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Myth Busters: Emergency Medical Services Delivery – Expectation vs. Reality

on October 8, 2024 in

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Recent headlines illustrate the EMS delivery crisis in America:

“Kentucky’s shortage of EMS providers has reached ‘crisis’ level, expert tells state lawmakers”
“N.Y. ambulance service ends operations after 75 years”
“Chicago firefighters plan protests over paramedic, ambulance shortages”
“Santa Barbara (CA) Supervisors Caught in Crossfire over Ambulance Contract”
“Lebanon Fire District (OR) faces ambulance service challenges amid funding and staffing woes”

Modern EMS is half a century old, and would you believe there are some things the public ‘expects’ that are no longer supported by volumes of evidence-based research. EMS systems, and the communities they serve are clinging on to practices based on beliefs that not only have been disproved by science, but are dangerous, such as:

  • Reliance on response times as a sole performance measure
  • Medical first response on every EMS call
  • Lights and siren responses
  • A paramedic on every EMS response

Unrealistic public expectations are driving much of the staffing and economic crisis EMS systems are facing.

This dynamic and ‘controversial’ webinar will highlight current research and outcomes to bust myths related to the sacred cows that are driving the challenges for EMS delivery such as paramedic resource deployment, response times, lights and siren use, and even the fundamentals of EMS system design.  

Attendees will leave the webinar armed with the up-to-date evidence to slay sacred cows and long-held beliefs about EMS to change how EMS is delivered in their local communities to help navigate the current EMS staffing and economic crisis.

Co-Hosts:

  • Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI)
  • International City/County Management Association

Panelists:

  • Chip Decker; CEO, Richmond (VA) Ambulance Authority; President, AIMHI
  • Dr. Kevin Mackey; Medical Director, Sacramento (CA) Fire Department
  • Dr. Doug Kupas; Medical Director, Geisinger Health; President Elect, National Association of EMS Physicians
  • John (JP) Peterson; Executive Director, Mecklenburg EMS Agency
  • Tom Wieczorek; Director, Center for Public Safety Management
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Top 5 takeaways from NAEMT’s first national survey of EMS agencies

on April 17, 2023 in EMS, News

A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago By: CPSM’s Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT Ask any EMS clinician or leader, and they will tell you – many EMS systems across the U.S., regardless of provider type, are on life support. Workforce shortages, skyrocketing costs, supply…

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FREE WEBINAR: Transforming Law Enforcement to Address Public Health

on July 7, 2020 in

Equity and Inclusion/Social Justice: ICMA Community Conversations

Marchers in the street are demanding that communities re-evaluate what is being spent on policing. Are there better alternatives?

Let’s start with the roadmaps that are out there. National law enforcement experts will discuss the 21st Century Policing report prepared by The President’s Task Force in May 2015. They will look at the history which led up to the report and cover highlights that remain applicable today.

But for communities that want to look at reforming, improving, or “defunding” police in various tasks –  they”ll also discuss how go about it, i.e, reallocating some police resources to bring in social workers, EMS responders, mental health specialists, and other professionals able to respond to emergency calls.

Moderator:

Tom Wieczorek, Director, Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM)

Panelists:

Matt Fulton, Vice President, POLCO, National Citizen Survey/National Research Center

Deputy Chief Wayne Hiltz, B.S., former Interim Chief of Police, Pasadena and Irwindale Police Department, California

Chief Demosthenes M. Long, ED.D, J.D., M.A., Associate, Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM)

Leonard Matarese,  Director, Research and Development, Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM)

Chief John E. Perez, Chief of Police, City of Pasadena, California

Matt Zavadsky, President, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)

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Free Webinar Helps Cities Facing Public Safety Budget Cuts

on June 24, 2020 in News

Experts from the Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) recently held a free webinar for local government officials facing significant revenue shortfalls as a consequence of COVID-19. Presenters included: Thomas Wieczorek, Director Dov Chelst, Ph.D., Director of Quantitative Analysis Matt Zavadsky MS-HSA, NREMT, Senior Associate, EMS Chief Jackie Gomez-Whiteley, B.A., M.A., Senior Manager for Law…

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FREE WEBINAR: New Executive Order on Law Enforcement

on June 24, 2020 in

Equity and Inclusion: ICMA Community Conversations

National experts explain the implications of President Trump’s New Executive Order on Law Enforcement and how it relates to local government police reform efforts.

Moderator:  Thomas Wieczoreck, Director, Center for Public Safety Management, LLC, Retired City Manager Ionia, Michigan; former Executive Director Center for Public Safety Excellence

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FREE Webinar: Are you ready to provide cost-effective public safety in the new normal?

on May 19, 2020 in

Local government budgets face significant revenue shortfalls as a consequence of COVID-19. Elected officials, as well as city managers and staff, face extremely difficult decisions, especially given that a majority of many municipal budgets is dedicated to public safety.

How can local government protect vital public services in the face of these grim new budgeting realities?

During the Great Recession, CPSM helped local governments across North America identify cost savings and efficiency improvements in police, fire, and emergency services, while at the same time protecting and often improving the quality of services provided. The valuable lessons learned could prove a lifeline for local communities in the weeks, months and years ahead.

Through brief presentations, followed by an opportunity for Q&A, Center for Public Safety Management presenters will assist attendees in:

Adapting a data-driven mindset when seeking opportunities for public safety cost savings and improved efficiencies

Reviewing lessons learned by public safety experts during the Great Recession and how they apply to local government budgets today

Locating helpful resources for further assistance

As an ICMA Presidential Level Strategic Partner, the Center for Public Safety Management, LLC, is ICMA’s exclusive provider of local government public safety consulting and technical services.

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Wieczorek to Lead ICMA Webinar December 11

on December 9, 2019 in News

Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) management director Thomas Wieczorek will lead a webinar for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) on December 11, 2019. Titled “Asking Police Chiefs the Right Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions,” the webinar busts some common myths about police metrics. Because police and fire departments represent a large portion of…

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Webinar: Asking Police Chiefs the Right Questions to Make the Right, Data-Driven Decisions (12/11/19)

on November 29, 2019 in

This ICMA University Online Classroom webinar provides tools to help make informed policy decisions by knowing what to ask of your police departments.

How many police officers do you really need? How well is your police department performing? Are “officers per 1,000” and “number of calls” really meaningful measures?

Join public safety expert, Tom Wieczorek, as he addresses these questions and more. Participants will gain insight into data that will help you rethink the workforce allocation of your police department.

This session will cover how to:

– Understand the difference between “calls for service” and “workload”
– Quantify workloads in police departments by seasonal and weekday variables and identify whether personnel are allocated correctly
– Get the metrics you need from police departments to make staffing decisions
– Learn alternative strategies for handling calls for service
– Establish goals and priorities and know what you need to analyze
– Set measurable goals, identify performance problems, and apply strategies to follow the path of continuous improvement

Speaker
Tom Wieczorek, director, Center for Public Safety Management

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