The EMS Today Conference and Exhibit hall had its own Android and iPhone App called EMS2Go 2012. I installed the app on my Android phone the first day of the show and tried to use it throughout my time at EMS Today. 3 Ways I used EMS2Go 1. Find vendors. My top use of the […]
Month: March 2012
At EMS Today, during my presentation on EMS Continuing Education, I discussed the oddity of magazine article based CE that awards an hour or hour and a half of CE for reading 2000-4000 words. Part of the presentation was a timed reading exercise. Participants read about 200 words of text on the screen and clicked […]
Nominations are due by March 10 for the Fire and EMS Blog of the Year Contest. Voting begins on March 14th. The Blog of the Year Contest, hosted by FireRescue1.com, EMS1.com, and The Fire Critic and sponsored by the American Military Institute, will award a passel of awesome prizes to the winner. Nominate your favorite Fire and EMS […]
EMS professionals are challenged to balance work, family, and other obligations while also staying or striving for mental and physical fitness. The Everyday EMS Athlete is a regular column to recognize and learn from other EMS professionals that are setting and meeting fitness goals. This edition was contributed by Firefighter/Medical First Responder and Polar Ambassador […]
Running, Running, and running … Running is one of my passions. Early in February I guest posted at the Loving the Run blog about the importance of Free Running between training cycles and when coming back from injury. I also started a new blog this month, Everyday Runner Tips, to have a specific place for […]
Photo and video profile of the City of Kawartha Lakes EMS providers and fleet. Well done and lively production. Are you using video, distributed on YouTube, to teach your community about your role and value? You should be. Someone on your staff has the skills and enthusiasm to make this video. And are likely dying […]
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7 Quick Thoughts Post #EMSToday 2012
I am home from EMS Today. I had a great time presenting, meeting the 2012 EMS10 Innovation Award winners, attending the premier of Code STEMI, and visiting with many EMS friends from around the world. Some quick thoughts post EMS Today: 1. The Social Medic is posting reviews of the sessions he is attending, www.thesocialmedic.net […]
Slides from my March 1, 2012 presentation at the EMS Today conference in Baltimore. Is it Cheating or Group Problem Solving? View more presentations from Greg Friese.
This morning at EMS Today 2012 I am presenting “EMS Professionals are Fed Up with Continuing Education and What to Do About It.” These are the slides I presented. Missing from the slides is the interactive polling questions that were answered by the audience. Also missing is the outstanding questions asked by the audience. Finally, […]