Presentations

CIT staff members lecture and display exhibits for state, regional, national and international audiences. These presentations include reports on research, demonstrations of projects and programs and recommendations on EMS system issues and technology. Some of these presentations are listed below:  

·         Rural Preparedness: Diversion from our Primary Mission? (w/Kupas, D.) (2006, August). Big Sky, MT: Rural and Frontier EMS and Trauma Summit at the Summit.

·         Recruitment and Retention of EMS Personnel. (w/Winston, S. and Gaba, S.) (2006, August). Big Sky, MT: Rural and Frontier EMS and Trauma Summit at the Summit.

·         Providing a Rural Translation of the IOM Report on the Future of Emergency Care. (w/ Giffin, R.) (2006, August). Big Sky, MT: Rural and Frontier EMS and Trauma Summit at the Summit.

·         EMS Community Planning and Integration. (2006, May). Reno, NV: National Rural Health Association 29th Annual Conference. National Rural Health Association.

·        Development and field testing of benchmarks, indicators and scoring criteria for self-evaluation of trauma systems. (2006, April). Durban, South Africa: 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

·         Alaska statewide suicide follow-back study: The need for more consistent death scene investigation. (2006, April). Durban, South Africa: 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

·         Results from Multiple Statewide and Regional Trauma System Consultations in the United States. (2006, April). Durban, South Africa: 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

·         Tools and Methods for Local Community Planning in the Development of Emergency Medical Systems. (2006, April). Durban, South Africa: 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

·         The Development and Field-Testing of a Suicide Awareness Training Curriculum for Emergency Responders. (2006, April) Durban, South Africa: 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

·         The Use of Self-Learning Interactive CD-ROM in Describing Trauma Systems and Emergency Preparedness. (2006, April) Durban, South Africa: 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

·         Interstate Highway Preparedness: Who's Minding the Road: Impact on Roadside Communities? (2006, March). Spokane, Washington: 19th Annual Northwest Regional Rural Health Conference: Dare to Prepare.

·         Restructuring Rural Emergency Medical Services. (2005, May). New Orleans, LA: 28th Annual Rural Health Conference.

·         Supporting injury prevention without losing your EMS focus. (w/Altenhofen, K.) (2005, February). Helena, MT: Montana EMS Association Winter Workshop.

·         Suicide prevention needs assessment survey in a high-risk region of the U.S. (w/ Sanddal, T. and Silverman, M.) (2004, June). Vienna, Austria: 7^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         Effect of a JumpSTART training on immediate and short-term pediatric triage performance (w/ Sanddal, N.D. and Loyacono, T. ). (2004, June). Vienna, Austria: 7^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         Montana Injury Prevention Survey. (w/ Sanddal, N.D., Todd, K. & Danenhower, T.). (2004, June). Vienna, Austria: 7^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         The impact of personal digital assistants in Emergency Medical Services providers' ability to document patient care for trauma victims. (2004, June). Vienna, Austria: 7^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment Survey in a High Risk Region of the U.S. (w/ Sanddal, T. & Silverman, M.M.). (2004, June). Vienna, Austria: 7^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         Rural EMS Technical Assistance Center. (2004, May). San Diego, CA: National Rural Health Association 27^th Annual Conference. National Rural Health Association.

·         Expressed needs of suicide professionals/advocates. (w/ Sanddal, T. and Silverman, M.) (2004, April). Miami, FL: 37^th Annual AAS Conference, American Association of Suicidology.

·         Suicide: The impact on youth in the community. (2003, October). Denver, CO: Region VII and VIII Suicide Conference.

·         Suicide: The impact on youth in the community. (2003, October). Wisconsin Dells, WI: Wisconsin EMSC Conference.

·         Intermountain regional compilation and reporting of childhood health and EMSC data. (2003, July).  Washington, DC: EMSC National Congress.

·         First to care: Suicide training for first responders (with Earle, J.). (2003, April). Santa Fe, NM: 36^th Annual Conference, American Association of Suicidology.

