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Preparing for the Next Challenge. Managing Through a Calm Time in Emergency Drug Shortages

Learn about evolving medication shortages, proactive inventory management and strategies for EMS leaders to ensure patient safety and budget stability.
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Emergency Medical CareExclusivesPatient Care
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The Evolution of EMS Medical Direction with Dr. Paul Pepe

Dr. Paul Pepe looks back at the early days of EMS and how medical direction began.
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Airway & RespiratoryCardiac & ResuscitationEmergency Medical Care
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Rethinking Medical Direction in the 21st Century

Join hosts Bradley Dean and David Blevins as they sit down with Dr. David Tan to explore the evolving role of medical direction in EMS.
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Patient CarePodcasts
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The Impact of Medical Control Consultations on Prehospital Treatment Decisions

This article explores the influence of medical control consultations on prehospital treatment decisions.
6 min read
Emergency Medical CareExclusivesPatient Care

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Participants Needed for National EMS Documentation Survey

The National EMS Documentation Survey is open to anyone involved with EMS.
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Admin/LeadershipNews

Dr. Ronald Stewart, First President of NAEMSP, Dies

Dr. Ronald Stewart revolutionized prehospital care in the United States and Canada.
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Dr. Marvin Wayne Set to Retire after 50 Years as Whatcom County (WA) Medical Program Director

Dr. Marvin Wayne is stepping aside as Whatcom County's medical program director but will remain active in EMS.
6 min read
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Resuscitation Academy Foundation Announces New Medical Director

Dr. Andy McCoy was appointed as the new medical director of the Resuscitation Academy Foundation.
4 min read
Admin/LeadershipCardiac & ResuscitationNews
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A Run Review with Competing Priorities

No matter the call, it’s important to make a difficult situation better than when you first arrive, writes J. Brombach, NRP, MD.
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Cardiac & ResuscitationCommentaryExclusives
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Letter to the Editor: Medical ‘Stay and Play?’

J. Brombach, NRP, MD, had these thoughts come from a routine run.
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CommentaryEMS OperationsExclusives
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St. Charles County (MO) Ambulance District Welcomes Dr. David K. Tan as Chief Medical Officer

Dr. David K. Tan has been named the District's first full-time medical director.
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Admin/LeadershipNews

JEMS Strengthens Leadership with Formation of New Advisory Board

“We are thrilled to welcome this esteemed group of individuals to the JEMS Advisory Board,” said JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Edward “Ted” Lee.
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Can An Employer Require That Healthcare Workers Use Their Own Insurance to Pay for Vaccines?

01.24.2024
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Admin/LeadershipExclusivesLegal Issues

Why the Chief Is Still the Chief

01.17.2024
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CommentaryEMS OperationsExclusives

Paramedic Jobs: Week of January 15, 2024

01.15.2024
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Admin/Leadership

EMS Physicians Meet in TX for the Future of EMS Care

01.11.2024
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Dr. Sarah Frances McClure Named Medical Director of Harris County (TX) Emergency Services District 11

12.02.2023
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Admin/LeadershipNews

Clarion Events Appoints Dr. Sarah E. Fabiano, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, as Medical Director of JEMS

11.21.2023
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Admin/Leadership

Dr. Donald Rosenberg, Longtime Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Medical Director, Passes Away

03.07.2023
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Admin/LeadershipNews

Eagle County (CO) EMS Welcome New Medical Directors

07.22.2022
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Admin/Leadership

Morgan County (IN) EMS Director Keenan Blair Suddenly Dies

04.14.2022
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EMS OperationsNews

Prodigy EMS Names Dr. Maia Dorsett Its Medical Director

01.26.2022
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Admin/Leadership

Dr. Angus Jameson Named FL EMS Medical Director

01.20.2022
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Admin/LeadershipNews

Utilizing Body Cameras in EMS Medical Direction

09.14.2021
18 min read
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