Texas EMS
Conference 2009
Fort Worth Convention Center
November 22-25
Fort Worth, Texas

NEW
Exhibit Hall Hours
Sunday 10am - 7pm
Monday 9am - 3pm
Exhibit Hall closed on Tuesday

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Sunday, November 22
7:00 am - 7:00 pm Registration in Convention Center
10:00 am - 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall opens
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception
Monday, November 23
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration in Convention Center
8:15 am - 9:30 am Opening Session - Second Level
Convention Center Ballroom ABC
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Exhibit Hall open
9:45 am - 10:45 am Workshop Breakouts
11:00 am - Noon Workshop Breakouts
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Workshop Breakouts
3:00 pm Exhibit Hall closes
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Workshop Breakouts
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Workshop Breakouts
Tuesday, November 24
7:00 am - 3:00 pm Registration in Convention Center
7:30 am - 8:30 am Early Bird Workshop Breakouts
8:45 am - 9:45 am Workshop Breakouts
10:00 am - 11:00 am Workshop Breakouts
11:45 am - 1:30 pm Awards Luncheon
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Workshop Breakouts
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Workshop Breakouts
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Workshop Breakouts
Wednesday, November 25
8:30 am - 9:30 am Workshop Breakouts
9:45 am - 10:45 am Workshop Breakouts
11:00 am - noon Workshop Breakouts
Noon Closing Session - Second Level
Convention Center Ballroom ABC
Conference adjourns
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Preconference Classes
November 20, 21 and 22
Registration deadline October 15
For registration information or to find out whether a class is full, call (512) 759-1720.
For information on class content, contact the person listed with the class description.
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Friday / Saturday / Sunday
National Association of EMS
Educators Instructor Course:
$425; Friday, 11/20, and Saturday,
11/21; 8 am–5:30 pm; Sunday,
11/22; 8 am–6 pm; lunch on
own; Omni Fort Worth; CE:
Additional. NAEMSE presents
the EMS Instructor Course, which
has been designed and developed
by the same individuals who
produced the DOT/NHTSA 2002
National Guidelines for Educating
EMS Instructors. The NAEMSE
Instructor Course represents the
didactic component and practical
application of the beginning
education process to become an
EMS instructor. The content of
this 24-hour course aligns the
NAEMSE developed modules
with the curriculum objectives
of the 2002 National Guidelines.
NAEMSE recognizes that the
development of a professional
EMS educator requires many
components, including formalized
education in all aspects of the
educational process, practical
experience in teaching and
mentoring by other members of
the educational team to foster
personal growth and development.
This course does not include all
these components, but it does
offer the beginning steps of the
process. Enrollment will be limited
to 100 participants. Individuals
must complete a 24-hour online
course before attending the class.
Information about the online course
will be sent after registration.
Individuals who attend the entire
course and pass the post test will
receive a Certificate of Course
Completion from NAEMSE
and will be eligible for Texas
instructor certification. Continuing
education hours have been applied
for through NAEMSE, which
is accredited by the Continuing
Education Coordinating
Board for Emergency Medical
Services (CECBEMS). For more
information on course content,
contact Laura Krawchyk at laura.
krawchyk@naemse.org or (412)
920-4775.
Saturday / Sunday
Basic Basic EKGs for the Basic
EMT: $200; Saturday, 11/21,
and Sunday 11/22; 8 am–5:30
pm; lunch on own; Fort Worth
Convention Center; CE: Medical.
As paramedics increasingly work
closely with EMT-basic partners,
it becomes essential that EMTbasics
have a basic understanding
of everything a paramedic will be
asked to do. During this 16-hour
course, participants will learn the
anatomy and physiology of the
heart, understand pathophysiology
of the conduction system, and
understand sinus, atrial, junctional
and ventricular EKGs. This
class will be taught from the
basic point of view; it’s great
for students, basic EMTs or
paramedics who want a refresher
on EKG recognition practices.
For more information on course
content, contact Chris Cebollero
at (817) 632-0524 or ccebollero@
medstar911.org.
High Angle Rescue: $250,
Saturday, 11/21, and Sunday,
11/22; 8 am–5 pm; off-site (meet
at Omni Fort Worth at 7:15 am for
bus transport); CE: 4-Preparatory,
4-Patient Assessment, 8-Trauma.
