.
All attendees, regardless of age, must show proper identification to be permitted entrance at all entertainment venues
at the resort. No alcohol may be brought into the social events. We reserve the right to refuse admission to anyone.
During Friday night’s event —soft drinks are free (courtesy of EMSI).
Families—join us Friday night and Saturday night beginning at 7pm for popcorn, pizza, cookies, childfriendly beverages, soft drinks and a family movie in
the Dogwood Forum!
Depending on availability, the movie (G or PG rated)
will have recently been in the movie theaters! We
will be showing two movies—one on Friday and one
on Saturday! We’ll announce the movies the week
of the conference.
Interested in
presenting at
EMS Update 2017?
Visit www.emsupdate.com after July
4, 2016 for the packet of information
you will need to apply for a faculty
position in 2017. The last day to
apply will be September 11, 2016.
Special Accommodations: If you have any dietary requirements or other special needs
requiring assistance (hearing or visually impaired, wheelchair accessible, etc) in order to
fully participate in the event, please call 412-494-5572 prior to March 1, 2016.
EMSI Staff
Thomas J. McElree, Esq., MBA, NRP, Executive Director
Brian Shaw, BSAS, NRP, Deputy Director
Paul M. Paris, MD, FACEP, LLD (Hon), Regional Medical Director
Richard J. Wadas, Jr., MD, FACEP, Associate Regional Medical Director
Amos P. Cameron, AS, EMT-P, EMTT, Regional Operations Coordinator
Scott L. Crawford, EMT-P, Regional Licensing Manager
James Husar, NRP, Clinical Education Specialist
Richard Kaufman, MBA, NRP, Regional Education Coordinator
Todd Nicholson, BS, NRP, EMS Education Specialist
Joseph Ponko, MBA, EMT, Regional Clinical Coordinator
Robert Smith, EMT-P, EMS Operations Specialist
Jackie A. Strasbaugh, EMT, EMS Education Specialist
Bradley J. Takach, AAB, NRAEMT, BLS-I, EMS Education Specialist
Curtis Valdiserri, EMT-P, EMTT, TRT, EMS Emergency Preparedness Manager
EMS Update 2016 Conference Selection Committee
Chairperson
Douglas Garretson
Center for Emergency Medicine
Richard Adobato
Diane Fitzhenry
Mike Gannon
Fayette EMS
UPMC Prehospital Care
Allegheny General Hospital
Miles Darby
Nora Helfrich
Richard Kaufman
Dave Lindell
Allegheny General Hospital
Richard Lippert
GetYouThinking.com
Robert McCaughan
Allegheny Health Network
Tom McElree
EMSI
Paul Paris, MD
UPMC Prehospital Care
Rodney Rohrer
Ambulance & Chair Service
Penn Hills EMS
Tri-Community South EMS
EMSI
All classes are filled in the order in which paid registrations are
received. Class schedules and faculty are subject to change. We
reserve the right to cancel a session due to insufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified if a session is canceled and
given the opportunity to enroll in a different session. Students
must be registered for each session they attend. We do not
permit auditing of classes. Faculty biographies, session titles
and session descriptions are provided by faculty and are subject
to change. All course handouts are placed on the official EMS
update website, www.emsupdate.com, prior to the start of the
conference. Additional information on each faculty member
can be found at www.emsupdate.com
Registration received without
payment will be returned
without processing.
We cannot accept
personal checks
after March 17 or at
the conference.
When arriving at the resort, please
check in at the Conference Registration
Area, located near the Grand Ball Room
and Gingerbread Dreams bakery.
Payment after
March 17 must be
made by credit card,
cashier’s check,
money order, or
cash.
We cannot accept purchase
orders.
All or part of this educational
program may be tax deductible;
please check with your tax
advisor/consultant.
You can obtain your name badge, registration packet and receive information
on the exhibitors, social event and continuing education. Registration hours
of operation can be found on page 3.
You can also get needed receipts at this
time.
Spouses, guests and children do not
have to register unless they plan to
attend classes, meal functions or the
social event on Friday evening.
Tuition for EMS Update 2016 includes (for each day registered): continuing education credit, refreshment
breaks and lunch. All paid registrants receive an admission pass to the Friday night social event.
The Family Movie Nights and admission
to Exhibit Hall are free.
Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, activity
fees at Seven Springs, and/or admission to nonWREMS/EMSI sponsored social events.
Additional meal tickets for the All-YouCan-Eat lunch buffets (featuring hot
prepared items) are available and can
be purchased on-site.
Please note that lost lunch and/or social event tickets/
passes WILL NOT be replaced.
Early registration is recommended.
Attendees are encouraged to register online at: www.emsupdate.com
If unable to register online, the registration form on page 23 will be accepted by mail or fax. Photocopies of additional forms are acceptable.
1) PRINT CLEARLY or type your information. Please fill out the form completely.
2) Make checks payable to WREMS.
WREMS c/o EMS Update 2016
1002 Church Hill Road
Pittsburgh PA 15205-9006
For credit card payments, REGISTER ONLINE @ emsupdate.com or fax your registration form to 412-787-2340
Phone orders are not accepted. Payment must accompany registration form. We accept cash, check, money orders, Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, and Discover.
If there are any questions on the registration process, please email us at [email protected] or call 412/494-5572.
Please do not mail any registrations after March 20, 2016. Please bring your conference registration information
with you and register on-site at the conference (there is no additional fee). We are unable to accept and/or process personal checks after March 17, 2016.
The entire brochure and registration form is located @ emsupdate.com
REFUND POLICY
If you must cancel, your request for a refund must be made in writing and emailed/mailed/faxed to WREMS. Substitute attendees are encouraged and accepted at any time. Phone call cancellations cannot be accepted.
If a cancellation is received:
Prior to March 15, 2016, refund is 90%
March 16 - March 22, 2016, refund is 45%
March 23, 2016 and after, no refund
Conference attendees assume all risk incidental to
participation in all activities, loss or damage to property, and release WREMS/EMSI, General Expositions,
and Seven Springs Mountain Resort against any
claims. Your cell phone number may be used to send
text messages on March 31, April 1 and April 2 for
important announcements and information. You may
opt-out of this important initiative by leaving the cell
phone number field blank on the registration form.
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EMS UPDATE 2016 REGISTRATION FORM
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WREMS
Charge to: [ ] VISA [ ] MasterCard [ ] DISCOVER [ ] AMEX
Card Number _____________________________
Expiration Date __________________ Security code from back of card ________
Signature_____________________________
Zip Code ___________ (card mailing address)
Complete this form and mail to:
Western Regional EMS
Attn: EMS Update 2016
1002 Church Hill Road
Pittsburgh PA 15205-9006
Emergency Medical Service Institute
1002 Church Hill Road
Pittsburgh PA 15205-9006
Non Profit Org
U.S. Postage
PAID
Pittsburgh PA
Permit No. 2304