Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. 22nd Annual EMS & Clinical Symposium March 31st to April 2nd, 2016, Wedgewood Resort It s that time again! The symposium will be held at the Wedgewood Resort, 212 Wedgewood Drive, Fairbanks. If you have never attended one of our symposiums you are missing out! The event offers a great opportunity to earn Continuing Medical Education (CME), Nursing CE, check out the latest equipment with vendors, and visit with friends and peers. We have plenty of quality presentations designed to interest all levels of EMS providers. So please, mark your calendar and don t forget to pre-register to ensure your spot at this spectacular event! REGISTRATION Registration for this year s symposium is online. Go to our website at www.iremsc.org. If you are unable to complete online registration contact IREMSC at 907-456-3978. You may register up to the day of this event. There will also be registration at the door for those unable to pre-register. Inside this Issue Pre-Symposium 2-3 Awards 4 Award Nomination 5 Symposium Schedule 6-7 Topic Summary 8-9 Registration Form 11 HOTEL For our out of town guests, reservations for the Wedgewood Resort can be made by calling 907-452-1442. Our special rate is price of $70.00 + tax for a single plus $10.00 each additional guest. Mention group code IEMS416 to get this special rate. AIRLINE RESERVATION Alaska Airlines is offering special discounts of 7%. You can book online at www.alaskaair.com and use Prom Code ECMW671 OPENING SESSION Don t miss the opening session! As in years past, we will announce the winners of this years Interior Region EMS awards. Come show your support and applaud their efforts. FOOD Refreshments will be provided during the morning and afternoon sessions. Friday s lunch will be sponsored by Safe Kids Coalition Pre-Symposium Workshops Pre-symposium workshops, ITLS, 12 lead class and skills for rural provider are held March 30th and 31st. Locations and times for workshops vary.
Instructors: Wilma Vinton, David Daniell, Gordon Hill, Josh Fedelem, and Mike Wagner Location: Fire Training Center, 30th and Lathrop Cost: $175.00 Dates: March 30th and 31st Class limit: 12 students Time: 8:30-4:30 ITLS courses combine classroom learning, hands-on skills stations, and assessment stations that put learning to work in simulated trauma scenarios. Each ITLS course includes an evidence-based course manual with indepth content written and edited by trauma care experts based on current research. ITLS courses are designed, managed and delivered by course directors, coordinators and instructors experienced in EMS, pre-hospital care and the ITLS approach. ITLS courses give the student the knowledge and hands-on skills to take better care of trauma patients. ITLS stresses rapid assessment, appropriate intervention, and identification of immediate life threats. The ITLS framework for rapid, appropriate, and effective trauma care is a global standard that works in any situation. First Annual Skills Competition Come show your stuff and demonstrate your skills dealing with a simulated patient and competing against other squads in the region for bragging rights on who has the best, most professional team. You will form a 3 person team and be graded on your assessment, treatment, and teamwork. Trophies along with bragging rights will be awarded to the 3 top teams. Date: March 31st Location: Old U-Park School Cost: $25.00 per team. More specific rules will be given out when teams register. Times will be scheduled throughout the day. Spectators and squad members are encouraged to come cheer on your team. Page 2 22st Annual EMS & Clinical Symposium
Multi-Lead Medics-12 Lead ECG Interpretation 12 leads ECGs and their interpretation can be intimidating, but you can master this process with practice. We will work out the 10 steps to ECG interpretation together and you will learn about Axis, Axis deviation, Bundle Branch Blocks, Sgorbossa s criteria, Hemiblocks, AMI, Vector Analysis, and how to use a systematic approach to multilead ECG analysis. Students are strongly encouraged to bring ECGs from the field that are interesting or cool. They will be projected for the entire class to study as a team. The instructor will use his 20 years of experience to enhance your interpretation abilities and answer any questions you may have. This presentation will have new and interesting things that WILL affect your practice in EMS. Instructor: Thomas Meyer BS- EMS, MICP Location: Fairbanks Memorial hospital imaging center room 252 Time: 0830-5:00 Cost: $50.00 Date: March 31st Clinical Skills for Rural Healthcare Providers Because of it s remoteness, there are very few doctors or midlevel practitioners in most of the rural communities and remote sites in Alaska. Many years ago the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) was developed to fill this void. CHAPs as they are called are individuals trained to provide primary and emergency care to remote communities and are found in almost all of the rural native villages in Alaska. This daylong session is designed for the CHAPs, other rural mid- Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. level providers, and rural site medics. Dr. BJ Coopes, along with other instructors, will cover clinical topics such as fever in children, asthma, discuss how to identify how sick a child really is, review and practice basic splinting and casting of fractures, IV s and IOs, new spinal standards, suturing of soft tissue injuries, and wound care. Instructors: BJ Coopes, MD, Kathy Mcleron Pac, Kathy Griffin NREMT-P Location: Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. 2503 18th Avenue Cost: $115.00 Date: March 31, 2011 Time: 8:30AM-5:00 PM Page 3 Page 3
