San Francisco Paramedic Association
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- Classes & Events Intro
- Class Calendar
- Class Registration:
- Public Classes
- Professional Classes
- UCSF Staff Registration
- Lecture Series / Seminars
- Upcoming Events
- FAQs
- Bookstore
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Lecture Series & Seminars
The SFPA regularly offers short, fast-paced presentations that provide
ongoing professional development for pre-hospital and other emergency
health care providers. These courses are certified by both the EMS Agency
and Board of Registered Nursing for up to 3 continuing education hours,
and are offered at no cost to members. Open
Lecture Series FAX Registration form (pdf format).
Facing the Growing Epidemic of Asthma - Best Practices in Treatment and EMS-Base Prevention
Register onlineFebruary 27, 2008, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the SFPA
Improving assessment and treatment through expansion of knowledge of pathophysiology
and current science related to the disease. Additionally,
the lecture will explore SF unique EMS based asthma mitigation project.
Speaker: George Su, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director Asthma Clinic, SFGH June Lee, MD, Medical Director, Clinical Development, Genentech Captain Niels Tangherlini, EMT-P, BA, SFFD, HOME Team
The presentation will cover improvised techniques for dealing with trauma in remote locations and in urban environments during a disaster. It will touch upon techniques for improvised cpr masks, crichothyroidotomy, splinting, closing wounds and wound dressing, draining a tension pneumorhorax, using safety pins to open an airway, and much more.
Beyond the Golden Hour: Improvised Trauma Care in Austere Environments
Register onlineApril 23, 2008, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the SFPA
Speaker: Eric Weiss, MD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University, as well as the Medical Director for San Mateo County EMS Agency. Dr. Weiss is a knowledgeable speaker who has written several books on Wilderness Medicine and is considered to be an international expert in the field.