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THE IEMSA MISSION - To provide a voice and promote the highest quality and standards of Iowa’s Emergency Medical Services.

Our Purpose - The Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association strives to continually improve emergency medical services in Iowa.

10/30/2026

🟢 PEDIATRIC TRACK · Friday, November 13

Four attendee-favorite speakers. One day of pediatric education.

🆕 Pediatric is a NEW core topic under Iowa's new regulations, and this track is a great way to pick up those core topic hours.

👤 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗞𝗔𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗘, 𝗠𝗣𝗦, 𝗡𝗥𝗣
Sorting the Chaos: Applying SALT Triage to Pediatric MCIs
9:45-10:45 AM · [PEDIATRIC] 1.0

👤 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰, 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
Little Owees: Pediatric Trauma
10:55-11:55 AM · [PEDIATRIC] 1.0

👤 "𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥," 𝗝𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗬 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗘, 𝗡𝗥𝗣
Kids ARE Little Adults
12:55-1:55 PM · [PEDIATRIC] 1.0

👤 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗡, 𝗖𝗖𝗣, 𝗡𝗥𝗣
Common Myths of Pediatric Decompensation
2:05-3:05 PM · [PEDIATRIC] 1.0

The Pediatric Track continues Saturday with four more sessions.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗠𝗦𝗖 (𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻)

IEMSA's 36th Annual Conference & Trade Show · November 12-14, Des Moines

👉 Register and build your schedule: iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfSchedule

10/30/2026

🗺️ Plan your visit to the exhibit hall!

Find your exhibitors, explore their websites and plan your route before you arrive. Select a booth number on the map or in the directory for company details.

👉 Explore the exhibitor map: https://iemsa.net/page/ExhibitHallMapofVendors

🛠️ 70 exhibitors
🚑 20 emergency vehicles on display
🚁 1 Helicopter
🚎 SIM-IA Innovative Education Bus
🎁 Raffle drawings Thursday, giveaways Friday and Saturday

📍 Iowa Events Center, Hall-C · Nov 12-14

🎟️ Saturday is FREE!* Register for your free exhibit hall pass: tinyurl.com/IEMSAfree

*Saturday, Nov 14, 9 AM-3 PM. Free registration and badge required. Educational sessions are not included.

10/30/2026

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED!

The $50 late fee deadline is now November 2!

More time to join us for the 36th Annual IEMSA Conference & Trade Show, November 12-14 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Register by Nov. 2 and save $50! 💰

👉 Register today: iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfInfo

10/29/2026

🔴 HARD-TO-FIND · Friday & Saturday

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 + 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀

• 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 (𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲). There's no protocol for telling someone their world has just changed forever.
• 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗱 (𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻)
• 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀 (𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲). Which practices the evidence supports, and which survive only because that's how we've always done it.
• 𝗜𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 (𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗭𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗸𝘆)
• 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁. 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀)
• 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗠𝗦: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗥𝗠 (𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆, 𝗠𝗗)
• 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 (𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗮𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗝𝗗, 𝗡𝗥𝗣)
• 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗠𝗦 (𝗦𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻)

Eight sessions. 8 CEHs (pending approval).

IEMSA's 36th Annual Conference & Trade Show · November 12-14, Des Moines

🔗 iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfSchedule

10/29/2026

⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Lunch tickets are available until midnight Thursday, October 29!

🍴 Grab your ticket for Saturday’s IEMSA Awards Ceremony Lunch and celebrate Iowa’s outstanding EMS providers. 🏆

👉 iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfInfo

10/28/2026

⏰ 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 $𝟱𝟬!

Register before midnight tonight and save $50 on your entire conference registration. After today, a $50 late fee applies.

Your registration must be received in our office or posted online by
the end of today.

🍴 Today is also the last day to purchase pre-paid lunches, including the $28 Awards Ceremony sit-down lunch.

IEMSA's 36th Annual Conference & Trade Show · November 12-14,
Des Moines

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 $𝟱𝟬!

🔗 iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfInfo

10/27/2026

⏰ 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 $𝟱𝟬 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Register by the end of the day on October 28 and save $50 on your entire conference registration. After that, a $50 late fee applies.

Your registration must be received in our office or posted online by the end of the day.
🍴 It's also the last day to purchase pre-paid lunches: $28 sit-down or $18 vendor hall. Lunch cannot be purchased on the day.

IEMSA's 36th Annual Conference & Trade Show
Nov 12-14 · Iowa Events Center, Des Moines

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 $𝟱𝟬!
🔗 iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfInfo

10/26/2026

🚨 2 days left!

🎤 Saturday, November 14 brings sessions from Sue Andersen, Jamie Temple, Caroline Homan, Josh Pruitt, Jimmy Apple, Joshua Stilley Terry Ragallar, Greg Higginbotham, Vickie Petersen, Eric Jaeger and Brian Rayhons.

🙏 Plus the nationally recognized Honoring Our Own Ceremony, a moving tribute to our fallen heroes (10:05-10:55 a.m., ballroom). Family, friends, co-workers and the public are welcome. 💙

💰 Register by Oct 28 to save $50, avoid the late fee and get your lunch tickets!

10/26/2026

Most of us only look at capnography to confirm tube placement. It's telling us a lot more than that.

Dr. Josh Pruitt gives a quick preview of his Saturday morning session:

📈 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗻𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱: 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆
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Saturday, Nov 14 · 8:55–9:55 AM · ALS track · 1.0 CEH
Case-based, practical, and no waveform memorization. You'll learn how ETCO2 can help you:
• Identify shock
• Catch deterioration early
• Guide resuscitation
• Prevent peri-intubation complications

Real-world interpretation for cardiac arrest, overdose, respiratory failure, and procedural sedation.

Up to 20 CEHs across three days.

👉 Register BEFORE October 29th to SAVE $50!

IEMSA's 36th Annual Conference & Trade Show · November 12-14, Des Moines
🔗 Schedule & registration:
iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfSchedule

10/25/2026

⏳ 3 days to go!

🙌 Get practical, hands-on training you can take straight back to your service, side by side with EMS providers from across the state.

⚡ You'll go home REVITALIZED, with new skills, your CEs and a little fun under your belt.

💰 Save $50 when you register by Oct 28!

Register now: iemsa.net/page/2026AnnualConfInfo

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