May 21-23, 2008

Coeur D'Alene Resort - Coeur D'Alene, ID

Conference Report

The Summit 2008 Final Report is now AVAILABLE! Click here to download a pdf of the report.

Conference Presentations

To view the PowerPoint slideshow for each presentation, click on its title. For those events with more than 1 PowerPoint presentation, click on the name of each presenter to view their corresponding slideshow.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Trauma: Beyond the Rural Imperative - Nels Sanddal

Helicopters R Us - Peter Goth

Opportunities and Challenges of Community Paramedicine - Chris Tilden and Joseph Hansen

The Impact of Trauma EMS / Support in FLEX Funding - Steve Hirsch and Tami Lichtenberg. Moderator: Chris Tilden

Patient Data Transfer in Remote Locations - Jim DeTienne

Achieving the IOM Goal of Regionalization in Rural America - John Becknell

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Destination Decisions for Trauma Patients in Rural America - Gregory Jurkovich and Scott Sasser

Achieving the Promise of Remote Blended Learning - Nels Sanddal and Renee Anderson

The Impact of the GAO Report and Pay for Performance on Rural EMS Providers - Gary Wingrove

Real Time Surveillance - Jonathan Greene

EMS for Children--Implications in Rural America - Katrina Altenhofen and Tasmeen Singh

Friday, May 23, 2008

The National Training Standards - Debra Cason and Joseph Hansen

The EMS Workforce Report --Update and Implications - John Becknell

The Virginia Recruitment and Retention Campaign: Return on Investments - Scott Winston and Sara Gaba

Broadband and the TriCorder: And How You Can Hear Me Now!--EMS Communications in the 21st Century - Kevin McGinnis

Next Generation Vehicles--Real Improvements or Retroflective Repackaging? - Douglas Kupas and Nicholas Ward