Course Directors/Faculty

Course Directors/Faculty: Registration: AMPA Member $325.00* Craig Bates, MD Non-Member $365.00* Medical Director, Cleveland Metro Life Flight NAME:______MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio Transport Program/Hospital: ______Medical Director Ira J. Blumen, MD Medical & Program Director Address:______Core Curriculum: University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN), Illinois ______Part I Lauri Bolton, MD City:______Medical Director, LIFE STAR Hartford Hospital, Connecticut State:______Zip:______October 14, 2017

Douglas J. Floccare, MD Daytime phone:______Omni Fort Worth Hotel State Aeromedical Director MIEMSS/Maryland State Police Email:______1300 Houston Street Baltimore, Maryland Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Please make payment to the Air Medical 817.535.6664 Christopher J. Fullagar, MD Physician Association. Or, charge fees to

Medical Director, Onondaga County VISA or MasterCard; AmericanExpress Sheriff’s One; Upstate Medical University, NOT accepted) Syracuse, New York Card #:______Sponsored by Michael Jasumback, MD Medical Director, PHI Air Medical Expiration date:______Great Falls, Montana Signature:______Benjamin Nicholson, MD Resident, Boston Medical Center Register on line at www.ampa.org. Credit card Boston, Massachusetts registrations may be faxed to the AMPA Office at 801-534-0434 Charles W. Sheppard, MD Medical Director, Mercy Life Line Air Medical Physician Association Springfield, Missouri 951 E. Montana Vista Lane Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 David Stuhlmiller, MD Phone: 801-263-2672 Medical Director, Life Net of New York/ Guthrie Air *Attendees of the AMPA precons will receive Madison, New Jersey an AMPA logo polo shirt. Please indicate your shirt size Doug Swanson, MD ___Small ___X-large Medical Director, Med Center Air ___Medium ___2X-large Carolinas Medical Center ___Large Charlotte, North Carolina

This conference is designed to provide the first segment of a 3-part core Schedule curriculum process that is relevant to the success of physicians managing 8:00 a.m. – Continental Breakfast/ 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. - BREAK critical care air and ground transport On-Site Registration teams. Topics are selected from 3:00 p.m. Principles & Direction of Air Medical 8:15 a.m. Regulations: What does it all mean? Transport. History of Air Medical Transport Lauri Bolton, MD Doug Swanson, MD Educational Objectives: 3:45 p.m. At the completion of this conference 9:00 a.m. Management 101 participants will be able to: CAMTS & the Medical Director Ira J. Blumen, MD Michael W. Brunko, MD *Explain transport utilization issues 4:45 p.m. relevant to medical direction including 9:45 a.m. Conclusion indications for medical transport. Pain Management *Discuss management issues facing the Craig Bates, MD medical director, including the role they Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Statement for the AMPA Medical play in the success of the transport 10:30-10:45 a.m. – BREAK Director Core Curriculum: Part I team. “This activity has been planned and *Define flight physiology and its impact 10:45 a.m. implemented in accordance with the Essential on transport crewmembers and patients. Altitude/Flight Physiology Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council *Relate the importance and value of Michael Jasumback, MD for Continuing Medical Education through the CAMTS certification standards as they joint providership of the Center for apply to the medical director. 11:30 a.m. Emergency Medical Education and the Air *Describe the impact of infectious Critical Care Ultrasound Medical Physicians Association” disease processes on transport team Benjamin Nicholson, MD members and explain how to maintain “The Center for Emergency Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for safe practice guidelines. 12:15 p.m. - LUNCH *Outline the history of air medical Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.” transport and how military applications 1:15 p.m. transfer to present day civilian use. Utilization Issues in Air Medical The Center for Emergency Medical Education

*Describe the types of scans possible in Transport designates this live activity for a maximum of flight, and the steps necessary to have Douglas J. Floccare, MD 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. a robust ultrasound program. Physicians should claim only the credit *Show how proper pain control makes 2:00 p.m. commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. the patient more comfortable as well as Could This Be Catching? facilitates a more accurate history and Infection Control . physical exam. Charles W. Sheppard, MD *Describe regulations impacting air medical critical care transport that the medical director needs to know.