Sports Medicine Emergency Response Education – “In 2Mins or Less!” by Sports Medicine Concepts

Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Guthrie Patterson Auditorium

1 Guthrie Square
Sayre, PA 18840

Supported by: Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Auxiliary 

Conference Description 

This free event will emphasize opportunities for critical care skill review and rehearsal before moving into basic simulation-based training experiences. Basic simulation focuses on providing HQ-BLS care with limited resources and integration with EMS. 

Intended Audience 

This conference is designated to provide an interdisciplinary collaboration between athletic trainers, emergency medical services, sideline (or on-site) physicians, trauma and emergency department physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who would like to improve their knowledge and competence in sports medicine injuries. 

Elements of Competence 

The CME activity has been designed to improve learner competence and focus on the American Board of Medical Specialties areas of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice. 

Educational Methods 

  • Live lectures with Q&A  

  • Practical skills sessions with full scale simulation experiences 

Conference Goals 

  • To inform the audience about sports medicine injuries 

  • To foster relationships between medical professionals 

  • To empower the audience to be champions for patient-centered care 

Conference Objectives 

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Develop an advanced cognitive understanding of clinical criteria used to determine appropriateness of various safe handling maneuvers. 

  • Demonstrate competency in completion of patient safe handling maneuvers, including repositioning, transfer, and immobilization of potentially critically injured athletes. 

  • Explain advanced cognitive concepts relating to clinical criteria for choosing appropriate equipment removal strategies. 

  • Demonstrate competency in performance of various equipment removal strategies. 

  • Express a cognitive understanding of interdisciplinary team dynamics that result in effective delivery of critical care. 

  • Demonstrate competency in delivery of critical care as a member of an interdisciplinary medical team. 

Presenters 

  • Michael Cendoma, MS, ATC, ACLS 
  • Dave Leven, EMT 
  • Chris Stiegler, EMT 
  • Renee Davis, ATC 
  • Ian Kist, ATC  

Full bios can be found on www.sportsmedicineconcepts.com 

Disclaimers 

Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics or cancel if necessary. By attending this event, you grant The Guthrie Clinic Office of CME the right to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you. 

Accreditation Statement 

“The Guthrie Clinic is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.” 

Sports Medicine Concepts, Inc., is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC AP# P1126) to offer continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. 

This course offers a total of eight (8) continuing education units. Athletic Trainers should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program. 

Designation Statement 

“The Guthrie Clinic designates this live activity for a maximum of (7.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
 
Faculty Disclosure 

The Guthrie Clinic adheres to the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 

“Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by The Guthrie Clinic are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).” The presenting faculty/planning committee for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 
 
Have a question? Please contact: 

Keiran Soprano PT, DPT 
Manager, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Rehabilitation Services 
Keiran.Soprano@guthrie.org 
570-887-4812 

Trish Stern 
Director, System CME  
trish.stern@guthrie.org 
570-887-5762 


Only 30 seats are available. Secure your spot for free today! 

Please register by February 28, 2025. 

 

Conference Agenda 

  • 8:30-9 a.m. – Registration 
  • 9-9:20 a.m. – Welcome/Introductions 
  • 9:20-9:30 a.m. – Reposition to Cervical Neutral Demo 
  • 9:30-9:40 a.m. – PONAA Demonstration 
  • 9:40-10 a.m. – Practice initial CABiN check, Repositioning of Non-ELA, and Completion of the PONNA 
  • 10-10:10 a.m. – Demonstrate Vital Signs Trending 
  • 10:10-10:20 a.m. – Discuss EMS Handoff 
  • 10:20-10:30 a.m. – Practice Vital Signs Trending with Handoff 
  • 10:30-10:40 a.m. – Conducting the Pre-Event Medical Meeting 
  • 10:40-11:10 a.m. – Demonstrate Approaches and Timing of Equipment Removal/Helmet/Facemask ELA Repositioning, Transfer, and Package for Transport Techniques 
  • 11:10-11:30 a.m. – Airway Management Session/CPR 
  • 11:30-11:40 a.m. – Break 
  • 11:40-Noon – Group Simulation: Facemask Removal 
  • Noon-12:20 p.m. – Helmet/Shoulder Pad Removal  
  • 12:20-12:40 p.m. – Torso Tilt Helmet/Shoulder Pad Removal 
  • 12:40-1:10 p.m. – Lunch Break 
  • 1:10-1:30 p.m. – CPR and Airway Adjuncts 
  • 1:30-1:50 p.m. – C-Collar and Mega Mover 
  • 1:50-2:10 p.m. – Log Roll with Spineboard 
  • 2:10-2:30 p.m. – Lift with Spineboard 
  • 2:30-2:40 p.m. – Break 
  • 2:40-2:50 p.m. – Simulation Introduction 
  • 2:50-3:00 p.m. – Groups 1, 2 & 3 Simulation: C-spine 
  • 3-3:10 p.m. – Groups 4, 5 & 6 Simulation: Equipment Removal Decisions 
  • 3:10-3:20 p.m. – Group 7, 8 & 9 Simulation: CABiN Priorities 
  • 3:20-3:40 p.m. – Group Debriefing 
  • 3:40-3:50 p.m. – Simulation Introduction 
  • 3:50-4:00 p.m. – Groups 1, 2 & 3 Simulation 
  • 4-4:10 p.m. – Groups 4, 5 & 6 Simulation 
  • 4:10-4:20 p.m. – Group 7, 8 & 9 Simulation 
  • 4:20-4:40 p.m. – Group Debriefing 
  • 4:40-5 p.m. – Closing