2026 Presentations

Day 1

Christopher B. Colwell, MD (San Francisco)

The Pentagon Papers: What Did I Think Were The Five Most Important Trauma Publications of the Past Year ?

Christian C. (Chris) Zuver, MD

Tens of 1000’s of Intoxicated “Youths” Packed In Like Sardines Over Several Days (in Excess Decibel Environs) — What Could Go Right? What We Have Learned from the Electric Daisy Carni

Brian L. Miller, MD

What Are We Concerned About in the Next Few Weeks at the FIFA Cities ?

Peter Antevy, MD, FAEMS

Prehospital Point-of-Care Testing

Jonathan Jui, MD, MPH

at’s the Best Solution for Bad Head Injuries? Hypertonic Saline versus Sodium Bicarbonate in Severe TBI

Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, FACEP, MCCM, MACP, FRCP, FAEMS

Man’s Gotta Know his Limitations (on Blood)

Chief Eric Bank along with Kenneth A. Scheppke, MD

A Plethora of Purposes for Prehospital Plasma: Latest Experience in Sepsis, Burns and Other Critical Conditions

David E. Persse, MD

Collaring the Collar — What’s NAEMSP’s Latest Practice Proposal on Cervical Immobilization Devices

Drs. Michael Feldman, Jim Augustine, Ben Lawner, Mark Gautreau, Roger Stone, and Jim Roach

How Should We Hone an On-Scene Saw Bone? — Recommendations on Field Amputation Strategies

Robert A. Lowe, MD

Should We Count You In – or Not? How Should One Define an EMS Patient?

Ariana W. Weber, MD (Boston)

No Hocus in POCUS: What Are Feasible Metrics for Delineating Competence?

Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH (de facto Troupe Coordinator and Band Front Man)

Course History, Overview and Philosophy, including a Sir Luke Fildes Moment (i.e., we are First There, to First Care)

Peter M. Antevy, MD (Brevard County, FL)

Not an “Adults-Only” Show – A Delphi Consensus on Blood for Kids:

Benjamin W. Weston, MD, MPH

What’s the Word on Ob Deserts, Prehospital Care and Destination Policies

Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD

How Should We Handle the Triple Threat of Heat, Humidity and Huddled Masses (from Abroad) !

Brian L. Miller, MD

Curbside Critical Care: What Are Some Clinical Enhancements That Supervisors Can Bring to the Scene?

Timothy M. Satty, MD

usions: What Are the Latest Experiences In Starting Up, Justifying and Funding Prehospital Care of Bleeding Patients ?

Day 2

Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD

The Carbon Dioxide Footprint: Why Should We Recognize the Differences Between EtCO2 and PaCO2 ?

David Persse, MD

EMS Deployment Strategies: All ALS v. Tiered …there’s a question?

Douglas F. Kupas, MD

Panic in the Streets: Why Are We Seeing More Hyperventilation Syndrome on 9-1-1 Calls ?

Aileen M. Marty, MD, Jonathan Jui, MD, MPH (Portland) & Peter M. Antevy, MD (Brevard County, FL)

Some Very Inflammatory Remarks: Prehospital Screening and Treatment for Sepsis Syndrome Today

Alternative Approaches Panel: Telemedicine, Social Workers, Advanced Practice Nurses, Tiered Responses, Treat & Release

Paul R. Banerjee, DO, (Polk County) and Robert B, Dunne, MD (Detroit)

The New Hat-Trick and a Follow-Up on Flow-Radar: What’s the Latest on Evolving Technologies for Detecting LVO

James P. Roach, DO

A Heads-Up on Heads-Down: What’s the Provocative New Data on Pre-Thrombectomy Positioning in LVO Patients?

Dr. Jim Augustine

Still Under Surveillance: Some Highlights from the Past Year’s Eagles’ Surveys and Weekly ZOOM Rooms

M. Bachista, MD (St. Augustine), Christian C, (Chris) Zuver, MD (Orlando); C. Crawford Mechem, MD (Philadelphia) and Kenneth A. Scheppke, MD (Florida Department of Health)

The Chain of Revival: What are the Whys and Wherefores for Cardiac Resuscitation Centers?

Gail H. Bradley, MD (Mesa) and Kimberly M. Pruett, MD (Albuquerque)

How Slow Can You? Going to Compressions Sooner Than Later in Your Bradycardia Protocol

Lekshmi V. Kumar, MD (Atlanta)

The First Weak Link in the Chain: Where Does Telephone CPR Fail Us?

Douglas F. Kupas, MD (NAEMSP President)

A New Key for Unlocking SVT: Why Would We Use Verapamil Hydrochloride instead of Adenosine?

Scott T. Youngquist, MD, MSc (Salt Lake City)

Oxygenation During CPR: BLS Breaths Really Do Matter!

Aileen M. Marty, MD

Kombating Kounis: : What is this Syndrome – and Why Should We Care ?

Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD (Tulsa/OKC)

Is Supplemental O2 a Good Supplement? High-Flow O2 vs. CPAP

Drs. Kerry Bachista (St. Johns County, FL), Joe Holley (Memphis) and Jeff Goodloe (Tulsa/OKC)

We Seem to Be Through with CPC-2: A Five-Year Experience with Neuroprotective CPR

Thomas A. Lardaro, MD, MPH

Upscale Regionalization in the Constitution State: How Should We Scale a Statewide Regional EMS Delivery System Model?