Harvard EMS: Interface Between Out-of-Hospital & Hospital-Based Providers 2024

Overview

The Harvard EMS: Interface Between Out-of-Hospital & Hospital-Based Providers 2024 course provides an in-depth exploration of the integration between pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital-based care. Designed to enhance provider expertise, this 2-day, 17-hour offering uses a dynamic mix of lectures, panels, and question-and-answer sessions to improve understanding of EMS system operations and hospital collaborations.

On-demand emergency medicine education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Agenda

This course agenda covers comprehensive topics essential for optimizing coordination between EMS and hospital providers. All sessions are scheduled in Eastern Time.

• Welcome — Stephen Thomas, MD; Christie Fritz, MD, MS
• Keynote: Pre-hospital Preservation of Circulating Volume and Minimizing Blood Loss — Tim Harris, MD
• History of EMS — Matt Bivens, MD
• Prehospital Provider Types — William Porcaro, MD
• EMS System Types/Design — Daniel Willner, MD, MPH
• Systems of Care (Trauma, STEMI & Stroke) — Nichole Bosson, MD, MPH, FAEMS
• Medicolegal Pitfalls & EMTALA — Jonathan Burstein, MD
• IFT vs Scene Response — Colby Redfield, MD
• Online Medical Control Pearls — Christie Fritz, MD, MS
• Prehospital Cardiac Arrest — Jason Cohen, DO
• ECMO, Advanced Cardiac Topics — Paul Rees, MD
• HEMS Safety/Selection — Ira Blumen, MD
• Pearls and Pitfalls of IFT — Andrew Reimer, RN
• Panel – Challenges/Choosing the Optimal Transport Mode — Moderators: Lincoln Zernicke, MD; Christie Fritz, MD, MS; Stephen Thomas, MD; Panelists: David Schoenfeld, MD; Edward Ullman, MD; Jonathan Burstein, MD; Andrew Reimer, PhD, RN, CFRN; Jason Cohen, DO; Matt Bivens, MD
• Learning Points of Day 1 — Christie Fritz, MD, MS; Stephen Thomas, MD
• Welcome — Christie Fritz, MD, MS; Stephen Thomas, MD
• Translating Prehospital Research to Clinical Practice: Airway and Transfusion — Henry Wang, MD, MS, MPH
• Pediatrics in EMS — Caitlin Farrell, MD
• Patient Safety in the Out-of-Hospital Setting — Russell D. MacDonald, MD, MPH, FCFP, FRCPC, DRCPSC
• Cutting-Edge Care and Controversies in Pre-Hospital Medicine — Russell D. MacDonald, MD, MPH, FCFP, FRCPC, DRCPSC
• Out of Hospital Cessation of Resuscitation — Daniel Davis, MD
• EMS Procedures: Intubation & the Ultrasound Debate — Sam Galvagno, MD; Jonathan Shecter, DO
• Mass Casualty Incidents — Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP
• Politics in EMS and the ED — Jeff Goodloe, MD
• Mobile Integrated Health & Future Topics — David Schoenfeld, MD
• Military/Tactical Medicine (three 15-min presentations + panel) — Bill Justice, NRP, TEMS-I; Michael McCartin, MD; Lt. Commander Paul Roszko, MD
• Disaster Medicine — Greg Ciottone, MD, FACEP, FFSEM
• Panel Discussion: Advanced Cases in EMS — Moderators: Jordan Rudman, MD; Christie Fritz, MD, MS; Stephen Thomas, MD; Panelists: David Schoenfeld, MD; Edward Ullman, MD; Russell D. MacDonald, MD, MPH, FCFP, FRCPC, DRCPSC; Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD, FACEP, FAEMS; Adam Kaye, MD
• Learning Points of Day 2 — Stephen Thomas, MD; Christie Fritz, MD, MS

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Identify EMS provider-level scope of practice and limitations.
• Explain basic EMS system organization.
• Recognize provider and hospital legal responsibilities and risks related to EMS.
• Understand helicopter vs ground EMS capabilities and limitations.
• Apply knowledge to choose the optimal transport modality for patients.
• Learn about mass casualty and disaster incidents and hospital-based provider integration.
• Identify and appraise upcoming EMS controversies and potential areas of expansion.

Speakers

This course features a distinguished panel of experts in emergency medicine and EMS integration, including physicians, nurses, and pre-hospital providers contributing to lectures and panel discussions on both clinical care and system-level considerations.

Target Audience

This program is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses frequently involved with pre-hospital care, including emergency, critical care, or internal medicine providers. It also suits EMTs, paramedics, and other pre-hospital personnel seeking to deepen their understanding of EMS-hospital systems integration.

Why This Topic Matters

The Harvard EMS: Interface Between Out-of-Hospital & Hospital-Based Providers 2024 course addresses the critical interface between pre-hospital emergency services and hospital-based care, a key area in emergency medicine. Understanding this integration strengthens provider confidence and supports coordinated patient management across care settings.

MedHub Central offers this education to reinforce expertise in EMS systems and hospital collaboration, which are vital to improving clinical communication, patient safety, and system efficiency in emergency care.