COM-705 Crisis Negotiations for Telecommunicators - CANCELLED
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 8 CEU
Target Audience: AllCrisis situations differ from the daily emergencies that today's public safety telecommunicators handle. Hostage situations, barricaded subject incidents and suicidal callers, among others, require an advanced level of training for the telecommunicator to handle successfully.
Instructor: Bernard J. Brown
Limited to: 40
BLS-407 Trauma Emergencies
BLS 04 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: BLSWe will review the cardiovascular system, describe the care of the patient with internal and external bleeding, signs and symptoms of shock (hypoperfusion), and the emergency medical care of shock (hypoperfusion). This is the seventh lecture of the BLS Academy. Attendees will cover topics related to traumatic emergencies in the BLS patient.
Instructor: Julie Chase
EDU-808 EMS Instructor Update
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorThis session will discuss training and education issues, accreditation, quality assurance and administrative updates from the Office of EMS. This program will fulfill the requirement for EMT Instructors, ALS coordinator's and EOIs to attend a mandatory update every two years. You do not need to register for symposium to attend this program.
Instructor: Greg Neiman
ALS-307 Assess and provide care to an infant or child with cardiac arrest
ALS 84 / 2 CEU
Target Audience: ALSThis program will provide CE for ALS area 84 only. You must attend the entire session to receive CE.
Instructor: George Markham • Co-Instructor: Mike O'Neill
ADM-111 Rural EMS Systems - An Evaluation
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS,Educator, AdministratorThis presentation provides general information to rural EMS stakeholders on the results of the EMS systems surrounding federally designated rural hospitals in seven counties in Virginia. How those studies were conducted, what parties were involved, and the conclusions of those evaluations, as well as how they can be applied to most rural EMS systems will be discussed.
Instructor: Tim Perkins
AIR-212 Is Giving Oxygen Bad? Controversies in Medicine
BLS 05 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllPutting everyone on oxygen is safe, right? Is more oxygen better? Does the airway always need to be secured in the field? Are beta-blockers really indicated in a STEMI? We are taught these and other 'truths' as dogma. Find out what the real truth is behind these and other controversies in medicine.
Instructor: Bob Page • Co-Instructor: Dave Maatman
AIR-213 Carbon Dioxide: The Ventilatory Vital Sign
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 88 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS (includes Enhanced, Intermediate, Paramedic)Was there ever a time you saw readings and a waveform on your capnography unit that were not normal? Did you know that end-tidal capnography can tell you about your patient's cardiac, metabolic, or ventilatory status in addition to endotracheal tube placement? This presentation discusses anatomy and physiology as it applies to capnography. It looks at dead space ventilation, shunting, and that ever dreaded acid-base balance lecture we all had in school. It is presented in a case-based/problem-based method allowing the provider to analytically interpret the readings present on the waveform capnography unit.
Instructor: Kyle David Bates
CAR-513 Just Chillin' - Therapeutic Hypothermia Pre-and Intra-Hospital Care
BLS 05 / ALS 74 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllSurvival rates for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) vary widely. The care the patient receives during the arrest and after ROSC influences survival to hospital discharge. In this session, the participant will learn the science behind the benefits of initiating therapeutic hypothermia on OOHCA patients and the EMS provider's role in the process.
Instructor: Beth L. Torres, PhD
EDU-809 Exploring Ethics in the EMS Classroom
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllExploring ethics in the classroom does not need to be a frightening thing. In his interactive and introspective approach, Chris begins by defining the language of ethics and uses examples from pop culture that every EMS educator can identify with. Participants will also discover their own core values and how those values affect they way that they function in and out of the classroom. Participants will also receive the tools necessary to conduct their very own ethics classroom activity.
Instructor: Christopher J. Lebaudour
EDU-810 How long is long enough? How good is good enough?
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorEmployers and the public want competent street-ready EMS clinicians in record time and in record numbers. Are EMS educators keeping up with these expectations? Are the expectations realistic? This critical and motivational presentation will make you think, laugh, and infuse new passion into your practice. Dave will help you define entry-level terminal objectives and inspire you to seek and confirm new levels of competency in your graduates.
Instructor: David Page
HEA-1003 The First 15 Minutes - Strategies and Tactics for Roadway Incidents
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, AdministratorFirefighters and EMTs respond to roadway incidents on a routine basis. Vehicle fires, traffic crashes, medical assist calls, and hazardous materials spills are just some examples of the types of emergencies that can expose our personnel to the hazards of moving vehicle traffic. The actions taken by first-arriving units at a roadway incident should provide for the safety of everyone involved – emergency responders, any victims of the initial incident and other motorists traveling in the area.
