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Breakfast with the Champions
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

8 Steps to Improving Your Hospital's CPR Quality
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Renée Matos, MD, MPH – SAUSHEC; Raquel Trevino, RN, BSN, MA, MS-BC – Brooke Army Medical Center; Holly Ortega, BSN, MS, MSN, DNP, RNC – Brooke Army Medical Center
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Abu Dhabi OHCA Survival Rate Challenges 2015 - 2019
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Assim A. Alhmoudi, AP, MHCA, Doctorate in Health and Social Science (c)
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Assuring Health Equity in the Hispanic/ Latino Community through Pulse Point Educational Outreach
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Kim Ewy, MS, HT(AHTA), HT(ASCP) – Poudre Fire Authority
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Bedside Emergencies: Preparing the Novice Nurse for the Pre-arrest
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Bridgid G. Joseph, BSN, MSN, CCNS – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Jennifer Barsamian, RN, MSN, NP-C – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Best Achieved Performances of Rescue Breaths in PALS Classes
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Allen Kuo; Cynthia Rojero, BS
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Connected Responder Networks: How Volunteer Community-Based Responders Can (and Have) Dramatically Reduced Response Time with an AED
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Sameer Jafri – Revive Solutions, Inc.
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Cory's Story
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Lisa Wilson, NCSN, BSN, RN; Ken Wilson, BS
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Counter-Strike: How a CIA Officer Is Striking Back at Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Gary P. Montague – HeartHero
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Disco-izing CPR Education with Visual Feedback: Different Dances for Instructors & Learners Lead to Different Outcomes
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, PhD, MPH – Aultman College; Brian Miller, PhDMSMSEdCHES – Aultman College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Emphasing Formula Utstein a Challenge in Mexico
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Gerardo Gastelum, MD – RCP México; Jorge A. Rembis, MD – RCP Mexico
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

EMS and 911 Working Together: The Bend, or Story
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Megan Craig – Deschutes County 9-1-1; Petar Hossick – Bend Fire Department
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Enhanced Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Experienced Providers: Taking Resuscitation Training to the Next Level with Cardiac Devices
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Marion Sbardella, MBA – Harborview Medical Center; Nick Morrison, RN, CCRN – University of Washington Medical Center
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Flipping the CPR Instructor Model: Developing BLS Instructors in Schools
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Brady B. McLaughlin, MS, BA, NREMT, APOSTC – Stop Heart Attack powered by Trio Safety; Brad C. Skiff, MS, BS, ATC – Stop Heart Attack powered by Trio Safety CPR+AED
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Focusing Community CPR Education Efforts: Using Data Science to Identify Areas in Need
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
David G. Buckler, EMT-P – Center for Resuscitation Science, University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Heart Safe Schools Work Shop
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Richard M. Lamphier, RN – Project SAVE for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

High-Performance CPR Concepts for Trained Lay Providers
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
William Rowe, BSc., Paramedic(Ret.) – Health and Safety Institute (HSI); Corey Abraham, MEd – Health and Safety Institute
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

How Traumatic Is Post Cardiac Arrest? Helping Survivors and Their Families
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Kim Harkins, MPH – University of Minnesota
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Impact of Public Access Defibrillation on the Long-term Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest Survivors
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Karen Smith, PhD – Ambulance Victoria Centre for Research and Evaluation; Ziad Nehme, PhD – Ambulance Victoria; Emily Andrew – Ambulance Victoria; Stephen Bernard, MBBS, MD – Ambulance Victoria; Kylie Dyson, PhD – Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (VACAR)
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Improving Public Understanding of SCA Motivates Bystanders to Give CPR & Apply an AED—actions That Will Save Thousands More Lives
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Mary M. Newman, MS – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation; Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Initial Findings After Implementing the GoodSAM Mobile-phone App to Alert Community Responders to Cases of Suspected Cardiac Arrest
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Karen Smith, PhD – Ambulance Victoria Centre for Research and Evaluation; Laura Parker-Stebbing – Ambulance Victoria; Resmi Nair, PhD – Ambulance Victoria; Kylie Dyson, PhD – Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (VACAR)
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Innovation in Dispatch Education: Low-Dose, High-Frequency Format: Shaping the Future Using Simulation
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Kevin G. Seaman, FACEP, FAEMS – Maryland Resuscitation Academy (RA)
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Innovative Community-Based Fundraising Approaches for High School CPR and AED Programs
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Jennifer Edwards, BA – The ACT Foundation
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Keeping the Spark: Sustaining Long-term Community Engagement in CPR/AED Programs
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Loralee Olejnik, MA, EMT-B
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Learners to Actual Rescuers: Implications for CPR Quality and Education
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, PhD, MPH – Aultman College; Paul J. Snobelen – Peel Regional Paramedic Services
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Let's Do Everything Wrong and Save a Life: One EMS Agency's Journey to Improve
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Nathan A. Harig, BA-PoliticalScience, MA-TransAtlanticStudies, NREMT-Paramedic – Cumberland Goodwill Emergency Medical Service
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Leveraging Public Policy to Cure the AED Shortage, Produce More Volunteer Rescuers and Meaningfully Improve SCA Survival Rates
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Richard A. Lazar, RecoveringAttorney – Readiness Systems
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Light the Fire: Empowering Bystanders to Be Heroes
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Josh Fischer, NRP – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Mock Code Training 2.0: "Boost Your Skills!"
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Mark Sawdon, MICP, NRP – King County Medic One EMS; Kelly Boardley, BSN, RN, CEN
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

