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Conference Information...
Past Conference Video
We welcome you to attend the Society of Michigan EMS Instructors Coordinators 60th Professional Development Conference, The Impact of Involvement , which will be held March 12 - 15, 2009 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City Michigan.
Sessions at this conference will focus on progress for EMS Education and involving Instructors in that progress through involvement in planning.
SMEMSIC 60th Professional Development Conference
You may use the video player above and to the left to view video highlights of the Spring 2007 Professional Development Conference which was also held at the Grand Traverse Resort. Please be sure to review the remainder of this page for additional information including keynote speakers for the Spring 2009 conference. We look forward to seeing you in Traverse City and please contact us if you should have any questions.
Keynote Speakers Spring 2009... We are pleased to announce that , Bob Page, Dr. William Fales, Orlando Blanco and Phil Dickison will be the keynote speakers at our 60th Professional Development Conference.
In addition to the below keynote speakers, we will have a number of local and regional speakers who will present on a wide variety of topics. These speakers are from Michigan and surrounding States and help us to provide the most up to date information for conference attendees.
Bob Page is an active Primary Paramedic Instructor. Bob has international speaking experience and is known for his high energy, animated, innovative and often humorous approach to EMS Education. He developed the Multi-Lead Medics 12 Lead ECG program which he has presented around the Country. He is also known for his intriguing, thought provoking and envelope pushing sessions “ EMS from Death’s Perspective” and “What’s up with this?”
William D. Fales, MD, FACEP, is an Associate Professor and Director of Prehospital care at the Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies (MSU/KCMS). He is also the Medical Director for the Kalamazoo County Medical Control Authority. A former paramedic and full-time EMS instructor, Dr. Fales is the Co-Director of the MSUI/KCMS Patient Simulation Lab. His extensive experience in pre-hospital care began over twenty years ago as a paramedic and firefighter. He now focuses his efforts on the EMS education of physicians, pre-hospital providers and the public. Dr. Fales has been honored by the State of Michigan for his contributions to highway safety. He has instructed hundreds of hours of medical simulation involving EMS personnel, medical students, resident physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Phil Dickison is the Director of Health Professions Testing at Elsevier Review & Testing and former Associate Director of the NREMT. He has worked in the health professions certification industry for more than 20 years developing, validating and maintaining items banks used for certification of emergency medical service professionals.
Orlando Blanco is an experienced litigator with more than twenty years of trial experience. His current practice focuses on representing specialty insurers, policyholders and self-insured clients, including paramedic and ambulance liability defense. He has been a lecturer at a variety of conferences and conventions including many EMS conferences both at the state and national Levels. Mr. Blanco is admitted to practice in Michigan and Florida.
Providing Assistance and Networking for EMS Educators... SMEMSIC professional development conferences are designed to meet the ever changing needs of EMS Educators in Michigan and surrounding States. We offer pre-conference and general sessions featuring national and local speakers presenting the latest trends and ideas for EMS education. SMEMSIC conferences also offer wonderful networking opportunities for instructors at all EMS levels. SMEMSIC conferences are designed for EMS instructors, EMS training officers, pre-hospital care instructors, EMS program directors and anyone involved in any aspect of EMS education. We hope that you can join us for the spring 2009 conference which will be our 60th professional development conference.
Conference Center Our Spring 2009 conference will be held at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City Michigan. Situated on 900 acres in the northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula along the shores of Lake Michigan’s East Grand Traverse Bay, the resort is located six miles northeast of Traverse City and ten minutes from Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport. The resort features a variety of recreation offerings, including: five indoor and four outdoor tennis courts, two indoor and two outdoor swimming pools, a beach club, an upscale shopping gallery with a world-class spa, diverse restaurants and lounges, and live entertainment nightly.
We believe that you will find many activities in the Traverse City area for the entire family. Children and guest are sure to have many sites to see and attractions to explore while you are attending conference sessions.
Please call the Grand Traverse Resort at 800-968-7352 for information or reservations. Mention the SMEMSIC conference to receive the discount rate. Mark your calendars now for the Spring 2009 professional development conference which will be held on March 12 - 15, 2009. We look forward to seeing you in Traverse City.
We hope to see you at the conference. Please contact us if you have any questions or need additional information.
Traverse City Weather... The weather in Traverse City during February and March can vary from snow storms to fairly mild conditions. You may view current weather conditions below and click on the weather logo for extended forecast and more detailed information.
In addition, conference meeting room temperatures can vary based on outside conditions. Please check the forecasted weather conditions and dress accordingly for conference sessions.
Traverse City (Acme) Area Map and Driving Directions... The address to the Grand Traverse Resort is listed below:
100 Grand Traverse Village Boulevard
, Acme, MI 49610-0404
You may use the form below to obtain driving directions to the conference center. Simply type in your starting location and then click on the get directions button and you will be directed to a site with complete turn by turn driving directions that you can print out or save to your computer.
We hope to see you in Traverse City for our 60th professional development conference. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance as you plan your trip to Traverse City for the conference.