Instructor: Jack Sullivan
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllMost EMS agencies exist in an environment that is rich in data but limited in information. Often agencies measure things that don't matter, or that (when published) actually make things worse! This session will discuss performance measures, operational and clinical, that actually matter, and how to avoid the pitfalls of poor data analysis and subsequent intervention.
Instructor: Skip Kirkwood, JD
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWhy do new ideas face resistance? Why are agencies slow to change? Drawing on the wisdom of Daniel Lawrence Whitney (aka Larry The Cable Guy), this program will teach a straight-forward change management method applicable to EMS agencies of all types. You will learn how to move from good intentions to great results, and you will develop methods to understand and overcome resistance to change, in all its' various forms. This class is for you if you want to see your department get better at delivering patient care, you want to see a new program become widely adopted by your agency, or you need help getting past the "we tried that once" old guard!
Instructor: Dave Tesh
MED-3012 Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
BLS 06 / ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllMulti-drug resistant organisms are becoming more common. There is a need to understand them and to address the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. In this session, MRSA, VRE, C-diff, MRD-TB, and other infections will be discussed.
Instructor: Katherine West
MED-3013 Neuro Assessment in Five Easy Steps
BLS 05 /ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, EducatorThe nervous system is a fascinating array of sensors, receptors, and controllers connected by neural pathways that are stimulated or suppressed by transmitting chemicals. Accurately assessing this wondrous network provides essential information about a patient's status and establishes a benchmark against which later responses are measured. If neuro exams have made you "nervous", come explore an easy way to obtain a pertinent history, evaluate mental status, assess cranial nerves, and measure motor and sensory integrity. You'll gain expertise using nothing more than your hands, a penlight, cotton swabs, and critical reasoning skills.
Instructor: Connie Mattera
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllOne of the biggest issues facing EMS agencies today is how to address social networking issues. Departments are faced with questions about regulating the off-duty activities of employees, patient privacy issues, workplace harassment, criminal unauthorized access, and postings or pages by agencies themselves. This lecture will address these issues, and more, in this dynamic and evolving area.
Instructor: Matthew Streger
OPE-4012 Creating a Tactical Medic Unit
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWhat does it take to select, train and equip a medical unit designed to provide support during law enforcement tactical operations? We will look at several case studies and discuss the pros and cons to each. Mr. Watson has helped develop several tactical medic programs and is considered a subject matter expert in the field of tactical EMS operations.
Instructor: Matt Watson
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 72 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DOThis course is designed to fine-tune the cardiac arrest management skills for the ALS provider. Using a hands-on, team based approach, participants will perform cardiac arrest management assessments through simulation. Learn tricks of the trade and common misconceptions that will improve your assessment skills to make you a better provider when treating patients with managing cardiac arrest patients. The 2010 AHA Guideline changes will be used in these scenarios.
Instructor: Marilyn K. McLeod, MD • Co-Instructor: Jason Ferguson
Limited to: 20
BLS 09 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLSThis session is geared to the BLS provider & will cover things such as applying (not interpreting) a 12-Lead ECG, setting up an IV for an ALS provider to insert, intubation equipment-how to set it up/what it's used for & why. Students will learn what gets cleaned & restocked & what gets discarded, basic nebulizer assembly including pitfalls & pearls, good ventilation skills so your ALS provider can work on other things & so much more! This is an interactive, hands-on session.
Instructor: Melody Siff
Limited to: 24
SPE-6016 Management of OB/GYN Emergencies for BLS Providers [REPEAT]
BLS 10 / ALS 91 /1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLSEncounters involving the OB/GYN patient can be stressful, challenging and present the professional provider with challenges in obtaining a correct history and complete assessment. Join this session to review key concepts of pathophysiology, assessment, communication and management of the OB/GYN patient.
Instructor: B. Gene McDaniel
SPE-6017 Don't Push - Drive Faster
BLS 10 / ALS 91 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALSThis class will cover the issues surrounding childbirth in the field, and how to handle complications that may arise. Glenn, a longtime EMS provider & Judy, a longtime OB nurse have seen it all & will try to place the EMT at ease in delivering a child in the field. There will be practice stations to try your skills at childbirth & to get comfortable with tricky situations!
Instructor: Glenn Keith Mantell • Co-Instructor: Judy Buis
Limited to: 24
BLS 04 / ALS 80 /1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllSports related injuries are on the rise in the United States. Every week, you can read the newspaper and find a story about a youth sports death. Are you ready to respond in your community? Would you recognize the signs? This course will discuss Sports related injuries and treatment. Students will have an understanding of the types of sports injuries and management, to include: spinal immobilization and traumatic brain injuries (TBI's) on athletes.
