The State of Tennessee Division of EMS will recognize up to 12 contact hours  (3 Pediatric, 6 Medical, and 3 Preparatory) for program attendance for Tennessee EMS Providers.

We are excited this year to have the following line-up of presenters:

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

7:00    Registration

8:00    Welcome - Announcements

8:15    No More Ouchies - Jeremy Richter, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 

9:15   Pediatric Triage and MCI - Brent Dyer, Sumner County EMS 

10:15 Break (Visit Vendors)

10:45 Active Shooter Dr. Todd Heffern, UT Medical Center 

11:45 Lunch On Your Own

1:15   Outcomes of Early Trauma - Jonathan Wood, Air-Evac

2:15    Drugs of Abuse – Dr. Sudave Mendiratta, Erlanger Medical Center 

3:15    Break (Visit Vendors)

3:45    TBD - Dr. William (Bill) Bass, UT Forensic Anthropology Center 

Thursday, October 3,2019

8:00    Welcome - Announcements

8:15    Wildfire Response - Greg Miller, Sumner County EMS 

9:15    Pediatric Pot Luck -  Allen Dale Davis, Wings Air Rescue 

10:15  Break (Visit Exhibitors)

10:45  Introduction to Emergency Responder Safety - Russ Kough, VFIS 

11:45  Lunch On Your Own

1:15    Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury - Gigi Taylor, UT Medical Center

2:15    Paradigm Shift: Spinal Precautions in EMS – Dr. Frank Tift, Erlanger Medical Center 

3:15    Break (Visit Vendors)

3:45    Key Note - Until They All Come Home: Returning the Fallen Heroes of Tarawa - Dr. Rick Snow, Anthropology Consulting Services