Hosted by LifeFlight of Maine

Join us in beautiful Freeport, Maine, on September 6, 2025, for a day dedicated to the advancement of critical care transport medicine. Hosted by LifeFlight of Maine, the Northeast Critical Care Transport Conference brings together clinicians from helicopter EMS (HEMS) and other transport programs across the northeastern U.S. for a full day of learning, networking, and collaboration.

Conference Details

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 8:00 am
Location: The Hilton Garden Inn
5 Park Street, Freeport, ME 04032
Cost: $150 per person
(Price increases to $175 after August 15th)
Includes coffee, snacks, and lunch.

Pre-Conference Dinner

Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
Time: Cocktails (cash bar) begins at 5:30 pm with dinner to follow
Location: The Hilton Garden Inn
5 Park Street, Freeport, ME 04032
Cost: $60 per person
Dinner is not included in the conference fee.

We’ll kick off the weekend with a pre-conference dinner and a keynote address from Dr. Stephen Thomas of Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. As a nationally recognized expert in emergency medicine and air medical transport, Dr. Thomas will set the stage for a weekend of learning and professional growth.

Conference Schedule

• Congenital Cardiac Anomalies: Pathophysiology, Treatment and Concerns in the Transport Environment – A Chalk Talk by Dr. Michael Ferguson, Pediatric Intensivist, Maine Medical Center
• “Building Sim-Biotic Relationships” – Creating Outreach Education Utilizing Simulation by Alaina Martini, MSRN, Flight RN with Allegheny General Hospital LifeFlight
• Heart of Stone: A Tale of Hyperkalemia, Digoxin Toxicity, and Calcium Administration by Danielle Goodrich, BA, FP-C, CCP-C, Clinical Coordinator UVM HealthNet Critical Care Transport & Douglas George, MD, Medical Director UVM HealthNet Critical Care Transport
• Identification and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injuries by Chris Winebarger, RN, NRP, CCRN, Operations Manager Hartford HealthCare LIFE STAR
• Diagnostics and Treatments of Aortic Dissections by Samantha Mercer, CCRN, FP-C, Flight RN, Hartford HealthCare LIFE STAR
• Panel discussion of Contemporary Challenges in the Pre-Hospital/Interfacility Transport World facilitated by Dr. Norm Dinerman, Medical Director LifeFlight of Maine and Northern Light Health Transfer Center

Panelists Include:

•Dr. David Saquet, Associate Medical Director LifeFlight of Maine & Medical Director for Numerous EMS Ground Services
•Aiden Koplovsky, EMS Program Director Eastern Maine Community College
•Chuck Hogan, Chief Clinical Officer LifeFlight of Maine
•Danielle Goodrich, Clinical Coordinator UVM HealthNet Critical Care Transport
•Ken Roy, RNC-NIC, Neonatal Transport Team Coordinator, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Continuing Education

Participants are eligible to receive CNEs for nursing professionals and CAPCE CEHs for EMS personnel. To receive continuing education credit for EMS, please enter your EMS license number and state when registering below.

Transportation

The Hilton Garden Inn is about a five minute walk from the Amtrak Downeaster station in Freeport. For more information, click here.

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Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts, earn continuing education credits, and network with peers from across the region.

We look forward to hosting our peers from around New England and welcoming you to Maine!