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6thAnnualMcSwainEMSTraumaSymposiumFriday,November16,2018

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Dr. Peter DeBlieux, completed medical school at Louisiana State Health Science Center, completed

internship in Internal Medicine LSUHSC Department of Medicine, residency and Chief residency in

Emergency Medicine LSUHSC Charity Hospital, completed Pulmonary Critical Care fellowship LSUHSC

SectionofPulmonaryandCriticalCareMedicineatLSUHSCCharityHospital.FormerProgramDirectorof

theLSUHSCCharityHospitalEmergencyMedicineResidencyfortenyearsandformerDirectorofResident

andFacultyDevelopmentfortenyears.AppointmentswithbothLSUHSCasClinicalProfessorofMedicine

andTulaneUniversityMedicalSchoolasClinicalProfessorofSurgery.AttendinginEmergencyMedicine

andtheMedicalIntensiveCareUnitofLSUHSCCharityHospitalforover25years.HeservedastheChief

MedicalOfficerandDirectorofQualityandPatientSafetyatUniversityMedicalCenter,NewOrleansfor

threeyearsandiscurrentlytheChiefExperienceOfficerofUMC,NewOrleans.


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Dr. JuanC.Duchesne joined the full-time faculty inMarchof2017as aProfessorof Surgery at Tulane

UniversitySchoolofMedicine.Priortorecentlyjoiningthefull-timefacultyatTulane,Dr.Duchesnewasa

ClinicalAssociateProfessorofSurgeryatTulane, theGraduateMedicalEducationDirectorandMedical

DirectoroftheShockTraumaProgramatNorthOaksMedicalCenterinHammond,Louisiana.Hejoined

NorthOaksMedicalCenterinJuneof2013andhasbeenonTulane'sDepartmentofSurgeryfacultysince

December 2006.He received his undergraduate education at theUniversity of Puerto Rico (Humacao,

PuertoRico)andhisMedicalDegreefromPonceSchoolofMedicine(Ponce,PuertoRico).Dr.Duchesne

didhisgeneralsurgeryresidencyandfellowshiptrainingattheLouisianaStateUniversityHealthScience

Center(NewOrleans,LA).Followinghisfellowshiptrainingin2005,Dr.DuchesnewasAssistantProfessor

of Surgery in the Department of Surgery/Trauma/Critical Care at TheUniversity ofMississippiMedical

Center(Jackson,MS).Whilethere,hereceivedtheOutstandingClinicalResearchAchievementAward.He

currentlyservesasChairoftheCommitteeofTraumafortheLouisianachapterwiththeAmericanCollege

of Surgeons andCritical CareChair for LouisianaOrganProcurementAgency (LOPA) to provideoverall

strategicguidancetotheorganization.Hehaspresentedhisresearchresultsatnationalandinternational

traumaandcriticalcaresurgicalconferences.Dr.Duchesneiswellpublished,havingover90publications

andmorethan100nationalandinternationalguestspeakerinvitations.


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RonaldI.Gross,MD,FACScompletedmedicalschoolin1976atNewYorkUniversity(NYU)School

ofMedicine in New York, NY and his general surgery residency in 1982 at the NYU/Bellevue

MedicalCenterinNewYork.Dr.GrossisanoriginalauthorofthreeACScourses,theAdvanced

Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) Course, the Disaster Management & Emergency

Preparedness (DMEP)Course,andtheAdvancedSurgicalSkills forExposure inTrauma(ASSET)

Course.HewasaneditorofthefirsteditionoftheATOMCourse,servedastheChairoftheACS

AdvancedTraumaOperativeManagement(ATOM)Coursefrom2015-2018,andiscurrentlyan

editorofthe3rdedition.Hehasco-authoredpublicationsonnumeroustraumatopicsincluding

blunthepatictrauma,transthoraciclungherniationinblunttrauma,morbidobesityinsurgeryand

trauma,emergencyandhazmatpreparedness,andtheimplementationoftheATOMCourse.