This fun, 16-hour course covers
basic equipment used in highangle
rescue, rappelling, belays,
simple hauls and lowers, and it
also teaches self-rescue techniques,
patient assessment and patient
packaging. Students must bring
sturdy boots, rugged clothing,
harness (provided if you do not
have one), helmet (firefighting,
wilderness or industrial style),
leather gloves (non-firefighting
or hazmat) and canteen or water
bottle. Lunch is provided. For more
information on course content,
contact John Green at john@
texasroperescue.com.
Advanced Medical Life Support:
$285; Saturday, 11/21, and
Sunday, 11/22; 8 am–5:30 pm;
1½ hours for lunch on own; Fort
Worth Convention Center; CE:
Medical. AMLS is a 16-hour,
two-day program with interactive
lectures, teaching and evaluation
stations. The interactive/case-based
lectures include the following
topics: patient assessment, airway
management, assessment of the
shock patient, dyspnea/respiratory
failure, chest pain, altered mental
status and abdominal pain. Skills
stations follow the lectures each
day. For more information on
course content, contact Micol L.
Konvicka, NREMT-P, coordinator
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Preconference Classes
November 20, 21 and 22
Registration deadline October 15
For registration information or to find out whether a class is full, call (512) 759-1720.
For information on class content, contact the person listed with the class description.
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for AMLS Affiliate Faculty at (830)
460-1531 or micolkonvicka@
hotmail.com.
Coordinator Course: $500;
Saturday, 11/21, 8 am–5:30 pm;
and Sunday, 11/22, 8 am–6 pm;
lunch provided both days; Omni
Fort Worth; course limited to
25 attendees. No CE. Exam
on Monday at the Fort Worth
Convention Center. This 16-
hour course is intended to train
Texas EMS course coordinators.
Participants will be selected
through a competitive application
process. To apply, complete and
mail the course application along
with the required documentation
and a letter detailing justification
for your enrollment. Do not
complete a state certification
application at this time. The
course application and screening
criteria can be found at www.dshs.
state.tx.us/emstraumasystems/
09CoordinatorCourse.shtm.
Course applications must be
postmarked on or before July
10, 2009. Do not submit a fee
until you receive an invoice for
payment and an acceptance letter
detailing additional steps of the
process. Mail the completed course
application, without payment,
to Phil Lockwood, Texas EMS
Conference, PO Box 142694,
Austin, TX 78714. Attendees
will be selected by August 25,
2009, and notified by US mail
shortly afterward. Upon receipt
of an acceptance letter, you
will have until September 30,
2009, to submit payments for
the preconference coordinator
course and the state coordinator
certification application and fees.
For more information on course
content, contact Phil Lockwood at
phil.lockwood@dshs.state.tx.us or
(512) 834-6700 x2032.
Saturday
Don’t Play in Traffic: Roadway
Safety for Emergency Services:
$95; Saturday, 11/21; 1–4 pm;
Fort Worth Convention Center;
CE: Clinically Related Operations.
Emergency service organizations
respond to a wide variety of
incidents involving operations
near highways and roads. These
operations pose special risks to
personnel performing fire, rescue
and EMS functions, and every
year a significant number of
emergency service personnel are
killed or injured while operating
near moving traffic. This class
will provide the knowledge,
understanding and applicable
safety principles and practices that
can protect you at roadway-related
incidents. For more information
on course content, contact David
A. Bradley at (717) 487-0170 or at
dbradley@vfis.com.
PEARS: Pediatric Emergency
Assessment Recognition
Stabilization: $150; Saturday
11/21; 8 am–5:30 pm; lunch on
own; Fort Worth Convention
Center; CE: Pediatric; Airway. The
PEARS class (AHA certification
course) is intended for health
care providers and others who
infrequently see critically ill
children and are not required to
have a PALS course completion
card. The PEARS course helps
build the foundation for core
assessment and recognition
knowledge, including how to
identify a pediatric victim at risk of
severe cardiopulmonary distress.
