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EMS World Expo 2018

7:00am CDT

The Pittman Course Room 208B

8:00am CDT

NAEMT Board of Directors Meeting Room 107A AMLS Basics Room 106ABCNAEMT Faculty EMS Patient Safety Boot Camp Room 201AJennifer McCarthy, MAS, NRP, CHSE • Eunice Halverson, MS, CPPS • Lee Varner, MS, EMS, CPPS, EMT-P • James Woodson, MD, FACEP • Peter Antevy, MD EMS Supervisor Leadership Academy 2.0 Room 201BRyan Greenberg, MBA, FACPE, NRP, EMD • Jared Oscarson, NRP, FACPE

10:00am CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

1:00pm CDT

PHTLS 9th Edition Instructor Update Davidson Ballroom ABCNAEMT Faculty CCTA: Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack Workshop Bridgestone ArenaMichael Wright, NREMT-P

2:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

5:30pm CDT

International Reception (By Invitation Only) Room 102AB

6:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

7:00am CDT

The Pittman Course Room 208B

7:30am CDT

World Trauma Symposium: New Threats – New Solutions Davidson Ballroom ABCKimberly Roaten, PhD, CRC • Eileen Bulger, MD, FACS • Kenji Inaba, MD, FACS • Richard Smith, BSc (Hons) BM (Hons) FRCA • James McDonnell, MA • Ed Racht, MD • Julie Leonard, MD, MPH • Mike Clumpner, PhD, MBA, NRP

8:00am CDT

Teleflex Prehospital Emergency Care Procedural Cadaver Lab Room 104 Active Shooter Workshop Room 101Michael Wright, NREMT-P MCI Moulage: Preparing for the Worst Room 207DBobbie Merica, SME, Author Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop Room 207CJason Bowman, MD, MS, CCEMT-P • Jamie Goodpaster, NRP, FP-C • Branden Miesemer, NRP, FP-C Processing Stress and Building Resilience Through Yoga Room 208AOlivia Kvitne, ERYT 500, YACEP All Hazards Disaster Response Room 105ANAEMT Faculty AMLS Basics Room 106ABCNAEMT Faculty Creating an Evidence-Based Practice for EMS in Integrated Healthcare Room 201ADan Swayze, DrPH, MBA, MEMS • Baxter Larmon, PhD, MICP • Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT Handtevy Pre-Hospital Pediatric Instructor Course Room 201BPeter Antevy, MD The Teaching Course EMS: Part 1: Fighting for Spotlight; Part 2: Scene Safe, Sim Safe Room 207AAshley Liebig, BSN, RN, CCRN • Julie Derringer, MSN, RN, CEN • Salim R. Rezaie, MD • Morten Lindkvist, NREMT-P • Tyler Christifulli, CCP, FP-C, NRP • Ginger Locke, BA, NRP

9:00am CDT

Pediatric Procedures, Practice, & Playtime: Hands-on Emergency Anatomy & Skills Review Room 207BLisa DeBoer • Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P

10:00am CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

11:00am CDT

Affiliate Advisory Council Meeting and Luncheon (By Invitation Only) Room 209AB

1:00pm CDT

Teleflex Prehospital Emergency Care Procedural Cadaver Lab Room 104 Active Shooter Workshop Room 101Michael Wright, NREMT-P Bringing Back the Dead: The Revolutionary Rialto Approach to Improving SCA Outcomes Room 208AJoseph Powell, MICP • Kevin Joles, NREMT-P Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop Room 207CJason Bowman, MD, MS, CCEMT-P • Jamie Goodpaster, NRP, FP-C • Branden Miesemer, NRP, FP-C Provider Wellness and Mental Health Symposium Room 207DTania Glenn, PsyD, LCSW, CCTP • Lee Varner, MS, EMS, CPPS, EMT-P • Pat Songer, NREMT-P, BS, FACPE • Edward Rupert, MA • Morgan Anderson, MPH • Chris Caulkins, MPH, MA, ABD, NRP • Brian LaCroix, FACPE, NRP • Monique Rose, NRP • Olivia Kvitne, ERYT 500, YACEP

2:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

3:00pm CDT

EMS Workforce Committee Meeting Room 110A

5:30pm CDT

Civilian Mass Shootings: Is Death From Ballistic Wounds Preventable? Room 207DBabak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM My Colleagues Killed My Sister and Mother: Why Are Medical Errors Still Happening? Room 208ARobert Waddell II, retired EMT-P, BS Sports TBIs in Kids: What Does the Research Say? Room 208BChristopher Miles, MD NAEMT General Membership Meeting and Awards Presentation Room 202ABC

6:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

6:45pm CDT

NAEMT Member Reception Room 205ABC

7:30am CDT

Trauma Center Tours Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

8:00am CDT

International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best of 2018 Research - Oral Abstracts Session 1 Room 101EHeather Davis, EdD, NRP • David Page, MS, NRP, PhD(c) Complex Pelvic Fractures: Management from the Field to Discharge Room 207CDBabak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM Rapid Sequence Intubation: Avoiding Peri-intubation Hypoxia Room 208ABJeff Jarvis, MD, EMT-P On Suffering: The Science of Compassion and Non-Pharmacologic Pain Management Room 101ABBlair Bigham, MD, MSc, ACPf Patient Assessment: What You Didn’t Know Room 101CDBaxter Larmon, PhD, MICP It Is OK to Make a Mistake! Room 104ABKevin Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NRP, CMTE Less Talk, More Walk: Active Simulation in Training and Education Room 105ABChris Kroboth, MS, NRP, CCEMT-P How're We Doin'? Using Data to Track Trends in the EMS Index Room 207ABBrent Myers, MD, MPH Drones, AI and EMS: How New Technologies Can Save Lives Room 202ABMichael Nolan, MA, CCP(F) • Andreas Cleve • Nathan Silberman, PhD • Jarvis "Gene" Saunders Focus on the Patient: Decrease your STEMI Door to Balloon by 15% Room 202CPaul Banerjee, DO • Raf Anthony Vittone Behavioral Health in MIH: What Worked in Colorado Springs Room 104EE. Stein Bronsky, MD • Mindie Verplank NAEMT Survey: 5 Things to Know About MIH-CP Room 201ABMatt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT Ouchies and Owies: Pediatric Pain Management Room 104CDJonathan W Lee Special Needs, Special Patients: Tips for Assessment, Treatment and Transport Room 205CKatherine Koch, MEd, PhD, NRP

9:30am CDT

Opening Ceremonies Keynote Address, NAEMT EMS Awards of Excellence Karl F. Dean BallroomRhonda Kelly, RN, EMT-P • Ed Racht, MD • Dan Swayze, DrPH, MBA, MEMS • Chris Montera, BS, NRP • Daniel Fabbri, PhD • Anne Montera, BSN, RN

10:00am CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

11:10am CDT

Ask the Experts - Education/Podcasting Exhibit HallGinger Locke, BA, NRP Learning Center: The One-Minute EMS Preceptor Exhibit HallJohn Todaro, BA, NRP, RN, TNS, NCEE

11:30am CDT

Trauma Center Tours Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

11:50am CDT

Ask the Experts - Revenue/Reimbursement Exhibit HallDouglas Wolfberg, JD Learning Center: The Future of the EMS Workforce: Hiring, Retention and Growth Exhibit HallBrian LaCroix, FACPE, NRP • Jay Fitch, PhD

12:00pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Active Shooter Simulation Exhibit Hall SimLab Exhibit Hall

12:10pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

12:25pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

12:30pm CDT

Ask the Experts - Legal Issues Exhibit HallChris Kelly, Esq. Learning Center: EMS Giving Blood Products in the Field: Clinical Benefits, Operational Demands Exhibit HallDavid Wampler, PhD, LP, FAEMS Integrating Mental Health Awareness into Department Life Room 106ABCBrian Carlson • BJ Jungmann • Morgan Anderson, MPH

12:50pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:00pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:10pm CDT

Ask the Experts - Education/Training Exhibit HallGary Heigel, BA, Paramedic Learning Center: The Future of Prehospital Intubation: A Professional and Personal Perspective on the ROC Pragmatic Airway Resuscitation Trial (PART) Exhibit HallNeal Richmond, MD

1:15pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:25pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:30pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Keynote Address Room 104EDouglas Wolfberg, JD

1:40pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:45pm CDT

Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Revenue Integrity: How to Make Sure You Can Keep What You Get Room 104EChris Kelly, Esq. • Douglas Wolfberg, JD

1:50pm CDT

Ask the Experts - MIH/CP Exhibit HallJessica Banks

1:55pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

2:00pm CDT

NAEMT Faculty Meeting & Reception (for all NAEMT Instructors) Room 103ABC Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

2:05pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

2:20pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Payment Reform in Community Paramedicine: It Gets Better Room 104EKathleen Schoenauer, RN, BSN, CCM • Chris Kelly, Esq. • Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT

2:30pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Ask the Experts - Management/Operations/Leadership Exhibit HallBrian LaCroix, FACPE, NRP Double-Sequential Defibrillation: Are Two Shocks Better Than One? Room 208ABKenneth Navarro, MEd, LP I Don't Remember Learning This in Class: How to Confidently Manage LVAD Emergencies Room 207CDKimberly Pruett, MD Ever Considered Medical School? What’s Involved? Room 101EBaxter Larmon, PhD, MICP Going Deep: Dive Medicine for the Prehospital Provider Room 101ABScott Smith, EMT-P, DMT The Third Degree: Improving Patient Interview Techniques Room 101CDTracey Loscar, BA, NRP Simplifying Cricothyrotomy: Front of Neck Access (FONA) Made Easier Room 104ABKevin High, RN, MPH, MHPE, EMT Psychomotor Mastery: How to Teach Our Hands to Move Room 202ABGinger Locke, BA, NRP EMS: A Time for Transformation Room 205CDaniel Gerard, MS, RN, NRP They Said What About Us? Understanding Patient Satisfaction Surveys Room 202CEd Moreland, NRP ED/Jail Diversion: Can Your Community Support It? Room 207ABMichelle Perin-Callahan, MS, QMHP, EMT • Manning Walker, EMT, QMHA Triage of Low-Acuity Patients at Dispatch: A Swedish Model Room 201ABDouglas Spangler, EMT, MSc • Hans Blomberg, MD, PhD Managing Frequent Fallers: A National Guideline for the UK Room 104CDAlison Walker, FIMC, RCS, DipIMC, RCS, FRCEM, MBChB Problems for the Post-Surgical Bariatric Patient Room 105ABSusan Briggs, FNP-BC, APN, EMT, Instructor

