Education By The Sea 2021 (May 5-7)

Welcome!

EMERGICON presents Education By the Sea, in conjunction with the Port Aransas EMS Conference on May 5 – 7, 2021.

A detailed agenda and session overview will be released in January.

• The pre-conference CADS session will be held on Wednesday, May 5.
• The Port Aransas EMS Conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, May 6 and 7.
• Evening, family-friendly activities will be planned.

Steve Wirth Esq., EMT-P, founding partner of Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC

Our CADS training will be presented by Steve Wirth, Esq., EMT-P, one of the nation’s leading EMS attorneys. Steve is a founding partner of Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC, the key source of legal information for ambulance industry and EMS providers nationwide. He is a lifelong EMS provider (since age 16) and one of central Pennsylvania’s first Paramedics.

Steve is a dynamic and sought-after national speaker on a wide range of EMS, fire, and medical transportation issues and has presented for such large groups as EMS Today, FDIC, EMS Expo, American Ambulance Association, and many state and regional EMS conferences. He has conducted hundreds of dynamic and engaging hands on workshops and seminars for all types of fire and EMS organizations. He is a past chair of the Panel of Commissioners for CAAS, serves on the board of the Pennsylvania EMS Providers Foundation, and is an active “Muddy Angel” participating with the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride.

Steve is an author and co-author of many articles and texts on EMS documentation, EMS liability, workplace law, and ambulance compliance issues. He serves on the editorial board for JEMS, The Journal of Emergency Medical Services and is a contributing writer for several well-known EMS publications, including JEMS, EMS Insider, EMS World, and EMS1. Steve has been active in EMS and the fire service his entire adult life – so he can “boil down” complex legal concepts into practical strategies you can use. He recently “retired” from the field after more than four decades of service but remains a life member and certified firefighter and EMT with Hampden Twp. Fire Rescue in Mechanicsburg, PA, a busy suburban department.

Bill Justice, EMTP, TEMS, NREMT-P, OHP/USMS Task Force, F/F (ret)

Bill Justice is a frequent educator at regional, national, and international conferences. His user-friendly approach to emergency management topics provides a relaxed and interactive atmosphere for all participants. His EMS background started in 1978, and he remains currently active with Fire-Rescue, EMS, and Law enforcement.
He serves as the Associate Director at the University of Oklahoma Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.

He is a member of the NAEMT Board of Directors and a Regional Prehospital Trauma Life Support and Tactical Combat Casualty Care (PHTLS/TCCC) Course Coordinator, a member of the American Heart Association (AHA) Regional Faculty, and active on multiple committees for Disaster Medicine.

He is a Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) operator/instructor for the US Marshals Task Force, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Special Operations Division, and Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department Tactical Team. Bill assists local, state, and federal law enforcement and military agencies with education and response operations.

Chief Officer Christopher Way, Kootenai County EMS, Idaho

Chief Christopher Way was appointed the Chief Officer of the Kootenai County EMS System in North Idaho in September 2013. Previously, he served as an EMS Chief for a county in Southeast Kansas. Chief Way attended Labette and Coffeyville Community Colleges for his EMS certifications and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Mid America Nazarene University.

Chief Way has been involved in EMS since January 1992. For more than twenty-eight years he has served, initially, as an EMT and EMT-I and then in 1994 as a paramedic. As an EMT he served on a rural Ambulance service while becoming a paramedic. After becoming a paramedic, he was hired in a large metropolitan EMS System and served in several roles including, paramedic, field training officer, clinical instructor, tactical paramedic, and Operations Supervisor/Shift Commander.

Chief Stephen Rahm, NRP, Bulverde- Spring Branch Fire & EMS

Chief Stephen J. Rahm, NRP is an educator, author, and lecturer with more than 35 years of experience in EMS. He currently serves as Chief, Office of Clinical Direction and Co-Chair, Centre for Emergency Health Sciences, Healthcare Innovation and Sciences Centre, and manages all clinical efforts within Bulverde Spring Branch Emergency Services.

He has authored numerous textbooks, EMS certification exam preparation tools, videos, and articles, and is named on multiple journal articles and scientific posters. He is the Centre’s Co-Chair and faculty member in procedural and anatomical programs, as well as Multi-Lead ECG interpretation.

Chief Rahm is a frequent speaker at local, regional, state, and national conferences, where he presents on a wide variety of emergency medicine related topics.

Chief Scott Lail, EMT-P, FP-C, CFE, Cleburne Fire Department

Chief Scott Lail began his EMS career in 1992. Shortly after his arrival into pre-hospital medicine, he became a Firefighter with the City of Cleburne, Texas. With his love for education, Chief Lail became the EMS educator for his Fire Department and other local agencies in need. He also joined Tarrant County College in Fort Worth as Adjunct EMS Faculty. In 1999, Chief Lail became a Flight Paramedic with CareFlite in Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas.

For more than 28 years, he continued to work concurrently for Fire, EMS, and Flight. He is currently the Fire Chief, a certified Master Firefighter, and an EMS Instructor with the Cleburne Fire Department as well as a Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C). He recently “hung up his wings” after 19 years as a Flight Paramedic with CareFlite, though he still maintains his flight status just in case! Chief Lail has lectured at state, national, and international conferences with a reputation as a dynamic speaker. He also recently appeared in an episode of “Miracle Detectives” on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Chief Mark Montgomery, Bexar County ESD #2

MAJ Adrienne Stovall, CRNA, MSA, AN, USAR

We are pleased to recommend the following lodging options and have negotiated special conference rates when you mention the promo codes.

We wish to extend a special thank you to our Education By the Sea sponsors.

We appreciate the support of our SILVER SPONSORS:

If your organization is interesting in joining our event as a sponsor, we invite you to view the options and register online. This annual conference provides a way to:

• Connect with decision makers: Fire Chiefs, EMS Chiefs, and other EMS decision makers
• Contribute to the experience: Ample time for conversation and brand visibility
• Increase ROI: Well-regarded annual conference known for quality education and attendees