Welcome and Orientation

Hans H. Dahll Award Presentation

Meet and honor two of the three inventors of CPR. The prestigious Hans H. Dahll award will be presented to Drs. Williams B. Kouwenhoven (posthumously), James R. Jude and Guy Knickerbocker. Accepting on behalf of Dr. Kouwenhoven will be his grandson, Nicholas W. Kouwenhoven. Fifty years ago they jointly published the seminal article in the Journal of the American Medical Association describing for the first time closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation. That landmark article started a revolution in resuscitation that continues today.

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Building on 50 Lifesaving Years: The New AHA Guidelines

The new Guidelines build on the resuscitation foundation begun 50 years ago. Be among the first to learn the latest news and recommendations. Topics include effective implementation of CPR training programs in the community, coordinated delivery of resuscitation interventions by EMS and integrated care following hospital arrival. Dr. Sayre, Chair of the AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, provides unique inside insight.

Implementing the New Guidelines

Taking it to the Streets: Education and Implementation

Improving patient care and outcomes requires effective strategies for education and implementation. Explore the new guidelines as they relate to education, implementation and teams, as well as strategies for reducing the time for translation of guidelines into practice.

Instructor Tools and Training

The Yin/Yang of Bystander CPR

Millions have been trained and bystander CPR has been long advocated. Still, many trained bystanders do not perform when faced with an emergency. Dr. Swor will explain the obstacles to bystanders providing CPR and why many fail to perform. Learn about innovations in current CPR training and their limitations, along with approaches to targeted training of the public, who are most likely to witness an arrest.

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2010 Approaches to Managing Cardiac Arrests

Hear cutting-edge, fast-paced presentations on the latest research and controversies from a coalition of big-city EMS medical directors:

• Short-Circuiting the Chaos: 2010 Suggestions for Managing Persistent Ventricular Fibrillation (led by Dr. Myers)
• Pulseless Cooling: Rationale for Pre-Resuscitation Hypothermia (led by Dr. Freese)

Special Interest

Being Prepared and Leading the Way: Boy Scouts of America and AEDs

Richard Bourlon is the team leader for Health & Safety for the BSA National Office. For years, BSA has used risk-based strategies and data to drive decisions on improving the well being of scouts, volunteers and staff at their facilities. Learn how the Scouts are deploying AEDs as part of the latest BSA Camp Standards and explore the challenges, partnerships and concerns that were part of the decision process.

Survivors, Family & Advocates

Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in High-Risk Populations

An internationally popular speaker, Dr. Khan, will present the latest research about prevention of sudden cardiac arrest in high-risk populations, particularly among African Americans. His recent studies on the benefits of yoga therapy in reducing SCA risks will be highlighted.

School and Focused Programs

The ABCs of AEDs at Schools

Noted experts Drs. Berger and Campbell provide an overview of school and focused CPR/AED programs, emphasizing the need for a registry that includes etiologies, signs and symptoms, pre-participation screening and family history. They will review the data currently available, the gaps in the data and efforts at getting the answers, as well as the concept and outcomes associated with secondary prevention.

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Implementing the New Guidelines

Hot and Cold Issues in Pediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation

Learn from two of the world's leading experts. Dr. Perlman led the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) evidence evaluation process for neonates in 2005 and 2010 and is world renowned for his resuscitation research on neonatal brain injury and post-resuscitation care. Dr. Berg led the translation of the ILCOR evidence evaluation and Consensus on Science into the AHA guidelines for Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support, and the creation of the generation of training materials to implement this science. Explore key elements of the new guidelines and treatment recommendations for pediatric resuscitation, including the power and pitfalls of a C-A-B vs. A-B-C approach for children, the recommendations for and against "hands-only" CPR for children, and the growing evidence for Medical Emergency Response teams in pediatric hospitals.

Instructor Tools and Training

Is AED Training Necessary?

Is it time to de-emphasize formal AED training and focus instead on wider dissemination and implementation? Evidence-based literature and the results of the American PAD trial suggests AED training may not be needed because of the current sophistication of AEDs. Learn about alternative training that has been shown to be effective and, in some cases, superior.

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2010 Ways for Dealing with Complicated Cardiac Arrests

Hear cutting-edge, fast-paced presentations on the latest research and controversies:

• Pharmaceutical Restraints: A New Medication Approach to the Agitated Patient (led by Dr. Colwell)
• Sweetening-Up the Ante! 2010 Ways for Managing Blood Glucose in Resuscitation (led by Dr. Freese)

Special Interest

Therapeutic Hypothermia: Strengths, Weaknesses and Practical Application

Despite aggressive resuscitation efforts, many patients who recover a pulse initially will either die in the hospital or suffer crippling neurologic injuries. Therapeutic hypothermia (whole body cooling) after resuscitation holds great promise for improving survival and brain recovery. Learn the strengths, weaknesses and practical advice about cooling from one of the foremost experts in this emerging field.

Survivors, Family & Advocates

Providing Effective Support After Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Learn how you can provide effective support to SCA survivors, family and responders following an event, including the impact of an unsuccessful resuscitation effort. Linda Campbell is renown for her leadership in getting AEDs deployed in American Airlines aircraft, the first airline to do so, and the initiative to train more than 20,000 flight attendants. More than 80 lives have been saved as the result.

School and Focused Programs

Preventing Tragedy: ECG Screening

Explore two models for incorporating ECG screening from two leading experts in the field. Understand the controversy that exists with regard to the feasibility and utility of mass programs, and how to address these challenges.

