This statewide conference is sponsored by the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association (MEMSA) and the Missouri Ambulance Association (MAA) and maintains its two-fold purpose, namely to reach the educators of paramedics and EMT’s and to bring education to the managers of ambulance services.

In recent years a clinical tract was added to the program to include those who provide care to patients – EMT’s, paramedics and nurses.

This year’s pre-conference workshops on April 21 include the Practical Testing Examiner Workshop (6 CEU’s), “Get to the Power of Your Point” (6 CEU’s), DT 4 EMS (6 CEU’s), Making Medicine Work (6 CEU’s) and the American Heart Association Instructor Workshop.  Pre-conference runs from 9 am to 4 pm.

Conference sessions begin at 8:30 am on April 22.  Session titles and presenters include Those Who Can Teach with Scotty Bolleter, The Human Side of EMS with Doug Randall, Creating Satisfied Customers with Bill Justice, Let the Games Begin with Linda Freymuth, The New National Standards with Greg Margolis and Kim McKenna, The Medical Here and Now with Scotty Bolleter, Are We There Yet (Effects of Sleep Deprivation) with Bob Patterson, MEMSA Database Registration with Greg Miller, More Than Words with Scotty Bolleter, Wet and Wild with Bill Justice, Unit of EMS Update with Greg Natsch, and Do You Really and Need to Buy This with Bob Patterson.

The ICE Society Reception begins that evening promptly at 5:30 pm.  Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments while mingling with instructors, coordinators and examiners – a great opportunity to network and learn.

Second day sessions on April 23 include Concept Maps and Critical Thinking with Kim McKenna, Airway Maze with Scotty Bolleter and Bill Justice, People Performance Management with Larry Dinges, Good Problem Solvers with Kim McKenna, Training and Coaching Employees with Larry Dinges and In Search of Hunter Caregiver with Scotty Bolleter.

Lodging at the Four Seasons is still available at $94 per night and tickets for Tuesday night’s dinner and comedy theater are available for $40.  Membership with MEMSA or MAA provides a $50 credit toward these expenses.

Vendor booths and sponsorship opportunities are still open.  Details may be found at [link].

Ten lucky people will be winners of a free registration fee.

Registrations must be received by the early-bird deadline, April 1, 2008 to be eligible. Regsitrants must write "MEMSA/MAA Drawing" at the top of the registration form.

Ten entries will be selected from a drawing to be held on April 4th. Winners will be notified no later than April 8th. Each winner will be awarded the conference registration fee (value $160). Dependent on the method of payment used, either by check or credit card, it will be held until the drawing. Winners, once selected, will have payment returned to them.