Emergency Responder Leadership Academy: Strengthening EMS and Preparing for the Difficult Future Ahead
Date and time
Location
Columbia-Greene Community College
4440 Route 23 (Theatre) Hudson, NY 12534Refund Policy
Description
The purpose of this program is to provide an educational forum for leaders in Emergency Medical Services to discuss some of the most pressing and critical issues that affect EMS for-profit and not-for-profit agency systems and personnel. This unique program format and straight-forward discussion will support leaders in EMS with overviews of:
• Comprehensive discussion of fitness for duty.
• Advocacy importance and techniques
• The changing dynamic of EMS through partnerships, mergers & consolidation
• Conflict Resolution
• The importance of effective customer service
• Overview of understanding LGBT community health
AGENDA
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome & Introduction
8:45am - 9:45am Fitness for Duty - Shaun Britton
9:45am – 10:45am Advocacy Techniques for Sustainability - Alison Burke
10:45am - 11:00am Break
11:00am - 12:00pm Partnerships, Mergers & Consolidation - Terry Hannigan/Steve Kroll
12:00pm-12:30pm AM Q&A
12:30pm – 1:15pm Networking Lunch
1:15pm-2:15-pm Effectively Managing Conflict Resolution - Doug Wildermuth
2:15pm-2:30pm Break
2:30pm-3:30pm Customer Service - Dan Blum
3:30pm – 4:00pm LGBT Community Health - Rob Conlon
4:00pm-4:30pm PM Q&A
This program will provide 6 hours of continuing education credits (1 Operations - CORE/ 5 Preparatory - CORE). Attendees will receive program credits, course materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. To receive credit for this program, attendance at entire event is required. Partial credit will not be given.
Support provided by:
This project is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Grant number U77HP16459 and project title New York State Area Health Education Center System. The information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Organized by
Catskill Hudson Area Health Education Center is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that works with community-based partners to address healthcare professional shortages and healthcare workforce development in the 11-county region of New York State that we serve. Our mission is to address regional healthcare workforce shortages through education and collaborative community relationships to assist students, career seekers and health professionals.
In order to address New York State’s healthcare workforce shortages, Catskill Hudson AHEC has funded hundreds of innovative, exciting and educational health professions programs since our first year of operation in 2003.
To date, thousands of medical, pre-medical, nursing and health professions students were placed with hundreds of teachers at community-based training sites. Tens of thousands of young people, ages 10-17, received exposure to healthcare careers and health professionals through the fun and interactive activities of our health career youth programs. And thousands of health professionals have participated in Catskill Hudson AHEC sponsored continuing education programs.