PRE-015 Moulage for Manikins: Taking Realism to Another Level
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 8 CEU
Target Audience: AllMoulage is the art of creating mock injuries for the purpose of training. Moulage for manikins prepares instructors to push their training technology even further. Come join this interactive, hands-on workshop to learn techniques and recipes for making mock injury goo, bodily fluids and unique injuries. Students will learn how to make pus, vomit, blood, sores, scabs, burns and eviscerations to enhance the use of manikins. Note: Cost for materials is $30 per student. Students should wear old clothing to class.
Instructor: Laura L. Walker
Limited to: 24
PRE-016 Operational Medical Directors Workshop
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 8 CEU
Target Audience: MD/ODThis workshop is targeted to EMS physicians and will cover topics of current interest to agency medical directors and of importance to pre-hospital patient care. This course will meet the requirements for attendance at one "Hot Topics" course as required for continuing endorsement as an EMS Physician; CME credit will be awarded for hours attended through partnership with the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians.
Instructor: George H. Lindbeck, MD
PRE-017 Crisis Intervention Training for Behavioral Emergencies
BLS 05 / ALS 89 / 8 CEU
Target Audience: AllThe "deinstitutionalization" of mentally ill citizens, rising rates of substance abuse, and severe economic stressors have resulted in increasing the number and severity of behavioral health emergency calls for EMS providers. These crisis calls present providers with complex issues relating to mental illness and provider safety. Crisis Intervention Team training advocates a calm and humane approach to patients experiencing behavioral emergencies by giving responders techniques necessary to de-escalate the situation, making the scene safer for everyone. This training is hands-on, interactive and will force providers to stretch beyond their understanding of behavioral emergency response.
Instructor: Kathleen M. Jansen, PsyD
Limited to: 30
ADM-101 Getting Started with VPHIB's State Bridge
BLS CAT 2 /ALS CAT 2 / 5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis class is focused on teaching members of EMS agencies to serve as their agency's system administrator. OEMS recommends each agency have more than one VPHIB administrator. Whether learning for the first time, or taking existing skills to the next level, this course will teach the basics for setting up and maintaining their agency in the VPHIB system. Students will learn how to perform the minimum functions required by OEMS and more. Students will also be exposed to the many optional functions that State Bridge offers to agencies such as tracking staff, training records management, performance improvements tools, communication tools, how to make a report from data submitted and more.
Instructor: Paul Sharpe
Limited to: 12
PRE-018 Pediatric Mass Casualties
BLS 08 / ALS 87 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis broad based talk will begin with a review of the Incident Command System and Emergency Management. It will progress through a discussion on triage, a review on organization and planning, and pediatric specific issues. It will end with a comprehensive review of Biological, Chemical, and Radiological terrorism.
Instructor: Erik P Schobitz, MD
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 88 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DOIn addition to outlining strategy and tactics to secure the difficult airway, this hands-on difficult airway workshop will focus on procedural skills. Skills include Video Assisted Laryngoscopy, Intubating LMA, Gum Elastic Bougie, and others. Participants will be taught how to recognize the difficult airway and will be given the skills to develop a rescue plan for difficult airway management.
Instructor: Albert Thompson • Co-Instructor: John Green
Limited to: 24
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 73 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO, EducatorThis session features four different skills review stations taught by subject matter experts, and will be hands-on intensive. The devices are intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs), left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), ventilators, and hemodynamic monitoring devices. The students will be expected to have a basic working knowledge of all devices ahead of time, but will have ample opportunity for hands-on training during the session.
Instructor: Dennis C. Page
Limited to: 24
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, AdministratorResponders face a myriad of hazards at disaster scenes and potentially for a long period of time. Responders must maintain a level of situational awareness of these hazards and have proper training to mitigate them when possible. This course of instruction is designed for EMS responders to elevate their level of knowledge and understanding of the risks and hazards associated with providing medical care in a disaster environment. The topic areas covered will include: biological concerns, food and water sanitation, vector control, and safety and accident issues.
Instructor: Joseph A. Cocciardi, PhD
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS,EducatorCome test your anatomy knowledge with an interactive based virtual cadaver lab. Attendees will be presented with an anatomy and physiology lesson using the latest imaging technology to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the human body, its systems, and how it all works together. This fun program is designed for providers of all levels.
Instructor: Carol M. Gilbert, MD
BLS-401 Patient Assessment
BLS 02 / ALS 02 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: BLSThis is the first class in the BLS Academy. Attendees will learn techniques on how to approach and properly assess a patient experiencing a medical or trauma emergency. This class will cover information from both the National Standard Curricula and the new Virginia EMS Education Standards.