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Raising Arizona: A Community-Based Approach to Resuscitation

Survival rates for SCA victims have doubled in some places in Arizona and even tripled in others. A renewed understanding of resuscitation physiology has led to bold new approaches in both BLS and ALS, as well as aggressive post-resuscitation care. These concepts were put to the test in a variety of settings. Learn how community buy-in and effective implementation strategies brought satisfying success.

Implementing the New Guidelines

Basic Life Support: The Science and Controversy in 2010

Two of the world's leading resuscitation scientists, will present the major changes in AHA BLS Guidelines 2010 and examine the science behind them. They will highlight the controversies of hands-only CPR, a CAB vs. ABC approach, CPR first vs. shock first, and the evidence for pushing harder, faster and with fewer interruptions.

Instructor Tools and Training

Improve Code Performance Through "Composite Resuscitation Team Training"

Traditional training models can be inadequate in achieving desired behavioral skills and maintaining resuscitation competency without ongoing training. Implementing a "composite resuscitation team training" program allows the technical, cognitive and behavioral skills taught to multidisciplinary hospital code team members to be practiced.

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2010 Ways to Manage Systems of Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Hear cutting-edge, fast-paced presentations on the latest research and controversies:

• A Cerebrovascular Accident Waiting to Happen: 2010 Ways for Managing Strokes! (led by Dr. Eckstein)
• Finders Keepers! Geo-mapping Cardiac Arrest (led by Dr. Dunford)

Survivors, Family & Advocates

Rehabilitation & Recovery: The 7th Link

The goal of resuscitation has long been restoring spontaneous circulation and achieving sufficient neurological recovery. Recently, several more subtle neuropsychiatric problems have been recognized, including emotional liability, memory and other cognitive deficits, and various psychiatric effects. Find out what is known, what additional research is needed and how you can promote awareness.

Special Interest

Youth Emergency Skills: Summer Camp With a Purpose

Following a series of tragic events in Colorado involving children, the Colorado Springs Fire Department initiated a summer camp for kids aged 10 to 15, specifically to teach skills for emergency response. The first Emergency Skills Camp was born. Learn their strategies for providing a safe and educational environment and the importance of community partnerships.

School and Focused Programs

A Potpourri of CPR-AED Programs (Part 1)

Dr. Berger, Director of Project ADAM, provides an overview how it began, the national affiliate network and resources available for schools. Sandra E. Clarke, Executive Director of the ACT Foundation of Canada, will describe the organization's community-based model of program implementation and funding. Learn how this program resulted in 1.6 million teens being CPR trained by their teachers through a mandatory and self-sustaining program—and how ACT is now adding AED training as an enhancement.

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Concurrent Sessions

Implementing the New Guidelines

ACLS: The Science and Controversy

Dr. Neumar, one of the world's leading emergency medicine and resuscitation scientists and immediate past-chair of the AHA ALS Committee, highlights the major changes and scientific controversies in the new ACLS guidelines. Learn about the science leading to the most important changes and key gaps in knowledge he anticipates will be filled by 2015.

Instructor Tools and Training

High Quality Prehospital Resuscitation: Making the Leap from Concept to 'Real Life'

CPR quality has been reported to be suboptimal both in the hospital and prehospital settings. While some EMS agencies in the Resuscitation Outcome Consortium have been focused on CPR quality and feedback, most EMS systems have not yet embraced this practice. Learn how to successfully implement a CPR quality improvement program in a "real world" setting, how to best train your providers, and how to optimize CPR quality and adherence to the new guidelines.

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2010 Things to Think About in Emergency Care

Hear cutting-edge, fast-paced presentations on the latest research and controversies:

• As Serious as a Heart Attack: Navigating the Hurdles in Effecting STEMI System Care (led by Dr. Eckstein)
• Basically the Way to Go: 2010 Ways for Stewarding Each Link in the Chain of Survival (led by Dr. Pepe)

Survivors, Family & Advocates

When Sudden Death Occurs: Improving On-Scene EMS Response

While SCA response is unfortunately part of the typical workday for most EMS agencies, for the families who are on the receiving end, it is a completely new world. Most have never heard of sudden cardiac arrest or anticipated their seemingly healthy child or spouse could collapse and die without warning. Laura Friend will share the collective wisdom of working with parents and family, to help raise sensitivity among EMS responders.

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How the HEARTSafe Community Model Brings it All Together

Learn about the HEARTSafe Community program, a conceptual model for community-wide cardiac arrest survival initiatives. In just eight years this concept has spread to hundreds of cities and towns in the U.S. and beyond. Learn the history, proliferation and methodology associated with the HEARTSafe Communities concept.

School And Focused Programs

A Potpourri of CPR/AED Programs (Part 2)

First, explore a CPR Anytime school-based model (a 22-minute CPR & AED training program that can be facilitated or self-taught). Then learn about a unique grant program of the AHA and the Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine to identify best practices for implementing sustainable CPR/AED training in schools. Get an update on the models selected for this program.

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Pro-Con Debate: CPR First/CPR Fast

Our Pro-Con Debates provide a high-level punch for the end of a busy day. Which is best? Give CPR first, then defibrillate? Or assess and defibrillate first, then if defibrillation is not indicated, start chest compressions? The decision can be a matter of life or death, and the merits of both positions will be debated by two of the most prominent leaders in the field.

50th Anniversary Gala & Survivor Dinner at SeaWorld

Dine-Around San Diego Style