It seems that every time I have the opportunity to speak at an EMS conference there are people who come up to me and ask me how I got the positions I have attained, my overall career path and what moves they should make to be successful in EMS. Without fail, they will ask if […]
Despite different backgrounds, successful EMS professionals share some common characteristics: They understand both how to move forward in their careers and how to make a positive impact on their EMS agency, system or even EMS as a whole. And yet they are limited by how few structured avenues exist to follow as they move up […]
Dealing with job-related behavior The headlines scream with a veritable assortment of misdeeds coming out of EMS agencies of all shapes and sizes—from sexually inappropriate actions to offensive material posted on various social media. EMS supervisors and managers must routinely deal with personnel situations that they may feel less than comfortable with handling. Because of […]
The scenario is an all-too-common one for those in EMS: A longtime EMS agency manager or director is getting ready to retire, and, suddenly, there’s a mad scramble. This particular individual has always performed certain duties, and now no one knows who will be capable of and responsible for picking them all up. Other questions […]
EMS providers across the U.S. have interacted with public health authorities for decades, but few fully understand the function and makeup of these departments. The recent H1N1 pandemic hammered home the need for all in the health field to understand the capabilities of our partners, and for that understanding to lead to better overall communication […]
Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH is the Connecticut State EMS Director. He previously served as chief of public health emergency preparedness for the Prince George's County (Md.) Health Department, and executive director of the Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council based in Newburgh, N.Y.
More Articles from Raphael M. Barishansky
App Store Links
EMS Insider Newsletter
Inside Current Issue
Implementing a Health Information Exchange
Documentation Differences
SARS-Like Virus a Global Threat
Recall Alert
