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24 EMSWORLDEXPO.COM • #EMSWORLDEXPO CONFERENCE PROGRAM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 5:30–6:30 p.m. BLS Preventing Invisible Wounds: Introducing Psychological Care into Prehospital Care Christine Alvarez, BS, EMT-P, David Brenner, MS, EMT-P As EMS responders we know our patients not only suffer from their physical injuries but also from invisible wounds–traumatic psychological wounds—and they may suffer from these long after their physical wounds have healed. The quality of psychological care we provide at the time of a trauma has a huge impact on whether or not an individual develops enduring symptoms. As prehospital care providers, we are in an extraor- dinary position to prevent psychological trauma in the patients we serve. Our strategies reduce adrenaline levels so that the sympathetic nervous system will be calmed and better organized. As a result, the risk of psychological trauma can be sig- nifcantly reduced. Attend this session to learn four easy-to-apply principles that can protect patients from developing psychological trauma symptoms. EDUCATOR NREMT 2016 Update and National Continued Competency Overview Jeremy D. Miller, MEd, NRP National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) faculty provide an update on current initiatives including the change to the paramedic psychomotor exam- ination. The National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) will also be discussed, which is the new recertifcation model that streamlines the recertifcation process into three strategic cate- gories of continuing education (CE): National, Local and Individual. As a result, the NCCP has new total CE requirements that will begin in 2016. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 8–9 a.m. BLS Scuba Diving Injuries: Evaluation and Treatment Protocols Scott H. Smith, EMT-P The Divers Alert Network (DAN) has a set of pro- tocols that can easily be worked into existing state, regional and local protocols. This session reviews those protocols along with a discussion covering common and uncommon diving maladies, while encouraging the provider to maintain differential diagnosis of the many conditions that can also mimic decompression illness. Breathe Easier Knowing Respiratory Pharmacology Heather Davis, EdD, NREMT-P Did you know that allowing a patient to use one of their own inhalers during an asthma attack can actually hurt them? Shortness of breath calls are among the most common and lethal! Most pro- viders are used to using one or two medications as bronchodilators, but emergency respiratory pharmacology can be easily divided into three mechanisms for optimal treatment. Learn which medications correct specifc respiratory pathology and which combinations can be deadly if you don't know about them. At the conclusion of this session you will be able to list the three most common pathologies occurring during a shortness of breath call; describe why each of the three classes of respiratory medications is used in prehospital medicine compared to one another; and differentiate between mucolytics, antitussives and expectorants. ALS Blast Lung Injury Ronna Miller, MD Explosives remain the No. 1 choice of terrorists. Accidental industrial and transportation explosions are also very common. Blast Lung Injury (BLI) is unique to high-explosives detonations. It causes a characteristic injury pattern that is least familiar to civilian EMS and other healthcare providers. Survival for BLI victims depends upon prompt rec- ognition and appropriate treatment. This session describes the physics, pathophysiology, presen- tation, BLS/ALS treatment and prognosis for BLI, as well as a discussion of experimental treatments. What's Hot and What's Not in EMS in 2016 Baxter Larmon, PhD, MICP, David Page, MS, NREMT-P Baxter Larmon and David Page present the most current and controversial clinical research in EMS in 2016. Come be informed of what is on the horizon in regard to EMS clinical care and under- stand the evidence behind current controversies. CRITICAL CARE Tactical Damage Control Resuscitation Speaker to be announced See EMSWorldExpo.com for information. PEDIATRICS Why EMS Should Start Treating Kids Like Adults: A Major Paradigm Shift in Pediatrics Peter Antevy, MD How many times have you heard the statement "Kids are NOT just little adults!"? Where did this originate and why has it been ingrained in our minds? Join Dr. Peter Antevy, a pediatric emer- gency medicine physician turned EMS medical director, as he attempts to convince you that frst responders should be treating children and adults the same. He will take you on a ride into the human psyche to unlock critical decision-making patterns and highlight where prior teachings have been fawed. EDUCATOR Creating a Recipe for Success: How to Implement Instructional Techniques, Measurement and Evaluation in the EMS Classroom Doug Smith Get a step-by-step process to utilize evaluation and remediation of students to create the greatest likelihood for success in any educational environment. Learn how to identify learning prefer- ences and develop seating charts based on this assessment; understand reading challenges and implement methods to improve reading levels and correct dyslexia; describe and implement a pro- gressive testing schedule; and utilize appropriate summative and formative evaluation tools. MIH-CP Medical Direction for MIH-CP Programs Neal Richmond, MD One of the goals of many MIH-CP programs is to help enrolled patients establish quality relationships with their own physicians. For this reason, mobile healthcare providers are generally encouraged to coordinate care with the patient's physicians. This could create a quandary for the feld community paramedic. How are the desires of the EMS medical director coordinated with the patient's physician? Who authorizes patient care protocols? Whom do you call for orders to implement pro- tocols? Who is responsible for QA? The answers to these and your questions await you in this dynamic session addressing the clinical side of MIH-CP services. LEADERSHIP Evidence-Based Hiring: How to Hire and Retain Millennials to Build the EMS Workforce of the Future Joel Lavender, Kurt Steward, PhD The EMS profession is expected to grow by more than 23% over the next decade; that's an estimated 55,000 new paramedic and EMT positions. Hiring the right candidates who possess both highly technical medical skills and dedication to the service of others can be a challenge. In addition, the new generation of paramedics and EMTs—millennials—have different expectations than Baby Boomers or even Gen Xers. And with Baby Boomers retiring in droves, will your EMS agency be ready? This session addresses the tenets of talent science (science-based hiring practices) that "take the guesswork" out of hiring. Learn how linking key attributes of successful performers to behavioral characteristics can help assess the qualifcations of job candidates. I Like More Data and I Cannot Lie: A Collaborative Effort with Mutual Success Paul Bollinger, MPH, Chris Hamper, NRP, Louisa Partain, EMT-P The EMS Consortium supporting the emerging community paramedicine programming in the Portland, Oregon, area identifed that many of the programs were not collecting patient data in a consistent and uniform manner. Health Share of Oregon convened a task force represented by each of the area com- munity paramedicine programs with a goal to create a regional data collection plan, a data set, supporting data dictionary and a uniform patient care report. This session will review the process used to develop consensus among a large number of provider organizations and describe the efforts used to encourage data plan agreement. OPERATIONS Federal Innovations in EMS Management and Operations Ed Gabriel HHS' offce of the Assistant Secretary for Pre- paredness and Response (ASPR) has frst-hand experience in planning, preparing, responding and assisting in the recovery from manmade and natural disasters. This session reviews how HHS Conference sessions are 75 minutes in length, unless otherwise noted. Program subject to change. Please check EMSWorldExpo.com for updates and class/faculty additions and changes. Once you register, admission to most sessions on-site is on a frst-come, frst-seated basis.