Medical Director Core Curriculum I - coming soon online
This activity is jointly provided by Medical Education Resources and AMPA.

Target Audience: 

This conference is designed to promote networking and discussion amongst physicians regarding clinical and administrative topics that are applicable to their current practice.

Educational Objectives:

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to: 

• Identify time critical procedures that may be life, limb, or sight saving if performed by air medical crews (e.g. finger thoracostomy, pericardiocentesis, surgical cricothyroidotomy,  resuscitative thoracotomy, resuscitative hysterotomy, escharotomy, limb amputation, lateral canthotomy, resuscitative craniotomy, variceal tamponade)
• Discuss training considerations for high-acuity low-occurrence procedures
• Examine the data on mental health in pre-hospital and emergency providers
• Develop practical best practices for promoting mental health and wellness among our first responder teams
• Compare the EPIC data to the most recent Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for TBI care
• Review the evidence on ARDS management in critical care and presents a novel approach to escalation of therapies and trouble-shooting refractory hypoxemia
• Discuss establishing Protocols for Refractory Hypoxia Adjuncts: Prone transport, inhaled pulmonary vasodilators in transport
• Discuss physiologic management of the high-risk airway in this population, avoiding the RV death spiral

Virtual Sessions 

1. History of EMS
2. Flight Physiology
3. Utilization Review 
4. Crew Rest/Crew Safety
5. QA/QI/QM 
6. Management 101
7. PIAP/AMRM 
8. Pain Management 
9. Training Effective Teams 

Faculty

Brittney Bernardoni, MD
AMPA Board Member 
University of Wisconsin Health Med Flight

Ira Blumen, MD, FACEP, FAMPA
Medical Director - UCAN

Michael Jasumback, MD
AMPA President-Elect
PHI Air Medical

Benjamin Lawner, DO
AMPA Board Member
Dept. of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland

Michael O'Brien, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, CCEMT-P
AMPA President
Mercy Flight of Western New York

Charles Sheppard, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Mercy Life Line

Doug Swanson, MD
AMPA Past President
Med Center Air/Carolinas Medical Center

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Statement for the AMPA Medical Director Core Curriculum: Part I 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and AMPA. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

Physician Credit

Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of eight (8) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Medical Education Resources insures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies all financial relationships with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Reported relevant financial relationships are mitigated by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing learners with high-quality CE activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of an ineligible company.

All faculty have reported no financial relationships with ineligible companies whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity.

All planners and managers from MER and AMPA have reported no financial relationships with ineligible companies whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity.

Disclaimer

The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Medical Education Resources and AMPA. The authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

Instructions to receive credit:

Complete the registration form and pay applicable fees. During the period May 22, 2025 through May 22, 2027 participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the evaluation form.

Visit XXXXX to complete the evaluation form and receive a certificate.