30th Annual EMS Seminar in Montour Falls
March 3rd and 4th, 2012
at the NYS Fire Academy
600 College Avenue, Montour Falls, NY 14865
(607) 535-7136
Registration 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Seminars start at 8:00 a.m.
Saturday March 3rd, 2012
Clinical Insights: Making Your Assessment More Accurate
Assessing and managing the pre-hospital patient can be quite challenging. This session will provide clinical updates and insights related to the assessment of the medical and trauma patient. The aim of this session is for you to be able to apply better assessment techniques in the field.
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Pathophysiology, Assessment and Management
How often do you encounter a patient that has been involved in a minor auto crash, fall, or other incident involving a mechanism of injury that is not significant and you must make a decision to immobilize the patient or not? This session will provide you with easy-to-perform clinical assessment skills to make the right clinical decision on whether to immobilize the patient or not.
Joseph J. Mistovich, M.Ed, NREMT-P
Joseph J. Mistovich is the chairperson of the Department of Health Professions and a Professor at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. Mistovich has more than 29 years of experience as an educator in emergency medical services and multidisciplinary health care. He is currently completing his 16th year as chairperson of the Department of Health Professions and 27th year as a professor in the same department. Mistovich is the past recipient of the Watson Award, Chairperson Leadership Award, and two Distinguished Professorship Awards in Teaching. He received a Master of Education degree from Kent State University, a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science degree in Allied Health and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Emergency Medical Services from Youngstown State University. Mistovich has authored 14 EMS textbooks and 51 EMS journal articles. He is a frequent speaker at state and national EMS clinical and education conferences. Mistovich is a member of the Board of Directors for the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) which is the national accrediting committee for EMS programs.
The State of Emergency Medical Service in New York State
Presented by Bureau of EMS, NYS Department of Health and NYSEMS Council Chair.
When Your Golden Years Begin To Tarnish Geriatric and EMS
Do you find dealing with elderly patients challenging? Most of us do. With American society “graying” at record levels, the EMS needs of the elderly will continue to increase. In 1983, 26 million Americans were over the age of 65. That number now exceeds 40 million! As professionals, we need to be as proficient as possible with this material in order to treat this growing segment of the population effectively and with respect. Join JEMS “Case of the Month” author Paul Werfel as we cover the following topics essential for pre-hospital practitioners: physiological changes of aging; effectively assessing the older patient’s history; special considerations in geriatric trauma; medical emergencies in the older patient; pharmacological considerations in the older patient; and elder abuse.
Paul A. Werfel, MS, NREMT-P
Paul A.Werfel is the director of the Paramedic Program at the School of Health Technology and Management/Department of Emergency Medicine University Medical Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has also worked at Bellevue Hospital in New York in the Emergency Care Institute and as an emergency care program coordinator and working paramedic in Jamaica Hospital in New York City. Werfel is a contributing editor for JEMS Magazine and is the author of the “Case of the Month” column. He is an experienced lecturer, having spoken on numerous EMS subjects throughout the United States. Werfel has been a New York State EMT since 1975 and continues in the field on a daily basis.
Sunday March 4th, 2012
Hudson Valley First Responder Initiative: Coming Home Can be Difficult
This session discusses the problems of returning combat veterans including the signs and symptoms of combat induced stress and a source for help through the VA. Our mission is to educate and provide training to all law enforcement and first responders about the issues that many returning veterans are facing, include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. We provide information about the resources and services that the VA has to offer and we include specific information about our Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF] Program. By understanding more of what these veterans are experiencing, law enforcement and all first responders will be more aware and prepared to help our returning service men and women. Many working in the law enforcement and first responder community are veterans themselves, and may additionally benefit.
Elizabeth Rahilly, LMSW, and Kristen Tuttle, LCSW
Elizabeth Rahilly is a Community Based Outpatient Clinic social worker for the United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Hudson Valley Health Care System. She is a New York State Certified Police Academy Instructor, and an adjunct faculty member at Mount Saint Mary’s College, Newburgh, NY.
Kristen Tuttle is a social worker for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, with the Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Program. She works with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan helping them to connect and receive services they are entitled to and deserve. Tuttle is also a New York State Certified Police Academy Instructor.
The New York State Jack Shea Law and EMS
This presentation explains a newly adopted New York State Law that permits advanced New York State Emergency Medical Technicians to draw a sample of blood from an individual who is suspected of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, or his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or illicit use of drugs. This presentation explains the flavor of the law and how it is applied by law enforcement using the skills and expertise of fire and EMS personnel.
The Searles-Ambrose Move Over Law 2012
This presentation explains the necessity for the New York State Move Over Law and how fire and EMS personnel are protected. The presentation will have graphic representations of incidents wherein the law would have helped save first responders and other emergency workers. This graphic presentation demonstrates just how quickly a seemingly easy run can turn ugly.
Gary T. Ferrucci, PC, EMT-CC, CIC
Gary T. Ferrucci is a senior member of the Valley Stream Fire Department. He has been part of the Rescue Company since 1966 and was Chief of Department from 1983-1986. Ferrucci has been a Nassau County Police Officer since 1969, a Nassau County Police Department Detective since 1981 and a Nassau County Homicide Squad Investigator since 1990. He has been Deputy Chief Instructor at the Nassau County EMS Academy, East Meadow, since 1986 and was Director of Pre-Hospital Medical Education for North Shore LIJ Health System from 2000-2004. An EMT-CC since 1973, Ferrucci is also a member of the New York State Regional Faculty for EMS Instructors, Bureau for Municipal Police for the State of New York. Additionally, he is an instructor for the American Heart Association and the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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