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Dr. Michael
Abernethy
Madison, Wisconsin |
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Dr. Abernethy has spent the last 30 years as a
prehospital care provider, starting out as an EMT, becoming a National
Guard medic, and eventually a physician. He is currently a flight
physician with UW Medflight, as well as an emergency department
physician. With more than 3,000 patient transports, Dr. Abernethy is
one of the most experienced flight physicians in the country. He is
the current Medical Director/Advisor for the Wisconsin EMS
Association. |
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Michael
Brink
Madison Heights, Michigan |
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Michael Brink has 17 years with the Madison Heights
Fire Department and is the department’s Technical Rescue and Hazardous
Materials coordinator. Michael has been instructing technical rescue
for 16 years. He holds the position of Chief Operations Officer and
Training Director for the Safety and Technical Rescue Association. He
is also the Task Force Leader and Technical Rescue Specialist with the
Michigan Technical Rescue Operations Team. |
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Edward
Buchanan
Hanover, Virginia |
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Eddie serves as the Division Chief of Operations
for the Hanover Fire & EMS Department in Richmond, VA. He currently
serves as a director at large for the International Society of Fire
Service Instructors. He also serves on the Technical Committee for
Fire Services Training for the National Fire Protection Association.
Chief Buchanan provides advanced leadership training and coaching to
organizations and departments across the country. |
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Dr. Charles
Cady
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Dr. Charles Cady is an Assistant Professor of
Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and is the
chair of the State of Wisconsin Physician Advisory Committee. He has
been involved in EMS for 17 years. Dr. Cady is the Medical Director
for the City of Kenosha Fire Department and Assistant Director of
Medical Services for Milwaukee County. Dr. Cady is an active
member of the National Association of EMS Physicians. |
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Dr. M.
Riccardo Colella
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Dr. Colella is an academic emergency medicine
physician. He has an extensive background as a career paramedic,
firefighter, and technical rescue expert. During his tenure at The
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he served as Medical
Director for the Hopkins Center for Transport Medicine. Joining the
faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he serves as the
Assistant Director of Medical Services for Milwaukee County EMS and
Flight For Life. |
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Scott
DeBoer
Dyer, Indiana |
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Scott DeBoer is a dynamic seminar leader with more
than 18 years of emergency, critical care, and flight nursing
experience. He received his Masters Degree in critical care nursing
from
Purdue University and is currently a flight nurse for the University
of Chicago Aeromedical Network. In addition, he is the founder of Peds-R-Us
Medical Education, Med-Pierce, and serves as a medical consultant for
the Association of Professional Piercers. |
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Brian
Donaldson
Omaha, Nebraska |
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Brian Donaldson began his EMS career in 1980 and
has since served as a care provider at all levels of EMS. He currently
works as an EMS educator for Omaha Fire & Rescue, and as a staff
paramedic for Clarinda Regional Health Center’s mobile ICU. Brian is a
published author, educator and has served on numerous local and state
EMS boards and committees. Brian frequently presents topics at
emergency medical conferences throughout the country. |
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James Downing
Blacksburg, Virginia |
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Currently the President of the Virginia Tech Rescue
Squad and a senior in Virginia Tech’s Mechanical Engineering program,
James Downing joined VTRS in January of 2005 with no prior EMS
experience. He became a driver with VTRS in August 2006 and was
elected President of VTRS in April 2007. Downing was on scene at both
Ambler Johnston and Norris Hall during the incident on April 16, 2006,
and was able to drive three patients to nearby hospitals. |
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John Elder
Burleson,
Texas |
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John Elder currently serves as the Director of
Clinical Services for Emergicon, L.L.C. He has been involved with EMS
for over 16 years. John has had the opportunity to work in the rural,
urban, and flight environments. He has served on state committees on
the future and direction of EMS education, and has authored numerous
articles on EMS-related topics. John has appeared as a guest lecturer
