ECHO
PHILADELPHIA

Conference Agenda

ECHO Philadelphia | Sep 20, 7:00 AM – Sep 23, 5:30 PM Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, 201 N 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

Sun, Sep 20

7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
8 hours
Airborne Tactical Solutions Course - Day 1
Philadelphia Ballroom
Law Enforcement
Workshop
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4 hours
Working dog, Working Medicine
Independence D
Critical Care
Workshop
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
7 hours
Advanced Procedures Cadaver Lab
Independence B
Critical Care
Workshop
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2 hours 30 minutes
Surgical Airway Lab
Independence A
Critical Care
Workshop
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
2 hours
From Concept to Cab: Building High-Impact Simulation with Limited Resources
Independence C
Leadership/Management
Workshop
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4 hours
Training for Tragedy: Pilot Incapacitation & Helicopter Emergency Accident Training for Flight Crews & First Responders
Salon 3/4
Safety
Workshop
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2 hours
From Bedside to Beyond: Safe ECMO Transport in Action
Independence A
Critical Care
Workshop
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Train the Trainer: Enhance Your Simulation Game
Independence C
Leadership/Management
Workshop
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Advanced Mechanical Ventilation Workshop
Independence D
Critical Care
Workshop
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
1 hour
5k - FAST and Safety Team Fundraiser
Navy Yard Marine Parade Ground
Social Events
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
3 hours
Helicopter Happy Hour
Navy Yard Marine Parade Ground
Social Events

Mon, Sep 21

7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
8 hours
Airborne Tactical Solutions Course - Day 2
Philadelphia Ballroom
Law Enforcement
Workshop
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2 hours
Acute Stress Adaptive Protocol Demonstration
Salon 3/4
Mental Health
Workshop
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4 hours
Anatomical Dissection Lab
Independence B
Critical Care
Workshop
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4 hours
Contract Aeromedical Evacuation in a Combat Zone
Independence D
Search & Rescue
Workshop
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4 hours
Helicopter Underwater Egress Training
Critical Care
Safety
Workshop
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4 hours
Beyond a Fancy BVM: Precision Ventilation & Advanced Strategies
Independence A
Critical Care
Workshop
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Strengths Under Pressure: Leveraging Leadership Tendencies to Strengthen Public Safety Aviation Teams
Independence C
Leadership/Management
Safety
Workshop
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2 hours
Words Matter: Voice Tactics & Safety Listening
Salon 3/4
Leadership/Management
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1 hour
LUNCH - VENDOR & EXHIBITOR HALL OPEN
Liberty Ballroom Foyer
Breaks/Meals
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
It’s Not Easy Being Wheezy
Independence CD
Critical Care
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
The Hardest Words: Delivering Death Notifications in Critical Care Transport
Salon 3/4
Critical Care
Mental Health
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Pressure to Fly! Then why is Return to Base so Deadly?
Independence A
Safety
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Introduction to Positive Psychology for Law Enforcement and First Responders
Independence A
Mental Health
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Implementing Realistic Survival and Safety Training for HEMS Programs
Independence CD
Safety
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
3 hours
Future Flight Crew & Future Flight Leaders Alumni Event
Tír na nÓg
Social Events

