Medic2medic Podcast

Episode 229 is Malora Christensen. Malora is the Program Manager for Whatcom County’s high-intensity diversion programs; GRACE and LEAD. Both programs provide intensive services for people in Whatcom County who have complex challenges and often interact with crisis response systems in ineffective and avoidable ways. We discuss Malora's path to social work, her India experience, diversion, EMS, Community Paramedicine, the development of both programs in Whatcom County, and the success and possible future of the GRACE and LEAD programs. If you want to learn more about Whatcom County's Diversion Programs you can contact Malora at malorachristensen@seamarchc.org or respondwhatcom.org

Episode 228 is Nick Nudell and Katie Simon. Nick is the Co-founder and Katie is the Executive Director of the American Paramedic Association. Nick is a paramedic currently working in a moderately busy suburban remote 911 system in Colorado. He is completing his dissertation for a Ph.D. and making his second appearance on Medic2Medic. Katie is an NREMT-P and has been in EMS for 16 years and has a passion for EMS and Cardiac Care. Both Nick and Katie have interesting paths into EMS and we talk about their path. Katie became the Executive Director a short time ago and Katie and Nick provide us the mission and vision of the American Paramedic Association in this podcast. 

Episode 227 is Scott Moore. Scott Moore, Esq. is the owner of Moore EMS Consulting, LLC and an active EMT for over 30 years. Scott has held various executive positions, at several ambulance services in Massachusetts. Scott specializes in Human Resources, employment law, reimbursement, and compliance matters. During my recertification for the NREMT process and using Refresh2021, I attended Scott's Violence in the EMS Workplace lecture. This topic is important, and we expand on his lecture in the podcast. Scott provides alarming statistics on the violence occurring to EMS. providers. Scott provides us a few stories that occurred in his life that you want to hear and how he survived. We also talk about tips on avoiding violence to EMS providers.

Episode 226 is Rick Pionkowski. Rick is an Emergency Physician and the Co-Founder of Julota. Julota automates collaboration between emergency responders, clinical practitioners, and caseworkers. Julota is the first and only platform built to connect the helper community. We discuss his beginning in medicine and his interest in computers. Rick provides the details behind the workings of Julota, the impact the software is having, and the incredible story behind the name creation.

Episode 225 is John Barile. John is 30 plus year Paramedic with Cary Area EMS. John has served as a firefighter, educator, paramedic, Chief, and numerous other roles in public safety. We talk about John's start in EMS, his role on National Medical Response Team, and he offers his advice to those new to the EMS world. 

Episode 224 is Graeme Taylor who spent 21 years working in EMS in British Columbia, Canada, and the author of "A Paramedic Tales". The book provides an uncensored look at the life of first responders. Graeme is living in Australia and we discuss how he ended up down under his EMS career, and he shares a few stories from the book. 

Episode 223 is Michael Sayre. Michael is the Medical Director for the Seattle Fire Department and works as an EM Physician at Harborview Medical Center. He also serves as the Medical Director for the Michael K. Copass Paramedic Training Program at the University of Washington. Our discussion takes us from Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and to Seattle as we explore Michael's path in medicine and EMS. We spend time talking about the Seattle Fire Department, their Paramedic Academy, their response to COVID-19, and the future of EMS. 

Episode 222 is Marion Houle. Marion is the Chief of Cary Area EMS and was my replacement when I moved to the Pacific Northwest. Marion is making his second appearance on the podcast. We catch up on how the new position and transition is going? We discuss how things for him are different in his new role. Marion and I during my tenure had many conversations about hockey and football, which we continued during the podcast. Note: This podcast was recorded prior to Wake County Government's decision to terminate the 911 contract with Cary Area EMS.

Episode 221 is Travis Dierks. Travis is an Emergency Physician out of Spokane WA and the founder of EMSConnect. EMSConnect is an online EMS Education platform that is nationally accredited. Travis is also a Medical Advisor to services in the Spokane area. Travis explains how he goes from Oceanography to Medical School, his first encounters with EMS, as well as few stories from his residency. We talk about EMSConnect's beginning and the success of the platform. 

Episode 220 is Matthew Heneghan. Matthew is the author of A Medic's Mind which is an inspiring story of Matthew's resiliency, tenacity, hope, and will to overcome numerous obstacles. The book covers a difficult 2 years of Matthew's life and we discuss these difficulties. Matthew was in the Canadian Army as a medic as his struggles began. After leaving the military he became a civilian Paramedic and the issues continued. We talk about his army and civilian medic career, what caused the obstacles and what led to his successful comeback. Besides being an author, Matthew is a blogger and podcaster and we touch on these adventures as he tells his story.  

