10th Annual Enchanted Circle EMS Conference

10th Annual
Enchanted Circle EMS Conference
Schedule
Sunday - October 2, 2011

8:45 - 10:15		5a No Place to Go Mike Richards, DO, FACEP, FAAEM Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine Chief of Staff, University of New Mexico Hospital Chief Medical Officer, New Mexico DMAT
		Dr. Richards will look at Causes, Expectations, and Implications of the Chronically Overcrowded ED for NM EMS.
		1.5 hours Preparatory CE
		Target Audience: All level providers

8:45 - 12:00 Double Session (limit 20 participants)		5b EMT-Intermediate scope of practice medications how they work and when to use them.(Closed FULL) Kathy Kaestner, EMT-P I/C, M.A. Central New Mexico Community College
		This DOUBLE session will review the EMT-Intermediate scope of practice medications with particular attention on the narcotics (the differ ence between them) and the anti-emetics (the difference between them). Included will be a hands on medication lab including drawing up and calculating medication dosages.
		3.0 hours Preparatory CE
		Target Audience: EMT-Intermediate Material Presenter handout available

10:30 - 12:00		6a "Rad 101" - Everything you wanted to know about radiation but were afraid to ask" *Bob Grothe, EMT-P* Albuquerque Ambulance and Sandia Labs
		This presentation will cover types of radiation, how to treat contaminated pt's, how to keep responders safe
		1.5 hours Medical Emergencies CE
		Target Audience: All level providers

		6b Hypothermia Robb McLean, MD Assistant Professor, Assistant Clinical Director University of New Mexico, Department of Emergency Medicine
		This session we will discuss updates on Accidental Hypothermia - diagnosis, management, and other prehospital temperature regulation issues.
		1.5 hours Medical Emergencies CE
		Target Audience: All level providers

1:15 - 2:45		7a "Docs in the Streets: A year of experience and lessons learned from the UNM EMS Medical Direction Consortium." Andrew Harrell, MD University of New Mexico, Department of Emergency Medicine Asst Medical Director, Albuquerque Fire Department Tachical Physician, Bernalillo County Sherriff's Dept SWAT team
		Join us as we discuss interesting EMS field cases from the EMS Consortium's first year and how our experiences- and snags!- can possibly help you prepare for your next call.
		1.5 hours Medical Emergencies CE
		Target Audience: All level providers

		7b Sleep Deprivation and EMS; Can it Effect Patient Care? *Larry Hatfield, NREMT-P*** Senior Instructional Designer USDOE/NNSA/OST
		24 hour work shifts are not uncommon in EMS services, paid as well as volunteer. Many volunteer EMS organizations have personnel "on-call" for 24 hour periods; most of whom work full time jobs. In either situation, a lack of rest and proper amount of sleep will have impacts on the providers ability to process data, make decisions and be aware of incipient changes to their patients. Sleep deprivation is not a new phenomenon. It has been present since man was placed on the earth. This meta-analysis will review current studies, present relevant concepts of sleep deprivation and a discussion of how this affects provider
		1.5 hours Preparatory CE
		Target Audience: All level providers Presenter handout available

3:00 - 4:30
		8a The Bob and Kevin Show Bob Grothe, EMT-P Albuquerque Ambulance and Sandia Labs Kevin Schitoskey, RN, BSN, CFRN, CMTE, UNM Emergency Department, Lifeguard
		Welcome back to our conference closing Duo. As always Bob and Kevin bring challenging case presentation, usually with a tweak of humor on the side.
		1.5 hours Medical Emergenies CE
		Target Audience: All level providers