·         Selecting a mentor in the field of suicidology (with Kaplan, M., Freedenthal, S., Shultz, D., Fernquist, R. and Gutierz, P). (2003, April). Santa Fe, NM: 36^th Annual Conference, American Association of Suicidology. 

·         Suicide prevention 101 for medical personnel. (2003, April). Santa Fe, NM: 36^th Annual Conference, American Association of Suicidology.

·         EMS and trauma systems within a public health framework. (2003, February). Topeka, KS: 2nd Annual Rural EMS Summit.

·         The Kansas EMS community planning project (with Altenhofen, K and Prewitt, R.). (2003, February). Topeka, KS: 2nd Annual Rural EMS Summit.

·         A state health department's efforts to prepare emergency medical providers to meet the acute care needs of children who are technology dependent (with Rushton, D.B. and Sanddal, T.L). (2002, November). Philadelphia, PA: 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association.

·         Development of a regional organization. (2002, August). Austin, TX: Red River EMSC Alliance Symposium.

·         Rural EMS and trauma care systems. (2002, May). Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins University.

·         The imbalance of prevention strategies and relative risk by age group. (2002, May). Montreal, Ontario, Canada: 6th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         Montana strategic suicide prevention plan: The imbalance of prevention strategies and relative risk by age group. (2002, May). Montreal, Ontario: 6th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control

·         Errors on suicide death certificates in Montana. (2002, May). Montreal, Ontario: 6th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         Effects of institution of a voluntary trauma system on preventable death and inappropriate care in a rural state. (2002, May).  Montreal, Ontario: 6th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         The imbalance of prevention strategies and relative risk by age group. (2002, May). Montreal, Ontario, Canada: 6th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         An integrated community model for suicide prevention: Lessons from cardiac care. (2002, May). Montreal, Ontario: 6th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·         Montana strategic suicide prevention plan: The imbalance of prevention strategies and relative risk by age group. (2002, April). Bethesda, MD: AAS 35th Annual Conference.

·         Imbalance between suicide prevention strategies and risk. (2002, April). Bethesda, MD: AAS 35^th Annual Conference.

·         Characteristics of female suicide in Montana -- 1998. (2002, April). Bethesda, MD: AAS 35^th Annual Conference.

·          Success and unmet potential of standardized computer. (2002, April). Dallas TX: 3rd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies.

·          Technology and EMSC: Training, telemedicine and more. (2002, April). Dallas TX: 3rd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies.

·          A self-study injury prevention CD-ROM for health providers. (2002, April). Dallas TX: 3rd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies. 

·          Relative stasis of prehospital provider comfort levels concerning pediatric care. (2002, April). Dallas TX: 3rd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies.

·          A model for suicide prevention: Lessons from cardiac care. (2002, April). Williston, ND: EMS and Prevention Conference.

·          1998 Rural preventable mortality study. (2002, March) Helena, MT: Montana Hospital Association Board Meeting.

·          1998 Rural preventable mortality study. (2002, March) Billings, MT: Eastern RTAC meeting.

·          Development of a regional organization. (2002, January). Killington, VT: Northeast EMSC Alliance Symposium.

·          Analysis of prior health system contacts as a harbinger of subsequent fatal injury in American Indians. (2002). Ft. Meyers, FL: EAST Conference.

·          Our role in the prevention of TBI. (2001, September). Bozeman, MT: Brain Injury Association of Montana.

·          Injury Prevention. (2001, June). Scottsdale, AZ: IHS EMS Medical Director's Course.

·          Out-of-Hospital research. (2001, June). Scottsdale, AZ: IHS Medical Director's Course.

·          An interactive approach to provider-client injury prevention. (2001, June). Salt Lake City, UT: 23rd Annual Common Problems in Pediatrics.

·          Resources beyond the textbook. (2001, May). Billings, MT: EMSTC Conference.

·          Setting the mission for EMSC partnership for children consortium. (2001, May). EMSC Partnership for Children.

·          Rural EMS and trauma care systems. (2001, May). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University.

·          Resources beyond the textbook. (2001, May). Missoula, MT: Conference.