Instructor: Deborah T. Akers
ALS-301 Provide Ventilatory Support
ALS 71 / 2 CEU
Target Audience: ALSThis program will provide CE for ALS area 71 only. You must attend the entire session to receive CE.
Instructor: Michael B. Stinson
CAR-501 Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 74 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO, Educator, AdministratorThe post-cardiac arrest syndrome is a distinct clinical syndrome following the successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. This lecture will describe the pathophysiology of this entity as well as the clinical presentation. Furthermore, the most appropriate management will be discussed.
Instructor: William Brady, MD
PRE-023 Mass Casualty Incident Management I and II: Train-the-Trainer
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis course is designed to provide participants with the training and tools necessary to become Instructors in Mass Casualty Incident Management Module I and II. Teaching requirements and techniques will be discussed and course content will be reviewed. Requirements for maintaining certification will also be discussed.
Instructor: Karen C. Owens
CAR-502 Confounding ECG Patterns in Suspected ACS Patients
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO, EducatorThis class will focus on the ECG patterns that confound the electrocardiographic diagnosis of STEMI, including bundle branch block, ventricular paced rhythms, and left ventricular hypertrophy. This class will present the following information: 1. ECG recognition of these patterns; 2. cardiovascular risk associated with these patterns; and 3. the ECG features of these patterns and clues to AMI diagnosis.
Instructor: William Brady, MD
ALS-302 Assess and provide care to a patient experiencing an allergic reaction
ALS 75 / 1 CEU
Target Audience: ALS
This program will provide CE for ALS area 75 only. You must attend the entire session to receive CE.Instructor: Michael B. Stinson
BLS-402 Medical Legal
BLS 07 / 1 CEU
Target Audience: BLSThis is the second lecture of the BLS Academy. Attendees will learn about Medical-Legal aspects of providing care to the patient.
Instructor: S. Heather Phillips
Limited to: 30
BLS-403 Medical Emergencies
BLS 05 / 4 CEU
Target Audience: BLSThis is the third lecture of the BLS Academy. Attendees will cover topics related to Medical Emergencies in the BLS patient.
Instructor: Wayne Berry
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis fast-paced, interactive scenario-based class involves a school bus, its cargo and gangstas. How well do you know incident command and triage? Initially, participants will be assigned roles using NIMS incident command and triage, stressing the importance of maintaining one's assigned position. How well do you work with strangers? You will actively participate in an incident – school bus vs. gangstas. Who's who? Where are they and what will you do? The class will end with a short debriefing.
Instructor: Bonnie Caplinger
Limited to: 50
BLS 08 / ALS 85 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALSThis is a hands on assessment class designed for all providers. We will discuss and practice ways to decide how sick or not sick our patient really is and develop a plan to treat the patient. This will include trauma to medical along with some special need patients and not just the technologic dependent patients. We will also discuss and practice managing the airway and the most appropriate way to do this and the assessments we learn.
Instructor: Jason Johnson
Limited to: 30
ADM-102 Improving Tactical Communications for First Responders
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWill your agency have enough communications equipment and capabilities when the next big incident occurs? Incident radio communications can often be challenging for first responders. The Virginia Communications Cache can help radio communications with their arsenal of hundreds of spare radios, portable repeaters and a wide variety of other communications capabilities.
Instructor: Jim Junkins
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 88 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, MD/DOThis class will emphasize the importance of ventilation over intubation. A well designed algorithm will be presented that, when used properly, can increase the safety of RSI. The didactic portion of the lecture will address the indications for RSI, various RSI drugs (including Ketamine) and a physical approach to the airway. The hands-on physical approach to the airway will be reinforced in a breakout session.
Instructor: Asher Brand, MD
Limited: 27
AIR-202 Foundations of Emergency Airway Management
BLS 03 / ALS 88 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllEMS providers face significant challenges with regard to airway management, oxygenation and ventilation in critically ill or traumatized patients. This course will review the basic techniques and strategies needed to ensure success on first pass laryngoscopy. Students will learn to identify the difficult airway and will be given the tools necessary to implement a consistent and reliable rescue plan for difficult airways.
Instructor: Ben Lawner, DO
CAR-503 Advanced 12-Lead ECG Interpretation
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DOThe 12-Lead ECG is the objective tool used to diagnose a multitude of conditions, including Acute Coronary Syndrome. This case based session will cover uncommon ECG findings indicative of STEMI, those that mimic STEMI, and others that are diagnostic of treatable medical emergencies.
