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Course Director

Thomas J. Abramo, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Division Chief, Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Medical Director of Pediatric Transport
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee


Speakers

Thomas J. Abramo, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Division Chief, Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Medical Director of Pediatric Transport
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee

Lee Blair, RN, CEN, EMT-P
EMS Coordinator, CRPC Outreach Program
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee

Michael Carr, M.D.
Associate Professor in Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Medical Director Pediatric Trauma Services, Children's Hospital at Erlanger
Chattanooga, Tennessee

C. Buddy Creech, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program
Program Co-Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee

B. Keith English, M.D.
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Interim Pediatrician-in-Chief, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee

Gerard A. Gioia, Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology
Director, Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery & Education (SCORE) Program
Children's National Medical Center
Associate Professor, Depts. of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine
Rockville, Maryland

Michael D. Gooch, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CFRN, CEN, NREMT-P
Flight Nurse, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Instructor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, Tennessee

Bob Hickey, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Gerald B. Hickson, M.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Director, Center for Patient & Professional Advocacy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Lori Jordan M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Department of Neurology, Divisions of Pediatric Neurology and Stroke
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee

Randall Kirby, B.S., EMT-P
Director, Macon County EMS
Lafayette, Tennessee

Deborah Lowen, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Director, Child Abuse Pediatrics
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee

Mark Meredith, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Clinical Director for Pediatric EMS
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee

John O’Leary
International speaker and burn survivor
President, Rising Above
St. Louis, Missouri

David Parra, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee

Eric Powell, Ph.D.
Cohort 1102
Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Department of National Security Affairs
School for International Graduate Studies
United States Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California

Phil Sanderson, NREMT-P, BS, MHA
Manager, EMS Operations
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Methodist University Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee

Jenny Slayton, MSN, RN
Administrative Director, Performance Management & Improvement
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee

Edwin Williamson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Training Program Director
Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee


Faculty Disclosure
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Course Alterations
Changes in the program faculty, topics and/or schedule may be necessary. These may occur without notice when time does not permit notification.