FirstWatch at NAEMSP Annual Meeting 2026
January 26-31 | JW Marriott Tampa Water Street | Tampa, FL
Stop by the FirstWatch booth #120 and view a demo, chat with any of our team, or schedule a meeting with us. We are looking forward to connecting with you!
Todd Stout
Founder & President
858-395-1728
tstout@firstwatch.net
Mike Taigman
Improvement Guide
510-593-5730
mtaigman@firstwatch.net
Silvia R. Verdugo MD, MPH
Medical Director
619-845-3597
sverdugo@firstwatch.net
Sally Olson-Nelson
Regional Manager
727-463-9968
snelson@firstwatch.net
Phil Davis
Regional Manager
727-432-2312
pdavis@firstwatch.net
View/download our handouts
FirstWatch
FirstPass
Risk IDentification for Emergency Services (RIDES)
FirstWatch Fire
Academy Analytics
Helping More Helpers
Interactive Data Visualization (IDV) FAQs
Fire Operations Accreditation/Analytics
Module (FOAM)
Sessions we’ll be in:
Monday (Day 1 of 2), January 26
2026 Pre-Conference
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Course Director: Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, FAEMS
Presenter:
Mike Taigman, MA, FAEMS
Designed for EMS medical directors and quality leaders who want to improve the clinical quality of their service and need tools to be more effective, the course will apply the lessons of healthcare improvement to the challenges of EMS and out-of-hospital care. This course teaches the tenets of improvement science and how to practically apply these lessons to EMS agencies, larger EMS systems or a state-wide effort.
Tuesday (Day 2 of 2), January 27
2026 Pre-Conference
NAEMSP Quality Improvement Workshop — DAY 2
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Course Director: Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, FAEMS
Presenter:
Mike Taigman, MA, FAEMS
Designed for EMS medical directors and quality leaders who want to improve the clinical quality of their service and need tools to be more effective, the course will apply the lessons of healthcare improvement to the challenges of EMS and out-of-hospital care. This course teaches the tenets of improvement science and how to practically apply these lessons to EMS agencies, larger EMS systems or a state-wide effort.