2:45pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

2:55pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

3:05pm CDT

Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Clinical Documentation: The Missing Revenue Link Room 104EDouglas Wolfberg, JD

3:10pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Ask the Experts - Management/Operations/Leadership Exhibit HallBrian LaCroix, FACPE, NRP

3:15pm CDT

International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best of 2018 Research - Oral Abstracts Session 2 Room 101EHeather Davis, EdD, NRP • David Page, MS, NRP, PhD(c) Comprehensive Airway Management in the Prehospital Setting Room 208ABR. Darrell Nelson, MD, FACEP, FAEM Meet the Medical Directors: Part I Room 207CDCorey Slovis, MD, FAC, FACEP, FAAEM, DABEMS • Jeff Jarvis, MD, EMT-P • W. Scott Gilmore, MD, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS • Mark Levine, MD, FACEP, FAEMS • Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, FACEP, MCCM, MACP, FAEMS • Peter Antevy, MD • E. Stein Bronsky, MD • Neal Richmond, MD • Kenneth Scheppke, MD Can We Predict Injury Patterns from Trauma? Using New Technology to Assess and Treat Injuries Room 101ABEd Racht, MD Legal Marijuana: Helpful or Harmful? Room 101CDWill Krost, MD, MBA, NRP Using Checklists to Prevent Human Errors in Advanced Airway Management Room 104ABDavid Olvera, AS, NRP, FP-C, CMTE Death of the Powerpoint: It’s About Time! Room 201ABGary Heigel, BA, Paramedic How EMS and the Media Can Partner to Tell Stories and Save Lives Room 205ABBlair Bigham, MD, MSc, ACPf • Rob Lawrence, MCMI So You Want to Create an Internal Leadership Training Academy? Room 202CRyan Greenberg, MBA, FACPE, NRP, EMD Whistleblowers, Medicare Fraud and the Office of the Inspector General Room 202ABAnthony Minge, EdD Emerging Systems of Care for Community Paramedics Room 207ABAnne Jensen, BS, EMT-P • Dan Swayze, DrPH, MBA, MEMS International Trends In Community Paramedicine Room 205CMichael Nolan, MA, CCP(F) Magical Salty Water: An Overview of Pediatric Fluid Resuscitation Room 104CDJonathan W Lee The Trials and Tribulations of Terrible Tot Transports and Their Take-away Tidbits Room 105ABTeri Campbell, RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN

3:20pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

3:25pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

3:45pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

3:50pm CDT

Ask the Experts - Data Analysis/Research Exhibit HallMorgan Anderson, MPH Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Show Me the Money: Identifying Your Revenue Cycle Gaps to Optimize Revenue Room 104EEric Foust, MBA

4:30pm CDT

Meet the Medical Directors: Part II Room 207CDCorey Slovis, MD, FAC, FACEP, FAAEM, DABEMS • W. Scott Gilmore, MD, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS • Mark Levine, MD, FACEP, FAEMS • Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, FACEP, MCCM, MACP, FAEMS • Peter Antevy, MD • E. Stein Bronsky, MD • Ed Racht, MD • Neal Richmond, MD • Kenneth Scheppke, MD What Does This Drug Do Again? A Review of Clinical Pharmacokinetics Room 208ABDaniel Hu, BA, PharmD Storytelling in EMS Room 101CDGary Heigel, BA, Paramedic Where Can Your EMS Career Lead You? Room 101ABBlair Bigham, MD, MSc, ACPf • Carl Cowan, MS, NRP, CCP-C • Raphael M Barishansky, MPH, MS, CPM • Lisa DeBoer • Ryan Greenberg, MBA, FACPE, NRP, EMD • Jeff Lucia High Risk Obstetrics for the Critical Care Provider Room 104ABKeith Widmeier, BA, NRP, FP-C Take a Ridealong With a Helicopter Transport Team Room 105ABKristopher Thompson, BSN, RN, EMT-P, CCRN, CEN, CFRN, FP-C, TCRN National EMS Scope of Practice: What's New? Room 202CKathy Robinson, RN, EMT-P Engaging EMS in the Trauma Center Performance Improvement Process Room 201ABEric Clauss, MSN, RN, EMT-P • Jeremy Cushman, MD, MS, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS • Rob Lawrence, MCMI • Jared J. McKinney, MD How Do We Remember? Honoring Fallen EMS Providers Room 106ABCEd Moreland, NRP Meet the Feds: A U.S. Government Panel Discussion on EMS Room 205CMike Poynter, EMT-P, CP-C • Richard (Rick) W Patrick, MS, EFO, CFO, EMT-P, FF • Jeff Lindsey • Jon Krohmer, MD • Anne Montera, BSN, RN Imbangukiragutabara: EMS in the Heart of Africa Room 202ABStephanie Louka, MD Mobile Integrated Healthcare for Fire-based EMS Room 207ABKathleen Schoenauer, RN, BSN, CCM • Michael Wright, NREMT-P Time for a New Direction? What Is the Best Medical Direction Model for the New EMS Role? Room 205ABMichael Nolan, MA, CCP(F) • Jeff Jarvis, MD, EMT-P • Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT Geriatric Giants: The Concept of Frailty and Other Hot Geriatrics Topics Room 104CDLinda Dykes, MBBS, FRCEM