Dr.Gross ismarried,hastwochildren,andtwogranddaughters. Heandhiswiferaisequarter

horses,andenjoyworkingtheirfarm,showinghorsesontheAmericanQuarterHorseAssociation

circuit,andaboveall,spendingasmuchtimewithfamilyandfriendsastheycan.


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Dr.EmilyNicholsisboardcertifiedinbothadultandpediatricemergencymedicineandisableto

careforpersonsofallagesduringtheirsickestmoments.Shehasalsostudiedpublichealth;her

careerinterestsincludepublichealth,disasterresponse,andproviderwellness.Dr.Nicholshas

workedincommunityclinicsinurbanandruralsettingsintheUS,CostaRica,Belize,Haiti,Brazil,

andSouthAfrica.ShewasanintegralpartofreliefeffortsinPort-au-PrinceHaitiduringthe2010

earthquake,andin2014shetaughtemergencyresponse,firstaid,and“trainthetrainer”courses

to responders in Northern Haiti. Dr. Nichols has lectured nationally on the topics of provider

wellnessandsecondarytraumatization;shehaslecturedinternationallyonthedevelopmentof

911 systems and emergency medicine in the United States. Dr. Nichols brings a breadth of

supervisoryandemergencymedicineexperiencetoNewOrleansEMS.Dr.NicholsvaluestheEMS

ContinuumofCareandtheroleofEMSinhealthcare,publicsafety,andpublichealth.Shelooks

forwardtoworkingtoprovideoutstanding,equitableprehospitalcaretotheresidentsandvisitors

ofNewOrleans.


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Dr.RandyKearnsholdsaDoctorateinHealthcareAdministrationfromtheMedicalUniversityof

SouthCarolina.HeisanAssistantProfessorattheUniversityofNewOrleansandjoinedUNOin

AugustafterspendingfouryearsattheUniversityofMountOlive.In2014,heretiredasaClinical

AssistantProfessor fromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaSchoolofMedicine. Hispublications

include 69 textbook chapters, books, and articles found in various healthcare disaster and

emergencypreparednessjournals.Dr.KearnsbeganhiscareerasanEMT,paramedic,volunteer

firefighterandrescuechief.


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StaceyL.Holman,MD,isagraduateofLSUtimesthree(undergrad,SchoolofMedicine,andResidency).

She istheAssociateResidencyProgramDirectorfortheDepartmentofObstetrics&GynecologyatLSU

HealthinNewOrleans.Withinthedepartment,Dr.HolmanservesastheQualityImprovementchampion

responsible for the engagement of residents and faculty in QI and patient safety projects. She is very

involved with QI at the institutional level, serving as chair of the Surgical Site Infection Prevention

CommitteeatUMC,memberoftheSurgicalPeerReviewCommitteeforUMC,andrepresentativeforLSU

ontheOBQualityCommitteeatTouroInfirmary.ShecurrentlyholdsafacultypositionwithintheLouisiana

PerinatalQualityCollaborative,workingtoimprovematernalmorbidityinthestate.Dr.Holmanholdsthe

positionofWomen'sHealthCenterDirectoratUniversityMedicalCenterNewOrleans.Inthisrole,sheis

responsibleforleadershipintheareasofqualityimprovement,collaborativepracticewithotherservices

as it relates to our patient population, clinical operations in the inpatient and outpatient setting, and

credentialing/privilegingofourspecialtygroupofphysicians.Dr.Holmanhasbeentherecipientofseveral

awards for mentorship/teaching by medical students and residents including the Pessary Award for

ResidentMentorship,theAesculapianSocietyJuniorFacultyAward,andtheSASGOGAwardforGeneralist

Faculty.

SheisalongtimeNewOrleansresidentalongwithherhusbandandtheirtwoyoungchildren.


