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Wisconsin Skill
Fair: A step above the basics
Bill Justice |
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Providing EMS care in Wisconsin now goes well
beyond the skills you may have learned in school. So, how do you learn
and get good at all of the extras that have become a part of
pre-hospital care at all levels? Join Bill Justice for multiple
hands-on training stations including patient assessment, intraosseous
placement, 12-lead ECG pad placement with basic ECG interpretation,
ResQpod, King LTD, Selective Spinal Immobilization, end tidal CO2
utilization along with other skill applications. The program is
structured to give you the maximum educational benefit for your time
and money. The new equipment in use today requires a good base
knowledge of the pro’s, con’s, and trouble shooting of each new
device. There is no better opportunity to review and update your skill
performance. Although this program is primarily focused on first
response and basic level technicians, all levels of clinicians are
welcome to attend. |
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12 Lead ECGs Bob Page |
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If anyone told you that you could take a 12-lead
class and have fun, would you believe them? Presented by Bob Page,
author of the book, 12-Lead ECG for Acute and Critical Care
Providers, this 8-hour, highly motivating, non-stop, interactive
course on 12-lead ECGs includes proper lead placement, axis and
hemiblock determination, bundle branch blocks, differentiating wide
complex tachycardia, and myocardial infarction recognition. Also
included is the use of a 15-lead ECG. The course includes a workbook
with practice problems and handy charts for rapid use in the field.
Participants will read approximately 200 12-lead ECGs, gaining both
experience and confidence in their newly learned skill. The seminar is
delivered with a state-of-the-art computer presentation enhanced with
sound, graphics, animation, music and video clips. This course is the
perfect filler to pick up where ACLS and Experienced Provider courses
left off! This class is intended for participants with at least basic
ECG recognition skills and experience. |
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Helicopter Trauma Case Studies UW Med Flight, Mayo One,
Flight For Life, ThedaStar |
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When lives depend on resources and when rapid
transfer is a priority, help comes from the sky. The mission of the
helicopter services throughout Wisconsin is to deliver safe, effective
and expert air medical care and provide support to EMS providers who
must evacuate critically injured patients from accident sites. But
what happens when the doors of the helicopter close? Spend the day
with expert air medical personnel from UW Med Flight, Mayo One, Flight
For Life and ThedaStar as they share actual trauma cases and present
trauma care at its best. Follow each air medical service from dispatch
to final destination as they relate the anatomy and physiology,
on-scene EMS care, in-flight helicopter care and final disposition of
a critically ill or injured trauma patient. Case studies throughout
the day will include head, chest and spinal trauma; pediatric and
infant trauma; pelvic and genitourinary trauma; abdominal and
musculoskeletal trauma; and OB/GYN trauma. Plus, each air medical
service will showcase their best flight call. You won’t want to miss
this opportunity to learn about trauma care from some of Wisconsin’s
finest air medical services. |
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Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder
Dr. Richard Kline & Richard Gasaway |
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In 2007 and 2008 the National Firefighter Near-Miss
Reporting System annual reports identified situation awareness as the
leading factor contributing to firefighter near-miss events. Likewise,
numerous line-of-duty death investigation reports from NIOSH have
revealed that situation awareness is frequently cited as a factor that
contributed to the casualty event. Now that you know situation
awareness is so important, what can you do to improve it? The focus of
this program is to help you become a better decision maker so that
you, your partners, and your patients stay alive and go home after the
incident is completed. This session is a must-see for anyone who
responds to emergency incidents. Who will attend from your
organization and take this information back to your department?
Perhaps it should be you. Come join instructors Dr. Gasaway and Chief
Kline as they look at Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder. |
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Surviving EMS Supervision
Jon Politis |
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Congratulations! You’ve been promoted to
supervisor. Now what? Often the best field providers are promoted to
leadership in organizations and, once they attain it, may not survive
in the position. It takes a lot more than popularity, good intentions
and clinical skills for a new manager to survive long enough to do any
good. This workshop is all about learning the new skills of
administrative survival. It takes years of experience in order to
become proficient in leading and managing people. But, in order to
gain that experience, you must first survive. Jon Politis will teach
you how to survive the world of EMS administration. Experienced EMS
leaders who have attended this workshop have commented that it was
"worth years of trial and error" and wish they could have attended
earlier in their career. Don’t let that happen to you or to the leader
of your organization. |
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EMT-Basic Refresher
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Building on the new Wisconsin refresher
requirements that began last year, the Working Together conference
will now offer the required six hour "mini" refresher course along
with the required written and practical evaluation in order to renew
your EMT license. That means that you can complete your entire EMT-Basic
refresher at the Working Together conference! Once again your
attendance at one of the largest EMS events in the nation provides you
with an alternative to the traditional refresher class! Use all or
part of the 26 CEU hours offered toward your Wisconsin, Illinois and
National Registry renewal requirements. The required six-hour
refresher class and evaluation will be offered both Wednesday and
Thursday of the conference. The Wisconsin EMS Association, together
with the City of Milwaukee Fire Department, has been authorized to
offer this mandatory class to anyone wishing to renew their EMT-Basic
or Intermediate Technician license. The six hour class includes
instruction on several required topics along with a three station
practical evaluation and 50 question formal written test. This
training will not consist of a review of basic EMT skill and
knowledge. Each student is expected to have obtained this information
on their own prior to attending this course. If you are not sure where
to find a six-hour refresher course, or just want the convenience of
getting it done while you are at the Working Together conference, this
is the session for you. Participants receive the same lunch, breaks,
hand-outs and expo hall entrance as other conference participants. You
do not have to complete the required 24 additional hours of continuing
education in order to attend this course.
How It Works
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Attend 24-hours of approved continuing education
with at least six hours being completed each year. Working Together
conference sessions are approved for refresher CEUs both from the
2009 and 2010 conference.
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Attend the six hour required "mini" refresher class
and evaluation. Attend either Wednesday or Thursday class at the
Working Together conference or another approved class in your local
area.
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Complete a 50 question formal written test, answered
without assistance from books or other students. A minimum score of
75% is required to pass.
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Complete a three station practical evaluation for
medical, trauma, and cardiac patient care. These are not teaching
stations and students are expected to be proficient in basic EMT
skills and knowledge prior to attending the course.
File your refresher information with your Service Director or the
State of Wisconsin EMS Office (or both) to renew your license for
another two years. |
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