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Full Schedule

  • Friday, October 24, 2025
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    IAMTCS Board of Directors Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    CAMTS Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    IAMTCS Certified Flight Communicator Course (Pre Registration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    IAMTCS Communications Leadership Course (Pre Registration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    CAMTS Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 8:00 AM - 6:15 PM CST
    CCTA Live Module: Day 1 (CCTA Faculty and Students Only)
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Conference Registration Open
  • Sunday, October 26, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM CST
    Conference Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    The FlightBridgeED Circulating Hope: Managing ECMO Patients in Transport™
  • 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
    CAMTS Preparing for Accreditation Class
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    IAMTCS Certified Flight Communicator Course (Pre Registration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    IAMTCS Communications Leadership Course (Pre Registration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    AMPA Medical Director Core II Curriculum (Pre Registration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    ASTNA Board of Directors Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    ICAPP Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    The NAEMSP Quality Improvement Pre-Conference Workshop
  • 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM CST
    CCTA Live Module: Day 2 (CCTA Faculty and Students Only)
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    IBSC Board of Directors Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    AAMS Board of Directors Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Nebraska AAMS (NEAAMS) Safety Symposium
    Patient Quality and SafetyPilot and Clinical Crew SafetyProgram Administration & LeadershipPre Conference Workshops
     CE: 3.0 credit- CAPCE; Nursing; CMTE; MTSP-C
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    The Educator's Atlas
  • 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    CAMTS Understanding GAMUT
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    AAMS Annual Membership Meeting
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    AAMS Government Affairs Briefing with Thorn Run Partners
  • 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM CST
    VITALS Foundation Fundraiser (Mumford and Sons Concert)
  • Monday, October 27, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    CAMTS Site Surveyor Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST
    Conference Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM CST
    Coffee Break
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CST
    C-Suite Clarity: A Hospital CEO’s Journey into the Heart of Emergency Medical Transport
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    Dedicated Leadership Exhibit Hall Preview
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Are You Prepared to Manage the Blast Injury Patient?
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Avoiding Accidents on the Road to Abilene
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Don't Forget About Me! Acute Right Ventricular Failure
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Elevating Safety & Quality in Air Medical Transport: Insights from Industry Leaders: Part I
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Emergency Preparedness and the Comm Center: How Ready Are You?
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Escape the Ordinary: Leveraging Immersive Room Simulations to Transform Prehospital Provider Training
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Flight Plan for the Press: Communicating with Confidence
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Pediatric Jeopardy: Interactive Session on Things You Should Know for Kids During Transport
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CST
    Squeeze the Fun Out of It: Mastering the Art of Vasoactive Medication Delivery
  • 9:45 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    CCTA Final Module (CCTA Students & Faculty Only)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    CAMTS Standard Committee
  • 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST
    SIM Cup Preliminary Rounds
  • 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Break
  • 10:45 AM - 3:45 PM CST
    Job Marketplace
  • 10:45 AM - 3:45 PM CST
    Professional Headshots
  • 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST
    Clinical Challenge
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Lunch on Your Own
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    A Different Approach to Survival Training
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Billers and Clinicians, an Unlikely Friendship: Supporting Sustainability in a Not-For-Profit Setting
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    From Cram to Calm: How Quarterly Competencies Improved Crew Performance
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Know Your Numbers: Clinical Use of ScvO2, Lactate and Dynamic Measures of Preload Responsiveness
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Mama Mia, Here We Go Again.....My My, Improving OB Care!
