Agenda 2025

8 - 8:50 am
Registration and Vendor Exhibits

9 - 9:10 am
Welcome Address
Julie Augenstein, MD 
EMS Base Hospital Medical Director | Phoenix Children’s
Phoenix Children’s EMS and Pre-hospital Care Conference Chair 

9:10 - 10 am
Topic: High Risk Refusals: Pediatric Considerations 
Chief Greg Ruiz- Tempe Fire and Medical 
Deputy City Manager | Tempe

10 - 10:50 am
Topic: Newborns…What could go wrong? 
Gregory C. Martin, MD, FAAP 
Bill and Cathy Hudson Endowed Chair in Neonatology
Center for Fetal and Neonatal Care 
Division Chief of Neonatology and Co-Director, Fetal Care 

10:50 - 11:10 am
BREAK

11:10 - 12 PM
Pediatric Trauma Considerations and Updates
David M. Notrica, MD, FACS, FAAP 
Pediatric Trauma Surgery, Medical Director, Trauma, Phoenix Children’s 

12 - 1 pm
Lunch & Vendor Exhibits

1 - 1:50 pm
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, and other Airway Considerations
Julie Augenstein, MD 
EMS Base Hospital Medical Director | Phoenix Children’s
Phoenix Children’s EMS and Pre-hospital Care Conference Chair 

1:50 - 2:40 pm
Seizures and Seizure Mimics 
Claudia Yeung, MD 
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director | Phoenix Children’s 

2:40 - 3 pm
BREAK

3 - 3:50 pm
The Medically Complex Kid 
John Frischknecht, DO 

3:50 - 4:50 pm
Bites, Stings, and Ingestions 
Scott Hak – Air Methods, Flight Medic 

4:50 - 5 pm
Closing Remarks