Instructor: Michael Palese • Co-Instructor: Peter Gonzalaz, MD
Limited to: 48
TRA-7013 Pediatric Trauma; Accident to Avoid or Incident to Report
BLS 08 / ALS 91 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllMore than 3 million reports of child abuse/neglect are made every year in the US; almost 5 children die every day as a result of that abuse. If we don't speak up, our silence can be deadly. EMS providers are now required by law to report child maltreatment. This presentation will address the types of abuse/neglect and the children that are likely to be victims. Through a pictorial display of images you will have an opportunity to identify abused/neglected children. Due to the legal implications, the requirements for reporting and the penalties for not doing so will also be discussed. Remember, child abuse/neglect can be prevented. Recognizing the signs may not just help protect a child; it may save their life!
Instructor: James A. Brady
Limited: 100
TRA-7014 Bruising, Bleeding and Bellyaches - Injuries to the Abdomen
BLS 04 / ALS 82 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO"Hot lights and cold steel" is a common phrase used when referring to the treatment of trauma. However, the pre-hospital recognition and treatment of traumatic injuries is often the key to delivering a viable patient to the surgeon. In this session we will explore the pathophysiology, presentation, and treatment of various abdominal injuries, and discuss how the pre-hospital provider can deliver a patient with the best chance of survival to the surgeon.
Instructor: Robert Vroman
BLS 07 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThe 2011 Virginia EMS Regulations are nearing implementation - what does this mean to you as a provider, as an EMS Agency? Learn about those areas that are significant in change and an opportunity to ask those burning questions that everyone has an answer for!
Instructor: Michael D. Berg
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 71 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO, EducatorIntubation is a difficult procedure to obtain, let alone master. Airway management is an essential aspect of our profession. Learn tips and tricks that will help refine your technique and approach to successful airway control. Students will also perform surgical airways and use EMS ready state of the art video intubating equipment.
Instructor: Allen Yee, MD
Limited to: 32
AIR-215 Respiratory A&P
BLS 03 / ALS 71 /1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS,ALS, RN, PA, EducatorThe lung is a collection of 300 million bubbles, each 0.3 mm in diameter. Such a structure is inherently unstable, so why does it function so wonderfully and effortlessly in states of health? Why is the ventilation/perfusion ratio critical to maintaining oxygenation to cells? Why won't oxygen cure all hypoxia? Why is the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve even remotely of interest to EMS personnel? These and other questions will be answered in this quick but expansive tour of the pulmonary system.
Instructor: Connie Mattera
BLS 05 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllFor whatever the cause, heart failure carries with it a high cost in mortality and morbidity. For years we had a triad of clinical management guidelines for CHF. Despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary, this practice continues in some areas even. This session will explain why a heart fails and the clinical presentation. Then the latest in therapy will be revealed. Which therapy is useful and which is not. The results may surprise you!
Instructor: Bob Page
BLS 05 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALSCome and learn cardiac anatomy and physiology from the inside. In this hands-on class students will review the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, discuss CV disease processes, and participate in a facilitated porcine heart dissection lab to better understand the relationships involved. Each student will have the opportunity to dissect a heart and identify its major structures.
Instructor: Thomas E. Schwalenberg
Limited to: 24
EDU-811 Test Enhanced Learning
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorTraditionally exams in the academic setting have been used to determine competency, rank students, and evaluate the efficacy of the curriculum. However, through a phenomenon known as the testing effect, exams are a great learning tool and one of the most powerful instruments to enhance long term retention. In this session we will explore this phenomenon and discuss methods in which exams can be used for the best benefit of the learner in their educational endeavor.
Instructor: Robert Vroman
EDU-812 Developing a Purpose Driven Classroom
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorSo you've been teaching EMS for 5, 10 or even 20 years… How certain are you that you are teaching the "right" things and doing so in the "right" way? Is your idea of "teaching on purpose" simply being able to follow the DOT curriculum? In this presentation, participants will learn several student centered tips and tricks for developing a "purpose driven classroom" and how these techniques reach deep into the affective learning domain.
Instructor: Christopher J. Lebaudour
EVAC-904 Preparing for a Career in Flight Medicine: Do You Have What it Takes to Provide Critical Care in the Air?
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, BLSHave you ever wondered what it would be like to be a flight nurse or flight paramedic? How can you prepare yourself for a career in critical care air transport? In this class, we will discuss the role of the flight nurse / flight paramedic - from patient care to public speaking, from research to project management. If all of these things sound interesting to you, then a career in flight medicine might be for you. We will discuss how you can prepare yourself not only for the role but also for the interview!
Instructor: Anita Ashby • Co-Instructor: Susan Smith
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, Educator, AdministratorThis class will provide the participates with the needed information to determine if they or their organization is paying attention to the right set of values to those driving their vehicles. It will assist them with the risk management tools to get them thinking about the risk to them, their agency and the community.
