Presented by Troy Hagen, MBA, EMT-P

That’s finally a statement for Emergency Medical Services, not a question, with the release of The National EMS Advisory Council’s white paper: “EMS Makes a Difference-Improved Clinical Outcomes and Downstream Healthcare Saving.” This report has been universally praised as a milestone for EMS.

Troy Hagen, lead author, will provide an overview of the findings and the latest medical advancements in EMS, and how the results can be used to promote healthcare activities and involvement in healthcare reform.

Troy Hagen, MBA, EMT-P is the Director of Ada County Paramedics in Boise, Idaho. Troy has been involved in Emergency Medical Services for 23 years. Troy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and a Master’s in Business Administration. He is a frequent lecturer on EMS leadership, management, and finance. He also served as Medical Commissioner and Incident Commander for the 2009 Special Olympic World Winter Games.

Troy is President-Elect for the National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) and the Finance Committee Chair for the National EMS Advisory Council.

Friday, February 3, 2012

10 AM PST

AHDI-Approved CEC: 1 CM (Clinical Medicine)

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Postponed until Spring 2012

WHEN: Saturday, October 15

Too many scheduling conflicts have prevented us proceeding with this event. We apologize to all those who were planning to attend.  We will reschedule (and expand) our program for Spring 2012.

City of Hope in Duarte, California!

Saturday, June 25, 2011

8 AM PDT  – 12 Noon PDT (Guided tour immediately following sessions)

Presentations will include:

Jay Thomas, MD, PhD, current Chair and Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope. Dr Thomas will discuss the changing role of palliative and supportive care in the treatment of cancer patients. The success and failure rates for different types of cancers will be reviewed along with new developments on the horizon to assist people living with cancer.

Leslie Popplewell, MD, Associate Professor of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope. Dr. Popplewell will review the history of stem cell transplantation, sources of donor cells, and applications.

Then, to add a fun twist, our own Chad Sines, MS, AHDI-F, MBA (or is that OWNN? – AHDI’s Outreach Workgroup for News and Networking Group) will provide a social media blitz (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, etc) for the practicing MT, component, employer, and personal life. Learn how to better leverage social media regardless of your current work situation.

COST: $25.00
We accept credit cards or checks.

CEC CORRECTION: The event has been AHDI approved for 2 CM (clinical medicine) and 1 PD (Professional Development) CECs.

The sessions will conclude with a guided tour of the City of Hope.

Platt Conference Center

City of Hope National Medical Center

1500 E Duarte Road

Duarte CA 91010

For Info:  Contact Sandy Shumaker at 626-485-7502

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