August 14-17, 2014 ~ Wichita Marriott ~ Wichita, KS

View the on-site guide from the conference.

Sessions at LBOS 2014:

• Thursday Pre-Conference: Billing Seminar - Presented by KEMSA Society of Billing Professionals
  
• Thursday Pre-Conference: Educator's Workshop - Presented by Bill Young
  
• Thursday Pre-Conference: Moulage & Water Rescue – Presented by HCC
  
• Thursday Pre-Conference: Street Medic Workshop - Presented by Cowley College
  
• Thursday Pre-Conference: Administrator's Workshop - Presented by the KEMSA Administrator's Society
  
  
• KEYNOTE: Why No O's?-Bill Young
  
• Conducting an Internal Personnel Investigation-Dan Limmer
  
• Spongebob to sharkfins: Quality Care using Capnography-Justin Swank
  
• What You Should Know About EMS Documentation-Anthony Minge
  
• Concussions in Football: What you need to know if covering Friday night games-David Fitzhugh
  
• Forget What You Were Taught About Pain-Chris Cannon & Paul Misasi
  
• Beyond STEMI: Advanced Concepts in ECGs that Every Medic Should Know-Malachi Winters
  
• Transitioning - An Administrator's Small Town Experience-Steven Moody
  
• National Registry of EMTs 2014 Update-Rob Wagoner
  
• Leaving a Legacy - The EMT as a Mentor-Dan Limmer
  
• Trauma for Two; No Waiting!-Bill Young
  
• Medical Research Review 1-Dr. Charles Foat
  
• The Bombing and Shooting in Norway - 7.22.11-Ronald Rolfsen
  
• Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep - Case Studies in Suicide -Dan Limmer
  
• Extreme Gunshot Wounds-Ken Bouvier
  
• If Anybody on this Flight has any Medical Training . . . : Medical Care at 30,000 Feet-Curtis Olson
  
• Making EKGs as Easy as ABC-123-Justin Swank
  
• EM2S: Diagnosis Isn't a Dirty Word-Dan Limmer
  
• EM2S: Falling Less in Kansas: Implementation by EMS Providers-Dr. Teresa Radebaugh
  
• EMS Myth Busters: Evidence-Based Medicine-Curtis Olson
  
• Lyophilized Plasma & Injury Acuity Alarm-Dr. Don Fishman
  
• Oh, the Places Nobody Wants to Go: Updated Infection Control Regulations for the EMS Workforce-Jeff Robinson
  
• Bats, Balls, and Trauma Calls-Ken Bouvier
  
• Medical Research Review 2-Dr. Charles Foat
  
• Caring for the Morbidly Obese-Ken Bouvier
  
• EMS and the Sexual Assault Victim-Karen Wilson-Diehl
  
• "What's that Smell?" Toxic Gases in the Pre-hospital Setting-Stephen Thornton, MD
  

Awards Presented at LBOS 2014:

• Lifetime Achievement Award -Frank Leibham, Quinter Ambulance Service (retired)
  
• Presidential Leadership Award -Darlene Whitlock
  
• EMT of the Year -Stacie Vanderweerd, Atchison County EMS
  
• Support Person of the Year -Dr. Ed Berger, Hutchinson Community College President (retired)
  
• Educator of the Year -Bill Auchterlonie, Hutchinson Community College
  
• Administrator of the Year -Mark Willis, Newton Fire/EMS
  
• Physician of the Year -Dr. Deborah Smith, Medical Director for Jackson, Osage and Atchison County EMS
  
• Type I Service of the Year -Franklin County EMS
  
• Cara Everhart Award -Safe Kids Kiowa County
  

Other Fun Activities at LBOS 2014:

• Vendor Showcase/Reception
  
• Chy Miller Poolside Social
  
• Game Night - Black jack, roulette, craps, and bingo!
  
• Giveaways
  
• Networking