Report: Day One of the 18th Annual American Ambulance Association (AAA) Stars of Life Event

The 18th Annual American Ambulance Association (AAA) Stars of Life event kicked off its first of three days this morning at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Stars of Life is an awards program recognizing remarkable ambulance services professionals across the country. Although many of the 108 Stars of Life are EMTs and paramedics, awardees also include dispatchers, educators, fleet technicians and other dedicated men and women who stand out and represent excellence in every area of the industry. The first item on today’s agenda saw the Stars of Life participating in a Hill Meeting Training with AAA’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Tristan North and Randy Strozyk, the Executive Vice President of Operations for American Medical Response. Over the next three days, Stars will be accompanying host agencies on their visits to Capitol Hill to help tell the story of how our medical first responders are a critical part of the fabric of American healthcare and to help support industry lobbying efforts. During the training, Stars were given tips on how to put their best face forward and were encouraged to talk less about politics and more about themselves and their achievements. Following the training, the Stars gathered for a fun-filled, casual ice-breaker session, where they played a fact-based Bingo game to learn about each other. A team-building exercise followed, where the Stars were split up into ten teams and given materials such as duct tape, toil...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news