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.
At NEMSMA’s leadership conference, Dr. Brent Myers makes the case that waiting for federal guidance is a losing strategy — and local governance is the only path forward.
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
Why EMS leaders must break the cycle of overwork, silence and unrealistic expectations
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
EMS Chief Dr. Mike McEvoy reminds, “There is no other component of the fire service that saves more lives than EMS”
Our co-hosts discuss the effect of falling call volumes on EMS staffing levels and how agencies can prepare for the future
NAEMT’s National Survey of Violence Against EMS Practitioners identifies training gaps in EMS safety
A bold proposal to change the way we educate and certify EMS providers
Our co-hosts sit down with EMS consultant and teacher Jon Politis, who shares his leadership style and offers advice for leading during the pandemic
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities
Three ways to maintain balance during difficult times and not exacerbate the problem
Look to the factors impacting EMS revenues – logistics, technology and resource matching – to manage deliverables
Through sheer force of will by first responders, healthcare workers and the city as a whole, the COVID-19 battle is winding down, but leaves scars