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September 30, 2020Read more...

Conversations That Matter, a virtual roundtable series hosted by FirstWatch

JEMS – FirstWatch to Host Series of Conversations that Matter for Leaders in EMS and Public Safety

JEMS - On Thursday, October 1, FirstWatch is launching Conversations that Matter, a series of virtual roundtable discussions featuring leaders talking about some of the most important issues facing our professions. FirstWatch Improvement Guide Mike Taigman will facilitate, engaging the expert guest speakers and audience in dialogue to encourage information sharing and collaboration to help tackle tough problems.

September 30, 2020Read more...

EMS World – FirstWatch Launches Roundtable Series for EMS

EMS World - FirstWatch will launch a series of virtual roundtable discussions, open to the public, that focus on ways to use data and QI processes to improve people's health, the company announced.

September 2, 2020Read more...

EMS1 – FirstWatch becomes 1st industry partner of the National EMS Quality Alliance

The technology company will support the NEMSQA's efforts to develop, test and validate quality measures for EMS.

September 2, 2020Read more...

EMS World – FirstWatch, NEMSQA Partner to Support Evidence-Based QI for EMS

FirstWatch, a technology and quality improvement company that supports public safety and healthcare organizations, has joined forces with the National EMS Quality Alliance to support its efforts to develop, test and validate quality measures for emergency medical services.

September 2, 2020Read more...

JEMS – FirstWatch and National EMS Quality Alliance Form New Partnership

August 6, 2020Read more...

EMS1 Article – Family re-entry

In this EMS1 article, Mike Taigman shares ways to save some of your best for your loved ones and transform your homecoming process.

July 29, 2020Read more...

EMS1 Article – Remembering my friend and mentor, Jack Stout

Jack Stout, the father of system status management and high-performance EMS, planted the seeds for patient-centered EMS Mike Taigman recalls the influence that Jack had on his life and the world.

July 29, 2020Read more...

Research Study – Prehospital Emergency Care

Research Study – Using Red Lights and Sirens for Emergency Ambulance Response: How Often are Potentially Life-Saving Interventions Performed?

The objective of this research is to describe the frequency and nature of 911 calls that result in potentially life-saving interventions (PLSI) during the call. Jeffrey L. Jarvis, Vaughn Hamilton, Mike Taigman, & Lawrence H Brown

July 28, 2020Read more...

The EMS Today Show, hosted by A.J. Heightman

The EMS Today Show: Mike Taigman Speaks on Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19

JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman talks with EMS visionary, researcher and educator extraordinaire Mike Taigman about living with stress and stress management in EMS, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 21, 2020Read more...

Video tribute to Jack Stout by Jack’s longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Jay Fitch

We are grateful and honored to share this video tribute to Jack Stout by Jack's longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Jay Fitch of Fitch & Associates. An innovator and pioneer, Jack Stout leaves a tremendous legacy in EMS. Dr. Jay Fitch shares his thoughts on the passing of his friend and mentor.

July 15, 2020Read more...

EMS1 Article – Public health: We’ve got your back

EMS1 article by Mike Taigman - 5 ways for fire and EMS professionals to support our colleagues in public health as they battle COVID-19

July 13, 2020Read more...

EMS1 Article – Evidence-based pandemic leadership

EMS1 article by Jay Arthur, Scott Dorsey, and Mike Taigman - Tracking COVID-19 cases, PPE supply and ambulance turnaround times to inform EMS response

July 6, 2020Read more...

Webinar: An evidence-based approach for how to manage burnout and stress for EMS professionals

Understand causes and learn techniques to manage stress for on the job or at home.

July 6, 2020Read more...

Medic2Medic Podcast interview with Mike Taigman and Sascha Liebowitz

Mike Taigman and Sascha Liebowitz are interviewed by Steven Cohen on this Medic2Medic Podcast.

July 1, 2020Read more...

Todd Stout and Jack Stout, sitting together

EMS World – EMS Hall of Fame: The Pioneers of Prehospital Care—Farrington, Stout

EMS World - Honoring Jack Stout as an EMS trailblazer

June 17, 2020Read more...

Super-Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19 | a book by Mike Taigman

Get more details on Mike Taigman's new book Super Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19.

June 10, 2020Read more...

Upgrade Your Life Podcast with Del Denney – Super Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of Covid-19 | A Conversation with Mike Taigman

As a popular educator and author for several decades, Mike has focused on helping folks in emergency medical services take better care of themselves so they can take better care of their patients and communities. In this podcast, Mike shares strategies and discusses his new book Super Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19.

June 1, 2020Read more...

Inside EMS Podcast – How to reduce stress during a pandemic

Inside EMS Podcast featured on EMS1 - On this podcast, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by EMS guru and EMS1 columnist Mike Taigman. During the pandemic, stress levels have been on the rise, along with frustration and anger, and Taigman shares ways to handle and reduce those emotions.

May 13, 2020Read more...

More Than a Pile of Data with Todd Stout

Podcast with IAED - Annals of Emergency Dispatch & Response, hosted by Becca Barrus. Todd Stout, president and founder of FirstWatch, discusses the role of FirstWatch in COVID-19 surveillance, lessons learned from the Ebola virus outbreak, and the importance of emergency dispatchers increasing their resilience.

April 18, 2020Read more...

EMS Today Show Interview with Todd Stout on COVID-19

JEMS Editor Emeritus AJ Heightman interviewed FirstWatch president Todd Stout on COVID-19. Todd shares some history of FirstWatch helping with health surveillance and emerging infectious diseases, ways that FirstWatch customers are using data during this pandemic, the importance of resilience, and our commitment to helping provide helpful and actionable information for all first responders via our health intelligence pages, webinars, and articles.

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FirstWatch News

JEMS – FirstWatch to Host Series of Conversations that Matter for Leaders in EMS and Public Safety

EMS World – FirstWatch Launches Roundtable Series for EMS

EMS1 – FirstWatch becomes 1st industry partner of the National EMS Quality Alliance

EMS World – FirstWatch, NEMSQA Partner to Support Evidence-Based QI for EMS

JEMS – FirstWatch and National EMS Quality Alliance Form New Partnership

EMS1 Article – Family re-entry

EMS1 Article – Remembering my friend and mentor, Jack Stout

Research Study – Using Red Lights and Sirens for Emergency Ambulance Response: How Often are Potentially Life-Saving Interventions Performed?

The EMS Today Show: Mike Taigman Speaks on Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19

Video tribute to Jack Stout by Jack’s longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Jay Fitch

EMS1 Article – Public health: We’ve got your back

EMS1 Article – Evidence-based pandemic leadership

Webinar: An evidence-based approach for how to manage burnout and stress for EMS professionals

Medic2Medic Podcast interview with Mike Taigman and Sascha Liebowitz

EMS World – EMS Hall of Fame: The Pioneers of Prehospital Care—Farrington, Stout

Super-Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19 | a book by Mike Taigman

Upgrade Your Life Podcast with Del Denney – Super Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of Covid-19 | A Conversation with Mike Taigman

Inside EMS Podcast – How to reduce stress during a pandemic

More Than a Pile of Data with Todd Stout

EMS Today Show Interview with Todd Stout on COVID-19

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