Miltenberger Seminar

March 7, 2025 to March 8, 2025

The Miltenberger Emergency Services Seminar is designed to meet the continuing education needs of emergency services clinicians and nurses in Western Maryland and the surrounding areas. Developing a strong cooperative relationship between public safety and healthcare clinicians is key to achieving successful evidence-based outcomes.

Target Audience

Nurse

Learning Objectives

Learners will be able to improve delivery of care by first responders and hospital staff (including nurses and providers) through effective communication and the implementation of new practices based on the education provided.
Learners will be able to improve patient outcomes through coordinated treatment and communication across both settings.
Learning and applying new evidence-based practices for the treatment of trauma patients ensures that healthcare providers use the most effective and up-to-date methods for care. 
Learners will be able to improve patient outcomes by integrating the latest research and clinical advancements (pre-hospital a & nursing) into trauma care protocols

Additional Information

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 16.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 16.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/07/2025
Course expires: 
07/31/2025
Event starts: 
03/07/2025 - 7:00am EST
Event ends: 
03/08/2025 - 7:00pm EST

The Miltenberger Emergency Services Seminar is designed to meet the continuing education needs of emergency services clinicians and nurses in Western Maryland and the surrounding areas. Developing a strong cooperative relationship between public safety and healthcare clinicians is key to achieving successful evidence-based outcomes.

Rocky Gap Casino Resort
Cumberland, MD
United States

EMS for Children (MIEMSS) Faculty, along with Pediatric EMS Champions

Brian Martineau, MD, Emergency Physician – US Acute Care Solutions, UPMC Western Maryland

Hani Alkhatib, MD, Interventional Cardiology, Medical Director, Structural Heart Program, UPMC Western Maryland

Janice Amabel Lee, MD, MSc, Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician, Medical Director for Intensive Care & Respiratory Care, UPMC Western Maryland

Dr. Rameen Shafiei, DO FACEP, Director Emergency Medicine UPMCWM, Medical Director Allegany and Garrett County EMS Systems 

Charles H. Barrick, Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner, US Acute Care Solutions

Pete A. Kuhn, MSN, BSN, RN, CRNP, CEN, CPEN, US Acute Care Solutions Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner

Janelle M. Martin, M.D., FACEP, Medical Director for LifeNet 8-1, WellFlight 2-8, WellFlight 4-90, Washington County EMS, Interim, St. Mary's County EMS, Region 1, 

Allegany County Department of Emergency Services 

Allegany Co. Department of Public Service

William “Tipper” Thomas, Advocate, Engineer, and Trauma Survivor

Rayan El Sibai, MD, US Acute Care Solutions  

Masha Yemets PHARMD, DABAT, Clinical Toxicologist at Maryland Poison Center, Clinical Pharmacist at Sinai Hospital 

Ted Delbridge, MD, MPH, MIEMSS Executive Director

Capt. Derek Crippen, Captain – Washington County Division of Emergency Services

Retired Capt. – Prince George’s County Fire Department, MDTF-1 member

Ronnie Carr, NP, Retired Anne Arundel County Lt

Michele Buraczewski, MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, CBRN, Burn Programmatic Nurse Specialist for UPMC Mercy Burn Center, UPMC Trauma Services

Heidi Halterman, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, NRP, Senior Clinical Nurse II Trauma Resuscitation Unit / Multi-Trauma Critical Care Unit R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Brian Schultz, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Timothy Chizmar, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, State EMS Medical Director, MIEMSS

Corporal Chris Heid 

Trooper Austin Mueller, Maryland State Police Child Recovery Unit

Sreelakshmi Kooragayalu, MD, Medical Director of Hospital Medicine at UPMC Western Maryland

Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, FACEP, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine

W. Adam Malizio, Assistant Attorney General and counsel for MIEMSS

Matthew Levy, DO, MSc, FACEP, FAEMS, Emergency Physician, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Howard County General Hospital
 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (ANCC)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 16.0 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 16.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 16.00 Attendance