BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

  A Little About Symposium 2016 The annual educational symposium is a hallmark event for our EMS region! On behalf of the EMMCO West board of directors, EMMCO West staff, and our Symposium sponsors and vendors, we are pleased to be able to offer this year’s edition of Symposium 2016! This past year our regional EMS council has had to overcome significant financial challenges. Events, like the Symposium, were in jeopardy of being postponed. Thanks to a great supportive team we are able to host Symposium 2016 for the EMS practitioners in Northwest PA! Symposium 2016 features a half-day Friday EMS Leaders of Tomorrow (EMSLOT) program, followed by a Friday evening session of the EMS Safety Conference, and wraps up with traditional looking programs for Saturday. STAT MedEVAC is hosting Party 2016 immediately following the EMS Safety Conference on Friday. This year the vendor area will be opened all day Saturday.

We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Symposium!

 

 

 

 

  

Vendor Hours are Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 1000 to 1600

Located in Salons 5 & 6

 

 

  

 

 

  Please go to http://ems-symposium.org for a list of approved Con Ed hours & Course information.

Friday, April 8, 2016

TIME

Registration Opens

1200-1330 EMS Leaders of Tomorrow - Relationships with Public Officials

Jerry Ozog Submitted to DOH for con ed credit

1615-1800 ** DINNER IS ON YOUR OWN **

1800-1900 Distracted Driving in the Ambulance

Joel Feldman, Esq. Submitted to DOH for con ed credit

1900-1915 BREAK

1915-2015 EMS Driving & Simulation

Brian Shaw Submitted to DOH for con ed credit

2030-0000 STAT MedEVAC Party

** WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING ANY MEALS THIS YEAR. **

SALON 1 & 2

SALON 5 & 6

1345-1615 EMS Leaders of Tomorrow - Effective Organizational Governance 

Jerry Ozog Submitted to DOH for con ed credit

1330-1345 BREAK

DISCLAIMERS & CON ED

Classes, speakers, and times may be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Due to safety regulations, EMMCO West reserves the right to limit the number of attendees in any given room due to room capacity limits.

Those attendees wishing special accommodations must notify EMMCO West 30 days in advance.

EMMCO West, Inc. has applied to the PA Department of Health to secure continuing education credits for most of the sessions. A complete listing of approved courses will be available during the conference and will be available on our website www.emmco.org.

  Please go to http://ems-symposium.org for a list of approved Con Ed hours & Course information.

Saturday, April 9, 2016

TIME SALON 1 SALON 2 SALON 3 & 4

Registration Opens

0900-1000 Burn Care

Dr. Jorge Varcelotti

Active Shooter: A Disaster in our Community

Dr. Roy Cox

ICD 10 Codes, Are You Ready?

Scott Ryno

008748 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care 008749 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care 008753 - 1 Hour Other

1000-1015 Vendors Open in Salons 5 & 6

1015-1115 Do You Think It’s My Heart?

Dr. Matthew Becker Lightening Rounds

Dr. Brian Risavi

Street Drugs: What’s New Now?

Dr. Jeff Corsetti

003483 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care 009991 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care 008752 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care

1115-1130 Vendors Open in Salons 5 & 6

1130-1230 Gizmos & Gadgets Dr. Richard Maenza

From Start to Finish Dr. Chris Cammerata

What To Do When You Can’t Push It Back In

Karen Glass

008751 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care 009991 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care Submitted to DOH for con ed credit

1230-1345 ** LUNCH IS ON YOUR OWN **

1345-1400

DOH Update Richard Gibbons, Director BEMS No Con Ed Credit

1400-1500

Respiratory Emergencies Dr. Martin G. Hellman Submitted to DOH for con ed credit

1500-1515

1515-1615 Things Are Not Always As They Seem Dr. Owen Traynor 009991 - 1 Hour Clinical Patient Care

1615-1630 Last Chance for Vendors

1630-1730 EMS: Making A Difference on a Cellular Level Randy Benner Submitted to DOH for con ed credit

** WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING ANY MEALS THIS YEAR. **

Vendors Open in Salons 5 & 6

  

 

Join STAT MedEvac

for this years

Symposium Party!

Date: Friday, April 8th

Time: 8:30 PM until Midnight

Location: Salons 5 & 6

Please remember that the Ambassador does not permit outside alcoholic beverages to be brought into the Friday night STAT Party.

 

 

GOALS & ETIQUETTE GOALS:

Offer a diversified educational experience, traditionally not available through local con ed sponsors.

Encourage EMS personnel to expand their knowledge of emergency medical care topics and issues.

Create a forum for discussion and dialogue among EMS personnel, vendors, educators, medical professionals, guest speakers, and other personnel associated with EMS organizations.

Offer an affordable educational conference that features renowned regional, state, national and international speakers.

ETIQUETTE:

EMMCO West encourages all participants to enjoy themselves at the conference. Enjoy walking through the vendor areas and listening to our plethora of guest lecturers. A variety of activities are planned to allow you to relax with your EMS colleagues.

As part of these activities, legal alcoholic beverages are often available. Anyone under the legal drinking age shall not be per-mitted to consume alcoholic beverages within any of the EMMCO West sponsored functions. The Ambassador Conference Center will enforce all applicable PA L.C.B. regulations, including photo ID verification.

 

We are proud to support EMMCO West,

the Northwestern PA EMS Council, and its 2016 symposium.

