Faculty

Mark Piehl

MD, MPH
Intensivist, Medical Director
WakeMed

Mark Piehl is a pediatric critical care physician at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, and a Medical Director with WakeMed Mobile Critical Care transport. He is also Founder and Chief Medical Officer of 410 Medical, a company developing technology to improve resuscitation in shock, sepsis, and trauma. Mark teaches frequently on the pre-hospital management of trauma and critical illness, has faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina and Duke University, and has numerous Department of Defense grants funding the development of technology to improve trauma care. He is also a founding member of the SPARC Academy and the North Carolina Prehospital Regional Blood Coalition.

2026 Sessions

SPARC Academy (Selective Prehospital Advanced Resuscitative Care)

Hemorrhage remains the leading cause of preventable death. Hear from top experts on prehospital lifesaving advanced resuscitation and hemorrhage control interventions. Learn ways trauma systems can train and incorporate SPARC teams to deliver lifesaving care treatment.

Panelist

Monday, September 28 8:00–12:00 PM
Room W222 A
Clinical Paramedicine
Faculty

Charles Coyle

EMT-P, B.S
Division Chief
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

Chief Charles Coyle has served Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) since 2004, rising through the ranks from Paramedic and Firefighter to Division Chief of Wellness & Engagement. A national speaker and innovator in prehospital medicine, Chief Coyle has been instrumental in advancing trauma and mental health care models for first responders. Selected in 2013 to join the Training and Safety Division, he developed new EMS protocols and designed PBCFR’s comprehensive paramedic training and testing system from the ground up. As the department’s sole EMS educator, he oversaw training for more than 1,500 paramedics. Chief Coyle later established the Medical Services Division and now leads initiatives that enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of PBCFR personnel—continuing his lifelong commitment to protecting those who serve.

Faculty

Juan Duchesne

Faculty

Mark Piehl

MD, MPH
Intensivist, Medical Director
WakeMed

Mark Piehl is a pediatric critical care physician at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, and a Medical Director with WakeMed Mobile Critical Care transport. He is also Founder and Chief Medical Officer of 410 Medical, a company developing technology to improve resuscitation in shock, sepsis, and trauma. Mark teaches frequently on the pre-hospital management of trauma and critical illness, has faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina and Duke University, and has numerous Department of Defense grants funding the development of technology to improve trauma care. He is also a founding member of the SPARC Academy and the North Carolina Prehospital Regional Blood Coalition.

Faculty

Randall Schaefer

DNP, RN
CEO
Schaefer Consulting

Randall Schaefer, DNP, RN, CEN (Lieutenant Colonel, Retired), is a retired US Army Trauma Nurse with multiple deployments who advocates for civilian prehospital blood programs, so we don't forget the hard lessons we learned on the battlefield. She has assisted nearly 90 agencies nationwide in implementing prehospital blood transfusion programs using a standardized process. She is the President of the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition (PHBTC). She serves as a subject matter expert for the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) Prehospital Emergency and Out-of-Hospital Scheduled Transfusion Standards Working Group Committee and a Technical Expert for the National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation (NIDHC)/National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) Prehospital Blood Transfusion Implementation initiative supporting the research and implementation strategy of the DOT NHTSA grants.

Rethinking Pediatric Trauma: Circulation Comes First

Yes, I understand

Drs Antevy and Piehl will discuss hot topics in pediatric trauma management, including prehospital transfusion and the priority of circulation in patients with hemorrhagic shock. Through a presentation of compelling real-world cases, lessons learned from agencies who are leading the way, and a review of the emerging literature, they will address some of the most important questions in prehospital trauma management for kids:
—Prehospital LTOWB for kids: Is it safe? At what age? Who needs it? How much?
—Calcium, TXA, when, what dose?
—Advanced airway? Who and when?
—IO? What is the best placement site?

Co-Presenter (2 Presenters)

Presenter (1 Presenter)

Thursday, October 01 8:00–9:00 AM
Room W230 C
Critical Care
Faculty

Peter Antevy

MD, FAEMS
Handtevy Founder & CMO
Davie-Fire Rescue

Peter M. Antevy, MD is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (EM) physician practicing in-hospital emergency medical care at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, a level I trauma and tertiary care center in South Florida. Board-certified in pediatrics, emergency medicine, and the complex subspecialty of EMS, he is also the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Handtevy, and he serves as the Medical Director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Rescue, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and United Medical Transport, all in South Florida. Dr. Antevy also serves as Associate Medical Director for several other agencies, including Palm Beach County and Brevard County, Florida. He is also the longstanding Medical Director for two highly-regarded paramedic training programs as well as several mobile integrated healthcare (MIHC) programs in greater Broward County, Florida.

