Tuesday, March 30, 2010

EMS Education- Coned and Beyond and Episode 212 of the MedicCast Podcast

The MedicCast

This week's episode of the MedicCast is another one of the recorded segments from the EMS Today conference. In this episode, MedicCast host, Jamie Davis is joined by special guests Angel Burba, director of EMS education at Howard Community College, Rory Putnam, EMS clinical coordinator for Northern Essex Community College, and Tim Phalen, of ECG Solutions. They talk about EMS education, changes in the system, and how these changes can affect change. Along with the discussion, the show also provides news for EMTs and paramedics and tip links for more information.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

12 lead Discussion from EMS Today Conference and Episode 211

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This week's episode of the MedicCast is from the EMS Today conference a few weeks ago. In this discussion, the podmedic, Jamie Davis is joined by special guests Tim Phalen, one of the premier 12 lead educators in the field, Tom Bouthillet from the Prehospital 12 Lead ECG blog, and Angel Burba from Howard Community College. Find out from this episode important points in taking a 12 lead ECG like trending, tools in 12 lead interpretation skills, and the challenges for educators and new providers when it comes to teaching 12 leads.

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Professional Organizations in EMS and Episode 210 of the Mediccast Podcast

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In this week’s episode of the MedicCast, the podmedic features last Tuesday’s live episode where he is joined by guests Angel Burba of Howard Community College and former president of NAEMSE (National Association of EMS Educators), EMS podcaster and blogger Chris Montera of the EMS Garage, Scott of the GenMed show, and EMS Educator Kyle David Bates.

Listen in on their discussion on professional organizations for EMS, what they do, the importance of provider memberships, what members get from joining these organizations and more.

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Monday, March 08, 2010

Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Episode 209 of the MediCast

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Here comes the first segment recorded live from the EMS Today Conference. Joined with special guests James Weber of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, Seattle paramedic and developer of the Turley Backboard Pad,Amy Turley, and Mary Newman of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and member of the JEMS editorial board, they talk about sudden cardiac arrest and public AED access first and then follow up with a discussion of some of the reasons for the initiatives to add therapeutic hypothermia to our patient care tool box in the back of the ambulance. The show also provides news for EMTs and paramedics and links for reference.

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Monday, March 01, 2010

EMS Snow Storm Response and Episode 208

The MedicCast

This week's episode of the MedicCast is a joint segment with Rick Russotti of the Mitigation Journal podcast and Richard Brooks, Director of Emergency Services for Cecil County, Maryland. They talk about EMS response on the recent snow storms hitting areas of the Mid-Atlantic region. This segment will help EMS providers better understand the ways that preparedness planning occurs, how supervisors and planners make their choices on types and levels of emergency medical services response, and what they can do to make their jobs a little easier.

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