Instructor: David Jolly
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllOne key to success for an EMS agency is 'System Status Management 'Management'; the constant monitoring, testing and adjusting of every performance metric in its operational, clinical and business management realms. Information and intelligence generated by analysis of patient trends and volumes, means a cost effective, high performing EMS system can be developed – This session will provide insight to the processes used to turn information into proven performance which directly translates to lives saved.
Instructor: Rob Lawrence
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllErrors in EMS operations can take on many forms, and can lead to increased cost and liability or harm to your patients or crew. We will explore the human factors component of error formation. We will then apply the concepts of Crew Resource Management (CRM) developed in the airline industry to EMS errors. We will illustrate how simple and functional error management tools can be applied in all areas of EMS.
Instructor: Will Aiken
MED-3014 Blow Darts for the Agitated Delerium Patient
BLS 05 / ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllAgitated patients in the field and the back of an ambulance can be a danger to both themselves and the provider. Treatment strategies for these situations are needed to keep everyone safe. This presentation will discuss the recognition of the patient with agitated delirium, possible root cause diagnosis and treatment options. If this type of patient makes you crazy this class is for you.
Instructor: Doug Franzen, MD
MED-3015 Near Drowning
BLS 04 / ALS 77 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllYou don't need to live near the ocean to prepare for near-drowning! Pools, ponds, lakes, rivers, and bathtubs all pose a threat to our patients. We'll examine the latest information on near-drowning and recommendations for resuscitation and treatment of these victims. Is there a difference between fresh and salt water victims? Does water temperature and victim age play a role in our management? We'll discuss the pathophysiology of near-drowning and how best to manage these challenging patients. We'll use case studies to illustrate the topic. This is one talk that hopefully won't leave you "all wet!"
Instructor: Martin Payne, MD
OPE-4013 That's Not An Emergency - So Why Do We Go?
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS,AdministratorMost of our EMS education is spent teaching and learning about conditions and skills that we will use during less than 5% of our responses. Why are we responding to so many non-emergent situations? That is not what we trained for. This session will take a look at the evolving usage of EMS as an access portal to the health care system, how it may lead to provider retention problems for our agencies and culminate with a discussion on how we as EMS providers have the opportunity to shape the future of our service and participate in shaping the future provision of medical care as a whole.
Instructor: Darrin Batty
OPE-4014 Poison, Pestilence and Particles [Chemical, Bio, Radiological/Nuclear]
BLS 05 / ALS 76 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllJoin Dr. Ausband in a case based, interactive and scenario driven review of select past CBRNE events. A discussion of the historical use of CBRNE will bring the participant to a more thorough understanding of these potential agents. Working through each scenario the effects of CBRNE agents will be identified and the appropriate patient treatment will be discussed. This session will leave the participant with a better understanding of these events.
Instructor: Stephen Ausband, MD
PREP-5014 From Box to Body - Medication Administration Routes - CANCELLED
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DOGetting medication from the drug box to the site of action in the most efficient and effective manner can mean more than just starting an IV. A review of medication routes, advantages, disadvantages, and some specific medication and route pairings will be discussed. Procedures for several routes will be reviewed and reinforced. The emergency use of central and other preplaced lines will also be discussed.
Instructor: Jim Blivin
PREP-5015 ALS Patient Assessments - Taking It To A New Level [REPEAT]
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 78 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALSThis is an interactive session for the ALS provider taking basic patient assessments to the next level! Anne will share her knowledge in an easy & enjoyable setting, no stress. Learn common mistakes we make when we get tunnel vision on EMS calls and she will teach you to think outside the box, considering differential diagnosis patterns and tips on doing your assessments successfully!
Instructor: Anne F. Mach
Limited to: 40
SPE-6019 Real Life Smurfs: the Blue Baby Syndromes
BLS 08 / ALS 91 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, RNSurvival rates for premature and technology dependent babies have skyrocketed over the past twenty years, while the number of premature births have increased over that same period. Often, these children with special cardiac conditions are cared for at home by young, inexperienced parents for months before they undergo corrective surgery or their conditions improve. This presentation addresses four causes of Blue Babies, assessment challenges and management techniques for pre-hospital and emergency care providers.
Instructor: Jules K. Scadden
SPE-6020 Pediatric Toxicology
BLS 08 / ALS 76 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis lecture will provide information regarding the care and management of a pediatric patient who has suffered from poisoning. Focus will be placed on signs and symptoms, assessment and treatment options for various types of poisonings and toxicological emergencies. Treatment options and antidotes for common overdoses and poisonings will also be presented.