·          An Integrated Community Model for Suicide Prevention: Lessons from Cardiac Care. (2001, April). Atlanta, GA: AAS 34th Annual Conference.

·          A model for suicide prevention: Lessons from cardiac care. (2001, April). Atlanta, GA: American Association of Suicidology 34^th Annual Conference.

·          Our Role in the Prevention of TBI. (2001, April). Bozeman, MT: Brain Injury Association of Montana.

·          A model for suicide prevention: Lessons from cardiac care. (2001, March). Williston, ND: EMS and Prevention Conference.

·          Out-of-Hospital research. (2001, June). Salt Lake City, UT.

·          CARE: Mission and objectives. (2000). Minneapolis, MN: EMSC/Great Lakes Injury Prevention Network (GLIPN) Regional Leadership Conference.

·          A call to action. (2000). Tucson, AZ: Intermountain Regional EMS for Children Coordinating Council.

·          Analysis of prior health system contacts as a harbinger of subsequent fatal injury in American Indians. (2000). Albuquerque, NM: IHS Research Conference.

·          The role of the EMT in injury prevention. (2000). Salt Lake City, UT: IHS Medical Directors' Course.

·          Signs, symptoms and solutions to adolescent suicide. (2000). Baltimore, MD: 2^nd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies.

·          Telehealth and distance learning: Diverse approaches to health care delivery. (2000). Baltimore, MD: 2^nd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies.

·          Injury fatalities among American Indian children in Montana and Wyoming: 1990-1995. (2000). Baltimore, MD: 2^nd National Congress on Childhood Emergencies. 

·          Pediatric trauma. (2000). Lewistown, MT: Montana EMS Association.

·          Children with special health care needs: Technology assisted children. (2000). New Orleans, LA: National Association of Pediatric Home and Community Care.

·          Children with special health care needs: Technology assisted children. (2000). Topeka, KS: Kansas Pediatric Conference.

·          Children with special health care needs: Technology assisted children. (2000). Lewistown, MT: Montana EMS Association.

·          Establishment of a suicide prevention research center in a high risk region of the United States. (2000). New Delhi, India: 5^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Characteristics of suicide decedents among American Indians in the northern rocky mountain states: 1990-1995. (2000). New Delhi, India: 5^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Characteristics of injury fatalities among American Indian children in Montana and Wyoming: 1990-1995. (2000). New Delhi, India: 5^th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Epidemiology of childhood injury deaths in Montana. (2000). Helena, MT: Governors Briefing on Childhood Injury.

·          Adolescent suicide. (2000). Wichita, KS: Kansas Pediatric Conference.

·          Childhood and adolescent suicide: Focus on prevention. (2000). Bismarck, ND: Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety.

·          Children with special health care needs. (2000). New Orleans, LA: National Association of Pediatric Home and Community Care (NAPHC2).

·          Out-of-Hospital research. (1999). Denver, CO.

·          CD-ROMs in EMS training: An overview. (1999). Bozeman, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          General session: Does Montana need injury prevention? An injury data panel. (1999). Bozeman, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Adolescent suicide prevention: What we know & what we don’t know. (1999). Topeka, KS: Kansas Multi-Disciplinary Symposium.

·          Adult learners/adult teachers: Making the most of your training time. (1999). Topeka, KS: Kansas Multi-Disciplinary Symposium.

·          Medical director’s role in injury prevention. (1999). Denver, CO: Native American Medical Directors Conference.

·          The epidemiology of fatal unintentional and intentional injuries among Native Americans in Montana and Wyoming. (1999). Butte, MT: Montana Public Health Association Annual Conference.

·          Regional EMS for children: Benefits of inter-state collaboration. (1998). Chicago, IL: Great Lakes EMS Conference.

·          Falls: Emergency care and prevention. (1998). Missoula, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Changing epidemiology of injury-related pediatric mortality in a rural state: Implications for injury control. (1998). Washington, DC: EMSC National Congress.

·          Changing epidemiology of injury-related pediatric mortality in a rural state: Implications for injury control. (1998). Topeka, KS: Kansas Multi-disciplinary Pediatric Conference.

