Conference Program

Day 1: October 02, 2026

TimeSessionSpeaker
08:30 - 09:30Registration
09:30 - 10:00Opening RemarksTaiwanDr Chieh-Ming Fan
10:00 - 10:50Keynote: Rise of the Machines: Technological advances in cardiac care in 2026AustraliaDr David Anderson
10:50 - 11:10Networking Break
11:10 - 12:00Keynote: Building a Resilient EMS System: Current Preparedness and Future Strategies TaiwanDirector General, Huan-Chang Hsiao, National Fire Agency
12:00 - 14:00Lunch / Platinum Sponsor Session
14:00 - 15:20Keynote: From EMS daily practice to research topicsAustraliaProf Brett Williams
15:20 - 15:40Networking Break
15:40 - 17:00Keynote: EMS Crew Resource ManagementUSAAssoc Prof Justin Hunter
17:00Closing for Day 1 TaiwanDr Chieh-Ming Fan

Day 2: October 03, 2026

TimeSessionSpeaker
09:40 - 10:00 AustraliaKeynote:The roles and competencies of EMS Medical Directors and Clinical InstructorsAustraliaDr David Anderson
10:00 - 10:20USAKeynote:US HEMS and prehospital blood transfusion practiceUSAAssoc Prof Justin Hunter
10:20 - 10:40Break
10:40 - 11:00Saudi ArabiaKeynote:From Consensus to Curriculum: Advancing Non-Technical Skills in EMS Across Asian SystemsAustralia Prof Brett Williams
11:00 - 11:20SingaporeKeynote:Smart EMS Technologies and the Road to EMS ASIA 2026SingaporeMr Kenneth Foong
11:20 - 11:40TaiwanProtecting the Protectors: EMS Occupational Health and ResilienceTaiwanAssist Prof Jack Yu-Tung Chang
11:40 - 12:00Global EMS Panel DiscussionAll speakers
12:00 - 14:00Lunch / World EMS Café
14:00 - 14:30Academic Presentation Session Opening Address: Why is Research Important in Paramedicine? SingaporeMr Kenneth Foong
14:30 - 16:00Poster Lightening Presentation / Oral Presentation

▍Oral Presentation Accepted Papers

No.TitleTime
1Development and Feasibility Evaluation of a Digital Training Management System for Fire-Based EMS Personnel: A Two-Station Pilot Study14:30 - 14:40
2Development and Application of the OHCA-QA Emergency Quality Assessment System14:40 - 14:50
3From Concept to Deployment: Developing Disaster Nursing Preparedness Through a Hospital-Based BORP Training Program14:50 - 15:00
5Emotional Exhaustion Mediates the Association Between Workplace Bullying and Psychological Distress Among Taiwanese Firefighters15:00 - 15:10
6Registered but Not Available: Time and Floor Barriers to Public-Access AEDs in Taipei15:10 - 15:20
7Prehospital Administration of Hydroxocobalamin for Suspected Cyanide Poisoning in Smoke Inhalation: Taiwan's First Case Report15:20 - 15:30
8Stay calm when facing bleeding; "lend a hand" to save a life.15:30 - 15:40
9Information-Layer Support for Clinical Adaptive Capacity during Network Outages: An Internal Evaluation of the Offline-First xGrid System15:40 - 15:50
10An Application of the Health Belief Model to Investigate Nurses’ Disaster Preparedness and Associated Determinants15:50 - 16:00
11Application of Video-Assisted Medical Command (VAMC) in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Response During a Large-Scale Road Race Event: A Retrospective Descriptive Case Study of the 2026 New Taipei Railway Marathon16:00 - 16:10
12Building a Resilient Care System: Predictors of Post-Discharge Health Behaviors in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Case Management16:10 - 16:20
13The Portable Hyperbaric Chamber Altitude Illness Safety Net program in Taiwan16:20 - 16:30

▍Poster Presentation Accepted Papers

No.Title
1Prehospital Intraosseous Access and Pre-arrival Notification for Blood Transfusion Activation in a Conscious Severe Trauma Patient: A Case Report
2Development and Pilot Implementation of a Digital Competency Assessment System for Newly Recruited Firefighters: A Distributed Assessment Model Based on Independent Duty Readiness
3Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Digital Real-Time Reporting and Command Dispatch Platform to Strengthen System Resilience in Mass Casualty Incident Response
4Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) in Taiwan: Developmental Trajectory and Prospects for Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience
5Prehospital Presentation and Electrocardiogram Analysis in a Patient with Pulmonary Embolism
6Biomechanical Analysis, Injury Mechanisms, and Systemic Prevention Strategies of Hex Bar Deadlifts in Tactical Physical Fitness Tests
7Emergency Medical Services University Student’s Perceptions and Readiness for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Simulation in Practical Training in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
8Development of an Offline Billing System to Enhance Operational Resilience During Hospital Information System Downtime
9Development of a HACCP-Based Framework to Optimise Prehospital Handover Communication for Paramedics: A Comprehensive Review
10Time Efficiency and Clinical Outcomes of Advanced Life Support Interception for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Urban-Fringe Mountainous Areas: A Historical Control Pilot Study
11Implementation of Double Sequential External Defibrillation Combined with Anterior-Posterior Pad Strategy for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Regional EMS System: Experience and Feasibility Analysis
12Surveillance of School-Based Prehospital Emergency Events: A Retrospective Observational Study
13Development and Implementation Effectiveness of a Digital Pre-Duty Self-Health Monitoring System for Firefighters
14Machine Learning to Support Healthcare Resilience: Predicting 30-Day Post-Discharge Readmission in Older Adults with Heart Failure
15Effectiveness of the IMIST-AMBO Structured Handover Model in Improving Handover Quality Between Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Department Triage Nurses
16A Legal-Sociological Reflection on "The Rescuer": The Issue of Identity Justice for Emergency Medical Technicians
17Empowering High-school Students Through Emergency Medicine Education: An Emergency Medicine Educational Program with a Focus on First-aid Skill Implemented in a School
18Impact of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Interpretation on Workflow Efficiency of Prehospital Electrocardiography: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
19Time-Series Prediction of Prehospital Acute Hypotension Using VitalDB Physiological Waveforms and Machine Learning: An Early Warning System

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