Help Yourself to Noodles & Co. Before we start, you can save time by doing the following:

1. Help Yourself to Noodles & Co.Before we start, you can save time by doing the following: • Check your current AMSA BUCKS total • Sign up/Pay Local for • Local Membership • Spring 2012 T-shirts • If you are interested in joining a committee or program, and you have to leave before 6pm; sign up now • Pre-Med Week/Dinner • Cancer Awareness • Relay For Life • Mentorship Program

2. Nerdy Doctor Party • Friday February 3rd • 7-11pm • Lots of FREE food, games and prizes! • Wear scrubs, nerdy glasses, lab coats! • (Northstar Apartments: Building on the Right Side) Apt#403 1611 8th Street SE • Dial 403# to get buzzed in. Call Krista at  920-450-4463 if you get lost!  

3. Dance Marathon at the University of Minnesota Evan Symons

4. What is Dance Marathon? “Dance Marathon at the University of Minnesota is a student-led philanthropic organization dedicated to raising awareness and support for pediatric health.” 

5. Beneficiary: OneHeartland “One Heartland creates community, offers respite and builds lifelong skills by providing an accepting environment for children, youth and their families facing social isolation so that they may lead healthier and more fulfilling lives.” • Annual camp at various Camp Heartland locations across the USA for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. • Journey of Hope program, which holds speaker events across the USA, raising awareness about HIV/AIDS

6. Beneficiary: University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital “To bring hope and healing to the children and families we serve by caring for one child at a time, while advancing education, research, and care on behalf of all children.  By working as one health care team centered on our patients, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital along with the entire Fairview system will create exceptional care experiences for children and their families in Minnesota and around the world. • Pediatric healthcare • Research • Twitter: U of MChildrens • Facebook • Web:http://www.uofmchildrenshospital.org/

7. The Dance Marathon • 12 hours of dancing, community, celebration, and support • Individual and Team Fundraising Goals • Live DJ • Performers • Activities • Morale Dance

8. DM 2011 and Goals for DM 2012 • Dance Marathon 2011 • March 5 • University Hotel Minneapolis (formerly the Radisson) • Raised over $14,000 • 150 Dancers • Goals for Dance Marathon 2012 • March 3, Coffman Memorial Union (reserved) • Fundraise over $20,000 • 300+ dancers • Increased community and camaraderie

9. Residence Halls • Goal: Team from each Residence Hall • Competition, prizes for most involved Hall • Need help of CAs and Community Councils • Make house or dorm team • Hand out or hang up fliers • Spread the word • Can’t dance? Donations needed!

10. Social Media • Twitter • Dmumn • Facebook • Dance Marathon at the University of Minnesota • Website • https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/dancemarathonuofmn/ • University of Minnesota SUA • http://sua.umn.edu/groups/directory/show.php?id=2486

11. Fairview Volunteering Derek Taylor— Fairview Hospital's Volunteer Coordinator “University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview volunteers are a vital part of our health care team. Volunteers help enhance the hospital experience for patients and their families, and assist staff in providing excellent care and service.”

12. HCMC Research AssociateProgram Overview Roma Patel

13. RA Program Overview • Program Website: www.hcmced.org • Study info • Schedule info • Parking info • Application • FAQ for studies, equipment, etc… • Contact info

14. RA Program Overview • Media Room • Screen patients on EPIC • Enroll patients in studies • Verify participation in study okay with provider • Consent patient • Data collection during study time • Follow-up questions with patient and provider • Data Entry

15. STAB Room • STAB stands for Stabilization • Where the critical care cases come • At least one research study here at all times

16. Randomized v. Non-Randomized Studies • Non-randomized studies are fairly easy to do • Basic Consent • Minimal Data Collection • Randomized Studies require a little more involved consent

17. Blitz vs. Non-Blitz Shifts • Blitz Shifts are randomized 8 hour shifts that are either between 7a-3p, 3p-11p, or 11p-7a • Take place every day in the summer (usually) • During this time (almost) every patient that comes into the ED is approached to be in the study

18. Department Activities • Journal Club • First Tuesday of the month (7pm) • Stab Conference • Thursday mornings (7:30 am) • Lunch Lectures • Occasionally

19. Program Benefits • Patient contact - Approaching patients to consent into studies • Working with a diverse population • Participating in clinical research • Observing procedures and patient care • Using monitors

20. Current Studies RA Studies • Pain Screening • AVS • Ketofol • Prop vsAlfentvs (Nit) • Overdose • CO poisoning • Shock Study • Trauma Timeout • Airway Study Screening Protect Beriplex Surgery Medicinova NSTEMI TAO

21. RA Research Publications

22. RA Research Publications

23. Personnel • Program Sponsor: Jim Miner, MD • Program Coordinator: Roma Patel, Rebecca Nelson • Applications and contact information on website at www.hcmced.org • Applications due in April