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Pulmonary Embolism: What You Don't Know Can Kill Someone
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Strengthening Collaboration with Your Communication Center
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    The Perfect Storm: How System Failures Compromise Patient Safety
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    VITALS Board Strategy Session (Closed Meeting)
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Air Medical Physician Symposium (AMPS) Lite
    Phil Nawrocki, MD, FAEMS – Allegheny General Hospital
    Garrett A. Cavaliere, DO, NRP – Life Lion Critical Care Transport
    Krista Haugen, MN, RN, CMTE – Airlift Northwest
    Jennifer L. Flint, MD – Children's Mercy Hospital
    Jennifer DeMarco, MD – Metro Life Flight / Promedica Air
    Wan Lin Chen, MD (she/her/hers) – Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
    Kathie J. Dunn, MSN RN (she/her/hers) – Global Medical Response
    Clinical Practice
     CE: 3.0 credit- CAPCE; Nursing; AMA PRA Category 1
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Benevolent Apology, Transparency, and Trust: When Things Go Wrong in Critical Care Transport
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Choose Your Own Adventure: Interactive Case Review and Management of the Acute Upper GI Bleed
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Elevate, Educate, Excel: Innovative AI Tools Driving an Education Paradigm Shift in Critical Care Transport
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Swearingen's Top 5 Impossible Cases: A Year in Review
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    The Art of Effective Leadership in Transport Medicine
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Tiny Patients, Big Lessons: Neonatal Case Studies
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Train the Trainer: Empowering the Trainer
  • 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM CST
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Break
  • 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM CST
    VITALS Foundation Special Announcements
  • 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    IBSC 25th Anniversary Celebration
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    Bridging Quality, Education, and Analytics: Enhancing Clinical Care in Air EMS
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    Bronchoscopy at 130 MPH: What Took So Long?
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    Co-Debriefing: Working Together for Improved Simulation Education Outcomes
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    Executive Forum (Executive Leaders Welcome)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    From Provider to Patient: A Flight Paramedics Story of Aortic Dissection
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    IAMTCS Membership Meeting
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    Optimizing Patient Care Through Centralized Clinical Logistics
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    System Breakdown: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of the Silos Mentality
  • 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    CCTA Graduation Ceremony
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    CMTE, MTSP-C and LIFT-C Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM CST
    Memorial Lights
  • Tuesday, October 28, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM CST
    Coffee Break
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    Conference Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    Hunting the Good: Everyday Tools for Working Your Best Life
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    AMOA Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    First Response, Last Defense - Quality Improvement Privileges
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Global Perspectives Roundtable: Shaping International Solutions
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Hot Topics in Neonatal Critical Care Transport
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Medications in Motion: Pharmacological Options in Critical Care Transport
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Sky's the Limit: How Flight Vector & Tiger Connect Optimized Communication and Multitasking in Air Medical Centers"
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    The Dangerously Agitated Patient: Guidance, Best Practice and Application
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    The Only Thing I Hate More Than Change Is How Things Are Right Now
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    This Isn't ChatGPT: AI in Air Medical Transport Roundtable
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    While The Perfusionist Sleeps: ECMO Essentials For Transport Teams
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Why Didn’t You Tell Me?: The Pressure to Fly, Human Factors, Heroism & Hubris
  • 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM CST
    AAMS Governance Task Force Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST
    SIM Cup Final Round
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CST
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Break
  • 10:15 AM - 1:45 PM CST
    Job Marketplace
  • 10:15 AM - 1:45 PM CST
    Professional Headshots
  • 10:15 AM - 6:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM CST
    Clinical Challenge
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    Bizarre and Unusual Trauma Case Studies 2026
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    Communications Center New Hire Academy & Training Programs: "Back to the Basics"
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    Hot Topics in Pediatric Critical Care Transport
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    I Can Only Imagine: Incorporating Mental Imaging Into Training and Education
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    No Surprises Acts (NSA): Observations from the Front Lines
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    Outdated. Unsafe. Underdelivered: Why LZ Safety is Broken—And How We Fix It

    We’re Still Getting LZ Training Wrong—What the Data Shows (And Why It’s Worse Than You Think)
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    The Lost Art of Physical Assessment
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    We All Ask "Are You Okay?" What If Someone Says “No”—Are You Ready to Help?
