
Guest Speaker – Joan Cronan
Guest Speaker – Joan Cronan
Schedule
7:00–8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00–8:15 a.m. Welcome
8:15–8:30 a.m. Mary Urbano, Phd, MPH, RN (Excellence in Developmental Disabilities)
Emergency Responders Questionnaire
8:30–10:00 a.m. Page/Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC (The National EMS Industry Law Firm)
Legal Issues
10:00–10:30 a.m. Break
Visit with vendors
10:30–11:00 a.m. Dr. Chris Nollette, NREMT-P (LP EMS Program Director Riverside Community College)
Customer Service
12:30– 1:30 p.m. Kirk Harris, BS, CCEMT-P (Roane State Community College)
Leadership and Mentoring
1:30–2:15 p.m. Robert Byrd, EMT-P (Anderson Co. EMS Director)
Finding Your Champions
2:15–2:45 p.m. Break
Visit with vendors
2:45–3:45 p.m. Rick Slaven, NREMT-P (Walters State Community College Paramedic Instructor)
How to Recruit and Retain Great Employees
3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Chad Sims, RN, CFRN, EMT (UT LIFESTAR)
Leading the Justice League – Can You Manage Heroes?
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Awards Banquet
9 p.m.–1 a.m. Stress Debriefing (hospitality bar provided)
Friday, February 22
7:30–8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00–9:00 a.m. Greg Miller, MA Ed, EMT-P, I/C (Walters State Community College)
I Have Them At Water, I Can’t Make Them Drink
9:00–10:00 a.m. Michael Laman, PhD (Dean of Health Sciences – Roane State Community College)
Keeping Quality EMS Providers in a Competitive Environment
10:00–10:15 a.m. Break
Visit with vendors
10:15–11:15 a.m. Joan Cronan (UT Women’s Athletic Director)
Ringing the Bells
11:00 a.m.– Michael Laman, PhD – Dean of Health Sciences – RSCC
The 21st Century Manager: A New Paradigm
11:15 – 12:00 p.m. Angie Bowen, RN, NREMT-P Sheri Smith, RN (East Tennessee Chrildren’s Hospital)
Achieving Professional Influence
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
1:00–2:00 p.m. Wayne Marshall, MBA, HCM, NREMT-P (Director, Trauma/Flight Program & Emergency Preparedness Shands Jacksonville Medical Center)
Creating an Environment 0f Accountability: Having Critical Conversations
2:00–3:00 p.m. Mike Shankle, Doug McCreary, Brandon Ward (TASA Board Members)
Legislative Issues
3:00–3:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
The Park Vista Resort is the Great Smoky Mountains’ premier resort and convention center. The conference center offers more than 25,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. Flexibility, convenience, and accessibility make the Park Vista an ideal choice for any trade show or convention.
The Park Vista
P.O. Box 30
705 Cherokee Orchard Road
Gatlinburg,TN 37738
865-436-9211 or 1-800-421-PARK
Group Sales: 1-800-227-5622
Fax: 865-430-7533