Instructor: B. Gene McDaniel
TRA-7015 Blood Everywhere - How to Stop a Gusher
BLS 04 / ALS 83 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, RN, EducatorBleeding is a life threatening emergency. Strategies for hemorrhage control have changed dramatically. This session will review best practices for assessment and management of external and internal bleeding including wound examination, tourniquets, hemostatic agents, permissive hypotension, wound cleaning and closure, the Golden Hour and more. From a routine scalp lac to an arterial pumper, this session will give you the information you need to respond appropriately and prevent significant blood loss.
Instructor: Mike McEvoy
ALS-308 Resuscitate Patient in Cardiac Arrest
ALS 72 / 2 CEU
Target Audience: ALSThis program will provide CE for ALS area 72 only. You must attend the entire session to receive CE.
Instructor: Cheryl Masters
ALS-309 Assess and provide care to an infant or child with respiratory distress
ALS 85 / 2 CEU
Target Audience: ALSThis program will provide CE for ALS area 85 only. You must attend the entire session to receive CE.
Instructor: Laura Isenberg • Co-Instructor: Karen Callaway
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, Educator, AdministratorDo buzz words, hot topics and catchy titles really ensure the success of your grant? This presentation will focus on how to write an effective EMS grant to include the project description, budget, sustainability and implementation plan; and ultimately how to evaluate and measure the success of your program. Although this class will focus on writing grants for the Office of EMS through the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF), the information will aide participants when applying for other state and federal EMS grants.
Instructor: Amanda Davis
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 71 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO, EducatorIntubation is a difficult procedure to obtain, let alone master. Airway management is an essential aspect of our profession. Learn tips and tricks that will help refine your technique and approach to successful airway control. Students will also perform surgical airways and use EMS ready state of the art video intubating equipment.
Instructor: Allen Yee, MD
Limited to: 32
AIR-217 CPAP, BiPAP, PIP: Adventures in Non-Invasive Ventilation
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 88 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN,PANon-invasive ventilation has revolutionized the hospital and pre-hospital management of many respiratory emergencies. We'll exam the physiology of breathing as well as the pathophysiology of conditions currently treated with non-invasive ventilation. Learn what conditions can be managed non-invasively and the benefits of this technology for your critically ill patients. We'll also look to the future of non-invasive ventilation and it's potential benefits.
Instructor: Martin Payne, MD
CAR-516 Oh, the Agony: 12-Lead ECG Interpretation of Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis presentation is for the practitioner familiar with performing Basic 12-Lead ECGs. Knowledge of cardiac rhythm interpretation is a prerequisite for this presentation. This session focuses on the "need-to-know" information to provide participants with a solid background to differentiate patterns of ischemia, injury, and infarction on the 12-Lead ECG. Information presented in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step format aids participants in learning to identify the location of the ischemia, injury, or infarction and which coronary vessel feeds this portion of the heart. Extensive hands-on practice will help them gain confidence and build competence in using the 12-lead ECG as a diagnostic tool.
Instructor: Beth L. Torres, PhD
BLS 05 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALSCome and learn cardiac anatomy and physiology from the inside. In this hands-on class students will review the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, discuss CV disease processes, and participate in a facilitated porcine heart dissection lab to better understand the relationships involved. Each student will have the opportunity to dissect a heart and identify its major structures.
Instructor: Thomas E. Schwalenberg
Limited to: 24
EDU-813 C.H.E.A.T.E.D. Developing Visual Case Studies
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorTired of the same old lecture? Slides full of words getting to you? How do you think your students are feeling? Well, enhance those presentations by creating your own visual case studies! In this presentation we will introduce you to the C.H.E.A.T.E.D. format for creating your own case study while giving you new ideas as well as photographic tips and tricks.
Instructor: Kyle David Bates
EDU-814 Instructor or Educator? A Journey Toward Servant Leadership
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 /1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorThis presentation will present a paradigm shift in EMS instruction, from instructor-centered learning to student-centered learning. The audience will interact to discuss the challenges of teaching adult learners within different settings. From this, the presentation will shift and introduce servant leadership as a way to facilitate learning in EMS. Examples of delivery methods will be discussed as well as positive workplace changes which come subsequently in learning organizations.
Instructor: Darrin Batty
EDU-815 Total Recall vs. McGyver: How to Transform Multiple Choice Questions Into Critical Thinking Measurement Masterpieces
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorPublisher test banks and instructor made exams are often filled with low level knowledge based questions. How do we take our test to that next level? During this interactive session the audience will help transform knowledge level questions into more difficult items that test the student's abilities to apply information and critically think.
Instructor: David Page
EVAC-905 So you want to be a Flight Medic? Dream Job or Nightmare
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis presentation focuses on assisting Medics and RNs in deciding if pursuing a flight position is right for them. Flying is a dream for a lot of people in EMS, but it could quickly turn into a nightmare. Do you know the risks? Have you discussed the risks with loved ones? Where do I want to work? Single vs. Dual Engine? IFR vs. VFR? Community vs. Hospital Based? We will look at different flight criteria and the pros and cons of HEMS that may make a flight position more dangerous.
