M.D. Ambulance Spring 2011 Education Conference April 30 May 1, 2011 Saskatoon City Hospital M.D. Ambulance Professional Development Page 1
Conference information Registration A registration form is attached or you can go to the website at http://training.mdambulance.com and follow the links to the conference information. Registrations can be sent in by email, mail or by fax. Payment Methods Checks can be mailed or credit cards can be taken over the phone. PayPal is available on the website. Please do not mail cash. Purchase orders for organizations can be arranged. Continuing Education Credits Each session is worth 5 Continuing Education Credits through the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics. As sessions are subject to change, credits are pending College approval. Parking Car pooling is recommended where possible. Parking is limited at City Hospital. There is a paid lot with limited parking and there is metered street parking in the neighborhood. As it is a weekend the paid lot should not be too full by the time we start. Lunches/Breaks Breaks and lunches will be provided on site as part of your registration. Displays A number of companies have expressed interest in setting up displays for you to view during breaks and lunches. Website Further information is available by visiting http://training.mdambulance.com and following the links to the conference information for session descriptions, sponsor information, etc. Check back often as updates will be added frequently. Please note that sessions are subject to change without notice. M.D. Ambulance Professional Development Page 2
Saturday, April 30 Time 0900 1015 Opening Roots and Wings: The Origins of Emergency Health Services From the Cave to Mars... and Beyond Dr Ron Stewart 1030 1145 2a Dangers of Hybrid Vehicles Jim Arnold, SFPS 2b Toxic Exposures Dr. Robbie Drummond 1145 1300 Lunch (Provided) 1300 1415 3a Street Drugs Dr Jon Witt 3b Inter Facility Critical Care Stan Wiebe, RN 1430 1545 Emergency Health Services Quo Vadis? The Concept of Community Paramedic Practice in Urban and Rural Primary Care Delivery (The Brier and Long Island Experiment Dr Ron Stewart Session Descriptions/Objectives April 30 0900 1015 Roots and Wings: The Origins of Emergency Health Services..From the Cave to Mars... and Beyond Dr Ron Stewart Following this presentation, the conference participant should be able to: 1. Identify at least five major historical events that influenced the development of 21st century emergency health services (EHS); 2. Identify at least five major historical personages who had a major impact on current day EHS; 3. List three trends or influences in culture and society that helped shape today s philosophy and approach to the provision of emergency medical services in Canada and other jurisdictions; 4. List five or more principles, techniques or EHS system components which developed out of military medicine. 1030 1145 2a Dangers of Hybrid Vehicles Jim Arnold, Saskatoon, Fire and Protective Services. 2b Toxic Exposures Dr. Robbie Drummond 1300 1415 3a Street Drugs Dr Jon Witt 3b Interfacility Critical Care Stan Wiebe, RN 1430 1545 Closing Session Dr. Ron Stewart Emergency Health Services Quo Vadis? The Concept of Community Paramedic Practice in Urban and Rural Primary Care Delivery (The Brier and Long Island Experiment) Following the presentation, conference participants should be able to: 1. List five (5) influences currently shaping the delivery of primary care services to populations in rural and urban Canada; 2. Name three (3) reasons why an alternative primary care delivery model, other than a physician in solo practice, was considered for a remote area in Nova Scotia; 3. List five (5) reasons why the EHS system was considered to be the preferable instrument to deliver some primary care services to this region; 4. List the outcome measurements used in the evaluation of this alternative delivery model; 5. Identify the changes in the following data noted after institution of the program: M.D. Ambulance Professional Development Page 3
