The VAFR Spring BOG Meeting and Training Event will be held on March as held on Saturday, March 21, 2026 9:00 AM at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Charlottesville, 990 Hilton Heights Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901
MAKE RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
A Welcome Reception will be held on Friday night, March 20th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Charlottesville beginning at 7:00 pm.
There will also be training events during the weekend:
-Methods of Instruction on Saturday and Sunday-March 21, 22nd from 8a until 5p. – (You must pre-register for this [email protected])
-DICO Course on Saturday, March 21 – (You must pre-register for this [email protected])
-DICO Update on Sunday, March 22 – (You must pre-register for this [email protected])
(You do not need to pre-register to attend the continuing education topics)
Saturday Continuing Education Topic Information:
8a – Instructor: Squires – Topic: “Seen but Deadly”-Recognizing DKA, HHS & Hypoglycemia
9a – Instructor: Squires – Topic: “Time” = Brain, Recognition of stroke in the field
10a – Instructor: Gentry – Topic: “So, they’re dead”. A guide to death delivery in EMS
11a – Instructor: Gentry – Topic: “Back to the Basics”. A very in-depth review of vital signs and what they mean.
1p – Instructor: Gentry – Topic: “EMT Pharmacology.” Understanding why we give these drugs and what they do.
2p – Instructor: Gentry – Topic: “You have been burned”. Review of Burns and expanding into systematic effects that are hidden below the surface
3p – Instructor: Hurst – Topic: “Trauma after the call.”
4p – Instructor: Hurst – Topic: Head injuries. “Our personal Story”
Please post for all to see and thank you for all that you do for the Virginia Association of First Responders, and I look forward to seeing and talking to each of you.