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HollyPaytonTocaisaRegisteredNurseatUniversityMedicalCenter,intheEmergencyDepartment.Holly

has22yearsofcriticalcareexperienceintheICUandED.Hollyalsohaspre-hospitalexperienceasaFlight

RN,providingcriticalcaretransportofneonates,pediatrics,andadultsbyground,rotor,andfixedwing,as

wellas,911sceneresponse.HollyreceivedherBSNatLSUMCinNewOrleans,LA.


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MichaelHarms,SpecialOperationTacticalMedicInstructor,PHTLS/TCCCInstructor,Paramedic,ATP,

currentlyservesasaSpecialOperationsTacticalMedic(SOTM)InstructortrainingjuniorSEALsand

SpecialBoatOperatorstobeSOTMsfor18plusmonths.Additionally,heisresponsibleforthe

developmentandreviewofmedicaltrainingasitrelatestoNavalSpecialWarfare,SpecialOperationsand

specificallytheSOTMtrainingprogramfor18plusmonths.HarmsiscertifiedasaNAEMTPHTLSand

TCCCInstructorfor9plusmonths.Hehas14yearsplusexperiencetrainingnonmedicalpersonnellin

TCCCandSpecialOperationsmedicineandisNREMTParamediccertified.


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Dr. Lance Stuke is a trauma surgeon at theNorman E.McSwain, Jr Spirit of Charity Trauma Center at

UMCNO.Priortoattendingmedicalschool,heworkedforseveralyearsasaparamedicfortheCityofNew

Orleans.HeattendedmedicalschoolatTulaneUniversity,completedageneralsurgeryresidencyatthe

University of Texas-Southwestern/Parkland Hospital in Dallas, and returned to New Orleans for his

trauma/critical care fellowship at LSU. He has a research interest in prehospital trauma, has written

numeroustextbookchaptersonprehospitalcare,andisaGovernor’sappointeetotheStateofLouisiana

EMSCertifyingCommission.HeisanAssociateProfessorofSurgeryatLSUandistheProgramDirectorfor

theLSUgeneralsurgeryresidency.


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L.J.RelleisacareerFirefighter/ParamedicservingtheGreaterNewOrleansareaforover12years.Heisa

veteranresponderofHurricaneKatrinaandmanyotherman-madeandnaturaldisasters.L.J.beganhis

career in theFire Servicewhilehe studiedat Southeastern LouisianaUniversitywhereheobtainedhis

Bachelor'sDegreeinBusinessAdministration.L.J.hasworkedinvariousrolesinhighcallvolumeFire/EMS

agencies, which has attributed to his experience and passion for improving response, training, and

management in emergency medicine. L.J. currently serves as an EMS and AHA Instructor for a 170-

Member,InternationallyAccreditedFire/EMSAgency.


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Devon Relle is a dual-trained Flight Paramedic and Registered Nurse with Acadian's AirMed Program.

HavingworkedinEMSandacutecareforover14years,Devongotherstartworkinginabusy,metropolitan

EMS system, then transitioned into the hospital setting as a Pediatric Emergency RoomRN, andmost

recently, is working as a flight care provider. Devon remains involved in her community by providing

educationtolocalpublicsafetyagencies.SheisamemberoftheAACN,ASTNA,ENA,andNAPNAP,andshe

holdsaCertifiedFlightRegisteredNurse(CFRN)certification.DevongraduatedfromTulaneUniversitywith

aBSin2007andiscurrentlyenrolledinanMSNProgramthroughtheUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham.

Sheistrainingtobecomedual-certifiedasbothanAcuteandPrimaryCarePediatricNursePractitioner.


