2009 Winter Sports Injury Symposium
Get the latest treatment modalities and strategies to manage winter injuries
Includes: CE’s, Food, Expo, Raffle Prizes and No Host Bar
The Program:
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration and Exhibits Open
4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Welcome and Announcements
4:10 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Tricks on Packaging and Transport Decisions, Dan Coll, PA
4:55 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Pediatric Winter Injuries, Gordon H. Worley, RN, CFRN, Flight Nurse, REACH Air Medical Services
5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Chest and Abdominal Winter Sports Injuries, Myron Gomez, MD
7:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Break
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Orthopedic Traumatic Injuries in Winter Sports, Peter Althousen, MD
Admission is $20 to EMT’s, Ski Patrollers, Paramedics, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, RN’s, MD’s SAR members and any Pre-Hospital personnel.
CE Credits: This course has been approved for a maximum of 4 contact hours for pre-hospital providers by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (Provider #94-0104) and the Nevada State Board of Nursing (Provider #NV030198-1). CE credit approved for Nevada EMS Providers.
Registration: $20. Register at www.regonline.com/WSIS2009
Sign up by November 27, 2009 or you may call the Tahoe Center for Health & Sports Performance at (530)587.3769 for more information regarding this course. Space is limited and will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis. Reserve today!
First Aid for Outdoor Related Emergencies
Emergencies can happen anywhere at anytime. The last place you want to be unprepared is when you are far away from help. REMSA’s Outdoor First Aid class will cover all aspects of first aid as well as provide detailed information about outdoor related injuries and illnesses. Some of the topics presented in the course include environmental emergencies, splinting, bandaging, scene safety, head, chest and spine injuries, as well as proper techniques for lifting and moving patients. Participants will have the opportunity to utilize the knowledge learned in the classroom during an afternoon of practice in a local park utilizing the various terrain to put their new skills to the test.
Course Faculty: Scott Kesler, NREMTP
Course Dates: October 10 & 11, 2009, 09:00—17:00
Course Cost: $100 per student, group discounts may apply, please call
Audience: Anyone who would like detailed information on the care and treatment of common outdoor injuries and illnesses.
Registration: 775.858.5700 Ext 4168 or www.remsaeducation.com
Assessment & Management of Athletic Injuries
Reno-Tahoe is “America’s Adventure Place” and for that reason both residents and visitors experience sports injuries all year round. Dr. James Pappas, M.D. will discuss the assessment and management of commonly encountered athletic injuries along with proper safety equipment removal or management and pain management for athletic injuries in the prehospital setting. Dr. Pappas is an Orthopedic Surgeon and certified in Sports Medicine from the American Board of Medical Specialties. Dr. Pappas served as a team physician to the University of Nevada for the past 12 years with 8 of those years as the head Team Physician.
Course Faculty: Dr. James Pappas
Course Dates: October 12, 2009 , 15:00—17:00, October 15, 2009, 17:00—19:00, October 16, 2009, 10:00—12:00
Course Cost: $20, Free to REMSA / Care Flight Employees (employees must call to register)
Audience: Course is open to EMT’s, Paramedics, RN’s, Other Medical Professionals
Registration: 775.858.5700 Ext 4168 or www.remsaeducation.com
Continuing Education Units Information: Approved for 2.0 Hours
CA EMS #94-0104 / BRN CE Provider #NV030198-1
Congestive Heart Failure Management
Congestive Heart Failure, CHF, Pump Failure, Corpulmonale, Cardiac Asthma, Right-sided Heart Failure, Left –sided Heart Failure: What do all of these conditions mean? Are they just different names for the same thing or is there a difference in diagnosis and management?? In this class, Dr. John Swanson, M.D., Renown Emergency Physician will be discussing Conges-tive Heart Failure diagnosis and prehospital and emergency treatment. Learn about the latest science behind current treatments and therapy.
Course Faculty: Dr. John Swanson
Course Dates: September 21, 2009, 14:00—17:00, October 1, 2009, 14:00—17:00
Course Cost: $30, Free to REMSA / Care Flight Employees (employees must call to register)
Audience: Course is open to EMT’s, Paramedics, RN’s, Other Medical Professionals
Registration: 775.858.5700 Ext 4168 or www.remsaeducation.com
Continuing Education Units Information: Approved for 3.0 Hours
CA EMS #94-0104 / BRN CE Provider #NV030198-1