Instructor: Michael C. Kurz, MD
CAR-504 Understanding Acute Coronary Syndrome and Why We Do The Things We Do
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RNThis presentation will review pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction, typical and atypical assessment findings, and current treatment practices. Specific information will be presented on: how to acquire a 12 lead EKG in the field, what changes to look for that indicate a possible or impending myocardial infarction, what impact pre-hospital 12 lead EKG capture could have on the care we provide, the pro's and con's of some of the more advanced interventions, plus interpretation practice and case reviews relative to the subject.
Instructor: William R. Miller
COM-701 New Horizons in Public Safety Dispatch
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThe 911 dispatcher is the first contact a person in need has with the EMS system. This class provides an overview of current Public Safety Dispatch practices as it related to the emergency medical services system. Examining what the 911 world is doing right, areas that may be improved and a look at future practices and clinical processes in emergency dispatch centers.
Instructor: Mark Rector
EDU-801 Extending Interprofessional Simulation Education into Pre-hospital Education
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorInterprofessional Simulation Education (IPSE) brings together different health care professionals to learn with each other, about each other and from each other. In this session, the participants will discuss the importance of including EMS in immersive interprofessional simulation exercises, discuss strategies to develop an IPSE program and provide meaningful experiences for all learners.
Instructor: Jeff Myers, DO
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis session is designed to review common safety features and regulations for air medical operations. The NTSB, FAA, industry regulations and recommendations will be reviewed. Providers will also get the latest safety information on how they can ensure medevac safety during on-scene operations.
Instructor: Paul Davenport
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllHave you ever read a call report closely and thought you could apply your department patch to the incident because of similarities? It's frustrating to hear "If we only knew!" What are the missing links and hurdles that impede our ability to effectively collect, share, and distribute information? Join the discussion of what we need to build the connections for a ground breaking initiative for a one stop national information shop.
Instructor: Richie Bowers • Co-Instructor: Jennie Collins
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AdministratorAll businesses and organizations say that customer service is important, but do their actions align with their words? This interactive workshop will teach participants how to identify customers and their needs… not as easy a task as one might think! Participants will learn the importance of practical customer service tools such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, and benchmarking. Participants also will learn the Kano model of customer service and use it as a tool to leave their customers saying, "Wow!"
Instructor: Jim Kelly
MED-3001 The Hot Tot: Anatomy of a Fever
BLS 08 / ALS 91 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThe EMS provider is frequently called to transport a febrile child. Many of these children have simple viral illnesses. It is important to recognize those cases where the diagnosis is life threatening. This session will review some practical tips for fever management in the pre-hospital setting. Common and uncommon etiologies of fever will also be reviewed including recognition of those febrile illnesses with poor outcomes. If hot tots leave you with a chill, this session is for you.
Instructor: Robin Foster, MD
MED-3002 Narcotic Awareness for EMS Personnel
BLS 05 / ALS 76 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, RN, PA, MD/DOThis class is an interactive discussion designed to raise the level of awareness of EMS providers upon entry into a scene that may in-fact be a narcotics laboratory. We will discuss the recognition of the use and manufacture of illegal narcotics, the hazards associated with them and some safety precautions you should always adhere to, in addition to notifications and safe egress procedures. A MUST for EMS personnel!
Instructor: James H. Huling
OPE-4002 Angels of Mercy - Palliative Care at Mass Casualty Events
BLS 05 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO, Educator, AdministratorWhat do you do when confronted with hundreds of dying patients, the "expectant," amongst thousands of sick and injured? On the scene of an MCI (tidal wave, earthquake, epidemic or bioterrorism), when resources are inadequate, palliative care for the dying is the only humane solution. This session will cover issues related to palliative care and the practical aspects of it in EMS.
Instructor: Richard Beebe
PREP-5001 Concepts of Pharmacology - A Provider Review
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllE=MC2 - Chemicals in The Box Ain't That Tough! Join this session to brush up on your skills and review the concepts of pharmacology for the Paramedic. This session will review pharmacodynamics/kinetics and basic physiology so you can match the right patient to the right chemical.
Instructor: B. Gene McDaniel
PREP-5002 Central Lines in EMS - Beware or Use?
