2024 Ohio EMS for Children Conference

March 1, 2024
Physician listening to child's heart

Please join us for the 2024 Inaugural Ohio EMS for Children Conference. Children have unique needs requiring specialized emergency care. The keynote speaker, Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP, chief health equity officer for the American Academy of Pediatrics, will discuss how health equity and disparities impact pediatric emergency care. Additional subject matter experts will explore how best to provide high-quality emergency care for children. There will be an Ohio EMSC Clinical Saves Award Program over lunch, followed by breakout sessions in the afternoon. Attendees can choose from sessions including a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification/recertification option, low-cost and novel education methods and skills assessment, burn management, disaster readiness, neonatal resuscitation, and quality improvement in the ED and pre-hospital settings.

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Intended Audience

Healthcare personnel involved in pediatric emergency care, such as pre-hospital/EMS providers and emergency department teams, including technicians, nursing staff, advanced practice providers and physicians

Pediatric Topics Will Include:

  • Health equity and disparities in pediatric emergency care
  • Seizures
  • Mental health/ behavioral de-escalation
  • Sepsis/shock
  • Drowning
  • Ingestion/poisoning
  • Abdominal trauma
  • Quality improvement and assurance
  • Novel education methods
  • Burns workshop
  • Disaster planning
  • Neonatal resuscitation workshop
  • PALS initial or recertification option and hands-on skills (additional cost)

Keynote Speaker

Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP
Chief Health Equity Officer for the American Academy of Pediatrics