Instructor: Brad Fields
BLS 02 / ALS 92 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALSThis presentation focuses on assisting the EMS Provider - "Detective" - in raising awareness of their surroundings, and information presented to them - "clues" - to better assess and treat the patients they encounter. It deals with the external environment, as well as subjective and objective information. There are also case presentations and scenarios to assist the audience in understanding presented concepts.
Instructor: Tim Perkins
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: MD/DO, Educator, AdministratorPatients typically want three things: get there fast, be nice, and don't charge a lot of money. Good patient care is usually not a concern for our patients, even though it is always our paramount concern. This lecture will review the things that EMS providers and agencies can do to provide better customer service, thereby preventing many complaints, lawsuits and bad publicity.
Instructor: Matthew Streger
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllIs finding the right people for your agency a challenge? Then this is the class for you! You'll walk away with four programs you can use to find and keep the best people in your squad. You'll learn how to manage the feuds while accentuating the family aspects of your department, and you'll do it while learning about relevant surveys and studies which talk about EMS retention. Whether you come from a volunteer, combination or career department, and whether you're a chief, a crew leader or a new member, you'll gain useful, practical exercises you can use to motivate and build morale with your people.
Instructor: Dave Tesh
MED-3016 Found Down…And Unresponsive: Altered Mental Status
BLS 05 / ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllPatients with altered mental status represents a challenge even for the experienced provider. We will discuss the initial approach for those who are 'found down', treatment for different causes, and pitfalls in these patients.
Instructor: Andrew Galvin
MED-3017 Sleeping With the Enemy - The Toxic Home
BLS 04 / ALS 76 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllSome of the most common items found in the home can be surprisingly toxic and providers must be able to recognize signs and symptoms of exposure. This presentation will discuss various toxins found in the home setting, their clinical presentation and treatment options in the field. Test your skills at identifying these toxic agents and safety awareness to become your agency's tox jock.
Instructor: Paul Stromberg, MD
OPE-4015 Surviving a Technical Rescue Event…EMS for Patients and Providers
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllShoring, supplied air, and breakers do not guarantee successful technical rescues. Patient survival past extraction and to discharge requires extensive planning and procedures. Rescuers must also receive adequate medical support, oversight, and follow-up to ensure their own health and safety. This program will examine the basic patient issues in "routine" technical EMS events and present a template for integrating EMS into technical rescue from the perspectives of operations, protocol, and team development.
Instructor: Jeffrey Lewis
OPE-4016 "Board the Bird" - Flight Physiology Review
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllHave you always desired to be a flight paramedic? Do you understand the physiology of the effects of a flight on the crew, the patient and even the equipment? We will review the common aeronautical terms relevant to air transport and discuss how atmospheric changes occur with altitude. An understanding of the relevant gas laws will be obtained. An understanding of flight physiology is helpful before you "board the bird".
Instructor: Stephen Ausband, MD
BLS 06 / ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis session will cover new information on blood borne pathogens, TB, pertussis, and influenza, all the information needed to meet the OSHA annual update training requirements, and additional important information on infection control issues.
Instructor: Katherine West
BLS 07 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis discussion for EMS professionals, both compensated and volunteer, will review the principles of effective and accurate documentation in EMS records, with an emphasis on the advantages of careful, accurate, and timely documentation. The principles and pitfalls will be illustrated by a range of examples drawn from real-world experiences and role-playing. Personal, agency, and municipal liability arising from substandard documentation will be addressed as examples of the fundamental principles of legal liability for harms arising from negligent conduct.
Instructor: Rusty Fitzgerald
SPE-6021 Pediatric Ventilation
BLS 08 / ALS 85 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllAir in and air out, blue is bad… Come and explore pediatric medicine, with a primary emphasis on airway and ventilation, through the use of a review of anatomy and pathophysiology of the critically ill patient. The class will include patient assessment, disease processes, and airway management of the pediatric patient.
Instructor: Betty Watson • Co-Instructor: Lori Kaliher
BLS 08 / ALS 85 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, RNAirway, airway, airway - it's all about one little tube because that's all they've got! This hands-on session will teach you how to manage children who have tracheostomy tubes. What do you do when the tube gets plugged? If it falls out? If you can't ventilate through it? You will work through these and other scenarios to build the skills that will increase your confidence and knowledge when caring for children with trachs.
