WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 8, 2012
8:00
– 5:00 PM - Pre conference workshop
EMS Street Survival - (limited to 30 participants) - First
Sergeant Keith A. McMinn and Senior Trooper Steven F. Proctor
- Maryland State Police EMS- This one day program is designed
to give EMS providers of all levels an overview of basic
survival. The class will include hands-on scenarios with
simulated weapons and attacks. (Additional Fee required-
$100)
3:00
– 7:00 PM - Exhibitor set-up
6:00
– 8:00 PM - Early Registration
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 9, 2012
7:15- 8:00 AM- Conference Registration- Exhibits - Continental
Breakfast
8:15-8:30 AM- Welcome and Introductions:
Peter M. Rhee, MD
8:30-9:05 AM- General Session Key Note Speaker-
Richard Carmona, MD- “The Politics of Trauma”
- The Surgeon General is often challenged by many national
and global problems, but none is more virulent than the
plague of politics.
9:10-10:00
AM- The Future of Head Injury - Geoffrey
Ling, MD The director of the U.S. military’s research
program discusses projects currently in progress and ideas
not yet developed for new ways of managing head injuries.
10:00-10:30 AM – BREAK AND EXHIBITORS
10:30-11:55 AM- GENERAL SESSIONS- 25 MINUTES
EACH
10:30- 10:55 AM – Caring for the Mangled Extremity
- John Ruth, MD The enormous challenges of dealing with
the severely-mangled extremity will be presented.
11:00-11:25 AM–“Go Live” Reimplantation
- Warren Breidenbach, MD Badly mangled and fully- and partially-amputated
extremities can be effectively managed by re-implantation
involving complex repairs and reconstructions involving
bone, soft tissue, vessels, and nerves.
11:30-11:55 AM- “Go Bionic”
- Geoffrey Ling, MD Cutting-edge mechanical/ electronic
artificial extremity replacement will be described. Where
are we now with this technology, and what may the future
hold with the “bionic-man” approach?
12:00-1:15 PM- LUNCH-– Heart Trauma Videos
- Peter M. Rhee, MD Dr. Rhee shows actual videos of cardiac
trauma, taken during initial resuscitation and in the operating
room, and showing how trauma center teams deal with such
dramatic injuries.
1:30-2:55 PM- CONCURRENT TRACKS- 25 minutes
each
(A. EMS; B. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, C. ADVANCED)
1:30-1:55 PM
(A) Disaster Triage - Joshua Gaither, MD-
Imagine you are on shift when things go bad. Will you be
able to effectively triage and start treatment when a disaster
strikes? In this session we discuss current triage systems,
what works best, and how to apply them.
(B) Care in the Air -Kelly Bowman RN Providing
care for a trauma victim in rotor aircraft presents unique
challenges. We will discuss lessons learned and anecdotal
experiences from 9 years of military air transport at home
and abroad. How can what we know about flying patients in
Iraq, Afghanistan or across the Pacific Ocean affect the
way you provide care to your patient?
(C)
Spinal Trauma - Sergio Rivero, MD- What
can EMS and trauma care teams do to improve outcomes for
those with serious injuries to the spine and spinal cord?
Things you should know.
2:00-2:25
PM
(A) Street Safety Part 1- Steve Proctor-,
EMTP -Situational Awareness- How EMS providers can be proactive
in their approach to scene management always keeping safety
in mind
(B) Tele-What? - Bellal Joseph, MD- The
latest twist in trauma telemedicine using smart phones.
Can your iPhone connect you immediately with the trauma
experts? Is instant, two-way, live video-conferencing from
rural ER’s or moving ambulances possible and useful?
(C)
Thoracic Trauma -D.J. Green, MD Some of
what you were taught about chest trauma may not be such
a good idea. What should you know and know how to do, for
common serious chest trauma.
2:30-2:55
PM
(A) Street Safety Part 2 -Keith McMinn
EMTP – Is your patient concealing a weapon? What to
do now?
(B) Trauma Gadgets- Kara Snyder, RN –
Kara describes the latest cool gadgets that promise improvement
in how we do trauma care. Have you seen one of these yet?
(C)
Wound Care - Katherine Mehaffey, RN - Weird
Wounds- Clinical presentations, diagnosis, treatment and
dressing options.