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 73 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, PA, MD/DO, EducatorShould EMS providers consider the use of central lines when IV access is difficult or impossible? This class will cover the controversial aspects of central line use in EMS. Should providers beware of these lines or is it safe to access them when no other route exists? Learn common sites of central lines, types that EMS providers may encounter, steps to take if a provider must use one including the critical care paramedic.
Instructor: Richard T. Bonnett, Jr.
SPE-6002 Pediatric Readiness for EMS Agencies: Staying Prepared for Scary Kids
BLS 08 / ALS 87 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllEMS providers don't see large numbers of seriously ill or injured children, and it is difficult to be really ready when the time comes. What can your EMS agency do to assure that you are prepared and confident when and if the time comes that you are responsible for the care of a really scary kid?
Instructor: David P. Edwards
TRA-7001 Trauma in Children - A Comprehensive Review
BLS 08 / ALS 87 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALS, RN, PA, MD/DOThis class will address the unique pediatric vulnerabilities and injury patterns that make children "not just little adults" when it comes to trauma management. We will learn specific physiological differences and the psychological challenges that arise with the care of the severely injured child. We will learn organ specific injury patterns and review diagnostic and treatment priorities. We will end with an in depth discussion of non accidental trauma focusing on injury patterns and red flag signs that should raise suspicion.
Instructor: Erik P. Schobitz, MD
TRA-7010 Brain Injury Medicine for the 21st Century
BLS 04 / ALS 79 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis session will cover the A & P basics on the brain, incidence on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and types, mechanisms of TBI, classifications, treatment & more. Case studies will also be covered and you will learn more tricks and tips on brain injured patients than you ever knew before! In depth information will be provided including incredible statistics on TBI patients and how they fare, post-TBI.
Instructor: Gregory J. O'Shanick, MD
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS,ALS, MD/DO, Educator, AdministratorBad things happen to good people and good organizations. How you respond could determine the course of an individual's career or the viability of the organization. This session will present tactics and techniques that will help the chief EMS officer plan for, train for, and respond to occurrences that we all hope never happen.
Instructor: Skip Kirkwood, JD
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThis course is designed to show students how to effectively use EMS data that their agency has submitted to OEMS through the VPHIB system. Students will learn how to use "Report Writer" and pull standard reports as well as create ad-hoc reports. Students will also learn how to use the performance improvement tools included in the system such as performing run form reviews, using EMS data for decision making, and OMD access options. Also, a demonstration of other tools used by OEMS to review and report EMS data.
Instructor: Paul Sharpe
Limited to: 12
AIR-203 It's the Ventilation, Stupid
BLS CAT 2 / ALS 71 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: ALS, RN, MD/DOThe approach to emergency airway management continues to evolve quickly. As traditional intubation techniques come under increasing scrutiny new tools are being developed that make tracheal intubation and rapid safe ventilation more reliable. An algorithm that emphasizes a team-based approach to emergency ventilation will be presented. Participants will have an increased awareness of the pitfalls surrounding conventional intubation and will have an improved understanding of alternative airways. Ventilation based algorithms and alternative airways will make Rapid Sequence Intubation a safe and more available tool for ALS providers
Instructor: Asher Brand, MD
AIR-204 Pulmonary Edema or Pneumonia: The Classic EMS Diagnosis
BLS 05 / ALS 88 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllDetermining the cause of respiratory distress can challenge even the most seasoned providers. Respiratory distress calls often require quickly sorting through multiple medical problems to select the most urgent and targeting treatment to ensure good patient outcomes. Pulmonary edema patients may have overlapping symptoms of pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or asthma. This lecture will discuss the pearls and pitfalls in prehospital assessment of respiratory distress patients.
Instructor: Ben Lawner, DO
BLS 05 / ALS 74 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllWhile many EMS agencies are seeking to provide therapeutic hypothermia to the patients they serve, the operational and political challenges to providing this novel therapy are significant. This talk will highlight those challenges and potential strategies to overcome them. Furthermore, the value of developing relationships that strengthen the systems of care for cardiac arrest victims will be discussed.
Instructor: Michael C. Kurz, MD
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllCommunications interoperability continues to be an issue for the EMS system and across the whole of Public Safety response. As the Commonwealth Interoperable Communications Officer, Mr. McIntosh leads Virginia's efforts in this area. This session will provide an update on the latest Interoperable Communications programs and initiatives across the Commonwealth.
Instructor: Chris McIntosh
EDU-802 Don't Be a Basket Case
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorLearning through relevant, thought‐provoking case studies and scenarios can be highly effective and fun for the EMS student or provider. However, building effective cases can be a challenge. We will identify these barriers and solutions that will help the EMS educator really increase the educational impact of using these teaching techniques.