It will enable the health care
provider to recognize the signs of
impending respiratory failure or
shock and initiate the appropriate
treatment, intervene early to
stabilize the child and contact the
next level of care. The course is
intended for health care providers
who do not specialize in pediatrics,
such as nurses, prehospital
providers, in-hospital health care
providers outside of critical-care
areas, outpatient clinic staff and
school-based providers. For more
information on course content,
contact Melynda Hutchings at
(903) 737-3823 or melynda.
hutchings@parisrmc.com.
Multi-Lead Medics 12-Lead
ECG Interpretation: $175 (see
below for special pricing for
attending both multi-lead classes);
Saturday, 11/21; 8 am–5:30
pm; lunch on own; Fort Worth
Convention Center; CE: Medical.
If anyone told you that you could
take a 12-lead class and have
fun, would you believe them?
Presented by Bob Page, author of
the book “12-Lead ECG for Acute
and Critical Care Providers,” this
eight-hour, highly motivating,
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Preconference Classes
November 20, 21 and 22
Registration deadline October 15
For registration information or to find out whether a class is full, call (512) 759-1720.
For information on class content, contact the person listed with the class description.
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nonstop interactive course includes
proper lead placement, axis and
hemiblock determination, bundle
branch blocks, differentiating
wide complex tachycardia and
myocardial infarction recognition.
Also included is the use of a 15-
lead ECG. The course includes a
workbook with practice problems
and handy charts for rapid use
in the field. Participants will
read approximately 200 12-lead
ECGs, gaining both experience
and confidence. There is also
website support for participants
through continual competency
and feedback from the instructor.
The class is delivered as a stateof-
the art computer presentation
enhanced with sound, graphics,
animation, music and video clips.
This course picks up where ACLS
and experienced provider courses
leave off! For more information on
course content, contact Bob Page at
(417) 766-6562 or edutainment@
mac.com. Sign up for both this
class and the Enhanced Multi-Lead
on Sunday and save $25! Only
$250 for two classes (includes one
book).
Sunday
Patient Care Documentation:
$95; Sunday 11/22; 1–4 pm; Fort
Worth Convention Center; CE:
Clinically Related Operations.
Learn the documentation skills that
will set you apart from the crowd!
The patient care report (PCR)
is a single document that holds
all of the facts related to a call
that is written after the treatment
and transport are complete. This
document can be taken for granted
and is often seen as just another
form to fill out. The instructor
will explain the intricacies and
demonstrate the importance
of completing an accurate and
comprehensive PCR. For more
information on course content,
contact David A. Bradley at (717)
487-0170 or at dbradley@vfis.com.
Cardiac Arrest Management for
EMTs: $175; Sunday 11/22;
8 am–5:30 pm; lunch on own; Fort
Worth Convention Center; CE:
2-Airway, 2-Patient Assessment,
4-Medical. This eight-hour class
is designed for all emergency
providers who participate in out-ofhospital
resuscitation attempts on
cardiac arrest patients. This course
will emphasize the importance of
basic life support interventions, the
integration of those interventions
with advanced care and the
importance of effective team
interaction and communication
during the resuscitation attempt.
This course will also review
the latest science updates on
resuscitation. Participation enables
EMS personnel at all levels
to improve the quality of care
provided to adult victims of cardiac
arrest. For more information,
contact Kenneth Navarro at (214)
648-6877 or kenneth.navarro@
utsouthwestern.edu.
Enhanced Multi-Lead Medics
12 Lead ECG Interpretation:
$100 (see below for special pricing
for attending both multi-lead
classes); Sunday 11/22; 8 am–
12 pm; Fort Worth Convention
Center; CE: Medical. This class
is a continuation of the Multi-
Lead Medics 12-Lead class. The
enhanced course is designed to
show acute care providers how to
get extra information from a 12-
or 15-lead ECG allowing greater
insight into the pathophysiology
behind the patient with cardiac or
other problems. Included in the
course is criteria for discovering an
acute MI in a LBBB, hypertrophy,
drug and electrolyte changes and
pericarditis. The course is designed
for those who have already taken
the multi-lead medics course with
a strong knowledge and high level
of comfort with the basic concepts
taught in that course. Participants
should also be experienced in
caring for cardiac patients in
an emergency or critical care
environment. For more information
on course content, contact Bob
Page at (417) 766-6562 or
edutainment@mac.com. Sign up
for both this class and the Basic
Multi-Lead on Saturday and save
$25! Only $250 for two classes
(includes one book).