4:45pm CDT

Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Real-Life Implementations Sponsored by Integra Connect Room 104EEric Foust, MBA • Brian Anderson, MBA, NREMT

5:00pm CDT

Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Revenue Cycle Performance Measurement: Monitoring What Matters Room 104EDouglas Wolfberg, JD EMS Preparedness Committee Meeting Room 110A

5:30pm CDT

Revenue and Reimbursement Workshop: Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Integra Connect Room 104E

6:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

7:30am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Keynote Address Room 209Mike Taigman, MA Trauma Center Tours Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

8:00am CDT

Excited Delirium: Deadly for Patients and Dangerous for Providers Room 208ABSean Kivlehan, MD, MPH Hands-On Guided Cardiac Dissection Room 207ABLisa DeBoer • Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P The Role of EMS in ECMO Therapy Room 207CDWilliam Costello • Leon Eydelman, MD Hot Car Deaths: Managing Heatstroke Room 103ABCKen Bouvier, NR-P How to Stay Awake Through the 12-Hour Night Shift Room 101CDCurtis Olson, BSN, BA, RN, NRAEMT, CEN PTSD and the First Responder Room 101ABBob Baillie, Hon.BA, PCP, ACP Tunnel Vision: Managing the Challenging Airway Room 104ABBrad T. Garmon, BS, NRP, FP-C Training the Limbic System for High Performance Room 201ABFaizan H. Arshad, MD Training Citizens for Emergencies: An Expert Panel Room 202CTeri Campbell, RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN • Jennifer Chap • Scott Goldberg, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS • Rob Lawrence, MCMI • Jimm Dodd, PAC, MOL • Mike Papale The Five Best Ways to Get Sued and End up in Court (If That's Your Thing) Room 202ABDouglas Wolfberg, JD Why You Need to Include a Pharmacist in an EMS Quality Management Program Room 104EKevin Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NRP, CMTE • Daniel Hu, BA, PharmD A New Model for Assessing Patients in MIH/CP Settings Room 205ABAnne Jensen, BS, EMT-P • Dan Swayze, DrPH, MBA, MEMS CAHOOTS: A Medical-Mental Health Model Room 205CRobert Parrish, EMT, AAS, BS • Laurel Lisovskis, CSWA, QMHP Controversies in Pediatric Prehospital Care: Ask the Experts Room 104CDPaul Banerjee, DO • Curtis Knoles, MD, FAAP • Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, FACEP, MCCM, MACP, FAEMS • Peter Antevy, MD • Mark Piehl, MD Advocacy Committee Meeting Room 107B Membership Committee Meeting Room 110A Military Relations Committee Meeting Room 110B

8:30am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Real-Life Implementations sponsored by ImageTrend Room 209Douglas Butler, Jr.

8:45am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Things That Make You Go 'Hmm...': Finding Signals in the Noise of EMS Data Room 209Jeff Jarvis, MD, EMT-P

9:00am CDT

Ambulance Purchasing Conclave: Keynote Address Room 102ABBryan Jones, Paramedic

9:15am CDT

Ambulance Purchasing Conclave: What Standards Should Be Used to Build Our Next Ambulance? Room 102ABKen Holland, NREMT- P Data & Tech Summit: Good Documentation + Good Data Collection = Better Patient Care Room 209Brooke Burton, NRP, FACPE International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best International Research (Winners from Other Conferences) Room 101EDavid Page, MS, NRP, PhD(c) Beyond Rapid Sequence Intubation: Managing Sedation and Analgesia Through the Continuum of Care Room 207CDDaniel Hu, BA, PharmD The Most Important Recent Practice-Changing EMS Articles for 2018 Room 208ABCorey Slovis, MD, FAC, FACEP, FAAEM, DABEMS Hot Topics: Updates in Burn Care Room 101CDJocelyn Hills, NP Ultrasound in the Field: Applications, Utility, and Feasibility Room 104ABBenjamin Smith, MD Conquering the World of Medical Education with FOAMed Room 104ESalim R. Rezaie, MD EMS 3.0 Transformation Update: What’s New This Year? Room 205CMatt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT School for Fire and EMS Radicals Room 202CIan Womack, AFS, BPA • Steven Knight, PhD Working Where the Road Ends: How Did I End up in Alaska? Room 202ABTracey Loscar, BA, NRP A Unique Approach to Community Paramedicine on the Reservation Room 205ABKimberly Pruett, MD Successes and Challenges of Existing MIH/CP Programs Room 105ABJessica Banks • Frank Babinec, MPA, EFO • Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, FACEP, MCCM, MACP, FAEMS • Lauren Young, LCSW • Peter Antevy, MD • Kenneth Scheppke, MD • Juan Cardona, NREMTP, CEMSO, MPA Prehospital Airway Management in the Child: Insights and Implications Room 104CDR. Darrell Nelson, MD, FACEP, FAEM Bleeding Control Basics (2-hour session) - Sold Out Room 101ABAndrew Bershad, NREMT-P, CIC • Lorenzo Paladino, MD, EMT-P • Chad McIntyre, BS, NRP, FP-C • Jimm Dodd, PAC, MOL • Cory Richter, BA, NREMT-P • Sean Britton, MPA, NRP • Jason Scheiderer

