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Implementing the New 2010 Guidelines: Official Update for AHA Instructors

Faculty will be AHA National Staff and Volunteers
BLS: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
PALS: 10:00 a.m. - noon
ACLS: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
BLS: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (repeated)

3-part morning session includes (in order)  BLS, PALS, ACLS
3-part afternoon session includes (in order)  PALS, ACLS, and BLS

Fee: $55 per session or $150 for all three

Advance registration with confirmation of current AHA instructor status is required. Please sign up for each session of interest.

These sessions are official American Heart Association 2010 Guidelines for CPR and ECC updates reserved for AHA PALS, BLS and Heartsaver instructors. AHA instructors will learn the 2010 Guidelines changes, the science behind those changes and how they impact teaching American Heart Association PALS, ACLS, CPR and First Aid courses. Instructors will receive information and tools to incorporate science changes into AHA courses until updated course materials become available. Attending AHA instructors will meet their required 2010 Science Update for teaching AHA programs using the new science and have an opportunity as audience members to interact with the faculty. Instructors will receive a confirmation of attendance for their Training Center instructor records.

Integrating Simulation into Training Using the Deliberate Practice Model and Debriefing Techniques

Fee: $115
*Currently Sold Out.

How can you integrate simulation to enhance learning? Experience interactive exercises and engage in several case scenarios similar to those that students encounter. You'll learn debriefing skills, practice them and incorporate faculty debriefing techniques by coaching the debriefer. You'll get:

• Syllabus and course materials to implement these skills in your own courses
• Experience in using the deliberate practice model to aid in instructing sessions for a series of AHA cases, including BLS, ACLS and PALS
• A variety of simulation methods used for AHA cases, including both low- and high-fidelity simulators
• Strategies for creating realistic simulation encounters

Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest: A Hands-on Workshop

Fee $195 (Limited to 40 people)

Learn practical, nuts-and-bolts application of hospital-based therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest from leaders in this new and emerging field. Designed for program coordinators of emergency departments or critical care environments, as well as nurses and physicians interested in the implementation of hypothermia in their hospitals, the workshop will provide lessons in:

• Considerations for equipment, monitoring and adverse effects
• Family communication and prognostication (managing expectations)
• How to set up a protocol and order sets
• How to manage patients during the therapy
• Providing follow-up care
• Overcoming roadblocks

You'll also receive a review of the latest trials and evidence regarding this therapy. Small group discussions and simulated cases will provide interactivity and practical knowledge to take back to your organization.

Improving In-Hospital Resuscitation: NRCPR, 2010 Guidelines and More!

Fee: $195

The National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (NRCPR) is unique as an international database of in-hospital resuscitation events, with nearly 200,000 records. Armed with this data, its mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiac and respiratory emergencies by providing an evidence-based, quality improvement program of patient safety, medical emergency team response, effective resuscitation and post-emergency care. Join us and come away motivated to drive change in your resuscitation activities and identify ways of improving outcomes from cardiac arrest.

• Learn how to translate science into practice using the new evidence-based 2010 AHA guidelines
• Explore best practices for measuring rapid response systems, resuscitation and post-resuscitation care over time
• Identify tools to improve resuscitation practice within a facility
• Understand the impact of 2010 guidelines on hospital resuscitation practices
• Know how measuring resuscitation practices over time will impact outcomes

Eagles 2010: State of the Science and Practice of Resuscitation

Fee: $195

Be prepared to be entertained, informed and dazzled! The "Eagles Consortium" is a coalition of EMS medical directors from the nation's largest cities. For the second time this premier leadership group will be meeting in conjunction with ECCU. Their popular, fast-paced workshop will be an interactive, cutting-edge, up-to-date forum and dialogue for all health care providers concerned with community-based resuscitation practices. The Eagles will lead a rolling discussion that will address many of the most controversial issues facing resuscitation and will take a hard look at possible solutions. Topics include:

• Emerging trends in resuscitation science and practice
• Better ways to manage strokes
• Implementing system-wide improvements to improve SCA survival rates
• Improving clinical care when dealing with the most complicated cardiac arrests
• Creating an effective STEMI "System of Care"
• The latest on the potential of cooling

The faculty represents some of brightest and most innovative medical directors working in emergency care, representing New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Raleigh, San Diego and Denver.

Diving Deep with the American Red Cross: A Learning-Centered Approach to Teaching CPR and First-Aid

Fee: $195 (Limited to 25 attendees)

What would your CPR/first aid student do at 30,000 feet in a crowded jet when confronted with an obese female passenger who suffers sudden cardiac arrest and is hours from the nearest airport? This question isn't answered from a simple mantra or through a cell phone. The answer comes from good decision-making, recall of critical information from training and most importantly "stress inoculation"—giving students tools to overcome their anxiety and fear when facing a real emergency. Explore the shift from a teaching paradigm to a learning paradigm, and the limitations of current health-related training.

