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EVENT SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATIONThe conference offers over 100 sessions divided into clearly defined tracks so that individuals may pursue specific areas of interest.

November 12-14, 2015 • Pre-Conference November 11, 2015Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center, Atlantic City

Chris Christie, GovernorKim Guadagno, Lt. Governor

Cathleen BennettActing Commissioner

REGISTER ONLINE AT njemsconference.com

Sponsored by:

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CONTENTS

A WORD OF WELCOME

Dear Colleague:

For the past 11 years, the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services has presented the New Jersey Statewide Conference on EMS. We are proud to once again sponsor this unique learning opportunity in cooperation with our partners; the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program, the New Jersey Urban Areas Security Initiative, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the Emergency Medical Ser-vices Task Force and Cooper University Health Care. You will see some changes in this year’s conference. First is the location. We have moved to Harrah’s Atlantic City and the new Waterfront Conference Center. This new location allows us to offer you more educational choices and hosts an expanded exhibit floor. We thank Harrah’s for working with us to host this event.

As I said, our new location allows us to offer a variety of diverse topics organized into tracks so that you may easily find the sessions that are of most interest to you. We have recruited a top-notch faculty and look forward to their contributions that will help all of us improve the quality of care provided in the future.

I am happy to announce that the SIM Games will return once again this year. Basic and advanced life support teams will rely on their knowledge and experience to provide the best quality care for a composite of patients and high fidelity human simulators within unique clinical scenarios. I hope you will join us for this intriguing educational program as the top ranked teams compete before a live audience on Thursday, November 12th at 6:00pm.

As you peruse the registration brochure, I am confident that you will find sessions that will contribute to your commitment as a life-long learner with the goal of safely providing compassionate, respectful, evidence-based, high quality prehospital emergency care to all our patients. You are what makes our EMS system work.

In closing, I would like to thank all our very generous sponsors and suppliers, without whom this conference would not be possible. I look forward to seeing you in November!

Sincerely,

Nancy Kelly-Goodstein Acting DirectorNJ Office of Emergency Medical Services

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30 2015 SIm GAmES

31 2015 EmS AwARDS PROGRAm

32 REGISTRATION fORmS

34 CERTIfICATE Of ELIGIBILITY

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

LOCATIONHarrah’s Waterfront Conference Center, Atlantic City777 Harrah’s Blvd.Atlantic City, NJ 08401(609) 441-5000

The conference will be held on the second floor (Avalon) of Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center. The conference center is accessible both from the hotel (entrance is across from pool area) and from the street. Look for signs to direct you to the registration area.

EDUCATION SESSIONS

This conference brings you edu-cational opportunities that reflect current medical knowledge and practice. By attending this confer-ence you will ensure that you can provide appropriate patient care and reinforce procedures critical to smooth and efficient on-scene op-erations. You can choose from over 100 sessions, divided into tracks, and presented by known subject matter experts. You can follow the track most important to you and select topics in areas where you would like to build additional skills.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Each session has been approved for 1 CEU EMT elective credit and 1 professional development credit by the New Jersey Department of Health. Contact hours have been ap-plied for the through the New Jersey State Nurses’ Association, an accred-

ited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

THE SIM GAMES ARE BACk!

Come cheer for your favorite team as they face the human simula-tors in the 7th Annual SIM Games. The finals will be held Thursday, November 12th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. The top three BLS and ALS teams will go head-to-head in clinical scenarios where they will manage critically ill or injured patients while trying to earn the number one spot and the bragging rights as the winners of the 2015 SIM Games! Several brief presentations related to the scenarios will be discussed during breaks in the game. Attendees will earn 2 continuing education credits.

ExHIBIT FLOOR

Come visit the new and improved exhibit floor. Tour state-of-the-art vehicles, get hands on experience with lifesaving equipment, and learn the latest advances in EMS care. You will be able to visit a wide variety of suppliers whose products are specifi-cally geared to the EMS community.

EMS AwArdS ProgrAM

The 17th Annual NJ EMS Awards Program will be held on the evening of Friday, November 13th. Plan to join the Office of Emergency Medical Services and the NJ EMS Council as they recognize individuals for their hard work and dedication to the pro-vision of emergency medical services to the citizens of New Jersey.

HOTEL INFORMATION

This year, the conference has moved to a brand new venue—Harrah’s Atlantic City. Located on the bay, you are just a jitney ride from the world famous boardwalk, the new “Playground” and “The Walk,” a shopping complex featuring over 60 outlet stores, restaurants and entertainment. Rooms are available Tuesday, November 10 through Saturday, November 14 at the special confer-

ence rates listed below for single or double occupancy:

Tue. 11/10/15 .............................$79.00Wed. 11/11/15 ............................$79.00Thu. 11/12/15 .............................$79.00Fri. 11/13/15 ............................. $139.00Sat. 11/14/15 ............................ $139.00 Rates are subject to Atlantic City room tax, currently 14%. Rates are also subject to a Atlantic City Tourism Promotional Fee, currently $2.00, and a New Jersey State Occupancy Fee, currently $3.00, per room, per night. There is a daily resort fee of $20.00 per room. This fee includes unlimited local phone calls (no long distance or international calls), a $5 voucher toward self-parking and basic WIFI to include two (2) devices per room, per day.

Check-in ....................................3:00pm

Check-out ........................... 12:00noon

There is a $75 early departure fee if you check out prior to your reserved date. Please advise the hotel as quickly as possible or upon your arrival if you must change your length of stay.

Please Note: Each guestroom must have at least one registered guest twenty-one (21) years of

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2015 EDUCATION TRACkS • Advanced Life Support • Basic Life Support • Emergency Medical Services

for Children (EMSC) • Instructor • Critical Care • Leadership • Emergency Preparedness • Medical Transportation

Association (MTA)• Electronic Patient Care

Reporting (ePCR)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

age or older. Guests under 21 will not be permitted to check into the hotel unaccompanied.

PArkiNg

The current parking fee per stay is $5.00 for self-parking or $10.00 for valet parking.

RESERVATIONS

To make your reservations, call Harrah’s Atlantic City directly at 888-516-2215 on or before the Group cut-off date of October 30, 2015. You must identify yourself as attend-ing the New Jersey Statewide Conference on EMS and provide the group code SH11EMS in order to receive the special Conference rate. You may also reserve your hotel on line at http://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-reservations?propCode=ATL&groupCode=SH11EM5. All reservations must be guaranteed with a deposit for the first night’s guestroom and tax charge. Reservations made after October 30, 2015 will be accepted at the hotel‘s prevailing rate, subject to availability. REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Register online at www.njemsconference.com. Early registration is recommended as breakout sessions are capped at a specific number of attendees.

If you are unable to register on line, you may register by mail or fax by following the instructions below:

1. Complete the registration form located at the end of this brochure

2. PriNT CLEArLY or TYPE your information, filling out the form completely.

3. Submit one registration per each individual attendee. Photocopies of additional forms are acceptable.

4. Indicate the Session Numbers you plan to attend– choose only one session per time period.

5. Submit an EMT Training Fund Certificate of Eligibility, if applicable.

6. Complete the registration form and mail with payment to:

2015 NJ Statewide Conference on EMS

224 West State St. Trenton, NJ 08608

Make checks payable to:

NJAFP / NJEMS Conference Or fax your registration form to:609-394-7712. If registering by mail or fax, the completed form, along with the proper registration fee must be received in the conference office no later than October 23, 2015. Keep a copy of your registration form and bring it with you to the conference, so you have a record of the sessions you selected to attend. Registrations received after October 23, 2015 and on-site registrations cannot be guaran-teed. Phone registration will not be accepted. Registrations received without payment or purchase order will be returned without processing. All sessions will be filled in the order in which paid registrations are received. Session schedules and faculty are subject to change and OEMS reserves the right to cap or cancel enrollment. Participants will be notified by email if a session is filled or canceled and given a chance to select another. Students must be registered for each session they attend. Auditing of sessions is not permitted. Conference registration fees include continuing education credits, session materials, breakfast, refresh-ment breaks, and lunches. Registra-tion fees do not include hotel accom-modations, incidentals, or admission to the EMS Awards Program. NOTICE: Pictures will be taken during the conference. By registering for the conference, you acknowledge that there is a possibility your picture or video may be taken and that the event organizers can use the photo or video for marketing purposes and that you will not be entitled to any compensation for the photo or video. ATTENDEE / GUEST REGISTRATION & TrAdE Show ACCESS PASSES All guests of attendees (spouses, children, etc.) must be registered if they plan to attend meal functions, special events and/or visit the exhibit area (Trade Show). All registered

attendees and guests receive a conference badge that identifies the wearer as a conference attendee and permits access to the exhibit floor, meals and special functions (exclud-ing the EMS Awards Program). Trade Show Passes are also available for purchase on site for individuals who wish to only visit the exhibit floor, but not attend meal functions. For the full listing of all confer-ence registration fees, see pages 32 and 33 of this brochure. rEFUNd PoLiCY

If you must cancel your regis-tration, a request must be made in writing and mailed, emailed or faxed to the NJ Statewide Confer-ence on EMS. Substitute attendees are encouraged and accepted at any time. Phone cancellations will not be accepted.

Cancellation/refund Policy is as follows: •Cancellationsreceivedprior

to October 11, 2015 are 100% refundable

•Cancellationsreceivedbetween October 12 to 31, 2015 are refunded at 50% of the registration fee

No refunds will be issued for any cancellations received after October 31, 2015. Early conference check-in will be held Wednesday, November 11, 2015 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Regular con-ference check-in will begin Thursday, November, 12 at 7:00am. If you have special needs or questions, please call Candida Taylor at 609-393-1316 or email [email protected]

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TiME SESSioN TiTLE SPEAkEr(S)

7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-1 NAEMSE National EMS Instructor Course (3 Day Course) .............................NAEMSE Course Instructors

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-2 Quality EMS Simulation: It Takes a Team ................................ Gary Ackerman,Jennifer McCarthy, Anthony Guerne

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-3 New Jersey Resuscitation Academy Workshop .................... Anthony Cascio, Steve Cohen, Colleen Donovan, Matthew Levy, Matt Streger, Bill Wang

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-4 Medical Reserve Corps: Gimme (Medical Needs) Shelter ............. Julie Petix

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-5 Taming the Tube: Difficult Airway Management ...................... Chris Suprun

8:00am - 12:00pm WE0800-6 Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response .....................Duane Spencer

8:00am - 12:00pm WE0800-7 Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents ........................................Scott Frank, Michael Callaway

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch

12:30pm - 4:30pm WE1230-1 12 Lead EKG ...................................................................................Joshua Hartman

4:00pm - 6:00pm Exhibitor Reception

4:00pm - 6:30pm Main Conference Registration opens

PrE-CoNFErENCE

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

LEARNING TRACkSSessions are divided into customized learning tracks for attendees to follow based on their desired focus and scope of practice.

BLS (Basic Level Providers) - These sessions are ideal for the basic provider, but also offer valuable information for anyone desiring to brush up on their skills.

ALS (Advanced Level Providers) - Sessions are targeted to advanced providers but will be of interest to basic providers and anyone wishing to improve their skill set.

instructor - Instructors seeking to improve their communication skills will find these sessions an invaluable resource.

