Name
Squeeze the Fun Out of It: Mastering the Art of Vasoactive Medication Delivery
Date & Time
Friday, November 13, 2026, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers
James Boomhower, Boston MedFlight // Stay Fit 4 DutyCritical Care Transport Specialist // FounderJames Boomhower LMHC-A, MS, FP-C, C-NPT, CCISM is a veteran Paramedic, crisis worker, and mental health professional with over twenty years of experience in emergency and critical care. He currently serves as a Critical Care Transport Specialist-Paramedic and Peer Support Director at Boston MedFlight, where he leads a multidisciplinary team supporting both patient care and provider wellness.
As the founder of Stay Fit 4 Duty, James combines his background in psychology and emergency medicine to educate first responders and healthcare professionals on resilience, peer support, and mental health. A practicing mental health professional and national speaker, he draws on his experience on both sides of crisis—providing care in the field and in the therapy room—to help build a healthier, more sustainable responder community.
Description
Vasoactive medications are powerful tools, and they’re often used under pressure, with incomplete information, and a patient who clearly did not read the textbook. This session is designed to take the fear, mystery, and overshoot-undershoot chaos out of pressors and inotropes by grounding decisions in physiology rather than memorization. Presented by a veteran Paramedic and critical care transport clinician, this talk translates what we learn about vasoactive agents into what actually works in real patients. Using humor, visual frameworks, and practical clinical scenarios, we review core cardiovascular physiology, clarify common terminology pitfalls, and explore how to choose and titrate agents based on the why behind the shock state—not just the blood pressure you don’t like.
NYS CME: All Levels - Core - Pharmacology
Session Type
General Session