10:00am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Real-Life Implementations sponsored by FirstNet built with AT&T Room 209Fred Scalera Ambulance Purchasing Conclave: How to Mitigate the Risks of Emergent Response Room 102ABDavid McGowan, MA, ASHM Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

10:30am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Real-Life Implementations sponsored by Physio-Control, now part of Stryker Room 209Derek Parker Meet the Researchers: Poster Presentation Q&A Exhibit Hall A Resuscitationist’s Guide to Preox and Apox Room 207CDFaizan H. Arshad, MD Hands-On Guided Cardiac Dissection Room 207ABLisa DeBoer • Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P What's the Future of EMS? Room 208ABKenneth Scheppke, MD Cadaver Lab Training That Will Blow Your Mind: Slices and Devices Room 101CDRobert Waddell II, retired EMT-P, BS • William Albabish, MScH, MSc, PhD IP • Ethan Danielli, MSc • Ryan Medhurst, MSc • Lorraine Jadeski, PhD Technical Rescue Environments: What Every Provider Should Know Room 105ABJeremy Cushman, MD, MS, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS Is HEAVEN the New LEMONS? Room 104ABDavid Olvera, AS, NRP, FP-C, CMTE Students Teaching Students: The Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Approach Room 104EEhtesham Ahmed Shariff, MBBS, MD, MBA • Ahmed Azharuddin, MD Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: Interpreting Sun Tzu for the EMS Leader Room 205ABRaphael M Barishansky, MPH, MS, CPM Clean Cab: Designing Apparatus Around Provider Safety, Health and Wellness Room 202ABFrank Babinec, MPA, EFO EMS Agenda 2050: Making It Real Room 202CJon Krohmer, MD Urban Community Paramedicine Panel Room 201ABShane Hardwick, EMT-P • Anne Jensen, BS, EMT-P • Andres Mercado, EMT-P, MA • Michael Wright, NREMT-P A Potentially Deadly Miss: The Young, Healthy-Appearing Syncope Patient Room 104CDJames Davis, EdD, MBOE, RN, EMT-P

10:35am CDT

Ambulance Purchasing Conclave: Update on the Federal Specification for Ambulances Room 102ABJohn McDonald

10:45am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Implementing New Technology: Don’t Forget About the People, Pt. I Room 209James Woodson, MD, FACEP • E. Stein Bronsky, MD

11:00am CDT

Ambulance Purchasing Conclave: The Future of Transporting Children: Pediatric Restraints and New Federal Standards Room 102ABMark Roberts

11:15am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Implementing New Technology: Don’t Forget About the People, Pt. II Room 209James Woodson, MD, FACEP • E. Stein Bronsky, MD

11:40am CDT

Ask the Experts - Management/Operations/Leadership Exhibit HallJared Oscarson, NRP, FACPE Learning Center: So You Want to Be a Rockstar? The Ins and Outs of Creating a Presentation and Submitting to Conferences Exhibit HallRebecca Valentine, BS, EMT-P, I/C, NCEE

11:45am CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Real-Life Implementations sponsored by Operative IQ Room 209William Vance

12:00pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Active Shooter Simulation Exhibit Hall SimLab Exhibit Hall

12:10pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

12:20pm CDT

Ask the Experts - Legal Issues Exhibit HallRobert Luckritz, NRP, Esq. Learning Center: Good Documentation + Good Data Collection = Better Patient Care Exhibit HallBrooke Burton, NRP, FACPE

12:25pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

12:30pm CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Real-Life Implementations sponsored by Digitech Room 209Mitch Holder • Bill Myers Unrecognized Respiratory Compromise: Better Clinical Decisions Using Data Room 106ABCScott Bourn, PhD, RN, FACHE Trauma Center Tours Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

12:45pm CDT

Data & Tech Summit: Real-Life Implementations sponsored by ESO Room 209Jeff Sadtler

12:50pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:00pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Safety Officer Workshop: Suicide and the First Responder Room 102ABPat Songer, NREMT-P, BS, FACPE Ask the Experts - MIH/CP Exhibit HallAnne Jensen, BS, EMT-P Learning Center: How to Keep Caring (and Avoid EMS Toxicity) Exhibit HallJoanne Piccininni, MBA, NRP, MICP

1:15pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:25pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Safety Officer Workshop: Thinking About Thinking: Reducing Medical Error Room 102ABKevin M King, MD

1:30pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

1:40pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Ask the Experts - Data Analysis/Research Exhibit HallBrooke Burton, NRP, FACPE Learning Center: Pediatric Pain Management in the Face of an Opioid Crisis Exhibit HallLisa Drago, DO, FAAP

