Interior Region EMS Council

09/30/2026

IREMSC 2027 EMS Symposium - Call For Speakers

Share Your Knowledge. Challenge Thinking. Strengthen Alaska EMS.

The Interior Region EMS Council (IREMSC) is seeking dynamic, engaging speakers for its 2027 IREMSC EMS Symposium.​

We are looking for presenters who are passionate about advancing emergency medical services through high-quality education, innovation, evidence-based practice, and real-world experience.

Whether you are an EMS provider, physician, nurse, educator, researcher, public safety professional, or other healthcare professional, we invite you to share your expertise, experience, and ideas with Alaska's EMS community.

Symposium Dates: Thursday, April 29 - Saturday, May 1, 2027

Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
What Are We Looking For?
IREMSC is interested in new and emerging topics that challenge conventional thinking, encourage discussion, or address the unique realities of providing emergency medical care in Alaska.

We welcome presentation proposals across the spectrum of prehospital emergency care, including:

Clinical updates and evidence-based practice

Critical care and high-acuity patient management

Behavioral health emergencies

Medical emergencies and patient assessment

Trauma and injury management

Cardiac and resuscitation care

Stroke and neurological emergencies

Pediatric and neonatal emergencies

Hands-on skills and practical workshops

EMS provider wellness, resilience, and mental health

Case studies and lessons learned from the field

Rural, remote, and austere medicine

Leadership, education, and workforce development

Technology, artificial intelligence, and innovation in EMS

Quality improvement and patient safety

What Makes a Great Symposium Session?

We particularly encourage presentations that are interactive, practical, relevant, and engaging.

Successful sessions should provide attendees with knowledge, strategies, clinical insights, or skills that they can take back to their communities and apply in the field.

We welcome traditional educational presentations as well as:

Interactive case discussions

Scenario-based education

Hands-on skills sessions

Workshops

Panel discussions

Clinical case reviews

Lessons learned from challenging or unusual calls

Presentations should reflect current knowledge, evidence-based practice, and accepted standards of prehospital and emergency care whenever applicable.

Who Should Submit?
You do not have to be a nationally recognized conference speaker to have something valuable to share.

Some of the most meaningful EMS education comes from providers, clinicians, and educators willing to share their experiences, successes, challenges, research, innovations, and lessons learned.

We encourage submissions from new presenters as well as experienced conference faculty.

If you have knowledge or an experience that could make another EMS professional a better clinician, educator, leader, or teammate, we want to hear from you.

Bring Your Experience to Alaska EMS
The IREMSC EMS Symposium brings together EMS professionals committed to improving prehospital care across Alaska's diverse urban, rural, remote, and frontier communities.

Come teach. Come challenge. Come inspire.

Help us build an educational program that strengthens our providers, our services, and ultimately the care we provide to the communities we serve.

Submit Your Presentation Proposal
Interested presenters should be prepared to provide:

Presenter name and credentials
Professional affiliation
Presentation title
Brief session description
Learning objectives
Preferred presentation format
Estimated session length
Brief professional biography

Submission Deadline: Monday, November 30

Submit proposals to: Mark Tozer / [email protected]

09/30/2026

🌱 FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®)

Are you a professional who works with children and youth who have experienced adversity, toxic stress, or relational trauma? This upcoming training may be a great opportunity to expand your toolbox and earn continuing education credit — at no cost!

The UAA Family Services Training Center is offering Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) training online via Zoom.

📅 Thursdays: October 8, 15, 22 & 29
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
💻 Online via Zoom
🎓 12 General CEs
💰 FREE!

TBRI® is an evidence-based, attachment-based, trauma-informed, whole-child approach designed to help meet the needs of children and youth who have experienced early adversity, toxic stress, and/or relational trauma.

The training will explore the science behind TBRI® and its three core principles:

🤝 Connecting
💪 Empowering
🧭 Correcting

⚠️ Important: Participants must attend all four sessions to receive continuing education credit.

👉 Registration is open click the registration link to sign up! https://form.jotform.com/261587841647975?trainingid=5017

Help strengthen the way we support children and families in our communities. 💚

Please click the link to complete this form.

09/29/2026

This World Heart Day, show your heart a little love by learning how to save someone else’s. ❤️🫀

💓 Every second counts during sudden cardiac arrest. With the right training, a bystander can become a lifesaver.

Whether you’re getting certified for the first time or it’s time to renew, IREMSC offers training for healthcare professionals, workplace responders, and members of our communities.

Because one of the best ways to celebrate your heart… is knowing how to help restart someone else’s. ❤️

09/29/2026

The illicit drug supply continues to evolve, and EMS and 911 professionals need to be prepared for increasingly potent fentanyl-related substances.

According to the latest EMS News alert, carfentanil, fluorofentanyl, and methfentanil have been identified across the illicit drug supply and are associated with an increasing number of overdose deaths.

⚠️ Key considerations for responders:

🔹 Fluorofentanyl and methfentanil can be more potent than fentanyl
🔹 Carfentanil is approximately 100x more potent than fentanyl
🔹 Overdoses may require multiple doses of naloxone
🔹 Fentanyl analogues may not be detected by standard drug test strips or routine screens
🔹 These substances may appear as counterfeit prescription pills or powders
🔹 They may also be mixed with other drugs, including co***ne, methamphetamine, and he**in

📈 The alert reports that carfentanil samples increased by 206%, while methfentanil samples increased by 297% since 2024.

