: Episodes
In this episode of the EMSEduCast mini we discuss the need to add Autism Education to our EMT and Paramedic Education. Our students will be in the field soon enough and may be faced with an individual diagnosed with Autism. Unique conditions exist that require an ability to communicate to help individuals ...
In this episode of the EMSEduCast we discuss the Ambulance Science Fellowship with Professor Scot Phelps. Scot Phelps is a full-time Professor of Ambulance Science and teaches the both the Ambulance Science Fellowship and the Disaster Science Fellowship at the Emergency Management Academy. He has been ...
In this episode of the EMSEduCast we visit with Kacy Allgood, MLS, the ambulance riding librarian. Kacy shares with us the ins and outs of her position as an embedded librarian with Indianapolis EMS and her participation in their research about community paramedicine. Kacy Allgood, MLS is an embedded ...
On this episode of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators – Clark Imus, a relatively new EMS educator, asks his top questions to Bill Toon, Rob Theriault, and Greg Friese. It was a great set of questions and a lively conversation from the co-hosts. About Clark Imus: My career ...
On this Episode of the EMS Educast Mini, we talk about the need to establish a working partnership with CISM professionals. As educators we are taking young minds never before exposed to the field of pre-hospital care and placing them in environments that are mentally challenging and may discourage ...
In this episode of the EMSEduCast we discuss the EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool with guests Matt Womble, Gary Wingrove, and Bradley Dean. Co-hosts Greg Friese and Rob Theriault are joined by EMSEduCast mini host David Blevins. Guests Matt Womble, MHA, Paramedic (womble407@gmail.com and www.linkedin.com/in/mattwomble/) ...
If we look at the wide world of sports, we can see metaphors for the way we should be teaching in EMS. Over the years, my favorite professional basketball player was Michael Jordan. If you look at his history, one of the biggest things people would say is that he would look for the flaws in his game ...
On this episode of the EMSEduCast we are joined by returning guest and educator Lori Sizer. We loosely discuss protocol training and ongoing training of field personnel. We also have discussions about airway management, intubation, supraglotic airways and more. Make sure to listen to the end to our recommendations. ...
On this episode of the EMSEduCast we discuss difficult student behaviors with Rom Duckworth. With more than twenty years of experience working as a career and volunteer fire officer, a paramedic and a hospital-based healthcare educator Rom Duckworth is a regular contributor to research programs, conferences, ...
People today are ready for instant gratification and immediate results. They have become adjusted to Facebook and Twitter and constantly see 140 character microblogs to get updates from hundreds or even thousands of friends and family, and then we expect them to sit through hours of education. In ...
On this episode of the EMSEduCast we talk with paramedic, education, and public affairs official John Hultgren. We talk about John’s 40+ year career in EMS, changes in EMS education through the years, hosting an EMS conference, and the importance of public affairs, which is the process of building ...
As EMS Educators, most of us show up to the classroom in the morning and await the arrival of EMT and Paramedic students for that day’s lesson. When they complete the curriculum, those students take their licensure examination, find an employer, and start responding. These individuals have received ...
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the EMS Educast Mini – the newest addition to the EduCast line of education products by and for EMS Educators. In this episode, our host David Blevins brings new ways to combine fitness into the EMS curriculum. With the need to utilize every minute of time, and ...
In this episode of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators we talk with Joseph Zalkin about training EMS personnel for the active shooter incident. Joseph Zalkin is a 36 year veteran of the North Carolina EMS system. Joseph has served for the past 32 years as Deputy Director of Wake ...
In our first episode of 2013 we talk with paramedic, educator, and system coordinator Michael Fraley. He has been a paramedic for over 20 years and held a variety of positions including flight paramedic, coroner, EMS coordinator, educator, quality improvement coordinator, EMS manager, regional trauma ...
In this year end episode of the EMSEduCast Greg, Bill, and Rob look back on their highlights of 2012 and look ahead to goals and challenges for 2013. Rob also shares the details of being just one of thirty Canadian paramedics to receive the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Congratulations to ...
On tonight’s EMS Educast Greg, Rob, and Bill are joined by Bill Raynovich, Director of EMS Education at Creighton University. Tonight’s discussion will be teaching ethics. Bill Raynovich is an Associate Professor of EMS Education at Creighton University of Omaha, Nebraska. Bill has been actively ...
On this episode of the EMS Educast Greg, Rob, and Bill are joined by Ryan Greenberg. Ryan was a recent speaker at the NAEMSE 2012 conference and discusses (1) What EMS educators need to know and understand about calculating ROI when choosing an instruction method, technology, etc. (2) factors for a good ...
On this episode of the EMSEduCast Bill Young joins Greg and Rob to discuss Cheating in EMS Education. Bill began his EMS career in 1975 with a small fire department near Williamsburg, KY. They began running first responder calls long before the phrase ever existed. In addition to Kentucky, his career ...
The 150th episode of the EMSEduCast was recorded live at EMS World Expo in New Orleans in the Physio-control podcast studio. This episode was sponsored by Dr. Ken Grauer, author of the . Discussion topics included new ambulance designs and crew safety issues, improving safety through continued emphasis ...