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The 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care is scheduled and registration is open! This Conference is designed to provide health care teams with the cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills they need to provide first-rate emergency care in the rural setting.

Meet these Exhibitors & Sponsors at the 5th CALS Conference on September 27, 2019

University of MN St. Paul Campus — Continuing Education & Conference Center — 1890 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN  55108

CALS is pleased to recognize the following vendors who will be exhibiting & sponsoring this event on September 27, 2019.

  • PLATINUM SPONORS: 
    • Hennepin Healthcare HCMC
    • LifeLink iii
  • SILVER SPONSOR: 
    • CSL Behring LLC
  • Exhibitors: 
    • Behavioral Healthcare Providers
    • MN Board of Pharmacy
    • Children’s MN
    • College of St. Scholastica
    • USDA

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

 

REGISTER NOW for the 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care 

September 27, 2019 — University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus — Continuing Education & Conference Center — 1890 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN  55108

Physicians, nurses, PAs, NPs, paramedics and others are invited to participate in discussions and hands-on interactive workshops.

If you have a topic idea — please let us hear from you!


In addition to the educational program, the 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care will offer opportunities to interact with vendors of new emergency medical devices; spotlight the achievements of your own facility; and network with individuals and teams from other hospitals and regions.

Those of you who have attended the previous four CALS conferences have experienced the high-value topics and world-class speakers and instructors that have distinguished these events. This conference promises to be even better!

Bring your whole team on Sept. 27, 2019, for an opportunity to share common experiences, discuss problems and their solutions, learn about new thinking and new technologies that will add to your skills and knowledge, raise your comfort level and enhance your personal and professional satisfaction.

CALS Hospital Conference: Who Should Attend?

  • Clinicians (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and EMS staff)
  • Managers
  • Administrators

And anyone with an interest in rural emergency health care.

PHYSICIAN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT Application for CME credit will be filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

NURSING This activity is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements. Nurses are responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education credit.

Other health care providers may use course materials to submit to their professional organizations for individual credit.

The overall goals and objectives for the conference are as follows:

Educational Goals:

  • Spotlight issues and new developments in rural emergency care.
  • Provide clinician-participants with up-to-date knowledge and skills required to deliver the highest-quality emergency medical care in a rural setting.

Educational Objectives: TBD!

Agenda – Friday, Sept. 27, 2019

Please note that this agenda is tentative. Times and topics may change.

7:00-8:00 AM             Registration & Exhibits Open – Refreshments Available

8:15-8:30 AM             Conference Overview & Introductions

8:30-9:30 AM             Key Note Session: “Ensuring Access to Quality Maternal Care in Rural America,” Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD,  MPA, Director, Rural Research Center, University of Minnesota

9:30-10:00 AM           Refreshments & Exhibits

10:00-11:00 AM        “Mental Health Impact & Suicide Screening in Rural America,” Charlotte Halverson, BSN, COHN-S

11:00-11:30 AM         “Advocacy for Rural Healthcare,” Maggie Elewhaney, JD

11:30 AM-12:30 PM    Lunch & Exhibits

12:30-1:30 PM             Breakout Sessions

  • Track 1A: “Community Care Response Unite: Utilizing NPs in Mobile Integrated Care,” Chief (Ret.) Randy Bruegman, Anaheim (CA) Fire Dept.
  • Track 1B: “What’s New in Trauma & Critical Care,” Stephen Dunlop, MD
  • Track 1C: “Best new Literature for the Rural Emergency Medicine Provider,” Mike Swank, MD

1:30-2:30 PM

  • Track 2A: “Community Paramedic Program: Utilizing Paramedics for Post- Discharge Follow-up Care,” Mike Wilcox, MD
  • Track 2B: “What’s New in Trauma & Critical Care,” Stephen Dunlop, MD
  • Track 2C: “Best New Literature for the Rural Emergency Medicine Provider,” Mike Zwank, MD

2:30-2:45 PM             Break & Exhibits

2:45-3:30 PM             Breakout Sessions

  • Track 3A: “Medical Scenarios with a Twist,” Thomas Wyatt, MD
  • Track 3B: “Introduction to the Crisis Intervention Team Model,” Mark Anderson, MA, CISD

3:30-4:00 PM            Closing Session: “CALS of the Future,” Ann Gihl, MA, & Paul Lakeman, FACHE

4:00-4:30 PM            Closing Remarks, Evaluation, Certificates of Attendance, Prizes

 

   Registration 

CALS Hospital and CALS Instructors

Registration Fee

 

 Nurse, EMT-P, RT

 $200.00

 

 Nurse practitioner, Physician assistant, CRNA

 $225.00

 

 Physician, Administrator

 $250.00

 

 

 

Non CALS Hospital

Registration Fee

 

 Medical student

 $85.00

 

 Nurse, EMT-P, RT, Resident

 $225.00

 

 Nurse practitioner, Physician assistant, CRNA

 $250.00

 

 Physician, Administrator

 $265.00

 

 State Agency, Association, Other

 $225.00

 

 

 

     

Booth Sponsorship – Sorry, no discounts apply

Booth Sponsorship Fee

 

 10x10 (Small Space)

 $700.00

 

 10x20 (Big Space)

 $750.00

CALS Hospital Recognition

CALS is pleased to recognize the following facilities that have met CALS criteria for excellence in Rural Emergency Care and have achieved CALS Hospital status and have earned a lower registration fee.

  • Bigfork Valley Hospital, Bigfork, MN
  • CentraCare Health-Long Prairie, Long Prairie, MN
  • CentraCare Health-Melrose, Melrose, MN
  • Granite Falls Municipal Hospital & Manor, Granite Falls, MN
  • EssentialHealth, Virginia, MN
  • Johnson Memorial Health Services, Dawson, MN
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Cannon Falls, Cannon Falls, MN
  • Meeker Memorial Hospital, Litchfield, MN
  • Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake, MN
  • Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin, MN
  • Tri-County Hospital, Wadena, MN
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Chippewa Valley Hospital, Bloomer, WI
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland in Barron, Barron, WI

 

LODGING:  5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care

Blocks of rooms have been reserved for the 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care at the following locations — Ask for “CALS Program” rooming block:

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES, 3045 Centre Pointe Dr., N., Roseville, MN  55113 — 651/636-7869

Radisson Hotel Roseville, 2540 North Cleveland Ave., Roseville, MN  55113 — 800/333-3333

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