EMS Cardiology Conference
Course Objective
The 2012 EMS Cardiology Conference is a one-day course designed for EMT’s and Paramedics. OHSU experts will provide a review and update of emergency cardiovascular care. Register Now
Tentative Schedule
| Time |
Topic | Speaker |
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome | Saurabh Gupta, M.D. |
| 8:10 a.m. |
Systems of Care in the Acutely Ill Cardiac Patient: Do They Matter? | Joaquin Cigarroa, M.D. |
| 8:50 a.m. |
Catastrophe: Sudden Death in the Athlete | Eric Stecker, M.D., M.P.H. |
| 9:30 a.m. | Squiggly Lines: Point-counterpoint - “The ECG is always relevant” v. “The ECG can be misleading” | Mohamud Daya, M.D. Jonathan Jui, M.D., M.P.H. |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Break | |
| 10:30 a.m. |
“Is it really so?”: Varying Presentations for ACS Among Elderly, Women and Diabetics | Yen Tibayan, M.D. |
| 11:10 a.m. |
“I am Lost”: Managing VAD-related Emergencies in the Field | James Mudd, M.D. |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Lunch – courtesy of OHSU | |
| 12:50 p.m. |
What’s New in Interventional Cardiology? | Saurabh Gupta, M.D. |
| 1:30 p.m. | Struck a Nerve?: Swooning, Fainting and Syncope | Charles Henrikson, M.D. |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Break | |
| 2:50 p.m. | Stabbing and Crashing - It's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore: Dissections, Penetrating Cardiac & Blunt Aortic Injury. | Matthew Slater, M.D. |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Ride the Wave: Role of Ultrasound in Emergency Cardiovascular Care | Sanjiv Kaul, M.D. |
| 3:50 p.m. | Closing Remarks | Saurabh Gupta, M.D. |