Leadership - These sessions will help you manage and inspire your crew, as well as offer practical advice on how to run an effective and successful organization.

Critical Care - Anticipating and recognizing a critical patient and being able to respond appropriately is what EMS is all about. Learn criti-cal response care through the response process.

EMSC (Emergency Medical Services for Children)- From assuring a good airway to communicating with the non-verbal patient - these sessions will help you care for your pediatric patients.

Emergency Preparedness - From active shooter to bomb threat and from HAZMAT to pandemic - emergency response needs to be swift and well-coordinated. Learn how to immediately assess a situation and bring in the appropriate response teams.

MTA - The Medical Transportation Association of New Jersey (MTANJ) is the representative voice of the medical transportation industry in the state. This track provides the latest information on billing and electronic documentation affecting New Jersey’s Medical Transportation industry.

ePCr - Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) track is focused on helping EMS agency administrators make the most of electronic patient care reporting. Sessions will be focused on orienting administrators to the respective ePCR system and report writing.

CoNFErENCE ProgrAM

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TIME TRACk / SESSION TITLE SPEAkEr(S)

7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast and Exhibits

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-1 NAEMSE National EMS Instructor Course continues (3 Day Course) ......................... NAEMSE Course Instructors

8:00am - 9:25am TH0800-1 KEyNOTE: Pediatric Trauma Centers in New Jersey: The Time has Come Nicole Fox

9:30am - 10:45am TH0930-1 ALS Update in Stroke ....................................................................Ryna Then, Hamza Shaikh

TH0930-2 BLS Emboli, Thrombi, and Anticoagulation .............................................Bryan Fischberg

TH0930-3 EMSC Trachs, Tubes and Shunts! Oh My! ........................................................Chris Ebright

TH0930-4 instructor Thinking at Light Speed: Developing Critical Thinking Skills in your Students ................................................................Kelly Grayson

TH0930-5 Critical Care Diagnostics for Dummies: What the CT and X-Ray are Trying to Tell Me ......................................................... Chris Suprun

TH0930-6 Leadership Using Data to Benchmark and Improve your EMS Organization .................................................................................................Steve Cohen

TH0930-7 Emergency Preparedness NJ Suspicious Activity Reporting System ................... Dave Kanig

TH0930-8 MTA Medicare Updates .........................................Amy Ascher, Nicci Warner, Sidney Hayes

TH0930-9 ePCr emsCharts: Mobile in a Whole New Way ................................... Jason Bartholomai

10:45am - 11:00am Break and Exhibits

11:00am - 12:15pm TH1100-1 ALS Managing the Texas Ebola Public Health and Medical Response: Dallas and Beyond ............................................................. Dave Gruber

TH1100-2 ALS/BLS When Responders Become Victims ............................................... Robert Luckritz

TH1100-3 EMSC Pediatric Pucker Factor ...........................................................................Kelly Grayson

TH1100-4 instructor Tourniquets: To Bleed or Not to Bleed - This is the Answer! .....Terry Hoben

TH1100-5 Critical Care Stroke: Should My Department have a Mobile CT Scanner? ... Rick Pescatore

TH1100-6 Leadership Important Points about Background Investigations ........... Derrick Jacobus

TH1100-7 Emergency Preparedness FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction: Threat Briefing for EMS Personnel ....................................................................... Scott Nawrocki

TH1100-8 MTA Medicare Update: Ambulance Services ................................................ David Werfel

TH1100-9 ePCr emsCharts: New Administrator Crash Course .......................... Jason Bartholomai

12:15pm - 2:00pm Lunch and Exhibits

2:00pm - 3:15pm TH0200-1 ALS Nitroglycerin: The Other Side of the CHF Equation ...........................Kelly Grayson

TH0200-2 ALS/BLS Blown to Kingdom Come! ...................................................................Chris Ebright

TH0200-3 EMSC Little Lambs and the Wolves They Didn’t Tell Us About ................. Chris Suprun

TH0200-4 instructor Fireside Chat for EMT Instructors ..................... Bryan Fischberg, Dave Langley

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2:00pm - 3:15pm TH0200-5 Critical Care Transporting ECMO Patients ............................................. Timothy Misselbeck

TH0200-6 Leadership Driving Community Support for your EMS Agency ............. Robert Luckritz

TH0200-7 Emergency Preparedness Code Silver: Active Shooter in the Emergency Department ................................................... Rick Pescatore

TH0200-8 MTA Documentation ....................................................................................... Maggie Adams

TH0200-9 ePCr emsCharts: Other Modules ............................................................ Jason Bartholomai

3:15pm - 3:25pm Break and Exhibits

3:25pm - 4:40pm TH0325-1 ALS Smoke in EMS ............................................................................................... Chris Suprun

TH0325-2 BLS Elements, Compounds and Burns, Oh My! .......................................... Kathe Conlon

TH0325-3 EMSC Autism Shield for EMS ........................................................................... Gary Weitzen

TH0325-4 EMSC Assessment and Management of the Newborn Patient ............... Brenda Braun

TH0325-5 instructor Teaching, Mentoring, and Stewardship: Can We Teach Our Students the Right Attitude? ..................................................Kelly Grayson

TH0325-6 Critical Care And Then What: The STEMI Patient’s Post EMS Journey .. Joshua Hartman

TH0325-7 Emergency Preparedness Active Shooters: How to Save the Victims? ................... H. Gulick

TH0325-8 MTA Electronic Document Management ..................................................... Timothy Egan

TH0325-9 ePCr emsCharts: User Rally .................................................................... Jason Bartholomai


6:00pm - 8:00pm SIM600-1 2015 SIM Games Final



8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-1 NAEMSE National EMS Instructor Course (3 Day Course) ... NAEMSE Course Instructors

8:30am - 9:25am FR0800-1 KEyNOTE: Boston Marathon Bombing .................................................. Michael Callaway

9:30am - 10:45am FR0930-1 ALS Use of Ketamine in Excited Delirium .........................................................Ben Usatch

FR0930-2 ALS/BLS UH-EMS Ebola Response ........................................................................Dennis Boos

FR0930-3 EMSC Pre-Hospital Pediatric Spinal Immobilization: Is it Time for a Change? ...................................................................................................Lisa Drago

FR0930-4 instructor How Do We Know They are Ready for the Field? ........................ Chris Sharpe

FR0930-5 Critical Care Neurologic Emergencies: How to be a Superprovider ................................................................................. Karen Greenberg

FR0930-6 Leadership Bullying, Harassing, and Hazing in EMS ..........................................Bill O’Brien

FR0930-7 Emergency Preparedness Healthcare Coalitions ..........................................Brendan McCluskey

FR0930-8 MTA Documentation Essentials for Compliance and ICD-10 Prep ........ Maggie Adams

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9:30am - 10:45am FR0930-9 ePCr Introduction to ImageTrend Elite ............................................................ Chris Patera


11:00am - 12:15pm FR1100-1 ALS/BLS Spinal Precautions and Selective Spinal Immobilization ................... Bill Wang

FR1100-2 BLS The Unresponsive Patient ........................................................................ Steve Vetrano

FR1100-3 EMSC Rapid Recognition of the Critical Child in the Pre-Hospital Setting .............................................................................................Al Sacchetti

FR1100-4 instructor Don’t Sleep with the Teacher ...................... Margaret Keavney, Kevin Kurzweil

FR1100-5 Critical Care Acute Pre-Hospital Stroke Care ......................................................Ray Bennett

FR1100-6 Leadership Mock Deposition ................................................................................Matt Streger

FR1100-7 Emergency Preparedness Domestic Terrorism, Large Scale Disasters, and Weapons of Mass Destruction .............................. Joseph Kotora

FR1100-8 MTA Managing Medicare and Medicaid Managed Care .......................... Maggie Adams

FR1100-9 ePCr ImageTrend for Administrators ............................................................... Chris Patera


12:30pm - 1:15pm FR1215-1 MTA Lunch and Learn: EMS and Web Applications .......................................Jack Trovato

2:00pm - 3:15pm FR0200-1 ALS/BLS Murder with a Syringe: Death by Healthcare Provider .......... Tammi Schaeffer

FR0200-2 ALS The Other Three Stooges ...........................................................................Chris Ebright

FR0200-3 BLS What’s New for the EMT .......................................................................... Steve Vetrano

FR0200-4 EMSC Caring About Oncology: A First-Hand Insider Perspective for Healthcare ........................................................... Les Barta

FR0200-5 instructor NREMT Update: Current Trends in National EMS Certification ................................................. Robert Wagoner

FR0200-6 Leadership Career vs. Volunteer: What’s the Difference? ..................Margaret Keavney,Matt Streger

FR0200-7 Emergency Preparedness Clandestine Laboratory Awareness .............................James Rapp

FR0200-8 MTA Ambulance Billing Follow-up ............................................................... Maggie Adams

FR0200-9 ePCr ImageTrend Report Writing 101 ................................................................. Neil Olson


3:25pm - 4:40pm FR0325-1 ALS Designer Drugs: Not for Human Consumption .............................. Tammi Schaeffer

FR0325-2 BLS The Third Degree ......................................................................................... Tracey Loscar

FR0325-3 EMSC Pediatric Sepsis ..........................................................................................Chris Ebright

FR0325-4 instructor Strength in Numbers: Faculty Development Planning ..............Jen McCarthy

FR0325-5 Critical Care Double Up to Break Down (Point of Care-Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy) ...................................................... Andrey Espinoza

FR0325-6 Leadership Medical Directors Panel ........... Gerard Carroll, Brett Greenfield, Joe Hummel, Ken Lavelle, Mark Merlin, Jim Pruden, Roy Shubert, Jay Stiefel, Steve Vetrano, Bill Wang

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3:25pm - 4:40pm FR0325-7 Emergency Preparedness ICS: I took the Class, Can I be in Charge? ......... Thomas Calimano

FR0325-8 MTA Data Mining, KPI, and your Organization ..............................................Will Krasner

FR0325-9 ePCr ImageTrend Report Writing 102 ................................................................. Neil Olson



9:30am - 10:45am SA0930-1 ALS Is Granny an Addict? What Do you Mean She Overdosed? ............... Joe Saloma

SA0930-2 ALS/BLS CPAP: More Than Just Another Mask ..............................................Gerard Carroll

SA0930-3 ALS/BLS When Living the Dream Becomes a Nightmare ........................ Amy Eisenhauer

SA0930-4 EMSC Pediatric Burn Injuries ..........................................................................Brooke Burkey

SA0930-5 Critical Care Shakin’ the Baby: Seizures in the Pregnant Patient .............. Brenda Braun

SA0930-6 Leadership How to Say NO! ...............................................................................Peter Dworsky

SA0930-7 Emergency Preparedness FEMA Reimbursement 101 .................................................. Joe Allen


11:00am - 12:15pm SA1100-1 ALS/BLS Are you an EMS Smarty Pants? ................................ Anthony Cascio, Mark Bober

SA1100-2 ALS/BLS Violence Against EMS Providers .........................................................Andy Caruso

SA1100-3 ALS/BLS Managing Farm Related Emergencies ............................................. William Bruck

