GEMSA Providers & Educators Conference - Call for presentations - 2026

Submit your topic and get recognized as a leader in EMS education while helping elevate the profession across Georgia through provider and educator content!

You will gain:

• Professional recognition as a thought-leader in EMS education.
• Visibility to peers, agencies, and statewide EMS professionals.
• Networking opportunities with like-minded educators.
• Contribution to the EMS teaching community in Georgia.
• For selected speakers, conference registration + travel/hotel stipends may be provided (depending on location). 

We are especially looking for educator-specific topics or pre-cons! Do you have any creative or non-traditional teaching methods to share? Got a great teaching strategy that changed how you educate?  We want ideas beyond lectures and PowerPoint like:

• Hands-on or scenario-based teaching ideas
• Simulation tricks that improve engagement
• Ways to teach complex topics more simply
• Low-cost or no-cost teaching tools that actually work
• Ways to re-energize EMS educators
• Different learning styles and how to reach all learners
• Teaching for the new students coming in, but also continuing education tricks for those in the industry for a while
• Other new and innovate ways to teach EMS education or continuing education courses

If you’ve said:  “This isn’t in the textbook, but it works…”  That’s a great presentation.

You Don’t Need to Be a “Professional Speaker” to Present. If It Works in Your Classroom, It Belongs Here. Submit today!

How to Submit

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

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.

Proposal Types

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.