Scientific programme

13:00 – 14:00

Registration and lunch

14:00 – 14:10

Opening ceremony

14:10-16:00

Main Hall

Key notes

Communication: The most important “procedure” in Critical Care Medicine.
Peter Brindley

Multi-faceted implementation and sustainability of protocols in HEMS.
Susanne Ångerman

Ultrasound in ED/HEMS; Standardizing, accrediting and documenting.
Jim Connolly

Randomized design in a pre-hospital setting.
Jacob Steinmetz

09:00 – 11:00

Main Hall

Should i stay or should i go

Advanced diagnostics in HEMS
Chair: Fridtjof Heyerdahl

Lung US  in HEMS.
Nils Petter Oveland

The role of microwave detection in HEMS.
Philipp Seidel

Cardiac US in HEMS.
Jim Connolly

Cerebral near infrared spectroscopy monitoring during pre-hospital anaesthesia.
Jouni Nurmi

Transcraniel doppler.
Karianne Larsen

AI in the prehospital setting.
Pål Morberg

Breakaway Hall

Should i stay or should i go

Flight operational perspectives
Chair: Erik Normann

All weather HEMS.
Erik Normann

Experiences and challenges developing an eVTOL for EMS.
TBA

The Ops room – how can we optimize decision making?
TBA

Can future HEMS heliports offer the same safety as airports?
TBA

Polar Bird – exploring the phenomenon of icing in HEMS.
Eirik Mikal Samuelsen

11:00 – 11:30

Break and visit the exhibition

11:30 – 13:00

Main Hall

Should i stay or should i go

Advanced interventions in HEMS part I
Chair: Marit Bekkevold

Advanced airway management – an update.
Björn Hossfeld

TRAUMOX2 – Early restrictive vs liberal oxygen for trauma patients.
Jacob Steinmetz

Prehospital blood transfusion in non-trauma patients.
Susanne Ångerman

The REBOARREST Trial.
Jostein Brede

Head-up CPR.
Jason van der Velde

Breakaway Hall

You, me and the media

How to survive in a digital world
Chair: Jeff P Kerrie

The Challenge and opportunity of social media and AI in a world of information and disinformation.
Peter Brindley

SoMe and HEMS leadership: Experiences and strategy.
Stephen J.M. Sollid

HEMS and charity integration: Experiences from London.
Tom Hurst

A journalist’s perspective
TBA

Workshop / Expert Panel Discussion

Access2Patient

A workshop on techniques for accessing patients with HEMS in challenging environments
Location: TBA

Facilitators:
Thomas Dahle (Chair)
Bernd Lang
Urs Pietsch
Dag Rune Vatle
Håvard Mattingsdal
Markus Reichenbach
William Ottestad

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:30

Main hall

Should i stay or should i go

Advanced interventions in HEMS part II
Chair: Jostein Brede

Advanced surgical life-saving interventions in HEMS – what is realistic?
Laszlo Hetzman

Practical crisis management during resuscitation.
Peter Brindley

Pre-hospital ECPR – will it come through?
Dinis Dos Reis Miranda

Neonatal transfer: Is it safe?
Marit Bekkevold

Hoisting intubated patients.
Sven Christjar Skaiaa

Breakaway Hall

Ultrasound in HEMS

A deeper look into what should be and what can be examined using US in the HEMS setting
Chair: Nils Petter Oveland

Implementing POCUS strategy in Londons Air Ambulance
Tom Hurst

ULTRA-HEMS – which competencies can be expected from the HEMS crew?
Kristin Fagereng

Ultrasound in austere environments.
Giacomo Strapazzon

Ultrasound in HEMS – pitfalls and time thiefs.
Jim Connolly

Workshop / Expert Panel Discussion

Transporting high-risk infectious patients in HEMS

Five years after COVID – are we prepared?
(In cooperation with Oslo University Hospital, Norway)
Location: “The expert hall” (1st floor)
Chair: Andreas Hansen

15:30 – 16:00

Break and visit the exhibition

16:00 – 17:30

Main hall

Should i stay or should i go

A deeper look into airway management in HEMS. An interactive session demonstrating timing, different techniques, procedures, settings and pitfalls.
Facilitators:
Mikael Gellerfors (chair)
Susanne Ångerman
Åke Erling Andresen
Björn Hossfeld

Intros:
Aggravating conditions and difficult airways in the prehospital setting
Björn Hossfeld
Team performance during prehospital RSI/intubation
Åke Erling Andresen
Airway adjuncts in prehospital advanced airway management
Susanne Ångerman

Breakaway Hall

Mountain medicine

HEMS missions to the mountains often face the challenge of a cold climate. But what are the implications on HEMS?
Chair: Sven Christjar Skaiaa

Hypothermia and HEMS
Giacomo Strapazzon

Heat debt – A “new” concept when rewarming patients
Sigurd Mydske

The impact of shivering on clinical decision making
Ane Marthe Helland

Hypothermia and altitude
Jeff P Kerrie

Pharmacokinetics and temperatures — what are the challenges
Urs Pietsch

Workshop / Expert Panel Discussion

Hot topics

Get the latest, fresh from the frontline
Location: “The expert hall” (1st floor)
Chair: Jostein Hagemo

SABO: SAR – Medical concept
Dag Rune Vatle

The PreMeFen Study
Randi Simensen

DSED: What is it?
Vegard Nordviste

Safety of mechanical compressions
Jason van der Velde

A standard operating procedure for prehospital anaesthesia and its effect on mortality
Harry Ljunqvist

Apps for STROKE
Mona Guterud

09:00 – 09:45

Main hall

SJTREM Honorary Lecture, Professor Erika Frischknecht Christensen

Chair: Editor in Chief Professor Marius Rehn

09:45 – 10:30

Break and visit the exhibition

10:30 – 12:00

Main hall

Are we humans or are we dancers

Focus on the HEMS crew
Chair: Jacob Steinmetz

Cognitive biases in clinical decision making
Julian Thompson

Fatigue in HEMS
Tine Almenning Flaa

Psychological well-being in HEMS – a neglected achilles heel?
Karina Damsgård Nørby

Do we cope? How we can improve our resilience
Christoffer Ericsson


Focus on the HEMS patient
Chair: Jacob Steinmetz

Preparing the patient for transfer: The ICU Doctor perspective
Philipp Seidel

Preparing the patient for transfer: The HEMS Doctor perspective
Marit Bekkevold

Breakaway Hall

Mass shootings

Mass shootings and extended suicide has become a part of our operative panorama. What are the experiences and how can we prepare for and handle on-going life-threatening violence as HEMS?
Chair: Åke Erling Andresen

The Swedish Experience
Mikael Gellerfors

The Finish Experience
Jouni Normi

The Norwegian Experience
Stephen J.M. Sollid

Military and civilian HEMS integration
Åke Erling Andresen

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:30

Main Hall

Are we humans or are we dancers

Focus on the next of kin
Chair: Marit Bekkevold

Emergency last aid – an important aspect
Marius Rehn

Bystander efforts – and then what?
Anna Moe Øvstebø

Next of kin – the art of communication
Anne Kristine Bergem

Preparing the next of kin: Critical incubator transport
Per Bredmose

The future of HEMS

The development within medical, flight operational and rescue technical areas in HEMS is rapid and impressive. At the same time health care economy is under pressure. How can we balance our wants with what is financially viable?
Location: “The room with the view”
Chair: Stephan Prückner

Intro:
Establishing a new HEMS in Bulgaria
Martin Malchev

Panel discussion:
Jari Huhtinen
Susanne Ångerman
Jacob Steinmetz
Stephen J.M. Sollid
TBA
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