Professional Organizations in EMS and Episode 210 of the Mediccast Podcast

The MedicCast

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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Predictions for EMS in 2010

The MedicCast

Last Tuesday, the podmedic had a special live episode with guest EMS podcasters and bloggers. Find out what's in store for EMS in the year 2010 as they discuss budget declines, public health and EMS, urgent care centers, EMS enterpreneurs, social media and more.

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Review of Products from the EMS Expo in Episode 193 of the MedicCast

The MedicCast

From the MedicCast live episode last week comes this week's episode of the MedicCast, a review on the different products presented at the EMS Expo in Atlanta last month. In this episode, Jamie Davis, the podmedic, discusses a few selected products from the Expo which they think is the most innovative EMS products there at the event. Together with the product review, special guests also shared their experiences at the event and links to videos of the different products that they discussed.

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What to Expect at the EMS Expo

The MedicCast

This week's episode of the MedicCast is a special interview by the podmedic and Chris Montera of the EMS Garage with Skip Kirkwood, the director of Wake County, North Carolina EMS. Get the feel of being on the scene as they talk about their expectations right at the EMS Expo with live spontaneous interviews with people at the event. Watch out for more interviews like this over the coming weeks.


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EMS Comments on TV Paramedics

The MedicCast

Last Monday night, EMS podcasters Greg Friese and Chris Montera joined the podmedic host a live discussion about the premier episode of the new NBC paramedic show Trauma. The hosts were joined by guests from the production team and one of the actresses, Aimee Garcia, called in to share her experiences during her preparation for the show. Comments include comparison of TV paramedics to actual paramedics and the accuracy of the actors' and actress' demonstration of EMS procedures.

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The MedicCast is a weekly podcast for professionals and students in emergency medicine featuring news, interviews, products, comments, tips and tricks.

Real Paramedics Watch NBC's Trauma Premier & Comment Live

How real is TV medicine? Get an idea on Monday, September 28 when real life paramedics watch the premier of NBC's new show Trauma and comment live via a web broadcast and chat room. After the show's conclusion, they will host live calls from emergency medical services (EMS) listeners online to discuss how EMTs and paramedics are portrayed by their TV counterparts.

Join leading EMS Podcasters Jamie Davis, Chris Montera, Greg Friese and others in watching and discussing the premiere of the new NBC show Trauma. Browse to http://MedicCastLive.com at 9 p.m. EDT/ 8p.m. CST on Monday September 28, 2009 for live conversation and commentary. Trauma, the dramatic new show about paramedics in San Francisco promises to be an action packed exploration of the profession and the stresses it places on relationships.

During the premiere, using the online platform TalkShoe.com, Jamie, Chris, Greg along with other podcasters and EMS bloggers will be discussing the action, plot, and EMS technique of the show and its cast. Listeners will be able to text chat with one another and the hosts as the premiere unfolds.

After the show Jamie Davis, an RN, paramedic, and host of the MedicCast (http://mediccast.com/blog) – the highest ranked EMS podcast – will take calls from listeners. Jamie Davis is watching the premiere of trauma because “I am looking for a program that will portray the real issues in EMS while inspiring a new generation to join the profession as previous shows like Emergency inspired me to become a paramedic.”

Greg Friese, a paramedic and co-host of the EMSEduCast podcast (http://emseducast.com) reports, “I want Trauma to be authentic and respectful of EMS. Like many EMS professionals I am excited and skeptical about Trauma’s potential. I am excited to watch and discuss Trauma with an international audience.”

Chris Montera, a paramedic chief and host of the EMS Garage podcast () shares, “EMS professionals would love for Trauma to succeed and draw attention to the work we do, but if it is a miserable failure we have no problem calling it DOA!”

These real life paramedics host their online radio shows or podcasts to share their knowledge, experiences, and training with other EMTs, paramedics, and students. The shows are available every week via the web, using popular podcast engines like iTunes or Zune marketplace, or RSS readers. EMS listeners use the programs to help remain up to date on news and training in emergency medicine.

All of the programs are part of the ProMed Network (http://promednetwork.com) a collection of independent medical programs for medical professionals of all types.