·          Medical director’s role in injury prevention. (1998). Denver, CO: Native American Medical Directors Conference.

·          Intermountain regional compilation and reporting of childhood health and EMSC data. (1998). Washington, DC: EMSC National Congress.

·          Self-reported compliance with pediatric equipment guidelines for ambulance services prior to an EMS for children program. (1998). Washington, DC: EMSC National Congress.

·          Prior trauma care of intoxicated patients as a predictor of subsequently fatal injury. (1998). RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fourth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          The Blackfeet Nation’s use of volunteers in home safety activities. (1998). RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fourth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          The development of a comprehensive injury prevention and control plan in a rural state. (1998). RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fourth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Using electronic methods to overcome barriers to training of rural volunteers in trauma care and injury prevention. (1998). RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fourth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          The development of a prehospital information system as a basis for injury prevention in a rural state. (1998). RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fourth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          The use of a personal computer platform to coordinate injury prevention in rural areas. (1998). RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fourth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          The use of trained volunteers in the implementation of a comprehensive injury surveillance system on the Blackfeet Reservation. (1998). RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fourth World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1997). Sioux Falls, SD.

·          Medical director’s role in injury prevention. (1997). Las Vegas, NV: Native American Medical Directors Conference.

·          Scene response by rotor wing aircraft. Panel. (1997). Great Falls, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          State of the region address. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Intermountain Region EMSC Coordinating Council.

·          Injury prevention and control. (1997). Browning, MT: Black feet Tribal Health Fair.

·          Remote pediatric advanced life support training. (1997). Washington, DC: American Heart Association - Emergency Cardiac Care Committee.

·          Comprehensive injury surveillance and linkage system. (1997).

·          Native American suicide deaths in Montana: 1989-92. (1996). Albuquerque, NM: Indian Health Services Research Conference.

·          Alcohol and injury deaths among Native Americans in Montana. (1996). Albuquerque, NM: Indian Health Services Research Conference.

·          Rural preventable mortality: Implications for prehospital care. (1996). Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming Association of EMS Providers.

·          Kinetics of motor vehicle trauma. (1996). Billings, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1996). Breckenridge, CO: Colorado Department of Health.

·          Alternative prehospital training. (1996). Washington, DC: Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, EMS-Children National Conference.

·          Childhood injury prevention and control as a public health problem. (1996). Bozeman, MT: Intermountain EMS-C Coordinating Council (IRECC).

·          Conducting preventable mortality studies-methods for undeveloped and developing trauma care systems. (1996). Melbourne, Australia: Third International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Changing epidemiology of injury-related mortality in a rural state: Implications for injury prevention. (1996). Melbourne, Australia: Third International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          A comparison of preventable trauma mortality rates in rural areas with and without an organized system of trauma care. (1996). Melbourne, Australia: Third International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Integration of the psychological disciplines into a comprehensive public health model for injury prevention and control. (1996). Melbourne, Australia: Third International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Alcohol and injury deaths among Native American in Montana. (1996). Melbourne, Australia: Third International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control.

·          Injury prevention and control: A historical perspective of efforts to involve Montana’s EMS providers. (1996). Helena, MT: Region VIII National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

·          Injury deaths among Montana’s older adults: 1990-1995. (1996). Bozeman, MT.

·          Alcohol and injury deaths among Native Americans in Montana. (1995). Fort McMurray, Alberta: Third International Conference on Safe Communities, World Health Organization.

·          Native American preventable mortality in a rural state. (1995). Fort McMurray, Alberta: Third International Conference on Safe Communities, World Health Organization.

·          Errors in prehospital care of pediatric patients. (1995). Rapid City, SD: South Dakota EMT Association.

·          Changing epidemiology of childhood injury: Results and implications. (1995). Rapid City, SD: South Dakota EMT Association.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1995). Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Department of Health.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1995). Topeka, KS: Kansas Trauma Task Force.

·          SAFEKIDS: The need for a focal point in Montana. (1994). Kalispell, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          How Montana’s kids get hurt: implications for prevention. (1994). Kalispell, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1994). Abilene, TX, San Angelo, TX, El Paso, TX, San Antonio, TX: Department of Transportation and Highway Safety, Texas Department of Health.

·          Development of trauma systems (with Esposito, T.J.). (1994). Harlingen, TX: Department of Transportation and Highway Safety, Texas Department of Health.

·          Trauma triage revisited. (1993). Kalispell, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Rural preventable mortality study: Implications for Colorado. (1993). Breckenridge, CO: Colorado Trauma Symposium.

·          Colorado trauma system strengths and challenges. (1993). Breckenridge, CO: Colorado Trauma Symposium.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1993). Denver, CO: Colorado Division of Health.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1993). Corpus Christi, TX: Trauma Region Seven.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1992). Grand Rapids, MI: Alliance for Health Care.

·          Issues in rural EMS and highway traffic safety. Panel. (1992). Denver, CO: Lifesavers/10.

·          Trauma system development - patterns of rural trauma. Panel. (1992). Denver, CO: Lifesavers/10.

·          Innovative technology in the delivery of continuing education to rural EMS providers. (1992). Spokane, WA: Rural Health, Partnerships in Action, Washington State Area Health Education Council.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1992). Montgomery, AL: Alabama Department of Health.

·          Issues in rural EMS and highway traffic safety. Panel. (1991). Charlotte, NC.

·          Trauma system development - patterns of rural trauma. Panel. (1991). Charlotte, NC.

·          Hypothermia - Revisited. (1991). Great Falls, MT: Montana EMS Association, Annual Educational Conference.

·          Anatomy of rural trauma and its prevention. (1991). Big Sky, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          EMS system, technical assessment. (1991). Augusta, ME: Contract with Medical Care Development.

·          Challenges in rural EMS research. (1991). Orlando, FL: National Association of EMS Physicians.

·          EMS system, technical assessment. (1991). Hartford, CT: Statewide Assessment, U.S. Department of Transportation

·          Challenges in rural research and the rural use of pneumatic anti-shock garments. (1991). Rapid City, SD: Black Hills Training Institute, Annual Educational Conference.

·          EMS public information, education and relations. (1991). Washington, DC: Group session facilitator, National Consensus Conference, U.S. Department of Transportation/Medical Care Development.

·          Development of trauma systems. (1990). Harford, CT: Governor's Task Force.

·          Injury prevention for children. (1990). Great Falls, MT: Montana EMS Association Conference.

·          EMS and highway safety in rural America. Panel. (1989). Cincinnati, OH: Lifesavers/7.                                                                           

·          Rural trauma. Topical Table. (1989). Cincinnati, OH: Lifesavers/7.

·          Trauma will you survive? Film Festival. (1989). Cincinnati, OH: Lifesavers/7.

·          Use of pneumatic anti‑shock garments. (1988). Pierre, SD: South Dakota EMT Association.

·          Critical trauma assessment. (1988). Pierre, SD: South Dakota EMT Association.

·          EMT‑Intermediate. Panel. (1988). Bozeman, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Kinetics of trauma: High Delta V is greek to me. (1988). Bozeman, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Focus on prevention. Panel. (1988). Bozeman, MT: Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium.

·          Shock and the use of the PASG. (1988). Great Falls, MT: Region 2A Trauma Workshop.

·          Accidents versus preventable injuries: Risk taking behaviors. Panel. (1988). Boston, MA: Lifesavers VI Conference.

·          Kinetics of trauma. Boston, MA: Lifesavers VI Conference.

·          Networking for EMS personnel. (1987). Glasgow, MT: Montana EMS Association.

·          Occupant safety issues for EMS personnel. Panel. (1986). San Diego, CA: Lifesavers V Conference.

·          Critical trauma assessment. (1986). Mitchell, SD: South Dakota EMT Association.

·          Pediatric emergencies. (1986). Mitchell, SD: South Dakota EMT Association.

·          EMS instructor training. (1986). Boone, IA: EMS Staff Development Workshop.

·          ASTM, its role in national standardization. (1986). San Francisco, CA: EMT‑Defibrillation National Standard Setting Seminar, National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators.