EMS educators have the dual responsibility of teaching technology and teaching with technology. The conversation on Episode 51 of the EMSEduCast begins with a discussion about using e-readers like the Kindle and the iPad. Then Greg, Bill, and Rob with comments and questions from the live audience talked about the need for educators to teach computer skills, educator comfort and anxiety with teaching and technology, student access to computers and information, and the growing presence of social media as a teaching opportunity, but also a distraction.

We are interested in your answers to some of these questions:

• Would you use a textbook that was available as an ebook for the Kindle or iPad?
• Should students be allowed to use a smartphone or laptop during lectures?
• What technology do you want to incorporate into your EMS classroom but don’t know where to start?

Please connect with us on Facebook and talk with our EMS educator listeners from around the world.

Cast:

• Greg Friese – connect at EverydayEMSTips.com
• Rob Theriault – connect at Paramedic Tutor
• Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon

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Download this show to your MP3 player and listen as you go for a walk, jog, run, or bicycle ride. In our 50th episode Paramedic, Fitness Expert, and Educator Bryan Fass discusses the importance of fitness and wellness for educators and field personnel. Some of the important topics in this episode include:

• Validity of fitness testing
• Injury risk from fitness testing
• Exercise that reflects actual work
• Healthy eating for weight control and loss
• Sustaining a fitness program

This is also our 50th episode celebration. Listen to the end for details on how to have the EMSEduCast co-hosts guest lecture in your EMS classroom.

Please connect with us on Facebook and talk with our EMS educator listeners from around the world.

Cast:

• Bryan Fass – connect at FirePoliceEMSFitness.net and FitResponder Blog
• Greg Friese – connect at EverydayEMSTips.com
• Rob Theriault – connect at Paramedic Tutor
• Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon

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The EMSEduCast is the only podcast by and for EMS Educators. A new episode is posted each week. Scroll down for the most recent episodes, browse the archives, or become a subscriber. Ways to subscribe:

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The accreditation process is like a “wellness” exam for your paramedic education program. In this episode George Hatch, the executive director of the Committee on Accreditation of Education Programs for Emergency Medical Services Professionals (CoAEMSP) describes the purpose, process, and benefits of accreditation for paramedic programs.

Links discussed in this episode:

• CoAEMSP website. Also find CoAEMSP on Facebook and Twitter.
• National EMS Education Standard (U.S)
• Canadian Medical Association (accredits Canadian paramedic programs) 
• National Occupational Competency Profiles (Canadian)

Cast:

• George Hatch – connect at CoAEMSP
• Greg Friese – connect at EverydayEMSTips.com
• Rob Theriault – connect at Paramedic Tutor
• Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon

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Veteran paramedic, educator, and risk management expert Jim Love is the guest on episode 48 of the EMSEduCast. Most recently Jim was the national risk management director for AMR. Jim, Rob, Bill, and Greg discuss the challenges of safety education, the importance of role modeling, and things that work well for safety education. Jim also mentioned a survey he is conducting about transport of infant patients in ambulances. Please take the survey at EMSSafety.net.

We were also joined by an active live audience in the chat room. Each week we broadcast live at 2000 CST time. Browse to http://emseducast.com/live for the live stream and interactive chat room.

Cast:

• Jim Love - emsafety.net and Email Jim Love
• Greg Friese – connect at EverydayEMSTips.com
• Rob Theriault - connect at Paramedic Tutor
• Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon

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Is it possible to evaluate students in all domains – cognitive, affective, and psychomotor?

Is it possible to train EMTs to both pass the national certification exam and be clinically competent for the first day on the job?

Listen to how Art Hsieh discuss evaluation tools and techniques for all domains and the goals of the San Francisco Paramedic Association to develop students that excel at test taking and are job ready.

Art Hsieh is the CEO of the San Francisco Paramedic Association. (SFParamedics.org). The SFPA trains more than 10,000 students per year and serves a population of 9 million people in the Bay area of California.

Make sure you listen close for Art’s conversations with the hosts about:

• using a normative process to construct evaluations
• peer-to-peer evaluations of the affective domain
• frequency of testing
• importance of using computer based testing
• effort it takes to create evaluations that are useful and unbiased

Featuring:
Art Hsieh – SFParamedics.org
Greg Friese – connect at EverydayEMSTips.com
Rob Theriault (off sick tonight) – connect at Paramedic Tutor
Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon

Guest Chris Hendricks discusses Field Instruction of new employees. Chris was a field instructor at Pridemark Paramedic Services for more than five years and has field-instructed over 50 EMTs and paramedics. He currently works as a nurse, paramedic, author and educator in Colorado. He welcomes your questions and comments at medic2033@hotmail.com.

Chris authored a four-part series of articles available at EMSResponder.com on Field Instruction.

EMS Field Instruction: Part 1
EMS Field Instruction: Part 2: Adult Learning
EMS Field Instruction: Part 3: How to be an Effective Field Instructor
EMS Field Instruction: Part 4: How to Get the Most out of Your Field Instruction Program

Featuring:
Chris Hendricks
Greg Friese – connect at EverydayEMSTips.com
Rob Theriault – connect at Paramedic Tutor
Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon

Dr. Mickey Eisenberg, an EMS medical director, long-time researcher of survival factors from sudden cardiac arrest, and author of Resuscitate!: How Your Community Can Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest was our guest on Episode 45. In this episode we conclude our three part between semester examination of sudden cardiac arrest and the role of trainers and educators to understand the problem and increase survival. Episode 43 (journal club 2) was a review of research. Episode 44 was a discussion about how to prepare and engage students as team leaders during cardiac arrest calls.

One of the topics of this episode was the King County Resuscitation Academy

Featuring:
Dr. Mickey Eisenberg
Greg Friese
Rob Theriault
Bill Toon

The EMSEduCast continues its three part series about sudden cardiac arrest. This week the discussion is about the role of students during field training, preparing students to be team leaders, and how to precept students during field training. The discussion specifically focuses on making sure students are ready to team lead if they have a cardiac arrest patient during their field training. Bruce Nepon, author of Field Training Officer: Tips and Techniques, shares his experiences and gives recommendations for best practices.

As we start a new semester of the EMSEduCast please share this resource with your colleagues in EMS Education. Many students may also find our discussions useful as they prepare for clinical training, testing, and job searching.

Featuring:
Buck Feris
Greg Friese
Bruce Nepon
Rob Theriault
Bill Toon

In the second Journal Club the crew discusses a set of articles related to sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation, implementation of the 2005 Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines, and the concept of a Resuscitation specialty centers. The articles discussed:

Randomized controlled trial of IV vs no IV
Presented by Greg Friese

Observational study of cardiac arrest survival rates in various locales based on the ROC data
Presented by Tim Noonan

Commentary discussing the use of “resuscitation centres” similar to “trauma centres”
Presented by Blair Bigham

A look at the 2005 guideline implementation and uptake and adherence to these guidelines
Presented by Rob Theriault

Featuring:
Blair Bigham
Buck Feris
Greg Friese
Tim Noonan
Rob Theriault
Bill Toon