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2 More Questions for the EMS Eagles

Friday and Saturday I attended the Gathering of the Eagles, state of the science education program in Dallas. Dozens of medical directors (EMS physicians) from throughout the United States gave five to 10 minute presentations. There were also lightning rounds for audience members to ask short questions (to generate short answers) of the Eagles. Here are two […]

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EMS conference presenters and the long wind-up

EMS conference presenters spend too much time winding up and building to their key points. The long wind-up is usually background or foundation information – pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment basics – that is rarely new information to most of the audience. Here are four things to consider as you prepare to deliver a conference presentation, classroom lecture […]

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Arrowhead EMS Conference Slides

I am presenting two sessions at the Arrowhead EMS Conference in Duluth, Minnesota on Friday, January 23, 2015. Below are the slide decks. Distraction is Deadly from Greg Friese Social Media Concepts and Tools for EMS Education from Greg Friese

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Keynote Speaker Ideas for an EMS Conference

I was asked for ideas for an EMS Conference keynote speaker. My suggestions are in these categories: Popular and Regular Conference Speakers that deliver a fantastic presentation: Dr Bledsoe Dr Wesley Steve Berry Mike McEvoy Baxter Larmon Chris LeBradour Lesser known, but still high quality speakers: Steve Whitehead Kyle Bates Steve Kanarian Tim Hillier Tim […]

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Why Wait for #EMSWeek to Do These 20 Things

EMS Week is a week away, but you don’t need to wait until the official EMS Week to do any of these things: Increase your knowledge: sign-up for the free EMS Web Summit. Appreciate EMS in a different setting by reading a book by a paramedic/author. Join the conversation about EMS by leaving a comment […]

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2012 EMS Web Summit

The EMS Web Summit will bring together leaders in the EMS field for a collective day long webcast giving their insights, tips and tricks on a variety of EMS topics that they are passionate about. This event is completely online and live on Thursday May 17th, 2012. The EMS Web Summit will bring together leaders […]

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Slides: Is it Cheating or Group Problem Solving #EMSToday

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.

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Slides: EMS Professionals are Fed Up with CE #EMSToday 2012

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, […]

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App Review: American Ambulance Association Conference App

In November I attended the American Ambulance Association (AAA) conference in Las Vegas. The conference was the first I have attended, to my knowledge, that had a conference app. Available for free download in the iTunes store and Android market the app was a guide to the conference, the sessions, and the vendors. I suspect […]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: Someone Always Knows

I am convinced that in the workplace any incident of wrong doing – cheating, stealing, etc. – is always witnessed or realized by a co-worker. The part I have never understood is the lengths individuals will go to either pretend what they know is happening is not happening or protect someone that is clearly violating […]