 

  

Distracted Driving, In and Out of the Ambulance by Joel Feldman, Esq.

Sponsored by Meadville Ambulance Driving while engaged in any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving is the definition of distracted driving. Texting, making cellphone calls, eating, reaching for the radio microphone the list of activities that put all of us at risk, is endless.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that in 2011, the most recent year for which data is available, 3,331 people lost their lives and another 387,000 were injured in distraction-affected crashes..

The number of collisions involving distracted emergency vehicle drivers on public roads, who were at-fault, increased by 122 percent over the last decade coinciding with a meteoric rise in technology.

Joel Feldman, founder of EndDD.org, lost his daughter to a distracted driver in 2009 and admits he drove distracted-until his daughter’s death changed his driving habits.

In this powerful presentation, Joel will talk about his experience with distracted driving and how EMS pro-viders, firefighters and other public safety professionals can work together and discourage bad driving habits among each other and, more importantly, their families, friends and neighbors.

 

EMS Driving & Simulation Brian Shaw

EMMCO West is proud to host a driver simulation module at this year’s safety conference. This training module is a joint project between UPMC and EMSI to help improve safe operations of emergency vehi-cles. The simulator is contained in a climate-controlled trailer and is capable of proving training for two drivers simultaneously.

Each driver station has three large screens to provide visual input, as well as surround sound to immerse the driver in the simulation. Drivers will not only have to negotiate traffic on their way to an emergency call, but also have to operate the lights, sirens, and radio for a truly realistic experience. Each simula-tion starts with a preset program but can be changed on the fly to provide for ever changing conditions. Whether you need practice driving on the streets of a big city or through white-out conditions on a coun-try road this driver simulator will improve your skills.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

EMMCO West 2016 Awards Nomination Form

I am nominating the following individual for the (Check one):

2016 Mentor of the Year Award 2016 EMS Achievement Award 2016 Volunteer EMS Practitioner of the Year Award

Name: Address: EMS Organization: Years in EMS: Certification Level: Certification Number:

Explain in detail why the nominee deserves to be honored with this award.

Please include certifications held, EMS background information and any previous awards or honors the nominee has received.

PLEASE ATTACH A SEPARATE PAPER FOR THIS INFORMATION.

Submission deadline is April 29, 2016 Submit by one of the following:

Mail : EMMCO West, Inc. 16271 Conneaut Lake Road, Suite 101 Meadville, PA 16335

Fax: (814) 337-0871 Email: trish@emmco.org

Nominator Information

Name:

Address:

Contact Phone: Contact Email:

Awards this year are sponsored by Charles Leach Agency.

Awards will be presented in May 2016.

Also, all nominees will be submitted for the PA State EMS Awards.

 

2016 Volunteer EMS Practitioner of the Year Award

Purpose of the Award:

The Volunteer EMS Practitioner of the Year Award is presented to a practitioner for their continued support of volunteer activities and the promotion of the volunteer spirit among their peers.

Eligibility:

A currently certified Pennsylvania EMS Practitioner.

Actively participates in leadership roles of a volunteer group/organization.

Acts primarily as a volunteer EMS Practitioner.

2016 EMS Achievement Award

Purpose of the Award:

The EMS Achievement Award is presented to a regional EMS practitioner that has displayed leadership, insight and vision to improve EMS within the EMMCO West region.

Eligibility:

Currently certified as an ALS or BLS practitioner.

Has demonstrated their ability to enrich and contribute to the growth of EMS within the EMMCO West region.

2016 Mentor of the Year Award

Purpose of the Award:

The EMMCO West EMS Mentor of the Year Award is given to an individual who exemplifies the ideal image of a mentor. Over a period of years this individual has established a consistent outreach to EMS colleagues. The individual has contributed to the sup-port and/or development of mentoring programs within their EMS agency or training institute. They also have guided EMS practition-ers and/or students to exhibit professional values and behaviors are fostered by the candidate.

Eligibility:

Currently certified as an ALS or BLS practitioner.

Has established a record of consistent outreach to individuals in the EMS field over a number of years or has contributed to the support or development of mentoring programs within their agency or in the EMS community.

The ideal candidate should have a record of achievement in providing guidance and fostering to EMS practitioners and/or students and should exhibit behavior which is consistent with an EMS “role model”.

 

 

 

 

Please make company checks or money orders payable to “EMMCO West, Inc.”

Registrations must be accompanied with full conference payment: purchase order or check from a spon-soring agency or money order from an individual. Personal checks are no longer accepted. Refunds will be issued up to 04/01/2016 with written request. After 04/01/2016, no refunds will be issued, unless the conference is cancelled. Substitutions are allowed with prior notification to EMMCO West.

Walk-in registrations are accepted at symposium. Register online at www.emmco.org/events

Symposium 2016 Conference Registration

Payment Cost Total

Friday $ 10.00 $ Saturday $ 25.00 $

Symposium Grand Total $

** WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING ANY MEALS THIS YEAR. **

DO NOT SEND CASH

WE CANNOT ACCEPT

PERSONAL CHECKS

Ambassador Conference Center Accommodations

Online room reservations and national room reservations are NOT available at the conference rate.

All room reservations MUST be made by calling the hotel directly before March 31, 2016.

Room Rates: $115* / Room *Taxes not included in price.

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Agency Affilia on:___________________________ Email:_______________________________________

 

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