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    AAMS/ACCT Joint Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM CST
    Elevating Safety & Quality in Air Medical Transport: Insights from Industry Leaders: Part II
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Metro Press Event
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Battlefield to Bedside: Pediatric Remote Damage Control Resuscitation in Civilian Prehospital Care
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Ergonomic AI: Decrease On the Job Injuries and Increase Employee Wellness
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Laryngoscopes, Lollipops, and Lorazepam: Pediatric Airways with a Twist
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Less Invasive Surfactant Administration--A New Concept
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    One More Flight Would Cover That: The Pitfalls of Flawed Fiscal Diligence
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Suffering in Silence: One Paramedic's Journey Through Post-Traumatic Treatment
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Three's Company! Co-locating the Hospital Transfer Center, Shift Supervisor, & Communications Center. Reviewing the Change Management of Co-locating the Teams & Gains from the Dynamic Collaboration
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Turbulence Expected: Navigating the Bumpy Ride of EMS Publication
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CST
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Break
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CST
    Lunch on Your Own
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    ASTNA Membership Meeting & Luncheon
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Hands on Cardiopulmonary Anatomical Airway Lab
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    40 Under 40: Rising Leaders in Transport Exchange
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Advancing Excellence: Insights from the Air Ambulance Quality and Patient Safety (AAQPS) Advisory Committee
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Advancing Pediatric and Neonatal Care Discussion Forum
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Can I Say Something? The Value of Psychological Safety in Creating High-Performance Teams
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Central VA-ECMO What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Leading Successful Online Courses
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Lights, Camera, Intubation: Video Analysis for Better Outcomes
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Managing Acute Ischemic Stroke During Air Transport: From Rotor to Cath Lab
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Strengthening the Future of Communications: An Open Q&A with IAMTCS Leadership
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Transfusion Medicine: Compatibility, Best Practices, and Reactions
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    A Look at Weather Turndown
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    CRBN in Aeromedical Transport
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    DOCUMENTATION MATTER$
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    ETHOS: Partnering to Bring Data to Your Doorstep
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    From Special Operations Medic to Flight Paramedic
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Integrating Autonomous Aircraft Technologies into Air Medical Operations
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Milk, It Does a Body Good…or does it Almost Kill You? Pediatric Non-Allergic Near-Death Milk Experience
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    What Bees Can Teach Us About Leadership, Teamwork, and Operational Excellence in Medical Transport
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Working at the Speed of Your Mind: Adapting to Performance Stressors When the Stakes Are High
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    "Eat Dessert First" Awards Celebration
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Awards and "40 Under 40" Nominees and Recipients Ceremony
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Sip, Celebrate, & Stroll: Tuesday EXPO Hall Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST
    ASTNA / ICAPP Membership Reception (Invite Only)
  • Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    Conference Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CST
    Coffee Break
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST
    Past Patterns to Future Priorities: Learning from 40 Years of Air Medical Safety Trends
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Break
  • 9:30 AM - 1:15 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    ICAPP Membership Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Bad Bosses
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Calm Before the Storm: A Tale of Surviving the Twister
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Dirty Labs, Clean Saves: Labs That Change the Game
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Establishing an Evidence-Based Utilization Review
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Hypotension in the Neonate: They're NOT Just Little Adults
  • 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    AAMS State and Regional Chapter Meeting and How AZ Air Medical Programs Were Able to Advocate, Collaborate, and Educate for a 5% INCREASE in Medicaid
  • 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    Leadership Incident Support Roundtable: Peers LIFTing Peers
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    Increased Scene Volume by Caring for Strokes Patients with Possible Large Vessel Occlusions
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    Landing Zone Best Practices
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    Neonatal Intubation: Can We Do It Better? A Quality Approach
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    Please Stop Crying! Tips and Tricks for Dealing with Kids of All Ages on Transport
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    The Art of Transport Medicine
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST
    The Myth of Too Sick to Fly
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CST
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Break
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CST
    Lunch on Your Own
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Air Medical Transport Journal Executive Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    VAI Air Med IAC
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CST
    Blast from the Past: Vaccine Preventable Diseases
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CST
    Building Your Dream Team
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CST
    Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Air Medical Transport: Personal and Organizational Strategies
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CST
    Investing for Success in Mental and Behavioral Health, and Building a Program for Success
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CST
    Tiny Baby, Big Problem: Neonatal Transport Strategies for the Smallest Patients
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CST
    When Critters Bite and Sting: Management of Envenomations
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    APRV in Kids: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    High Fidelity Failure: The Cognition of Learning and the Role of Simulation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Lead With What’s Strong, Not What’s Wrong: The Appreciative Inquiry Competitive Advantage
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Reimagining the Reasons for Human Error: A Guide to Learning Not Blaming
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Silent Storm: When the Flu Turns Fatal
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Traumatic Electrocution: Hanging From the Power Lines Post-Ejection
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Flight Nurse Perceptions of FRMS: Research Results, Tools, and Tricks
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    From Sound Waves to Clinical Saves: How Ultrasound Can Help Differentiate Your Dyspneic Patient in the Field and Change Your Management
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Lost in the OB Desert
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Mission Requirements and Design Options for a Supersonic Air Medical Transport Aircraft
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    The Video Never Lies: Advanced Video Laryngoscopy
  • 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    M*A*S*H Bash