NOT Just a Dispatcher: Reflections from a Grateful Dispatch-Assisted Lay Rescuer and Her Survivor Husband
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR; Rick Chap – BuddyCPR
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Classification with Machine Learning: Accuracy and Interpretations from the Chicago CARES Data in the Young
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Alyssa M. Vermeulen, DO – Rush University Medical Center
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes According to the Level of Training and the Relationship to the Patient of the Person Providing Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Brian Haskins, AdvancedParamedic – Monash University
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Psychosocial Needs of SCA Survivors: Another Link in the Chain of Survival
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Frances Lesicko, MA, MinnesotaLicensedPsychologist, 27yearSCAsurvivor
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Resuscitation Research - Using Social Media for Community Awareness
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Kim Harkins, MPH – University of Minnesota
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

RQI Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program at Bayhealth
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Cynthia C. Mather, MSN, RN – Bayhealth; Donna Simon, BS, CCLS – Bayhealrh Medical Center
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

SaveStation: Not Just a Cabinet, Leveraging an Opportunity
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Deb J. Hennig, BPHE, B.Ed – SaveStation; Carly R. Jackson, BSc., MSc – SaveStation, Inc.; Paul J. Snobelen – Peel Regional Paramedic Services
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

SCA Messaging Study: The Public’s Motivation to Learn CPR/AED Skills and to Act in an Emergency Increases with a Clear Understanding of SCA and the Impact These Skills Have on Increasing Survival
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Mary M. Newman, MS – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation; Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Strategy to Improve OHCA Survival in Abu Dhabi
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Assim A. Alhmoudi, AP, MHCA, Doctorate in Health and Social Science (c)
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Striving to Develop a Heart Safe Community, Success in Partnerships
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Ryan Pourhassanian, BS, AS – Chino Valley Fire Distirct
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Survival After Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Subway System: 13 Years Successful Targeted Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program in Latin America
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Sergio Timerman – Sao Paulo University School of Medicine
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

The Association Between Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Neighborhood-level Disadvantages: a Multi-dimension Evaluation in the City of Chicago
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Hai Nguyen, MD, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

The Day the Music Almost Died
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
David Pehl – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Police Department
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

The Impact of Caring for Your Own: The Boston Marathon Bombing & MIT EMS
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Mark Forgues, MEd, NRP – Medical Resources Group, LLC; Tom Greenhalgh, Jr., LICSW, NRP – NPSS
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

The Impact of Two-Minute Training Sessions on Confidence Level for Providing Compression-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Teresa Faykus, DNP, RN, CNE – Humana; Amy Spurrier, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MSNed, FCN – West Liberty University
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

The Promise and Potential of Data Management for Improved Outcomes
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
David Markenson, MD – American Red Cross
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

To Russia with Love: Breaking Global “Sound Barriers” with High-Performance CPR Training
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
James T. Carricato – Columbia Fire Department
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Who CARES About Drowning? A Call for the Inclusion of Supplemental Drowning Data in the CARES Registry
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Linda Quan, MD – Seattle Children’s Hospital
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Why We Should Be Uniting All Time Sensitive Emergency Workflows
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Greg Brown; Rea Berg, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM – Virginia Mason
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Years of Experience Is Negatively Associated with CPR Quality – a Mannequin Based Analysis of Inpatient Healthcare Providers
Location: Regency Ballroom & Foyer
Renée Matos, MD, MPH – SAUSHEC; Holly Ortega, BSN, MS, MSN, DNP, RNC – Brooke Army Medical Center; Raquel Trevino, RN, BSN, MA, MS-BC – Brooke Army Medical Center
Concurrent Session
Wednesday, Dec 11
10:35 am

American Heart Association Focused Updates
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Jonathan Duff, MD – University of Alberta; Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, PhD, MPH – Aultman College; Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD, RDMS; Khalid Aziz
Wednesday, Dec 11
10:35 am

Disparities in Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitation and Outcomes
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Richard M. Lamphier, RN – Project SAVE for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Teri Campbell, RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN – Illinois Heart Rescue / Flight Nurse; Joseph Rossano, MD – Cardiac Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Wednesday, Dec 11
10:35 am

Post-arrest Targeted Temperature Management: New Insights into Implementation
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil – University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, Dec 11
10:35 am

Understanding Life After Hospital Discharge: Why Measuring Quality of Life and Patient-centred Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest Matters
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 303 - Bogachiel
Katie N. Dainty, PhD – North York General Hospital; Kelly N. Sawyer, MD, MS – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH – Columbia University
Wednesday, Dec 11
10:35 am

EAGLES: Better Ensuring the Chain of Recovery with Best EMS Practices
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, MCCM, FAEMS – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Jonathan Jui, MD, MPH – MS Medical Director, Multnomah County, Oregon (including Cities of Portland and Gresham); Christopher B. Colwell, MD – City and County of San Francisco; J. Joelle Donofrio, DO, FAAP, FACEP, FAEMS – City of San Diego; Andrew M. McCoy, MD, MS – City of Seattle Medic One Program
Wednesday, Dec 11
11:35 am

Achieving High Reliability in Hospital-based Cardiovascular Emergencies and Resuscitation Programs with Robust Process Improvement
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
David C. Berry, PhD, MHA, AT, ATC – Saginaw Valley State University; Christine L. Noller, JD, LLM – Saginaw Valley State University
Wednesday, Dec 11
11:35 am

Cardiac Arrest Response System Optimization….NeXT Generation!
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 303 - Bogachiel
Marcus Ong, MD – Singapore General Hospital; Gayathri Nadarajan
Wednesday, Dec 11
11:35 am

Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Sports
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Jonathan Drezner, MD – UW Medicine Centerfor Sports Cardiology
Wednesday, Dec 11
11:35 am

Meet the Experts from American Heart Association CPR Guidelines
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Jonathan Duff, MD – University of Alberta; Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD, RDMS; Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, PhD, MPH – Aultman College; Khalid Aziz
Wednesday, Dec 11
2:45 pm

2019 First Aid Guidelines Update
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Nici Singletary, MD – University of Virginia; Nathan P. Charlton, MD – University of Virginia
Wednesday, Dec 11
2:45 pm

Global Resuscitation Alliance - Telecommunicator CPR
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Thomas Rea, MD – King County Medic One EMS; YihYng Ng – Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Wednesday, Dec 11
2:45 pm

Medical Emergency Response Planning in the Workplace
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 303 - Bogachiel
Robb Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT – National Safety Council
Wednesday, Dec 11
2:45 pm

Saving Hearts and Winning Minds Through Dedicated In-Hospital Code Team Training
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Renée Matos, MD, MPH – SAUSHEC; Raquel Trevino, RN, BSN, MA, MS-BC – Brooke Army Medical Center; Heather Delaney, MD – Brooke Army Medical Center; Holly Ortega, BSN, MS, MSN, DNP, RNC – Brooke Army Medical Center; John Hunninghake, MD – Brooke Army Medical Center
Wednesday, Dec 11
2:45 pm

Strengthening Cardiac Emergency Response Plans in Schools and Communities
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Allison Thompson, CHES, MBA – Project Adam; Jeff Ranous, BS – American Heart Association
Wednesday, Dec 11
4:05 pm

Advances in Pediatric Resuscitation
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Joseph Rossano, MD – Cardiac Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Wednesday, Dec 11
4:05 pm

Call-Push-Shock: A National Movement to Help Save Lives, Based on Consumer Messaging Research
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Mary M. Newman, MS – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation; Martha Lopez-Anderson – Parent Heart Watch; Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR
Wednesday, Dec 11
4:05 pm

Launching PAD in Your Community: Starting AED Programs from the Ground Up
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Loralee Olejnik, MA, EMT-B
Wednesday, Dec 11
4:05 pm

