EMS Administration 101: Concepts for Managing EMS Within the Fire Service
(Room 2B)
24 Feb 17
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Tracks:
Emergency Medical Services
Maybe you have just been transferred to a position responsible for managing EMS resources or perhaps you have discovered that your department’s relationship with EMS is changing or needs to change. Maybe you have recently been elected president or operations officer of your organization, or perhaps you have been assigned EMS-related administrative tasks by your supervisor. Now what do you do? How do you ensure success and get the EMS facet of your organization to be effective and efficient? This course will give participants an awareness of considerations for new EMS administrators including both current and emerging trends. Topics covered will include clinical oversight of providers; operational considerations such as equipment, vehicles and staffing models; and alternative ideas for service delivery such as community risk reduction activities. Administrative functions such as regulatory and legal compliance; and financial aspects of providing EMS will also be discussed. While not lengthy enough to be a comprehensive “how to” class, this program will provide attendees with the basic tools needed to avoid potentially serious and costly pitfalls while managing EMS agencies within fire service organizations. This program has a target audience of those who have been or who are about to be placed in positions of responsibility over EMS-related activities as part of a fire service organization. As EMS becomes a large part of our call volume, we must learn to manage these portions of our agencies more effectively. The program is broken down into several main areas to include clinical oversight; operational considerations; administrative functions; and the business of EMS. The program will conclude with an overview of leadership and management principles which can be useful in successfully delivering EMS from a fire-based organization.