CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

FEATURE PRESENTATIONS:

Creating a Command Leadership Climate – While there are myriad programs on management skills, few short programs focus on what it takes to be an effective leader. Whether it’s in a corporate setting or leading a volunteer organization, there is little doubt that results will be superior if one can effectively lead in addition to effectively managing. Taking pages from military command development concepts, Dr. Clinchy focuses audiences the contrast between leadership and command by exploring: Communication; Listening; Trust & Empowerment; Enthusiasm; Respect; Planning & Direction; Delegation and acceptance of failure; and Patience, as characteristics and behaviors that will enable managers to be effective leaders. Stealing from a naval concept, Doc also leads discussions on why it is so important for leaders to “Listen to the hum of the ship.

”Denial Might Kill You…It Almost Killed Me! – Dr. Clinchy gives you an unvarnished look into his own cardiac history. In the late 1980’s, a paramedic friend of his died of a sudden-onset cardiac arrest. However, that friend had been presenting with prodromal symptoms for quite some time…all of which both he and his colleagues ignored. In Dr. Clinchy’s case, the only reason that he survived his denial to the point where corrective surgery was successful was due to a very active lifestyle and establishment of a plethora of collateral cardiac circulation. This presentation walks down the symptomatic path with Dr. Clinchy as his cardiovascular disease worsened over time. He will describe to you in detail what he felt and what he thought at each stage of the progression of the disease to the point where it was acute and potentially lethal. Finally, when an angiogram was performed in December of 1998, the cardiologists would not permit him to leave the hospital since there was major blockage of three major coronary arteries, one of which was the “widow maker”. Those of us involved in medicine tend to be “shoemakers’ children” insofar as our personal medical care. It is the intent of this presentation to get you to “listen” to your body more effectively and heed what it is telling you while there is still an opportunity for you to intervene. This is a compelling keynote or general session presentation.

Power Presentations…You Too Can Become A Sought-After Speaker – Dr. Clinchy has been engaged in public speaking for over thirty years both within and outside the world of emergency medical services. In this action-packed session, he will convert you from a “subject matter specialist” to one who can present effectively to audiences at all levels of the professional spectrum. Participants learn tips on public speaking, multimedia preparation and setting the arena for a superior reception. If you have ever thought that you’d like to be “on the stage” at conferences, this is a presentation that will help you get there. Or, if you’re an educator who’s simply looking for a way to put more zip into your classes, this program will help you too. This is a one-hour breakout session that can be expanded to two or three hours with the implementation of role-playing and a more detailed investigation of the use of PowerPoint and how it can be taken from “death by PowerPoint” to an effective and exciting teaching adjunct.

MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMS:

Instructor or Dynamite Educator! Drawing on Dr. Clinchy’s nearly 40 years of teaching in the emergency medical services arena, participants learn how to be more than an instructor. Participants will learn hot to make their educational activities dynamic and exciting . . . become a true educator. This is a 4-hour workshop. During the first half of the workshop, Doc focuses on the educator him/herself ... who they are, what their values represent, the importance of a value system and how it is communicated to students, and how to gain better focus on principles and values. The second half of the workshop presents a variety of adult educational theoretical materials and how those relate to the “real world” of educating the aspiring professional. In addition, Dr. Clinchy addresses techniques to be utilized in the classroom to bring the materials “alive” as well as general tips on expert public speaking and the need for appropriate preparation to speak or teach. Participants will come away from this session invigorated as educators and better equipped to be dynamite educators and not just run-of-the-mill instructors. Utilizing expanded role-playing and critiques, this program can be expanded into a full day workshop. An abbreviated version of this presentation is also available for an educator’s breakout session.

Four Lenses - As a facilitator for the Navigational Leadership Group, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dr. Clinchy will lead an exciting, interactive, program that enables people to better understand how they view the world and those around them, what motivates them to excel, how the “lenses” through which they see the world interact with those that have a different personal and world view, and enhance their ability to work effectively in a team environment. Four Lenses is the initial exercise in a multi-day program entitled Temperament Intelligence but makes for an outstanding, introspective, enjoyable group activity. This is an excellent break-out session that is best limited to no more than thirty-six participants and requires at least two hours to effectively complete.