SLAM Emergency Airway
Provider Course: $395; Sunday,
11/22; 8 am–6 pm; pm (meet at
medical school approximately
three miles from the convention
center); CE: 2-Trauma, 2-
Patient Assessment, 2-Special
Considerations, 3-Airway. This
10-hour course features lectures
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Preconference Classes
November 20, 21 and 22
Registration deadline October 15
For registration information or to find out whether a class is full, call (512) 759-1720.
For information on class content, contact the person listed with the class description.
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and hands-on instruction covering
all aspects of emergency airway
management, and includes a
SLAM textbook. The morning
will begin with lectures on airway
anatomy and assessment, rescue
ventilation, emergency intubation
techniques, RSI and airway
pharmacology and confirmation of
tracheal intubation. The afternoon
will consist of hands-on stations
using both cadavers and realistic
manikins. Each participant will
be oriented on safe techniques
for rescue ventilation using
various supraglottic airways
and emergency intubation
techniques using both video
laryngoscopy techniques as well
as direct laryngoscopy. Simple
techniques to overcome difficult
laryngoscopy and difficult
intubation, such as bimanual
laryngoscopy, head-elevated
laryngoscopy position and
external laryngeal manipulation
will be emphasized. The class
will also include a one-hour
pig cricothyrotomy workshop
featuring realistic hands-on
instruction in the application of
surgical airway management
including, trans-tracheal jet
ventilation, percutaneous
dilational cricothyrotomy
and surgical placement of an
endotracheal tube. The course
is approved for 10 CECBEMS
CEs and Category I AMA credit.
For more information on course
content, contact Sarah Cherrone at
sarah.slamairway@gmail.com or
call (972) 325-4464.
SLAM Human Airway Cadaver
Workshop: $100; Sunday, 11/22;
Session one — 8 to 10 am; Session
2— 10 to 12 pm; and Session 3
— 12 to 2 pm; off-site (meet at
medical school approximately
three miles from the convention
center); CE: Preparatory. This is
a workshop on rescue ventilation
and emergency tracheal intubation.
It is approved for two hours of
CECBEMS CEs. Participants will
be able to review and learn the
proper technique of bag-valve mask
ventilation, video laryngoscopy
assisted intubation using the Glide
Scope and the Airtraq. Rescue
ventilation options using various
supraglottic airways will also be
taught. Needle cricothrotomy using
transtracheal jet ventilation will
also be part of this lab. Workshops
are limited to 40 participants at
each session. For more information
on course content, contact Sarah
Cherrone at sarah.slamairway@
gmail.com or call (972) 325-4464.
REP—Radiological Emergency
Preparedness: No cost; Sunday,
11/22; 8 am–5:30 pm; 1 1/2
hours for lunch on own; Fort
Worth convention Center; CE: 1-
Patient Assessment, 2-Medical,
2-Clinically Related Operations, 3-
Special Considerations. This eighthour,
performance-based course
is designed for emergency first
responders who may respond to a
radiological incident (awareness
level). For more information on
course content, contact Chris
Amaro at (512) 834-6688 x2020 or
chris.amaro@dshs.state.tx.us.
Slap the Cap! Real Use for
Capnography in EMS: $85;
Sunday, 11/22; 1 pm–5 pm;
Fort Worth Convention Center;
CE: Medical.You’ve had your
introduction, heard about it, read
about it, now it’s time to get down
to it. Capnography represents an
important upgrade for your clinical
assessment skills. In this four-hour,
non-stop session, participants will
perform real waveform analysis
of actual cases along with some
pretty incredible real-time video of
capnography. Come and see how
the tool can be an incredible asset
for the intubated and non-intubated
patient. For more information on
course content, contact Bob Page at
edutainment@mac.com.
But wait – there’s
more! At least we
think so. We’re
trying to work
out the logistics
for an advance
practice lab on
cadavers for
Saturday. As
soon as we get
the information,
we’ll put it on our
website.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO :http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/emstraumasystems/09conference.shtm