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Dr.JeffreyElderisaClinicalAssociateProfessorofMedicineintheSectionofEmergencyMedicineatLSU

HealthSciencesCenterinNewOrleansandservesastheCo-DirectoroftheDivisionofEMSandDisaster

Medicine. He is also theAssistantMedicalDirector forEmergencyPreparednessatUniversityMedical

CenterinNewOrleans.HepreviouslyservedastheDirectorandMedicalDirectorofNewOrleansEMSas

wellastheMedicalDirectoroftheNewOrleansFireDepartment,theChiefMedicalOfficerforNewOrleans

OfficeofHomelandSecurityandEmergencyPreparedness,andasaPoliceSurgeonwiththeNewOrleans

PoliceDepartment.AgraduateofLSUSchoolofMedicine,Dr.ElderbeganhiscareerinEMSwhiletraining

asaresidentinEmergencyMedicineatLouisianaStateUniversityHealthSciencesCenter.Whileworking

withsomeofthebestparamedicsinthecountry,helearnedhowadvancesinprehospitalmedicinecan

drive in-hospital emergency medical care. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine with

subspecialtyboardcertifiedinEmergencyMedicalServicesbytheAmericanBoardofEmergencyMedicine.

His interests include advanced airway techniques and training, prehospital time sensitive illness, and

prehospitalcardiacarrestsurvival.


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Dr. Patrick McGrew joined Tulane School of Medicine full-time faculty as Assistant Professor of

Clinical Surgery July 2017 in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery department. His areas of Areas of

ExpertiseareTrauma&CriticalCareSurgery.HewasbornandraisedinLouisiana.Aftercompletinghis

BachelorinEnglishLiteratureheearnedhisDoctorofMedicinefromLouisianaStateUniversitySchoolof

Medicine,NewOrleansin2010.AftermedicalschoolhepursuedandcompletedafellowshipinAcuteCare

SurgeryatUniversityofNevada,Reno,Nevada,2015-2017.


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Dr. Chrissy Guidry joined Tulane School ofMedicine full-time faculty as Assistant Professor of Clinical

SurgeryAugust2017 intheTraumaandAcuteCareSurgerydepartment.Herareasofresearch interest

includedamagecontrolresuscitationinseverelyinjuredtraumapatient.Dr.Guidrywasbornandraisedin

CutOff,Louisiana.AftercompletingherBachelorofSciencedegreefromLSUinBatonRougeandMaster

ofScienceatTulaneUniversity inNewOrleans;sheearnedherDoctorofOsteopathyfromDesMoines

UniversityinDesMoines,IAin2009.Aftermedicalschool,shecompletedhertrainingingeneralsurgeryat

AkronGeneralMedicalCenterinAkron,Ohio.Duringherresearchyear,shecompletedanawayresearch

rotationintheTraumadepartmentatTulaneinNewOrleans(2011-2012).Uponcompletionofresidency

inOhio2015,shepursuedandcompletedafellowshipinTraumaandSurgicalCriticalCareattheUniversity

ofSouthernCaliforniainLosAngeles,California,2015-2017.


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JaredKimball istheTraumaEducator/CoordinatoratTulaneCenterforAdvanceMedicalSimulationand

TeamTraininghere inNewOrleans.Previously,heservedasaSearchandRescueFlightParamedic for

AcadianAmbulanceprovidingoffshoremedivacsupporttotheoilandgasindustryaswellasinter-facility

and scene flights for land based calls. Jared has served in multiple roles in pre-hospital setting from

firefighter/paramedic,educator,toEMSCaptainoftheCoteauVolunteerFireDepartmentinHouma.He

receivedhistrainingfromtheNationalEMSAcademyinHoumaLouisianaforhisParamediccertification

and currently enrolled at the Tulane School of Professional Advancement for bachelor’s degree in

HomelandSecurity.


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DaislynnKimballistheEMR/EMTinstructorattheCareerMagnetCenterinLockport,Louisiana,andisa

Critical Care Paramedic for Acadian Ambulance based out of Houma, Louisiana. Daislynn’s prehospital

careerhasconsistedofbeinganeducator,preceptor,andprovider,aswellasearningmultiplemeritorious

serviceawardsforthecareshe’sprovidedtoherpatients.DaislynnhasreceivedherEMStrainingfromthe

NationalEMSAcademyinHouma,Louisiana;herBachelorofArtsfromNichollsStateUniversity;andher

MasterofArtsincareerandtechnicaleducationfromBallStateUniversity.


