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Podcasting How-To for EMS Professionals

2009 was a big year for EMS podcasting. I thoroughly enjoyed my involvement as a co-host of the EMSEduCast, regular contributor to the EMS Garage, and guest appearances on the MedicCast and EMS Professional podcasts. I also launched a new podcast, Medical Author Chat. For me I try to keep the technical aspects of podcasting […]

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Accessing and Understanding Journal Articles (#31daysofCE)

Episode 42 of the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS Educators – is a robust discussion about finding and using EMS research for education. The conversation features the regular co-hosts (Buck Feris, Greg Friese, and Rob Theriault) are joined by EMS Educators Bill Toon and Tim Noonan. We discuss important concepts, finding journals […]

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EMS Education Around the World (#31daysofCE)

Early in 2009 I joined with Chris Montera, Buck Feris, and Rob Theriault to start the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators. One of the many great joys of this podcast has been our shows about EMS Education around the world. The similarities and the differences have been fascinating to me. Social […]

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Soft Skills for EMS Professionals and Educators (#31daysofEMS)

Sunday posts at Everyday EMS Tips are generally have a theme of self-improvement and/or a connection to physical, mental, or emotional health. Dr. Joseph Weiner was a two-time guest on the EMSEduCast podcast in 2009. Joe is a clinical psychologist in New York City. He was an ideal podcast guest because he both answered questions […]

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Magical Pediatric Patient Assessment (#31daysofCE)

Dr. Mike Pitt was a magician before he was a pediatrician, but he still uses some of the magic tricks he learned as a child with the children he assesses and treats. “Magic Mike” was a the guest on the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators – last week. During the show […]

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Podcast: Putting Patients at Ease with Magic

Everyday EMS Tips readers often tell me pediatric patients are the most challenging to assess and treat. This is often a function of inexperience and nervousness. Also a crying child (or even a worse a silent child) will raise anyone’s anxiety level. Recently Dr. Mike Pitt, aka Magic Mike, was the featured guest on the […]

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Video: EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators

In this video I describe the purpose and format of the only podcast by and for EMS educators. Each week me and my terrific co-hosts Buck Feris, Rob Theriault and Chris Montera discuss issues, resources, and tips for EMS educators with guest experts from around the world. This video was recored at the 2009 National […]

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EMS Expo Live Schedule

This week I am EMS Expo. I present twice on Wednesday (learn more at eps411.com/emsexpo2009). On Thursday and Friday I will be teaming up with Jamie Davis, Chris Montera, and Ted Setla to record audio and video podcasts for the EMSEduCast, MedicCast, EMS Garage and EMS Leadership. This is the schedule of when we will […]

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Paramedic Instructor Interview Questions

Two weeks ago I asked, “If you were to able ask two interview questions of the candidates being interviewed for a Paramedic instructor position what would they be?” I asked for readers to share the questions they would ask for a future blog post. These are the questions I submitted and the contributions of Everyday […]

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Finding Work with Social Media

In 2009 I have gone all in with social media. The connections I have made have led to a podcast (EMSEduCast.com), a new live online EMS education training program (EMSBootCamp.com), and a new website (PIOSocialMediaTraining.com). Together these projects have broadened my audience and exponentially expanded my network. They are also becoming a small and growing […]