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Wednesday, October 5 Noon–3 p.m. Thursday, October 6 Noon–3 p.m. Friday, October 7 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Put your clinical skills to the test in the exclusive EMS World Expo Simulation Lab located in the exhibit hall. Using the most advanced products and simulators on the market, you'll work through various scenarios given by the instructor while receiving feedback on your performance. Don't forget to grab your free t-shirt for participating! Live Active Shooter Simulation Back by popular demand! Due to the increasing nature of active shooter incidents, EMS World Expo has invited New Orleans EMS tactical medics to share best practices and components of the agency's all hazard plan, including active shooter, school shootings and tactical SWAT response. Participants will have the opportunity to frst observe proper sift-and-sort procedures with a focus on force protection, then practice those procedures and improve skills in hemorrhage control and tourniquet use, pressure dressings, needle decompression and other wound care methods encountered in this type of environment. The session will conclude with a short debrief to discuss challenges encountered while participating in the simulation. Sponsored by: 6 EMSWORLDEXPO.COM • #EMSWORLDEXPO SPECIAL EVENTS & GENERAL INFORMATION Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Presentation Wednesday, October 5 9:30 a.m.–11 a.m. Join us for award presentations followed by our keynote presentation. New this year, EMS World Expo will feature multiple presentations as part of the opening keynote. Check EMSWorldExpo.com for the latest details. The Internet of Lifesaving Things TJ Kennedy, President, FirstNet EMS is on the cusp of a revolution. Are you ready for communication technologies that will turn the back of your ambulance into a remote emergency room? Soon the glasses you are wearing and the ultrasound machine you are using will live stream what you see to the hospital as you are en route with your patient. The newest generation of EMS practitioners will hold high-defnition, two-way video dialogues with physicians and specialists. This real-time relay of information will allow hospitals to see what is coming in from the feld ahead of time. TJ Kennedy, president of FirstNet, will discuss how technology and connectivity will bring about the "Internet of Lifesaving Things," making a monumental difference in the feld and improving the continuum of care. Recasting the Vision: The Way Ahead for EMS Ed Racht, MD, AMR It's been 50 years since the publication of Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society, otherwise known as the EMS White Paper. The EMS profession has made great strides over the past fve decades, but to be successful in our evolving role in the continuum of care, we must be willing to set aside our preconceptions of who we are and recast a new vision of who we can be. As the clinical care we deliver continues to advance and developments in technology improve our operations, we are being propelled into a future that will be a rebirth for out-of-hospital medicine. Join Dr. Ed Racht on this inspirational journey into the EMS of tomorrow.