Tonight’s guest on the EMSEduCast is Gary Wingrove, Director of Government Relations & Strategic Affairs for Mayo Clinic Medical Transport, a non-profit ground and air ambulance service with operations in several Minnesota and Wisconsin communities. Gary began his career in EMS in 1978 and has filled the full spectrum of EMS roles from EMT to state EMS director. Greg, Rob, and Bill have a discussion with Gary about the EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool. There is a clear need to increase a culture of safety within EMS. Links: Press release concerning tonight’s topic Center for Leadership, Innovation and Research in [...]
Field Training Officer Conversation with Bruce Nepon: Episode 78
Tonight on the EMSEduCast Rob and Bill interview Bruce Nepon, MA, Paramedic Instructor at Delaware Technical Community College Paramedic program and author. Bruce is a returning guest to the EMSEduCast. The discussion tonight’s centers on the Field Training Officer’s role from the point of view of a paramedic program director or EMS service director. Bruce is the co-author of Field Training Officer: Tips and Techniques. Greg is off tonight on a well deserved family vacation. This episode of the EMSEduCast was sponsored by EMTReview.com – the ultimate exam preparation product for EMT students. Show Links: Delaware Tech – Terry Campus – [...]
Teaching Tips for the Tough Stuff: Episode 77
This week’s EMSEduCast topic is how to instruct difficult concepts such as ABGs, acid base balance, and 12-lead ECG. Hopefully this show will provide EMS educators some ideas for teaching difficult subject matter. Tonight’s guest is Bradley Dean who has been involved in Rescue and EMS since the age of 13, and grew up in Thomasville, NC. Bradley became a paramedic in 1995. Bradley works full-time as the Assistant Regional Emergency Response and Recovery Coordinator for the Triad Region of North Carolina through Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and is on the EMS Faculty at Alamance Community College in [...]
Paramedic Education in the United Kingdom: Episode 76
Tonight’s guest on the EMSEduCast is Scott Stewart, Senior Lecturer – Paramedic Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University & St. George’s, University of London. Greg, Rob, Bill, and Scott discuss paramedic education levels in the United Kingdom and Australia, including comparing and contrasting the different educational processes and challenges between the different countries. This episode of the EMSEduCast was sponsored by EMTReview.com – the ultimate exam preparation product for EMT students. Show Links: http://www.sgul.ac.uk/undergraduate/paramedic-science http://www.jrcalc.org.uk/ http://www.britishparamedic.org/ http://www.acap.org.au/ http://www.studentparamedic.org.au/ http://www.jephc.com/ http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-health-scinece-paramedic-hbpx http://secondlife.com/ http://www.trauma.org/ Book – The Knife Man: Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery [...]
EMS World Expo Show 2 – NAEMSE, New Books, and EMT Study Apps: Episode 75
This is the second live recorded episode of the EMSEduCast from the ZOLL podcasting studio at EMS World Expo. We had a great conversation wtih Dan Limmer of EMTReview.com, Mic Gunderson of IPS, and Bruce Walz of UMBC and NAEMSE. We first talked about the National Association of EMS Educators and why educators should belong. Remember the deadline for NAEMSE Symposium 2011 presentations is November 15. You can also visit NAEMSE.org to learn about the Instructor Training Program. Next we moved to a discussion of books. All of the guests have recently published books: Dan Limmer discussed his newest edition [...]
EMS World Expo Show 1 – Safety and Multi-Generational Education: Episode 74
This special live recording of the EMSEduCast was recorded at the 2010 EMS World Expo on September 29, 2010 from the ZOLL podcasting studio. Guests on this show were Jules Scadden, Kelly Grayson, and Aimee Binning. We discussed the importance of NAEMT membership for EMS educators. We also talked about the incoming president-elect of NAEMT Connie Meyer’s planned emphasis on improving the health and wellness of EMS practitioners. Educators can play an important role in health and wellness education in initial training as well as ongoing training. Aimee told us about a new acronym she created as an acronym within [...]
High Fidelity Simulation: Episode 73
On tonight’s show the hosts and guest discuss the role of simulation within EMS education. Rob, Bill, guest host Doug Gadomski and guest Ken Forinash discuss best practices and pitfalls with simulation. Our guest Ken Forinash has been in EMS since 1972, EMS education for about 15 years and simulation for the last 5 years. Ken works with Laerdal Medical, training their customers how to use SimMan and other Laerdal mannequins. Greg Friese is not on the show tonight; Greg is in Dallas enjoying EMS Expo. Rob apologizes for the echo in his voice. It was a technical error. Links: [...]