Instructor: Betsy Smith
Limited to: 18
TRA-7016 Basic Trauma Assessment, "A Touchy Subject"
BLS 02 / ALS CAT 2 /1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLSA basic trauma assessment class geared to the new EMT as well experienced BLS providers. Taught through a hands-on systematic approach, attendees will learn to fully assess the trauma patient. Providers will be shown and practice all aspects of the assessment from scene size-up considerations, the initial assessment with the determination made for a high or low priority patient, rapid trauma on the ground and the detailed assessment completed enroute to the E.R.
Instructor: William S. Borger
Limited to: 25
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllMost EMS providers have developed a hostility towards pit bulls based on field experience with the damage they can cause. Come and learn about other dogs and the damage they can cause, why pits get the bad rap, how to protect yourself from the crazy dog on the scene and other useful tips and tricks regarding animals and EMS. Case studies included.
Instructor: Rita Krenz • Co-Instructor: Leza Sisley
BLS 09 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: BLSBLS (Area 9) Practical Skills.
Instructor: Paul Fleenor
Limited to: 48
ALS-310 Assess and provide care to an infant or child with shock/hypoperfusion
ALS 86 / 2 CEU
Target Audience: ALSThis program will provide CE for ALS area 86 only. You must attend the entire session to receive CE.
Instructor: Gezelle Weatherman • Co-Instructor: Joanne Scott
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllEver wonder what others are doing that you should avoid? Do you wonder about the investigative and/or enforcement process? Learn about those compliance cases here in Virginia that you or your agency should be aware and learn from the mistakes of others!
Instructor: Michae D. Berg
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 88 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DOAirway management is an essential skill for clinicians caring for critically ill or injured patients. A cricothyrotomy is indicated when a patient's airway cannot be secured using nonsurgical methods. One study of the National Emergency Airway Registry database found that only 0.56% of intubations required cricothyrotomy. Prepare yourself to be in that situation and know your options and equipment by seeing and using the latest surgical airways in use today. Hands on learning with anatomically correct Swine Tracheas with several equipment options will be reviewed to secure a failed airway.
Instructor: Todd I. Barb
Limited to: 30
CAR-518 Men Won't Ask For Directions….Women Won't Call 911
BLS 05 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllOf course you know what a heart attack looks like…The victim stops what they're doing, their eyes open wide. They clutch their chest, make some funny noises, and then they collapse to the floor. Right? Wait too long to call for help, by the time you reach the hospital and have the necessary tests, it may be too late for treatment to prevent permanent heart damage. When it comes to heart attack, "time is heart muscle." Share a discussion with an EMT who was looking for those "textbook" symptoms that never came and waited 12 hours to call for help!
Instructor: Eileen A. Williams
BLS 05 / ALS 74 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllLong time Virginia symposium favorite, Bob Page is asking you to "chill out", relax and soak in the latest on therapeutic hypothermia explained to the level that anyone can understand. This important new therapy is "cooling the jets" of traditional thinking of post resuscitation care, and there is science behind it. This session will explain why you do it, how it works and what your role is or will be in the big picture. Flip Flops and lounge chairs optional.
Instructor: Bob Page
EDU-816 Simulations on a Shoestring
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorThe popularity and use of simulations in EMS education has exploded over the last several years. Budgets and hi-fidelity simulators and dedicated simulation labs can be a challenge for a program. Learn to create high quality and effective simulation experiences without breaking the bank. Using two programs as examples, we will look at the use of existing space, unique storage solutions, interchangeable simulation and "rote" skills space, and other strategies to implement this learning modality into your program. Chances are good you already have everything you need!
Instructor: Robert Vroman
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorGreat instructors pull course content out of students rather than pushing it into them. They elicit students' existing knowledge and build on it, rather than assuming that students know nothing. How do great instructors do this? By asking questions as often or more than they "present" content. Join us to learn the four types of questions to ask (fishing, cold-calling, partnerships, and surveys), plus six secrets for asking far more effective questions. You'll spend about half the workshop designing and trying out new questions for your next class, and checking out the questions that others come up with.
Instructor: Jake Mazulewicz
Limited to: 60
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllFirst Responders are used to taking care of others, sometimes to the detriment of their own health. This class will look at the alarming statistics related to heart health and first responders and also discuss ways of improving heart health within response agencies.
Instructor: Karen C. Owens
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 /1.5 CEU
Target Audience: Educator, AdministratorWith budget challenges facing emergency service organizations of all sizes, providing a source of alternative funding should come only second to the safety of your personnel. Chief Loy Senter will share several proven alternative financial solutions that have provided millions of dollars to Fire and EMS Organizations across the Nation. In this session, Chief Loy Senter will take you through the steps your organization can put into place to meet your budget shortfalls and provide valuable alternative funding tips.
Instructor: Edward "Loy" Senter, Jr.