SA1100-4 BLS As Seen on TV: Utilizing Data to Bring Toxicology to the Field ...... Jacob Gibson

SA1100-5 Critical Care Inside These Four Walls: EMS Driving Institutional Change to Better Patient Care Inside the Hospital and in the Field ............................Scott Skrivanek

SA1100-6 Leadership Oops, They Forgot to Tell Me That: Real-life Lessons on Leadership from the Frontlines of Volunteer EMS ......................................... Richard Huff

SA1100-7 Emergency Preparedness I Went to Disneyland and All I Got was the Measles! (Emerging Infectious Diseases) .................................................. Ken Lavelle


1:30pm - 2:45pm SA0130-1 ALS/BLS Navigating the Labyrinth: EMS Response to Hoarding Situations ............................................................... Amy Eisenhauer

SA0130-2 ALS/BLS NJ 2-1-1 Partnership: The EMS Helping Hand ......................................Joe Geleta

SA0130-3 BLS Is Triage Effective? If So Why Aren’t We Doing It? ................................Rick Sposa

SA0130-4 EMSC Bag ‘Em Dano ........................................................................................ Anthony Cascio

SA0130-5 Critical Care When 10/10 is Bad: Pain Management and EMS ......................David Langley

SA0130-6 Leadership 10 Steps to Better Bedside Manner ............................................... Richard Huff

SA0130-7 Emergency Preparedness The National Preparedness System .................Brendan McCluskey

SATUrdAY, NovEMbEr 14, 2015

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TiME SESSioN / dESCriPTioN SPEAkEr(S)

7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-1 NAEMSE National EMS Instructor Course (3 Day Course) .................NAEMSE Course Instructors The National EMS Instructor Course has been designed and developed in accordance with the DOT/NHTSA

2002 National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors and the National Education Standards. The course represents the didactic component and practical application of the educational process for EMS Educators. The content of this course aligns the NAEMSE developed modules with a basic introduction of concepts for all levels of experience as an EMS Educator. Prior to this course, attendees will need to complete an on-line program. Information will follow after attendee registration is completed.

WE0800-2 Quality EMS Simulation: It Takes a Team ............Gary Ackerman, Jen McCarthy, Anthony Guerne This session will focus on how to build a Simulation Team. Learners will participate in real world scenarios

that will lead to the skills needed to build effective teams.

WE0800-3 NJ Resuscitation Academy Workshop ..................Anthony Cascio, Steve Cohen, Colleen Donovan, Matthew Levy, Matt Streger, Bill Wang

This one day workshop is designed to prepare leaders in EMS to increase the survival rates of cardiac arrest victims in their communities. The program will include segments on all aspects of the EMS response includ-ing, 9-1-1 call taking and pre-arrival instructions; Crew Resource Management during the resuscitation; High Performance CPR; methods to improve bystander CPR rates; data collection and analysis; Quality Improve-ment; and a hands on practice session.

WE0800-4 Medical Reserve Corps: Gimme (Medical Needs) Shelter................................................ Julie Petix This one day workshop is designed for Medical Reserve Corps Unit Coordinators and their volunteers who

may be deployed to work in a Medical Needs Shelter during an emergency or disaster. Lecture, hands-on patient care skills, and non-medical care will be featured in a realistic shelter environment. (Registration for this course is through invitation only.)

WE0800-5 Taming The Tube: Difficult Airway Management......................................................... Chris Suprun Airway is the first part of ABCs, but as often as not, it is overlooked. Further, we sometimes are in such a

rush to intubate we fail to recognize a patient ventilating and oxygenating well on their own, which leads to dangerous clinical decisions. This class will assess and treat the airway thoroughly including time for alternative airway management options, airway back-ups, and coverage of the RSI procedure.

8:00am - 12:00pm WE0800-6 Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response ....................................................... Duane Spencer Disasters are not new to the nation nor specifically to New Jersey, however preparation for and response

to disasters specifically in regards to the pediatric population is frequently overlooked and inadequate for the demands placed on all levels of response. Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response addresses this targeted population of newborn through adolescent and the unique factors that need to be included in all phases of disaster management.

WE0800-7 Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents ........ Scott Frank, Michael Callaway To succeed in preparing for and responding to future suicide bombing threats in the United States, emer-

gency response agencies must complete extensive preparatory actions—developing plans, acquiring equip-ment, and conducting training and exercises that focus on likely attack scenarios. This program supports these imperatives by providing state-of-the-art training on the prevention of and response to terrorist suicide bombings.

12:00am - 1:00pm Lunch

12:30pm - 4:30pm WE1230-1 12 Lead EKG ..................................................................................................................... Joshua Hartman 12 Lead ECG evaluation has become a crucial component of the ALS assessment. STEMI interpretation

remains at the forefront of this in order to reduce door to balloon times, but recognizing other life threatening emergencies via 12 Lead is just as important. This workshop will help the paramedic improve comfort in interpreting ECGs of life threatening illnesses as well as learn about pearls to help hone in on other clinical conundrums.

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8:00am - 8:15am Welcome

8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-1 NAEMSE National EMS Instructor Course (3 Day Course) .................NAEMSE Course Instructors (See description on previous page.)

8:15am - 9:25am TH0800-1 KEyNOTE: Pediatric Trauma Centers in New Jersey: The Time has Come ....................Nicole Fox A significant number of pediatric trauma patients in the United States are seen by EMS and cared for at

adult trauma centers. Although there may be variations in practice, the quality of care provided at these adult trauma centers is dependent on several components including infrastructure, process, and outcome. It is incumbent upon adult trauma centers, regardless of pediatric designation to critically evaluate these components to guide the care of pediatric patients at their center. This lecture will discuss the current state of pediatric trauma care in New Jersey and specific issues pertaining to EMS transport and care of pediatric trauma patients.

9:30am - 10:45am TH0930-1 ALS Update in Stroke ....................................................................................... Ryna Then, Hamza Shaikh This session will explore stroke/TIA definition and pathophysiology, the medical and surgical interventions

available, and present practical approaches to the stroke patient from ambulance to angio suite.

TH0930-2 BLS Emboli, Thrombi, and Anticoagulation ................................................................ Bryan Fischberg This session will review the origin and disposition of clots, emboli, and the acute conditions they create. It

will also compare and contrast common protective medications patients may take to modulate or impair clotting function.

TH0930-3 EMSC Trachs, Tubes and Shunts! Oh My! ........................................................................... Chris Ebright Most EMS training teaches us how to deal with the “average” patient. Due to advances in medical technol-

ogy and more plentiful support services, children who have suffered critical injuries and those with unique disease states are being cared for at home more than ever. This pre-sentation will explain the most common equipment and technol-ogy that pre-hospital providers will encounter when caring for these patients.

TH0930-4 instructor Thinking at Light Speed: Developing Critical Thinking Skills in your Students ...................Kelly Grayson “Two plus two equals four.” But

how do we react when two plus two equals…cauliflower? Current EMS curricula heavily promote the use of assessment and treatment algorithms, but does the algorith-mic approach to patient care help develop those “thinking on your feet” skills so crucial to our pro-fession? This session will examine the perils and pitfalls of assess-ment and treatment algorithms and explore teaching strategies that encourage our students to think critically and develop the problem solving skills necessary for Thinking at Light Speed.

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9:30am - 10:45am TH0930-5 Critical Care Diagnostics for Dummies: What the CT and X-Ray are Trying to Tell Me ...........................................................................................................................Chris Suprun This session will provide an introductory look at CT and X-Ray radiographs for the critical care provider. This

session will remove the need to be a physician and re-orient the conversation to keeping the patient safe, confirming information, and developing a treatment and transport plan.

TH0930-6 Leadership Using Data to Benchmark and Improve your EMS Organization.............. Steve Cohen This presentation will focus on the sources available to collect data about your organization’s performance,

how it compares to like or similar organizations, what all of the numbers mean, and how to design and implement changes based on the benchmarking that you perform.

TH0930-7 Emergency Preparedness NJ Suspicious Activity Reporting System ....................................Dave Kanig This session will discuss the NJ Suspicious Activity Reporting System, which was created to provide an avenue

for “official documentation of observed behavior reasonably indicative of preoperational planning related to terrorism or other criminal activity.”

TH0930-8 MTA Medicare Updates .............................................................Amy Ascher, Nicci Warner, Sidney Hayes Finding it hard to keep up with Medicare changes? Learn the latest information on the Medicare Program as

it relates to the Ambulance Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Program. Learn the background, the program requirements and get an overview of the prior authorization process.

TH0930-9 ePCr emsCharts: Mobile in a Whole New Way ..................................................... Jason Bartholomai An emsCharts Mobile course like none other! See in action how emsCharts Mobile can be utilized from a

crew’s perspective (on and offline) in order to achieve maximum efficiency in obtaining information and how to use it meaningfully. We will also demonstrate new features including the Mobile Remote Admin, Template Builder, and hospital dashboard functionality within emsCharts Mobile.


11:00am - 12:15pm TH1100-1 ALS Managing the Texas Ebola Public Health and Medical Response: Dallas and Beyond ...............................................................................................................................Dave Gruber The presenter will provide his insights as the state lead for managing all public health and medical activities

during the Ebola Index Case event and subsequent Ebola infection of two hospital nurses. Discussion will center on medical and public health activities, mobilization of commu-nity health assets, inte-gration of public health medical and emergency management activities, and engagement of statewide health part-ners during the Ebola events. We will discuss the role and concerns of the Dallas and Texas EMS during the period from initial transport of the index patient to transport of the two infected nurses from their Dallas hospital to national treatment centers.

TH1100-2 ALS/BLS When Responders Become Victims ..................................................................Robert Luckritz EMS providers have always faced significant emotional challenges in the course of their career. In

recent years there has been an increase in violence and threats against EMS and other providers. This presentation examines the impact on providers when responders of any public safety agencies are injured, killed, or threatened. Participants will examine specific incidents and the physical and emotional response of EMS providers, reflect on their actions during times of danger, and examine the true practices that surround “Scene Safety.” Discussion will center on violent encounters, as well as lifting and moving injuries, and accidental death and disability. Finally, the role of the EMS system and agency in ensuring the safety of providers both physically and emotionally and the resources that are available to assist will be discussed.

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11:00am - 12:15pm TH1100-3 EMSC Pediatric Pucker Factor ..............................................................................................Kelly Grayson It’s 3:00am and you’re sound asleep when the call comes in: “...Baby won’t wake up.” Instantly, you’re wide

awake, trying to recall normal ranges for pediatric vital signs, medication dosages and equipment sizing. You can’t remember the last time you intubated a child, and you’ve only inserted an intraosseous needle in a manikin. As you drive to the scene, your stress level increases. Will you be able to handle it? Join us in this informative, lighthearted presentation as we teach you how to overcome “pediatric pucker factor.”

TH1100-4 instructor Proper Use of Tourniquets: To Bleed or Not to Bleed - This is the Answer ..... Terry Hoben This comprehensive in-

structor track will examine various tourniquet bleeding control devices and their application. It will include a brief history on its use including common fallacies and the application in war time settings. The integra-tion of simulation medicine for competency assessment will be applied in a scenario-based learning environment through various disciplines. The interactive session will provide the participant / instructor the tools and reference information needed to conduct a comprehensive “tourniquet lab” for their service or organization.

