brochure - EMS Update 2017
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brochure - EMS Update 2017
B R O C H U R E 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. 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