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Friday, March 6, 2015
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Sioux City Convention Center
801 4th St., Sioux City, IA
Emergency
Conference 2015
Join fellow EMR’s, EMT’s, paramedics, nurses, first responders, firefighters,
police, dispatchers, educators, public safety, and other healthcare professionals
for this outstanding educational event!
Special Focus Tract: Transition tract offered for EMT’s
Co-Sponsored by:
Unity Point Health—St. Luke’s
Mercy Medical Center—Sioux City
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Conference Registration
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 Mail check and registration form to:
Western Iowa Tech Community College
EMS Department
PO Box 5199
Sioux City, IA 51102-5199
Cost and Attendance—I will be attending, check one:
Continuing education credit requested:
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$130
$80
$80
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BOTH days, Friday & Saturday (March 6 & 7)
Friday only (March 6)
Saturday only (March 7)
EMS CEH’s
Nursing Contact Hours
Mail-in Registration Form: Emergency Conference - March 6 & 7, 2015
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Cancellations/Refunds/Transfers: Cancellations must be received by noon, February 26, 2015 and will be charged a cancellation fee of $20.
Refunds will not be made after this date. If you are unable to attend the conference, your registration may be transferred to another individual.
Please call Western Iowa Tech EMS Department at 1-800-352-4649, ext. 1338 or 1286.
Co-Sponsored by:
Unity Point Health—St. Luke’s
www.unitypoint.org/professional-education
Mercy Medical Center—Sioux City
www.mercysiouxcity.com/prefessional-education
Western Iowa Tech Community College
https://customer.witcc.edu/emergency_conference/registration.aspx
If you have any questions, call Western Iowa Tech EMS Department at (712) 274-8733 ext. 1338 or 1286.
7:00 AM
Registration - Exhibit Hall open - Continental Breakfast: Gallery C
7:50 AM
Gallery A: Welcome and Announcements
8:00 AM
Gallery A: General Session - Keynote Speaker
Daniel Limmer “Ten Things I Wasn’t Taught in EMT Class”
Location
Gallery A
Rooms 1 & 2
Rooms 6-10
9:10 AM
Debbie Harrell
“Emergent Pediatric
Burn Care”
Julie Scadden
“Just a Spoonful of Medicine”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Blast Injury Patterns”
10:10 AM
Break
10:30 AM
John Jorgensen
“The Mend:
New Stroke Protocol”
Edward Bottei
“Ebola”
11:30 AM
Lunch: Gallery B
12:30 PM
Daniel Limmer
“Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
- Case Studies in Suicide”
1:40 PM
Laura Gamble
Jodie Thompson
“Tornado Disaster
Management”
2:40 PM
3:00 PM
4:10 PM
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Trauma for Two,
Pregnancy and Trauma”
Joe Ferrell/Rebecca Curtiss
“EMS Updates”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Nerve Agent Exposure”
Lee Ridge
“Acute Myocardial
Infarction, STEMI”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Trauma Drama, Rapid
Assessment for Multi-system
Trauma Patients”
Break
Tina Frey
“Pediatric Training & Trauma”
Todd Monney
“Suspicious Package:
Securing the Scene”
Gallery A: General Session - Keynote Speaker
Jason Dush “Through The Eyes of a Rescuer”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“CO Poisoning”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Look, Listen, & Observe,
Pediatric Assessment”
7:00 AM
Registration - Exhibit Hall open - Continental Breakfast: Gallery C
7:50 AM
Gallery A: Welcome and Announcements
8:00 AM
Location
9:10 AM
Gallery A: General Session - Keynote Speaker
Jason Dush “It’s In Our Backyard:
Domestic Terrorism On The Rise”
Gallery A
Rooms 1 & 2
Rooms 6-10
Lee Ridge
“CPAP/BiPAP”
Julie Scadden
“Naturally Sweet: Children
with Diabetes Mellitus”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Hematology Morphology:
Bleeding Disorders”
10:10 AM
10:30 AM
Break
Daniel Limmer
“Teaching Critical Thinking
and Assessment”
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
Tina Frey
“Pediatric Medical”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Draino for the
Braino - Strokes”
Lunch: Gallery B
Jason Dush
“Stomped, Trampled, and
Tossed: Rodeo Trauma
Case Studies”
Julie Scadden
“He Ain’t Heavy!”
