Northeast Tennessee Emergency Medical and Rescue Conference
About the Conference
The Northeast Tennessee Emergency Medical & Rescue Conference is hosted by Washington County-Johnson City EMS. Our goal is to bring emerging trends and timely educational topics to the emergency medical and rescue providers from across our multi-state region. Contact hours are awarded by the State Office of Emergency Medical Services toward license renewal. We have sought approval from Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia.
Contact hours are awarded by the State Office of EMS from Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, toward licensure renewal.
Conference Schedule
Wednesday September 10th
Pediatric Pre-Conference $70.00
Instructor Coordinator Update Pre-Conference $165.00
7-8 am Registration
8am-5pm
Thursday September 11th
Registration begins at 06:30
7:45 - 8:00 Honor Guard & Invocation
8:00 - 9:00 - Chris Hitchew Capnography for EMS Providers
9:00 - 10:00 - Dr. Sean Ochsenbein - Hurricane Helene, From the hospital roof top.
10:00 - 10:15 -Break
10:15 - 11:15 - Dr. Todd Fowler - Sports Traumatic Injuries
11: 15 - 12 :15 - Jimmy Erwin - Incident Command
12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 - Fred Smith - Covenant School Shooting
2:45- 3:10 - Vendor time and break
3:10 - 4:10 - JH James - Hazmat Emergencies
4:10 - 5:10 - Cathy Umrichins -Echoes of 911
5:10 - 5:30 - John Dabbs State Update
Friday September 12th
Registration begins at 06:30
8:00 - 9:00 - Kim Berry - Neuro Emergencies
9:00 - 10:00 - Dr. David Carle - Point of care ultrasound in pre hosp. settings
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 11:15 - Melisa Taylor - PTSD
11:15 - 12:15 - Katie Hall - Pediatric Stroke
12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 Katie Hall - Stroke Considerations
2:15 - 3:15 Megan Vandenburg - Bio Profiles
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5:30 Lisa Smith - Overview of burns/ Case studies