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COMPLIMENTARY
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
BONUS EARLY
BIRD SESSION – INDUSTRY UPDATE
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 8 - 8:00 A.M. – 8:45 A.M.
MISSION CRITICAL PRODUCT FAILURES
(This session is designed to confront emerging
issues and will be updated as the
conference dates approach.)
Ford and Physio-Control both withdrew products from the
market earlier this year, leaving many EMS systems scrambling
for options. This Early Bird Session will provide up-to-the
minute
information on these and other mission critical quality
control issues. |
GENERAL SESSION
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 8 - 9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
COMING FULL CIRCLE: THE INTEGRATION OF
PATIENT SIMULATION, EXPERIENCE AND
TRADITIONAL TRAINING
PAUL E.
PHRAMPUS, MD
Available training time and dollars are shrinking, even
as
medicine becomes more complex. The busiest paramedic still
does not see enough high acuity patients to maintain
proficiency in certain advanced skills. How do you maximize
employee development while maintaining the quality of
clinical skills? Realistic, real-time training adjuncts that
realistically mimic patient conditions and react to
interventions are redefining the future of EMS care.
(Sponsored by Laerdal) |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 8 - 10:45 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
SHIFTS & SCHEDULES: HOW LONG IS
TOO LONG?
DEALING WITH THE IMPAIRED MEDIC
ERNESTO RODRIGUEZ
Research shows workers who are awake for extended
periods
of time can’t think as clearly and lose motor skills.
Shift length
has been the elephant in the room in EMS for decades, and
currently no standards exist to ensure work hours are safe.
Austin-Travis County EMS recently conducted one of the first
professionally commissioned studies of the effect of 24-hour
shifts on urban paramedics. Learn what they learned and how
they applied the knowledge to future scheduling and
deployment considerations.
ADVANCED DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES
GUILLERMO FUENTES
Deployment strategies, technologies and opportunities
for
success are changing. EMS administrators need to understand
these key dynamics and how to balance the choices that must
be
made to remain on the cutting edge while measuring impacts
on
patients, staff and budgets. |
12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. COMPLIMENTARY
LUNCH
THE INNOVATION STATION: POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Enjoy a complimentary lunch and see presentations of newly implemented innovative programs and services.
CLOSING KEYNOTE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 -
1:00 P.M. – 1:15 P.M.
PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL
PINNACLE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Given annually to a person, organization or system
exemplifying
commitment to patient care innovation, organizational
or system
development or community involvement.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 -
1:15 P.M. – 2:15 P.M.
TRANSFORMING THE HEALTH OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND EMS SYSTEMS
MIKE TAIGMAN
Many in healthcare are working obsessively to
make dramatic improvements. They are revolutionizing
patient safety,
prevention, error management, pain management, and more.
By comparison, EMS is lagging behind. It’s time
to re-invent
ourselves. Improving systems to better respond when bad
things happen to people is no longer enough. It’s
time to take
stewardship of our community’s health. By doing
so we have
the opportunity to save a lot more lives, decrease suffering,
and develop new revenue streams. |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 8 - 2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
ROUNDING FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES
JOE PENNER
Employees never complain about hearing too much positive
feedback about their work. Positive behavior is reinforced
when
you can attach it to a tangible action and where we focus
our
attention becomes our reality. Rounding for Outcomes is a
reproducible approach for identifying great work, ensuring
employees are sincerely recognized for it and that positive
behaviors are continually reinforced. Learn how Charlotte’s
acclaimed MEDIC program is using this approach.
HARNESSING THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
ANDREW RAND
Learn how collaboration with a medium-sized city’s
not-forprofit
ambulance service, fire department, area hospitals, the
American Heart Association, the United Way, local businesses
and neighborhood associations has made a measurable impact
on its citizen’s quality of life. You’ll hear how
one ambulance
service leverages its community relationships into positive
outcomes for patients and the service. |
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 8- 3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
SAFELY IMPLEMENTING
NON-RESPONSE PROTOCOLS
JERRY OVERTON, DOUG HOOTEN
Almost every EMS system is overburdened with requests
for
service, not all of them appropriate for conventional EMS
response. This session outlines what progressive EMS systems
are doing to change response patterns, community expectations
and reduce adverse events and the risk of litigation. You’ll
hear
about Richmond’s and Kansas City’s experiences
in implementing
a non-response protocol.
EMS INNOVATIONS
CHUCK KEARNS
Consistently recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative
services, Sunstar serves one of Florida’s most populated
counties. This presentation profiles practices that have improved
the service’s daily effectiveness and overall readiness.
Specific
topics include: Bio-surveillance as a public health and homeland
security tool; daily performance and financial monitoring;
electronic timekeeping; fleet/logistics innovations; media
advisories; high performance units; and the service’s
community
membership program. |
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