1:55pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

2:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

2:05pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Safety Officer Workshop: EMS Safety: A Response-Based Approach Room 102ABErik Gaull, NRP

2:20pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Ask the Experts - Management/Operations/Leadership Exhibit HallKen Bouvier, NR-P

2:30pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall Event Medicine Focus: Alive and Well: The Importance of Event Medical Services Room 209ABCConnor Fitzpatrick, AEMT-Instructor

2:45pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

2:50pm CDT

Safety Officer Workshop: Rescuing Our Responders: Reducing Risk in Public Safety Employees Room 102ABBryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS, EMT-P(ret)

2:55pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

3:00pm CDT

Ask the Experts - Revenue/Reimbursement Exhibit HallMatt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT

3:10pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

3:15pm CDT

International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best of 2018 Research - Oral Abstracts Session 3 Room 101EHeather Davis, EdD, NRP • David Page, MS, NRP, PhD(c) Can We Reliably Estimate Perfusion Status in the Acutely Injured Patient? Room 208ABBill Lord, BHlthSc, GDipCBL, MEd, PhD Hands-On Guided Cardiac Dissection Room 207ABLisa DeBoer • Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P Bicycles, Bats, Balls, and Trauma Calls Room 103ABCKen Bouvier, NR-P Beyond ACLS: Special Topics in Cardiac Arrest Room 104ABKristopher Thompson, BSN, RN, EMT-P, CCRN, CEN, CFRN, FP-C, TCRN NASEMSO's National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines: Using Data and Evidence Room 104ERichard Kamin, MD, FACEP • Carol Cunningham, MD, FAAEM, FAEMS CPR in Schools: Not as Easy as ABC Without Enough 123 Room 105ABTeri Campbell, RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN Wide Open Spaces: Lessons in Rural EMS Leadership Room 205CJared Oscarson, NRP, FACPE • Pat Songer, NREMT-P, BS, FACPE 396 Days Ago: The 1 October Shooting in Las Vegas Room 201ABTherapy Dog Bodhi • Jeffery McCollom, BSBA • Ed Racht, MD • Therapy Dog Saydee • Scott White Lost in the Black & White Fuzz? Creating a Prehospital Ultrasound Program for Your EMS Agency Room 202ABStephanie Louka, MD Complex Patients: How Can Community Paramedics Best Manage Them? Room 205ABAnne Jensen, BS, EMT-P • Dan Swayze, DrPH, MBA, MEMS The CAPCE CE Database: What Can We Learn About EMS Education? Room 202CJay Scott, BS, NRP Train-the-Trainer in Bleeding Control (2-hour session) - Sold Out Room 101ABAndrew Bershad, NREMT-P, CIC • Lorenzo Paladino, MD, EMT-P • Chad McIntyre, BS, NRP, FP-C • Jimm Dodd, PAC, MOL • Cory Richter, BA, NREMT-P • Jason Scheiderer Pediatric High Performance CPR—A Hands-on Experience with the Experts (2-hour session) - Sold Out Room 104CDCharlie Coyle, EMT-P • Peter Antevy, MD

3:20pm CDT

Event Medicine Focus: When Your Mass Gathering Becomes a Mass Casualty Room 209ABCMatthew Levy, DO, MSc, FACEP, FAEMS, NRP

3:30pm CDT

Safety Officer Workshop: Processing Stress and Building Resilience Room 102ABOlivia Kvitne, ERYT 500, YACEP

3:45pm CDT

EMS Clinical Challenge Exhibit Hall

3:50pm CDT

Safety Officer Workshop: What's The Hurry? Room 102ABLee Varner, MS, EMS, CPPS, EMT-P

4:15pm CDT

Safety Officer Workshop: Clean Cab and FF Safety, Cancer Prevention Room 102ABFrank Babinec, MPA, EFO Event Medicine Focus: From the Deserts to the Seas: Event Medicine Toxicology You Need to Know Room 209ABCRyan Hodnick, DO, NREMT-P, FAWM, FACEP

4:30pm CDT

Don't Miss These 5 Things on the EKG of Your Syncope Patient Room 208ABKimberly Pruett, MD Managing Critically Ill 'Crashing Patients' in the Field: Strategies to Prevent Post EMS Contact Cardiac Arrest Room 207CDMark E Pinchalk, MS, EMT-P I Survived a Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Come Hear My Story! Room 105ABMike Papale The ABCs of LGBT: Creating a Positive Space in the Back of an Ambulance Room 101CDMichael Kruse, B.ScHons, AEMCA, ACP EMS and the Zombie Apocalypse: Transporting Patients With Challenging Devices in Challenging Situations Room 104ABKim Moore, RN, MSN, CCRN Justify Yourself: Finding the Evidence to Support Your Practice Room 205ABWilliam Toon, EdD., NRP Self-Evaluation to Improve Student Performance: "Take 10" Room 106ABCChris Kroboth, MS, NRP, CCEMT-P System Improvement: Successfully Engaging Stakeholders in Strategic Planning Room 205CBrenda Brenner • Bill Bullard, MBA, EMT The Journey to a Zero-Minute Response Time Room 202CRobert Luckritz, NRP, Esq. "So I Have this Patient...": Complex Patient Stories Room 202ABShawn Percival, EMT-P, CP-C • Anne Jensen, BS, EMT-P Community Paramedicine and the Opioid Abuse Epidemic: A Social Determinant Approach Room 201ABJonah Thompson, NRP, CP-C Silver Trauma: Are Geriatric Patients Just Old Adults? Room 104ESabina Braithwaite, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS, NRP EMS 3.0 Committee Meeting Room 107B