TH1100-5 Critical Care Stroke: Should My Department Have a Mobile CT Scanner? A Review of the Past, Present, and Future of Stroke Literature ......Rick Pescatore This session will review

the literature surrounding mobile CT scanner units (STEMO) including the data from the PHANTOM-S and FAST-MAG trials, as well as NINDS, ECASS, IST, FUN-TPA and MR-RESCUE trials. This session will also introduce new data surrounding MR CLEAN, ESCAPE, and EXTEND-IA trials. Discussion will center on the evolution of stroke therapy from “time is brain” to the neurogeographical approach and EMS’s role in rapid identification and delivery to appropri-ate centers.

TH1100-6 Leadership Important Points About Background Investigations ..............................Derrick Jacobus “The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” And if you are in the business of “hiring” people

what processes do you have in place to identify the people who have no business in your organization? This interactive session will look at learners’ current practices and how they match up to other industries in public service. As a local police detective, Derrick has conducted background investigations and been part of hiring practices, seeing both the “good” and the “bad.” Come learn what the best practices are and what you should be doing to protect yourself and your agency from civil litigation down the road.



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11:00am - 12:15pm TH1100-7 Emergency Preparedness FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction: Threat Briefing for EMS Personnel ......................................................................................................................... Scott Nawrocki This unclassified briefing will include a discussion on current chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear

threats (CBRN). FBI weapons of mass destruction (WMD) case studies, CBRN threat agent awareness for the EMS responder, FBI response assets and the Federal Government Threat Credibility Evaluation process will also be discussed. The WMD threat agent awareness portion of the briefing will include a hands-on demon-stration of various inert CBRN simulants.

TH1100-8 MTA Medicare Update: Ambulance Services ....................................................................David Werfel This session will include the latest developments involving ambulance reimbursement, recent legislation,

court cases involving ambulances that impact coverage/kickbacks, prior authorization for repetitive non-emergencies, dialysis suggestions, Medicare payment data, signature requirements, PCS forms and other coverage issues.

TH1100-9 ePCr emsCharts: New Administrator Crash Course ............................................. Jason Bartholomai Geared towards existing users of emsCharts at the user level, but new to the administrative role, this class

discusses taking the new emsCharts Administrator through basic to advanced configuration. Getting started with security roles, access, adding/removing/editing users, QA level assignments, adding/removing units and bases, command configuration, transport outcomes, current QA level review, demoting charts, patient management, and forums/updates. We will review some examples and discuss how to best manage changes from the hand off.


2:00pm - 3:15pm TH0200-1 ALS Nitroglycerin: The Other Side of the CHF Equation ..............................................Kelly Grayson In recent years pre-hospital CPAP and BiPAP have proven to be excellent tools in treating our patients with

CHF exacerbation and acute pulmonary edema. Yet how many of us are still administering furosemide and morphine, and administering doses of nitroglycerin more appropriate for an angina patient than someone who is profoundly hypertensive and drowning in their own fluids? This presentation will examine the safety and efficacy of aggressive dosing of nitroglycerin; sublingually, in intravenous infusions, and yes, even nitro boluses with a syringe. If you’re still squirting one spray of nitro under your patient’s tongue every 3-5 minutes and wondering why your patient isn’t responding, this presentation is for you.

TH0200-2 ALS/BLS Blown to Kingdom Come!..... Chris Ebright Blast injuries result from explo-

sions that have the capability to cause multi-system, life-threaten-ing injuries in single or multiple victims simultaneously. These types of events present complex triage, diagnostic, and manage-ment challenges for the health-care provider. This presentation will explain the pathophysiology, safety considerations, and what we can do as EMS providers to help these trauma patients.

TH0200-3 EMSC Little Lambs and the Wolves They Didn’t Tell Us About ........................Chris Suprun This session is about the wolves

in sheep’s clothing waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting provider. This session is a pediat-ric case study program that will cover medical and trauma related situations that are not as innocent as we would like them to be. Providers should come prepared to question both their own assumptions and care plan as well as the case itself.

TH0200-4 instructor Fireside Chat for EMT Instructors ....................................... Bryan Fischberg, Dave Langley Presenters will solicit clinical content and instructional challenges and questions from participants and

offer insight, suggestions, and guidance in a small group discussion format. Enrollment limited to NJ EMT instructors only.

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2:00pm - 3:15pm TH0200-5 Critical Care Transporting ECMO Patients ................................................................Timothy Misselbeck This presentation will focus on the challenges faced by EMS and the healthcare team who must transport

ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) patients both on the ground and in the air.

TH0200-6 Leadership Driving Community Support for your EMS Agency................................Robert Luckritz The changing healthcare environment has led to EMS system changes that have not been seen in decades.

From mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing, privatization, insourcing, and competition, EMS systems that have been staples in the community are under threat. This presentation examines the role of EMS in the commu-nity and efforts to build a successful community base of support.

TH0200-7 Emergency Preparedness Code Silver: Active Shooter in the Emergency Department ......................................................................................................Rick Pescatore What would you do if you faced an active shooter in the ER? Rick Pescatore had to do just that. During this

presentation he will discuss his experience with an active shooter incident in the ER from initial patient ar-rival, aggressor arrival to police takedown, and the real difficulties when faced with scant information. This session will explore the competing dichotomy that sometimes arises between provider safety and duty to care, and the greater issue of dynamic threat incidents as a whole.

TH0200-8 MTA Documentation .......................................................................................................... Maggie Adams Dispatchers, crews, and billers affect the cash flow of any ambulance organization. This session will provide

common errors in documentation by dispatchers, crews, and billers and provide suggestions for proper documentation of dispatch records, trip reports, and claims.

TH0200-9 ePCr emsCharts: Other Modules ............................................................................... Jason Bartholomai There are plenty of other modules which will assist your organization in more efficiently charting and in-

creasing operational efficiencies. This course will explore what modules are available and how they can as-sist in everyday practice. We will preview and explore geo-coding, HL7, Remote Downloader, CAD Import, the new ER Status Board, and EKG Imports for the Cloud.




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3:25pm - 4:40pm TH0325-1 ALS Smoke in EMS....................................................................................................................Chris Suprun Capnography has been described as being for EMS in the 21st century what the ECG was for the 20th cen-

tury. Measuring exhaled carbon dioxide has value to the street level EMS provider of not only confirming correct endotracheal tube placement, but also in determining the level of shock a patient is in, to diagnose respiratory illness differentiating between bronchospastic and other ailments, and to provide additional patient information on perfusion and other metabolic states.

TH0325-2 BLS Elements, Compounds and Burns, Oh My! ..............................................................Kathe Conlon More than 30,000 chemicals are classified as hazardous, many of which can be found in the home envi-

ronment! Each year 60,000 people seek medical care for chemical burns. This presentation is designed to instruct EMS and emergency department personnel how to assess for common injuries, implement protec-tive measures, and initiate patient care. Discussion includes mechanism of injury, decon do’s and don’ts, and special considerations for certain high risk populations.

TH0325-3 EMSC Autism Shield for EMS ...............................................................................................Gary Weitzen Research shows that persons with autism and other developmental disabilities are approximately seven

times more likely to come in to contact with law enforcement and first responders than the general population. The actions or non-responsiveness of people with autism are almost always misinterpreted by untrained individuals. Inappropriate social responses and non-contextual emotional outbursts that are com-monly seen in people with autism, can cause confusion at best and spark conflict in worst case scenarios. This session is designed to increase awareness of the condition of autism, its symptoms, and the character-istics commonly seen in individuals who are affected to mitigate the tragic consequences that often ensue when affected individuals come in contact with first responders.

TH0325-4 EMSC Assessment and Management of the Newborn Patient ..................................Brenda Braun Neonates, by virtue of being ill, can be more susceptible to illness and injury. Emergency providers are often

insecure in the care needed due to the infrequency of calls for these littlest patients. This lecture will review neonatal resuscitation post precipitous birth and some common causes of emergencies using a case presen-tation format. Briefly we will discuss how we can educate parents to protect these little beings!

TH0325-5 instructor Teaching, Mentoring, and Stewardship: Can We Teach Our Students the Right Attitude? .......................................................................Kelly Grayson What is a preceptor, exactly? What is their role in your training program? Do your preceptors act as in-

structors, evaluators, and mentors, or are they just the medics who have managed to hang around longer than everyone else? All too often, good EMS education programs fail because they neglect to consider the importance of the person teaching your students how to apply on the street what they’ve learned in the classroom and skills lab. Join Kelly Grayson as he discusses how preceptors can make or break an EMS educational program, and how to bridge the gap between the classroom and the street.

TH0325-6 Critical Care And Then What: The STEMI Patient’s Post EMS Journey .............................. Joshua Hartman What happens to your STEMI patient once you

leave the ER? Join Joshua Hartman on a journey to where most EMS personnel have not gone

before - the cath lab. Through graphics and video, Joshua will show how STEMI patients are treated depending upon the severity of their occlusion and blood flow.

TH0325-7 Emergency Preparedness Active Shooters: How to Save the Victims? ...........................................H. Gulick Frighteningly, multiple victim mass attacks

appear to be on the rise in the United States. Fortunately, mass attacks, while they can oc-cur anywhere, are an unusual occurrence for any jurisdiction. This session will focus on how public safety systems can responsibly train and equip the personnel who will be on scene and responding to these events while still getting the most out of limited time, attention, and funding for training and equipment.

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3:25pm - 4:40pm TH0325-8 MTA Electronic Document Management .........................................................................Timothy Egan Many EMS organizations, both volunteer and commercial, use electronic PCR applications. These applica-

tions are great productivity tools that streamline data collection, data reporting, quality assurance, and bill-ing. They go a long way to minimize use of paper documents for ambulance trip documentation, but what about the rest of the business? Could you use some help with human resources documents, supporting medical record documentation like Physician Certification Statements or hospital face sheets? How about hospital transfer orders? What about education documents or the accounting department? Timothy Egan, CIO of Rockland Paramedic Services, will discuss their use of products from Square-9 Software that helps them deal with all of these document types and more.

TH0325-9 ePCr emsCharts: User Rally ........................................................................................ Jason Bartholomai Bring your questions, devices and thinking cap! We will have an open session to answer questions, dem-

onstrate products, and provide the answers and assistance in a one-on-one environment. From emsCharts.com to SyncPad and everything in between, we can provide the how to’s and answer any of the questions you may have about emsCharts.


6:00pm - 8:00pm SIM600-1 All SIM Games Finals Plan to attend the 2015 SIM Games, where the top three BLS and ALS teams from the day’s elimination

rounds compete to be claimed the best of the best. The event promises to be a nail-biting, true-grit compe-tition to see who will save the day in yet another top-secret fictitious story line featuring blood, guts and mayhem (no additional fee, but registration is required).



8:00am - 4:00pm WE0800-1 NAEMSE National EMS Instructor Course (3 Day Course) ..................NAEMSE Course Instructors (See description on page 12.)