Tue, Sep 22

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
ECHO Philadelphia – Opening Remarks & Scholarship Recognition
Freedom Ballroom
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
1 hour
Making a Difference...For the Long Term
Freedom Ballroom
Leadership/Management
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
30 minutes
Break - Exhibitor Hall
Liberty Ballroom
Breaks/Meals
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
The Systematic Search: Advanced Methods for Locating Missing Subjects
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Implementing Incapacitated Pilot Procedures in HEMS Operations
Freedom Ballroom
Safety
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Leadership: The Silver Bullet of Airway Management
Philadelphia North
Critical Care
Leadership/Management
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Investing in Our People: Building a Sustainable Mental & Behavioral Health Program
Philadelphia South
Mental Health
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Tiny Patients, Big Responsibility: A Paramedic's Guide to NICU transports
Independence CD
Critical Care
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Closing the Distance: From Scene to Circuit via Helicopter-Facilitated In-Hospital ECPR
Independence AB
Critical Care
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
15 minutes
Break - Exhibitor Hall
Liberty Ballroom
Breaks/Meals
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Into the Gray: A Double IMC Incident CRM Debrief
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Nitric Oxide and Epoprostenol Are Great… But What If You Don’t Have It?
Philadelphia North
Critical Care
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Hidden Altitude: Unlocking Potential in Ourselves and our Flight Teams
Freedom Ballroom
Leadership/Management
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Breathing Through a Straw- PEALS of Neonatal Intubation
Independence AB
Critical Care
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Safety Roundtable
Philadelphia South
Safety
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
When Everything You Do is WRONG – Resuscitation in RV Failure
Independence CD
Critical Care
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1 hour
Lunch
Liberty Ballroom Foyer
Breaks/Meals
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
1 hour
Aviation Safety Panel
Freedom Ballroom
Safety
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Break - Vendor Hall Happy Hour
Liberty Ballroom
Breaks/Meals
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
30 minutes
The Mission Ends. The Impact Doesn't.
Freedom Ballroom
Mental Health
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
30 minutes
So You Want to Change Your Practice: Protocol Development in the Age of FOAMed
Philadelphia South
Leadership/Management
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
30 minutes
Benchmarking Fatigue in US Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilots
Independence AB
Safety
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
30 minutes
Push Dose Pressors: Is Levophed Best over the Rest?
Independence CD
Critical Care
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
30 minutes
Exploring Human Factors in Critical Care Transport
Philadelphia North
Safety
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
45 minutes
Strategic Air Support Marketing: Developing Internal and External Marketing for Air Support Success and Longevity
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
30 minutes
Break - Exhibitor Hall
Liberty Ballroom
Breaks/Meals
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
30 minutes
When The Worst Happens: Lessons Learned From Dealing With A Fatal Mishap
Philadelphia North
Leadership/Management
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
30 minutes
Data Without Fear: Building a Just Culture of Measurement in HEMS
Independence CD
Leadership/Management
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
1 hour
Mission Critical: Human Factors for Public Safety Aviation
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
1 hour
Don’t CRASH your patient! Mitigating the physiologically difficult airway
Freedom Ballroom
Critical Care
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
1 hour
Wings of Survival: Divorce, Darkness, and the Text That Saved A Life
Philadelphia South
Mental Health
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
1 hour
Beyond the Procedure: A Systems-Based, Human-Centered Approach to Airway Management Training: Pediatric Transport Teams
Independence AB
Critical Care
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
30 minutes
The Quiet Drift: How “3 to Go, 1 to Say No” Is Becoming a Latent Risk in Air Medical Transport
Philadelphia North
Safety
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
30 minutes
Wait, I Am the Captain Now? The Emerging Leader in HEMS/Critical Care Transport
Independence CD
Leadership/Management
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
3 hours 30 minutes
Down for Weather Bash
Liberty Point
Social Events

Wed, Sep 23

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
1 hour
When Experience Speaks: Air Medical Safety Through the Eyes of Survivors
Freedom Ballroom
Safety
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
30 minutes
Break - Exhibitor Hall
Liberty Ballroom
Breaks/Meals
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Tactical Rotorcraft Employment: Special Missions and CASEVAC Part I
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
The Sky High Gap: Bridging the Divide Between Competence and Confidence in Critical Care Teams
Freedom Ballroom
Leadership/Management
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Lies, Damn Lies, and Lactate
Philadelphia North
Critical Care
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
MY IFR CONDITION When High Performers Lose Orientation — and How to Find the Instruments Again
Independence AB
Mental Health
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Evidence and Experience: Evaluating Emerging Literature
Independence CD
Critical Care
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Deliberate Safety: Combating the Normalization of Deviance
Philadelphia South
Safety
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
15 minutes
Break - Exhibitor Hall
Liberty Ballroom
Breaks/Meals
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Tactical Rotorcraft Employment: Special Missions and CASEVAC Part II
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Two Years in One Presentation: What a Master’s in Psychology Taught Me About Responder Mental Health
Freedom Ballroom
Mental Health
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Austere and Aeromedical Environments
Philadelphia North
Critical Care
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Leadership Roundtable
Philadelphia South
Leadership/Management
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
A Successful Failure: Safety in the Real-World
Independence AB
Safety
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
One Ventricle, Two Ventricles, Pink Baby, Blue Baby........Case Discussions on Children with Congenital Heart Defects
Independence CD
Critical Care
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1 hour
Lunch
Liberty Ballroom Foyer
Breaks/Meals
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
1 hour
Air Medical Panel
Freedom Ballroom
Critical Care
Leadership/Management
Safety
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
1 hour
Tactical Radio Operations
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
15 minutes
Break
Breaks/Meals
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
30 minutes
Beyond Knobs and Dials: Four Ventilator Truths They Didn't Teach You
Freedom Ballroom
Critical Care
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Stabilizing More Than Patients: Leading When the Extremes Have Become the Norm
Philadelphia North
Leadership/Management
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Beyond the FRAT
Salon 3/4
Law Enforcement
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Mental Health Roundtable
Philadelphia South
Mental Health
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Tiny Cries, Big Relief Yes, Babies Feel Pain
Independence CD
Critical Care
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Can You Take Me Higher (Density Altitude)?
Independence AB
Critical Care
Safety
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
30 minutes
From Call to Cannulation: Operational Lessons from a High-Volume Mobile ECMO Program
Freedom Ballroom
Critical Care
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
15 minutes
Break
Breaks/Meals
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
1 hour
Final Debrief Panel Real Missions. Real Decisions. Mission Forward—Unfiltered.
Freedom Ballroom
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
15 minutes
Closing Ceremony
Freedom Ballroom

