2027 Mid-Atlantic Transport Conference
About this Event
Are you looking for a way to elevate the care you provide your patients? We welcome you to the 2027 Mid-Atlantic Transport Conference! Through interactive training with highly respected industry experts from across the country, you will receive the experience and education you need to expand your knowledge of the care of patients in prehospital and critical care transport environments.
This two-day event will consist of interactive hands-on workshops on day one. The workshops will cover various topics ranging from airway management to mechanical ventilation and point-of-care ultrasound. The second day will be a multi-track conference with a wide variety of topics delivered by world-class educators.
We are passionate about providing high-quality learning opportunities which will include action-oriented lab sessions and advanced clinical instruction. Lunch is included on both days. You don’t want to let this opportunity pass. We look forward to seeing you there!
Pre-Conference Workshops
Urgent Is Not a Strategy: Prioritizing Competing Training Requests
Host: Howard County Fire and Rescue
Info: Every training coordinator knows the feeling of a dozen requests, each marked "urgent" and a budget and calendar that can't stretch to cover them all. Saying yes to everything risks half-finished programs. Saying no to the wrong things risks frustrated stakeholders and missed opportunities. There is a balance between committing to training, over-committing your instructors and staff, and under-committing to success. This workshop combines the ADDIE model (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) with practical and critical thinking skills to manager competing training requests. We will discuss best practices and lessons learned so attendees feel confident planning more effectively. Ideal for training coordinators, learning and development specialists and anyone responsible for fielding and fulfilling training requests with limited resources. Presented by Howard County Fire and Rescue Bureau of Education and Training.
LVAD
Host: Constantine Wallace, NRP
Info: This workshop will provide clinicians a comprehensive understanding of the assessment, care, and management of patient with a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD), with a focus on the prehospital and critical care transport settings. Topics include commonly encountered device types, VAD components, operation and function, patient assessment, care and management during medical emergencies and managing active alarms and device malfunctions. Consisting of both didactic instruction and hands-on training this workshop allows clinicans to gain practical experience and an understanding of VAD system operations. Hands-on activities will include controller operation, transitions to/from power sources, controller exchanges with appropriate driveline management and patient assessment.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Just a Fancy BVM - A Mechanical Ventilation Workshop
Host: Jim Phipps
Info: Mechanical ventilation is an essential skill for any provider who has advanced airway management as a part of their scope of practice. Mechanical ventilation is a great equalizer in the transport environment. Through a mix of both lecture and hands-on manipulation of the ventilator, this workshop will provide foundational knowledge of mechanical ventilation. After we set the foundation, we will utilize lung simulators and case studies to solidify your newfound knowledge and prepare you for your next intubated patient.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Beyond the Basic BVM - Advanced Mechanical Ventilation Workshop
Host: Jim Phipps
Info: This advanced mechanical ventilation workshop goes beyond the basics, providing a deeper understanding of ventilation strategies tailored to individual patient physiology. Topics will include APRV, pressure-volume relationships, waveform analysis, and lung compliance vs. resistance. Participants will engage in hands-on ventilator simulations and test lung scenarios to reinforce concepts and enhance clinical decision-making.
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Info: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools the transport and resuscitation provider can utilize. With practice, a wealth of diagnostic information can be gathered with POCUS that can help guide the care of critically ill patients. During this workshop, we will utilize a combination of both lecture and hands-on practice under the supervision of experienced POCUS providers to introduce basic TTE, lung exam, and FAST exam.
Surgical Airway Workshop
Info: Surgical airways are a high-risk low-frequency procedure that can be the difference between life and death. Join the flight team from Hackensack Meridian Health as they review the indications, relative contraindications, overview of open surgical cricothyrotomy, and overview of needle cricothyrotomy. Attendees will participate in a lung lab that will show the effects of various oxygenation techniques on fresh lungs in a vacuum chamber.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
One Size Fits All...or Not? Pediatric Transport Made Easy Through Simulation
Host: Phil Costabile,
Info: Join the Johns Hopkins Children's Center transport team and participate in scenarios designed to increase your comfort level with pediatric emergencies in the transport environment. This will be a simulation-based class that will focus on children of various ages with commonly encountered transport emergencies. Participants will rotate through all scenarios and will benefit from both hands-on learning and interactive didactics.
Obstetric Critical Care Workshop
Host: FlightBridgeEd
Info: Maternal mortality is on the rise in the US and critical care transport crews find themselves managing more and more complex critically ill obstetric patients. This workshop dives deep into complex maternal physiology and explores evidence-based guidelines that address topics germane to critical care transport such as which pressors can be used in sepsis, how do you manage the obstetric patient in DIC, and specific considerations for airway management and mechanical ventilation in obstetric patients. Participants will engage in interactive labs and simulation-based scenarios that replicate high-acuity maternal emergencies. Learners will leave this course with the knowledge, technical proficiency, and critical-thinking skills you hope you'll never need, but that could one day save a mother's life. Whether you are a seasoned critical care provider or a clinician expanding into high-acuity obstetric transport, you will depart prepared, empowered and ready.
MATC Welcome Reception
Info: Join us for a welcome reception in the Maritime Memorabilia Room. An opportunity to connect with peers and colleagues and make new connections while enjoying light refreshments.
Multi-Track Conference
🕑: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Main Conference Sessions (3/5)
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 96.81 to USD 108.55