For EMS providers, staying informed about changes in the illicit drug supply is an important part of being prepared to recognize and treat opioid-related emergencies.

📚 Take a few minutes to review the full alert and share it with your crew.

🚑 Stay informed. Stay prepared. Stay safe.

09/28/2026

🚨 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING COMING TO ALASKA! 🚨

Ready to take your advanced life support skills to the next level? Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) is bringing hands-on, team-based training to Anchorage this October 9–10, 2026!

Designed specifically for rural healthcare providers, CALS focuses on real-world application across cardiac, traumatic, pediatric, obstetrical, neonatal, and medical emergencies.

🩺 Two tracks available:

👩‍⚕️ MD/DO/PA-C/NP — $1,650
📅 2-day course

🚑 RN/Paramedic — $1,200
📅 2-day course

Participants can expect:
✅ Hands-on advanced procedures
✅ Complex trauma training
✅ Ultrasound skill development
✅ Critical team-based practice
✅ Practical, real-world scenarios

📍 Anchorage, Alaska
📅 October 9–10, 2026

⚠️ Eligibility: Participants must hold an Advanced Life Support credential as an MD, DO, PA-C, NP, RN, or Paramedic. EMTs, CHAPs, CNAs, and CMAs are not currently eligible.

📩 Questions about eligibility or course content?
Contact: [email protected]

👉 Scan the QR codes on the flyer or use the registration links to secure your spot!

Bring advanced skills back to your community. 🏔️🚑

09/22/2026

🚨 Become an AHA Instructor this November! 🚨

Ready to take your CPR knowledge to the next level? Join IREMS on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 8:30 AM–5:00 PM for our BLS & Heartsaver Instructor Course!

This course is designed for current AHA providers who want to become certified to teach BLS and/or Heartsaver courses. It’s a great opportunity to expand your skills, strengthen your organization’s training capabilities, and help others build lifesaving skills. ❤️‍🩹

📅 November 19, 2026
⏰ 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Interior Region EMS Council, Inc.
💲 $375

Space is limited! If you’ve been thinking about becoming an instructor, now is the time to get started.

👉 Register today and become the person who helps others learn to save a life!
https://iremsc.org/classes/

09/16/2026

💜 Recovery Month: 5 Ways We Can Support Our Community 💜

Recovery can look different for everyone and support can take many forms. This Recovery Month, let’s help build a community where people feel supported, connected, and able to find what works for them!

Here are 5 simple ways you can make a difference:

1️⃣ Check in with someone.
A simple conversation can create connection. Ask how someone is doing, listen without judgment, and give them space to share what they want to share.

2️⃣ Help someone find their next move.
👉 NextMove.Alaska.gov connects Alaskans with options for substance use and mental health support, healthy coping, treatment, everyday needs, and more.

3️⃣ Learn how to support someone you care about.
You don't have to have all the answers. Next Move's Supporting Loved Ones resources provide conversation starters, practical tips, and ways to support yourself, too.

4️⃣ Create opportunities for connection.
Hosting a substance-free community event? Add it to Recover Alaska's statewide calendar so more Alaskans can find opportunities to connect, have fun, and be part of their community.

5️⃣ Celebrate the many ways recovery can look.
Change is possible. Recovery is ongoing. And everyone deserves support in finding what works for them. 💜

Different things work for different people. Let's continue creating communities where people feel supported and connected.

🔗 Learn more and explore resources at NextMove.Alaska.gov

09/15/2026

🚑 NOW HIRING: Clinical Preceptor / EMS Program Support – UAF CTC 🎓

Are you an experienced Paramedic who loves teaching, mentoring, and helping the next generation of EMS providers succeed?

UAF Community & Technical College is looking for a Clinical Preceptor / EMS Program Support professional to join their EMS/Paramedicine team in Fairbanks!

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

🩺 Provide clinical supervision, coaching, and evaluation of paramedic students
🎓 Mentor students as they develop their clinical skills and professional judgment
🚑 Support EMS laboratory and simulation instruction
📚 Assist with student skills development and remediation
🧰 Help maintain equipment and supply readiness
🤝 Work alongside faculty, healthcare professionals, and EMS educators
⭐ Make a direct impact on paramedic education here in Alaska

When students aren't in clinical rotations, you'll help support laboratory instruction, simulation, instructional preparation, and other program activities.

This is a great opportunity for a confident, experienced Paramedic who wants to give back to the profession and help shape Alaska's future EMS providers.

📍 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
🏫 UAF Community & Technical College
💼 Staff Full-Time | On Campus
📋 Grade 79

Minimum qualifications include:
✔️ Current National Registry Paramedic certification and Alaska Paramedic licensure (or ability to obtain)
✔️ Current BLS certification
✔️ ACLS and PALS certification or equivalent
✔️ Three years of college coursework and three years of progressively responsible experience related to the program specialty, or an equivalent combination of training and experience

If you're passionate about EMS education, mentorship, and developing excellent paramedics, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for!

Apply HERE: https://careers.alaska.edu/jobs/clinical-preceptor-ems-program-support-uaf-ctc-fairbanks-alaska-united-states

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