Contact
Daniel Nakles, Conference ContactCenter for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.
412-906-1169
nakles@statmedevac.com
The Tools and The Talent 2018
Emergency Medicine/EMS: The Tools & The Talent is a continuing education program designed to enhance the knowledge of practicing medical professionals.
First Responders, EMT's, Paramedics, and Emergency/Critical Care Nurses will benefit from attendance at this conference.
This program continues to be a Pittsburgh area resource for a wide variety of cutting-edge,as well as basic, emergency medicine education.
Registration Fee $75.00
The registration fee includes • Course Materials • Continental Breakfast • Lunch • Refreshments & Snacks
Day-of-Conference / Walk-In Fee $95.00
Continuing Education Credits - Pre-hosptial personnel and nurses are eligible. The Pennsylvania Department of Health will issue continuing education credits for each approved session of the conference. Registered nurses will be asked to complete a nursing roster and course evaluation packet to receive continuing education.
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:15: Opening Remarks
8:15 AM – 09:00 AM: Keynote
Ronald Stewart, MD. - Founding Father of the Center for Emergency Medicine
Sessions will be a series of Ted Talks
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Medicine/Trauma
Ron Roth, MD - How Critically Ill Patients Can Sometimes Look Benign
Chris Martin-Gill, MD, MPH – Airway Management in the Field
Andy Peitzman, MD – The More You Do, The Better You Get
Break with Vendors
10:30 AM - Noon: Education and Systems
Dan Swayze, DrPH – Opioid Addiction
Tom Platt, Ed.D – Education Advances
Vincent Mosesso,Jr., MD - Indicators of Quality EMS System
Paul Paris, MD, FACEP – Communication
LUNCH: Noon - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Safety and More Medicine
Doug Garretson, President/CEO, STAT MedEvac - Lessons From the Aviation Industry
Daniel Patterson, Ph.D – Fatigue Impact on Safety and Care
Shelia Roth, PhD, LCSW – Triaging the Mind
Tony Pizon, MD – Trends In Street Drugs and Care
Break with Vendors
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Research
Clif Callaway, MD – Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Death
Owen Traynor, MD – Things Are Not What They Seem
Jim Menegazzi, PhD – Trends Learned in Editing PEC for 25 years
ONE TRACK / FIVE SPEAKERS
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Session 1
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Session 2
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Session3
LUNCH
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Session 4
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Session 5
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM: CEM 40TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION
(Special Guest: Founding Father of the
Center for Emergency Medicine, Ronald Steward, MD.)