Response+2009

Breaking down the barriers  

On June 18-20 EMS Professionals from First Responders to system Medical Directors took advantage of cutting-edge content from a distinguished roster of local, state and national experts, including: 

        Bryan E. Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, EMT-P, Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. 

      Chris Nollette, PhD, EMS Program Director at Riverside Community College in Riverside, Calif., and President Elect of the National Association of EMS Educators

Bob Page, AAS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, Director of Emergency Education at St. John's Regional Health System and President of Edutainment in Springfield, Mo.

          E. John Wipfler, III, MD, FACEP, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery – Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and Attending Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria

Mr. Winfred Rawls, IDPH Deputy Director for Preparedness and response and Dr. Scott French MD, FACEP provide the opening welcome to the Respond 2009 conference.

Dr. Chris Nollette PhD, President Elect of the National Association of EMS Educators delivers his luncheon session the new Federal EMS education standards

The education panel Connie Matera RN; Jack Fleeharty RN, EMT-P, IDPH Chief of EMS and Highway Safety; Dr. Chris Nollette; and Dr Scott French discuss what the new EMS education standards mean for EMS training programs in Illinois.

Bob Page AAS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P; gets his students involved in his "Teacher Say, Student Do" presentation.