EMS 212 - Leadership and Professional Development at Rappahannock Community College
Course Description
Effective: 2018-08-01
Focuses on the development of leadership within the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), topics include civic engagement, personal wellness, resource management, ethical considerations in leadership and research.
Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour per week.
1 credits
General Course Purpose
The purpose of this course is to prepare emergency responders, primarily emergency medical services students for their role as a leader within their agency, as well as their community. This course integrates comprehensive knowledge of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems, health, safety and wellness of the EMS provider; research, educational and career development.
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
Prerequisites: EMS 135, EMS 136, EMS 137, EMS 138, EMS 139, EMS 140, EMS 141, EMS 142
Course Objectives
- Discuss the role of the paramedic related to public health and non-emergent issues
- Describe the components of professionalism and their importance to becoming a leader
- Define peer-reviewed literature and describe how this relates to a practicing paramedic
- Analyze examples of evidence based research and reasoning (the scientific method) pertinent to paramedic practice
- Identify the role of verbal and electronic communications in the provision of EMS
- Identify current problems and challenges related to the health, safety and wellness of the EMS workforce in the U.S.
- Analyze key goals and strategies to improve EMS personal safety as outlined in: The Emergency Medical Services Workforce Agenda for the Future, the NHTSA Strategy for a National EMS Culture of Safety
- Propose ways that Emergency Medical Services can be more proactively involved in developing "healthy communities" (Community Paramedicine)
- List ways a paramedic can promote injury prevention in his or her community
- Discuss the effects of stress and preventative measures for the Paramedic provider.
- Evaluate ethical issues in EMS
- Create a resume and/or curriculum vitae
- Demonstrate effective interview techniques and skills
- Define emotional intelligence and its importance to the Paramedic provider
Major Topics to be Included
- EMS and the Community
- Mobile Integrated Healthcare
- Patient education
- Public education
- Public health
- Epidemiology
- Professionalism
- EMS as a profession
- Professional characteristics
- Affective characteristics development
- Quality Improvement process
- Proper use of social media
- Patient Safety (EMS Culture of Safety)
- Preventing Errors
- Crew Resource Management
- Building a culture of safety
- Research Principles to Interpret Literature and Advocate Evidence-Based Practice
- Concepts of research
- Importance of Research in EMS
- Methods of Research
- Ethical Considerations in Research
- Literature Review
- Statistics overview
- Relating Research to EMS
- Evidence-based decision-making
- Well-Being of the Paramedic
- Stress management
- Dealing with death and dying
- Personal wellness and fitness
- Prevention of Work-Related Injuries
- Patient Rights/Advocacy
- Protecting patient's rights
- Confidentiality of patient information
- Patient advocacy
- End of Life Issues
- Ethical Principles/Moral Obligations
- Ethical Tests and Decision Making
- Personal Development
- Resume writing
- Interview skills
- Concepts of leadership
- Emotional Intelligence