SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – Air Link will host its annual Education Conference Saturday, September 24 at Regional West Medical Center. All first responders, emergency medical response personnel, and hospital personnel are invited to attend free of charge and receive EMS continuing education credit.  

The Education Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Regional West Education Center, on the upper level of the hospital’s main lobby at 4021 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, Neb.

Keynote speaker Dr. David Schoenfeld of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston will present a program on “Termination of Resuscitation and Lessons Learned from the Boston Marathon Bombing.” The conference will include hands-on skill stations including farm equipment, and an Emergency Medical Services  mental health update focusing on the Code Green campaign.

EMS continuing education hours will be offered, in part, through a grant from the Nebraska Emergency Medical Services Program (NEMSP). Nursing continuing education hours will be applied for. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Register online by September 14 at rwhs.org/air-link-ems-conference. Regional West employees should register through SWANK, using course number 265.

For more information, call Trisha Garner, Air Link Flight Nurse, at 308-430-1440.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 182-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 providers, and over 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.