Sixth Annual Emergency Medical Services Symposium

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

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Keeping abreast of the latest legal thinking can challenge even the most tuned-in attorney. Widener Law Commonwealth’s CLE programs will help you stay on top of your profession. Our programs are taught by nationally recognized experts.

Participants in this program (in person and virtual) are entitled to one (1) Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (CLE) substantive credit for each segment attended for a maximum of six (6) credits (five substantive, one ethics). EMS continuing education credits have also been applied for; please let the registration desk know of your interest in receiving these if approved.Questions: CLEcwlaw@widener.eduWidener Law Commonwealth will host the Sixth Annual Emergency Medical Services Symposium on Thursday, November 7th, 2024. This program is co-sponsored by the <a href="https://commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/academics/parallax-page-3-signature-programs/law-and-government-institute/" title="https://commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/academics/parallax-page-3-signature-programs/law-and-government-institute/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Widener Law Commonwealth Law and Government Institute</a>, <a href="https://www.pwwemslaw.com/" title="https://www.pwwemslaw.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Page, Wolfberg &amp; Wirth, LLC</a>, the <a href="https://aa-pa.org/" title="https://aa-pa.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania</a>, and the <a href="https://pfesi.org/" title="https://pfesi.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services Institute</a>.The 2024 Widener Law Commonwealth Annual EMS Law and Policy Symposium is focused on issues of national significance in the provision of emergency medical services to ill or injured persons in the custody of law enforcement. EMS and law enforcement agencies most often work closely together in a manner that benefits the public, but recent high-profile national cases involving the deaths of individuals in custody raise important legal questions regarding medical control of a law enforcement scene, the rights of persons in custody to receive necessary emergency care, and the potential civil and criminal liability of both police and EMS responders. This year’s Symposium will address the medical civil rights of persons in custody requiring emergency health care, and the emerging legal obligation of police and EMS agencies to work together to ensure that emergency medical care is provided competently and promptlyA Zoom link will be provided to virtual registrants via an email from Eventbrite.

AGENDA8:00 am	Registration and Coffee 8:30 am	Welcome and Introduction andré douglas pond cummings, Dean, Widener University Commonwealth Law SchoolChristian Johnson, Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School 8:35 am 	Case Studies: Preventing Future Failures of Accountability in EMS and Law	Enforcement InteractionsDouglas M. Wolfberg, Esq., 96’ Founding Partner, Page, Wolfberg &amp; Wirth, LLC and Adjunct Professor, Widener University Commonwealth Law SchoolMark A. Wolfberg, EMT, Police Officer (ret.), Selinsgrove Police Department and Chief of Police (ret.) SASD		 9:50 am	Break 10:00 am 	The Medical Civil Rights Initiative – Closing the Statutory Gap in Accountability	Leonore A. Dluhy, Director, Medical Civil Rights Initiative, Dr. Deborah H. Dluhy, and Dr. Stephen C. Wright11:30 am 	Buffet Lunch 12:00 pm 	Litigation Perspectives from the Elijah McClain Case	Shana Beggan, Esq. and Mike Pellow, Esq., Alonzi Pellow Beggan, L.L.C., defense counsel in the Elijah McClain case 1:30	Break 1:45 pm 	Address by Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry 94’	2:00 pm 	Overview of the National Consensus Statement: Best Practices for Collaboration Between Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Services During Acute Behavioral EmergenciesDouglas F. Kupas, MD, FAEMS, FACEP. EMS Physician, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Resuscitologist and Diane L. Miller, MD, MS, Medical Director, NC State Highway Patrol, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina 3:00 pm 	Panel Discussion – The Legal Ethics of Integrating EMS, Law Enforcement and	the Law 	Moderator: Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq., 96’	Panelists: Shana Beggan, Esq., Jonathan D. Koltash, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, Governor’s Office of General Counsel, Mike Pellow, Esq., and Mark A. Wolfberg 4:00 pm	ConclusionProfessor Christian A. Johnson

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