August 11-14, 2016 ~ Kansas Star Event Center ~ Mulvane, KS

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Sessions at the 2016 KEMSA Conference & Expo:

• Billing Workshop - Presented by KEMSA Society of Billing Professionals
  
• Educator's Workshop - Presented by KEMSA Educator's Society
  
• BLS Skills Workshop - Presented by Hutchinson Community College
  
• Street Medic Workshop for Paramedics (ALS) - Presented by Cowley College
• Pediatrics Workshop - Presented by EMSC
• Current care management techniques for spine injured football players - Presented by the Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society

• KEYNOTE: Excellence in EMS - Reuben Farnsworth
  
• The ‘Art’ and Choreography of Cardiac Resuscitation - Mike Helbock
  
• Tactical Emergency Casualty Care - Roger Lippert
  
• Sepsis: Making Best Practice, Common Practice - Daren Pfeifer
  
• Stroke 2016 – Reviews and Previews - Lee Rosterman, MD
  
• What’s Killing Our Medics? - John Harvey
  
• Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication - JL Ellis
  
• What The Heck Is A V/Q Mismatch: RT 101 for Paramedics - Reuben Farnsworth
  
• “Live” From the Street, You Solve and Treat! - Mike Helbock
  
• The Wild World of Rodeo Trauma - Reuben Farnsworth
  
• “High Intensity,” High Performance CPR (HP-CPR) - Mike Helbock
  
• Medical Research Review 1: Evidence Based Medicine for EMS - Dr. Charles Foat
  
• Handling The Potentially Violent Patient - David Gurchiek
  
• Electronics in EMS: Treat Your Patient, Not Your App - Reuben Farnsworth
  
• The Surgical Airway - Dr. Ryan Jacobsen
  
• Naloxone Strikes Back: The Changing Face of the Opioid Epidemic and Impact on Pre-Hospital Care - Dr. Stephen Thornton
  
• Kansas Con Ed Plan / Board Update - Curt Shreckengaust
  
• Safe Sleep and the EMS Provider Role - Christy Schunn
  
• Drug Abuse After Hours: Responding To The Party - David Gurchiek
  
• The Hesston Mass Shooting: Not Your Typical MCI! - Mark Willis
  
• You Take My Breath Away: Wheezing & Other Bad Sounds - David Gurchiek
  
• Medical Research Review 2: Trends for BLS and ALS EMS Providers - Dr. Charles Foat
  
• State of the Art in EMS - Dr. John Gallagher & Dr. Ryan Jacobsen
  
• Differential Diagnosis: A Disciplined Approach To Medical Emergencies - David Gurchiek
  
• EMS Mythbusters - Dr. John Gallagher

Speakers at the 2015 KEMSA Conference & Expo:

• Reuben Farnsworth, NR-Paramedic, CCP-C
  Critical Care Paramedic/ Instructor, RockStar Education and Consulting
• David Gurchiek, PhD, NRP
  Director, Paramedic Degree Program and Department Chair for Nursing, Health and Public Safety Programs, Montana State University Billings
• Mike Helbock, M.I.C.P., NR-P
  Senior Paramedic/Clinical Educator – Prehospital Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine / Senior Faculty – Seattle/King County Resuscitation Academy

• Tim Boswell, S.E., CUSA, Paramedic
  Field Safety & Training Coordinator, Westar Energy
• JL Ellis
  Interoperable Communications Training and Exercise Specialist, Kansas Office of Emergency Communications
• Dr. Charles Foat, Ph.D., Paramedic
  Director of EMS Program, Johnson County Community College
• John M. Gallagher, MD
  Emergency Physician and the EMS System Medical Director for Wichita/Sedgwick County
• John Harvey, FP-C, I/C
  Battalion Chief A-Shift, Miami County EMS
• Ryan Jacobsen, MD, EMT-P, FACEP
  Medical Director, Johnson County EMS System
• Roger Lippert, EMT-P, BPHE
  Division Chief, Johnson County MED-ACT
• Daren Pfeifer, BSN, RN, NREMT-P
  Director of EMS Relations, HCA Midwest Health
• Lee Rosterman, DO
  Neurology, The University of Kansas Hospital
• Christy Schunn, LSCSW
  Executive Director, Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network
• Curt Shreckengaust, Paramedic, TO-I
  Deputy Director, Kansas Board of EMS
• Stephen Thornton, MD
  Medical Director, University of Kansas Hospital Poison Control Center, University of Kansas Hospital
• Mark Willis, Paramedic, I/C
  Fire/EMS Chief, Newton Fire/EMS

Awards Presented at the 2016 KEMSA Conference & Expo:

• Lifetime Achievement Award - Mark Willis, Newton Fire/EMS
  
• EMT of the Year Award – Jake Power, Norwich Ambulance Service
  
• Paramedic of the Year Award – Mark Pohlman, Ellinwood EMS & Great Bend Fire & EMS
  
• Administrator of the Year Award – Aniello (Tony) Burr, Edwardsville Fire Department
  
• EMS Educator of the Year Award – Kara Lawrence, Finney County EMS
  
• EMS Support Person of the Year Award – Kris Hill, Via Christi Health
  
• Type I/Air Service of the Year Award – LifeTeam
  
• Type II Service of the Year Award – Hesston EMS
  
• Community Service Award – Newton Fire/EMS DMSU, Halstead DMSU, MERGe
  

Other Fun Activities at the 2016 KEMSA Conference & Expo:

• 20th Anniversary Reception and Champagne Toast sponsored by American Response Vehicles
• Vendor Showcase
  
• Networking Social in the Fire Club
• Karaoke and Photo Booth in the Fire Club
• Giveaways
  
• Networking