4:50pm CDT

Safety Officer Workshop: Crew Resource Management for EMS: It's Not Just for the Aviation Industry Room 102ABChristopher Tremblay, MBA, NRP, CCEMT-P • Richard Blanchet, BS, MBA, NREMTP

4:55pm CDT

Event Medicine Focus: Can You Manage This?! Cases From the World of Event Medicine Room 209ABCMitchell Sheley

5:25pm CDT

Safety Officer Workshop: EMS Educators: Gatekeepers to the Mental Wellness Mindset Room 102ABAmy Eisenhauer, EMT

6:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

7:30am CDT

Trauma Center Tours Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

8:00am CDT

International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best Evidence or Best Guess? You Be the Judge Room 101EDavid Page, MS, NRP, PhD(c) Dead Man Walking: Clinical Use of qSOFA in Sepsis Room 208ABGustavo Flores, MD, EMT-P, FP-C Important EMS Research from 2017-2018: Ten Minutes at a Time Room 207CDKenneth Navarro, MEd, LP Drug-Seeking Patients: The Biology of Their Behavior and Why They Need Compassion Room 101ABRobert Brandt • Steven Mountfort, BS, CCEMTP, NCEE Myth Busting LIVE! Answering Your Questions with a Real-World EMS Dataset Room 101CDJeff Jarvis, MD, EMT-P • Scott Bourn, PhD, RN, FACHE Out of Hospital Imaging and Treatment Modalities in Ischemic Stroke Room 104ABBranden Miesemer, NRP, FP-C 60 Top Tips for Educators in 60 Minutes Room 102ABRommie Duckworth, LP See One, Do One, Teach One: Finding Your EMS Mentor Room 202CAmy Eisenhauer, EMT Disrupters in EMS Room 105ABEd Racht, MD How to Effectively Lead a Cultural and Clinical Change in Cardiac Arrest Management Room 205CSean Grayson A Perfect Match: How Uniting EMS and Neurointerventionalists Can Drastically Improve Stroke Outcomes Room 201ABPeter Antevy, MD Global EMS: Who Is Doing What, Where and Why Room 202ABLinda Dykes, MBBS, FRCEM • Dov Maisel • Rob Lawrence, MCMI Preparedness and Response for Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events: A New Standard Room 205ABRichard Kamin, MD, FACEP • John Montes, NREMT • Jamie Pianka, NRP A Cry for Help: The Other Side of Community Paramedicine Room 207ABShane Hardwick, EMT-P Overcoming Resistance: Motivational Interviewing for the MIH-CP Room 104EDesiree Partain, MHA, CCP-C, CP-C, LP Back to Basics: Emergency Care of Crashing Kids Room 104CDScott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P

9:15am CDT

International Scientific EMS Symposium: Research Poster Presentation Roundtable Room 101EDavid Page, MS, NRP, PhD(c) Mechanical CPR: A Deadly Simple Procedure? Room 208ABMichael Levy, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, FACP Top 10 EMS Myths Room 207CDKevin Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NRP, CMTE • Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH Driving EMS Forward: A Rockstar Panel of Women in EMS Room 101CDAmy Eisenhauer, EMT • Carissa Caramanis, EMT-B • Sabina Braithwaite, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS, NRP • Tracey Loscar, BA, NRP • Anne Montera, BSN, RN Motor Vehicle Collisions: On the Highways and the Back Roads Room 101ABKen Bouvier, NR-P Demystifying That Bag of Bottles Room 104ABWill Krost, MD, MBA, NRP Best Practices in Test Item Development Room 105ABDonnie Woodyard, MA, NRP, MAML • Greg Applegate, PhD, MBA • Mark Terry, MPA, NRP Bullies, Bigmouths, and Braggarts: Why a Culture of Intimidation Is Holding Your EMS Agency Back Room 205CDan Batsie, BA, NRP The Importance of Why: Digging into the Real Reasons We Do This Job Room 102ABKris Kaull, BS, NRP, FP-C EMS and Terror Events: All Hazards Are Not the Same Room 207ABJonah Thompson, NRP, CP-C FirstNet Possibilities: Dedicated Public Safety Mobile Broadband Communications Is Here for EMS Room 202CBrent Williams, EMT-P Up in Smoke: Impact of Marijuana in the Workplace Room 202ABEdward Canavan, ARM, AIC • Ronald Thackery, JD • Cindy Tait, EMT-P, RN, MPH Unique Approaches to the Opioid Epidemic: A Panel Discussion Room 201ABRobert Brandt • Michael Dailey, MD, FACEP, FAEMS • Ramos Tsosie, NREMT-P, FPC • Nahum Ip, MA, M.Ed. • Andres Mercado, EMT-P, MA • Kenneth Scheppke, MD • Dan Swayze, DrPH, MBA, MEMS Prehospital Care of Children with Special Healthcare Needs Room 104EW. Scott Gilmore, MD, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS • Mark Levine, MD, FACEP, FAEMS The Panic Zone: Initial Management of Pediatric Arrest Room 104CDShaun Fix, PMD, NREMT-P

