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January 9, 2013

 
 8:15 – 8:30 -- Introduction and Welcome – Brent Myers, Raleigh
 

Special Considerations:

8:30 – 8:50 -- Care Plans for Loyal Customers – Jeff Beeson, Ft Worth

8:50 – 9:10 -- Interfacility Critical Care – Jake Keeperman, St Louis

9:10 – 9:30 -- Drug Shortage Update – Sabina Braithwaite, ACEP EMS Committee

9:30 – 9:50 -- Bombing, Blast, and the CDC City Tour – Scott Sasser, Atlanta

9:50 – 10:10 -- Alternative Destinations​ – Jeff Williams, Raleigh

10:10 – 10: 20 -- Panel Discussion

10:25 – 10:35 -- BREAK


Focus on Safety:

10:35 – 10:55 -- New Gadgets, New Drugs, and Safety – Paul Hinchey, Austin/Travis

10:55 – 11:15 -- Promoting a Culture of Safety – Ed Racht, American Medical Response

11:15 – 11:35 -- Balancing Speed and Safety – When Are Lights and Sirens Needed?​ –  Paul Pepe, Dallas

11:35 – 11:55 -- Panel Discussion

11:55 – 13:00 -- LUNCH (provided – please have your ticket ready)


Treatment Innovations:

13:00 – 13:20 -- Intraarrest Hypothermia – An Idea Whose Time Has Come? – John Freese, NY

13:20 – 13:40 -- Where to Work a Cardiac Arrest? (aka “By the Shade of the Old Oak Tree”) – Paul Hinchey, Austin

13:40 – 14:00 -- Supraglottic Airways and Cerebral Blood Flow​ – Darren Braude, Albuquerque 

14:00 – 14:20 -- Hypothermia for Spinal Cord Injury – Where Are We? – Marc Grossman, Miami

14:20 – 14:40 -- Seizure Control – Results of RAMPART Trail – Jason McMullan, Cincinnati

14:40 – 15:00 -- Panel Discussion

15:00 – 15:20 -- BREAK


Non-Transport Considerations:

15:20 – 15:40 -- When patients turn violent, how do we protect the team?  – Blair Bigham, Toronto

15:40 – 16:00 -- Narcotic Overdose – Treat and Street Them All? – Craig Manifold, San Antonio

16:00 – 16:20 -- DC Fir​e Experience with Non-Transport – David Miramontes, Wash., DC

16:20 – 16:40 -- EMS Personnel Can Safely Determine Non-Transport and Should Be Paid to Do So – (Con)​​ – Ray Fowler, Dallas

16:40 – 17:00 -- EMS Personnel Can Safely Determine Non-Transport and Should Be Paid to Do So – (Pro) – Terry Valenzuela, Tucson
 

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