8:30am - 9:25am FR0800-1 KEyNOTE: Boston Marathon Bombing ......................................................................Michael Callaway Hear the detailed case study surrounding the events and circumstances of the double bombing that oc-

curred in Boston, MA on April 15, 2013. This case study focuses on details of the event, types of explo-sives used, tactics employed by the terrorists, catastrophic injuries and deaths, and the challenges for first responders. Researching contemporary bombing events, collecting information, and developing training strategies and resources enable first responders to better understand tactics, techniques and procedures used by terrorists and enhance our ability to interdict and deter future attacks in the United States.

9:30am - 10:45am FR0930-1 ALS Use of Ketamine in Excited Delirium ............................................................................. Ben Usatch It would be difficult to find a seasoned prehospital provider that has not experienced management

difficulties ranging from agitated behavior to outright assault while caring for aggressive patients. In today’s drug prevalent environment where PCP has made a comeback and bath salts can be purchased on the Internet, many of these patients are found to be suffering from excited delirium. The traditional methods of outright force or law enforcement tasers can be effectively replaced or augmented with the use of ketamine. This approach has been shown to protect both patients and personnel. This discussion will explore the current trends, protocols, and controversies surrounding the use of ketamine in aggressive patients.

FR0930-2 ALS/BLS UH-EMS Ebola Response ........................................................................................... Dennis Boos University Hospital (UH) in Newark, NJ is an identified “Assessment Facility” for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

screening and treatment, as designated by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), as well as the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). This session will review the history of EVD both nationally and internation-ally, the effects on the healthcare system in the US, including current trends in EVD infection and mortality rates. Learn how UH identified triage/treatment areas, obstacles to facility infrastructure, quelling staff fear and recruitment, PPE acquisition/identification/training, media relations, and the ability to limit effects on normal hospital and EMS operations.

FR0930-3 EMSC Prehospital Pediatric Spinal Immobilization: Is it Time for a Change? ............... Lisa Drago What do you do when faced with a pediatric spinal injury? During this presentation Dr. Drago will present

risk factors for pediatric Cspine injury and the risks and benefits of spinal immobilization in the pediatric patient, as well as the future direction for spinal immobilization in the pediatric population.


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9:30am - 10:45am FR0930-4 instructor How Do We Know They Are Ready for the Field? .......................... Chris Sharpe This session will help educators and

clinical coordinators who are responsible for paramedic students to have a better understanding as to whether or not their students are ready for the field. A model that is currently being used in one agency to evaluate student readiness for field internship will be discussed and presented.

FR0930-5 Critical Care Neurologic Emergencies: How to be a Superprovider .............Karen Greenberg When faced with an acute neurologic

patient, what medications should be given for intubation in the field, and which agents should be avoided at all costs if possible? During this presentation Dr. Greenberg will discuss specific areas of medicine and pharmacology pertaining to acute neurologic patients. In addition, she will discuss the management of head trauma patients and acute stroke patients and provide tips for EMS providers on what to gather and perform to greatly aid pa-tient management in preparation for the patient’s arrival to the Neuro ED.

FR0930-6 Leadership Bullying, Harassing, and Hazing in EMS ................... Bill O’Brien There have been long standing traditions

of hazing in EMS. It has been looked upon by some as a “rite of passage.” However, the modern EMS workplace has become increasingly diverse and hazing incidents have run out of control. There is a fine line between station pranks and harassment. Over the years, what was perceived as a harmless prank has led to lawsuits and injuries. This session will present a view of na-tional and international events where EMS providers have crossed the line and the consequences of their actions, as well as discuss possible solutions and resources to prevent bullying, harassment, and hazing in the workplace.

FR0930-7 Emergency Preparedness Healthcare Coalitions ..........................................................Brendan McCluskey Healthcare coalitions serve as multi-agency coordinating groups that assist the Department, Emergency Sup-

port Function (ESF) #8, and emergency management in emergency preparedness and operations activities. New Jersey has five coalitions, each aligned with one of the Department’s regions (Southern, Central West, Central East, North West, and North East), along with an Executive Steering Committee. The presentation will explore the history of the coalitions, discuss interaction with other efforts (such as UASI, EMPG, SHSGP, etc.), and look to the future of health care and public health sector preparedness.

FR0930-8 MTA Documentation Essentials for Compliance and ICD-10 Prep ........................... Maggie Adams ICD-10 is barreling toward providers while compliance and fraud oversight continues to be a concern. Taking

a down-to-earth approach, this lively session will grab providers’ attention as we explain the ever-changing regulatory requirements of documentation and help them prepare for ICD-10 needs.

FR0930-9 ePCr Introduction to ImageTrend Elite................................................................................Chris Patera The world of electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) is changing. As the nation moves to the level of

NEMSIS 3, find out the newest ePCR platform being released in New Jersey. ImageTrend Elite™ is the ePCR designed for you, with a fast, easy-to-use interface that works on Windows, Android and iPad tablets. Elite has been certified as NEMSIS 3 compliant from end to end. Come meet with ImageTrend support staff and learn about this exciting new ePCR Solution.


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11:00am - 12:15pm FR1100-1 ALS/BLS Spinal Precautions and Selective Spinal Immobilization ......................................Bill Wang This session will provide updated information on spinal immobilization, review the national position state-

ment on spinal immobilization and the development and components of the NJ Mobile Intensive Care Programs (MICU) Advisory Council position statement.

FR1100-2 BLS The Unresponsive Patient ............................................................................................ Steve Vetrano This session will provide the participant with a good approach to assessment skills used to help differentiate

various causes of unresponsiveness. Some specific treatments will be discussed. The goal of this session is to help the EMT determine if the patient is a critical unresponsive patient or not, and to proceed with treat-ment accordingly.

FR1100-3 EMSC Rapid Recognition of the Critical Child in the Pre-Hospital Setting ....................................... Al Sacchetti This session will present a unique approach

to the recognition of the critically ill child. The discussion will focus on the use of existing skill sets to rapidly recognize those children who are at risk for life threaten-ing emergencies. Emphasis will be on rapid assessment techniques using just the five senses to evaluate a child (yes, we will even talk about taste). Specific disease states will be included in the discussion and a series of visual diagnostic cases will be used to challenge the attendees.

FR1100-4 instructor Don’t Sleep with the Teacher .......................... Margaret Keavney, Kevin Kurzweil Recently we have seen various allegations

of wrongdoing in the educational environ-ment, from cheating on tests to inappropriate conduct between students and teachers. This lecture will discuss ethical and regulatory frameworks for educational programs, including student contact, policies and procedures, and instructor agreements designed to prevent or control such conduct.

FR1100-5 Critical Care Acute Pre-Hospital Stroke Care ........................................................................ Ray Bennett This session will discuss current trends in the treatment of the acute stroke patient and how EMS is making

the difference in patient outcomes. The discussion will expand the scope of EMS critical care thinking and shift the time line continuum to making definitive treatment decisions at the scene and during critical care transport that will change how we look at treatment strategies for the acute stroke patient.

FR1100-6 Leadership Mock Deposition ................................................................................................... Matt Streger Very few EMS providers are ever called to testify at a trial, but it is very likely that at some point they will

be deposed. Even if you are not the defendant and are merely called as a witness, the process of being deposed can be difficult for even the most experienced provider. This lecture is scenario-based, where a call takes place and an EMT is deposed based on the run report. At key points in the process, the deposition will be frozen to illustrate critical teaching points.

FR1100-7 Emergency Preparedness Domestic Terrorism, Large Scale Disasters, and Weapons of Mass Destruction ..............................................................................................Joseph Kotora Domestic terrorism, large scale disasters, and weapons of mass destruction present a significant challenge

to even the most seasoned emergency care provider. This lecture will focus on the management of injuries and illnesses germane to large scale disasters from the pre-hospital and emergency department perspec-tive. Specifically, the lecture will focus on issues of terrorism and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE). Finally, the lecture will discuss successful management of disasters from a strategic and tactical standpoint.

FR1100-8 MTA Managing Medicare & Medicaid Managed Care ................................................. Maggie Adams Are you up-to-date with the latest changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care? Medicare

Advantage enrollment increased with the Affordable Care Act; now nearly 30% of Medicare beneficiaries receive benefits through managed care. There has been a significant increase in Medicaid managed care enrollment as well. Attend this informative session to learn what emergency and non-emergency services need to know to both maintain compliance and obtain proper reimbursement from these regulated com-mercial plans. Also discussed will be how to appeal claims denials for better results.


11:00am - 12:15pm FR1100-9 ePCr ImageTrend for Administrators ...................................................................................Chris Patera Has your agency started using the new ImageTrend program? Are you feeling a little lost or unsure of

how to utilize the program to best suit your needs? Come join the staff of ImageTrend to learn how to maximize the ImageTrend system to help you run your agency more efficiently. In this session you will work with Image Trend’s support team to learn how to better navigate the system and customize it to best suit your agency.


12:30pm - 1:30pm FR1215-1 MTA Lunch and Learn: EMS and Web Applications ......................................................... Jack Trovato The EMS industry has been long entrenched in the life of large data rooms, heavy energy guzzling servers

and endless hours spent on system upgrades. The time has come for us to move forward into a less cumber-some environment. This session will discuss the efficiencies that can be gained by moving to a cloud based environment. Scheduling, email, training, human resources, EPCR, and even CAD solutions are now avail-able in a web-based world.

2:00pm - 3:15pm FR0200-1 ALS/BLS Murder with a Syringe: Death by Healthcare Provider .............................Tammi Schaeffer Primum non nocere or “first do no harm” is a basic belief at the foundation of health care. Not so for every

provider. Join Dr. Schaeffer as she explores the concept of “clinicide” or death at the hand of a medical pro-vider, in this case by poisoning. Why do they do it? How do they do it? We will learn which of these killers has a New Jersey connection and who has roots in pre-hospital care. It is a dark, yet interesting topic with twists, turns, and digoxin!

FR0200-2 ALS The Other Three Stooges .............................................................................................. Chris Ebright Everyone knows Larry, Moe and Curly, but what about their medical counterparts? Beck, Virchow and Cush-

ing all became famous for their breakthrough in identifying life-threatening signs and symptoms. This pre-sentation will review what to look for in a patient suffering from cardiac tamponade, pulmonary embolism, and increasing intracranial pressure.



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2:00pm - 3:15pm FR0200-3 BLS What’s New for the EMT ..........................Steve Vetrano This session will provide the partici-

pant with an overview of EMT skills. It will review the skills added on from the EMT curriculum and then progress into the additional add-on revisions to that curriculum. The skills as part of the new National EMS Education Stan-dards for the EMT will be addressed as well. Finally, future innovations will be discussed.

FR0200-4 EMSC Caring About Oncology: A First Hand Insider Perspective for Healthcare .............................Les Barta Join Les Barta as he takes you on a

journey as a father and a paramedic as he navigated the healthcare environ-ment while caring for his son who was diagnosed with Stage 4 rhabdo-myosarcoma. Les will review how to handle oncology situations including fevers, neutropenia, isolation, medica-tions, central venous access devices and appropriate care for the pedi-atric population in the pre-hospital environment. He will also explore the psycho-social dynamics of pediatric oncology and advocating for the pediatric patient and their family.

