November 6-10, 2013

Enhancing the Delivery of Emergency Medical Services… Educational programming for Advanced Providers, Basic Providers, Instructor Coordinators, and

Service Leadership; includes topic areas such as Dispatch, CISM, Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, Tactical Medicine. Simulation Training and Skills Hours!

Samoset Resort, Rockport, Maine

Many EMS related vendors will be on hand Friday & Saturday!

Sugarloaf Rescue Vehicles, Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, Image Trend, Boundtree, Physio-Control, Professional Vehicle Corp, Masimo, Z-Medica, AutoTronics, Stryker, TransCOR Information Technologies,

Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus, Fire Tech and Safety, Jones & Bartlett Learning, BioSpecialist , Distance CME, Zoll and more!

Thank you to ONESTEEL for providing us with Vehicles for Extrication

OPEN SESSION FOR ALL TO ATTEND Saturday, November 9th @8:00am Key Note Speaker: Eric Beck, DO, NREMT-P Medical Director for Chicago Fire

Building Your Cardiac Arrest ‘Pit-Crew’

Dr. Beck serves as a Medical Director for the City of Chicago and the Chicago Fire Department, he assumed this position in 2012 after serving as Associate Medical Director from 2010-2012. He is credited with re-energizing the system with his street medicine perspective, leading efforts in Chicago to improve cardiac arrest care, airway management, pharmacy practices, inventory and control systems, physician led prehospital education, and implementing mo-bile integrated healthcare pilot projects. Dr. Beck is passionate about EMS education and research; he was a primary architect and currently serves as project director for Illinois Heart Rescue – an all-volunteer statewide collaboration to improve cardiac survival in Chicago. CEU’s will be awarded

Pre-Conference Wednesday, November 6th & Thursday, November 7th

Open Sessions Friday, November 8th –Sunday, November 10th

http://www.apems.org/seminar/samoset/

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Atlantic Partners EMS Seminar

November 6-10, 2013

Samoset Resort, Rockport, Maine

2013 Maine Committee on Trauma Emergency Preparedness & Medical Response to Large-scale Incidents

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Keynote Speakers: This year’s MCOT Conference will have a special focus on Emergency Preparedness and the medical response to large-scale incidents. Key-note speakers from the Boston Marathon bombings and the fertilizer plant explo-sion in West, Texas, plus other expert speakers, will compare rural to urban re-sponse in these and other recent disasters.

The MCOT Annual Conference is a shared endeavor of the Trauma Programs at Central Maine Medical Center, Eastern Maine Medical Center and Maine Medical Center, in collaboration with Atlantic Partners EMS. The conference is designed for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, EMS Providers, and other clinicians. The educational focus is on current issues and trends in trauma and critical care. Continuing education credits for physicians, nurses and EMS providers will be applied for through their respective credentialing agencies.

Register at: http://apems.org/seminar/mcot

Maine Cardiovascular Health Council Annual Cardiovascular Summit

November 7, 2013 - Samoset Resort Stroke - The First 3 Hours

Bridging the Health System and the CommunityIn this one day event, we are combining scientific sessions with popula-tion health. As we move into a more collaborative healthcare environ-ment, this is the ideal conference to learn about the newest information regarding stroke care, along with resources available through our state and local programs.

Register at http://mcdph.org/regdetail.asp?L=359

SUMMARY of Classes Seminar Registration at www.apems.org/seminar/samoset

A sample listing of programs includes: Social Media Strategy, High Risk Obstetrics, Extended Operations - The Physical and Emotional Aspects, Neurological Assessment of Stroke in the Field, Managing Status Epilepticus: Early and Effective Care for Prolonged Seizures, Head - Neck - Hel-met Removal in Athletes, QI: Where to Start?, Investigating Syncope, Maine Eagles, Prehospital Treatment of Internal Bleeding: A Gigantic Leap Forward, Organizational Change Management and Leadership, Frostbite Injury , Bariatric Patients, How 'Bout Them Lungs?, The Prehospital and Hospital Response to the Boston Marathon Bombings, Babies Happen: Maternity calls in the Field, Creating a Workplace Response to Do-mestic Violence, Someone Get A Board!, Trauma Assessment, MEMSRR Report Writer for Basics , Exercise Program Development for EMS Pro-viders, Planning for CEH's and the Future , The Difficult IV You Will Get

Maine Ambulance Association Friday, November 8th 9am to 4pm

Register at www.apems/seminar/maa

This years conference will focus on 2 critical areas for EMS Services: EMS Officer/Manager training and navigating the new healthcare environment. We spend a lot oftime and money training our EMS providers, but how much time is spent educatingyour supervisors? And, are your ready for the changes in Health Care that will have adramatic effect on EMS? If the changes have their desired effect, there will be a decrease in 911 calls and an increase in community outreach. Join us as we lay the groundwork for management and organizational development that will prepare you for thechallenges that lie ahead.

Saturday Evening is our EMS Awards Dinner and Banquet A relaxing dinner that focuses on honoring our award winners. We will be honoring EMS Services from Each Region that have shown commitment to making their community safe though public education and for promoting the EMS System, along our annual recognition of our Hall of Fame Award Winner. The Traditional Remembrance Table will be honored as well. Tickets are required for the Awards Banquet/Dinner and can be purchased at registration.

OPEN Dance will follow banquet for all conference attendees !

EMS Idol is back !! New Celebrity Judges!

What will you be singing this year??? Start planning your act now!

EMS MEMORIAL AUCTION This will be our HEADLINING FRIDAY NIGHT

EVENT and this years proves to be just as entertain-ing as in years past! Plenty of wonderful items! All proceeds will benefit the EMS MEMORIAL so bid

high and bid often!

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EVENTS Babysitting will be available each evening Wednesday-Saturday 5:30pm to Midnight with movies, crafts and games! $20 per child/per evening and $5 for each addi-

tional child in same family.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!

For questions, assistance in registration or for printed materials please call the APEMS office at 207-877-0936! We look forward to another GREAT year of providing a variety of high quality edu-

cational offerings for those in Public Safety, as well as provide you with a chance to see old friends in a relaxing atmosphere! Full Course Descriptions and schedules are available to

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Those wishing to stay on-site at the Samoset Resort can do so once you have completed your seminar program registration. (A code will be provided)

Off site lodging is available at various hotels in the area.