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)
Scarlet Oak Lounge
0730
Registration Opens
Silver Maple Ballroom
0800 - 1200
OB Mobile SIM: Obstetric Emergencies on the Move
Course Faculty: Julie Veith, MD; Molly Stevens, MD; Madison Daly, MD; Laura Mulvey, MD
Jost Foundation Room
0800 - 1200
Instructor Development Workshop
Course Faculty: Laurel Plante, MD Michael Leyden, MPH, NRP, Lisa Servino, NRP, Eric Casavant, NRP; Christine McCarthy, EMT
Williams Family Room
0800 - 1200
Zombie MCI
Course Faculty: Nick Carson, NRP, Prescott Nadeau, NRP, Kyle Brouillette, NRP
Sugar Maple Ballroom
0800 - 1200
Motivational Interviewing (MI) Workshop
Course Faculty: Peter Jackson, MD
Chittenden Bank Room
0800 - 1630
Skills Instructor Development Workshop
Course Faculty: Courtney Newman, NRP, Christopher LaMonda, NRP
UVM Clinical Simulation Lab
0800 - 1630
Prehospital Trauma Life Support
Course Faculty: Joshua LaDuke, NRP, Melissa Brook, Mike Weller
Livak Fireplace Lounge
1200 - 1230
Lunch
Silver Maple Ballroom
1230 - 1630
OB Mobile SIM: Obstetric Emergencies on the Move
Course Faculty: Julie Veith, MD Molly Stevens, MD Madison Daly, MD Laura Mulvey, MD
Williams Family Room
1230 - 1630
Zombie MCI
Course Faculty: Nick Carson, NRP, Prescott Nadeau, NRP, Kyle Brouillette, NRP
Jost Foundation Room
1230 - 1630
Mobile Sim
Course Faculty: Laurel Plante, MD Michael Leyden, MPH, NRP, Lisa Servino, NRP, Eric Casavant, NRP; Christine McCarthy, EMT
Sugar Maple Ballroom
1330 - 1400
Vermont EMS Education Council Meeting
Education Council
Sugar Maple Ballroom
1400 - 1600
Vermont EMS Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting
EMS Advisory Committee
Saturday March 7th
Registration Opens
0800
Scarlet Oak Lounge
Refreshments & Exhibitors
0800 - 0840
Livak Fireplace Lounge
Introduction
0840 - 0850
Grand Maple Ballroom
Welcome to the Vermont EMS Conference
Keynote Speaker
0850 - 0950
Grand Maple Ballroom
State-wide Trauma System Development
Todd Maxson, MD
Concurrent Sessions
1000 - 1030
Grand Maple Ballroom
Management of Hemodynamically Unstable Patients with Pelvic Fractures
Anthony Charles, MD
Livak Ballroom
Crash Airway, Not Crash Landing
Cindy Cox, RN & Adam Hart, NRP
Chittenden Bank Room
Optimizing Rural EMS Response Times
Jack Foster, EMT
Jost Foundation Room
Pediatric Training - Where do I Begin?
Dave Nelson, MD & Kate Soons, RN
Concurrent Sessions
1040 - 1110
Grand Maple Ballroom
They’ve Fallen, Can You Get Them Back Up
Alia Aunchman, MD, FACS
Livak Ballroom
CHF
Madison Daly, MD
Chittenden Bank Room
Assessment of the Entrapped Patient: Urban Search and Rescue
David Weiss, BSN, RN
Jost Foundation Room
Beyond the Checklist - Risk Assessment in Error & Accident Prevention
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
Chittenden Bank Room
The 4E Model: Leadership Learning in Complex Public Safety Systems
Marsha McCombie, NRP, FP-C
Jost Foundation 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
EMS Interesting Cases
Laurel Plante, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Chittenden Bank Room
Stopping Respiratory Failure
Tiff Bombard, NRP, MD, FACEP
Jost Foundation Room
Building a Sustainable Prehospital Ultrasound Program
Madison Daly, MD & Douglas George, MD
Lunch & Exhibitors
1230 - 1330
Livak Fireplace Lounge
Livak Ballroom
Vermont EMS Advisory Committee Town Meeting
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
Chittenden Bank Room
Resiliency Tactics for the Only Responders: Navigating the Chaos of Emergency Response
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
Chittenden Bank 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
Chittenden Bank Room
More Bears than Medics - Pain Trial
Daniel Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Jost Foundation Room
Tick-talk, lub-dub: Lyme-Induced Heart Failure
Latimer Hoke, MEd, AEMT
Break & Exhibitors
1520 - 1550
Livak Fireplace Lounge
Concurrent Sessions
1550 - 1620
Grand Maple Ballroom
Trauma in Pregnancy
Stephanie Lazow, MD
Livak Ballroom
EMS Witnessed Cardiac Arrest
Ryan Gerecht, MD, FACEP
Chittenden Bank Room
CyanoKit Program
Tony Simanskas, NRP
Jost Foundation Room
Child Life Ride Along
Dave Nelson, MD & Kate Soons, RN & Jen Hipsley
Keynote Speaker
1630 - 1730
Grand Maple Ballroom
Something Funny Happened on the Way Home from the OR
Todd Maxson, MD
Welcome Reception
1730-1930
Livak Fireplace Lounge
Hosted by the Vermont EMS Conference Steering Committee
Sunday March 8th
Registration Opens
0800
Scarlet Oak Lounge
Livak Fireplace Lounge
0800 - 0840
Refreshments & Exhibitors
Introduction
0840 - 0850
Grand Maple Ballroom
Welcome to the Vermont EMS Conference
Keynote Speaker
0850 - 0950
Grand Maple Ballroom
2025 AHA Guideline Updates
Peter J. Kudenchuk, MD
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
Chittenden Bank Room
Life in the Fast Lane: Resuscitation After a High Speed Pursuit
Sarah Lamb, NRP
Jost Foundation 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
Chittenden Bank Room
Dispatch Didn't Tell Us the Meds Changed: New ACLS (med) Updates
Blake Porter, PharmD
Jost Foundation Room
Bioterrorism: When It’s Not Just the Flu
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
Chittenden Bank Room
Diagnostic Dilemmas: Pediatric Vignettes for First Responders
Christine Campbell, MD
Jost Foundation Room
What’s in the Drug Supply and Why It Matters
Elly Riser, MD & Mark Pasanen, MD
Concurrent Sessions
1200 - 1230
Grand Maple Ballroom
Optimizing Defibrillation Strategies
Peter J. Kudenchuk, MD
Livak Ballroom
EMS Kahoot
Laurel Plante, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Chittenden Bank Room
Rethinking Response: A Mobile Integrated Health Approach to Keeping Vermonters Safely at Home
Kevin Argentieri, MD
Jost Foundation Room
Cardiac Arrest and CPR in the Ski Resort and Mountain Rescue Environment
Aaron Brillhart, MD
Lunch & Exhibitor Time
1230 - 1330
Livak Fireplace Lounge
Keynote Speaker
1330 - 1410
Grand Maple Ballroom
It’s High Time for High Performance Mechanical CRP
Mike Levy, MD
Concurrent Sessions
1420 - 1450
Grand Maple Ballroom
Exertional Heat Injury
Johndavid Storn, MD, FAWM, NRP, DIMM
Livak Ballroom
PREVENT
Daniel Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Chittenden Bank Room
Leveling the Hierarchy of Medicine
Danielle Goodrich, NRP & Douglas George, MD
Jost Foundation 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
Chittenden Bank Room
Caught on Camera: Resuscitation on the Road
Sarah Lamb, NRP
Jost Foundation Room
Aortic Dissection Case Review
Keith Hermiz, AEMT