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13th Annual
Northeast Tennessee Emergency Medical & Rescue Conference
September 5th & 6th 2008
At the Holiday Inn Johnson City, TN
2008 Conference Agenda
Friday, September 5
08:00 – 08:50 Opening ceremony with official welcome from
Dennis Vonderfecht,, President & C.E.O. of
Mountain States Health Alliance
Memorial for fallen EMS medics
09:00 – 09:50 – Trey Lundquist
“Street wise” Staying safe, at work and at home
10:00 – 10:50 Sherry Beard R.N. EMT-P
“Growing old gracefully” A visual comparison on how growing old
effects everyone.
1:00-1200 Shane Dingus EMT-P
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 Robert Harris M.D.
“Advances in pre-hospital Orthopedic Trauma”
2:00 – 2:50 Chris Elliott CCEMT-P
“It’s NOT O.K., but it will be”. Dealing with EMS stress.
3:00 – 5:00 Steve Berry EMT-P
“Good mourning” Finding strength in the tears we cry.
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Entertainment Night
Saturday, September 6
0700 – 0800 Registration
08:00 – 08:50 Corey Pittman EMT-P AASc-EMS
“Between a rock and a hard place” The latest on compression injuries.
09:00 – 09:50 Dan Wheeley EMT-P Rescue Instructor
“Swiftwater Incident and the first responder” How to approach
dealing with the ‘on the bank’ assistance.
10:00 11:50- Steve Berry EMT-P
“Welcome to the dark side” Finding humor in
the crazy world of EMS.
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:50 Trey Lundquist
“Gang awareness” Large city or small town, they’re everywhere.
3:00 – 3:50 Steve Berry EMT-P
“What we have here is a failure to communicate” Meeting the
needs of the deaf patient.”
4:00 – 5:00 Rev. Matthew Barber EMS Chaplin
“Your greatest asset” How your own self perception as a
health care provider can work in your favor.
To see a copy of our brochure and registration
form click on star of life.
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For questions contact:
Doc Jones (423) 975-5514 Email : docjonz4@chartertn.net