AWARDS Each and every single one of our Emergency Medical Services personnel deserve recognition. Our Annual EMS Symposium Award Ceremony gives you and IREMSC the opportunity to salute EMS providers who have made outstanding contributions to their community and fellow Alaskan citizens. The award ceremony will be held on the first day of Symposium during the opening session. Below are the award categories that will be presented. If you know of a person or group who you feel deserves such an award, please fill out the enclosed award nomination form and mail to our office no later than March 11, 2016. (also have a type-able nomination form on our website) MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR This award recognizes the physician who exemplifies leadership and dedication to the EMS systems and through his/her efforts, has favorably impacted the Interior Alaska EMS System. PRE-HOSPITAL PROVIDER OF THE YEAR This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a volunteer or paid EMS provider, a provider who distinguished himself/herself by performing exceptionally meritorious life saving skills or who made significant contributions to the improvement of the EMS system in his or her area. EMS SERVICE OF THE YEAR This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a First Responder, Ambulance, Fire or Rescue organization in providing emergency pre-hospital care or in EMS system support, above and beyond it s normal responsibilities. EMS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR This award recognizes an EMS Educator who displays initiative, leadership, and dedication to EMS training and through his or her efforts has helped to improve the Interior Alaska EMS System. SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This award is intended for an individual who deserves recognition for something that might not fit into the other categories. Examples include an outstanding event, life saving procedure, a special service performed for the community, or even a long history of service. Page 4 22st Annual EMS & Clinical Symposium
Interior Region EMS Council Inc. Award Nomination Form Nomination for: (please mark appropriate box) Medical Director of the Year Pre-Hospital Provider of the Year EMS Service Educator of the Year Special Achievement Nominee s Name: Mailing Address: Agency: Today s Date: Phone # : Certification Level: ETT EMT-I EMT-II EMT-III Paramedic Other: In 500 words or less describe the Nominee s role/duties and why this person is being nominated: Attach additional pages if needed. Your Name: Address: Phone: Please mail or fax this form to: Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. 2503 18th Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: (907) 456-3978 Fax: (907) 456-3970 Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. Page 5
Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. Symposium at a Glance Friday, April 1st, 2016 8:30-9:00 AM REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 9:00-9:15 AM Introduction & Welcome 9:15-9:30 AM Award Presentations - Dan Johnson 9:30-10:00 AM What s New in EMS: - EMS Unit, State of Alaska 10:00-10:15 AM BREAK 10:15-11:45 AM 01: EMS Ethics: Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll with Thomas Meyer 11:45-1:00 PM LUNCH SPONOSRED BY ALASKA SAFE KIDS 1:00-2:30 PM 02: Atypical Stroke with Kathy (Griffin) Roberts NREMT-P 03: Challenging Pediatric Patients with BJ Coopes, MD, FAAP, FCCM 2:30-3:00 PM BREAK 3:00-4:30 PM 04: Breaking Badly with Kathy Mcleron PAC, MICP 05: Using ACLS & PALS Algorithms with Gena Gibling RN, BSN, PHN, CCRN, C-NPT, CFRN 4:30-6:30 PM RECEPTION & IREMSC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Page 6 Pag 22st Annual EMS & Clinical Symposium
Topics Summary Friday, April 1st 01: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll; an Exploration of EMS Ethics Ethics in EMS is a complicated and difficult issue. Would you turn in your friend if they show up to work/on call and they smell like alcohol? What if they aren't your friend, would you turn them in then? Should paid EMS responders accept discounts and free stuff from local businesses? How about volunteers, should they get free stuff? Should you date a co-worker or fellow responder? What about a dispatcher? What kind of music should you listen to on the radio when transporting or how about sitting around at the station? 02: Atypical Stroke: Time is brain and your assessment and transport decision may make the difference between a good outcome or a life long disability. This talk will focus on those stroke patients that often go misdiagnosed or perplex us in the field. All strokes are not one-sided weakness, slurred speech, and one sided arm drift. 03: Challenging Pediatric Patients Pediatric patients can challenge our brains and our hearts. This Pediatric Intensivist is still learning from each child we meet and will show how these patients can improve our care of future patients. Real-life scenarios and active participation is expected. Bring your own cases for input and Stump the Intensivist. 04: Breaking Badly Breaking Badly discusses acute orthopedic injuries that are commonly seen by EMS providers. They are serious in nature and should not be overlooked during patient assessment. A quick, but more in-depth extremity neurovascular exam will be demonstrated. The session will also provide expanded information not typically included in initial EMS training like reductions of specific dislocations as well as rationale for selection of fracture immobilization devices. 05: Using ACLS & PALS Algorithms Students taking PALS and ACLS classes often come away confused or unsure just exactly how to use or apply the algorithms to real life situations. This lecture will review the ACLS and PALS algorithms in order to supplement some gaps the instructor has noticed while teaching classes in the community. I will review rhythm recognition and differentiate between which algorithm to use. There will also be a discussion of the 2015 updates for PALS and ACLS. Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. Page 7
Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. Symposium at a Glance Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 8:30 10:00 AM 06: Burns with William W. Wennen MD 10:00-10:30 AM BREAK 10:30-12:00 PM 07: Underused Techniques & Equipment in EMS with Kathy (Griffin) Roberts NREMT-P 08: "D*mn it Jim, I m Not a Doctor, Drug Interactions with Thomas Meyer 12:00-1:00 PM LUNCH 1:00-2:30 PM 09: Hey, what is that thing? with Kathy Mcleron 10: Blast Trauma Management with Dr. Dillon 2:30-2:45 PM BREAK 2:45-4:25 PM 11: 25 Insane Facts About Alaska EMS with Mark J. Miller MS, NRP 12: L-A-B-C-D-E-F-G The Alphabet Approach to Patient Assessment with Justin Yurong BS, NRP Interior Page Region 8 EMS Council, Inc. Page 8
Topics Summary Saturday, April 2nd 06: Burns Burns always send a shudder through even to the most experienced providers. This visual aid assisted lecture will discuss all levels, types and mechanisms of the burn injury. Field evaluation of burn injury extent, associated complication, concomitant other system injuries, complicating necessary field evaluation, and initiation of resuscitate care will be explored in depth. Extensive visual aids describing the above will be used for demonstration and clarification. 07: Underused Techniques & Equipment in EMS: Have a vacuum board in your rig just gathering dust because no one knows how to use it? Think capnography is just about monitoring tube placement? Exploring ideas for new airways, airway placement techniques or devices? Knowing you need to stabilize and minimalize potential space in hip fractures, but you are looking for a better way? Let s think outside the ambulance box for a bit and explore some new solutions to these challenges and more. 08: "D*mn it Jim I'm an EMT, not a doctor!" EMS Drug-Drug interactions and how not to be the grim reaper This session will examine EMS drugs from Oxygen to Adenosine. We will discuss how the various tools in our EMS tool box interact with each other and with common prescription medications. This informative and exciting lecture will reveal things you may not know about EMS drugs. If we have enough time, we might touch on some unusual antidotes as well. 09: Hey, what is that thing? With shorter hospital stays and sicker patients, prehospital EMS providers and Community Health Aides are seeing more patients with many new medical technologies implanted in their bodies or in use in their homes. Some of these are easily recognizable, while others may prompting us to ask the question 10: Blast Trauma Management This lecture will be an overview of blast related injuries. The focus is on pre-hospital management and evacuation. Hemorrhage control, airway management, pre-hospital fluid resuscitation, and MEDEVAC considerations of blast trauma victims. Overview of pathophysiology and initial resuscitation and stabilization of poly-trauma associated with baro and blast wave injuries. 11: 25 Fun Insane Facts about Alaska EMS Alaska is #1 in many things. Find out what makes Alaska EMS both more challenging and more fun. Trauma rates, STD rates, communication issues, and Aurora patient care reporting issues all contribute to the knowledge of what our EMS providers must deal with and this class will provide that background and some solutions. 12: L-A-B-C-D-E-F-G The Alphabet Approach to Patient Assessment This will bring us Back to the Basics by looking at patient assessment using an organized and logical approach. We will learn the new terminology associated with patient assessments based on the 2009 National EMS Educational Standards. We will work through several case studies to apply theses basics. Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. Page 9
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & RECEPTION! Don t miss this on Friday, April 1st, immediately after last session at 4:30 PM. This meeting is for you to share any EMS concerns or gripes, meet your IREMSC Board members, and elect your own representatives to the Board! Interior Region EMS Council, Inc. Page 10
I N T E R I O R R E G I ON E M S S Y M P O S I U M 2016 REGISTRATION INFORMATION April 1st 2nd, 2016 - Wedgewood Resort PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AT www.iremsc.org If your organization has an account with IREMSC and you wish to pay with a PO, please contact Janice Golub or Stacey Martin at 907-456-3978 for instructions. FEES Symposium Registration Full 2-Days-Pre-Hospital Provider (ETT, EMT, Paramedic, etc.).......$90.00 Full 2-Days-Clinical Health Care Provider (RN, PA, Physician, etc.).......$120.00 EMS or Nursing Student.........$50.00 1-Day Symposium Registration Pre-Hospital Provider (ETT, EMT, Paramedic, etc.).....$45.00 Clinical Health Care Provider (RN, PA, Physician, etc.)......$60.00 EMS or Nursing Student.........$25.00 Pre-Symposium Classes Skills Competition ( team only, not individual).......$ 25.00 ITLS (March 30th and 31st)........$175.00 12 lead (March 31st)........$50.00 Clinical skills for rural providers, March 31st.....$115.00 David Daniel accepting the 2015 Squad of the Year Award for North Star Fire Dept., Presented by Jack Willard, 2015 IREMSC Board President
Symposium Information Inside 2503 18th Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 907-456-3978 Fax: 907-456-3970 E-mail: training@interioremscouncil.org Register online CLICK HERE Check out what we have in store for this year s Pre-Symposium: ITLS Course 12 lead interpretation Skills for rural providers