ACR Moon Shot

How To Improve Cerebral Perfusion

Billy talks with ACR founder Joe Powell to discuss ways to improve Cerebral Perfusion Pressure before EMS arrives.
 
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Leadership and ACR

Joe Powell sits down with his co-host Billy Croft to discuss the importance of leadership with ACR.  Billy explains that all great leaders possess three important traits; curiosity, confidence and courage. 
 
https://www.firehouse.com/leadership/article/55038345/six-paths-to-fire-department-leadership-curiosity-confidence-and-courage
 
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Dr. Sheldon Cheskes

Billy and Joe sit down with Dr. Sheldon Cheskes at the Citizen CPR Cardiac Arrest Summit in San Diego to discuss advancements in treating patients in cardiac arrest to better outcomes.
 
About our guest:
Dr. Cheskes’ research interests lie in the area of resuscitation science, particularly cardiac arrest resuscitation. He has a particular interest in CPR quality and its impact on cardiac arrest survival. He is also interested in systems of care for STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) and prehospital airway management.
He is a co-principal investigator of studies exploring the impact of early prehospital treatment of sepsis, and the principal investigator of a study assessing the impact of remote ischemic conditioning on clinical outcomes from STEMI.
He is also the principal investigator of studies exploring innovative techniques in the treatment of refractory ventricular fibrillation and automated external defibrillator deployment for cardiac arrest.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32084567/
Contact Info for Dr. Cheskes
 sheldon.cheskes@sunnybrook.ca

Richard Price - Founder/President of Pulse Point

Billy and Joe sit down with founder/President of the Pulse Point Foundation and talk about the importance of optimizing the community to help save more lives.
 
About our Guest:
Richard Price is President of the PulsePoint Foundation and is a member of the board. Price retired as the Fire Chief for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District on December 31, 2012 after a distinguished thirty-three year fire service career. Price has a strong technical background and is well known for using technology to shape management processes and encourage civic engagement.
In 2012, Chief Price was named “Citizen of the Year” in his hometown of Danville. Price is the 2012 American Heart Association “Heart of Gold” honoree and a 2013 JEMS “Innovator in EMS”.
Price holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from California State University Hayward. He is a California State Certified Fire Chief and is an internationally certified Chief Fire Officer (CFO). In 2009 Price completed the four- year Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program at the National Fire Academy in Maryland. Price is a graduate of the Harvard University Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the Kennedy School of Government and the Strategic Management of Public Organizations Program at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. In 2011 Price graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
Only when Fire Chief Richard Price saw paramedics arrive did he realize how close he’d been to a cardiac arrest victim. He understood then how close you could be to someone in need while unaware of the emergency. Trained in CPR, with an AED in his car, he knew he likely could have made a difference in the outcome if he was made aware minutes earlier. He soon wondered if a modern, location-aware mobile phone linked to the local 9-1-1 dispatch center could alert CPR-trained citizens that were in the immediate vicinity and willing to help. These "citizen responders" might be just feet away, on the floor above or in the building next door, like Price. Close enough to make a difference, but far enough away to be unaware of the need for help. Within days of this event, Price's vision for the PulsePoint app was a point on the horizon.
https://www.pulsepoint.org/foundation
 
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The Future of Epinephrine with Adiel Garcia

Billy and Kevin sit down and talk with Adiel Garcia, Division Chief of Education & Integrated Healthcare at MED-ACT in Kansas City to discuss the future of Epinephrine in cardiac arrest.
About our Guest:
Ariel Garcia is the Division Chief of Education & Integrated Healthcare at MED-ACT in the greater metro of Kansas City. He started his career in EMS as a combat medic in the U.S. Army in 1996. He has worked as a civilian field paramedic and has critical care and flight medic experience. Div. Chief Garcia holds a Master of Education degree, a Graduate Certificate in e-Learning from the University of Texas and is a certified Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. Division Chief Garcia is published in several books and courses and has presented in the United States as well as 15 other countries.
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Push Dose EPI with Mike Humphrey and Adam Perrett

Billy and Kevin sit with Mike and Adam from Lethbridge Fire in Canada to discuss push dose EPI for their ROSC patients.
 
About our Guests:
 
Mike Humphrey 
 
EMS Operations Officer
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services
 
Mike Humphrey is the EMS operations officer at Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES), and has been an advanced care paramedic for 18 years and a firefighter for 16. Mike designed LFES’ Mass Casualty guidelines and played a prominent role in developing the Active Killer co-response with local law enforcement. Mike is the co-leader of the Cardiac Arrest Survivability program at LFES. He was a flight and ground paramedic for two years prior to joining LFES.
 
Adam Perrett 
 
Medical Training Officer
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services
 
Adam  Perrett is an advanced care paramedic and firefighter with more than 20 years of experience. He is the medical training officer for Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES), where he coordinates and plans all EMS training for frontline staff. Adam is an ACLS, BLS, and PALS instructor and a rescue diver with the LFES Water Rescue Team. Adam is committed to optimizing patient care and outcomes; he is also co-leading the implementation of the Cardiac Survivability Program in Lethbridge.
 
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Esther Click talks TCPR

Billy Croft and Josh Smith sit down with Telecommunication Supervisor Esther Click and talk telephone CPR and why that matters with increasing survivability.
 
About our guest:
Esther has served as a 911 professional with SECOMM for 17 years and has filled many roles during her career. She has been a Dispatcher, Certified Training (CTO), and Communications Supervisor.
Esther has represented Benton and Franklin counties on the WA State 911 Advisory Committee's Public Education Sub Committee, which she chaired and provided leadership to for several years.  Esther has been the public education coordinator for SECOMM, ensuring that 911 education is shared with interested groups and persons across both Benton and Franklin Counties.
Esther was instrumental in creating and sharing our text to 911 public education campaign in both English and Spanish.
Esther has been the SECOMM Criteria Based Dispatch (CBD) program coordinator and certified instructor for the program.  The CBD program certifies Dispatchers to provide pre-arrival medical instructions by phone including telephone CPR and Childbirth.  Esther has certifies not only SECOMM Dispatchers, but those from 911 centers in our area.
Esher's passion for public education and telephone CPR merged when she was invited to speak nationally alongside public safety partners at the Resuscitation Academy and Heart Safe Communities conferences.
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Dr. Peter Antevy

ACR Moon Shot sits down with Dr. Peter Antevy in Denver Colorado at the Zoll Summit Conference to discuss cardiac arrest survivability!
 
About our guest:
 
Peter Antevy, MD
Founder & CMO
Dr. Peter Antevy, innovator of the Handtevy Pediatric Resuscitation System, is a nationally recognized lecturer and expert in the field of pre-hospital pediatrics. He is extremely passionate about improving both adult and pediatric pre-hospital care and evaluating and improving upon currently accepted medical practice.  Dr. Antevy received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1999 and then continued on to complete his pediatric training at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. He then achieved a subspecialty degree in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh before returning back to Florida where he has been a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital since 2005. Dr. Antevy also currently serves as the EMS Medical Director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs Fire Department, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and MCT Express, and is the Associate Medical Director for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Miramar Fire Rescue and Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue. Peter currently serves as the President of the Greater Broward EMS Medical Directors’ Association, an organization whose providers serve the 1.5 million residents of Broward County, Florida. For his efforts, Dr. Antevy was awarded the prestigious Raymond H. Alexander EMS Medical Director of the Year Award in 2014. He also was honored as one of the 2015 Top Ten Innovators in EMS by JEMS.
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