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Academic Poster Session

The Academic Poster Session is a joint-venture between JCEMS and the National Collegiate EMS Foundation (NCEMSF). Established in 2018 at the 25th Annual NCEMSF Conference, the Academic Poster Session is held annually at the NCEMSF conference. The session provides a forum for collegiate EMS leaders and scholars to share research findings as well as innovative and novel collegiate EMS programs and initiatives. Presented abstracts and posters are are published in JCEMS to promote open access scholarship.

2025 Academic Poster Session (Pittsburgh, PA)

Conference: 32nd Annual Conference of the National Collegiate EMS Foundation

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Dates: February 21 – February 23, 2025

Submission Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025

Submission Details: Review the 2025 CEMS Poster Abstract Submission Guide

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Presumptive Diagnosis of Alcohol Intoxication as the Etiology of Altered Mental Status in Collegiate...

Original Research Margaret Dickey, EMT; Kevin Crisp, PhD, EMT -
Altered mental status is a common emergency call at universities, and for collegiate-based EMS providers this chief complaint is frequently found secondary to alcohol intoxication. The results of this research demonstrate evidence that EMTs may presumptively attribute alcohol intoxication as the etiology of AMS, as evidenced by the underutilization of key AMS assessments.

2024 Conference Academic Poster Session Posters

Abstracts - JCEMS & NCEMSF Academic Poster Session JCEMS -
Posters from the Academic Poster Session at the 2024 Annual National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation Conference

Advising Resilient Healthcare Teams

Advice & Practices Marion Miguel Antazo, BHSc, EMR; Marina N. Fonseca, BHSc, EMR; Fezan Khokhar, BSc, EMR; Mellina J. Solomon, EMR -
McMaster University's Emergency First Response Team (EFRT) has curated a multi-step, highly selective hiring process that has led to exemplary retention rates.

Standing Up and Staffing a Covid Vaccine Clinic on a Collegiate Campus

Advice & Practices Stephanie Warrior, EMT; Sun Chu, EMT; Nathan Trauernicht, MPA, BS FPST, CFO, CEMSO, CTO, MIFireE, CA certified Fire Chief #30; Nathaniel Hartinger; Scott Hatcher; Lisa Mills, MD -
The University of California – Davis Fire Department discusses their experience setting an administering an on-campus COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

Opioid and Alcohol Co-Ingestion

Reviews Laurel E. Wong, BS; Kari L. Brown, MS; Andrew N. Farkas, MD -
Although college campuses have historically been regarded as a protective influence against the development of substance use disorders, substance use and misuse have risen to become one of the most widespread public health concerns facing U.S. college campuses in the past decade. This article discusses pertinent pharmacology, clinical presentations, and treatment guidelines for co-ingestion of alcohol and opioids.

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