2:55-3:15
PM BREAK AND EXHIBITS
3:15-4:15
PM- RAPID FIRE TOPICS 10 minutes each-
(A. EMS; B. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, C. ADVANCED)
PLEASE STAY IN SAME TRACK
2:55-3:15
PM BREAK AND EXHIBITS
3:15-4:15
PM- RAPID FIRE TOPICS 10 minutes each-
3:15-3:25
PM
(A) Vehicle Intrusion –Stewart Wang,
MD- Assessing vehicle intrusion during field triage. How
much intrusion? Measured from where to where? Does it matter?
(B) Flight Physiology - Kelly Bowman- Transporting
a trauma victim on a rotor aircraft will have a definite
physiologic impact that is uniquely flight-induced. What
both flight personnel and ED nurses need to know about this.
(C)
Maggot Therapy – Katherine Mehaffey,
RN - Everything you wanted to know, or not
3:25-3:35
PM
(A) Identifying the Nightmare Airway -
Joshua Gaither, MD Placement of an advanced airway is difficult
at best in the prehospital setting. Here we will discuss
easy-to-use tools to help anyone identify airways that are
likely to be more difficult than others.
(B) Binding Pelvic Fractures- John Ruth,
MD. We know serious pelvis fractures should be immediately
stabilized to prevent critical bleeding. But how? What is
the best way? What really works?
(C)
Pancreatic
Trauma -Robert Maxson, MD - Less commonly injured
than some other organs, pancreatic injury can be most serious,
indeed. Dr. Maxson will present important things to know
about this type of trauma.
3:35-3:45
PM
(A) Glidescope Intubation- John Sakles
MD How this tool, can help with the most-difficult airways
in the prehospital setting
(B) Tetanus- Peter Rhee, MD – All
you need to know about tetanus immunization: lockjaw, Clostridium
tetani, tetanus toxoid, DT, DPT, DTaP, Td, Tdap, 10 years,
barnyard wounds, and dosing.
(C)
Head Injury in the ICU -Geoff Ling , MD
Cutting edge tools and techniques for dealing with complex
brain trauma
3:45-3:55
PM
(A) Needle Decompression- Andrew Tang,
MD - Tension physiology, the procedure itself, and what
scientific studies have taught us about the utility of needle
decompression.
(B) Methamphetamine and Trauma - Michael
Sise, MD - Meth use may cause the trauma, but now you are
trying to treat the patient, and the meth effects are still
there.
(C)
The Anticoagulated Trauma Patient- Bellal
Joseph, MD - He’s hurt, he’s bleeding, and he
is anticoagulated. Now what? Coumadin, aspirin, Plavix,
Pradaxa, and other anticoagulants. How their effects differ
and what you can do about it.
3:55-4:05
PM
(A) Trauma Commandments- Paul Werfel -
NREMTP- If only someone had decided on rules to make the
job easier.
(B) The art of Cactus Spine Removal - Dan
Judkins, RN Tips and techniques. How to deal with the especially
challenging case – like more than 500 cholla spines
in the face. And: “death by cactus.”
(C)
Clearing the Pipe -Carolynn Cassutt, RN,
CRNI - You go to give that 2 am IVP medication and you find
that you are unable to obtain a blood return or flush the
catheter. What now?- Bellal Joseph, MD - He’s hurt,
he’s bleeding, and he is anticoagulated. Now what?
Coumadin, aspirin, Plavix, Pradaxa, and other anticoagulants.
How their effects differ and what you can do about it.
4:05-4:15
PM
(A) Tranexemic Acid - Peter Rhee, MD –
A new prehospital drug for hemorrhagic shock? Cheap, simple,
easy-to-use, and effective
(B) Pigtail Catheters - Narong Kulvatunyou
MD – What is a pigtail catheter, and how can it be
used? Does it work? What are the advantages? Are they a
replacement for chest tubes?
(C)
Sleep and Recovery from Acute Injury and Critical
Illness - Randy Friese MD Sleep is vital in the
recovery process for acutely injured and critically ill
patients. We will review the effects of sleep deprivation
and the benefits of sleep promotion in the recovery process
5:30-
8:30 PM- Monsoon Madness Fiesta at Catalina Steakhouse-
Starr Pass Golf Course BBQ Dinner and entertainment- $20
per person- limited to 150 tickets