Maps

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Conference Agenda

Sun, Sep 20

Airborne Tactical Solutions Course - Day 1

Working dog, Working Medicine

Advanced Procedures Cadaver Lab

Surgical Airway Lab

From Concept to Cab: Building High-Impact Simulation with Limited Resources

Training for Tragedy: Pilot Incapacitation & Helicopter Emergency Accident Training for Flight Crews & First Responders

From Bedside to Beyond: Safe ECMO Transport in Action

Train the Trainer: Enhance Your Simulation Game

Advanced Mechanical Ventilation Workshop

5k - FAST and Safety Team Fundraiser

Helicopter Happy Hour

Mon, Sep 21

Airborne Tactical Solutions Course - Day 2

Acute Stress Adaptive Protocol Demonstration

Anatomical Dissection Lab

Contract Aeromedical Evacuation in a Combat Zone

Helicopter Underwater Egress Training

Beyond a Fancy BVM: Precision Ventilation & Advanced Strategies

Strengths Under Pressure: Leveraging Leadership Tendencies to Strengthen Public Safety Aviation Teams

Words Matter: Voice Tactics & Safety Listening

LUNCH - VENDOR & EXHIBITOR HALL OPEN

It’s Not Easy Being Wheezy

The Hardest Words: Delivering Death Notifications in Critical Care Transport

Pressure to Fly! Then why is Return to Base so Deadly?

Introduction to Positive Psychology for Law Enforcement and First Responders

Implementing Realistic Survival and Safety Training for HEMS Programs

Future Flight Crew & Future Flight Leaders Alumni Event

Tue, Sep 22

ECHO Philadelphia – Opening Remarks & Scholarship Recognition

Making a Difference...For the Long Term

Break - Exhibitor Hall

The Systematic Search: Advanced Methods for Locating Missing Subjects

Implementing Incapacitated Pilot Procedures in HEMS Operations

Leadership: The Silver Bullet of Airway Management

Investing in Our People: Building a Sustainable Mental & Behavioral Health Program

Tiny Patients, Big Responsibility: A Paramedic's Guide to NICU transports

Closing the Distance: From Scene to Circuit via Helicopter-Facilitated In-Hospital ECPR

Break - Exhibitor Hall

Into the Gray: A Double IMC Incident CRM Debrief

Nitric Oxide and Epoprostenol Are Great… But What If You Don’t Have It?

Hidden Altitude: Unlocking Potential in Ourselves and our Flight Teams

Breathing Through a Straw- PEALS of Neonatal Intubation

Safety Roundtable

When Everything You Do is WRONG – Resuscitation in RV Failure

Lunch

Aviation Safety Panel

Break - Vendor Hall Happy Hour

The Mission Ends. The Impact Doesn't.

So You Want to Change Your Practice: Protocol Development in the Age of FOAMed

Benchmarking Fatigue in US Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilots

Push Dose Pressors: Is Levophed Best over the Rest?

Exploring Human Factors in Critical Care Transport

Strategic Air Support Marketing: Developing Internal and External Marketing for Air Support Success and Longevity

Break - Exhibitor Hall

When The Worst Happens: Lessons Learned From Dealing With A Fatal Mishap

Data Without Fear: Building a Just Culture of Measurement in HEMS

Mission Critical: Human Factors for Public Safety Aviation

Don’t CRASH your patient! Mitigating the physiologically difficult airway

Wings of Survival: Divorce, Darkness, and the Text That Saved A Life

Beyond the Procedure: A Systems-Based, Human-Centered Approach to Airway Management Training: Pediatric Transport Teams

The Quiet Drift: How “3 to Go, 1 to Say No” Is Becoming a Latent Risk in Air Medical Transport

Wait, I Am the Captain Now? The Emerging Leader in HEMS/Critical Care Transport

Down for Weather Bash

Wed, Sep 23

When Experience Speaks: Air Medical Safety Through the Eyes of Survivors

Break - Exhibitor Hall

Tactical Rotorcraft Employment: Special Missions and CASEVAC Part I

The Sky High Gap: Bridging the Divide Between Competence and Confidence in Critical Care Teams

Lies, Damn Lies, and Lactate

MY IFR CONDITION When High Performers Lose Orientation — and How to Find the Instruments Again

Evidence and Experience: Evaluating Emerging Literature

Deliberate Safety: Combating the Normalization of Deviance

Break - Exhibitor Hall

Tactical Rotorcraft Employment: Special Missions and CASEVAC Part II

Two Years in One Presentation: What a Master’s in Psychology Taught Me About Responder Mental Health

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Austere and Aeromedical Environments

ECHO
PHILADELPHIA

SEPT 20 - 23, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, PA