David Hiltz Emergency Cardiovascular Care Program Staff at American Heart Association david.hiltz@heart.org. Tentative Faculty Assignment Andrew Geller, MD Sophia Dyer, MD John Spencer David Baumrind __________________________________________________________________ Biographies David Hiltz David has several decades of experience in the healthcare industry with a special interest in emergency medicine and resuscitation. David is frequent speaker at conferences in the US and abroad and is well known for his work with the HEARTSafe Community concept and was recognized by JEMS as a Top 10 Innovator in EMS. He has completed the Resuscitation Academy fellowship program in Seattle. David is a member of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Emergency Medical Care Advisory Board and member of the Board's Education and Community Education Committees. Andrew L. Geller, MD, MPH Specialty: Emergency Medicine Certifications: Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency: Boston VA Medical Center Medical Education: Tufts University School of Medicine Clinical Interest: Paramedic Services Dr. Geller has completed the Resuscitation Academy fellowship program in Seattle. Sophia Dyer, MD Medical Director, Boston EMS, BPD, BFD Director, Boston EMS RTQI Dr. Dyer is charged with providing medical oversight to Boston EMS, the Boston Police Department, and the Boston Fire Department. As Medical Director, she is also the supervising physician of Boston EMS’ Research, Training, and Quality Improvement (RTQI) team. Dr. Dyer is an active Emergency Medicine physician at Boston Medical Center with a specialty in toxicology and is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Dyer has completed the Resuscitation Academy fellowship program in Seattle. David Baumrind David is a graduate of Northwestern University, and a Paramedic in Suffolk County, New York. He’s an associate editor for the EMS 12-Lead Blog and Podcast. He is passionate about the science of resuscitation, and has presented on topics such as high-performance CPR and the use of structured and supported debriefings to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest. David has completed the Resuscitation Academy fellowship program in Seattle and is a member of Suffolk County REMSCO. John Spencer John is a Paramedic in Windsor, Connecticut and has a special interest in emergency medicine and resuscitation and is passionate about translation of science into best practices for improved outcomes. He has completed the Resuscitation Academy fellowship program in Seattle. ____________________________________________________________________ Presentation Challenging Sudden Death: A Comprehensive Approach for Improving Outcomes A series of discussions on steps to take to end survival envy and improve outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest. Using lectures and multimedia, our faculty of experts will focus on the continuum of care for sudden cardiac arrest victims. There is nothing more dramatic than sudden cardiac arrest. At the moment of cardiac arrest the person is clinically dead. Within 10 minutes clinical death will progress to irreversible biological death. Yet there is a small window of opportunity, measured in minutes, for life literally to be “snatched from the closing jaws of death”. If CPR, defibrillation, and advanced medical care can arrive at the scene quickly, there is a decent chance of successful resuscitation. Though the national survival rate for cardiac arrest is in the single digits, some communities are able to achieve a survival rate of 50% or higher from cardiac arrest associated with ventricular fibrillation – the rhythm with the best chance of resuscitation. How these communities do it, and how your community can do it, is what this session is all about. Achieving success in resuscitation does not entail an understanding of quantum physics – the factors leading to success are known. Lives are saved not just by highly trained EMS professionals, but also by highly efficient EMS systems. Individuals and systems save people. And both can perform smarter and better. As a group, we will discuss the steps that will lead to an increase in cardiac arrest survival in your community. We will discuss science, but more importantly we will provide concrete suggestions and specific strategies. Though each suggested strategy may require some adaptation so that it can fit and work in your community, we have little doubt that these steps can transform your system. Target Audience: BLS and ALS Providers Back to 2014 schedule | 