Opioids Impact on Resuscitation Education and Care
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Jonathan L. Epstein, MEMS, NRP – Emergency Care Safety Institute (ECSI)
Wednesday, Dec 11
4:05 pm

Stop the Bleed: Battlefield Lessons to a National Campaign
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 303 - Bogachiel
Craig Goolsby, MD, MEd – Uniformed Services University
Thursday, Dec 12
10:35 am

Caring for the Caregiver: The Missing Link
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Tom Greenhalgh, Jr., LICSW, NRP – NPSS
Thursday, Dec 12
10:35 am

Designing Improved and More Effective CPR and Resuscitation Education
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
David Markenson, MD – American Red Cross
Thursday, Dec 12
10:35 am

Planes, Trains, Automobiles...and Healthcare?? What does High Reliability Mean? (continued)
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Rekha Ranganathan – CAE Healthcare
Thursday, Dec 12
10:35 am

Transforming the Public’s Perception to Create a Culture of Action
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Martha Lopez-Anderson – Parent Heart Watch; Victoria L. Vetter, MD, MPH – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Thursday, Dec 12
2:25 pm

Does Your In-Hospital Mock Code Training Make a Difference?
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Mark Sawdon, MICP, NRP – King County Medic One EMS; Kelly Boardley, BSN, RN, CEN
Thursday, Dec 12
2:25 pm

Global Resuscitation Alliance - Community Programs
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
David Waters – Council of Ambulance Authorities, Inc.; Jenn Roth – Microsoft Cloud Group; Tarek Elabbady, PhD – Microsoft; Fredrik Larsson, MD – Department of Neonatology, Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset
Thursday, Dec 12
2:25 pm

New Standard of Resuscitation Care
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Brian Eigel
Thursday, Dec 12
2:25 pm

TrygFonden’s Contribution to Case Denmark - The Story About How Denmark Tripled the Survival Rate Over a Period of 15 Years
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Grethe Thomas
Thursday, Dec 12
3:25 pm

Citizen CPR Foundation’s Launch of HEARTSafe Communities
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
David B. Hiltz, Program Co-Chair – Code One Training Solutions, LLC
Thursday, Dec 12
3:25 pm

Revive - Initiative for Resuscitation Excellence at Stanford Children's Health
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Lynda Knight, MSN, RN – Stanford Childrens Health; Marc Berg, MD – Stanford; Ralph Gonzales, Paramedic – Stanford Childrens Health; Jeff Chan, BA – Stanford Childrens Health
Thursday, Dec 12
3:25 pm

Tools for Teaching Cardiac Arrest Management
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Mary Barber-Schmitz, NREMT – American Red Cross; Thomas Schmitz, NREMT – Univesity of Minnesota EMS
Thursday, Dec 12
3:25 pm

Using the Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry to Measure and Improve Bystander CPR
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Karen Smith, PhD – Ambulance Victoria Centre for Research and Evaluation; Tony Walker, ASM – Ambulance Victoria; Kylie Dyson, PhD – Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (VACAR); Stephen Bernard, MBBS, MD – Ambulance Victoria
Friday, Dec 13
10:20 am

Global Resuscitation Alliance - High Performance CPR
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Michael Sayre, MD – University of Washington School of Medicine; Matthew Ma, MD, PhD
Friday, Dec 13
10:20 am

If Instructors Don't Teach Truth (And They Don't) What Should They Teach?
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Mark Forgues, MEd, NRP – Medical Resources Group, LLC
Friday, Dec 13
10:20 am

Maternal Cardiac Arrest: Modifications to BLS and ACLS
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Mary Ann Liner, APRN, CNP – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois; Joshua Croland, MDMBA – University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria / Saint Francis Medical Center; Mary L. Wheeler, RNC, BS – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL
Friday, Dec 13
10:20 am

Cardiac Arrest: Lay Responder Realities, Perceptions, and Residual Effects - SPLIT SESSION
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Paul J. Snobelen – Peel Regional Paramedic Services; Katie N. Dainty, PhD – North York General Hospital
Friday, Dec 13
10:20 am

SPLIT SESSION I
Friday, Dec 13
10:45 am

Winning Hearts & Minds to Save Lives - SPLIT SESSION
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR
Friday, Dec 13
11:20 am

Bridging the Diversity and Inclusion Gap with CPR Education: "De Corazon Lets No Language Be a Barrier!"
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Craig H. Baughnsmith, MEd, MICP, NRP – King County Medic One; Ellie Marsh, MN, RN – Western Washington National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Friday, Dec 13
11:20 am