Instructor: Arthur Hsieh
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllHow many EMS providers do you know who came into EMS like gang busters, only to burn out and disappear a few years later? Staying in EMS for the "long hau"" isn't easy. In this session, an EMS provider, educator and administrator who has enjoyed a long and rewarding experience both as a volunteer and career paramedic, shares his thoughts and insights on how to keep EMS as exciting over the years as it was on that very first ambulance call. Providers at all levels, and those who are responsible for recruitment and retention, will enjoy this look at ways to avoid burnout and rust out, and achieve "veteran" status in your department.
Instructor: Glenn H. Luedtke
BLS 07 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AdministratorIn our litigious society, the old adage of "just doing the right thing" may not offer you the protection it once did. EMS providers and agencies operate in an environment that is full of overt and hidden risk. Every agency should adopt a risk management perspective to protect themselves, their providers and their patients. This workshop will give agency administrators the tools necessary to develop a risk management approach in all aspects of their agency operations.
Instructor: Teddy Rogers
MED-3003 "Itchy and Scratchy" - Hot Topics in the Evaluation and Management of Acute Anaphylaxis
BLS 05 / ALS 75 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllThere is a great deal of new research that is challenging our traditional understanding of anaphylaxis. This course will discuss hot topics in the expanding differential diagnosis, evaluation and management of acute anaphylaxis. The presentation will discuss new insights into the physiology, evaluation and treatment of anaphylaxis with special emphasis on newly described "delayed meat allergy".
Instructor: Ann P. Zilliox, MD
MED-3004 Visual Clues to Direct Emergency Management
BLS 05 / ALS 89 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllEmergency personnel face numerous challenges in the approach to the critically ill or injured patient. Clearly, the history of the event is a vital portion of the evaluation, providing the "answer" to the clinical situation in many instances. Various diagnostic cues, however, are also essential components of the medical evaluation. Rapid bed-side clinical diagnosis, based upon specific clinical images, is a vital skill for EMS personnel. The purpose of this program is to provide some of those visual diagnostic clues that might be encountered in acute care scenarios.
Instructor: Christopher P. Holstege
BLS 02 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllViolence is on the rise across the country. Unfortunately, most pre-hospital providers are unaware of the growing risk that they face daily. From the most seasoned and experienced provider to the brand new EMT, if you work in public safety, you're exposed to risk. Join us for an interactive discussion looking at violence trends, safety awareness and mental preparation. "Street Violence…How Safe Are You?" - Let's find out together.
Instructor: Robin Davis
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: BLS, ALSAre BLS providers overlooked on EMS scenes, in favor of ALS? This lecture discusses the relationships, real and perceived, in the world of EMS, as it pertains to ALS and BLS providers. It focuses on how vital BLS providers really are to the EMS system.
Instructor: Tim Perkins
PREP-5004 ALS Patient Assessments - Taking it To A New Level
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
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllEMS providers deal with the consequences of illness and injuries all of the time, yet many of these events might have been avoided. Learn the nuts and bolts of how your EMS agency can be appropriately involved in public education for illness and injury prevention efforts in your community.
Instructor: David P. Edwards
TRA-7002 Sick or Not Sick - Triage Integration System
BLS 04 / ALS 78 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllEffective triage is based not only on the clinical criteria but also on the experience and understanding of the clinician. We don't always interpret the same data the same way. Participants will play the role of "triage officer" and apply a triage decision tree to multiple cases.
Instructor: David Maatman
TRA-7003 Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient
BLS 04 / ALS 78 / 1.5 CEU
Target Audience: AllSeverely injured and critically ill patients challenge the cognitive and psychomotor skills of even the seasoned provider. Responding to the patient with multi-system trauma requires a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology of shock. Identification of the early stages of shock will allow interventions that make a difference for the patient. Dr. Myers will present a systematic approach to recognizing and aggressively managing the multi-system trauma patient.
Instructor: Jeff Myers, DO
EDU-803 ALS Coordinators Meeting
BLS CAT 2 / ALS CAT 2 / 3 CEU
Target Audience: EducatorThis session will discuss ALS training and education issues, accreditation, quality assurance and administrative updates from the Office of EMS. This program will meet the ALS coordinator's requirement for attending an update as part of the process for renewing the ALS Coordinator endorsement. You do not need to register for symposium to attend this program.
Instructor: OEMS Training Staff