North Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of North Dakota
1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
Suite E105, Room E101
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Friday February 17, 2023
1800-2100 SIM ND Preconference
Saturday February 18, 2023
0715- 0745 Bonus Session- Lucas Device- 0.5 LCCR
0715-0800 Registration and Check- in
0750-0800 Welcome and Announcements
0800-0900 Stroke (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs and Post Board Hours)
1 NCCR- Dr. Corey Edwards, Altru Neurology
0900-0930 Neurological/ Seizures (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs and Post Board Hours)
0.5 NCCR- Dr. James Miles, Altru
0930-1000 Post Resuscitation (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs)
0.5 NCCR- Dr Alex Marsh, Altru
1000-1100 Special Healthcare Needs- Vision Impaired (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs)
1 NCCR- Ken Dockter, ND Vision Services
1100-1200 Psychiatric (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs and Post Board Hours)
1 NCCR- Todd Elfman, Altru Ambulance
1200-1300 Lunch- Sponsored by Altru Ambulance
1220-1250 Bonus Session – 12 Lead EKG- 0.5 LCCR
1300-1400 Toxicological/ Opioids (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs and Post Board Hours)
1 NCCR- Nick Fugazzi, Grand Forks PD Narcotics Task Force
1400-1500 At Risk Population (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs and Post Board Hours)
1 NCCR- Jill Krone, North Dakota BCI
1500-1600 Special Healthcare Needs (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs and Post Board Hours)
1 NCCR- Christy Potts, Listen Center
1600-1630 Hemorrhage Control (Approved for ND Nursing CEUs and Post Board Hours)
0.5 NCCR- Tim Nesdahl, Altru Ambulance
1630-1700 VADS (Approved for ND Nursing CEU)
0.5 NCCR- Dr. Isaac Tea, Altru Cardiology
Sunday February 19, 2022
0715-0745 Bonus Session- Splinting (Approved for ND Post Board Hours)- 0.5 LCCR
0730-0800 Registration and Check- in
0750-0800 Welcome and Announcements
0800-0830 Culture of Safety (Approved for ND Post Board Hours)
0.5 NCCR- Tim Nesdahl, Altru Ambulance
0830-0930 Trauma Triage
1 NCCR- Todd Elfman, Altru Ambulance
0930-1030 Legal Side of EMS (Approved for ND Post Board Hours)
1 LCCR- Brittney Blake, Altru
1030-1130 Burns (Approved for ND Post Board Hours)
1 LCCR- Mark Johnston, Regions Burn Program Coordinator
1130-1230 Lunch- Sponsored by Regions Hospital
1145-1215 Bonus Session- Airway Management- 0.5 NCCR
1230-1330 Regional Advisors
1 LCCR Regional Advisors
1330-1430 Minutes with Medics
1 LCCR- Lindsey Narloch, Todd Elfman, and PJ Ringdahl
1430-1530 Self Defense in EMS (Approved for ND Post Board Hours)
1 LCCR Blake Buchmeier, Grand Forks Sheriff's Office
1530-1600 Pediatric Transport
0.5 NCCR- Carma Hanson, Safe Kids
1600-1700 Research
1 NCCR- Sean Roed, Lake Region Ambulance
*** All bonus sessions are hands on Learning taught by Altru Ambulance Staff