PALS Recertification

Monday, July 12 - Thursday, July 11, 2024

First Response of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY

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Special Services

Please indicate when scheduling with First Response if you need special accommodations to participate in the live simulation.

If you need to cancel or reschedule, please call First Response at (859) 219-9799.

GreenCME: As part of our “Green CME” policy, educational materials will be available online for download prior to the meeting. Any materials not available prior to the meeting will be made available immediately afterward.

Speakers

Chris Crowe, Mark Harvey, Joe Kinney, Stephen Kinney, Janine Mackey

Chris Crowe

Instructor
First Response of the Bluegrass
Lexington, Kentucky

Chris is an American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and PALS instructor and a paramedic.

Mark Harvey, EMT-P, HM Tech

ACLS/PALS/CPR Instructor
First Response of the Bluegrass
Lexington, Kentucky

Mark is a retired Battalion Chief with the Lexington Fire Department where he served as a Paramedic Class Instructor. He works as an EMT-P for the University of Kentucky Athletics Department and the UK Medical Center Emergency Department. He is a Level Five Instructor and a Level 3 State EMS Instructor.

Joe Kinney, EMTP, AHA TCC

Owner and President
First Response of the Bluegrass
Lexington, Kentucky

Joe is an American Heart Association ACLS and PALS Instructor, a Paramedic, and an AHA Training Center Coordinator.

Joe, along with Glenn Phillips, founded First Response in December 1995. They have spent countless hours in the classroom training students to become Emergency Medical Technicians, Firefighters, and Paramedics. They branched out to provide instruction to first responders in the industrial setting. In 2001, First Response paired with the American Heart Association and became the AHA's Community Training Center for Central Kentucky. Over the years, they have trained literally thousands of healthcare providers in both Basic and Advanced Life Support. Together, they bring over forty years of combined experience in EMS and public safety. In addition to their efforts in fire suppression, they are both active paramedics and have served on ALS ambulances.

Joe has served as President of First Response of the Bluegrass since the company was formed. He is a retired Battalion Chief from the Lexington Fire Department where he was in charge of the Division's Hazardous Materials Operations.

Stephen Kinney, MA

Vice President
First Response of the Bluegrass
Fire Fighter Paramedic
Lexington Fire Department
Lexington, Kentucky

Mike earned a BS in Police Administration and an MA in Criminal Justice from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.

Mike is an NREMTP and a BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor, and a NAEMSE LVL 1 instructor.

Janine Mackey, NREMT-P

Instructor
First Response of the Bluegrass
Lexington, Kentucky

Janine is an EMT, BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor and a Paramedic with Jessamine County EMS in Nicholasville, Kentucky.