Academic Poster Session | The Journal of Collegiate Emergency Medical Services

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.

2024 Academic Poster Session (Boston, MA)

Conference: 31st Annual Conference of the National Collegiate EMS Foundation

Location: Baltimore, MD

Dates: February 23, 2024 – February 25, 2024

Submission Deadline: Friday, January 19, 2024

Submission Details: Review the JCEMS_Poster_Abstract_Submission_Guide_2024“>Poster Abstract Submission Guide

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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 - September 15, 2023

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; Kari L. Brown; Andrew N. Farkas - September 15, 2023

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.

Improvements in the Self-Efficacy of CPR Performance Following a Brief Hands-only Training Program for...

Original Research Junwon Kim, EMT-B; Max Yang, EMT-B; Akinkunmi Adio, EMT-B; Victor Tsao, EMT-B; Aarthi Kaviyarasu, BS; Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil; Joshua E. Glick, MD - September 15, 2023

Bystander CPR has been shown to significantly improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet rates of bystander CPR remain low across the United States. This paper outlines a brief HOCPR training that was successfully implemented by a collegiate-based EMS agency.

Evaluation of Transport Policies for Intoxicated Undergraduate Students by Undergraduate Emergency Medical Services Agencies

Original Research Jamie Shah, BA; William Qu, MD; Anise Bowman, BA; Eleanor Wilson, BA; Jeffrey Luk, MD, MS, FACEP, FAEMS - November 30, 2022

The authors compare existing and desired transport policies for intoxicated undergraduate students among collegiate EMS agencies.

Ambulance Usage on a Collegiate Campus as a Function of Age and Gender

Original Research Hans Bradshaw, MD; Jacob Robishaw-Denton, BS, EMT-B; Bianca Carrasco, BS, BA, EMT-B; Timothy Gustafson, MPH, EMT-B - November 30, 2022

Bradshaw et al. attempt determine if age and gender exert significant influence on a patient’s decision to utilize ambulatory transport to the emergency department.