Conference Activities Schedule

All workshops and Lunch Included in your Registration for the Conference
Onsite Registration & Check-in each day from 7:00-8:00 am

Day 1: October 5th, 2023

7:00 am — Registration

8:00 am — Opening Remarks from Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.)

8:15 – 9:15 am — Keynote Speaker
Dr. Carla Sutton Moore & Fire Chief Roderick “Rod” M. Smith Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Developing Psychological Wellness Programs in the Fire Service

9:15 – 9:25 am — Break (10 minutes)

9:25 – 10:25 am — Developing a Behavioral Health Access Program for Firefighters and Their Families
with Brandy Carlson-Moore, MSW

10:25 – 10:35 am — Break (10 minutes)

10:35 – 11:35 am — Responding to Mass Casualties: Mental Wellness Deployments to a Hurricane and a Building Collapse
with Dr. Deborah C Beidel

11:35 – 12:35 pm — Lunch

12:35 – 1:35 pm — Fire Service Mental Health and Wellness in a Small, Rural State: Filling Gaps and Overcoming Barriers
with Dr. Nicole L. Sawyer & Susan Brown

1:35 – 1:45 pm — Break (10 minutes)

1:45 – 2:45 pm — Saving Ourselves…a Systems Approach
with Battalion Chief (Ret.) James Peal

2:45 – 2:55 pm — Break (10 minutes)

2:55 – 3:55 pm — The Unique Stressors of Fire Prevention Personnel
with Fire Marshal Vince Anderson

3:55 – 4:05 pm — Break (10 minutes)

4:05 — FSPA Membership Meeting

Day 2: October 6th, 2023

8:00 am — Opening Address (10 minutes)

8:10 – 9:10 am — 8:10 Origin and Development of the Peer Support Program in the Cincinnati Fire Department
with Dr. Erica Birkley & Joseph Elliott

9:10 – 9:20 am — Break (10 minutes)

9:20 – 10:20 am — Using the A.M.E.S. (Assemble, Measure, Execute, Systematic Use) Organizational Health Assessment to Assess Public Safety Provider Behavioral Health
with Michael Anthony Schlenk

10:20 – 10:30 am — Break (10 minutes)

10:30 – 11:30 — Understanding What Motivates Firefighters to Work and Challenges to that Motivation
with Gustė Gramaglia

11:30 – 12:30 pm — Lunch

12:30 – 1:30 pm — The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Firefighters
with Dr. Abby Morris – IAFF Center for Excellence

1:30 – 1:40 pm — Break (10 minutes)

1:40 – 2:40 pm — An Overview of Trauma Risk Management
with Dr. Kristen Wheldon

2:40 – 2:50 pm — Break (10 minutes)

2:50 – 3:50 pm — State of the Industry (Roundtable)

3:50 – 4:00 pm — Break (10 minutes)

4:00 – 4:15 pm — FSPA Awards

4:15 pm — Conference Closing
(Announce location of Conference in 2024)

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Included in registration
October 4th (the day before the conference)

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES – Included in registration

Side-by-Side Fire Demonstration

LOCATION:
John Lewis Student Center Atlantic Theatre (Georgia Tech’s campus), 351 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
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TIME: 3:00-4:30 PM

Witness the life-saving, property-saving impact of fire sprinklers in a dramatic side-by-side fire demonstration delivered by Atlanta Fire Rescue Department in cooperation with the Georgia Tech Fire Marshal’s Office.

FSPA Conference Attendees Meet & Greet and screening of the documentary film PTSD911

LOCATION:
John Lewis Student Center Cypress Theatre
(Georgia Tech’s campus), 351 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
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TIME: 5:00-9:30PM

Please join us for a reception to connect and network with other fire service members and fire service clinicians from around the world followed by a screening of the film PTSD911 (Separate ticket is required for film).