Agenda

Leadership Track: Monday, August 8 – Wednesday, August 10

Monday, August 8

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Chief Nim Kidd

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Medical Director Panel: Part 1
Jeff Jarvis, MD; Emily Kidd, MD, Taylor Ratcliff, MD; Robert Dickson, MD; & Gerad Troutman, MD

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Medical Director Panel: Part 2
Jeff Jarvis, MD; Emily Kidd, MD; Taylor Ratcliff, MD; Robert Dickson, MD; & Gerad Troutman, MD

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lightning Rounds
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12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Employee Recruitment & Retention: The State’s $21.7M Initiative & Other Programs
Kevin Deramus (Washington County EMS), Butch Oberhoff (Acadian) & Dudley Wait (STRAC)

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lightning Rounds
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2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Break

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Lightning Rounds
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2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Ask Joe
Joe Schmider (DSHS)

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Panel: Public Policy & EMS in Texas
Craig Holzheauser (TEMSA), Butch Oberhoff (Acadian) & Dudley Wait (STRAC)

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Exhibit Hall

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Tuesday, August 9

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Panel: ET3 Begins in September
Richard Belle (Acadian), Gerad Troutman, MD (GMR), James Campbell (MCHD) & Matt Zavadsky (MedStar Mobile Healthcare)

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Panel: Your Fleet – Tricks for Extending Your Trucks
Trampus Gaspard (Acadian), Ken Simpson (Medstar Mobile Healthcare) & Ken Thom (AMR)

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The No Surprises Act & Other Billing Issues
Asbel Montes (Solutions Group)

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Supply Chain Management & TEMSA’s Potential GPO
Learn More About the GPO – Drew Mays (Alliant) | Audience Discussion

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
TEMSA’s Second Annual Awards Ceremony & TEMSA Business Meeting

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner by the Lake

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Wednesday, August 10

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Navigating the Complexities of Insurance Contracting: The Five-Step Process
Asbel Montes (Solutions Group)

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Interactive Session: Hardest Lesson Learned Over the Past 12 Months
Weston Davis (LifeNet EMS)