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OPERATIONS/MANAGEMENT

MIH/CP

Crew Resource Management: Can It Work on
the Ground?

Launching a Community Paramedic
Program During a Pandemic

RICHARD J. BLANCHET; BENJAMIN J. BLANCHET

MATTHEW LIBBY

Crew Resource Management (CRM) is a proven and accepted process
that has reduced errors, omissions, incidents, and accidents in the
aviation community. But while it works and is here to stay as part of
aviation culture, CRM is not yet well understood or accepted in
prehospital and hospital care. Should it also be a standard in the
medical community?

CityBlock works with members and their
insurance providers to address gaps in their
healthcare. CityBlock then splits the cost
savings that come with better care with the insurance company. In the
spring of 2020, CityBlock found itself in the middle of the COVID crisis.
Community paramedicine was identified as a solution to better
manage members' care outside traditional pathways. The program
quickly evolved to assisting with a host of member needs, both chronic
and acute. Our Community Rapid Response Program bridged the gap
between virtual and in-person care and simultaneously improved
members' health, improved their experience of care, and achieved
tremendous cost savings. In this presentation we review the stand-up,
successes, failures, and lessons learned in our program launched
across several states.

LEADERSHIP

Embracing a Mental Health-Focused Culture
TRAVIS WILSON, BS, NRP
Agencies' attempts to address mental health issues often fall short
of intended goals. Rarely do they do anything to correct underlying
challenges. Instead, embracing and owning a culture of supporting
mental health takes intentionality, purposeful steps, and dedication.
Embracing mental health has to be threaded throughout the organizational structure and a core part of agency identity. This presentation
will review common cultural barriers and look at simple steps agencies
can take to shift their department culture in the right direction.
PEDS/GERIATRICS/SPEC POPS

Gases Gone Wild: Decompressing Dive
Medicine
MIKE BROWN, AAS, NREMS-P, FP-C
You are called to care for an unconscious scuba diver who just surfaced. How prepared are you to manage this patient while considering
the numerous issues that could be occurring? Join your speaker on
a dive into assessment and management of this uncommon but
time-sensitive emergency where appropriate care and transport can
make all the difference. An exciting scenario will guide you through
understanding of gas laws, decompression theory, and relevant
treatment. You will leave with increased confidence and a simple
understanding of this rather rare patient presentation.
EDUCATOR

How Do I Reach These Kids? Student
Engagement in the 21st Century EMS
Classroom
LUCIAN MIRRA, MED, NRP
In a world filled with distraction, how do EMS educators and leaders
engage students? Whether you teach in a traditional classroom, a
" flipped " classroom, an entirely hybrid program, or clinically as a
preceptor, it is incumbent on us to ensure our students get the most
out of their educational experience. In this presentation, we will build
from an understanding of student engagement theory through the
literature, and apply key points to the EMS classroom. Through a
discussion facilitated by case studies, we will better understand what
we must do as educators to reach our students in an engaging and
meaningful way.

CRITICAL CARE

Modern Day Vent Management: Force the
Non-Compliant Lung into Submission
CHARLES F. SWEARINGEN, BS, NRP, FP-C
This course will focus on the ventilator
management of non-compliant lungs. These can
be difficult to handle from pre-intubation through
the 10th ventilator setting change. The student will be guided through
three actual cases. Problems will be identified and solutions discussed.
A student polling system will be used to engage students of the activity.
PEDS/GERIATRICS/SPEC POPS

Prehospital Management of Pediatric
Seizures
MEGAN MARINO, MD, FAAP
This interactive, case-based lecture will give ALS and BLS providers the
tools they need to evaluate and treat pediatric seizures and will review
the treatment and interventions needed. It will review the importance
of looking for subtle signs of trauma in evaluating the pediatric seizure
patient to look for signs of child abuse.
BLS

The Dark Humor of Emergency Care:
Unprofessional Behavior or Therapeutic
Coping Mechanism?
NYSSA HATTAWAY, BA, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN;
LISA FOUNTAIN, BA
Healthcare providers, particularly critical care and emergency healthcare providers, are infamous for having a dark sense of humor. This
session will explore what qualifies as dark humor, why we practice it,
and most importantly, when it is therapeutic and where the line is that
crosses over to unprofessional behavior.

LEADERSHIP

ALS

It's OK to Not Be OK: Building Wellness
Within Your Agency

The EMS Speakeasy: The Clinical
Underworld

EMILY NICHOLS, MD

JACOB GOOD-FERNANDEZ, BS, FP-C

EMS leaders often tell their employees they are their greatest asset, but
are they showing it? In this discussion, the presenter will review the
grim statistics surrounding EMS health and well-being. The presenter
will discuss how they used trying times within their agency as an opportunity to build systems of support. The presenter will then outline
steps leaders can take to build emotionally safe work environments
and encourage resiliency among their providers.

The TBI patient and Cushing's reflex, NTG in the inferior STEMI, and
the pitting edema CHF patient are all disease phenotypes that look
deceptively " normal " from the outside. Much like a speakeasy...from
the outside these diseases look commonplace, almost mundane and
don't even catch the attention of many people or providers. They exist
as phone booths or bookcases or behind bank vaults. But what lurks
behind these hidden doors is a world very few know about. These disease processes, the CHF, the TBI, and the Inferior STEMI look like nice,
commonplace, everyday objects. But behind their hidden entrance, is
a clinical " rabbit hole " that challenges the current paradigm of treatment and recognition of these disease processes.

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