FR0200-5 instructor NREMT Update: Current Trends in National EMS Certification ............Robert Wagoner The National Registry delivers more than just a test. We are an active member in the national EMS

community. Our certification examinations are the foundation to our organization. They allow us to support and develop national EMS initiatives with our community partners. We will focus on our current initiatives: changes to the paramedic psychomotor examination; moving recertification to a dynamic National Continued Competency Program (NCCP); and EMS research. Join us in our mission to protect the public and our nation!

FR0200-6 Leadership Career vs. Volunteer: What’s the Difference? ............. Margaret Keavney, Matt Streger There is a common misconception that there are significant differences between career and volunteer

providers and departments. This lecture is designed to help review some of the critical areas where there are differences and connections between the career and volunteer world. These areas include employment and insurance issues, HIPAA compliance, immunity issues, and other regulatory compliance issues.

FR0200-7 Emergency Preparedness Clandestine Laboratory Awareness ............................................. James Rapp This is a basic awareness course on the identification of clandestine drug and weapons of mass destruction

manufacturing labs that may be encountered by field EMS personnel. The session will cover identification techniques, safety practices, and notification procedures.

FR0200-8 MTA Ambulance Billing Follow-Up .................................................................................. Maggie Adams Attend this energetic presentation to learn best practices for the back end of ambulance billing. We will dis-

cuss steps you can take AFTER the claim has been filed to help you obtain timely and appropriate reimburse-ment. We will also discuss ways to monitor your accounts receivable and how to best pursue unpaid claims.

FR0200-9 ePCr ImageTrend Report Writing 101 .................................................................................... Neil Olson Report Writer has undergone big, exciting changes in the last several months! Focused towards making

more readable reports that can analyze more data, these changes give you more flexibility to analyze and make sense of all the data that’s stored in your system. In this session you will learn how to take advantage of the new features to maximize performance for your agency. Learn how to build ad-hoc reports, analyti-cal reports, as well as other features that will help you build a clear picture of your agency.





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3:25pm - 4:40pm FR0325-1 ALS Designer Drugs: Not for Human Consumption ..................................................Tammi Schaeffer Designer drugs (K2, bath salts, etc.) have been around in many forms since the early 1980s. Whether it is to

circumvent the law or improve financial gain, “home chemists” have been synthesizing different classes of drugs with variable clinical effects and outcomes. In this lecture, Dr. Schaeffer, will discuss the history of de-signer drugs in the United States as well as the recent trends in designer drugs found in the community such as synthetic cannabinoids (K2, Spice), synthetic amphetamines (bath salts), and synthetic opioids (fentanyl analogs). We will discuss the clinical implications and presentations of these drugs and how evaluation and treatment are approached.

FR0325-2 BLS The Third Degree .............................................................................................................Tracey Loscar Wherever two or more gather, a war story will surface. These tales of calls gone by serve more of a purpose

than just an icebreaker or bragging rights. They provide insight into the type of provider you are. They function as an emotional cushion and debriefing tool. Using a collection of real life examples, this presenta-tion breaks down the multiple roles of the EMS “war story” and what they mean – from real-time debrief-ing to gleaning personal insight during an interview.

FR0325-3 EMSC Pediatric Sepsis ............................................................................................................. Chris Ebright Sepsis is a systemic infection that presents a management challenge to those who care for infants and chil-

dren. The EMS professional must be familiar with the signs and symptoms of this possible life-threatening event, and vigilant in his or her examination. This presentation will help you to recognize and properly intervene, which is essential to improve patient outcomes.

FR0325-4 instructor Strength in Numbers: Faculty Development Planning ......................... Jen McCarthy It’s been said that a strong EMS educa-

tion program comes from recruiting and retaining strong faculty members. Come to this session to learn tech-niques about developing a diverse staff and implementing a winning plan for long standing improvements that will positively improve the quality of education provided.

FR0325-5 Critical Care Double Up to Break Down (Point of Care-Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy) ....................Andrey Espinoza This presentation will focus on the

efficacy for first “Point of Contact,” (early administration) of P2Y12 Anti-Platelet Inhibitors by Mobile Intensive Care Units in STEMI patients. This overview will cover the background, recommendations, protocols, vari-ous approved P2Y12 pharmacological agents, the NJ Department of Health Waiver, inclusion/exclusion criteria, treatment protocol and fact sheet. An abbreviated cath review will highlight the clinical pathology and decisions behind early STEMI recognition regarding the first point-of-contact anti-platelet administration.

FR0325-6 Leadership Medical Directors Panel ..............................Gerard Carroll, Brett Greenfield, Joe Hummel, Ken Lavelle, Mark Merlin, Jim Pruden, Roy Shubert, Jay Stiefel, Steve Vetrano, Bill Wang

A panel of veteran and well-experienced BLS and ALS physician medical directors will discuss the “State of EMS in New Jersey” including the evolving scope of practice for pre-hospital providers and changes to the EMS system anticipated as a result of the Affordable Care Act. This “can’t miss” session will also provide an opportunity for pre-hospital providers to ask questions directly of the physicians. In addition to their experi-ence as EMS medical directors, many of these docs began their careers as pre-hospital providers. One of the best attended sessions at last year’s conference, you want to make sure you have a seat for this one. Be sure to attend this session where over 150 years of combined EMS and Emergency Medicine experience will be gathered to provide their insights. Sometimes compared to herding cats - you just can’t predict what these EMS friendly physicians are going to say!

3:25pm - 4:40pm FR0325-7 Emergency Preparedness ICS: I Took the Class, Can I be in Charge? ..........................Thomas Calimano This presentation will review the main areas where EMS usually functions within the Incident Command

System (ICS) and will discuss some ways EMS leadership can employ ICS concepts into everyday operations, allowing a smoother response during large scale incidents and events.

FR0325-8 MTA Data Mining, KPI, and your Organization ................................................................ Will Krasner This presentation will provide insight to the area of knowledge discovery in EMS, medical transportation

and mobile health. Data is not knowledge until it has been evaluated, cleansed, verified and placed into a format that is easy for the end user to evaluate for patterns and trends. The presenter will cover the con-tinuum from data acquisition to the formation of knowledge with real life examples.

FR0325-9 ePCr ImageTrend Report Writing 102 .................................................................................... Neil Olson This session will continue to explore the vast features and abilities of reporting in the Image Trend system.

Users will learn how to build reports to help in their day to day activities. in addition, to the scheduled sessions, image Trend support will be on location to answer attendees’ questions.

6:00pm - 7:00pm NJ EMS Awards Program Reception

7:00pm - 10:00pm NJ EMS Awards Program



9:30am - 10:45am SA0930-1 ALS Is Granny an Addict? What Do you Mean She Overdosed? .............................. Joseph Saloma Not all overdoses are like the ones we deal with on a routine basis. One overlooked overdose patient that

we may encounter is the geriatric patient and it is generally not related to narcotics. This presentation will focus on the epidemiology of geriatric medication overdoses, the most commonly prescribed medications, the signs/symptoms/treatment and risk factors, and prevention of geriatric medication overdoses.

SA0930-2 ALS/BLS CPAP - More Than Just Another Mask ...............................................................Gerard Carroll CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) systems have been used in the hospital and in patient homes

for ages. With BLS approval of CPAP this year and its move into the ALS arena years ago, we have seen a decline in intubations and improved outcomes for CHF and COPD. This session will review the physiol-ogy behind CPAP, the nuts and bolts methods for getting patients to tolerate it, and how to troubleshoot problems with the system. Through real life clinical cases learners will explore the presentation of various patients with respiratory distress focusing on who is and who is not a candidate for CPAP. ALS and BLS providers should leave this lecture with an understanding of what CPAP is, who it works for, and when and when not to use the intervention.

SA0930-3 ALS/BLS When Living the Dream Becomes a Nightmare ...........................................Amy Eisenhauer Our mission is to help people in any circumstance, at any time, in any place, often where unimaginable

circumstances present themselves. These are the worst days of peoples’ lives, but they shouldn’t affect re-sponders...or at least that is the popular belief within our circles. Suicide has become more prominent in the EMS community. This session will discuss precursors and signs that could lead to suicide including the role PTSD, personal problems, and addictions play. We will also examine issues and programs that are challeng-ing the current stigma of asking for help.

SA0930-4 EMSC Pediatric Burn Injuries ............................................................................................. Brooke Burkey This session will focus on the initial triage and management of pediatric burn injuries, including an evalua-

tion of the extent, depth, and mechanism of burns; determination of the need for admission or transfer to a burn center; and the initial ABC’s and wound care for burn patients.

SA0930-5 Critical Care Shakin’ the Baby: Seizures in the Pregnant Patient .................................Brenda Braun This presentation will identify the distinguishing characteristics between different types of seizures in the

obstetric population and options for treatment.

SA0930-6 Leadership How to Say NO! ................................................................................................. Peter Dworsky One of the most difficult decisions to make is the decision to halt emergency response. It is the culture and

nature of emergency responders to go into any environment in order to save the lives of those they serve, even if it means jeopardizing their own safety. We will look at best practices and model policies and discuss the risk-benefit and legal liabilities of a cessation in operations.

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SATUrdAY, NovEMbEr 14, 2015

9:30am - 10:45am SA0930-7 Emergency Preparedness FEMA Reimbursement 101 .................................................................. Joe Allen Did your agency respond to Hurricane Sandy? Did your agency sustain damage during the storm? Do

you want to learn the process of FEMA reimbursement for future disasters? The mission of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management - Public Assistance Unit is to provide assistance to State, Tribal and local governments, and certain types of private nonprofit organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President. This presentation will guide you through the need-to-knows of the FEMA Public Assistance program and how it applies to EMS agencies.


11:00am - 12:15pm SA1100-1 ALS/BLS Are you an EMS Smarty Pants? ...................................................Anthony Cascio, Mark Bober Come join this highly interactive and fun session on a variety of EMS clinical topics.

SA1100-2 ALS/BLS Violence Against EMS Providers .......................................................................Andrew Caruso Violence against EMS providers is on the rise globally, and recent events have brought these incidents to the

spotlight. The National EMS Management Association has appointed a committee, chaired by the presenter, intended to combat this violence. This presentation will illustrate the different resources available to field personnel and their management as well as share tools used successfully and those being trialed across the country. We will also discuss the national debate about whether or not EMS providers and firefighters should be permitted to carry weapons.

SA1100-3 ALS/BLS Green Acres - Big Dangers .....................................................................................William Bruck This session will explore the dangers and potential injuries emergency care providers may encounter in

the agricultural setting. The topics to be discussed include the unique equipment used on many farms, the inherent risks and unique rescue techniques for this equipment, the structural challenges on farms, some of the more common chemical compounds utilized on farms and how to handle exposure and how to safely provide emergency care in an agricultural setting.

SA1100-4 BLS As Seen on TV: Utilizing Data to Bring Toxicology to the Field ..........................Jacob Gibson We’ve all seen it on calls, on the side of the road, and on that one episode of “Cops.” Standardized field

sobriety tests are valid and utilize validated methods for determining intoxication and impairment. So, why aren’t we using the data in the field of EMS to help with assessments? Jacob Gibson, an SFST instructor, experienced police officer, RN-BSN, NREMT will present pearls of knowledge and insight that you will use on your next O’drunk thirty run to back up your assessment findings.