24. Questions?

25. Sean EwenProgram Director

26. Teach for America Claire Goebel

27. What is Allied Medical Training? • State and nationally licensed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training program • First Responder • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) • CPR training • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

28. What does an EMT do? • EMT’s learn how to: • Administer drugs such as epinepherine, albuterol (via nebulizer), nitroglycerine, oxygen • Use nasal and oral airways, breathe for a patient using a bag-valve-mask

29. Properly manage suspected spinal injuries

30. Manage cardiac arrest

31. Conduct thorough medical and trauma assessments and take patient histories • Care for patients with respiratory difficulty, shock, among many other emergencies • EMT’s even learn how to deliver babies and deal with common complications

32. Why become an EMT? • An EMT certification is an excellent stepping stone to medical school or other health professions • If you choose to volunteer with this certification, you combine volunteer service with actual clinical experience • The state reimburses your initial class tuition up to $675 if you volunteer as an EMT for one year

33. EMT Class • Why take a class with Allied Medical Training? • All lecture material and most exams delivered online for the convenience of the students • The in-class session held at convenient time on Saturdays or weekday evenings – perfect if you work/go to school during the week • Very high percentage of students pass their NREMT certifying exam on their first try vs. only 68% national average

34. EMT Class • Our advantage: • You will have excellent instructors • extensive experience in EMS and medicine such as MDs, medical students, paramedics, EMTs, etc. • Fully licensed training program • State of Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

35. EMT Class • Tuition = $1300 - includes loaned stethoscope and blood pressure cuff • This is competitive with other training programs, most are over $1400-1600 with the new EMT curriculum • A pass/fail course not associated with University credits, • Download an application from our website: alliedmedtraining.com

36. EMT Class • The University of Minnesota is no longer offering EMT classes!

37. EMT Classes • Online lectures and exams, plus in-class sessions on: -Saturdays, 9am-5pm, February 18 – April 28OR • Monday & Wednesday, 6pm-10pm, February 20 – May 2 • Summer Class: Late June through mid-August • Already an EMT? – we offer refresher courses

38. EMT Class – Online part • The online part utilizes Moodle for the course website • Lectures are pre-recorded – you can watch them at any time • There are no specific times you must meet online, just complete the assignments by the deadline • We have just completely re-created the course, including all new lectures and quizzes • Using Adobe Captivate software, we have recorded the lectures as flash videos

39. Why become an EMT? • Use your clinical skills to conduct actual patient assessment and emergency care • Gain real experience in a medical field • Learn and apply terminology in the emergency medical field • Obtain a certification that will open the doors to jobs in a variety of medical fields (ambulance, clinic, nursing home, hospital, home aide)

40. First Responders? • More basic skills, less knowledge base and fewer patient care skills (such as no drug delivery) • Designed for professionals that recognize medical/traumatic problems and can assist patient until help arrives • Police/fire fighters • Coaches, athletic trainers • Security staff, etc

41. How about First Responders? • The course is significantly shorter with no licensing in Minnesota • But don’t expect to get a position in the medical field with this certification • Summer course (approximately 40 hours in class) • Some U of M majors require this certification, but they no longer offer the course

42. Class Location • 1300 Godward St. NE, Minneapolis • Few minutes north of campus, free parking

43. BLS Certification • Join the 200+ students we have trained • American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support • This includes CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) • Standard certification for working or volunteering in the healthcare environment • A pre-requisite for EMT classes and some health professional schools • Important to have working abroad • It’s also just a great life skill to have

44. BLS Certification • Cost: $60 + $22 for online AHA training • Visit alliedmedtraining.com to view session dates this fall and to register

45. Contact Information • Sean Ewen sean@alliedmedtraining.com 651-230-5849(Cell) • Website: www.alliedmedtraining.com

46. Questions?

47. Volunteer Gamers A program for U of MN students to help and have fun Loren Bach

48. Volunteer gamers • New effort coordinated through U of M students. • Program to help link interested volunteers with unique opportunities in local area hospitals. • Raise funds to purchase game consoles, peripherals, games, and other equipment for pediatric units and hospitals in the Twin Cities.

49. What we do: • Recruit premeds of all levels to participate in volunteer programs • Activities will initially fit within the parameters of existing programs. • Time commitment varies between hospitals. • Goal is to eventually build programs tailored to skills we have as premeds, younger students, interested in healthcare. • Raise funds to improve the lives of pediatric patients.

50. How we’re going to do it: • The Volunteering • Enlist volunteers • Premeds, medical students, other professional schools • Coordinate with Child Life specialists and volunteer organizations • Gillette Children’s Hospital • Minneapolis/St. Paul Children’s Hospital • Amplatz Children’s Hospital • Abbott Northwestern Hospital • Hennepin County Medical Center • Regions Hospital • Organize special events