A Blast From The PastOctober 3-4, 2014

1964 Cadillac Ambulanceto be displayed courtesy of

North Central Ambulance Sales & Service

Shooting Star Casino & Event Center

Mahonmen, MN

15th Annual

EMS Conference

General Information Purpose The Greater Northwest EMS Conference is geared towards those involved in pre-hospital care with basic and advanced training, including first responders, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, nurses and law enforcement personnel. Registration Registration and payment must be received by Friday, September 19, 2014 in order to avoid late fees. Walk-in registrations are accepted, however late fees will apply. Conference materials will be available for pick up Thursday, October 2 from 5:00-7:00pm and each morning. Accreditation Continuing education certificates will be distributed at the conclusion of each session. A total of 13.0 contact hours will be available. Lodging A block of rooms has been reserved at the Shooting Star Casino & Event Center, which features a pool, restaurant, buffet, lounge, casino and secured parking. The conference rate of $60 per room is available through Friday, September 19. To reserve a room call #218-261-2621 and refer to “Greater NW.” The Shooting Star Casino is pleased to provide a smoke-free environment throughout the event center and dining areas. Refunds Full refunds will be made only if cancellations are received by Friday, September 19; substitutions are welcome at any time. Greater Northwest EMS reserves the right to change or alter program contents/scheduling as needed. Social Events Join us Friday evening for door prizes, Taco Bar, refreshments, D.J./Karaoke and a themed photo booth! Pre-Conference Join us Thursday, October 2 for “How the Bleep Did That Happen? Highway Safety for Emergency Responders” - to be held in conjunction with the EMS Managers meeting from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Refreshments will be provided. Presentation by John McClellan, Freeway Operations Supervisor at MNDOT’s Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) in Roseville. Funding Funding for this conference is made possible in part through a grant from the EMSRB and sponsorships. Thank you to the following sponsors!

Friday, 10/03/14 8:00am - 9:00am

Registration (Richwood Room Entrance)

9:00am-10:30am Organized Chaos: Four Patients & a Medic (Richwood Room) Jason Dush, EMT-P Should rescuers move quickly through victims, or go more slowly, aiming for accuracy? Should they begin treatment, or finish triage? Should they start CPR on a victim in cardiac arrest? The answers to these questions call for a sensible, orderly triage protocol for MCIs.

9:00am-10:30am GEMS: Geriatric Patient Assessment for EMS (Beaulieu Room) Al Benney, EMT-P Over 80% of the calls we make are for geriatric patients. Are we giving these gems the best care we can, or do we say, “it’s just another old person?” This session will highlight the GEMS curriculum and will illustrate care of the geriatric patient.

10:30am - 11:00am Break & Vendor Exhibit Area (Bejou & Detroit Lakes Rooms)

11:00am-12:30pm Size Does Matter: Obesity’s Impact on Pre-hospital Care (Richwood Room) Jason Dush, EMT-P The term bariatric has become common vocabulary—the clinical implication of obesity is clear within literature for in-hospital care, the pre-hospital and ground transport is not. This lecture will take an important look into challenges transport teams face with this population.

11:00am-12:30pm (All Audiences) Stroke Recognition: Subtle Stroke Symptoms (Beaulieu Room) Donna Lindsay, MN, RN, CNS-BC, SCRN 20% of all strokes present with vague and non-specific symptoms, making recognition difficult. This presentation will review subtle symptoms and describe assessment techniques that help elucidate these symptoms. Case studies of subtle stroke symptoms will be included.

12:30pm - 1:15pm Lunch (Mahnomen Ballroom) & Vendor Exhibit Area (Bejou & Detroit Lakes Rooms)

1:15pm-2:45pm Pediatric Trauma Care & Case Studies (Richwood Room) Deb Hanson, RN, Pediatric CCRN This session will focus on highlights and provide an overview of caring for injured children. Recent pediatric trauma case studies highlighting EMS points of interest will be presented.

1:15pm-2:45pm Don’t Go Dyin’ On Me Now! (Beaulieu Room) Al Benney, EMT-P Remember saying: “BSI, Scene Safe” over and over? How many times have you said it on a call? Complacency can kill! When we least expect it, our call can go drastically wrong. This session will explore things that can kill before we even start the primary survey.

