EMS Today 2019: Let the Learning Begin

There are a variety of educational opportunities to take advantage of at EMS Today. Clarion Fire & Rescue Group Executive Editor Diane Rothschild polled EMS Today instructors to find out why their class topic is important; what their message is to their students; and what they consider to be hot, emerging topics in the EMS arena. Here are excerpts from their responses. SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM EMS TODAY 2019 >> Mike Taigman is teaching “Ask a Quality Expert” and “From a Vision to Reality: EMS Agenda 2050.” He has been teaching quality improvement in EMS since 1988 and has taught at between 20 and 25 EMS Today conferences over the years. He picked “Quality” as a class topic because, he says, “Improving the quality of the care we provide is an essential competency for any EMS leader.” As for his “EMS Agenda” topic, “This is the foundation for creating the way our industry will look and function in the future,” Taigman says. “Improvement science is a core competency that every EMS leader can and should develop. EMS in the future should truly be people centered,” he adds. Taigmen says the #1 emerging topic is reimbursement for activities other than transport to a hospital emergency department.  Ric Jorge is teaching “Anxiety Performance & the First Responder.” As a retired firefighter diagnosed with PTSD in 2008, his recovery process has brought him to work with first responders who struggle with drug, alcohol, and post-t...
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