Southern Rio Grande EMS Conference 2009

logo Please join us in Beautiful Mesilla Valley November 9th through the 14th, 2009 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. Our conference has moved! All refreshers and core conference courses will take place at the museum, located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88008.

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Conference Host

The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum is the conference host, located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88008.


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Hotel Accommodations

Ramada Palms de Las Cruces is the hosting hotel offering discounted room rates. Please give them a call at (575)526-4411. They are located at 201 East University, Las cruces, NM 88005.



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Keynote Speakers

Julie “Jules” Scadden from Sac City, IA is a founding member of the National EMS Museum Foundation and will be speaking about the history of EMS. She may be bringing a few items from the museum to share! She has a wide variety of experience including being a volunteer ALS provider for a countywide system. Jules also was a Paramedic for a Fire Department in IA. She has been involved in education for several years. Jules is new to the New Mexico circuit and we are excited to have her at SRGEMS!


Randy Kuykendall is familiar to many NM EMS providers. Randy was active in NM for many years before making the move to Colorado where he is the EMS Bureau Chief. Randy will bring updated information on being an educator and what the means to those in the EMS Education system. He will also help us understand what it means to be an EMS supervisor. We are thrilled that Randy has agreed to be one of our presenters.

Norm Rooker is another name several will recognize. Norm has been involved in EMS and rescue since 1973. His experiences have included 6 years as an EMT working for various private ambulance services before becoming a paramedic. Currently he is the Chief Paramedic for Ouray County EMS, CO. Besides street medicine, Norm's background includes rescue and "special operations" some of which include SWAT Medic, a former Rescue Systems 1 & 2, structural collapse, instructor for the California State Fire Marshal's Office as well as a member of the San Francisco Fire Department's Surf & Cliff Rescue Teams. Lastly, Norm is a frequent contributor and columnist for ADVANCED RESCUE TECHNOLOGY & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Magazines and a popular speaker on the EMS & Rescue lecture circuit.

Some other speakers include:
Chuy Lopez, Kyle Thornton, Laura Mae Williams, Barak Wolff, Kevin McFarlane and Rey Ramirez just to name a few!

Preconference Classes