GENERAL PROGRAMS:

You Had To Be There To Believe It! – As part of a Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Dr. Clinchy was deployed to Ground Zero in New York City in September 2001. This presentation will familiarize you with the devastation that confronted those working at Ground Zero as well as how the medical response was managed. While actual casualties from the building collapses were few, the need to provide medical care to a vast number of responding personnel remained and after seeing the images of Ground Zero and hearing the description of what took place, you will be better able to understand why all responders who were involved at the World Trade Center early on are quite consistent in their feelings that the experience will be forever branded in their minds and hearts.

EMS Comes to the Himalayas - The speaker's experience training rural health care workers at the National Health School, Thimpu, Bhutan, is the topic of this vividly illustrated presentation. Attendees receive a copy of the daily journal kept by Dr. Clinchy on this truly exciting educational foray into the Third World. Though this teaching experience took place in 1983, Dr. Clinchy is currently discussing with the Bhutanese government the possibility of a similar medical teaching mission within the next 12 to 24 months. If you have ever contemplated an international EMS involvement, you will find this to be a stimulating presentation. An excellent keynote presentation or 1 hour general session.

Expert Witness…Friend or Foe? – Having a fairly extensive background as an expert witness and medical-legal consultant, Dr. Clinchy brings to this one-hour breakout session an examination of the issues surrounding negligence in EMS. To illustrate the complexities of medical-legal issues, he will discuss the details of several actual cases in which he has been involved. Finally, it will become evident that the expert witness can often be an ally of the EMS professional as opposed to being viewed as always from the enemy camp.

CLINICAL PROGRAMS:

An Up-to-date Look at Diving Illness - Current theories regarding diving-related illnesses, their pathophysiology and management have changed somewhat based on consensus opinions of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. This presentation goes into great detail regarding the evolution of diving illnesses and assessment of patients who may be suffering from such illnesses. Generally, this is a one-hour breakout session that can be expanded into a one-half day workshop with in depth discussion of the physics, pathophysiology and treatment aspects of diving illnesses.

Pretty But Oh Boy! A Look At Marine Toxins - Presentation of most of the potentially injurious marine organisms known in the Western Hemisphere and some more notable environs of the Indo-Pacific region. A one-hour breakout session, this program can be expanded into a one-half day workshop with broader discussion of pathophysiology and management issues. Combined with diving illnesses program can become full-day workshop.

Kids Ain’t So Scary After All – Most of us in EMS recognize that our toughest patients are the “Peds”. This presentation focuses on assessing the pediatric patient and gives some specific tips on how to manage certain aspects of both pediatric assessment and care. This is a 1-hour breakout or general session presentation geared to mixed ALS and BLS audiences.

Ouch! A Look At Bites and Stings – This is a one-hour breakout session which examines the most common injected insect toxins, their recognition and their treatment. Dr. Clinchy brings to this presentation his experience as an amateur beekeeper. Insects discussed include bees, wasps, hornets, spiders, centipedes, millipedes and scorpions.

Near Drowning, Cold Water Immersion and Hypothermia – Fortunately for the speaker, he no longer resides in the northern climes where hypothermia is a major wintertime issue. However, having spent many years involved in SCUBA, Dr. Clinchy has developed a keen interest in hypothermia, cold-water immersion emergencies and the diving reflex (often erroneously called the “Mammalian” diving reflex). This session will look at how people drown and what the impact of water temperature may be on them. Most significantly, the session explores the pathophysiology of immersion accidents and how understanding of pathophysiology may impact your treatment.

Tactical Combat Casualty Care – A Current Look at How the Military Does EMS – This program will expose civilian first responders to the world of tactical combat casualty care. While similar in many ways to normal management of prehospital trauma care, there are a number of issues that are markedly different. For example, our military colleagues, particularly those involved in Special Operations, can frequently find themselves in what’s described as an austere environment. Unlike the typical civilian first responder, there may not be a hospital to which the casualty can be transported but the medic may have to care for the patient for 24, 48, 72-hours or more. How does that change the way care is given? What are some of the obstacles faced given such a setting? What new and novel interventions are coming out of military medicine? Dr. Clinchy will explore all of these issues and more in this compelling one-hour presentation.

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