• Learn how scenarios and role-playing are key components of stress inoculation and long-term learning
• Explore how to scaffold scenarios, starting simply and adding layers of complexity, in a way that builds learning and confidence
• Experiment with role playing in a highly interactive way, using moulage techniques to enhance a sense of reality
• Learn how to incorporate elements into a course for the learner who needs the "how and why," not just the "what"

This workshop is ideal for those who facilitate longer courses and are interested in stretching their own abilities and notions. Work through the instructor's materials for the American Red Cross' Wilderness & Remote First Aid Course with the educator who developed the curriculum, using it as a model for instructor development and as an example of how scenarios can be successfully incorporated into learning. (Note: ARC instructors will be eligible to receive certification to teach the ARC Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course upon completion of this workshop.)

A Masters Class for Master Teachers (and Those Who Aspire to Be!)

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (repeated Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

Fee: $115

ECCU attracts instructors and leaders with thousands of hours of experience. Their stories of success and failure are rich sources of insight. At their 2008 session at ECCU, Tony and Ed experienced what happens when a group of inspired teachers come together. The participants' stories showed what it takes to make lasting change in beliefs and behaviors. Afterward, participants noted how few opportunities there were for master teachers to share in this type of forum. Peppered among the participants were aspiring masters, with questions that added fuel to the discussion. We've changed the name and flavor of this popular workshop to reflect this experience. Join us and ask yourself: How can I leave this group richer as a result of my contribution? We'll uncover the 'why' behind the 'what' and the 'how' of effective and ineffective training.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors Forum: A Workshop for Patients, Families and Medical Professionals

Fee: $115

This workshop is designed for sudden cardiac arrest survivors and family members, as well as emergency medical professionals, physicians, nurses and others who work with them. You will learn about the physical and psychological issues many survivors experience, and be provided with resources to cope with these and other related issues. In addition, you'll get tips and best practices on the survivor/family role in advocacy and the support of initiatives and strategies to bring awareness to policymakers and the general public. Presentations will include:

• The survivor experience, pre-SCA and post-resuscitation
• Life after death: what we can learn from survivors of sudden cardiac arrest
• Working with survivors and families to raise awareness about SCA and "pay it forward"
• The psychosocial aftermath of SCA on survivors and families

Presented jointly by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation.

Motivate the Masses: CPR Across America

Don Crowson; Maureen O'Connor, EMT; Kate Jaramillo, MBA, BSB/MKT, NREMT; Sherrie Wilson; Michael Czekajlo, MD, PhD; Debbie Seagle

Note (11/1/10): This workshop has been changed to a half-day workshop. If you are registered for the full-day workshop, please call the Citizen CPR Office at 703-241-5603.

Fee: $115

(Note: As part of the special 50th Anniversary of CPR Celebration, cities across the USA planned for mass CPR training events, culminating with training in San Diego.)

Learn from experts how to bring together community resources to teach CPR to large groups. Topics include logistics, manikin procurement and distribution, venue selection, public relations, marketing and more. You'll travel with several noted faculty:

• Don Crowson, Chief of Arlington, Texas, Fire Department, explains how his team trained 4,626 students and earned a Guinness World Record
• Debbie Seagle, Health and Safety Director, San Diego/Imperial Counties, American Red Cross; Maureen O'Connor, Program PAD Manager of San Diego Project Heart Beat; Kate Howell Jaramillo, Founder of Generation Link, share program insights
• Sherrie Wilson, Founder of Emergency Management Resources and key organizer of CPR Across America teaches you to partner with corporate, school and governmental organizations
• Dr. Michael S. Czekajlo, who conducted mass trainings in Polish schools, describes his insights as a key organizer of CPR Across America

Plan to join us for this year's festive Opening Ceremonies and Plenary. Dr. Mickey Eisenberg, noted resuscitation researcher and historian, will take an inspired look at the "ups and downs" of 50 years modern of CPR—how it came about is a remarkable story of coincidence, accidental discovery and sheer determination. There will also be special guests and presentations, followed by the Opening Reception in the expanded exhibit hall.

Opening Ceremonies
5:30 p.m. (Aufderheide, Nadkarni, Gay, Dunford, O'Connor)

Opening Plenary
6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
A Legacy of Hope: Celebrating 50 Years of CPR (Eisenberg, with acknowledgements to Dr. Jude, Dr. Knickerbocker and Nicholas Kouwenhoven, grandson to Dr. William Kouwenhoven)

Opening reception in Exhibit Hall
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Join our survivors, faculty and special guests for this high energy, popular event where you can connect with old friends and make new ones.