SA1100-5 Critical Care Inside These Four Walls: EMS Driving Institutional Change to Better Patient Care Inside the Hospital and in the Field .................................................Scott Skrivanek This is a tale of two community hospitals whose EMS teams made large contributions to process changes

that greatly improved patient care. At Raritan Bay Medical Center, EMS showed the importance of an inter-disciplinary approach to the treatment of STEMI patients. Simple changes such as pre-hospital 12 Lead ECG and EMS bypassing the ED and transporting patients directly to the catheterization lab led to a nearly 30 minute decrease in D2B times in 2014. At JFK Medical Center, changes led by EMS in stroke treatments both inside and in the field led to significant decreases in Door 2 CT Scan times. EMS can be the catalyst that elicits change for the better. By working together and avoiding an us/them mentality, patient care and patient outcomes can be greatly impacted.

SA1100-6 Leadership Oops, They Forgot to Tell Me That: Real-life Lessons on Leadership from the Frontlines of Volunteer EMS .......................................................................................... Richard Huff Many of us want to lead, but very few of us get any leadership training before being voted into the job.

Often, those in the positions before us fail to share the key tips and tricks they’ve learned along the way. Plan to join this session to learn those tips. This class will provide insight on how squad line officers can ef-ficiently serve the community while also managing people. The class draws on the instructor’s experience as chief of one of New Jersey’s best squads. Along the way he’s learned there’s more to the job than answer-ing 9-1-1 calls.

SA1100-7 Emergency Preparedness I Went to Disneyland and All I Got Was the Measles! (Emerging Infectious Diseases) ..........................................................................................................Ken Lavelle The terms Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases refer to infections that are new to humans or

were thought to have been controlled, but are making a comeback. Recent cases include SARS, MERS, Ebola, Measles, and Pertussis. This program will review these diseases and others to help keep providers as safe as possible.




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1:30pm - 2:45pm SA0130-1 ALS/BLS Navigating the Labyrinth: EMS Response to Hoarding Situations .........Amy Eisenhauer Reality television has popularized hoarding disorder, but what happens before the “Got Junk” people show

up? This session will discuss the hoarding disorder, its associated features, and possible co-morbid diseases. Situational awareness and provider safety is of particular concern during these responses: extrication and packaging techniques will be addressed as well.

SA0130-2 ALS/BLS NJ 2-1-1 Partnership: The EMS Helping Hand ........................................................ Joe Geleta The NJ 2-1-1 Partnership is a 24/7 365 day multi-lingual help and referral call center that connects individuals

and families to critical health and human service needs and the agencies in their area to deliver the service. By simply calling 2-1-1 people are connected to those health or human service agencies able to assist them. Our compassionate call specialists assist people seeking mental health services, transportation services, child care services, disability services, veteran services, utility assistance, financial assistance, shelter assistance and many other social service needs. Learn how, by simply calling 2-1-1, you can be connected to those health or human service agencies instantly able to assist you!

SA0130-3 BLS Is Triage Effective? If So, Why Aren’t We Doing It? .................................................... Rick Sposa Join this active case studies presentation of EMS responses to major incidents where triage was an

afterthought. A discussion about the best next steps in moving forward with a system that not only works, but that providers will do. What is the next step to designing a better mousetrap? Is SALT (Sort, Assess, Lifesaving Intervention, Treatment/Transport) a better system? How can we get people to perform this vital sorting?

SA0130-4 EMSC Bag ‘Em Dano ............................................................................................................Anthony Cascio Bag mask ventilation is among the most difficult airway skills to master. Most healthcare providers mistak-

enly take for granted they are proficient in bag mask ventilation. This presentation will take a deep dive into the anatomy, equipment, skill, and approach that providers should have to be successful at this skill.

SA0130-5 Critical Care When 10/10 is Bad: Pain Management and EMS ........................................ David Langley Pain has traditionally been undermanaged in health care. But the times, they are a’changing. The compas-

sionate caregiver should give as much consideration to pain as any other complaint. This presentation will discuss the pre-hospital assessment and management of pain, including some non-pharmacological strate-gies available to every provider.

SA0130-6 Leadership 10 Steps to Better Bedside Manner ................................................................. Richard Huff Through the hustle and bustle of routine EMS work, bedside manner often gets set aside. We’ve all been

on calls where a colleague unintentionally treats a patient with a lack of respect. The providers are either in a rush to get back home to the dinner they left behind, or they’re burned out on EMS, or they simply don’t realize what they’re doing. Too often the focus is on blood pressures, rather than humanity. We can recite the proper respiratory rate, but we forget how to talk to people. There’s also the member who uses the dreaded “sweetie” or “dear” when talking to patients. Much of this happens with little thinking - and even less correcting from fellow members or management. This class will look at effective ways to increase the quality of the bedside manner and behavior of members.

SA0130-7 Emergency Preparedness The National Preparedness System .................. Brendan McCluskey The National Preparedness System

(DHS/FEMA) has 31 Core Capabilities spread across five mission areas (Prevention, Protection, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation); Public Health has 15 capabilities and Health-care eight in the ASPR/CDC concept of preparedness. This presentation will discuss the various capabilities, how the DHS/FEMA capabilities align with ASPR/CDC, and how preparedness and operations fit together with these capabilities.

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gary Ackerman, MiCPVirtua EMS, Voorhees, NJ

Margaret AdamsPresident, Medical Transportation Association, Aston, PA

Joseph Allen, CEM, MPAManager of Emergency Management Services at Margolis Healy, Burlington, VT

Amy AscherEducation Specialist, Novitas Solutions, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Lester bartaEmergency Services Lieutenant, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Jason bartholomai, bS, NrPTraining Manager, emsCharts, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA

raymond bennett, rN, bSN, CEN, CFrN, CTrN, NrEMT-PStroke Coordinator, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

Mark bober, MiCPClinical Coordinator, Stroke & Neurovascular, Center Team, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ

dennis boosAdministrative Director and Training Center Coordinator, University Hospital, Newark NJ

brenda braun, MSN, rN, CEN, CPEN, EdClinical Educator, Shore Medical Center, Somers Point, NJ

william bruck, rN, bSN, FN, MiCN, CCrN, CFrN, PMPFlight Nurse, Virtua SouthSTAR, Marlton, NJ

brooke burkey, MdAttending Plastic Surgeon, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Calimano, MAEmergency Preparedness Coordinator, Hackensack UMC, Hackensack, NJ

Michael CallawayMobile Course Training Officer, New Mexico Tech, Soccorro, NM

gerard Carroll, MdEMS Medical Director, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ

Andrew Caruso, EMT, ASDirector of Operations, MONOC EMS, Neptune, NJ

Anthony Cascio, MS, MiCPDirector of Quality, Education & Training, Virtua EMS, Voorhees, NJ

Steven Cohen, MbA, NrP, CEMSoAssistant Director of EMS, Jersey City Medical Center - Barnabas Health, Jersey City, NJ

kathe Conlon, bSN, rN, CEM, MShSBurn Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at Barnabas Health, Livingston, NJ

Colleen donovan, MdEMS Medical Director, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

Lisa drago, do, FAAPPediatrics EMS Medical Director, Coo-per University Healthcare, Camden, NJ

Peter dworskyCorporate Director of Support Services, MONOC, Neptune, NJ

Chris Ebright, NrEMT-PEducation Coordinator, National EMS Academy at Acadian Ambulance, Lafayette, LA

Timothy Egan, NrEMT-PChief Information Officer, Rockland Paramedic Services, Woodbury, NJ

Amy Eisenhauer, EMTLess Stress Instructional Services, Roselle, NJ

Andrey Espinoza, Md, FACCDirector of Coronary Intervention, Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ

bryan Fischberg, bEE, NrEMT-PClinical Instructor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

Nicole Fox, Md, MPh, FACSMedical Director, Pediatric and Adult Trauma, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ

Scott Frank, MiCPEMS Supervisor, Capital Health, Trenton, NJ

Joseph geletaExecutive Director, NJ 2-1-1 Partnership,East Hanover, NJ

Jacob gibson, rN, bSN, NrPMadison County Hospital, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Madison County EMD, Columbus, OH

Steven grayson, NrEMT-P, CCEMT-P Critical Care Paramedic, EMS Educator, Acadian Ambulance, Lafayette, LA

karen greenberg, doEmergency Medicine Physician, Capital Health, Trenton, NJ

brett greenfield, doEmergency Medicine Physician, AtlantiCare MICU, Atlantic City, NJ

david gruberAssistant Commissioner for Regional and Local Health Services, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX

Anthony guerne, MS, NrP, ChSETechnical Manager, Simulation Center, Department of Anesthesiology,Columbia University, New York, NY

h. gulick, SAFBI Special Agent, Newark Division, Newark, NJ

Josh hartman, MbAExecutive Director, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Center for Education, New York, NY

Sidney hayes, MdContractor / Medical Director, Novitas Solutions, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Terry hoben, MAS, MiCPEMS Coordinator, NorthSTAR Air Medical Program, Newark, NJ

richard huff, NrEMT-bAtlantic Highlands First Aid & Safety Squad, Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Joseph hummel, doMedical Director, Virtua EMS, Voorhees, NJ

derrick Jacobus, MA, NrEMT-P, FP-CFlight Paramedic, Virtua SouthSTAR, Hammonton, NJ

david kanigSpecial Investigator, Department of Law & Public Safety, NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Trenton, NJ

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Margaret keavney, Esq.Attorney, Keavney & Streger, LLC, Princeton, NJ

Joseph kotora, Jr., do, MPhEMS Medical Director, Camp LeJeune Fire & Safety Emergency Services, Naval Hospital, LeJeune, NC

william krasner, JdOwner, Medical Transportation Consultants; Chief Legal Officer, Millville Rescue Squad, Milleville, NJ

kevin kurzweil, MiCPEducator, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

david Langley, MiCPEMS Manager & Clinical Coordinator, Saint Clares Health System, Dover, NJ

kenneth Lavelle, MdMedical Director, Evesham Fire & Rescue, Evesham, NJ

Matthew Levy, do, MSc, FACEP, NrPMedical Director, Howard County Fire & Rescue, Columbia, MD

Tracey Loscar, NrEMT-PEditorial Board, EMS World; QA Training Supervisor, University Hospital EMS, Newark, NJ

robert Luckritz, Esq., NrEMT-PDirector of Emergency Medical Services, Jersey City Medical Center - Barnabas Health, Jersey City, NJ

Jennifer McCarthy, MAS, NrP, MiCPParamedic Program Director, Bergen County Community College, Lyndhurst, NJ

brendan McCluskey, Jd, MPADirector, Emergency Preparedness & Response, NJ Department of Health, Trenton, NJ

Mark Merlin, do, EMT-P, FACEPAssociate Professor, Rutgers School of Public Health/Medical School; Vice Chair and EMS Fellowship Director, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center/Barnabas Health; Medical Director, MONOC EMS, Newark, NJ

Timothy Misselbeck, MdCardioThoracic Surgeon, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA

Scott Nawrocki, SASpecial Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark, NJ

william o’brien, MiCP, FPParamedic, Saint Clare’s Health System; EMS Training Supervisor, University Hospital, Newark, NJ

