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Carissa O’Brien got the opportunity to chat with Dr. Ben Bobrow about the Medtronic Foundation Heart Rescue Project in this segment recorded at EMS World Expo 2011 from the ProMed Network Podcast Studio in the exhibit hall. With sudden cardiac arrest being a huge public health problem nationwide, the Heart Rescue Project strives to draw attention to best practices and opportunities for improving care of these patients.

The Medtronic Foundation Heart Rescue Project was a generous sponsor of the ProMed Network podcast studio on day 2 at EMS World Expo. You can find information and excellent resources on cardiac care at HeartRescueProject.com.

Stay tuned here at the ProMed Network for continuing release of recordings from this event or check in over at MedicCast.tv.

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Recorded Live in the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation sponsored podcast studio at EMS World Expo 2011, Carissa O’Brien talks with Dr. Ben Bobrow about the work of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and other organizations in drawing attention to the need for improvements in response and care for these patients.  You can find out more about sudden cardiac arrest and about the work of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation at SCA-Aware.org.

Stay tuned here to the ProMed Network for more continuing coverage from EMS World Expo 2011 as well as at MedicCast.tv.

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The ProMed Network podcast team closes their Finale Episode from EMS World Expo 2011 with part 2 MedicCast / EMS Garage combo closing episode. Anne Robinson, Carissa O’Brien and MedicCast host Jamie Davis comes up on stage to join Chris Montera in the Podcast Studio (sponsored by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation).

Anne Robinson, the ProMed Network executive producer, shares her EMS World Expo 2011 product innovator pick with the ICE (Interchangeable Cooling Environment) system for provider and responder rehab in hot environments. Find out more about this cooling system at EMSInnovations.com.

Also joining Chris for part of this segment of the Finale is     from the Philadelphia Fire Academy who discusses the recently released EMS White Paper on developing an international paramedic certification standard. This standard is needed to help providers from around the world use their education in a variety of systems and communities world wide.

Finally, Chris, Jamie and Carissa welcome EMS World publisher Scott Cravens up on the Podcast Studio stage to look back at this year’s expo’s successes and to look forward to what’s expected for next year’s EMS World Expo 2012 in New Orleans.

Find part 1 of this video episode here at the ProMed Network Conference Channel and more short segment videos and interviews at MedicCast.tv.

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Chris Montera, host of the EMS Garage and Carissa O’Brien, host of CHEPCast check in on the final day at EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas. After three days of covering the exhibit hall and hosting programs in the ProMed Network podcast studio, the two of them can’t wait for the Finale episode to be recorded later that day. Included in the ProMed Network Finale episode are the choices of the best product innovators from the show based on the votes and input from the podcast hosts in attendance.

Check out that special episode coming soon here on the ProMed Network along with other episodes recorded live at EMS World Expo 2011. You’ll also find continuing coverage over at MedicCast.tv.

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Dr. Greg Mears from North Carolina chats with Carissa O’Brien about the Heart Rescue Project, an initiative to generate data and best practices for improving cardiac patient survival rates across emergency medical systems nationwide. The Project is funded by a grant from the Medtronic Foundation and is focused on five separate EMS systems and how they each approach cardiac patient care improvements within their jurisdictions. You can find out more about the Heart Rescue Project at HeartRescueProject.com.

The Podcast Studio at EMS World Expo was sponsored by the Medtronic Foundation Heart Rescue Project and the ProMed Network is proud of the continued support from this organization. Find more coverage from EMS World Expo 2011 here at the ProMed Network and at MedicCast.tv.

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Carissa O’Brien and the CHEPCast podcast check in on Day 1 at EMS World Expo 2011. Sponsored by Chesapeake Health Education Programs (CHEPinc.org), the CHEPCast is focused on bringing the best in medical and health educational material to professionals of all kinds. Host Carissa O’Brien is joined by Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, host of the MedicCast EMS TV and Radio Online show to chat with some special guests about how education can be improved for health care professionals like EMTs and paramedics, both online and in the classroom.

The show was recorded live in the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP.org) sponsored Podcast Studio at EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Keep linked here to the ProMed Network for continued releases of the recorded video episodes and segments from this event. Additional coverage is also being release for EMS World Expo at MedicCast.tv.

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In partnership with EMS1.com, the ProMed Network’s team of podcasters and reporters from the show floor covered many new innovations and events. In this segment, Chris Montera and Carissa O’Brien report for EMS1.com on new Ambulance designs found on the show floor including a new ambulance just purchased by Chris’ agency in Eagle County, Colorado. A special thanks to EMS1.com for their continued support of the ProMed Network and its EMS programming hosts.

You’ll find more continuing coverage on EMS World Expo 2011 here at the ProMed Network and at MedicCast.tv.

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Chris Montera and Carissa O’Brien are back with their thoughts on Day 2 of EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The previous day’s mass casualty event held just outside the convention center was particularly interesting to the pair of ProMed Network podcasters. Hosted by EMS World Expo and staged by Las Vegas EMS, Fire, and other surrounding agencies, the bus crash drill included moulaged patients for local EMS classes, bleachers, beer, and snacks for the spectators and set the standard for such events held in the future.

You’ll find more coverage from EMS World Expo 2011 here at the ProMed Network and at MedicCast.tv.

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The ProMed Network coverage of EMS World Expo was made possible by several organizations and companies including the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Rick Murray, director of EMS for ACEP joined Carissa O’Brien in the ACEP sponsored podcast studio to chat about the EMS Culture of Safety project, EMS World Expo and what ACEP brought to their booth at the conference.

More resources for emergency medical services professionals can be found at the ACEP web site including continuing education segments and information on 2012 EMS Week planning. For more coverage of EMS World Expo 2011 from the ProMed Network team, continue to check back here and also at MedicCast.tv.

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The ProMed Network continues covering the best in health and medical conferences with the live podcast studio at EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. Chris Montera, host of the EMS Garage Podcast and Carissa O’Brien from CHEPCast share their thoughts from the exhibit hall floor on Day 1 of the conference.

Find more coverage of this event from the ProMed Network here on the ProMed Conference channel and at MedicCast.tv.