Day 1: Designed for EMS medical directors and quality leaders who want to improve the clinical quality of their service and need the tools to be more effective, the course will apply the lessons of healthcare improvement to the challenges of EMS and out-of-hospital care. During the course you will learn the tenets of improvement science and how to practically apply these lessons to your environment, be it a small agency, a larger EMS system or a state-wide effort. The two-day course will guide participants through the basic structure of quality improvement, highlighting challenges and lessons learned regarding data, leading change, project management and more.

Day 2: Designed for EMS medical directors and quality leaders who want to improve the clinical quality of their service and need the tools to be more effective, the course will apply the lessons of healthcare improvement to the challenges of EMS and out-of-hospital care. During the course you will learn the tenets of improvement science and how to practically apply these lessons to your environment, be it a small agency, a larger EMS system or a state-wide effort. The two-day course will guide participants through the basic structure of quality improvement, highlighting challenges and lessons learned regarding data, leading change, project management and more.

The presenter panel will present the organization of the EQUIP project and describe how this project has the potential to transform the practice of EMS at the national and the local level.  We will hear from national leaders and experts and from local agencies involved with the project to understand this rich opportunity for EMS.