Basic WMD Medical Operations Mark Pinchalk, Francis Feld, Kurt Gardner, Joe Suyama, MD
8:30am—5:00pm

This program will provide EMS professionals with the basic skills for managing medical operations in a HazMat/WMD environment. The program will cover: medical management of WMD/HazMat incidents, antidotes, medical support for rehab operations, personal protective equipment and a concept of operations for EMS operations at these incident. The program will be hands on intensive with evolutions in: Donning and doffing PPE, rapid interventions operations, emergency gross decontamination, advanced airway management, vascular access and antidote administration in PPE. Practical Exercises: ALS procedures in the Warm Zone and PPE. Tuition: $75.00 CEU Total: To be Determined May be applied to NREMT Category 2.

NREMT-P Practical Evaluation 8:00am—5:00pm

EMSI, in conjunction with NREMT and the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of EMS, is sponsoring a NREMT-P practical examination on Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Please call 412-242-7322, extension 28 for more details. There is a $20 site fee to sit for the examination. This site fee includes all disposable equipment as well as refreshments and lunch for candidates.

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Andrew Guzzo, Guy Guimond
8:30am—5:00pm BOTH DAYS

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) is a two-day (16-hour) in-depth study of medical emergencies.  This course emphasizes a pragmatic approach and format, based on teaching providers what they need to know.  The curriculum is designed to allow for a minimal amount of lecture and an ample amount of actual hands-on physical assessment of patients. The hands-on AMLS course gives each provider/student the ability to integrate the knowledge presented into a practical format for use in his or her current practice. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to apply critical thinking skills to integrate pathophysiology with the assessment findings of a medical patient and conduct a competent medical examination that utilizes proper diagnostic skills and interventions. Course participation is open to all providers with at least one year of clinical experience. Successful completion of the course entails attendance both days, proficiency in the 4 evaluation stations (Hypoperfusion, Dyspnea/Respiratory Failure; Chest Pain and Abdominal/GI Bleed Scenarios). In addition, there is a post-test written examination where a score of 74% is required. The provider manual for this course, the AMLS textbook, published by Brady/Prentice Hall, is not mandated nor provided however is encouraged and has been shown to be beneficial when reviewed prior to attendance. AMLS is accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) and is recognized by the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT)  Students who successfully complete the AMLS course will receive a certificate of completion that is valid for four years. Tuition: $100.00. CEU Total: BLS Total CEU is 9.5 medical/trauma). ALS Total CEU is 15.5 medical/trauma). May be applied to NREMT Category 2.

Tactical Medical Responder R. Scott Everitt, Jerome Wasek, R. MacDonald Cunningham
8:30am—5:00pm BOTH DAYS

Presented through the auspices of the National Academy of Tactical Medical Response (NATMR), this course covers the basics of tactical medicine operations. This program is considered a foundational course that will serve as a basis for future training of the tactical medic. Team development and basic medical aspects of tactical operations are presented. Assessment, treatment and evacuation of injured personnel are stressed in this two-day program. Hands-on training supplements the scheduled lectures and provides a challenge to all program participants. Class size is limited to 18 students. Tuition is set by the Academy and covers specialized equipment and supplies that are provided for the practical sessions. Tuition is $285.00. This is a two day program and students must attend both days. This course is intensive. You will alternate between indoor and outdoor activities during the course. CEU Total: BLS Total CEU is 14 (8.5 medical/trauma and 5.5 other). ALS Total CEU is 16 (10.5 medical/trauma and 5.5 other). May be applied to NREMT Category 2.

Advanced Prehospital Airway Program (APAM) EMSI Staff
8:30am—5:00pm

THIS COURSE IS FULL AND IS NOW CLOSED. There are seats available for the Saturday session.
The Advanced Prehospital Airway Management (APAM) course is designed to cover all aspects of providing high quality airway care to patients in the prehospital setting. Students will be using computer based simulated patients from the WISER center. Web based study material will cover knowledge necessary to perform the skills and scenarios associated with the simulated patients. Recreations of real world scenarios will challenge the EMS providers to prove their mastery of the skills and knowledge needed to perform state of the art prehospital airway care. Specific skills include pharmacology associated with airway care, airway related patient assessment, bag valve mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation, cricothyroidotomy, use of rescue airway devices, and monitoring equipment. Class size is limited to 12 students. Prerequisite: ALS practitioner only and access to internet prior to course. The course repeats on Saturday. There is no tuition for this course; students will receive a lunch ticket but will not receive a social event ticket. CEU Total: ALS 8.0 medical/trauma. May be applied to NREMT Core Content.

Advanced Prehospital Airway Program (APAM) EMSI Staff
8:30am—5:00pm

The Advanced Prehospital Airway Management (APAM) course is designed to cover all aspects of providing high quality airway care to patients in the prehospital setting. Students will be using computer based simulated patients from the WISER center. Web based study material will cover knowledge necessary to perform the skills and scenarios associated with the simulated patients. Recreations of real world scenarios will challenge the EMS providers to prove their mastery of the skills and knowledge needed to perform state of the art prehospital airway care. Specific skills include pharmacology associated with airway care, airway related patient assessment, bag valve mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation, cricothyroidotomy, use of rescue airway devices, and monitoring equipment. Class size is limited to 12 students. Prerequisite: ALS practitioner only and access to internet prior to course. This course is a repeat of Friday’s session. There is no tuition for this course; students will receive a lunch ticket but will not receive a social event ticket. CEU Total: ALS 8.0 medical/trauma. May be applied to NREMT Core Content.