EMS Symposium

Join us for a special EMS half-day educational session about emergency, life-saving medical care from your partners at Summa Health.

Through a combination of presentations and simulation training, EMS attendees will be able to gain new knowledge, training and resources to help save lives.

This is a free event.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
7 a.m. – noon
Summa Health System – Akron Campus
Raymond Firestone Auditorium
55 Arch St. | Akron, Ohio 44304

Agenda

Registration and Breakfast: 7:00 – 7:30 a.m.
Complimentary refreshments and breakfast will be provided.

Presentations: 7:30 – 10 a.m.

Catapult your Cardiac Skills: STEMI and Heart Failure
- Dr. Saurav Uppal, Summa Health Heart & Vascular Institute
- Dr. Kenneth Varian, Summa Health Heart & Vascular Institute
Empowering EMS Triage of Neurological Emergencies, Dr. Madihah Hepburn, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Summa Health Neuroscience Institute
Trauma Systems: How We Work Together to Save Lives, Dr. Nathan Blecker, Summa Health Level I Trauma Center

Simulations: 10:00 a.m. – noon

Three simulation stations available:

Hands on Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Training
Stroke Triage in the Field
Trauma Skills (Hemorrhage Control, Respiratory Failure: Intubation/Advanced Airway, Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax)

Continuing Education

Summa Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 Continuing Education Units (CEU). If you have questions regarding continuing education, please contact Summa Health EMS Education office at ems@summahealth.org or click here to learn more.