Faculty

Mark Piehl

MD, MPH
Intensivist, Medical Director
WakeMed

Mark Piehl is a pediatric critical care physician at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, and a Medical Director with WakeMed Mobile Critical Care transport. He is also Founder and Chief Medical Officer of 410 Medical, a company developing technology to improve resuscitation in shock, sepsis, and trauma. Mark teaches frequently on the pre-hospital management of trauma and critical illness, has faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina and Duke University, and has numerous Department of Defense grants funding the development of technology to improve trauma care. He is also a founding member of the SPARC Academy and the North Carolina Prehospital Regional Blood Coalition.

Drug Wars, Pediatric Edition: Little Patients, Big Controversies

Yes, I understand

This session brings together an all-star panel of pediatric emergency physicians, intensivists, and pharmacist-paramedics for an unfiltered, evidence-driven debate on the most hot-button issues in pediatric pharmacotherapy. Pediatric resuscitation is filled with nuance, uncertainty, and strong opinions—from fluid choices and airway sedation to seizure control, analgesia, and post-arrest management.

In this high-stakes, high-energy session, experts will go head-to-head over what the latest data really says versus what happens in the trenches. Each round challenges conventional wisdom, dissects landmark studies, and tests long-standing assumptions about how we medicate our smallest, sickest patients. Expect fast-paced discussion, sharp clinical insights, and interactive audience voting as you help decide which approaches truly hold up under scrutiny. Whether you’re a pediatric specialist, prehospital provider, or critical care clinician, this session will challenge what you thought you knew about pediatric pharmacotherapy—and leave you armed with practical, evidence-based takeaways you can use on your next pediatric call.

Co-Presenter (2 Presenters)

Presenter (1 Presenter)

Thursday, October 01 9:15–10:15 AM
Room W331 B-C
Clinical Paramedicine
Faculty

Peter Antevy

MD, FAEMS
Handtevy Founder & CMO
Davie-Fire Rescue

Peter M. Antevy, MD is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (EM) physician practicing in-hospital emergency medical care at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, a level I trauma and tertiary care center in South Florida. Board-certified in pediatrics, emergency medicine, and the complex subspecialty of EMS, he is also the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Handtevy, and he serves as the Medical Director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Rescue, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and United Medical Transport, all in South Florida. Dr. Antevy also serves as Associate Medical Director for several other agencies, including Palm Beach County and Brevard County, Florida. He is also the longstanding Medical Director for two highly-regarded paramedic training programs as well as several mobile integrated healthcare (MIHC) programs in greater Broward County, Florida.

Faculty

Mark Piehl

MD, MPH
Intensivist, Medical Director
WakeMed

Mark Piehl is a pediatric critical care physician at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, and a Medical Director with WakeMed Mobile Critical Care transport. He is also Founder and Chief Medical Officer of 410 Medical, a company developing technology to improve resuscitation in shock, sepsis, and trauma. Mark teaches frequently on the pre-hospital management of trauma and critical illness, has faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina and Duke University, and has numerous Department of Defense grants funding the development of technology to improve trauma care. He is also a founding member of the SPARC Academy and the North Carolina Prehospital Regional Blood Coalition.

Faculty

William Heuser

PharmD, MS, BCEMP, BCCCP, BCNSP, EMT-P, FP-C
Clinical Pharmacist/Clinical Toxicologist/Professor/Critical Care Flight Paramedic
Northwell Health/Hofstra University/Hicksville Fire Department

William Heuser, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCNSP, MS, EMT-P, FP-C is a clinical critical care pharmacist, course director/clinical professor of pharmacology, clinical toxicologist and certified flight paramedic/firefighter. William has presented at several national conferences across the United States and has extensive research experience in resuscitative medicine with several publications in peer-reviewed journals. As a clinical toxicologist at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at Northwell Health, his research focuses on the acute resuscitation of critically ill and dying patients. A current focus of his research focuses on the development of novel pharmacological cocktails coupled with emergency cardiopulmonary bypass to save the lives of patients who fail traditional advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) treatment.

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