2:45pm - 3:15pm Break & Vendor Exhibit Area (Bejou & Detroit Lakes Rooms)

3:15pm-4:45pm Triage & Air Medical Services: Are You Making the Right Decision? (Richwood) Jason Dush, EMT-P The use of air medical helicopters has shown valuable in patient outcomes. There is much debate over the benefits and appropriate use of HEMS. This lecture will look at key issues affecting those decisions and what the debate is all about.

3:15pm-4:45pm Trauma Case Studies: Trauma Care & Outcomes (Beaulieu Room) Dr. Mentor Ahmeti “Interesting” trauma case studies will be reviewed during this session, with an emphasis on unique injuries, lessons learned and current trends in trauma care and resuscitation.

5:00pm-6:00pm A Blast From the Past: EMS From the Past to Present (Mahnomen Ballroom) Jason Dush, EMT-P ~ This lecture will look at the evolution of EMS and where we are headed today. 6:00pm-7:00pm Time to relax! Come join us for a taco bar, refreshments, door prizes and a “Blast From the Past” photo booth! Costumes and props provided—or bring your own vintage EMS clothing!

7:00pm-TBD Stay to listen or dance to music by Plum Craze Entertainment—providing D.J. and karaoke. Take your turn at the photo booth, or just network!

Saturday, 10/04/14 8:00am - 9:00am

Registration (Richwood Room Entrance) & Breakfast (Mahnomen Ballroom)

9:00am-10:30am Battered & Beaten: Uncovering the Invisible Signs of Domestic Abuse (Richwood) Jason Dush, EMT-P Domestic violence is a problem that needs to be stopped sooner than later. This session will help you better prepared to recognize patients suffering from the physical and mental injuries from abuse, documentation, reporting and management during transport.

9:00 am-10:30 am Most Common Pediatric Emergencies (Beaulieu) Dr. Anna DePompolo Join this session to discuss the most common pediatric emergencies and steps to assess and begin treatment in the pre-hospital setting.

10:30am - 11:00am Break & Vendor Exhibit Area (Bejou & Detroit Lakes Rooms)

11:00am-12:30pm The SANE Approach to Trafficking: Medical Tools for Intervention & Response Pam DeWitt-Meza, RN, SANE-A This practical presentation will help medical professionals have the tools they need to be able to offer comprehensive and compassionate care to sexually exploited patients, move beyond initial identification and explore models currently in place for the care of these exploited individuals.

11:00am-12:30pm No More Backboarding—Let the Torture End! (Beaulieu Room) Dr. Keith Wesley All splints should conform to the patient, not the other way around. But that hasn’t stopped us from strapping an S-shaped spine to a flat piece of plywood. Research now indicates that routinely back boarding all trauma patients results in unnecessary pain and potential devastating injuries to our patients.

12:30pm - 1:15pm Lunch (Mahnomen Ballroom) & Vendor Exhibit Area (Bejou & Detroit Lakes Rooms)

1:15pm-2:45pm Man vs. Machine: ATV Trauma Case Studies (Richwood Room) Jason Dush, EMT-P The growing popularity of ATVs and the increasing size and power of these vehicles has led to concern over injury risk. Children make up a disproportionate number of ATV injuries. This lecture will focus on the most commonly seen injuries as well as management of those injuries.

1:15pm-2:45pm Huff n’ Pump: Ya Gotta Have ’Em Both” (Beaulieu Room) Al Benney, EMT-P The greatest majority of our patients call for problems associated with the respiratory and cardiac systems. This session reviews how these systems work together to sustain life. If you don’t have them both, ya got ‘nuthin!

2:45pm - 3:15pm Break & Door Prizes (Bejou & Detroit Lakes Rooms)

3:15pm-4:45pm The Golden Hour: STEMI (Richwood Room) Jason Dush, EMT-P The “Golden Hour” is the brief window of time in which critically injured patients are delivered to definitive care at a trauma facility. The same concept can be applied to the care of certain medical conditions. Delivering ST elevation MIs (STEMIs) to a chest pain center in a timely manner is becoming a standard of care. Rapid assessment & decision making by EMS is imperative.

3:15pm-4:45pm High Performance CPR (Beaulieu Room) Dr. Keith Wesley Recent evaluation of the hemodynamics of CPR have led to the development of new strategies, techniques and technology which hold promise for cardiac arrest victims. Dr. Wesley will examine the ResQPOD, Thumper, Autopulse, Lucas and other new devices designed to improve cardiac arrest survival.

