EMS Today 2019: EMS 10 Innovators Recognized

At Wednesday’s Opening Ceremonies of EMS Today, JEMS Editor in Chief and EMS Today Conference Chair A.J. Heightman recognized this year’s EMS 10 Innovator of the Year Award winners. Selected by an expert review committee, this year’s winners each distinguished themselves in the field of EMS by developing and implementing innovative projects or concepts that will benefit the EMS community worldwide. In addition, each of the EMS 10 award winners will be profiled in detail on jems.com after EMS Today. The Innovators in EMS are the following: Morgan Anderson, MPH Epidemiologist, ImageTrend Leading the CrewCare project, which is committed to making a positive impact to drive awareness and change on the mental health struggles of all first responders. Tangye Beckham, EMT-P EMS Coordinator and Director of Community Integrated Paramedicine, Rio Rico (Ariz.) Medical & Fire District Implementing a mobile integrated healthcare/community paramedicine program that meets its community’s chronic care needs, specifically incorporating a practice around caring for patients suffering from dementia. Patricia Casey, EMT-P STARS Program Coordinator, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Developing the STARS (Special needs Tracking & Awareness Response System) program to build a database recording the history and health information of individual children with special healthcare needs in the St. Louis region. Rommie Duckworth, LP Founder & Director, New England Center ...
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