Session 2 of Airway and Respiratory Care in the Prehospital Setting is led by Dr. Peter Vandersteenhoven. This ECHO session explores an overview of asthma, including how to assess patients and evaluate the severity of exacerbations. It also covers evidence-based management strategies and the recognition and treatment of asthmatic arrest. Dr. Vandersteenhoven is an assistant professor […]
Session 1 of Airway and Respiratory Care in the Prehospital Setting is led by Dr. Brendan Byrne. This ECHO session explores asthma, including why it is an important condition to understand, its epidemiology, and common differential diagnoses. It also covers risk factors for adverse outcomes, approaches to treatment and management, and the recognition and management […]
Session 4 of Cardiology Management is led by Carole Ballew. This ECHO session explores advanced cardiac support, focusing on mechanical circulatory support such as ventricular assist devices, artificial hearts, and extracorporeal systems, along with their background and development. It introduces continuous flow LVADs, outlines their long-term and clinical indications, and reviews common complications. The session […]
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Session 8 of Obesity Management is led by Dr. Anshu Gupta. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session explores the role of pharmacotherapy in the management of adolescent obesity. The session reviews the prevalence of pediatric obesity, highlights key guidance from the AAP pediatric obesity guidelines, and explores how anti-obesity medications can be […]
Session 3 of Novel and Emerging Technologies is led by Dr. Harrison Brookeman. This ECHO session explores the growing role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in emergency and prehospital care. It reviews why ultrasound is increasingly used in the field, key EMS applications such as identifying tamponade, hypovolemia, tension pneumothorax, thrombosis, and internal hemorrhage, and evidence […]
Session 1 of Novel and Emerging Technologies is led by Dr. Kat Fivelstad. This ECHO session explores advances in organ replacement technologies and disability accommodations, while also addressing the controversy surrounding ableism in healthcare. Topics include mechanical circulatory support devices and what EMS providers need to know about them, differences in treatments such as total artificial […]
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Session 2 of Novel and Emerging Technologies is led by Dr. Kat Fivelstad. This ECHO session explores emerging innovations shaping the future of emergency and prehospital care. Topics include heads-up CPR and prehospital whole blood transfusion initiatives, as well as new transportation tools such as drones for search and rescue, disaster response, and improving rural […]
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Session 10 of Obesity Management is led by Mary Lou Perry. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session examines the growing popularity and clinical evidence behind intermittent fasting, particularly time-restricted eating (TRE). The session defines intermittent fasting and TRE, reviews key research findings, and compares time-restricted eating with continuous energy restriction approaches […]
Session 9 of Obesity Management is led by Dr. Jennifer Kirby. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session focuses on understanding and managing the side effects associated with anti-obesity medications. The session reviews common gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal side effects patients may experience, including those related to incretin-based therapies, phentermine, and the bupropion/naltrexone […]
Session 4 is led by Dr. Brynne Sullivan. See bottom of description for accreditation info. This ECHO session focuses on emerging approaches to understanding and assessing neonatal withdrawal through clinical innovation. Dr. Sullivan reviews the underlying physiology of NOWS and examines existing assessment approaches, including the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) framework and current scoring tools. […]