4:45pm Evaluations

Speakers

Mentor Ahmeti, MD Dr. Ahmeti attended the University of Tirana School of Medicine in Albania. He then completed his general surgery residency at Texas Tech University, followed be a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Texas Health Sciences. He recently began his employment at Sanford Health in Fargo, covering the TRACS (Trauma and Acute Care Surgery) Service. Al Benney, NREMT-P, CP Al began his EMS career as an EMT in Stillwater while attending paramedic school at Mankato State. In 1980 he started his career at North Memorial and has worked as a paramedic, flight paramedic and educator. His experience now includes over 25,000 emergency ambulance calls & over 1,000 helicopter transports. Anna DePompolo, MD Anna DePompolo received her medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and completed a Pediatric Residency at the University of Minnesota. She is currently in her final year of fellowship training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota. Pam DeWitt-Meza, RN, SANE-A Pamela has been a nurse since 2002, having worked in the areas of labor/delivery, parish nursing, prenatal education, forensic nursing and human trafficking. She developed a comprehensive medical intervention model and new SANE exam for victims of sexual exploitation. She is certified as a SANE-A and SANE-P. Jason Dush, EMT-P Jason is a Firefighter paramedic for Arlington Fire and Critical Care Flight Paramedic with CareFlite. Jason’s resume includes 20 years of paid EMS/Fire and 13 years as a Critical Care flight paramedic. Jason is passionate about EMS education & is known locally and nationally for bringing a sense of humor, energy & practical experience to his audience.

Deb Hanson, RN, Pediatric CCRN Deb is the Pediatric Trauma Program Coordinator at Sanford Fargo. She continues to work as a staff nurse on the Children’s Hospital Resource Team, working in PICU, Peds General and NICU. She has been employed at the Sanford Fargo hospital for over 30 years, primarily caring for critically injured or ill children. Deb enjoys doing outreach and desires to make the care of children a more comfortable task for all in the medical delivery system. Donna Lindsay, MN, RN, CNS-BC, SCRN Donna Lindsay has a Master of Nursing as a Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has been coordinating stroke programs for nearly 20 years and currently works as the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Stroke Program Coordinator at Hennepin County Medical Center. Donna serves on the Board of Directors at the MN Stroke Association/MN Brain Injury Alliance. John McClellan John McClellan is the Freeway Operations Supervisor at MNDOT’s Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) in Roseville. John has worked for MNDOT since 2002. John’s group is responsible for monitoring 650 freeway traffic cameras; locating incidents, deploying overhead signs, coordinating response with State Patrol and dispatching the Freeway Incident Response Safety Team (FIRST). Keith Wesley, MD Dr. Keith Wesley is a board certified emergency medicine physician and the EMS Medical Director for HealthEast Medical Transportation. He has served as the State EMS Medical Director for both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Dr. Wesley is the author of many articles and EMS textbooks and a frequent speaker at EMS conferences across the nation.

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Online: www.greaternwems.com - “Conferences” Mail: Greater Nor thwest EMS, 2300 24th St NW, Suite 103, Bemidji, MN 56601

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Registration (One form per person) Personal Information Name: _____________________________________________ Service: ________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________ City: ___________________________ State/Zip: ___________

Day Telephone: ______________________ Cell Phone: ____________________________

Would you like an email confirming your registration? Email: _______________________________________________________

Would you like an email copy of your receipt? Email: ______________________________________________________________

Conference Fees Payment (Due with registration!) One Day Amount Due: ____________________________ Friday OR Saturday (Check one) Payment Method: Prior to September 19 ~ In region……..…. $57.00 Cash Prior to September 19 ~ Out of region …… $67.00 Check After September 19 ~ In region …………. $87.00 Purchase Order #_________________ After September 19 ~ Out of region ……… $97.00 Credit Card (VISA or MasterCard) Card #: __________________________________ Exp. Date: _______ CVV (3-digit Code: ______ Two Days Payments received after September 19 will be assessed Prior to September 19 ~ In region ………. $99.00 the $30 late fee, even if the registration form has been Prior to September 19 ~ Out of region …… $119.00 received! After September 19 ~ In region …………. $129.00 After September 19 ~ Out of region ……… $149.00

Register Now!

Online: www.greaternwems.com - “Conferences” Mail: Greater Nor thwest EMS, 2300 24th St NW, Suite 103, Bemidji, MN 56601

Email: lisa.gnwems@midconetwork.com or Fax: 218-213-9057

2300 24th St. NW, Suite 103 Bemidji, MN 56601