Cardiac Arrest Pharmacology: Do Drugs Really Work?
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Peter Kudenchuk, MD – Cardiology Clinic at UW Medical enter
Friday, Dec 13
11:20 am

Overcoming Challenges to Telecommunicator CPR
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Brett Patterson – IAED; Julie Buckingham – RQI Partners, LLC; Chris Fischer – Presidential Partners
Friday, Dec 13
11:20 am

The Power of Heartache and Hilarity - SPLIT SESSION
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Kim Ruether, X-raytech, BLSinstructor/DETERMINEDGRIEVINGMOTHER – Alberta Health Services/PROJECT BROCK SOCIETY
Friday, Dec 13
11:20 am

SPLIT SESSION II
Friday, Dec 13
11:45 am

Starting a Support Group for SCA Survivors,: Enlisting Support and Advocacy - SPLIT SESSION
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 302 - Beckler
Frances Lesicko, MA, MinnesotaLicensedPsychologist, 27yearSCAsurvivor
General Session
Tuesday, Dec 10
5:40 pm

From the Seattle Seahawks to the Heart of Seattle: Creating Resilient Communities of Cardiac Arrest Responders and Survivors

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Tod Leiweke – Seattle Hockey Partners; Jonathan Drezner, MD – UW Medicine Centerfor Sports Cardiology
Tuesday, Dec 10
6:15 pm

Global Resuscitation Alliance - Saving More Lives Together

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD – King County Emergency Medicine Services; Freddy Lippert, MD – Emergency Medical Services Copenhagen; Rose Douglas
Wednesday, Dec 11
9:15 am

American Heart Association Hot Topics in Science: Survivorship

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Kelly N. Sawyer, MD, MS – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA – University of Pittsburgh; Vinay Nadkarni, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil – University of Pennsylvania; Michael Kurz, MD, MS-HES, FACEP – University of Alabama School of Medicine; Rob Hoadley
Wednesday, Dec 11
8:30 am

Hans H. Dahll Award Presentation - Improving Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest with the Alchemy of Shoulders, Head, Hands and Heart

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Mary Fran Hazinski, RN, MSN, FAAN, FAHA, FERC – Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Wednesday, Dec 11
1:45 pm

Global Resuscitation Alliance - Telecommunicator CPR

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Thomas Rea, MD – King County Medic One EMS; YihYng Ng – Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Nancy Aarsvold
Thursday, Dec 12
8:25 am

Building Lifesaving Communities: Over 100 Years of Improving Survival Rates Through Increasing Bystander Response, Engaging Healthcare Providers, Technology and Innovative Educational Approaches

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
David Markenson, MD – American Red Cross; Maurice Trosclair
Thursday, Dec 12
9:15 am

Planes, Trains, Automobiles...and Healthcare?? What Does High Reliability Mean?!

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Rekha Ranganathan – CAE Healthcare; Joe Farrell
Thursday, Dec 12
12:55 pm

Next Generation Innovation and Resuscitation-Leveraging Digital Strategies: From the Minds of Microsoft....Is It a Game, or Is It (Virtually) Reality?!

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Jenn Roth – Microsoft Cloud Group; Tarek Elabbady, PhD – Microsoft; Lydia Schaibly
Thursday, Dec 12
1:25 pm

Global Resuscitation Alliance - Community Programs

David Waters – Council of Ambulance Authorities, Inc.; Edward Kosiec
Friday, Dec 13
8:30 am

Global Resuscitation Alliance - High Performance CPR

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Michael Sayre, MD – University of Washington School of Medicine; Matthew Ma, MD, PhD; Susie Hart
Friday, Dec 13
9:20 am

Sudden Cardiac Death in Our Youth: Task Force and More

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Ballroom
Stuart Berger, MD – Lurie Childrens Hospital; Jonathan Drezner, MD – UW Medicine Centerfor Sports Cardiology; Allison Thompson, CHES, MBA – Project Adam; Jeff Ranous, BS – American Heart Association; Martha Lopez-Anderson – Parent Heart Watch; Victoria L. Vetter, MD, MPH – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Richard M. Lamphier, RN – Project SAVE for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; English C. Flack, MD – Vanderbilt; Steven Tannenbaum
Oral Themed Presentation
Tuesday, Apr 28
2:45 pm

Oral Theme Session 9: Innovation
Location: Multifunction Room C
Poster Presentation
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

