Made possible with support from the UVM Green & Gold Professorship in Emergency Medicine and the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
2026 Conference Schedule
Friday March 6th (Pre-Conference)
OB Mobile SIM: Obstetric Emergencies on the Move
0800 - 1200
Location TBD
Course Faculty: Julie Veith, MD; Molly Stevens, MD; Madison Daly, MD; Laura Mulvey, MD
Instructor Development Workshop
0800 - 1200
Location TBD
Course Faculty: Laurel Plante, MD Michael Leyden, MPH, NRP
Zombie MCI
0800 - 1200
Location TBD
Course Faculty: Nick Carson, NRP, Prescott Nadeau, NRP, Kyle Brouillette, NRP
Skills Instructor Development Workshop
0800 - 1630
Courtney Newman, NRP, Christopher LaMonda, NRP
Location TBD
Prehospital Trauma Life Support
0800 - 1630
Location TBD
Course Faculty: Joshua LaDuke, NRP
Zombie MCI
1230 - 1630
Course Faculty: Nick Carson, NRP, Prescott Nadeau, NRP, Kyle Brouillette, NRP
Location TBD
OB Mobile SIM: Obstetric Emergencies on the Move
1230 - 1630
Location TBD
Course Faculty: Julie Veith, MD Molly Stevens, MD Madison Daly, MD Laura Mulvey, MD
Mobile Sim
1230 - 1630
Location TBD
Course Faculty: Laurel Plante, MD Michael Leyden, MPH, NRP, Christine McCarthy, EMT
Saturday March 8th
Light Refreshments & Exhibitor Time
0800 - 0840
Introduction
0840 - 0850
Welcome to the Vermont EMS Conference 2026
Grand Maple Ballroom
Grand Maple Ballroom
0850 - 0950
Keynote Speaker
State-wide Trauma System Development
Todd Maxson, MD
Concurrent Sessions
1000 - 1030
Grand Maple Ballroom
Management of Unstable Pelvic Fractures
Anthony Charles, MD
Livak Ballroom
Crashing Airway
Cindy Cox, RN & Adam Hart, NRP
Williams Room
Optimizing EMS Response Times in Rural VT
Jack Foster, EMT
Jost Room
Pediatric Training - Where do I Begin?
Dave Nelson, MD & Kate Soons, RN
Concurrent Sessions
1040 - 1110
Grand Maple Ballroom
They’ve Fallen But Can You Get Them Back Up
Alia Aunchman, MD, FACS
Livak Ballroom
CHF
Madison Daly, MD
Williams Room
Assessment of the Entrapped Patient: Urban Search and Rescue
David Weiss, BSN, RN
Jost Room
Evolving Beyond a Checklist
Jeremiah Goyette, NRP
Concurrent Sessions
1120 - 1150
Grand Maple Ballroom
Burning Questions? We've Got Answers
Margaret Tandoh, MD
Livak Ballroom
When ALS Becomes BLS: Lessons from VT’s CPAP Protocol Update
Brian Canova, NRP, MS3
Williams Room
The 4E Model: A Framework for Rebuilding Trust and Driving Innovation in EMS Leadership
Marsha McCombie, NRP, FP-C
Jost Room
Images from the Field: How Prehospital Ultrasound Can Support Your Decisions
Andrew Pettit, MD & Andrea Roche, DO
Concurrent Sessions
1200 - 1230
Grand Maple Ballroom
Nuances of Pediatric Trauma: No They Aren’t Small Adults
Martin Keller, MD
Livak Ballroom
Interesting Case Review
Laurel Plante, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Williams Room
Stopping Respiratory Failure
Tiff Bombard, NRP, MD, FACEP
Jost Room
Building a Sustainable Prehospital Ultrasound Program
Madison Daly, MD & Douglas George, MD
Lunch & Exhibitor Time
1230 - 1330
Concurrent Sessions
1330 - 1400
Grand Maple Ballroom
Vermont EMS for Children LIVE Case Review
Dave Nelson, MD & Kate Soons, RN
Livak Ballroom
Whole Blood and TxA After Trauma: What Does the Data Show?
