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MedicCast host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and EMS Garage host Chris Montera continue their traditional conference finale episode at EMS Today 2013 with a look behind the scenes. They invite A.J. Heightman, JEMS.com Editor-in-Chief, and JEMS managing editor Jennifer Berry to join them and share their thoughts on trends in new EMS products and the amazing changes seen in this conference.

A special thank you to Physio-Control, Inc., Pennwell and EMS Today for allowing the ProMed Network team to cover this event. Follow the channel here or over at MedicCast.tv for more segments from EMS Today 2013.

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MedicCast host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and EMS Garage host Chris Montera kick off their traditional conference finale episode at EMS Today 2013. They invite EMS product development expert Dan White, Author of the Paramedic Blog (@paradan on Twitter), to join them and share his thoughts on trends in new EMS products and services seen at the conference.

Dan also brings in some toys of his own to show off. First off is his newly designed B2 Paramedic EMS helmet, developed through his partnership with Bell helmets. Then Dan shares an innovative and inexpensive video laryngoscope, the McGrath Mac Laryngoscope built just for the emergency medical services environment.

A special thank you to Physio-Control, Inc., Pennwell and EMS Today for allowing the ProMed Network team to cover this event. Follow the channel here or over at MedicCast.tv for more segments from EMS Today 2013.

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EMS Garage podcast guest host Anne Robinson is joined by one public health expert from Texas at the Public Health Preparedness Summit earlier this month in Atlanta, Georgia, talking about handling disabled community members during major response events and preparedness for major events and disasters. Anne is joined by Katherine Sanches, Emergency Preparedness Planner for the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Follow the channel here or over at MedicCast.tv for more segments from the PHPS summit sponsored by NACCHO.

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EMS Garage podcast guest host Anne Robinson is joined by a panel of experts at the Public Health Preparedness Summit, all talking about the response to the Aurora mass shooting and preparedness for major events and disasters. The panel includes:

• Patrick Conroy, Manager in Facilities Management
• Sara Garrington, Emergency Preparedness and Response Planner
• Michele Askenazi, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response

Follow the channel here or over at MedicCast.tv for more segments from the PHPS summit sponsored by NACCHO.

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On Day 2 at EMS World Expo, Chris Montera, the Geekymedic, brings on his panel of EMS leaders to talk about many issues in EMS leadership and trends.  This episode is sponsored by the Sharps Terminator by Medical Safety Solutions. Check out this amazing sharps safety tool at SharpsTerminator.us.

Chris is joined on this episode by:

Tim Noonan from Roguemedic.com

Stephen “Kelly” Grayson from AmbulanceDriverFiles.com

Kyle David Bates from Pedi-U.com and FirstFewMoments.com

You can find more from Chris and the EMS Garage at EMSGarage.com. There are more video segments from EMS World Expo 2012 at MedicCast.tv.

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Recorded LIVE at EMS World Expo 2012 from the ProMed Network Podcast Studio sponsored through the generous support of Physio-Control, Inc.

Host Chris Montera, the Geekymedic is joined in this episode of the EMS Garage by some very special guests including:

• Tim Noonan, RogueMedic.com
• Pat Songer, Director of EMS at Humboldt General Hospital, Winnemucca, NV
• Matt Womble, Principal at Womble Consulting

Chris and the gang kick off our coverage from the Podcast Studio in the exhibit hall at EMS World Expo in New Orleans, LA. Their podcast is interrupted briefly by the Mardi Gras style parade organized by New Orleans EMS for the opening of the conference hall. Plan now to attend next year’s conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in September 11 – 13, 2013.

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Find more from the EMS Garage here at the ProMedNetwork.com site.

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Chris Montera and the EMS Garage return for Day 2 of EMS World Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This episode was sponsored by Physio-Control and the discussion kicks off with a chat with 12-lead and EMS cardiology educator Tim Phalen. Tim works is brought in by Physio-Control at these conferences to provide educational sessions from their booth as a free service to the attendees. Physio’s Cees Verkerk also sits in to show a new 12-lead solution from Physio-Control called the ReadyLink 12-Lead ECG which is a BLS 12-lead acquisition device providing access to 12-lead technology and capture even in areas without primary advanced life support emergency medical services.

This episode and all the day 2 coverage from EMS World Expo 2011 comes from the Medtronic Foundation Heart Rescue Project sponsored podcast studio. Check out more from EMS World Expo both here at the ProMed Network and at MedicCast.tv EMS Video and TV programs.

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The programmers here at the ProMed Network aren’t resting on their behinds while they are producing their weekly content. Often they are trying new things to bring you even better shows.  Chris Montera of the EMS Garage is just one example as he tries out a new service that might turn the EMS Garage web radio show into a TV program using a service called Vokle.com.

Tell us what you think of the service and how Chris is trying it out here in this video recording of one of his recent episodes!

More coverage recorded by the ProMed Network podcasters at EMS Expo 2010 in Dallas last week. In this video, hosts Carissa O’Brien and Chris Montera provide their take on the next few days of events at the conference. You can find more continuing video segments from the event here at the ProMed Network blog (www.blog.promednetwork.com).

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This week on the ProMed Network, there are a couple of shows you should definitely check out. You’ll find the links below but you can also find them by visiting ProMedNetwork.com directly.

Chris Montera over at the EMS Garage talks about overuse of oxygen by emergency medical services providers and why it can be a problem. His group of panelists is always a good selection of the best and brightest among EMTs, paramedics and ER physicians. Look at That’s not Klingon It’s One Word Dyspnea: EMS Garage Episode 98.

Mitigation Journal host, Rick Russotti chimes in this week in his series on National Preparedness month. Rick is a Paramedic and Nursing Student and an avid emergency preparedness educator. He has a lot to say about the level of preparedness for the average person in the U.S. Are you prepared for a disaster? Listen to MJ180: National Preparedness Month/Communication, Invisible Bracelet Notification Interview.

Finally, Dr. Anonymous has done it again with a great interview with health and medical blogger, Erin Breedlove. Erin is a Pre-Medical student and Community Health Major who is author of the blog “Healthy, Unwealthy, and Becoming Wise.” She has the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy but this is not stopping her from trying to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor.

If you haven’t made the ProMed Network a regular stop on your daily web tour, you should do so now! With over thirty shows, audio and video programs on the Network, you will always find up to date and reliable medical information just for you.