As AI tools move quickly from concept to deployment, EMS leaders face practical questions about value, risk and readiness. This series provides clear, applied guidance for chiefs, directors and agency leaders on how to evaluate and implement AI to support clinical care, reduce documentation burden, improve decision-making, streamline operations and simplify workforce management.
From NEMSAC fallout to WHO recognition, Kupas unpacks the moments that defined his presidency — and previews how the annual meeting will push EMS forward
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
From suspended Medicare funding to unchecked artificial intelligence, unpacking the issues threatening the system
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn how CAD and ePCR data, not naloxone, might be EMS’s greatest contribution to resolving opioid overdose epidemic
Leaders at Pinnacle conference used the “Wizard of Oz” to discuss greater challenges EMS personnel face
EMS leaders at Pinnacle Conference were briefed on Dallas Fire-Rescue and hospital response to the shootings
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference head specific recommendations to improve prehospital care from the Promoting Innovation in EMS project co-leader
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn important elements of leadership and how to grow EMS leaders
Paramedic chiefs need to assign training that is current, relevant and accurate
EMS leaders at Pinnacle learn how the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council improves patient care through collaboration and consensus building
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn an innovative and collaborative approach between law enforcement and EMS to the opioid overdose epidemic
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn how appreciative inquiry identifies and improves the positive attributes that exist within themselves and their teams