Neil olsonProduct Manager - Reporting Services, ImageTrend, Inc. Lakeville, MN

Chris PateraProject Manager, ImageTrend, Inc., Lakeville, MN

Julie PetixResearch Scientist, NJ Department of Health, Trenton, NJ

richard Pescatore, do, MS-iv, EMTEmergency Medicine Resident Physician, Cooper University Health Care, Tac-Med, LLC, Camden, NJ

James Pruden, MdEmergency Physician, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ

James rappEmergency Response Specialist, New Jersey State Police, Hazardous Material Response Unit, Trenton, NJ

Alfred Sacchetti, MdChief of Emergency Services, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ

Joseph Saloma, MA, rN, MiCN, PhrN, CFrN, CENFlight Nurse, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ

Tammi Schaeffer, doDirector of Toxicology, Medical Director, Northern New England Poison Center, Portland, ME

hamza Shaikh, MdCo-Director, Neurointerventional Surgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ

Chris Sharpe, rN, bSN, CEN, SPEN, MiCP, NrP, NCEEEducation Manager, Virtua EMS, Voorhees, NJ

roy Shubert, MdMedical Director, Mansfield Township Ambulance, Columbus, NJ

Scott Skrivanek, bS, MiCP, MiCUEmergency Management Coordinator, EMS Clinical Coordinator, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Somerset County Office of Emergency Management, Somerville Office of Emergency Management, Somerville, NJ

duane Spencer, bS, NrEMT-PTrauma Educator, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Harleysville, PA richard Sposa, MA, NrEMT-PEMS Operations Coordinator, Jersey City Medical Center - Barnabas Health, Jersey City, NJ

Jay Stiefel, doMedical Director, Inspira MICU, Woodbury, NJ

Matthew Streger, Esq.Director of MIH, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

Christopher Suprun, Jr., NrEMT-P, CCEMT-PFlight Paramedic, Air Methods, Dallas, TX

ryna Then, MdNeurologist, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ

Jack TrovatoInformation Technology Director, Alert Ambulance, Lakewood, NJ

benjamin Usatch, Md, FAAEM, NrEMT-PVMSC Medical Director, Physician Responder Unit, Narberth Ambulance, Narberth, PA

Stephen vetrano, do, FACEoP, FACEP, EMT(i)Emergency Physician, Medical Director, Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, Hopewell Valley Emergency Services, Hopewell, NJ

robert wagoner, bSAS, NrPSenior Director, Quality & Standards, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, OH

william wang, Md, FACEPEMS Medical Director, Jersey City Medical Center - Barnabas Health, Jersey City, NJ

Nicholette warnerDirector, Prior Authoritization, Novitas Solutions, Inc. Jacksonville, FL

gary weitzenExecutive Director, POAC Autism Services, Brick, NJ

david werfel, Esq.Werfel & Werfel, PLLC, Hauppauge, NY


2015 SIM GamesThursday, November 12, 2015 • 6:00pm

The competition is getting hot and the scenarios are dicey! The 2015 SiM games promise to be a nail-biting, true-grit competi-tion as ALS and BLS teams rival each other to see who will save the day in yet another top-secret fictitious story line featuring blood, guts and mayhem.

Teams will compete during the day on Thursday, November 12th. The top three BLS/ALS teams will face off in the finals event on Thursday evening from 6:00 - 8:00pm for the prestigious title of 2015 SiM games Champion. Teams may register at www.njemsconference.com. Space is limited.

Conference attendees may register to watch the final round of competition and receive 2 CEUs at no additional cost. After each round, an instructor-led presentation will discuss the educational value of the scenario. Guests of at-tendees may also attend for an additional $25 fee. Space is limited and tickets will be awarded on a first come/first served basis.

The winners will be recognized at the 2015 EMS Awards Program on Friday, November 13th. There is no additional fee for Conference attendees for this event, but pre-registration is required as space will be limited.

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2015 EMS Awards ProgramFriday, November 13, 2015 • 7:00pm

The New Jersey Emergency Medical Ser-vices Council, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) announces the Seventeenth Annual New Jersey EMS Awards Program. This dinner provides a forum for recognizing and honoring individuals for their hard work and dedication to the provision of emergen-cy medical services in New Jersey. This year’s celebration will be held Fri-day, November 13, 2015 on the second floor of the Waterfront Conference Cen-ter at Harrah’s Atlantic City at 7:00pm. A pre-event reception begins at 6:00pm.

We hope you will join us to celebrate New Jersey’s EMS community.

Tickets are available for $59 each. Separate registration is required.

To register or for more information, please visit www.njemsconference.com; contact Candida Taylor at [email protected] or call 609-393-1316.

2015 EMS Award categories:

Outstanding EMS Call Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen Outstanding First Responder Outstanding EMS Dispatcher Outstanding Volunteer EMT Outstanding Career EMT Outstanding Paramedic Outstanding ALS SCTU Nurse Outstanding EMS Physician

Outstanding EMS Administrator Outstanding EMS Educator Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency Outstanding Private EMS Agency Outstanding Public EMS Agency EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Outstanding Emergency Hospital ER Outstanding Emergency Preparedness Award Outstanding EMS Safety Award

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Register online at njemsconference.com or complete this form and send with payment.

PrE-CoNFErENCE rEgiSTrATioN ForMWednesday, November 11, 2015

Please complete ALL fields. Please Print clearly - this information will be used to print your badge

First Name:

Last Name:

Billing Address:

City/State/ZIP:

Primary Telephone: Secondary Telephone:

E-mail address:

Affiliation (s):

EMT id# for CEU credit (required for EMTs): Physician id #

(Nurses will receive a certificate in their registration packet)

q i am a member of a volunteer First Aid Squad. i am submitting a Certificate of Eligibility. (See page 34.)

i would like to register for the following: Cost includes registration with meals (lunch & breaks).

q NAEMSE National EMS Instructor Course (3 Day Course) ............................................................................................................ $375

q Quality EMS Simulation: It Takes a Team ........................................................................................................................................$95

q NJ Resuscitation Academy Workshop ..............................................................................................................................................$25

q Taming The Tube: Difficult Airway Management ..........................................................................................................................$95

q Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response ...............................................................................................................................$85

q Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (8:00am - 12:00pm) ............................................................................$85

q 12 Lead EKG (12:30pm - 4:30pm) .........................................................................................................................................................$85

PAYMENT iNForMATioNMake checks payable to NJAFP/NJ EMS Conference. Mail this form with payment and EMT Certificate of Eligibility (if applicable) to:

2015 NJ EMS Pre-Conference c/o NJAFP224 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608

or fax to: 609-394-7712

Total Amount due:Enclosed is my check o or credit payment oo Visa o MasterCard o AmEx

Credit Card #:

Exp date:

Billing address for card

City/ST/Zip

Signature

For additional information or to register online, visit: www.njemsconference.com or contact Candida Taylor at 609-393-1613.

NOTICE: Pictures will be taken during the conference. By registering for the conference, you acknowledge that there is a possibility your picture or video may be taken and that the event organizers can use the photo or video for marketing purposes and that you will not be entitled to any compensation for the photo or video.

Submission of payment and registration form(s) DOES NOT reserve hotel rooms. Please contact the harrah’s Atlantic City directly at 888-516-2215 (see page 5). State that you are attending the NJ EMS Conference in order to reserve within the room block. Registration forms submitted without payment will not be processed. This form may be duplicated as often as needed.

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Register online at njemsconference.com or complete this form and send with payment.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORMNovember 12 to November 14, 2015

PAYMENT iNForMATioNMake checks payable to NJAFP/NJ EMS Conference. Mail this form with payment and EMT Certificate of Eligibility (if applicable) to:

2015 NJ EMS Pre-Conference c/o NJAFP224 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608

or fax to: 609-394-7712

Total Amount due:Enclosed is my check o or credit payment o Visa o MasterCard o AmEx

Credit Card #:

Exp date:

Billing address for card

City/ST/Zip

Signature

For additional information or to register online, visit: www.njemsconference.com or contact Candida Taylor at 609-393-1613.

NOTICE: Pictures will be taken during the conference. By registering for the conference, you acknowledge that there is a possibility your picture or video may be taken and that the event organizers can use the photo or video for marketing purposes and that you will not be entitled to any compensation for the photo or video.

Submission of payment and registration form(s) DOES NOT reserve hotel rooms. Please contact the harrah’s Atlantic City directly at 888-516-2215 (see page 5). State that you are attending the NJ EMS Conference in order to reserve within the room block. Registration forms submitted without payment will not be processed. This form may be duplicated as often as needed.

Please complete ALL fields. Please Print clearly - this information will be used to print your badge

First Name:

Last Name:

Billing Address:

City/State/ZIP:

Primary Telephone: Secondary Telephone:

E-mail address:

Affiliation (s):

EMT id# for CEU credit (required for EMTs): Physician id #:

Nurses will receive a certificate in their Registration Packet.

q i am a member of a volunteer First Aid Squad. i am submitting a Certificate of Eligibility. (See page 34.)

CHECK ONE: NON-VOLUNTEER q VOLUNTEER q Early bird regular (From Oct. 15 on Site (Until Oct. 14) - Nov. 9 @ Midnight) (Nov. 11-14) volunteer Non-volunteer volunteer Non-volunteer volunteer Non-volunteer

q Full Conference. Thursday, Nov. 12 – Saturday, Nov. 14 $225 $265 $255 $295 $285 $325

q 1 Day Only (enter day) $135 $165 $155 $185 $175 $200

q 2 Days Only (enter days) $195 $230 $210 $250 $230 $270

q 17th Annual EMS Awards Program (quantity) $59 $59 $59 $59 $59 $59

q 2015 SIM Games Finals

Attendee (quantity) FREE • Guest (quantity) $25 each

q Guest Registration: $55 per day. Fee includes access to the exhibit floor and all meal functions, except SIM Games Finals and EMS Awards Program. (Guests may not self-register. Guest registration is only available through Attendee registration.) No. of Days Please indicate which day(s) your guest(s) will be attending. q Wed q Thu q Fri q Sat

(Complete ONLY if you are registering a Guest / Child)

Guest 1:

Guest 2:

Please indicate the session numbers you would like to attend for each day. (Refer to Schedule-At-A-Glance)

Thu., Nov. 12 8:15am 9:30am 11:00am 2:00pm 3:25pm

Fri., Nov. 13 8:30am 9:30am 11:00am 2:00pm 3:25pm

Sat., Nov. 14 9:30am 11:00am 1:30pm

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EMT TRAINING FUND CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

Name of Student:

Volunteer EMS Agency:

Address: County:

City: State: Zip:

Course Sponsor:

ID Number: Course Start Date:

Course Title:

The undersigned verifies that:

1. All of the information above is true and accurate.

2. The EMT candidate listed above is a member or a prospective member of a volunteer ambulance, first aid or

rescue squad and is eligible for reimbursement of EMT training expenses in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:40A.

3. All monies paid for training will ONLY be made to the CEU course sponsor.

Verified by:

Name of Principal Officer (Print):

Title:

Contact/Telephone Number:

Signature of Principal Officer: Date:

• NOTICE: It is a crime for any person to knowingly or willfully to provide false information on this application,

or make deliberately misleading statements regarding the eligibility of applicants. [N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4(s)].

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