1. Critical Care Transport; Presented by: Cami Pontarelli, Advanced EMT, The University of Vermont Health Network Critical Care Team

Come check out one of our mobile intensive care units, bringing the highest level of pre-hospital care, to patients throughout our region. Our Critical Care Nurses, Critical Care Paramedics, and EMTs carry a wide range of medications and equipment, to care for any patient.

2. Come tour The UVM Medical Center! Presented by: Charlie Gilroy, Laboratory Educator, UVMMC; Major Munson, Respiratory Clinical Educator, UVMMC; April Hatterick, Radiology Program Manager, UVMHN/ Sarah Jones, Supervisors of Outpatient Radiology

You will get a guided tour to see our Laboratory, Respiratory, and Radiology departments. We can't wait to show you some of the wonderful healthcare opportunities at UVMMC!

3. Medical Imaging; Presented by: Claudia Morvillo, X-Ray Supervisor, CVMC

Engage in a brief history of X-Ray and how it has developed into many modalities. Skeleton anatomy and some images of abnormalities are to be viewed.

4. A Day in the Life of a Bedside Nurse; Presented by: Nurse Educators, UVMMC

Become immersed in the care of a patient from a basic assessment to life-saving measures.

5. Navigating the Admissions Process; Presented by: Sarah Hobart, Sr Associate Director of Admissions

Hear directly from the UVM Admissions Office about what makes UVM an excellent college choice and how to best navigate and prepare for the admissions process.

6. UVM Extension Outreach; Presented by: Sarah Kleinman, MPA, Director, 4-H, Family, and Migrant Programs; Kara Bissonnette, Family Programs Coordinator; and Naomi Wolcott MacCausland, Ass’t Dir for Migrant Health 

Come hear about the UVM Extension and all that we offer with health education outreach. We do prevention education, support access to healthcare for uninsured or immigrant populations, and much more. We will also be doing training to learn the signs and symptoms of overdose and how to deliver Narcan.

7. Vermont State University- “Can You Save a Life?”. Presented by Program Director, Tracy McGuinness M.Ed, RRT, CPFT, and Director of Clinical Education, Jeremy Cannata, BSRT, RRT, RPFT

Students will pair up into teams and attempt to stabilize a patient by providing supplemental oxygen and bag-mask ventilation to an airway manikin. Following this, students will attempt to establish an artificial airway by either inserting an endotracheal tube (ETT) into the manikin or securing a laryngeal mask airway (LMA). The students will learn the critical steps in maintaining a patent airway, restoring ventilation to a patient, and closed-loop communication.

8. Compassion Fatigue: Ways to fill your toolbelt and thrive as a healthcare worker. Presented by Amanda Enright, LICSW. 

Come learn about ways to destress and cope with some of the occupational hazards, such as secondary trauma, that healthcare workers may face. 

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