"Efficacy of a Strength and Endurance Program to Improve the Physical Performance of Prehospital Personnel During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation"
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Pre-Function Area
Janelly Rivera – RCP México; Jorge A. Rembis, MD – RCP Mexico
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

A Global Response: CPR Beyond Borders
Jacqueline Williams-Connolly, RN – Eastern Health; Laila Brown, RegisteredNurse – Janeway ER
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

A Low Cost CPR/AED Training Solution for Building Heart Safe Schools & Communities
Sarah M. Thieroff – Cook Childrens; Amanda Robbins, MS, RN, GCNS-BC – Texas Health Fort Worth
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Accuracy and Best Design Practices of Pinterest Bleeding Control Infographics: A Content Analysis
David C. Berry, PhD, MHA, AT, ATC – Saginaw Valley State University
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

An AED in Your Pocket: Progress Towards a Smartphone-case AED
Daniel Fleck, PhD – Altrix Medical, LLC
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Assessing Readability of the American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Reference Ready Skill Sheets: A Content Analysis
David C. Berry, PhD, MHA, AT, ATC – Saginaw Valley State University
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Auto-Transfusion Tourniquet (A-TT) Reanimation of Cardiac Arrest Patients
Sergio Timerman – Sao Paulo University School of Medicine
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Bedside Emergencies: Preparing the Novice Nurse for the Pre-arrest
Bridgid G. Joseph, BSN, MSN, CCNS – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Jennifer Barsamian, RN, MSN, NP-C – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Best Achieved Performances of Rescue Breaths in PALS Classes
Allen Kuo; Cynthia Rojero, BS
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Change Management to Advance Cardiovascular Emergencies and Resuscitation Programs: What Providers, Nurses, Educators and Leaders Need to Know to Apply the “Softer Skills” of Quality Improvement
Christine L. Noller, JD, LLM – Saginaw Valley State University; David C. Berry, PhD, MHA, AT, ATC – Saginaw Valley State University
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Current Status and Challenges of AHA Courses Provided by the Japan ACLS Association
Yoshihito Funo, EMT – Shimane University Faculty of Medicine; Chiaki Sano, Dr – Shimane University Faculty of Medicine; Hiroyuki Taniura, MD – Japan ACLS Association; Takaki Hashimoto, MD – Japan ACLS Association; Masataka Gunshin, MD – Japan ACLS Association; Eisaku Taniguchi, Dr – Shimane University Faculty of Medicine; Kouji Sakaida, MD – Japan ACLS Association
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Design and Validation of a Chest Compressions Quality Sensor in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Giovanni Garcia, MD – Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia; Yamileth Estrada, RN, EMT – Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Disco-izing CPR Education with Visual Feedback: Different Dances for Instructors & Learners Lead to Different Outcomes
Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, PhD, MPH – Aultman College; Brian Miller, PhDMSMSEdCHES – Aultman College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Educating the Lay Rescuer in the Choking Prevention and Treatment for Adults and Children
Tim M. Adams, MD – Act+Fast Medical
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Efficacy of Training in High-quality Chest Compressions Guided by a Real-time Feedback Device During CPR in Students of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Giovanni Garcia, MD – Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia; Yamileth Estrada, RN, EMT – Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Emphasing Formula Utstein a Challenge in Mexico
Gerardo Gastelum, MD – RCP México; Jorge A. Rembis, MD – RCP Mexico
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Employing Infographics into CPR and First Aid Training to Improve Students’ Learning and Attitude Towards Helping Behaviors
David C. Berry, PhD, MHA, AT, ATC – Saginaw Valley State University; Christine L. Noller, JD, LLM – Saginaw Valley State University
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

EMS and 911 Working Together: The Bend, OR Story
Megan Craig – Deschutes County 9-1-1; Petar Hossick – Bend Fire Department
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Enhanced Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Experienced Providers: Taking Resuscitation Training to the Next Level with Cardiac Devices
Marion Sbardella, MBA – Harborview Medical Center; Nick Morrison, RN, CCRN – University of Washington Medical Center
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Flipping the CPR Instructor Model: Developing BLS Instructors in Schools
Brady B. McLaughlin, MS, BA, NREMT, APOSTC – Stop Heart Attack powered by Trio Safety; Brad C. Skiff, MS, BS, ATC – Stop Heart Attack powered by Trio Safety CPR+AED
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Focusing Community CPR Education Efforts: Using Data Science to Identify Areas in Need
David G. Buckler, EMT-P – Center for Resuscitation Science, University of Pennsylvania
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

