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| EMS, FIRE RESCUE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SINCE 1998 | | | |
February 2, 2010 | Vol. 13 No. 2
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BP INTERVIEW: Q&A with Don JonesChief Wireless Officer of the West Wireless Health Institute and Vice President of Health and Life Sciences at Qualcomm
As chief wireless officer of the West Wireless Health Institute in La Jolla, Calif., Don Jones is on the forefront of efforts to expand wireless technology into health care. Founded in March 2009, the Institute is a joint project of Qualcomm Inc., a wireless telecommunications company; Scripps Health, a five-hospital system; and the Gary and Mary West Foundation, whose founders provided $45 million in start-up funds. All three organizations are based in San Diego. The nonprofit Institute will design and conduct clinical trials on new wireless products and partner with other companies to do research and provide expertise on reimbursement and regulatory affairs matters.....
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The Nature of EMS Discontent Best practices for keeping workers on the job
Ask any EMT or paramedic what he or she finds most satisfying about EMS work and you’ll likely find that helping others, the excitement and challenges of the job, and the camaraderie with co-workers are near the top of the list. In fact, nearly all NREMT-Bs and NREMT-Ps listed these very factors when surveyed in 2005 for the Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attributes & Demographics Study (the LEADS project), which is analyzing data collected between 1999 and 2008.....
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LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES: A Leader Cannot Not Communicate
The final competency in our series, communication, is a collection of skills generally defined by the medium you use to deliver your message. And while the grand eloquence of a superb leader’s speech, such as Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream,” is often used to define the epitome of communication competence, the actual definition of good leadership communication is much simpler.....
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CAPITOL REPORT: FICEMS Recommends Agency Aid for EMS Pandemic Preparedness
Most states’ EMS and 911 pandemic influenza preparedness systems are inadequate, according to a November 2009 study released by the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS). Having found serious gaps between the states’ preparedness systems and the 2007 federal preparedness guidelines, the FICEMS study details the states’ shortcomings and recommends five strategies, with associated short- and long-term action steps, to be taken by FICEMS member agencies to improve EMS system preparedness nationally.....
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RESEARCH MONITOR: EMS, Heal Thyself
Do you neglect to get about 20 minutes of sweat-inducing physical activity a day? If so, you’re in a large group, percentage-wise, suggest survey findings from 19,960 EMS professionals. More than 75 percent of this group did not meet exercise recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found Jonathan R. Studnek, Ph.D., NREMT-P, and colleagues at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C.....
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UP FRONT: For the Greater Good
The first week of January I was in Phoenix for the annual gathering of the National Association of EMS Physicians, always a rewarding meeting. While there, I got a chance to catch up with Troy Hagen, director of Ada County (Idaho) Paramedics, a member of the National EMS Advisory Council Finance Committee and a National EMS Management Association board member. ....
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RUMINATIONS: Walking in Shoes Too Small
Last year, when my friend Mike Taigman hung up his consulting shoes to become general manager for AMR in Alameda County, Calif., I couldn’t wait to hear his explanation. Stepping back from his successful globetrotting consulting practice to stay in one place and take over the reins of a busy chop-busting urban EMS operation on the brink of a fierce competitive bidding process was a big change. ....
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