1:30 PM
Break
1:40 PM
John Jorgensen
“The Mend:
New Stroke Protocol”
2:50 PM
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Tazed and Confused,
Agitated Delirium”
Lee Ridge
“Shock”
Gallery A: General Session - Keynote Speaker
Daniel Limmer “Lessons Learned Through the Lens:
The EMS Photo Documentary Project”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Alzheimer’s and Dementia”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“Healthcare Implications
of Special Populations”
EMT Transition: Jeff Messerole & A. Robert Welte
“A Touch of Gray:
Understanding Changes
associated with Aging”
Emergency Conference 2015
March 6 & 7, 2015
Program Purpose: This annual conference is designed to provide
nurses, emergency medical and rescue personnel with current
information related to emergency medical services for prehospital and ER emergencies.
Intended Audience: First responders, EMR’s, EMT’s, paramedics,
nurses, firefighters, police, dispatchers, educators, public safety
and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation:
EMS: All EMS personnel will be granted continuing education hours by Western Iowa Tech Community College, under the
guidelines of the Iowa Department of Public Health/EMS (CEH’s).
Nursing: Upon completion of each day’s programming nurses will be granted continuing education contact hours by Western Iowa Tech Community College, an Iowa Board of Nursing
provider of continuing education for nurses. Iowa Provider #21.
No partial credit will be granted. Full-day attendance is a requirement to receive credit.
EMS
Nurses
Friday, March 6
7.0 CEH
8.4 contact hours
Saturday, March 7
6.0 CEH
7.2 contact hours
Additional Information:
 Conference Etiquette: Participants are asked to turn off
cell phones and beepers when attending sessions or
change them to a silent signal, if necessary. Please step
outside the room when responding to a page or call. Children or infants are not permitted in the educational sessions. Out of respect for all participants, please keep personal conversations to a minimum.
 Please dress in layers. Personal preferences vary and
room temperatures may fluctuate.
 Parking is free in the Sioux City Convention Center lots.
Additional parking is available in the city parking ramps.
 We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have
a special need, please notify us as to how we can serve
you at 712-274-8733 ext. 1286 at least 2 weeks in advance of the program. WITCC does not discriminate in its
educational programs on the basis of race, national
origin, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.
 Conference Exhibitors: This conference is funded in part
by various conference vendors in the form of exhibitor
fees. A complete list of exhibitors will be available at the
conference.
 The Emergency Conference 2015 Committee reserves
the right to cancel the conference. If cancellation is necessary, registrants will be notified by phone or email.
Cancellation due to inclement weather will be announced over radio and television. A full refund will be
made if the Emergency Conference 2015 Committee cancels this conference.
Hotel Accommodations: Blocks of rooms have been reserved at
the hotels listed. Mention attendance at the Emergency Conference for the listed rates.
Stoney Creek Hotel
300 3rd Street
Sioux City, IA 51103
712-234-1100
Conference Rate: $89
Distance: 0.42 miles
Marina Inn Hotel
385 East 4th Street
South Sioux City, NE 68776
402-494-4000
Conference Rate: $94
Distance: 1.79 miles
Days Inn
3000 Singing Hills Blvd.
Sioux City, IA 51106
712-258-8000
Conference Rate: $79.99
Distance: 5.30 miles
Hilton Garden Inn
1132 Larsen Park Road
Sioux City, IA 51103
712-255-4200
Conference Rate: $109
Distance: 1.92 miles
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
4723 Southern Hills Drive
Sioux City, IA 51106
712-274-0100
Conference Rate: $99.99/$104.99
Distance: 5.70 miles
Ramada Hotel
130 Nebraska Street
Sioux City, IA 51101
712-277-1550
Conference Rate: $60
Distance: 0.36 miles