Day 1: Friday, March 6
8:00am–12:00pm: Concurrent Session One
OB Mobile SIM: Obstetric Emergencies on the Move
Julie Vieth, MD; Molly Stevens, MD; Madison Daly, MD; Laura Mulvey, MD
Instructor Development Workshop
Laurel Plante, MD; Michael Leyden, MPH, NRP; Lisa Servino, NRP; Eric Casavant, NRP; Christine McCarthy, EMT
Zombie MCI:
Nicholas Carson, NRP; Prescott Nadeau, NRP; Kyle Brouillette, NREMT, TR-C
Motivational Interviewing (MI) Workshop
Peter Jackson, MD
8:00am–4:30pm: Concurrent Session Two
PHTLS 10th Edition Hybrid skill session
Joshua LaDuke, MA; Melissa Brook; Mike Weller
Skills Instructor Development Workshop
Courtney Newman, NRP; Christopher LaMonda, NRP
12:30–4:30pm: Concurrent Session Three
Mobile Sim
Laurel Plante, MD; Michael Leyden, MPH, NRP; Christine McCarthy, EMT; Lisa Servino, NRP; Eric Casavant, NRP
Zombie MCI
Nicholas Carson, NRP; Prescott Nedeau, NRP; Kyle Brouillette, NREMT, TRC
OB Mobile SIM: Obstetric Emergencies on the Move
Julie Veith, MD; Molly Stevens, MD; Madison Daly, MD; Laura Mulvey, MD
Day 2: Saturday, March 7
8:00 – 8:40am Conference Check-in / Exhibitor Hall Opens
8:40 – 8:50 Introduction & Welcome
8:50 – 9:50 Keynote Address: State-wide Trauma System Development
Todd Maxson, MD
10:00 – 10:30 Concurrent Session One
Management of Hemodynamically Unstable Patients with Pelvic Fractures
Anthony Charles, MD
Crash Airway, Not Crash Landing
Cindy Cox, RN; Adam Hart, NRP
Optimizing EMS Responses in Rural Vermont
Jack Foster, EMT
Pediatric Training – Where do I Begin?
David Nelson, MD; Kate Soons, RN
10:40–11:10 Concurrent Session Two
They’ve Fallen But, Can You Get Them Back Up
Alia Aunchman, MD, FACS
CHF
Madison Daly, MD
Assessment of the Entrapped Patient: Urban Search and Rescue
David Weiss, RN
Beyond the Checklist - Risk Assessment in Error & Accident Prevention
Jeremiah Goyette, FP-C
11:20–11:50 Concurrent Session Three
Burning Questions? We've Got Answers
Margaret Tandoh, MD
When ALS Becomes BLS: Lessons from Vermont’s CPAP Protocol Update
Brian Canova, NRP, MS3
The 4E Model: Leadership Learning in Complex Public Safety Systems
Marsha McCombie, NRP, FP-C
Images From the Field: How Prehospital Ultrasound Can Support Your Decisions
Andrew Pettit, MD; Andrea Roche, DO
12:00 –12:30pm Concurrent Session Four
Nuances of Pediatric Trauma: No, They Aren’t Small Adults
Martin Keller, MD
EMS Interesting Cases
Laurel Plante, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Stopping Respiratory Failure
Tiffany Bombard, MD, NRP, FACEP
Building a Sustainable Prehospital Ultrasound Program
Madison Daly, MD; Douglas George, MD
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch, Exhibitor Hall Opens
Vermont EMS Advisory Committee Town Meeting
1:30 –2:00 Concurrent Session Five
Vermont EMS for Children LIVE Case Review
Madison Daly, MD; Douglas George, MD
Whole Blood and TxA After Trauma: What Does the Data Show?