High-Performance CPR Concepts for Trained Lay Providers
William Rowe, BSc., Paramedic(Ret.) – Health and Safety Institute (HSI); Corey Abraham, MEd – Health and Safety Institute
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

How Traumatic Is Post Cardiac Arrest? Helping Survivors and Their Families
Kim Harkins, MPH – University of Minnesota
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Impact of Public Access Defibrillation on the Long-term Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest Survivors
Karen Smith, PhD – Ambulance Victoria Centre for Research and Evaluation; Ziad Nehme, PhD – Ambulance Victoria; Emily Andrew – Ambulance Victoria; Stephen Bernard, MBBS, MD – Ambulance Victoria; Kylie Dyson, PhD – Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (VACAR)
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Implementation of Early Warning Score Systems to Improve Pediatric Rapid Response Teams: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Ashley E. Sam, DO – San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Pediatrics Program; Scott W. Penney, MD – Brooke Army Medical Center; Renée Matos, MD, MPH – SAUSHEC
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Improve Survival of out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (The Singapore Initiative)
Lim Swee Han, Doctorate – Singapore General Hospital
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Improving Public Understanding of SCA Motivates Bystanders to Give CPR & Apply an AED—actions That Will Save Thousands More Lives
Mary M. Newman, MS – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation; Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Initial Findings After Implementing the GoodSAM Mobile-phone App to Alert Community Responders to Cases of Suspected Cardiac Arrest
Tony Walker, ASM – Ambulance Victoria; Karen Smith, PhD – Ambulance Victoria Centre for Research and Evaluation; Laura Parker-Stebbing – Ambulance Victoria; Resmi Nair, PhD – Ambulance Victoria; Kylie Dyson, PhD – Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (VACAR)
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Innovation in Dispatch Education: Low-Dose, High-Frequency Format: Shaping the Future Using Simulation
Kevin G. Seaman, FACEP, FAEMS – Maryland Resuscitation Academy (RA)
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

It Can Happen in a Heartbeat, or Lack Thereof….Cory's Story
Lisa Wilson, NCSN, BSN, RN; Ken Wilson, BS
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Learners to Actual Rescuers: Implications for CPR Quality and Education
Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, PhD, MPH – Aultman College; Paul J. Snobelen – Peel Regional Paramedic Services
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Let's Do Everything Wrong and Save a Life: One EMS Agency's Journey to Improve
Nathan A. Harig, BA-PoliticalScience, MA-TransAtlanticStudies, NREMT-Paramedic – Cumberland Goodwill Emergency Medical Service
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Management of Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office: 25 Years of Experience in a Cardiology Hospital
Sergio Timerman – Sao Paulo University School of Medicine; Lilia Timerman, Dr.LiliaTimerman – Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Matching Instruction Resources for the Job of Spreading Compression-Only CPR to Young Adult Learners
Brian Miller, PhDMSMSEdCHES – Aultman College of Nursing & Health Sciences; Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, PhD, MPH – Aultman College
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Meaningful Safety Policies: Techniques for Root Cause Analysis in EMS
David C. Berry, PhD, MHA, AT, ATC – Saginaw Valley State University; Christine L. Noller, JD, LLM – Saginaw Valley State University
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Mock Code Training 2.0: "Boost Your Skills!"
Mark Sawdon, MICP, NRP – King County Medic One EMS; Kelly Boardley, BSN, RN, CEN
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

NOT Just a Dispatcher: Reflections from a Grateful Dispatch-Assisted Lay Rescuer and Her Survivor Husband
Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR; Rick Chap – BuddyCPR
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

On TRAC with Trauma Resiliency
Mallory D. Flank, CCP(f)R;RMT;ACP(f);HSF-IT – One Mission. One Team.
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Classification with Machine Learning: Accuracy and Interpretations from the Chicago CARES Data in the Young
Alyssa M. Vermeulen, DO – Rush University Medical Center
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes According to the Level of Training and the Relationship to the Patient of the Person Providing Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Brian Haskins, AdvancedParamedic – Monash University
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Physiological Feedback During CPR to Improve Outcomes
William E. Crone, BSEE/MSEEretiredEMT – Takhoma Medical Research LLC
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Poster Session
Location: Columbia Pre-Function Area
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Psychosocial Needs of SCA Survivors: Another Link in the Chain of Survival
Frances Lesicko, MA, MinnesotaLicensedPsychologist, 27yearSCAsurvivor
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Resuscitation Research - Using Social Media for Community Awareness
Kim Harkins, MPH – University of Minnesota
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