Episode 219 is Tricia Casey. Tricia is the creator of the STARS Program in 2014 at Rock Township Ambulance District in Jefferson County, MO. The program is so successful that Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital adopted the program and hired Tricia to run the program. What is STARS? Tricia will let us know in our discussion, what the program is dedicated to, and how it was started and grown. I will give you a hint that STARS is kid-based, and Tricia knows first hand why this program for kids is important. Tricia was the 2018 JEMS EMS10 Innovation award for STARS. Tricia is a practicing paramedic in the St. Louis area, and you will her dedication and passion for STARS.

Episode 218 is David Davis. David is the Founder and Editor of the Ambulance News Desk (ambulancenewsdesk.com) out of the United Kingdom. The site launched over a year ago with a focus on ambulance and EMS news in the UK. David last week launched the site globally because of the success of the service. We discuss David's unique path into the EMS and ambulance world and how the Ambulance News Desk started. Before entering this world, David tells his story of dropping out of school, becoming a Reporter, and even his work in public relations.  

In honor of Max the Paramedic Therapy Dog retirement a re-podcast of Episode 87 with Tracy Levesque.Episode 87:Tracy Levesque is a Paramedic in Ottawa, Canada where their EMS system responds to 120,000 calls a year. Tracy is a BLS Paramedic, What is BLS Paramedic? Tracy will let us know the answer during our conversation. After 26 years on the job, Tracy is breaking in a new partner. Max is a Golden Retriever and is the only Therapy Dog in Canada for EMS providers. Tracy provides all the details on how the Dog Program came about, what her colleagues think about Max and what Max has done for Ottawa EMS. Tracy and I also discuss Max's Twitter ability (yes I follow Max and tweet with him). Besides the Dog Program, we talk about EMS in Canada.

Episode 217 is Jonathon Feit. Jonathon is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Beyond Lucid Technology. You will hear how the software company uses technology to connect ambulances and hospitals prior to the patient's arrival. Jonathon is a well known presenter and has published numerous papers and articles within the EMS industry. He also is a host of a podcast. You will hear his dedication to public safety and linking EMS and technology. Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and the Center for Emergency Medicine are a few items that Jonathon and I have in common. We talk about his interest in EMS and how he was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome among other topics. Jonathon does not hold back his thoughts on any of the topics.

It is that time of year when Medic2Medic replays the most popular podcast in the mix. It was my honor in March of 2015 to talk to Mr. Mantooth. Enjoy.

Episode 216 is Dr. Paul Louis. Paul is the co-founder of Aerosoless Medical. The Safety Neb is a new nebulizer mask with viral filters that were created by Aerosoless. The mask was created in response to the concern about nebulizer treatments during Covid-19. The new aerosol delivery device which allows providers to again provide nebulized treatments. Paul is an experienced, Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician who is also passionate also about the products that his company is developing to keep Frontline Workers safer. He has been practicing clinically for almost 20 years and you will hear his dedication and compassion for keeping patients and providers safe. We talk about Pauls's career, why Safety Neb was developed, and the path to approval. Here is a video link to the Safety Neb https://youtu.be/TH6gHLbQHAY and website http://aerosolessmedical.com/. https://www.spreaker.com/user/8261019/paul-louis

Episode 215 is Jeff Jarvis, MD. Jeff Jarvis is the EMS Medical Director for Williamson County EMS and Marble Falls Area EMS in Central Texas. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services and retains his active paramedic license today. He is a fellow podcaster with his podcast “EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast”. We talk about his career, EMS culture, podcasting, research. and his passion for EMS, the providers, reearch, and taking care of patients.

Episode 214 is Steve's New Adventure. It has been a while since a new podcast has aired. In this abbreviated podcast the question is answered. 

Episode 213 is Jeff Payne. In 2019, when Jeff was the Chief of the Dayton Ohio Fire Department, his department faced 2 mass casualty events in a short period. The Dayton area was hit with tornadoes and then an active shooter event. Jeff talks about the incidents, response, lessons learned, and more. We also discuss Jeff's career as a Marine, his career in the fire department, and his leadership style. 

Episode 212 is Dr. Marvin Wayne. Marv as he likes to be called is the Medical Program Director for the emergency medical services system for Bellingham, Washington, and Whatcom County for the past 45 years. Marv left surgery to enter the world of Emergency Medicine and EMS. Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1943 and graduated from Mumford High School and traveled all over including England and Vietnam before settling in the pacific northwest. Marv takes us through a difficult surgery and situation while in Vietnam that you don't want to miss. We discuss his career, his Army Service, EMS in his local area, EMS in today's world, and a history lesson regarding the AED.