EVOLUTION 2020

Update – June 17, 2020 – Due to recent developments related to COVID-19, the Leadership Track will no longer happen in 2020. If you registered, TEMSA will contact you about your refund.

Some of the panel discussions will happen via Zoom and will be free for TEMSA members. Stay tuned for details.

The Billing/Coding Course will happen on Zoom on Tuesday, August 4 (registration is required).

Conference Overview

Leadership Track: August 10-12 (In Person)
Billing/Coding Course: Tuesday, August 4 (Online)

Registration Information

Click here to register today.

Billing/Coding Course (Tuesday, August 4 – New Date – Online)
$200 – Member (Early)
$250 – Member (After July 1)

$350 – Non-Member (Early)
$400 – Non-Member (After July 1)
* Does not include Leadership Track admission.

Leadership Track
Stay tuned for Zoom sessions

Monday, August 10
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
TEMSA’s Year in Review & Priorities
Jeff Mincy (Coryell Memorial EMS)

9:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Addressing an Active Shooter
Chris Anderson (Santa Fe Fire & Rescue)

10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Break with Exhibitors

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Clinical Innovation
Guy Minshall (Colorado County EMS)

12:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Lunch Keynote: The Center for the Intrepid & Its Work With EMS
Joseph Alderete, MD (Center for the Intrepid)

1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Expanded Roles in EMS
EMS agencies are expanding the scope of their paramedics to increase the value they bring to their communities and give medics an opportunity to develop personally and professionally.
Kevin Deramus (Washington County EMS)

2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Medical Director Panel
Emily Kidd, MD, Jeff Jarvis, MD, Taylor Ratcliff, MD & Others TBA

2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Break with Exhibitors

3:20 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
Lessons Learned: COVID-19 Best Practices
Bryan Norris (San Antonio Fire Department)

4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Nim Kidd (TDEM)

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The 2021 Texas Legislature: What Will Happen to EMS?
Craig Holzheauser (Texas EMS Alliance)

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception

Tuesday, August 11
8:40 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
DSHS’s Role in the COVID-19 Crisis
Joe Schmider (DSHS)

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break with Exhibitors

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Topic TBA

10:50 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
EMS Accreditation
An overview of CAAS, ACE, and CCMP. What is the value?
Jeff King (Acadian), James Campbell (Montgomery County Hospital District EMS), Jeff Mincy (Coryell Health EMS) & Jamie Praslicka (Angleton Area EMS Corps)

11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Lunch Keynote
Speaker TBA

12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lightning Rounds
Topics TBA

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Break with Exhibitors

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Human Trafficking
Speakers TBA

3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy the Resort

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
TEMSA Dinner | D&B Music Company Band
Lakeside

Wednesday, August 12
8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Economics of EMS
Doug Hooten (MedStar Mobile Healthcare), Dudley Wait (Southwest Texas RAC) & Ernesto Rodriguez (Austin-Travis County EMS)

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Break with Exhibitors

9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Resiliency, Peer Assistance & Substance Abuse in EMS
Lisa Cleveland, PhD (UT Health San Antonio) and James Langabeer II, PhD (UT Health Houston)

10:20 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Reimbursement & Self-Pay Strategies
Asbel Montes (Acadian) & Brian Choate (Solutions Group)

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
COVID-19 Funding Opportunities & Open Forum
Rural, Suburban & Urban Panel Discussions

Billing/Coding Course – Zoom

Tuesday, August 4 – New Date
9:00 a.m CDT. – 4:00 p.m. CDT
NAAC Credit Will Be Offered

Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and relevant materials.

Gail Atnip – Novitas | 9:00 a.m. CDT – 11:00 a.m. CDT
Brian Werfel – Werfel & Werfel, PLLC | 12:00 p.m. CDT – 4:00 p.m. CDT

Program Committee

Michael Furrh, Colorado County EMS (Co-Chair)
Butch Oberhoff, Acadian Ambulance (Co-Chair)

Jason Albert, Fort Bend County EMS
James Campbell, Montgomery County EMS
Jeff Mincy, Coryell Memorial EMS (TEMSA President)
Jamie Praslicka, Angleton Area Emergency Medical Corps