The STEP Conference will be held March 10-11,2023 with a preconference on March 9th at the Hilton Garden Inn at College Town, 30 Celebration Drive, Rochester, NY 14620.

This year we are working with Vigilant Fire Training to provide a dedicated fire-related track in addition to the educational offerings for EMS, first responders and others interested in public safety and health-related issues as STEP has done in past conferences.

Plenary speakers include EMS Medical Director Dr Jeremy Cushman, ED Physician Dr Maia Dorsett, Pediatrician Drs Art Cooper, Elizabeth Murray & Elise Vanderjagt, & Mark Strzyzynski, retired chief from Henrietta Fire Department.

A dedicated fire track features interactive and scene management workshops. The EMS tracks include workshops on pediatrics, geriatrics, and trauma among other interesting topics.

As in past years, the vendor area will be open from 7:30am to 4pm on Friday, while on Saturday, the vendor area will be open until after lunch. For the full conference, including breakfast and buffet lunch both days, plus the usual breaks, and coffee all day both days, the fee for attendees is only $205 if registered by March 1st. Additional pricing for a single day or for the preconference can be found on the registration site. Parking in the garage is free in the hotel parking spaces in the garage.

For attendee registration or information go to: Attendee Registration

For vendor information or registration go to: Vendor Registration

For information about conference-related questions, contact sharon.chiumento@stepcouncil.org

Information on nominations for the Lloyd Leve or Joanna awards or the Chloe Alexson scholarship can be found on the Awards page. The deadline for nomination letters is February 10^th.

The conference agenda is as follows:

Thursday, March 9, 2023

ALS/BLS Core Content - 6:00 pm-10:00pm     Bob Breese

Friday, March 10, 2023

8:00 - 9:00	Registration/Breakfast
9:00-10:30 Plenary 1	Eh…What’s Up Doc? Dr. Jeremy Cushman
10:30-11:00	Break/Vendor/Auction
	Track 1	Track 2	Fire Operations
11:00-12:00 Workshop 1	ACES - Adverse Childhood Experiences Amy Eisenhower	Community Paramedicine Mindy Meath, EMT-P	Incident Command & NIMS Todd Smith
12:00-1:00	Lunch/Announcement Vendor Time/Auction
1:00-2:30 Plenary 2	Diagnostic Errors in EMS Dr Maia Dorsett
2:30-3:00	Break/Vendor
3:00-4:00 Workshop 2	Geriatric Pharmacology Michael Henry, R.Ph	“Kenny! Where’s your Woobie?” - Hypothermia in the Trauma Patient Adam Oplinger, EMT-P	Modern Fire Service Leadership George Dorgan

Saturday, March 11, 2023

9:00-10:30 Plenary 3	Pediatric Agitation Dr Art Cooper Dr Elizabeth Murray Dr Elise VanderJagt
10:30-11:00	Break/Vendor/Auction
	Track 1	Track 2	Fire Operations
11:00 – 12:00 Workshop 3	Bias & Aging in Health Care Diane Morrison, NP	Rescue Task Force Amy Niespodzinski, EMTP	Fireground Size-Up Todd Smith
12:00 – 1:15	Lunch
1:15-2:45 Plenary 4	What..Wait..What the heck just happened? Mark Strzyzynski
2:45-3:00	Break
3:00-4:00 Workshop 4	Pulmonary Hypertension & CHF Peter Bonadonna	Rise of the Machines: Man in Machine/Machine in Man Bill Hallinan, RN, EMTP	Fire Attack, Where To Put The Water!! Tom May

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