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Pre-Conference
Tuesday—February 10, 2015
1200-1600 Entry level supervisor leadership training
Greg Miller, MA Ed., EMT-P, I/C WSCC (Chief—Gatlinburg Fire Dept.) Jimmie Edwards, RN, EMT-P (Chief—Montgomery County EMS)
Wednesday—February 11, 2015
0830-1230 Entry level supervisor leadership training
Greg Miller, MA Ed., EMT-P, I/C WSCC (Chief—Gatlinburg Fire Dept.) Jimmie Edwards, RN, EMT-P (Chief—Montgomery County EMS)
Conference
Wednesday—February 11, 2015
1300-1315 Introductions, Announcements, Presidential Welcome, Presentation of Colors
1315-1415 EMS, Stressful but Worth It—Eric Clauss, RN, EMT-P
1415-1430 Vendor Area and Brainstorming
1430-1530 “Hey did you know?” Connecting with others—Jeff Davis, EMT-P
1530-1630 Breaking the Mop Handle: Understanding how to be a leader in EMS—John A. Copeland, ABD, EMT-IV
1630-1645 Wrap up and questions
1800-2000 TASA Banquet
Thursday—February 12, 2015
0700-0800 Breakfast and Vendor Networking
0755-0800 Announcements and Welcome
0800-0900 Creative Ways to Manage Change—Leah Gray, AEMT and Director of Lifetime Learning, JSCC
0900-1000 Leadership and Decision Making—Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery & Rehab
1000-1015 Vendor and Brainstorming
1015-1130 Employee Motivation: Stacking your deck—Tim Perry, CFRN, EMT-P, CMTE
1130-1300 General Membership Annual Meeting and Luncheon
1300-1400 When the Bus Wreck Happens—Brad Phillips, Director Jefferson County EMS
1400-1415 Vendor Area and Brainstorming
1415-1515 Oscar Guillamondegui, MD, MPH, FACS, Assoc Professor of Surgery, Medical Dir of Trauma ICU, Vanderbilt University
1515-1615 “What’s Happening in TN” a State EMS update—Donna G. Tidwell, RN, EMT-P Director of EMS, State of TN
1615-1630 Wrap up and questions
2000-2400 Hospitality Room
Friday—February 13, 2015
0700-0800 Breakfast
0800-0900 EMS and the Human Relations Factors—Kathleen Pohlid, Esquire
0900-1000 The Jason Koger Story—Jason Koger
1000-1015 Vendor Brainstorming
1015-1115 Leading, Motivating & Evaluating Employees—Greg Miller, Chief Gatlinburg Fire Dept.
1115-1215 Lets all work together, Building an Interoperability Network—Jeff Stock, TN Dept of Safety and Homeland Security
Wrap Up and Door Prize Give Aways
Topics and Speakers Subject to Change