Sunday, May 1 Time 0900 1015 Is There a Doctor in House? The Evolution of the Physician and Health Care in TV land Dr. Ron Stewart 1030 1145 2a Emergency Childbirth Jon Schmidt, RN 2b Care in the Air... Daredevils and Do gooders Dr Stewart 1200 1300 Lunch 1300 1415 3a Street Drugs Dr Jon Witt 3b Summertime myths for the ER Dr. Cross 1430 1545 Closing Death of Motherhood and Apple Pie Dr. Jim Cross Session Descriptions/Objectives May 1 0900 1030 Opening Session Is There a Doctor in House? The Evolution of the Physician and Health Care in TV land Dr. Ron Stewart Following this presentation, the conference participation should be able to: 1. List three societal trends influencing the depiction of science, health and medical care in television programs from the 1950 s to the 21st century; 2. Name five (5) early television programs the themes of which reflected an idealized view of medicine and physicians; 3. List three (3) constraints imposed by early television contracts on the depiction of physicians and their work; 4. Suggest five (5) influences of the program Emergency! on the development of EHS in western societies; 5. Suggest five (5) changes that occurred in the depiction of physicians, medicine or EHS over the past 50 years of television story telling; 6. List at least three (3) ethical/professional differences between the professions of journalism and medicine/health care. 1045 1200 2a Street Drugs Dr Jon Witt Following this presentation, the conference participation should be able to: 1. Review the signs & symptoms of different types of street drugs 2. Identify treatment options for different types of street drugs 3. Formulate ways to manage intoxicated patients 4. Review the role of Poison Control and when to utilize them 2b Care in the Air... Daredevils and Do gooders Dr Stewart Following this presentation, the conference participant should be able to: 1. Name at least five (5) major contributors to the progress of the air ambulance and EHS aeromedical system development; 2. Identify at least one (1) key component of early research that permitted high speed air/space travel and the delivery of health care in the unique environment of the atmosphere and space; 3. List at least 10 major achievements during her lifetime of The Mother of the Air Ambulance, Mlle. Marie Marvingt; 4. List five (5) historical milestones in the development of current day aeromedical services. 1300 1415 3a Jon Schmidt, RN 3b Summertime Myths from the ER Dr Jim Cross Participants will be able to recognize and manage summertime emergencies such as near drowning, lightning strikes, heat stroke, summertime infectious diseases (e.g. hand foot and mouth disease), insect bites, anaphylaxis and waterskiing injuries. 1430 1600 Closing Session Death of Motherhood and Apple Pie, Dr. Jim Cross Participants will understand the difference between "common sense/logic" and evidence based medicine in prehospital care utilizing examples such as the MAST suit, IV fluids in penetrating torso trauma, ipecac in overdoses and many more example M.D. Ambulance Professional Development Page 4
Faculty April 30, May 1 Dr. Ron Stewart Dr Stewart holds teaching professorships in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology. A former resident in emergency medicine at Los Angeles County Hospital (where he treated Charles Manson), Prof Stewart earned the soubriquet Doc Hollywood while acting as a consultant to the TV series Emergency. In 1978, Prof Stewart moved to Pennsylvania, where he served as the founding head of the emergency medicine department at the University of Pittsburgh. He was Minister of Health for Nova Scotia between 1993 and 1996. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Order of Canada and the Order of Nova Scotia. In 2006, the University of Pittsburgh endowed the Ronald D. Stewart Chair in Emergency Medicine, and in 2008, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recognized Prof Stewart as a Hero of Emergency Medicine. Dr Robbie Drummond Dr. Drummond is the Medical Advisor for EMS for the Saskatoon Health Region Jim Arnold, SFPS Jim is a Fire Service Instructor with Saskatoon Fire and Protectice Services. He is currently in charge of Rescue Training and has been with the department for 21 years. Dr. Jon Witt Dr. Witt is an Emergency Physician and Trauma Team Leader as Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon as well as the Medical Director for Saskatchewan Air Ambulance. Stan Wiebe, RN Stan is a flight nurse with Saskatchewan Air Ambulance. Dr. Jim Cross Dr. Cross is the SMO for Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, Chief of Emergency Medicine for 16 years, and is previous Medical Director for both Ground and Air Ambulance in Saskatchewan. Dr. Cross may challenge you, he may frustrate you, but he will entertain and enlighten you. Jon Schmidt, RN Jon is the Nurse Manager for Saskatoon City Hospital. M.D. Ambulance Professional Development Page 5