AgendaSession description and objectives located below. Preregistration will be open Sunday, October 11 from 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm in Round Island B and the prefunction area of the Grand Ballroom. Round Island B - Attendees Ballroom Prefunction Area - Vendor / Sponsors Sessions will run Monday, October 12 through Wednesday, October 14 - 0800 to 1700 each day. Cadaver Labs will be 2-hour sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sign up will be at check-in. Skills Relay will be 1-hour sessions on Monday and Tuesday. Sign up will be at check-in. |
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| Ship Island A/B | Deer Island | Ship Island C | Petit Bois | Deer Island | |
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Monday October 12 |
Main Conference | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions |
| 0700 - 1700 | Registration |
Registration | Registration | Registration | Registration |
| 0730 - 0830 | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 0800 - 0900 | |||||
| 0900 - 1000 |
Dr Chet Shermer AI in Prehospital Emergency Care: Building an AI Proof EMS System |
Kevin Whitsell The "High Stakes" Anatomy of a Second Victim Call |
Michael Arinder Collaborative Just Culture - Managing Risk with Systemic Approach |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
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| 1000 - 1100 |
Matt Steger (90 minute session) Mock Deposition |
Charlie Swearingen Beyond the 911 Call: Community Paramedicine |
Chad Ponder Going Beyond the ERG: Managing Info for Medical Management of Patients in HazMat |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
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| 1100 - 1200 |
Paul Boackle A Glimpse Behind the Glass - A Different Perspective |
Dr Mouayyad Zaza Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: Recognition, Resuscitation, and Management |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
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| 1130 - 1300 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1300 - 1400 |
Dr Juan Duchesne Moving the Pendulum of Resuscitation |
Kyle Carter Anatomy of Crisis - Lessons Learned from Real World Trauma Case Studies |
Brent Dierking It's Not Just Enough to Get By: Training the Next Generation |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
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| 1400 - 1500 |
Dr. Eric Williams Before We Strip: 12/15 Lead Essentials for all Levels |
Matt Streger Never Have I Ever: Never Moments in EMS |
Megan Johnson Disengaged to Driven: Restoring Purpose and Accountability in EMS |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
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| 1500 - 1600 |
Dr. Benji Sessums He Said, She Said: Who's the Trauma Junkie |
Dr. Will Ferguson "Just Eyeball It" - Ocular Emergencies |
Sam Marshall Implementing an Effective Airway Course |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
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| 1600 - 1700 |
Dr Melissa Helmich Pregnancy Changes Everything: OB Changes in Pregnant Trauma Patients |
Office of EMS and Acute Care Systems Update |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
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| 1730 - 1930 | Meet the Vendors - Outside Pavilion | ||||
| Ship Island A/B | Deer Island | Ship Island C | Cat Island | Petit Bois | |
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Tuesday October 13 |
Main Conference | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions |
| 0700 - 0800 | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 0800 - 0900 |
Jim Logan Expanding Career Pathways for EMTs and Paramedics |
Dr. Will Ferguson Urban Toxicology |
Rob Fisher Maternal Health Emergencies |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) |
Cadaver Lab |
| 0900 - 1000 |
Dr Juvonda Hodge Beyond the Burn: From First Response to Final Destination |
Bo Geiger Pipeline 101: Intro to CO2 and Pipeline Emergency Response |
Meagan Johnson Toolbox Talk: Why We Fail on Calls |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
2-Hour Session |
| 1000 - 1100 |
Dr Gerad Troutman / Josh Rose Managing Low Priority Medical Calls: Balancing Supply and Demand to Put the E Back in EMS |
Kevin King Control Alt Delete or Restart: Dispelling Myths in EMS |
Dr. Michael Seymour |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
Cadaver Lab |
| 1100 - 1200 |
Eric Williams Let's Strip: Incredible ECGs from Over the Years |
Melissa Haley Beyond the Surge: Operational Lessons from Rural MCI |
The Trauma Games (4-person team) Jereme King |
2-Hour Session | |
| 1130 - 1300 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1230 - 1300 | MEMS Membership Meeting | ||||
| 1300 - 1400 |
Kevin King Getting Back to the Basics of Trauma Resuscitation |
Dr. Victoria Miles Blast Injuries |
Boot Camp: Pediatric Trauma; FAST Exam; Documentation; Burn Injuries | Cadaver Lab - Airway Mngt, Thoracic Trauma, Hemorrhage Controls and Vascular Access | |
| 1400 - 1500 |
Jim Logan Surprises are for Birthdays, Not Emergencies: What's your Plan |
Brent Dierking The Top 10 Things You Should Have Been Taught in EMT School but Wasn't |
2-Hour Session |
2-Hour Session | |
| 1500 - 1600 |
Charlie Swearingen The RSI Hypotension Gremlin |
Kevin Whitsell Stories as Medicine |
Boot Camp: Pediatric Trauma; FAST Exam; Documentation; Burn Injuries | Cadaver Lab - Airway Mngt, Thoracic Trauma, Hemorrhage Controls and Vascular Access | |
| 1600 - 1700 |
Dr Duncan Donald Trauma Cases from the Front Lines |
2-Hour Session |
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2-Hour Session | |
| 1800 - 2100 | Symposium Pool Party | ||||
| Ship Island A/B | Ship Island C | Deer Island | Cat Island | Petit Bois | |
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Wednesday October 14 |
Main Conference | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Breakout Sessions |
| 0700 - 0800 | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 0800 - 0900 |
Steve White 5 Star Leadership: Lessons for Modern EMS Leaders |
Cadaver Lab - Airway Mngt, Thoracic Trauma, Hemorrhage Controls and Vascular Access | |||
| 0900 - 1000 |
ShyAnn King When Protocols Kill |
2-Hour Session | |||
| 1000 - 1100 |
Mickee Ramsey Frozen in Our Tracks |
Cadaver Lab - Airway Mngt, Thoracic Trauma, Hemorrhage Controls and Vascular Access | |||
| 1100 - 1200 |
Josh Bankston Navigating Breezy Challenges: A Pediatric Perspective |
2-Hour Session | |||
| 1200 - 1300 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1300 - 1400 |
David Grayson Current Issues, Trends and Initiatives in EMS in Mississippi |
Cadaver Lab - Airway Mngt, Thoracic Trauma, Hemorrhage Controls and Vascular Access | |||
| 1400 - 1500 | 2-Hour Session | 2-Hour Session | |||
| 1500 - 1600 | |||||
| 1600 - 1700 | |||||
Breakfast and snacks provided in ballroom prefunction area. Monday and Tuesday lunch provided in Grand Ballroom with vendors.
2026 Session Description and Objectives |
Musical Entertainment - Monday / Tuesday After-Hours Events
Shane Chastain - "The Piano Man" Vendor Social - Karaoke Pool Party - Music |
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors |