Due to the large amount of lecture topics I now have to chose from (38 to date) I have had to resort to listing just the titles on my website on this page but offering a pdf of the presentations with course description available underneath the tab "Handouts"   Click on "List of Topics".    ALL topics have 30 and 60 minute options available.  A few have 90 minute options and are indicated below. 

New for 2020

U Can't Touch This: How NOT to screw up evidence collection. 
First Responders are often involved in treating a victim of a crime, but we were never formally taught how to help out the Crime Scene staff in gathering evidence that would help in identifying and prosecuting the assailant.   Many times, as it is reported by Law Enforcement, EMS and Fire actually make their jobs a lot harder, without even realizing it.  Safety is always first, patient care is second, but being able to help out other agencies while still providing patient care should be a priority also.  It could also mean the difference in catching an assailant and someone going free.   In this session we will look at some simple things we can do to ensure evidence collection isn’t compromised and how to handle evidence we come across while caring for a patient when Law Enforcement isn’t nearby.

Amazing Race (1-1.5 hours)
We all have loads of knowledge and can recite verbatim many of our protocols and National Registry standards without thinking about it.   But what about that information that isn’t recalled very often.    This course is custom made according to what the audience wants/needs.     All Obstetric?     Questions about what criteria constitutes NOT resuscitating someone?   Protocol Review or new policy roll-outs?      Each “station” could be an actual skill that is required to successfully complete or it could be a simple question that should be common knowledge, but it comes as a surprise to those who are being asked.    Samples of such skills and questions could include…
 
“According to your protocol, how fast should a Dopamine drip be infusing on a patient who weights 132 pounds and has a blood pressure of 70 mmHg?”   
 
<diagram of a ETC02 waveform>.  What is this waveform telling you about this patient? 
 
<diagram of V-Fib>.  What is this rhythm?   What medication do you want to give?  What is the dose and rate of administration? 
 
“Your patient has had a tracheostomy for over 3 years.  She has been fighting a “chest cold” for a few days and is having trouble breathing through her trach.   What do you do? “
 
Skills Station Example:  “Properly insert an IO into the humeral head.  What size should you use?   How do you know it is properly located?   What is the maximum flow rate for this IO?  
 
Skills Station Example: “Intubate or use a BLS device to secure an airway and ventilate this patient at the proper rate according to AHA guidelines.   What is the proper rate?    How much oxygen do you apply?    What is the ideal Sp02 level? “    
 
 
(Objectives are partially dependent on the content of the customized Race and can be altered.  )
 

The Fantastic Four: Critical Care Review/Prep

Critical Care Modules:    Due to popular demand for those who need  FP-C prep or renewal hours, Janet has available several topics that work with critical care transport.     Balloon pumps, Hemodynamics, and blood administration can be combined with what other speakers offer to create a workshop.    Right now, they are al a carte but Janet is creating a package deal for conference planners to customize their needs.     The following titles are available 

First Blood: Blood transfusion in EMS
Going Mainstream: Central lines 
Under Pressure: Invasive monitoring and Hemodynamics
Don't Let Me Down: Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
She's Having a Baby: High Risk OB
Pump Up the Volume: Ventricular Assist Devices in EMS
The Little's: Initial Neonatal Assessment and Care
Good to the Last Drop:  Lab Value Interpretation: ABG Edition
Good to the Last Drop: Lab Value Interpretation: Blood Components
The Right Stuff: Critical Thinking Application

How Low Can You Go: Emergency Severity Index in the ER (3-4 hours)

Every Beat of the Heart: Very Basic Cardiology for new nurses (3 hours)

Released in 2019: 

Pump Up the Volume: Ventricular Assist Devices 

​All Bleeding Stops.....Eventually: Bleeding Control in EMS

A Change of Heart:  CHF

Rain Man: Finding the Intelligence in All of Us

An Extraordinary Mind: Mental Illness Review

History's Mysteries: Interesting Ways Famous People Have Died

Embracing Technology in the Classroom: Getting rid of the chalkboard and grabbing the iPad. 

Updated Release: "Sort Them Out": S-A-L-T Triage in an MCI (replaces START triage) 


 REGULARLY REQUESTED CLASSICS
"​Don't know nothing 'bout birthin' no babies! Delivering a baby outside of the hospital and treating delivery complications. 

She's Having a Baby!: Pregnancy Complications 
 (This course can also be used as a "Part One" in that it does not address childbirth.  See, "Don't Know Nothin 'bout birthin' no babies!" for the popular childbirth lecture.)

  "Every breath you take" : The most common respiratory diagnoses  

"First Blood" Blood transfusions and reaction management

"Going Mainstream" : Handling Central Lines 

"Heart Breaker" : Acute Coronary Syndromes and the Cath Lab 

“I’ve Got a Crush on You”: Dealing with crush injuries in the field  

"It's All in Your Head" : Neuro Assessment for non-neuro folks  

"Just the Basics" : Pharmacology for the EMT 

Toxic Avenger: Sepsis in EMS

"Killer Bees" : Anaphylaxis in EMS   

“Thoracic Park”: Chest Tubes and management  

To Pee or not to Pee: Renal Failure and Dialysis in EMS 

"Pour some sugar on me" Diabetic Emergencies