Author, editor, and GIS for healthcare expert Ric Skinner is the guest on this episode of the Medical Author Chat. Ric is the owner of Stoneybrook Group and writes the blog healthGISGuy. Ric is the editor of a book due out in May 2010 – GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management. A description of […]
Category: Author-Interviews
Greg Friese interviews paramedics, EMTs, and other healthcare professionals that write about their experiences in the field.
Author Maggie Dubris discusses her book Skels: A Novel, drawn from her 20 years as a paramedic in New York City. The novel features EMS in NYC in late 1970s. Maggie weaves together a fascinating tale of paramedics, police officers, and homeless citizens (skels) with famous literature and music. In our interview Maggie talks about […]
Paramedic George Steffensen discusses his book Paramedic Buff to Burnt on this episode of the Medical Author Chat podcast. In Buff to Burnt George looks back on his career as a medic in New York city and shares stories from his career to promote the outstanding work of EMS professionals and to help new medics […]
Introduction Retired firefighter/EMS Steven L Schrader is the guest for this episode of the Medical Author Chat. Steven is the author of Silent Alarm: On the Edge With a Deaf EMT (Amazon Link). Steven wrote his book based on his experiences as a firefighter EMT in Atlanta, Georgia. I contacted Steven after Jamie Davis, the […]
Dr. Lucy Hornstein is author of Declarations of a Dinosaur: 10 Laws I’ve Learned as a Family Doctor (Amazon Link). During this episode of Medical Author Chat Lucy and I have a great chat about why she chose family practice, her path to becoming a blogger, and the 10 laws she has learned in her years […]
Hero Pants, the first book by paramedic Jim Haden, is a compilation of stories from his more than 2o years of experience as an EMS professional in the heartland of the United States. The title, Hero Pants, comes from one of the chapters of the book. If you wear your EMS gear everywhere, even when […]
People Care Career-Friendly Practices for Professional Caregiver is the book by long time EMS author and professional Thom Dick. In this episode of Medical Author Chat from Everyday EMS Tips Thom Dick talks about how he started his EMS career as an “ambulance attendant making $1.25 an hour” and the lessons he has learned from […]
Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine was the first book by Peter Canning, political speech writer turned paramedic. In this Medical Author Chat for Everyday EMS Tips Peter shares how he became a paramedic after the U.S. Senator he worked for lost an election. After watching the ambulances drive by his apartment Peter pursued […]
Thomas Middleton was a firefighter, EMT, RN, and member of the Vermont National Guard. In 2005 his unit was called to duty for the ongoing mission in Iraq. In episode 4 of Medical Author Chat from EverydayEMSTips.com Tom describes his experiences and the lessons he learned as an infantry combat medic. The lessons he wrote […]
Paramedic, Disaster Response Volunteer, and EMS Educator Sam Bradley discusses her contributions to the book,To the Rescue: Stories from Healthcare Workers at the Scenes of Disasters, with Greg Friese of EverydayEMSTips.com. Listen to Sam in this audio interview discuss her involvement with a California Disaster Medical Assistant Team (DMAT), her units response to New York […]