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EMS Cast: Advanced Continuing Education for Paramedics, EMTs & Prehospital Care Providers

Paramedic training is over, you’re in the front seat now. Whether day 1 or day 1,000 you can’t shake the fear you’re underprepared. You were taught to systematically decide if A… do B. But what if “A” wasn’t in the book? The truth is each emergency call is too unique to teach the right response to every situation. We need to go beyond algorithmic thinking and understand deeper principles, the WHY behind the algorithm. When every decision counts you want to rely on a framework that will guide you when things don’t make sense. EMS cast is your resource to build that framework. Through discussions with experts, review of evidence-based best practices, and real-world case studies we teach you one step past what you learned in paramedic school. But all of this advanced education is connected back to the guiding principles that answer the question- “at the end of the day, what actually matters to the patient I have in front of me?” Our mission is to elevate your practice and help you improve patient outcomes in every emergency situation. You may not feel ready, you may not feel like you know enough, but by understanding the guiding principles of emergency medicine you can become an expert EMS clinician. Because what you do matters.

Explore the crucial distinction between providing equal care versus equitable care within emergency medical services (EMS). We give you an in-depth discussion with Ritu Sani from The EMS Show podcast, highlighting the importance of focusing on outcome-driven quality improvement projects and addressing disparities in care. Learn how different demographics face unique barriers to healthcare, and why recognizing these differences is essential to improving outcomes across various communities. Watch as real-life examples illustrate the need for equitable interventions and the systemic factors that contribute to inequities in EMS.

00:00 Introduction: Equal vs. Equitable Care
00:23 Case Study: CPR Training Disparities
01:09 Understanding Barriers to Equitable Care
03:31 Guest Introduction: Ritu Sani from EMS Show Podcast
04:33 Interactive Exercise: Demonstrating Inequity
06:36 Quality Improvement: Focusing on Outcomes
08:09 Challenges in Achieving Equitable Care
09:25 Diversifying EMS Workforce
10:11 Systemic Factors and Data-Driven Solutions
11:03 Starting with Equitable Care
11:17 Key Areas to Focus On
11:26 Analyzing Data for Disparities
12:12 Addressing Provider Reactions
13:00 Implementing Quality Improvement
13:35 Implicit Bias and Introspection
14:17 Patient Outcome Driven Approach
14:33 Challenges and Structural Abnormalities
15:16 Conclusion and Final Thoughts