10:00am CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit

10:10am CDT

Ask the Experts - MIH/CP Exhibit HallE. Stein Bronsky, MD

10:30am CDT

Learning Center: What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate: Top Communications Tips from Great Leaders Exhibit HallRaphael M Barishansky, MPH, MS, CPM

10:50am CDT

Ask the Experts - Education/Training Exhibit HallRommie Duckworth, LP

11:10am CDT

Learning Center: Normalization of Deviance: an EMS Leadership Challenge Exhibit HallJohn Todaro, BA, NRP, RN, TNS, NCEE

11:30am CDT

Ask the Experts - MIH/CP Exhibit HallAndres Mercado, EMT-P, MA

11:50am CDT

Learning Center: Creative Uses of Capnography in the Out-of-Hospital Setting Exhibit HallW. Scott Gilmore, MD, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS

12:00pm CDT

SimLab Exhibit Hall

12:10pm CDT

Ask the Experts - MIH/CP Exhibit HallAndres Mercado, EMT-P, MA

1:00pm CDT

Atrial Fibrillation: Beyond the Basics and What to Watch out For Room 207CDJared Ross, DO, FF/EMT-T Cardiac Arrest: EMTs Saving Lives Room 101ABMichael Dailey, MD, FACEP, FAEMS Fluid Resuscitation Without an IV: EMTs Can Treat Shock Room 101CDKenneth Navarro, MEd, LP ECMO: Transporting the Critical Patient Room 104ABJohn W. Krantz, III, CC-P, FP-C REBOA 101: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta and EMS Room 104ESally Dye, RN, BSN, CEN • Kevin High, RN, MPH, MHPE, EMT The Sims: How Human Patient Simulations Can Affect Your Patient Outcomes Room 105ABLee McMurray, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, CMTE, NRP An Update on the National Coordinated EMS Personnel Database Room 205CDonnie Woodyard, MA, NRP, MAML • Mark Terry, MPA, NRP 48-Hour Backcountry Survival Challenge: Got Skills? Room 202CDeborah Witte, RN, CCRN • Nathan Morreale, BS, FP-C, NR-P Canadian Standards Association: Community Paramedic Standard Development Room 201ABMichael Nolan, MA, CCP(F) National Guidance for Community Healthcare Programs Room 205ABJohn Montes, NREMT When Childbirth Goes Wrong: Managing Complications in Field Delivery Room 104CDJoshua Borkosky, BS, FP-C, NRP EXTENDED SESSION: Response to An Active Killer Event: Before, During, After the Parkland Shooting Room 207ABFrank Babinec, MPA, EFO • Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, FACEP, MCCM, MACP, FAEMS • Peter Antevy, MD • Juan Cardona, NREMTP, CEMSO, MPA

1:45pm CDT

International Scientific EMS Symposium: A Researcher's Rite of Passage: How to Get Your First Scientific Poster Accepted Room 101ELinda Dykes, MBBS, FRCEM Making a Difference in the Management of Acute Pain Room 208ABBill Lord, BHlthSc, GDipCBL, MEd, PhD Check It Off: How to Ensure the Best Patient Care by Using EMS Checklists Room 101ABWilliam Toon, EdD., NRP Kneecap Dislocation or Knee Dislocation? Big Difference Room 101CDMichael Dailey, MD, FACEP, FAEMS The Great ALS vs. BLS Debate Room 102ABMaggie Adams, BBA Intubation Doesn't Stop at the Vocal Cords: Tips and Troubleshooting from Ambulance to ICU Room 104ABLeon Eydelman, MD Teaching Without Lecturing: The Flipped Classroom Model Room 104EHeather Davis, EdD, NRP • David Page, MS, NRP, PhD(c) Bidding for Your Own EMS Agency Room 205CIan Womack, AFS, BPA • Steven Knight, PhD Stop Blaming Volunteers: 10 Public Safety Leadership Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Room 205ABDan Batsie, BA, NRP Can You Hear Me Now? How Current Healthcare Communication Practices Cause Deadly Mistakes and How to Solve Them Room 201ABBrandon Means, RN, LP, CFRN, CCRN • Lee Varner, MS, EMS, CPPS, EMT-P • James Woodson, MD, FACEP Saving Our Providers: Occupational Risks Among EMS Personnel Room 202ABBrian Maguire, Dr.PH, MSA, EMT-P Closing the Value Loop: The Integrated Part of MIH-CP Room 202CJonah Thompson, NRP, CP-C Community Paramedicine: Overview of the Alameda Project and a Financial Model for Your Program's Success Room 105ABDaniel Gerard, MS, RN, NRP Tattoos, Tongues, Teens, & Trauma: Body Art Myths vs. Research Realities Room 104CDScott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P

2:00pm CDT

Nashville Fire Department Ridealongs Medic Unit