🚨 FASTCAN Preconference Bundle: Ventilation Mastery + Bleeding Edge Bleed Control

🚨 FASTCAN Preconference Bundle: Ventilation Mastery + Bleeding Edge Bleed Control
Date: September 2, 2025
Time: Choose either the Morning Session (8:00 AM–12:00 PM) or the Afternoon Session (1:00 PM–5:00 PM)
Location: BMO Centre, Calgary AB
Seats Limited: 24 per session (12 per rotation)

Get two high-impact, hands-on workshops in one streamlined session! This bundle gives you double the training and twice the value—perfect for paramedics looking to sharpen critical prehospital skills before FASTCAN officially kicks off.

Here’s how it works:

• The group is split into two: 12 students will start with Bob Page in Ventilation Mastery, and 12 will start in Bleeding Edge: Advanced Bleed Control with Chris Hollett and Mike Turconi.

• After two hours, the groups will rotate so every participant gets both workshops.

💨 Ventilation Mastery (with Bob Page)

A deep dive into optimizing ventilation in critical care and field scenarios. You’ll walk away understanding how to master air movement, monitor performance, and prevent common pitfalls in both BVM and advanced airway management.

🩸 Bleeding Edge: Advanced Bleed Control (with Chris Hollett & Mike Turconi)

Learn the latest evidence-based bleeding control techniques straight from military and tactical medics. From junctional hemorrhage to wound packing under fire, this isn’t your standard first-aid class—it's next-level bleeding control designed for the field.

🔥 Limited spots. High-value, high-skills. One unforgettable start to FASTCAN.

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Bleeding Edge

Instructors: Chris Hollett & Mike Turconi

Severe hemorrhage remains one of the most preventable causes of prehospital death — and managing it quickly and effectively is a critical skill for every paramedic. In this fast-paced, hands-on preconference session, instructors Chris Hollett and Mike Turconi will take you deep into the world of advanced bleeding control. From wound packing and junctional tourniquets to hemostatic agents and TXA use, this session focuses on real-world techniques and decision-making for high-risk bleeding scenarios.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
✅ Identify life-threatening hemorrhage and prioritize bleeding control interventions
✅ Demonstrate effective use of advanced bleeding control tools including wound packing, junctional devices, and hemostatic dressings
✅ Understand the indications, timing, and administration of TXA in the prehospital setting
✅ Apply tactical and clinical decision-making skills in simulated high-stress bleeding scenarios
✅ Integrate bleeding control into trauma algorithms and team-based response models

Prepare to get hands-on and walk away with skills that could save lives in your very next call.

Time : 2 Hours

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Ventilation Mastery

Join internationally renowned educator Bob Page for a deep dive into one of the most misunderstood—and life-saving—skills in EMS: ventilation. This dynamic preconference session will transform the way you approach airway management by taking you beyond “bagging” and into the science of proper ventilation. From BVM technique to waveform capnography, Bob will break down the physiology, debunk the myths, and deliver practical, real-world strategies you can apply immediately.

What You’ll Learn:

• How poor ventilation—not oxygenation—is often the silent killer

• Precision BVM techniques that reduce barotrauma and improve outcomes

• Capnography interpretation for real-time clinical decisions

• Ventilation strategies across patient populations (COPD, head injury, arrest)

• Why “less is more” when it comes to airway interventions

If you want to master the skill that saves lives in the first 5 minutes, this session is for you. Walk in with questions—walk out with confidence.