CLEAT Convention & Leadership Academy

John Violanti is an internationally known expert on police stress. He is a researcher and a police veteran who served as a New York State Police trooper for 23 years.

In 2012, Violanti co-authored a landmark study that found police stress creates significant health risks, with officers more likely to experience chronic disease and suicide than the general population.

He has written articles on police stress and PTSD, police mortality, suicide and cardiovascular health. Violanti has also written and edited 17 books on police stress, psychological trauma and suicide. His research interests include psychological and biological indicators of chronic police stress; subclinical cardiovascular and metabolic disease in police; shift work and health; epidemiology of police suicide; and PTSD.

He is the author of “Dying for the Job: Police Work Exposure and Health” and a new book published in 2021, “Occupation Under Siege: Resolving Mental Health Crises in Police Work”.

George Tarver is a dedicated Paramedic with over 32 years medical experience providing superior clinical care to broad-based patient populations. He is also a licensed Peace Officer with over 28 years of experience mostly in tactical operations. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated the ability to establish trust, emote genuine patient caring, and manage crisis situations.

George Tarver’s many certifications and notable skills include:

• Texas Department of State Health Services Paramedic certification • Certified Flight Paramedic • Certified Tactical Paramedic/ SWAT Operator • State of Texas Peace Officer • TCOLE Basic Instructor • AHA Instructor/Affiliate Faculty in BLS, ACLS, and PALS • NAEMT Affiliate Faculty/ Instructor in TCCC, TECC, TECC-LEO • ATLS Coordinator • NAEMT Instructor for PHTLS, AMLS, and EPC • ALERRT-AAIR Instructor • State of Texas EMS Instructor • K9 TECC Lead Instructor

The Tactical Trauma Care (Memorial Hermann Life Flight Operational Medicine) class option for Thursday is designed to teach students to effectively assess casualties of traumatic injuries and treat life threats they have identified in both hostile and non-hostile environments. Students will also be able to identify and treat several causes of preventable death.