GEMSA Providers & Educators Conference - Call for presentations - 2025

GEMSA invites those interested in contributing to EMS in Georgia to submit proposals for presentation for the 2025 GEMSA Providers & Educators Conference.

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2025

SUBMIT: Submissions must be submitted online using the ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM HERE. 

We will be looking for different types of proposals:
1) sessions that meet Educator CEU standards;
2) sessions that meet Provider CEU standards; and
3) sessions eligible for both types of credit that meet the dual credit criteria below.

Dual Credit Consideration Criteria:

1. Relevance to the EMS profession: The topic must be relevant to EMS Providers and Instructors and must be related to EMS, prehospital care, leadership, or education.
2. Presenter Requirements:
   1. Must be a Subject Matter Expert in the topic.
   2. Should have knowledge of EMS and prehospital care (preferably licensed as a medic).
   3. Should be knowledgeable about EMS education delivery (preferably licensed as an EMS Instructor).
3. Content Alignment: The presentation must include objectives and content that broadly aligns with the National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors, ensuring a balanced approach for both Providers and Educators. ( this does not have to align with a module. Rather, the content should broadly align with teaching strategies).

You will complete the online form, attach the required materials, and submit. Incomplete proposals will not be considered.

Items required on the submission form:

• Presentation title, description, and objectives
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Short bio (100 word maximum)
• Publicity photo (jpg, 300 dpi)

If you have more than one presentation, you only need to submit the online form once. With your submission, you can upload additional session information as needed.  Or you can send additional presentations with titles, descriptions and objectives to program@georgiaemsassociation.com.

Questions? Contact Cathy White at program@georgiaemsassociation.com.

Potential EMS Educator topics could include (but are not limited to):

• New and innovative ways to teach EMS education
• Ways to re-energize our EMS educators
• Teaching for the new students coming in
• Different learning styles and how to overcome them to teach all students
• and more.

Potential Provider topics could include (but are not limited to):

• Pre-Hospital Ultrasound
• Autism Awareness – Communication strategies with special needs patients
• The Future of Artificial Intelligence in EMS
• Pulmonary Embolism – Identification, Classification, and definitive care
• Interventional Neurology – Redefining Treatment Windows and Treatments
• Cerebellar Stroke
• Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy
• Mitigating transfusion reactions in blood product administration
• Firearms take over as #1 cause of traumatic death in pediatric and adolescent population
• Suicide surpasses Line of Duty Deaths
• Mandatory overtime and the death of morale