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Statewide Meeting List

2026 Statewide Meeting

State of the State

Peter K. O'Brien, MD, CPPS, FACC

Medical Director, Centra Stroobants Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Chief Quality Officer, Centra Heart and Vascular Institute

Co-founder and Steering Group, Virginia Heart Attack Coalition


Regional Reporting

-          Central – Megan Vaughan, MSN, RN, Bon Secours Richmond Heart & Vascular Institute

-          Eastern – Anand Krishnan, MD, MD, Sentara Healthcare

-          Northwestern – Patrick Stafford, MD, University of Virginia

-          Southern –Maegan Sholes, Centra Lynchburg

-          Western – Melanie Johnson, Carilion Clinic

-          Northern –  Laura Atwell, Manager of EMS Programs, NVERS


Statewide Data Review — VHAC + EMS

Eddie Fonner, VCSQI Executive Director, Chief Data Analyst

Laura Atwell, Manager of EMS Programs, NVERS


Panel Discussion

Evidence to Action: Current Research in STEMI Systems of Care

Moderator: Lt. Yasmin Ahmady, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue (PWCDFR)

 

Evidence Review Presenter & Panelist: Michael Kontos, MD - Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Panelists:

Aman A. Shah, MD, Emergency Medicine/EMS, Cooper University Health Care-Camden

Kayla Long, MD, Emergency Medicine, Centra Lynchburg General Hospital

Patrick Stafford, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia

Kimberly Pumphrey, Rivanna-Rappahannock EMS Council Region 5, NVERS Northern Virginia Emergency Response System



KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Moving the Decision Upstream: The Crashing Patient and the Future of Prehospital Cardiovascular Care

Aman Shah, MD FAEMS FAAEM

Operational Medical Director, Prince William County Fire & Rescue System and Public Safety Communications (911)

Associate EMS Medical Director, Cooper University Hospital

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University


Workgroup Updates (Rapid Fire)

EMS Education – Lt. Yasmin Ahmady, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue (PWCDFR)

Direct to Cath Lab – Peter K. O'Brien, MD, Centra Lynchburg

Thrombolytics – Michael Kontos, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University 

Cardiogenic Shock – Chalak Berzingi, MD, Carilion Clinic

PERT – Michael Kelley, MD, Carilion Clinic

 

Closing Remarks

Peter K. O'Brien, MD, CPPS, FACC

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