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Kevin Collopy

MHL, FP-C, NRP, CMTE, FAEMS
Director of Clinical Integrity
Life Link III

Kevin Collopy, MHL, FP-C, NRP, CMTE, FAEMS, is a 25+ year critical care & air medical transport leader who has taught emergency & wilderness medicine in 7 countries, and has authored 200+ publications including 30 peer-reviewed abstracts/papers. Kevin is the Director of Clinical Integrity for Life Link III where he's responsible for their clinical quality management, research and compliance programs. He's been honored as an EMS10: EMS Innovator(2014), with John Jordan Award for contributions to CCT literature(2021), and with the Allen Wolfe Excellence in Leadership Award (2023). He's on the International Paramedic Registry advisory board, chairs the Global Critical Care Transport Higher Education Council, is past president of ICAPP, and serves on the VITALS Foundation board. Kevin is an NAEMT Lighthouse Program Mentor and has a master’s in healthcare leadership.

2026 Sessions

Elevating Your Air Medical Utilization Review

Air medical transport utilization review is a core tenant of mature quality management systems. But, what does a utilization review need to entail, and what determines the appropriate use of limited air medical transport resources? Come join in an engaging conversation that looks at the published clinical data behind use of air medical transport and begin to look beyond "admitted from the emergency department."

This presentation will review how one program has developed a blinded regular report that is shared with regional hospital and EMS partners with established over-triage benchmarks and objective criteria determining appropriate helicopter use. Walk away empowered to evaluate transports to split them into appropriate use and over triage categories that will allow your team to determine appropriate and inappropriate over triage. This discussion will review how to establish over-triage rates, and explore how to provide this feedback to transport system partners.

Speaker

Thursday, May 28 10:30–11:00 AM
Room 403-404
Leadership and Management
Faculty

Kevin Collopy

MHL, FP-C, NRP, CMTE, FAEMS
Director of Clinical Integrity
Life Link III

Kevin Collopy, MHL, FP-C, NRP, CMTE, FAEMS, is a 25+ year critical care & air medical transport leader who has taught emergency & wilderness medicine in 7 countries, and has authored 200+ publications including 30 peer-reviewed abstracts/papers. Kevin is the Director of Clinical Integrity for Life Link III where he's responsible for their clinical quality management, research and compliance programs. He's been honored as an EMS10: EMS Innovator(2014), with John Jordan Award for contributions to CCT literature(2021), and with the Allen Wolfe Excellence in Leadership Award (2023). He's on the International Paramedic Registry advisory board, chairs the Global Critical Care Transport Higher Education Council, is past president of ICAPP, and serves on the VITALS Foundation board. Kevin is an NAEMT Lighthouse Program Mentor and has a master’s in healthcare leadership.

Are Pelvic Binders Really Worth the Squeeze?

Early use of pelvic binders have been included in the trauma patient care continuum for more than a decade. But do they really reduce fractures, and do they control hemorrhage? Join Kevin Collopy as he discusses what is actually known about pelvic fracture stabilization and why it belongs in your patient care planning. This presentation will highlight why it is important to understand the various types of pelvic fractures, the limitations of physical exams, and what pelvic binding devices actually work! You will walk away understanding when pelvic binders are unnecessary, essential, and need to be exchanged for a superior alternative. Sure, pelvic binding may sound basic, but they are a critical, and often under utilized, intervention in transport systems.

Speaker

Thursday, May 28 1:40–2:10 PM
Room Waller Ballroom A
Clinical Paramedicine
Faculty

Kevin Collopy

MHL, FP-C, NRP, CMTE, FAEMS
Director of Clinical Integrity
Life Link III

Kevin Collopy, MHL, FP-C, NRP, CMTE, FAEMS, is a 25+ year critical care & air medical transport leader who has taught emergency & wilderness medicine in 7 countries, and has authored 200+ publications including 30 peer-reviewed abstracts/papers. Kevin is the Director of Clinical Integrity for Life Link III where he's responsible for their clinical quality management, research and compliance programs. He's been honored as an EMS10: EMS Innovator(2014), with John Jordan Award for contributions to CCT literature(2021), and with the Allen Wolfe Excellence in Leadership Award (2023). He's on the International Paramedic Registry advisory board, chairs the Global Critical Care Transport Higher Education Council, is past president of ICAPP, and serves on the VITALS Foundation board. Kevin is an NAEMT Lighthouse Program Mentor and has a master’s in healthcare leadership.
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