EMS at Firehouse Exposition - NAEMT Pre-Conferences - Education, Training, and Exhibits for Firefighter, Rescue, and EMS Professionals

July 22, 2008
8:00 AM	Session P3: Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) AMLS National Faculty (Two-Day Provider Course) (Half-Day Instructor Course) Tuesday, July 22, 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday, July 23, 8 am to 5 pm Fee: $195 Enrollment is limited. Please register early to ensure participation. Pre-registration required. NAEMT reserves the right to cancel this course if minimum registration is not met. Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) offers a practical approach to adult medical emergencies. The course format facilitates participants’ ability to assess and manage a medical patient from an initial field impression through determining a differential diagnosis. The course is designed to allow for a minimal amount of lecture and ample actual hands-on physical assessment of the medical patient. The AMLS course is designed for the provider who is currently taking or has completed paramedic or other advanced-level training. Topics addressed include advanced assessment, airway management, oxygenation and ventilation, as well as venous access and medication administration. Topics addressed in a complaint-based, integrated approach to patient care include shock, dyspnea, chest pain, altered neurological status, acute abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, seizure and syncope. Students completing the course will receive 16 hours of continuing education in the area of patient assessment and medical emergency. The course is recognized for CECBEMS accreditation and National Registry recertification. Provider students must attend the entire course and pass the final skills evaluation and written exam to be eligible for a course completion certificate. Qualified participants may attend the Instructor Course, which will follow the Provider Course on Wednesday evening. Instructor candidates must be experienced in teaching at the advanced provider level. Required materials: A textbook is included in the cost of registration and will be mailed to each registrant for precourse preparation, which is necessary for successful completion. AMLS Instructor Books will be available for purchase at the beginning of the class for those who qualify to become an Instructor. AMLS Instructor course candidates must be an advanced level provider and instructor, successfully complete the AMLS provider course and pass the written exam with an 84%.
8:00 AM	Session P4: Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) EPC National Faculty (Two-Day Provider Course) (Half-Day Instructor Course) Tuesday, July 22, 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday, July 23, 8 am to 5 pm Fee: $195 Enrollment is limited. Please register early to ensure participation. Pre-registration required. NAEMT reserves the right to cancel this course if minimum registration is not met. Pediatric emergency care has traditionally been the most challenging facet of prehospital medicine. This difficulty has often been attributed to insufficient content and depth of material by initial education programs for emergency medical services (EMS). In various surveys, students have expressed the need for additional training to better understand the anatomical, physiological, and communication challenges surrounding the care and treatment of children. The EPC curriculum focuses on the care of sick and injured children and gives students a practical understanding of respiratory, cardiovascular, medical and traumatic emergencies in the pediatric patient population. Assessment is based upon the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT), and lessons are consistent with current pediatric knowledge and skills. The program incorporates Family Centered Care throughout all scenarios, and includes a component on caring for children with special needs. The target audience for the EPC Provider-Instructor course is potential instructors. This two part course is an accelerated program for the experienced EMS educator with prior pediatric CME experience or interest. This program allows participants to become recognized both as EPC providers and as EPC instructors. Qualified participants may participate in the Instructor course, which will take place on Wednesday evening following the provider course. Required materials: EPC Instructor course candidates must provide proof of recognition as an instructor in any EMS certification licensure or CME course, successfully complete the EPC provider course and pass the written exam with an 84%.
July 23, 2008
8:00 AM	Session P5: PHTLS Combined Instructor and Transition Course PHTLS National and State Faculty Wednesday, July 23, 8 am to 5 pm Fee: $135 Enrollment is limited. Please register early to ensure participation. Pre-registration required. NAEMT reserves the right to cancel this course if minimum registration is not met. This unique PHTLS Instructor and transition course is designed to orient PHTLS Instructor candidates and ITLS instructors to PHTLS philosophy, administration and course content. After completion of the course, candidates will need to be monitored by PHTLS Affiliate Faculty to finalize their instructor training. PHTLS providers and/or ITLS instructors are eligible for participation in this PHTLS combined instructor and transition course, which will be conducted by National and State faculty. Required materials: Proof of current PHTLS or ITLS Instructor status. 6th edition PHTLS instructor manual provided with registration.