Ajai Malhotra, MD
Williams Room
EMS Wellness
Misha McNabb, MA-EMEL, VT-EMD, NRP
Grand Maple Ballroom
1410-1440
Concurrent Sessions
Vermont EMS for Children LIVE Case Review
Dave Nelson, MD & Kate Soons, RN
Livak Ballroom
Recognizing Child Abuse in the Field
James Metz, MD MPH
Williams Room
VITLAcess and EMS Agencies
Sarah Thompson
Concurrent Sessions
1450 - 1520
Grand Maple Ballroom
Field Management of Adult and Pediatric Patients with Suspected TBI
Katrina Ducis, MD
Livak Ballroom
Hydroxocobalamin in Smoke Inhalation
Joseph Kennedy, MD, FAAEM, FAACT
Williams Room
More Bears than Medics - Pain Trial
Daniel Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Jost Room
Tick-talk, lub-dub: Lyme-Induced Heart Failure
Latimer Hoke, MEd, AEMT
Break & Exhibitor Time
1520 - 1550
Concurrent Sessions
1550 - 1620
Grand Maple Ballroom
Pregnancy in Trauma
Todd Maxson, MD
Livak Ballroom
EMS Witnessed Cardiac Arrest
Ryan Gerecht, MD, FACEP
Williams Room
CyanoKit Program
Tony Simanskas, NRP
Jost Room
Child Life Ride Along
Dave Nelson, MD & Kate Soons, RN & Jen Hipsley
Grand Maple Ballroom
1630 - 1730
Keynote Speaker
Something Funny Happened on the Way Home from the OR
Stephanie Lazow, MD
Sunday March 8th
Light Refreshments & Exhibitor Time
0800-0850
Keynote Speaker
0850 - 0950
Grand Maple Ballroom
Resuscitation Improvement: Time is Ticking
Tom Rea, MD, MPH
Concurrent Sessions
1000 - 1030
Grand Maple Ballroom
10 Steps RA Overview
Andy McCoy, MD
Livak Ballroom
5 Best Practices to Improve Pre-Hospital Care of Children with Medical Complexity
Christian Pulcini, MD, MPH, MEd
Williams Room
Life in the Fast Lane: Resuscitation After a High Speed Pursuit
Sarah Lamb, NRP
Jost Room
IFT Decision Making
Ryan Mason, MD, FAAEM
Concurrent Sessions
1040 - 1110
Grand Maple Ballroom
Survival in Rural Communities
Mike Levy, MD
Livak Ballroom
Neonatal Resuscitation - HALO
Brooke Redmond, MD, FAAP
Williams Room
Pharmacotherapy Topic TBD
Blake Porter, PharmD; Kyle Dewitt, PharmD
Jost Room
Biological and Chemical Terrorism
Molly Furin, MD, MS
Concurrent Sessions
1120 - 1150
Grand Maple Ballroom
The Calm Before The Storm
Danielle Goodrich, NRP & Douglas George, MD
Livak Ballroom
Tragedy at Garren Creek; Vermont Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1’s North Carolina Response to Hurricane Helene.
Michael Cannon, EMT
Williams Room
Diagnostic Dilemmas: Pediatric Vignettes for First Responders
Christine Campbell, MD
Jost Room
What’s in the Drug Supply and Why It Matters
Elly Riser, MD & Mark Pasanen, MD
Concurrent Sessions
1200 - 1230
Grand Maple Ballroom
Heat Related Emergencies
Johndavid Storn, MD, FAWM, NRP, DIMM
Livak Ballroom
EMS Kahoot
Laurel Plante, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Williams Room
Rethinking Response: A Mobile Integrated Health Approach to Keeping Vermonters Safely at Home
Kevin Argentieri, MD
Jost Room
Cardiac Arrest and CPR in the Ski Resort and Mountain Rescue Environment
Aaron Brillhart, MD
Lunch & Exhibitor Time
1230 - 1330
Keynote Speaker
1330 - 1410
Grand Maple Ballroom
Let’s Make It: The Role of EMS in Vermont’s Anti-Violence Campaign
Dan Batsie, NRP
Concurrent Sessions
1420 - 1450
Grand Maple Ballroom
T-CPR: Taking Stock of the Most Important "First Responder"
Tom Rea, MD
Livak Ballroom
PREVENT
Daniel Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Williams Room
Leveling the Hierarchy of Medicine
Danielle Goodrich, NRP & Douglas George, MD
Jost Room
OB Crisis
Miguel Reyes-Zaragoza, MS, MD
Concurrent Sessions
1500-1530
Grand Maple Ballroom
Feedback and Call Review
Andy McCoy, MD
Livak Ballroom
Behavioral Health Crisis in the Community
Samantha Weber, MS
Williams Room
Caught on Camera: Resuscitation on the Road
Sarah Lamb, NRP
Jost Room
Aortic Dissection Case Review
Keith Hermiz, AEMT