at
many venues. |
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James Gatteno Detroit, Michigan |
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James Gatteno has 12 years with the Detroit Fire
Department EMS Division and is on the department’s Hazardous Materials
Team. James has been instructing technical rescue for eight years, and
holds the position of Rescue Training Coordinator for the Safety and
Technical Rescue Association. He is also a member of the Michigan
Technical Rescue Operations Team where he holds the position of Rescue
Manager and Technical Rescue Specialist. |
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Dr. Seth Krosner San Diego, California |
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Seth is a past favorite in Wisconsin who is best
known for his human cadaver dissections. After several years at
Chicago’s Cook County Hospital, Seth is currently an attending trauma
surgeon at Mercy Hospital in San Diego. He is a Board Certified trauma
surgeon who has appeared on the Learning Channel’s Trauma Life In
The ER, on Trauma Center, and other
trauma documentaries. |
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Brian Litza Madison, Wisconsin |
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Brian Litza is currently the Section Chief for the
State of Wisconsin EMS Section, Bureau of Local Health Support and
Emergency Medical Services. He has performed in various capacities in
both private and public sector EMS since 1983. Brian has served as a
volunteer fire fighter, EMS educator, program coordinator, supervisor,
and critical care paramedic during his 24-year career in
emergency services. |
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Connie
Mattera
Chicago, Illinois |
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Connie Mattera has been involved in healthcare
since 1972. She earned her Paramedic license through riding with the
Chicago Fire Department in the 1970s. She is the EMS Administrative
Director for the Northwest Community EMS System in Arlington Heights,
Illinois. She serves on the editorial board for JEMS and is the
EMS Section Editor for the Journal of Emergency Nursing. Connie
has spoken at many national EMS conferences. |
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Deborah
McCoy-Freeman
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Deborah McCoy-Freeman is the EMS education
specialist for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Prehospital Care Program. Prior to moving to Pennsylvania, she served
as regional emergency medical services coordinator for Altru Health
System, and training officer for the Altru Ambulance Service in North
Dakota. Deborah lectures nationally on a variety of EMS-related topics
and is active in offering outreach EMS education. |
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Jon Politis
Latham, New York |
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Jon is the chief of the Colonie EMS Department in
upstate New York. He has been active in EMS since 1971, serving as a
career firefighter, state EMS training coordinator and a paramedic
training program coordinator. The author of numerous publications and
training programs, he is also
active in the field as a flight paramedic, ski patroller and EMS and
rescue instructor. |
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Dwight Polk
Baltimore,
Maryland |
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Dwight is the Paramedic Program Director at the
University of Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore, MD, and is a
member of the Mobile Crisis Team at the Grassroots Crisis Center in
Columbia, MD. His perspective as a paramedic and social worker makes
him a familiar face at conferences around the country. Dwight has a
Master’s Degree in Occupational Social Work and is a mental health
professional for two Critical Incident Stress
Management (CISM) teams in the Baltimore area. |
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Dr. Ed Racht Austin, Texas |
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Ed M. Racht, MD, is the Medical Director for the
City of Austin/Travis County EMS System. He has been involved in EMS
for 18 years, including as medical director for multiple career and
volunteer EMS agencies. Dr. Racht is a reviewer for Academic
Emergency Medicine and the Journal of Prehospital Care, and
serves on the editorial board of Best Practices. His research
interests include cardiac arrest and resuscitation, and EMS system
development. Dr. Racht is sure to bring interest and insight as he
makes his second
appearance in Wisconsin. |
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Scott Rifleman Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
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Scott is a 31-year veteran of the Stevens Point
Fire and Ambulance Department. He has served as Portage County Coroner
since 1980, where he is Nationally board registered as Diplomat,
American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators. Together he and Dr.
Seth Krosner have performed Human Cadaver Dissections for EMS
audiences in several areas of Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest.
Scott’s candid and entertaining style, coupled with decades of EMS and
death investigation experience, makes him and Dr. Krosner an
unbeatable team. |
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Timothy Sendelbach Savannah, Georgia
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Tim is a 21-year student and educator who holds
degrees in Fire Administration, Arson, and in Emergency Medical Care
from Eastern Kentucky University. Tim is a contributing editor to
numerous publications, including The Voice, Firehouse.com
Members Zone, and the Fire & Emergency Television Network
(FETN). Tim is currently the President of the ISFSI and a student of
the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program. Most
recently, Tim presented the keynote address for the 2007 Fire
Department Instructors
Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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Mike Smith Tacoma, Washington |
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Mike Smith, BS, MICP, is the Program Chair and Lead
Instructor for the Emergency Medical & Health Services Program at
Tacoma Community College. Mike is a 35-year EMS veteran, with 20 years
as a Paramedic. He is one of the most popular EMS speakers in the
country, speaking at dozens of state and national conferences each
year. Mike has a total of 49 publications to his credit, including
work on seven textbooks. Mike also writes the monthly column Beyond
the Books for
EMS Magazine. |
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Christopher Suprun Cedar Hill, Texas |
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Christopher Suprun is a veteran
firefighter/paramedic and instructor with 15 years on the street and
nearly a dozen years teaching fire, EMS, and emergency management
topics. He has been affiliated as an Adjunct Instructor in Emergency
Medicine for The George Washington University, and as a field
instructor for New Mexico Tech’s Energetic Materials and Research
Center (EMRTC). |
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Troy
Webster
Florence, Kentucky |
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Troy Webster is a Captain with the Florence
Fire/EMS Department in Florence, Kentucky. Troy has presented at the
Fire Department Instructors Conference and the FireHouse Expo, and
currently serves on the Board of Directors as a Director-at-Large with
the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI). Troy
earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Administration
from Eastern Kentucky University. Troy has been active in the fire
service for 17 years.
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Paul Werfel
Port
Jefferson Station, New York |
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Paul Werfel brings two decades of EMS experience to
the SUNY at Stony Brook Paramedic Program. In addition to 12 years as
a NYC Paramedic, Paul has served as the program coordinator for
Advanced Cardiac, Trauma and Pediatric life support at the Emergency
Care Institute at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City, and as
Emergency Care Programs Coordinator at Jamaica Hospital in Jamaica,
NY. He is presently the Director of the Paramedic Program at the
University. Paul is also affiliate faculty in ACLS and PALS for the
New York City Heart Association. |
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Dr. Keith
Wesley
Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
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Dr. Wesley is the Wisconsin State EMS Medical
Director and is a board certified emergency medicine physician. Dr.
Wesley is the author of many EMS textbooks and articles, including
Hey Doc in EMS Professionals, and is a frequent speaker at
EMS conferences across the nation. He is an active EMS medical
director currently providing medical oversight to the Chippewa Fire
District in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin, to the EMT-Basic Services of
Ashland and Bayfield counties, as well as the Apostle Islands Lake
Shore National Park. |
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Colin Whitmore Fairfax, Virginia |
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Colin Whitmore served as the EMS Incident Commander
for the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech. At the time he held
the rank of Lieutenant with the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad and was in
charge of managing the squad’s training program. During his time there
he also served as the President and Vice President of the
organization, and became a Life Member in May 2007. Currently, Colin
is an Emergency Management and Homeland Security Analyst with ICF
International in
Fairfax, Virginia.
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Doug Wolfberg Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
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Doug Wolfberg is one of the most popular speakers
at EMS conferences throughout the United States. Doug is a long-time
member of the Journal of Emergency Medical Services Editorial Board,
and is a regular columnist in The EMS Insider and JEMS.
Doug is also the co-author of some of the industry’s leading
publications, including The Ambulance Service Guide to HIPAA
Compliance. Doug is a graduate of Penn State University and
Widener University School of Law, where he received his law degree
with high honors, graduating magna cum laude. |