Schedule & Handouts

 

7:00 am – 8:00 am — BREAKFAST

8:00 am – 8:10 am — Welcome and Course Overview — Course Directors: Andrew McCoy, Andra Farcas, Nichole Bosson 

8:10 am – 8:30 am — EMS Medical Direction: An Overview — Speaker: Ed Racht 

8:30 am – 8:50 am — Operationalizing Medical DirectionSpeaker: Paul Hinchey

8:50 am – 9:10 am — EMS Dispatch – Structure and Function — Speaker: William Fales

9:10 am – 9:20 am — Welcome to NAEMSP — Speaker: José Cabañas

9:20 am – 9:40 am — The Medical Director as a Politician/Advocate Speaker: Ritu Sahni

9:40 am – 10:10 am — EMS Workforce Longevity and Wellness Speaker: Ash Panchal

10:10am – 10:30am — REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:30am – 11:00am — Improving Cardiac Arrest Survival – A Video Analysis —  Speaker: William Fales

11:00 am – 11:20 am — EMS Culture of Safety Speaker: Doug Kupas

11:20 am – 11:40 am — Leadership and Management — Speaker: Brent Myers

11:40 am – 12:30 pm — LUNCH (provided)

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm — Case Studies in Medical Direction #1  – Cases 1-4

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm — BREAK (note no coffee/drinks provided on this break)

2:20 pm – 2:50 pm — Assuring Quality: Education, Certification, Licensure & CredentialingSpeaker: Kevin Mackey

2:50 pm – 3:10 pm — Changing Culture in EMSSpeaker: Meg Marino 

3:10 pm – 3:30 pm — Working with the MediaSpeaker: Sabina Braithwaite

3:30 pm – 3:50 pm — REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:50 pm – 4:10 pm — Controversies in Air MedicalSpeaker: Frank Guyette

4:10 pm – 4:30 pm — Rural and Tribal EMSSpeaker: Chelsea White  

4:30 pm – 4:50 pm — Field Trauma ResuscitationSpeaker: Frank Guyette

5:50 pm – 7:30 pm — Emerging Leaders Reception (Sponsored by ESO) — 4th Floor Pool Deck

 

7:00 am – 8:00 am — BREAKFAST

8:00 am – 8:30 am — Educational Pearls for the EMS Physician — Speaker: Maia Dorsett 

8:30 am – 8:50 am — Mobile Integrated Health Care Principles and ChallengesSpeaker: Jeff Beeson 

8:50 am – 9:10 am — Evolution of the Police/EMS RelationshipSpeaker: David Tan

9:10 am – 9:30 am — REFRESHMENT BREAK

9:30 am – 11:00 am — Case Studies in Medical Direction #2  Cases 5-9

11:00 am – 11:10 am — BREAK (note no coffee/drinks provided on this break)

11:10 am – 12:00 pm — Legal Concepts in Medical Direction — Speaker: Eric Jaeger

12:00 pm – 12:40 pm — LUNCH (provided)

12:40 pm – 1:40 pm — Diversity in EMS Solutions — Speakers: Ameera Haamid, Lekshmi Kumar, Mohamed Hagahmed, Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, Rickquel Tripp

1:40 pm – 2:40 pm — EMS Finance Primer and Case Study – Part 1  and Part 2Student WorksheetSpeaker: Jerry Overton 

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm — Integrating EMS-C into EMS-A — Speaker: Joelle Donofrio-Ödmann

3:00 pm – 3:20 pm — EMS Systems of Care Speaker: Katie Tataris

3:20 pm – 3:30 pm — REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm — Case Studies in Medical Direction #3  Cases 10-14

 

7:00 am – 8:00 am — BREAKFAST

8:00 am – 8:10 am — Media Recap – Course Directors: Andrew McCoy, Andra Farcas, Nichole Bosson

8:10 am – 8:40 am — EMS Systems: An International Perspective — Speaker: Freddy Lippert

8:40 am – 9:00 am — Integrating EMS into the Healthcare SystemSpeaker: Marcus Ong

9:00 am – 9:20 am — Hospital Area CommandSpeaker: David Slattery

9:20 am – 9:40 am — Intentional MCISpeaker: Kevin Mackey

9:40 am – 10:00 am — REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:00 am – 11:30 am — Case Studies in Medical Direction #4  Cases 15-19

11:30 am – 12:15 pm — LUNCH (provided)

12:15 pm – 12:35 pm — Tips on NegotiatingSpeaker: Stacy Weisberg

12:35 pm – 2:00 pm — QI Primer & Case StudyStudent Worksheet —  Speakers: Maia Dorsett, Remle Crowe 

2:00 pm – 2:10 pm — BREAK (note no coffee/drinks provided on this break)

2:10 pm – 3:30 pm — Case Studies in Medical Direction #5 Cases 20-24

3:30 pm – 3:50 pm — REFRESHMENT BREAK 

3:50 pm – 4:20 pm — Innovations in EMS – Part 1 — Speaker: Scott Youngquist

4:20 pm – 4:50 pm — Innovations in EMS – Part 2 — Speaker: Catherine Counts

4:50 pm – 5:00 pm — Wrap Up & Evaluation – Course Directors: Andrew McCoy, Andra Farcas, Nichole Bosson

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The NAEMSP office will be closed for the holidays:

Monday, December 23, 2024 – Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Please email us at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

We apologize for any inconvenience.