Emergency Services Conference Series Moves To Provo, Ut

PROVO, Utah - July 8, 2016 - PRLog -- EMS Associates is an educational conference company that offers continuing education opportunities to EMT's, paramedics, law enforcement, nurses, and other emergency services personnel.  It was founded in 1976 by two BYU professors, Keith J. Karren, Ph.D and the late Brent Q. Hafen, Ph.D. and a local ER physician, the late Keith R. Hooker, M.D., who saw the need for quality prehospital emergency care education.  The first conference was held in October 1976 in Salt Lake City, Utah with an attendance of 500 people and has since grown to a conference attendance of over 1150 people.

EMS Associates currently has two conference locations: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Provo, Utah.  For 40 years of prehospital and EMS education, the Utah conference was being held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Beginning November 2016, Conference Directors, Elle Martin and Dr. Doug Murdock will be bringing the conference back to Provo, Utah, where it was initially founded.  Elle and Doug both bring to EMS Associates the passion of providing quality education and prehospital care to EMT's, law enforcement, nurses, and all emergency first responders.

EMS Associates brings in some of the nation's top EMS educators to lecture at these conferences, providing the conference attendees with cutting edge education and medical intervention.  The conference offers a 1-day pre-conference workshop, followed by a 3-day core conference.  The pre-conference workshops provides hands-on training in the areas of back boarding, airway management, patient extrication and a cadaver workshop.  Save-a-Cop, an 8-hour pre-conference workshop, offers hands-on patient assessment, triage and patient removal in an active gunman environment.  These pre-conference workshops have become some of the highlights of the conference.

Come join us on November 2-5, 2016, in Provo, Utah, as EMS Associates showcases the 40^th Annual "SUMMIT" conference.  The conference will be held at the new Utah Valley Convention Center with the Provo Marriott being the host hotel.  EMS Associates is looking forward to bringing this conference back to the city where Dr. Karren, Dr. Hafen and Dr. Hooker began their work and to continue this great legacy and mission of bringing only the top EMS education available to all prehospital and emergency services personnel.

Provo Mayor, John Curtis said, "Provo is excited to host an event that honors and educates members of the emergency services community.  On behalf of Provo residents, we recognize and appreciate the indispensable service provided by emergency services personnel.  We wish you a warm "welcome home" as your conference returns to Provo."

Joel Racker, CEO & President of the Utah Valley CVB said, "On behalf of Utah County and our team here at the Utah Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, we welcome EMS Associates to our wonderful valley!  We are excited to be hosting those who dedicate their lives to the emergency services and bring so much to the communities they serve across this country.  We've loved working with EMS Associates to bring this conference back to its roots in Provo and we hope everyone attending will experience the great hospitality found here in Utah Valley.

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