08:00 – 08:45 08:45 – 08:55 08:55 – 09:00 SESSION 2 : 11:00 – 13:00 HEMS FOR MAJOR TRAUMA IN SOUTH AFRICA : LEGACY OR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE – Pr Willem STASSEN HELICOPTER DEPLOYMENT IN LARGE-SCALE FLOOD INCIDENTS : CAPABILITIES AND CHALLENGES – Connor HARTNADY COCKPIT CONVERSATIONS : COMPARING FRENCH AND SOUTH AFRICAN HEMS REALITIES – Bruno PLAQUIN anad Chief pilots (Netcare911, Rocket, AMS and HALO) – TBC Chaired by Benjamin VAN NUGTEREN LUNCH 11:00 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:00 12:00 – 13:00 13:00 – 14:00 SESSION 3 : 14:00 – 16:00 THE PREHOSPITAL TREATMENT OF THE LETHAL DIAMOND : HYPOTHERMIA IS CHALLENGING… BUT NOT ALONE ! – Dr Fanny LARCHER PATIENT CARE IN CONFINED HELICOPTER ENVIRONMENTS : IMPROVING WORKING CONDITIONS FOR HEMS CREWS – Bernard VAN TONDER NEONATES IN FLIGHT : EVIDENCE, EVOLUTION AND EMERGING NEEDS – Maryna VENTER ECMO FROM THE SCENE TO THE ICU : LIFESAVING PREHOSPITAL CRITICAL CARE TO THE ESTABLISHED LEVEL ONE HOSPITAL – Dr Hervé COADOU CLOSING SPEECH – Connor HARTNADY CASH BAR

ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION INTRODUCTION TO RESCUE CENTRE AND SAFETY BRIEFING – Connor HARTNADY PRACTICAL SESSION “BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOOL : VEHICLE EXTRICATION PRINCIPLES” – Connor HARTNADY MID-MORNING TEA AND COFFEE BREAK PRACTICAL SESSION “COMPLEX VEHICLE EXTRICATION SCENARIO WITH HEMS FOR INTERVENTION AND TRANSPORT” – Bernard VAN TONDER and Benjamin VAN NUGTEREM SCENARIO DEBRIEF & DISCUSSION – Bernard VAN TONDER and Benjamin VAN NUGTEREM LUNCH PRACTICAL SESSION “INTERFACILITY TRANSFER OF A NEONATE” – Maryna VENTER, Abrie SENEKAL and Muhammad HOKEE SCENARIO DEBRIEF & DISCUSSION – Maryna VENTER, Abrie SENEKAL and Muhammad HOKEE OPEN SESSION – HOIST RESCUE EXPERIENCE CLOSING CEREMONY