The FirstWatch Fire Operations Analytics/Accreditation Module (FOAM) provides you with accurate and verifiable data that produces consistent and creditable management information based upon the accreditation requirements of CFAI and from any combination of data sources that are required to report on the specific dimensions of importance to you.
The negative consequences of burnout in EMS stretch well-beyond the individual and can affect entire organizations as well as the patients served. Nevertheless, most traditional interventions aimed to reduce burnout focus on the individual and fail to address the underlying systematic causes. In this session, Dr. Remle Crowe reviews the latest research and presents organizational-level strategies to meaningfully reduce and prevent burnout at your EMS agency.
Every EMS system has some “quality” function, yet very few have actually made anything better. During this interactive session, you’ll learn to use run charts and control charts, accurately analyze your performance data, and how to use it to make improvements that matter to your patients, your employees, and your organization.
NAEMSP® is committed to developing and nurturing the next generation of clinical quality and patient safety leaders in the EMS community. NAEMSP®’s Quality and Safety year-long course provides EMS physicians and quality improvement leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives in their region, system, or agency. Participants will develop an in-depth understanding of how to apply tools and strategies of quality improvement to their local needs to affect the care of patients....
While not isolated to the healthcare profession, pressures from the Paramedic Workforce are trending as one of the biggest issues for Paramedic Services (EMS) across Canada. From a noticeable increase in retirements, resignations, burn-out, low graduation rates to the challenges of the NEXT Generation labor force, health and wellness and work-life balances, there are growing pressures on how to address the dynamic environment of recruitment and retention in the Paramedic Workforce.
The FirstWatch Fire Operations Analytics/Accreditation Module (FOAM) provides you with accurate and verifiable data that produces consistent and creditable management information based upon the accreditation requirements of CFAI and from any combination of data sources that are required to report on the specific dimensions of importance to you.
Learn what you can do to reduce the use of lights and sirens in your agency. Improve patient and provider safety and more effectively manage your resources.
In this interactive session, FirstWatch Improvement Guide, Mike Taigman, and incoming National EMS Management Association President, Brooke Burton show you how senior leaders can take ownership of Quality Improvement.
These dialogues are open forums to explore resilience, all the things that cause stress in our lives, relationships, and more. Please join us for these monthly interactive sessions where everyone, including family members, is welcome. They will be held the second Friday of the month at 9am Pacific Time.
These dialogues are open forums to explore resilience, all the things that cause stress in our lives, relationships, and more. Please join us for these monthly interactive sessions where everyone, including family members, is welcome. They will be held the second Friday of the month at 9am Pacific Time.
The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED), Priority Dispatch, and FirstWatch—the teams behind the Academy Analytics program that makes it easy to track, view, and use emergency communications center data—give us an insightful look into the why of data-driven decision-making. From providing insights to what is and isn’t working, to accurately determining if an issue is tied to a person, policy, or protocol, you’ll learn how the right tools can provide actionable information that makes a difference.
In this installment, our presenters tackle re-entry tips for connecting with family after a difficult shift, the neuroscience of stress management, and strategies for making relationships work during challenging times.
In this webinar, FirstWatch Improvement Guide and UCSF professor Mike Taigman will share his decades of experience and research into human wellness and longevity, providing attendees with concrete, science-based steps to improve your health and lengthen your life.
This session will offer perspectives on what to know as you develop, implement and manage the many variables of legislations, health orders, collective agreements, policies, etc. on vaccination polices.
These dialogues are open forums to explore resilience, all the things that cause stress in our lives, relationships, and more. Please join us for these monthly interactive sessions where everyone, including family members, is welcome. They will be held the second Friday of the month at 9am Pacific Time.
HOT (red light and siren) responses put EMS providers and the public at significant risk. Studies have demonstrated that the time saved during this mode of vehicle operation and that reducing HOT responses enhances safety of personnel, with little to no impact on patient outcomes. Some agencies have ‘dabbled’ with responding COLD (without lights and sirens) to some calls, but perhaps none as dramatic as Niagara Region EMS in Ontario, Canada – who successfully flipped their HOT responses to a...
During this interactive session we explored lessons learned, what we should be doing now, and strategies for handling things as they evolve.
Paramedic services have experienced a steadily increasing demand from palliative patients accessing 911 during times of acute crisis, and not wishing subsequent conveyance to ED. Early data indicates that many of these patients are NOT already connected to palliative care teams, wish to remain in their homes and require symptom management.
This is a recording of a ET3 Medical Triage NOFO preparation webinar, held on April 20, 2021. This webinar helped many organizations prepare and submit their response.
These dialogues are open forums to explore resilience, all the things that cause stress in our lives, relationships, and more. Please join us for these monthly interactive sessions where everyone, including family members, is welcome. They will be held the second Friday of the month at 9am Pacific Time.