SaveStation: Not Just a Cabinet, Leveraging an Opportunity
Deb J. Hennig, BPHE, B.Ed – SaveStation; Carly R. Jackson, BSc., MSc – SaveStation, Inc.; Paul J. Snobelen – Peel Regional Paramedic Services
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

SCA Messaging Study: The Public’s Motivation to Learn CPR/AED Skills and to Act in an Emergency Increases with a Clear Understanding of SCA and the Impact These Skills Have on Increasing Survival
Mary M. Newman, MS – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation; Jennifer Chap – StrataVerve and BuddyCPR
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Statewide Survival in Maryland After Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Kevin G. Seaman, FACEP, FAEMS – Maryland Resuscitation Academy (RA)
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Striving to Develop a Heart Safe Community, Success in Partnerships
Ryan Pourhassanian, BS, AS – Chino Valley Fire Distirct
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Survival After Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Subway System: 13 Years Successful Targeted Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program in Latin America
Sergio Timerman – Sao Paulo University School of Medicine
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

The Association Between Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Neighborhood-level Disadvantages: a Multi-dimension Evaluation in the City of Chicago
Hai Nguyen, MD, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

The Day the Music Almost Died
David Pehl – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Police Department
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

The Impact of Two-Minute Training Sessions on Confidence Level for Providing Compression-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Teresa Faykus, DNP, RN, CNE – Humana; Amy Spurrier, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MSNed, FCN – West Liberty University
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

The Promise and Potential of Data Management for Improved Outcomes
David Markenson, MD – American Red Cross
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Why We Should Be Uniting All Time Sensitive Emergency Workflows
Greg Brown; Rea Berg, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM – Virginia Mason
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Years of Experience Is Negatively Associated with CPR Quality – a Mannequin Based Analysis of Inpatient Healthcare Providers
Renée Matos, MD, MPH – SAUSHEC; Holly Ortega, BSN, MS, MSN, DNP, RNC – Brooke Army Medical Center; Raquel Trevino, RN, BSN, MA, MS-BC – Brooke Army Medical Center
Tuesday, Dec 10
7:00 pm

Zero to Code Blue; How an Er Assist Team Can Fill a Resource Void
Zachary J. Sletten, MD – San Antonio Military Medical Center; Renée Matos, MD, MPH – SAUSHEC
Wednesday, Dec 11
7:00 am

Poster Session
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Pre-Function Area
Thursday, Dec 12
7:00 am

Poster Session
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Columbia Pre-Function Area
Pre-Conference Workshop
Monday, Dec 9
8:00 am

American Heart Association: ACLSEP Instructor Course

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
Erik Soderberg, MS – American Heart Association; Frank Banfer; Shari Evans; Allen McCullough; David L. Rodgers, EdD, EMT-P, NRP, FAHA – Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Monday, Dec 9
1:00 pm

High Performance CPR: Train the Trainer

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
Mike Helbock; Jonathan Larsen
Tuesday, Dec 10
8:00 am

Resuscitation Academy Alumni Event

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Quinault Ballroom
Ann Doll – Resuscitation Academy Foundation; Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD – King County Emergency Medicine Services
Tuesday, Dec 10
8:00 am

Resuscitation Officer Program
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 702 - Clearwater
David B. Hiltz, Program Co-Chair – Code One Training Solutions, LLC; Tom Aufderheide, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin; Bridgid G. Joseph, BSN, MSN, CCNS – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Vinay Nadkarni, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Ed Stapelton, AAS, EMT-P, Program Chair – Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Tuesday, Dec 10
8:00 am

TTM Academy: A Post-Arrest Care Bootcamp

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 701 - Clallum
Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil – University of Pennsylvania; Sarah M. Perman, MD MSCE – University of Colorado School of Medicine; David F. Gaieski, MD – Thomas Jefferson University
Tuesday, Dec 10
1:00 pm

American Red Cross: New Resuscitation Suite, Opioid and Severe Bleeding Education - Enhance and Expand Your Education

Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, 301 - Ashnola
David Markenson, MD – American Red Cross; Nathan P. Charlton, MD – University of Virginia; Joseph Rossano, MD – Cardiac Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tuesday, Dec 10
2:30 pm

Cardiac Arrest Collaborative Town Hall Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Quinault Ballroom