At EMS Expo I used audience response pads during my two presentations to interact with the audience. The set of audience response pads I used were shared with me by John Dillon of C3Softworks. Using the Turning Point software, an add-on for PowerPoint, I was able to embed questions into slides. When the slide opened participants […]
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The two top components of any conference are the exhibit hall and the education presentations. At EMS Expo the presentations were divided into multiple tracks including ALS, BLS, education, administration/management, and a general audience track. A lot of the big names in EMS – Steve Berry, Ken Bouvier, Heather Davis, Ray Fowler, Baxter Larmon, David […]
Spending a week at the EMS Expo is a marathon of meetings, presentations, social events, and still trying to complete some of my normal work and family responsibilities. I arrived in Dallas for the EMS Expo on Monday night and will leave late Friday afternoon. These are my tips ten for surviving a long week […]
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Lets Connect at EMS Expo #EMSExpo
Want to meet-up during EMS Expo. Here are the multitude of ways and places to find me: 1. Visit the CentreLearn booth – 3231 (exhibit hall map) 2. ZOLL Podcasting studio where I will be recording live episodes of the EMSEduCast on Wednesday and Thursday 3. Attend my Thursday or Friday morning presentation. Or both! […]
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EMS Expo Preview #EMSExpo
I am in Dallas, Texas for the annual EMS Expo presented by EMS Magazine, EMSResponder.com, and Cygnus Business Media. This is the biggest EMS show of the year and I am really looking forward to the time with friends, visiting with CentreLearn prospects and clients, and learning about the newest products and techniques available to […]
Last week I was at Fire Rescue International 2010 in Chicago. As I wandered the show floor I always keep my eye out for products from field personnel that had an idea, often on duty, to make a product and bring it to market. Here are three products that caught my eye: T-N-T TOOLS INC. […]
The Louisiana Association of Nationally Registered EMTs held its annual conference in Bossier City, Louisiana June 10-12, 2010. I welcomed an invitation to present two sessions at the conference – a general session on “Use Social Media to Build Your Own Brand as an EMS Professional” and a break-out session on trends in elearning. I […]
The 2010 EMS Administrators Association of California was held June 8 and 9 in San Diego, California. I had the honor of being invited to present two sessions. The first session was a co-presentation with Michael Stelzner of the SocialMediaExaminer.com, about social media. He and I introduced the relevance of social media, how it is […]
Ocean Beach Trail to Mission Beach The Ocean Beach bicycle and pedestrian trail began just a few blocks from the hotel where I was staying while presenting at the EMS Administrators of California Conference. After finishing my presentation I was quickly on my way to run to the ocean and back. The trail runs west […]
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Earth Day Tips for EMS
Happy Earth Day! I am celebrating by flying to Juneau, Alaska. I present Thursday and Friday at the Southeast Regional EMS Council symposium. I was last in Juneau the summer after I graduated from high school – 1989 if you must know. I am looking forward to taking a long urban adventure run out to […]