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Community Paramedicine

The evolution of community paramedic education

SDFD’s Anne Jensen and REMSA’s Adam Heinz share tips on MIH/CP training, time scales and starting up

March 06, 2022 10:46 PM • 
The EMS Educator Podcast
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EMS brings innovation, nimbleness and much-needed value to the healthcare community with mobile integrated health/community paramedicine programs of various shapes and sizes. So how can EMS organizations best prepare community paramedics for this expanded role?

The EMS Educator podcast Hosts Rob Lawrence and Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, interview two originators of successful MIH/CP programs: Anne Jensen of San Diego Fire-Rescue and Adam Heinz of REMSA, in Reno, Nevada.

Our discussion explores training, partnerships, resource management, funding, the Triple Aim, time scales, social determinants of health, and how to start up; because community paramedics “don’t do easy.”

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Read more:

More than medicine

How to identify, onboard and manage community paramedics to succeed in their unique role in improving community health

Reach Anne Jensen at ajensen@sandiego.gov and Adam Heinz at aheinz@remsa-cf.com

This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life. Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

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Prodigy EMS brings you EMS education reimagined. Join us for relevant, high-quality discussions around the best practices in EMS education. You’ll find interviews with experts in EMS, education, medical direction, leadership, and more. Earn CAPCE credit at www.prodigyems.com and explore our library of courses. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube and IG.

Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, is the director of educational strategy for Prodigy EMS and is a consultant for 410 Medical, Inc. She is a volunteer paramedic in the Alexandria (VA) Fire Department and teaches in the School of Education at American University in Washington, D.C., and in the Emergency Medicine program at University of Pittsburgh. Beginning her career as a volunteer EMT with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad in Montgomery County, Md., Gates became a full-time paramedic, EMT instructor and FTO at AFD, and then served as senior editorial and program director for EMS World. Gates implemented AFD’s MIH/CP program in 2017 and has extensive experience as an EMS educator, symposium presenter, and quality improvement trainer.

Rob Lawrence has been a leader in civilian and military EMS for over a quarter of a century. Currently, he works on both coasts in part-time roles as director of strategic implementation of PRO EMS Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as executive director of the California Ambulance Association. Rob is also the principal of Robert Lawrence Consulting. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Paramedics Plus in Alameda County, California, and COO of the Richmond Ambulance Authority (Virginia), which won both state and national EMS Agency of the Year awards during his 10-year tenure. Rob also writes and podcasts at EMS1, is a member of the EMS1 Editorial Advisory Board, and co-hosts the popular FirstWatch “Conversations that Matters” web series. Rob is a former board member of the American Ambulance Association and currently serves as chair of its Communications Committee and as a member of the media rapid response task force, providing media response to national industry-related news inquiries.