Ajai Malhotra, MD
Resiliency Tactics for the Only Responders: Navigating the Chaos of Emergency Response
Misha McNabb, MA-EMEL, VT-EMD, NRP
2:10-2:40 Concurrent Session Six
Vermont EMS for Children LIVE Case Review
Dave Nelson, MD; Kate Soons, RN
Recognizing Child Abuse in the Field
James Metz, MD, MPH
VITLAcess and EMS Agencies
Sarah Thompson
2:50-3:20 Concurrent Session Seven
Field Management of Adult and Pediatric Patients with Suspected Traumatic Brain Injury
Katrina Ducis, MD
Hydroxocobalamin in Smoke Inhalation
Joe Kennedy, MD, FAAEM, FAACT
More Bears Than Medics – PAIN Trial
Daniel Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Tick-Talk, lub-dub: Lyme-Induced Heart Failure
Latimer Hoke, MEd, AEMT
3:20 – 3:50 Break and Exhibit Hall Opens
3:50 – 4:20 Concurrent Session Eight
Trauma in Pregnancy
Stefanie Lazow, MD
EMS Witnessed Cardiac Arrest
Ryan Gerecht, MD, FACEP
CyanoKit Program
Tony Simanskas, NRP
Child Life Ride Along
Dave Nelson, MD; Kate Soons, RN, Jen Hipsley
4:30 – 5:30 Keynote Address: Something Funny Happened on the Way Home from the OR
Todd Maxson, MD
5:30 - 7:30 Reception - Hosted by the Vermont EMS Conference Steering Committee
Day 3: Sunday, March 8
8:00 – 8:50 am Registration, Refreshments, Exhibit Hall Opens
8:50 – 9:50 Keynote Address: 2025 AHA Guideline Updates
Peter J. Kudenchuk, MD
10:00 –10:30 Concurrent Session One
10 Steps RA Overview
Andy McCoy, MD
5 Best Practices to Improve Pre-Hospital Care of Children with Medical Complexity
Christian Pulcini, MD, MPH, MEd
Life in the Fast Lane: Resuscitation After a High-Speed Pursuit
Sarah Lamb, NRP
IFT Decision Making
Ryan Mason, MD, FAAEM
10:40 –11:10 Concurrent Session Two
Survival in Rural Communities
Mike Levy, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, FACP
Neonatal Resuscitation – HALO
Brooke Redmond, MD, FAAP
Dispatch Didn't Tell Us the Meds Changed: New ACLS (med) Updates
Blake Porter, PharmD
Bioterrorism: When It's Not Just the Flu
Molly Furin, MD, MS
11:20 – 11:50 Concurrent Session Three
Calm Before the Storm
Douglas George, MD; Danielle Goodrich, NRP
Tragedy at Garren Creek, Vermont Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1’s North Carolina Response to Hurricane Helene
Mike Cannon, EMT
Diagnostic Dilemmas: Pediatric Vignettes for First Responders
Christine Campbell, MD, MSPH
What’s in the Drug Supply and Why It Matters
Elly Riser, MD, MACP; Mark Pasanen, MD, MPH, FACP
12:00–12:30 pm Concurrent Session Four
Optimizing Defibrillation Strategies
Peter J. Kudenchuk, MD
EMS Kahoot
Laurel Plante, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Rethinking Response: A Mobile Integrated Health Approach to Keeping Vermonters Safely at Home
Kevin Argentieri, MD
Cardiac Arrest and CPR in the Ski Resort & Mountain Rescue Environment
Aaron Brillhart, MD
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch, Exhibitor Hall Open
1:30 – 2:10 Keynote Address - It's High Time for High Performance Mechanical CPR
Mike Levy, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, FACP
2:20–2:50 Concurrent Session Five
Exertional Heat Injury
JD Storn, MD, FAWM, NRP, DIMM
PREVENT- Prehospital Vermont EMS Buprenorphine Treatment
Daniel Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Leveling the Hierarchy of Medicine
Danielle Goodrich, NRP; Douglas George, MD
OB Crisis
Miguel Reyes-Zaragoza, MD, MS
3:00–3:30 Concurrent Session Six
Feedback and Call Review
Andy McCoy, MD
Behavioral Health Crisis in the Community
Samantha Weber, MS
Caught on Camera: Resuscitation on the Road
Sarah Lamb, NRP
Aortic Dissection Case Review
Keith Hermiz, AEMT
3:30 Conference Adjourn