MED-3018 Sepsis : The Silent Killer
BLS 05 / ALS 83 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWhat causes more deaths per year than MI's? What has up to a 50% mortality rate? The answer, Sepsis. This class will review sepsis and shock, identifying potential septic patients and related pathophysiology. Explore emerging strategies in sepsis treatment and how ED and pre-hospital providers can impact patient outcome. Current research being done by local EMS in the use of lactate screening in the identification of sepsis patients will be discussed, followed up by case presentations and a question/answer session.
Instructor: Kyle Gunnerson, MD
MED-3019 "You Took What?" Substance Abuse Emergencies
BLS 05 / ALS 76 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis presentation will review the common and not-so-common substance abuse emergencies of today's burgeoning substance abuse problem. Specific toxidromes will be discussed that will aid the EMT in identifying particular toxins/drugs and direct treatment protocols. There will be a review of the appropriate approach to the "altered mental status" patient as well as a discussion of specific antidote and/or treatment protocols.
Instructor: Andrew A. Galvin
OPE-4017 Terrorism Awareness - How Well Are You Prepared?
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWe will cover the tactics and techniques of current terrorist organizations and review different recent attacks. Attendees will be exposed to some graphic images. Mr. Watson will cover some pre-assault indicators and go over the role that EMS can/will play in the next terrorist attack. How well are you prepared for the next terrorist attack?
Instructor: Matt Watson
OPE-4018 Tactical Medicine Look Back at the Last 20 Years
BLS 02 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllTactical EMS has become an area of increasing interest in the medical community with very little being shared about the specific topic to those not involved. Many aspects of patient care in the tactical environment also apply to many situations the prehospital providers deal with on a daily basis. This course will use examples from actual tactical incidents and demonstrate the appropriate use of those medical skills during routine EMS situations.
Instructor: Jeffrey G. Yates
PREP-5018 Heck No, I'm not Going!
BLS 07 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, AdministratorIt's more than just "sign here and we will leave". Learn how to successfully document your EMS incidents as a defense against potential litigation for refusals of treatment or transport. Learn how the EMS Provider can assist their patient in making a good decision and follow best practices for documenting that decision.
Instructor: Melissa Kim Johnson
PREP-5019 Tools for Evidence Based EMS - How to Read the Medical Literature
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWhen you review published clinical trials, you want to get to the real task: deciding if a study provides something reliable upon which to base a change in your practice or that of your agency. However, many providers get discouraged by the unfamiliar statistical jargon, as well as the mathematical contortions sometimes used to "spin" the results of clinical trials. Using examples from the current EMS literature, we will overcome some of these barriers to our critical reading. If you really know the basic meaning of concepts like "confidence intervals" and "statistical significance" then you can move past them to really understand clinical trials, using what you already possess: your common sense and clinical knowledge.
Instructor: David Lander, MD
SPE-6023 EMS Response to Individuals with Disabilities
BLS 05 / ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWhat happens when your patient care involves an individual with a disability…physical, emotional, or intellectual? How do learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, autism, ADHD, blindness, deafness, or emotional disabilities impact your care of a patient? What can you do to assure the best care possible is provided? This class will offer information on various disabilities, their impact on patient care, and approaches which will assist in treating individuals with disabilities.
Instructor: Denise Hammond
BLS 05 / ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALSOne in every 110 children is born with autism. As an emergency responder the question isn't "Are you going to encounter an autistic individual?" The question is "When are you going to encounter an autistic individual?" When the time comes, will you recognize the autism traits and know how to address the individual appropriately? The wrong approach can be detrimental to communicating with the individual and the necessary patient care.
Instructor: Woody Brown
TRA-7018 Musculoskeletal Trauma
BLS 04 / ALS 90 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllAmazingly, 206 bones, countless muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and supporting structures weave together to form the musculoskeletal system. Injuries are common but can result in severe pain, blood loss, and disability. Adverse outcomes can often be prevented with prompt temporary measures, but which ones? When is rest, ice, compression and elevation contraindicated? Why have we lost the art of splinting? When should compartment and crush syndromes be suspected and what should be done to save life and limb? Perhaps common is not simple. Intrigued? Come gain a new appreciation of body carpentry 101.
Instructor: Connie Mattera
TRA-7019 The Real Thing…Case Studies in Multi-System Trauma
BLS 04 /ALS 78 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThe initial interventions in a patient with multi-system trauma will often make the difference in positive long term survival and a return to a productive life. Using case studies, this presentation will examine the care of the trauma patient including airway management, fluid resuscitation, body temperature, and pharmacological intervention including pain control. The focus will be on the interactions of each intervention and the balance needed to obtain a positive patient outcome.
Instructor: Stephen
ALS-311 Assess a patient with possible overdose
ALS 76 / 1 CEU
Target Audience: ALSThis program will provide CE for ALS area 76 only. You must attend the entire session to receive CE.
Instructor: Cheryl Masters