November 11-12 Instructor/ Coordinator Agenda
(Program Director, Instructor Assistant)
November 11 Agenda
Session 1: 0800-0900
Mastering the AEMT Exam
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Sponsored by
Eric McCullough
David Blevins
Mastering the AEMT Cognitive Examination is designed to bring educators to the table to discuss the components of the National EMS licensure examination at the Advanced EMT level. Additionally, educators will be able to discuss methods to ensuring that a program’s curriculum is designed to adequately prepare students for successful completion of the licensure examination and for their first patient as an entry level Advanced EMT.
Session 2: 0930-1030

GENXYZ? Clearing Up Confusion on Generational Gaps
Drew Hooker
Identifying the differences in the generations are vital to quality management. This presentation breaks down each generation and specifically compares Generation Y and Z. Knowing how to lead these generations will lead to a better understanding of each employee.
Vendor Session: 1030-1100
Zoom Meeting ID
91541891016
Session 3: 1100-1200
How to Teach Pharmacology
Sponsored by

Sponsored by
Heather Davis
Learning the hundreds of drugs encountered in EMS on patient calls seems nearly impossible to students and teaching them is often painful to instructors. This presenter has developed a method of teaching that includes a schedule, lesson plans, guided practice, quizzes and a memory and classification system for students and instructors. If teaching pharmacology is your responsibility, then this session is a must!
Session 4a: 1230-1330
Psyching for Success
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Sponsored by
Heather Davis
Everything you do as an educator either contributes to excellence among your students or tears it down. Do you wish students wanted to work harder? Wanted to be the best? You can make them want it! This session will make sense of the science behind human motivation and show you how that research can be applied to our classrooms. Many of the techniques behind peak performance are very easy to implement. Why not give your students a fighting chance at greatness? After all, each one of them is a reflection of you!
Session 4b: 1230-1330
Documentation Good, Bad, and Ugly
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Sponsored by
Phillip Sanderson
The presentation will discuss that data fields, and written narratives serve two very different, but equally important and necessary purposes, neither of which can replace the other.
Session 5: 1400-1500
Suspicious Stroke
Sponsored by

Sponsored by
Kierstan Espaillat, DNP
•Dr. Brown Espaillat began her career at VUMC in 2011, first as a Neuroscience Educator then as Stroke Coordinator before moving into her present role. She earned her DNP in 2013 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, following her MSN, which she received from the Vanderbilt School of Nursing. She obtained a BS in Education from Vanderbilt University prior to her nursing career.
Session 6: 1400-1500
Why Survive When You Can Thrive
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Sponsored by
Jason Koger
Jason Koger became the first bilateral arm amputee in the world to be fitted with multi-articulating bionic hands after losing both hands in a traumatic ATV accident in 2008. Today, he encourages others to live a life without limitations by spreading his favorite message: Why survive when you can thrive?
November 12 Agenda

Director Brandon Ward
Session 4a: 1230-1330 Tennessee EMS Update
Tennessee EMS education update. This is required for all I/Cs and I/As.
Session 5: 1400-1500
Understanding Role of Stress in Burnout
Sponsored by

Derrick Edwards
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Session 6: 1530-1630
Social Determinants of Health and EMS
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Kevin Spratlin
Sponsored by
EMS providers interact with individuals throughout their communities, from the most affluent to the least advantaged. It is important that these providers understand how social determinants of health (SDoH) including a person’s social interactions, physical environment, access to health services, and other societal factors may impact a person’s wellbeing. EMS educators can incorporate these lessons into their classrooms to encourage future EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics to recognize the social and health inequities which may have led to a person’s poor health status.