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Dr.MargaretMooreattendedIndianaUniversityinBloomington,INasamusicmajorspecializinginclassical

trumpetperformance.Aftercollege,sheperformedforayearinLondonasasoloistwiththeshowblast!

and then returned to her home state to attend medical school in Hershey at the Pennsylvania State

UniversityCollegeofMedicine.Followingmedicalschool,MegenteredtheactiveNavalservice,completing

atransitionalyearinternshipattheNavalMedicalCenterSanDiegoandthenspendingthenextseveral

yearsonactivedutyasFlightSurgeon.WhileintheNavy,Megparticipatedinhumanitarianmissionsinthe

WesternPacificanddeployedmultipletimesinsupportofOperationsIraqiandEnduringFreedom.Her

experiencesinIraqandAfghanistanledherultimatelytopursueacareerinTraumaSurgery.Shecompleted

her residency in General Surgery at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania prior to

movingtoNewOrleanswhereshedidherfellowshiptraininginTraumaandSurgicalCriticalCareatLSU

andisnowonthefacultyintheSectionofTraumaandCriticalCareSurgery.Megremainsinthemilitary

asareservistandiscurrentlyservingasaTraumaSurgeoninSurgicalCompanyAlpha,UnitesStateMarine

CorpsReserve.


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HankMeyer isaseniorspecialagentwiththeU.S.BureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,FirearmsandExplosives

(ATF).HeiscurrentlyaCertifiedFireInvestigatorandamemberoftheeliteATFNationalResponseTeam

concentratinginfireandexplosiverelatedinvestigations.HealsoservedasamemberoftheATF/New

OrleansPoliceDepartment-MultiAgencyGangUnitwherehespecializedintheinvestigationoflong-term,

multi-defendantracketeeringandconspiratorial typecases.Meyerspentsixteen(16)yearsasatactical

paramedicassignedtotheATFSpecialResponseTeam(SRT)providingtacticalmedicalsupportforhighrisk

deploymentsthroughoutthecountry.Hispassionforprovidingprehospitalcaredatesbackto1988when

hefirstearnedhisEMT.HeearnedaJurisDoctoratefromNortheasternUniversityinBoston,MA,andis

admittedtopracticelawinboththeCommonwealthofMassachusettsandLouisiana.


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WillChapleau,EMT-P,RN,TNShasbeenaparamedic for40yearsandatraumanursespecialist for29

years. Over his year career he has worked on ambulances, in Trauma Centers and has been an EMS

Educatorforover20years.After6yearsasChiefofChicagoHeightsFireDepartment,heacceptedthe

positionofAdvancedTraumaLifeSupportProgramfortheAmericanCollegeofSurgeonsin2006.In2012

hewasaskedtocreatethePerformance improvementdivisionattheACSandcontinuestoserveas its

directortoday.He’sservedontheboardofDirectorsof theNationalAssociationofEMTs, theNational

AssociationofEMSEducatorsandtheSocietyofTraumaNurses.HeservedastheChairofthePrehospital

TraumaLifeSupportprogramforover20years.Hehaspublishednumeroustextsandjournalarticlesand

haslecturedallovertheUSandinover50countries.


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“What have you done for the good of mankind

lately?”

2018TraumaConferencePlanningTeam

Dr.JuanDuchesne,Chief,Trauma&CriticalCareSurgery,TulaneUniversity

Dr.Margaret“Meg”Moore,AssistantProfessorofSurgery,LSUHSC

Dr.LanceStuke,AssociateProfessorofSurgery,LSUHSC

Dr.ChrissyGuidry,AssistantProfessorofSurgery,TulaneUniversity

MerryMcSwain

StephanieRye

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