Schedule

Focus EMS will be held on the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham and is scheduled for Saturday, November 6, 2010 to Sunday, November 7, 2010.

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	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Practical
Focus EMS 2010 Schedule Day 1: Saturday, November 6, 2010
9:00- 9:15	Opening and Welcome
9:15- 10:45	Saving Our Neglected Patients Jerry Overton (Keynote)
11:00- 12:30	A Trauma Surgeon's Experience In Haiti Dr. Kurt Rhynhart	Getting out Alive: Communication for Psychological Emergencies Laurie Cyr-Martel	Pediatric Traumatic Injuries Dr. David Mooney	Simulation Session: PediaSim (EMT)
12:30- 1:45	Bonus Lunch Tour: Children's Critical Care Transport Program Ambulance		Bonus Lunch Session: Pandemic Planning for Special Populations Raphael Barishansky
1:45- 3:15	Ambulance as Taxi: Avoiding Medically Unnecessary Transports Jerry Overton	Responding to Childhood & Adolescent Psyc. Crises Laurie Cyr-Martel	Simplifying the Complex Kid Harriett Nelson	Simulation Session: PediaSim (EMT / Nurse)
3:30- 5:00	Using 911 Call Determinants to Improve EMS Response Chuck Hemeon	Bariatric Case Study: The 1000 lbs Transfer Dr. Steven Powell	Aquatics Injury Treatment & Prevention Gerald Dworkin	Simulation Session: PediaSim (EMT / Nurse)
5:15- 6:45	When Deliveries Go Bad: The EMS Provider's Worst Nightmare Dr. Debbie Mueller	Managing Geriatric Patients: From Brittle Bones to End-of-Life Issues Raphael Barishansky	Aquatics Injury Treatment & Prevention Gerald Dworkin	Simulation Session: PediaSim (EMT)

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Practical
Focus EMS 2010 Schedule Day 2: Sunday, November 7, 2010
9:00- 9:15	Opening and Welcome
9:15- 10:45	Keynote Address: The First 15 minutes of the Deadliest Pediatric Emergencies Dr. James Callahan (Keynote)
11:00- 12:30	Autism Special Needs for EMS Jason Dorval	Transporting the Combative Patient Dr. Thomas Dunn	Assessment of the Pregnant Patient Dr. Debbie Mueller	20 Greatest Mistakes that EMS Managers Make Dan Manz	Simulation Session: PediaSim (EMT)
12:30- 1:45	Bonus Lunch Session: Overcoming Communication Difficulties: To Haiti and Back; Nathan Duclos
1:45- 3:15	Infectious Disease Emergencies in Young Children Dr. James Callahan	Preventing Responder Suicide Dr. Barry Feldman	Long-term Effects of Traumatic Injuries on Returning Veterans Dr. Thomas Dunn	Lessons Learned From the Faked Credentials Scandal Sue Prentiss	Simulation Session: PediaSim (EMT)
3:30- 5:00	Use of Medical Helicopters (DHART)	Depressed, Demented and Delirious: Geriatric Psychiatric Emergencies Dr. David Harnett	Lives in Danger: The Dynamics of Scene Safety Tim Redding	Small Service Survival Dan Manz	Simulation Session: PediaSim (EMT)

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