One of every three EMS emergency responses involves older adults and more than one of every six is followed by a repeat transport within 30 days. Join us for a first-hand look at what life is like for a typical EMS team when serving older adults in their homes and community setting. Learn about innovative new approaches designed to better meet the health care needs of our loved ones and clients. https://emergility.com/ or (571) 505-5615
Ari Chaskes ari@emergility.com
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12:07:25 From Bianca Wise : Salute! Retired EMS Lieutenant here that bridged to Homecare!
12:11:20 From Bianca Wise : I love this stuff LOL Thanks for this topic. It's so important
12:12:43 From Bianca Wise : Absolutely!
12:14:16 From sharon sirkis : Wow. such a great point!
12:16:01 From Bianca Wise : EMS providers are default advocates for vulnerable adults and the non emergency calls in the senior population is often times a result of a vulnerability.
12:17:06 From Nicole Smith : Can you talk about the DNR forms, orange forms on the fridge, advance directives stored in the freezer etc?
12:17:35 From Laila Ziayee : with refusal, do you assess capacity for sound decision making?
12:18:17 From Laila Ziayee : Better question, how do you assess capacity for refusal?
12:18:42 From Nicole Smith : that is what Urgent Care is for
12:20:20 From Bianca Wise : @Nicole most EMS systems are not allowed to transport to Urgent Care centers. Only ERs. There are some pilot Community Paramedicine programs that are trialing non emergency transports to UCs
12:20:34 From Nicole Smith : I meant don't go to ER, go to Urgent Care instead
12:20:45 From Nicole Smith : don't call 911
12:20:55 From Amanda Krisher : How do we provide education to patients, family and community services to know when to go to the hospital vs urgent care? What about times when transportation is the issue and their only options is to call 911 to get care?
12:22:30 From Karen Dotson : I am the Virginia POLST Program Coordinator and those in their last 1-2 years of life due to serious illness and/or frailty are appropriate for this medical order. In Virginia, there is a relatively new model of care in some limited areas called Mobile Integrated Health (MIH). Some rural patients lack access to primary care and use 911 and emergency medical services (EMS) to receive healthcare in non-emergency situations. This can create a burden for EMS personnel and health systems in rural areas. Community paramedics can work in a public health and primary care role to address the needs of rural residents in a more efficient and proactive way.
12:23:27 From Nicole Smith : 12 scariest words... "We're here from the government and we're here to help."
12:23:45 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : https://emergility.com/mih-cp
12:25:46 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to All Panelists 12:23 PM
https://emergility.com/mih-cp
12:26:22 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Anthony A. Barone (tony@emergility.com)
Ari Chaskes (ari@emergility.com)
Dr. Joseph (Benji) Marfori (benji@emergility.com)
12:27:27 From Bianca Wise : Hemmorhoids
12:28:45 From Bianca Wise : Nice
12:30:26 From Angela Blair : So are you like "Urgent Care" for people who can't travel to one?
12:32:24 From Matthew Burgan : As a board certified community paramedic, I would just like to share that I consider mobile integrated healthcare to be an umbrella descriptor for the myriad of ways that a healthcare system touches patients who have an acute or ongoing health need that is both non-emergent and non-skilled. Community Paramedicine would be an element of MIH, and a community paramedic is an advanced-practice paramedic operating in an expanded role (either with or without an expanded scope) works to assess and assist patients in the “blind spot” of existing healthcare systems.
12:32:38 From Nicole Smith : We were lucky that our local urgent care was run by three veteran docs who practiced together in Newark since the 80s.
12:33:21 From Bianca Wise : Yes!
12:38:03 From Bianca Wise : Slim
12:38:25 From Matthew Burgan : Don't forget to put copies of MOLST/POLST paperwork in cars and purses when travelling ?
12:42:54 From Bianca Wise : CCRCs need you!
12:44:01 From Nicole Smith : Do you plan to franchise?
12:45:38 From paula david to Hosts and panelists : When are you coming to Baltimore? I've had so many of these experiences with my parents.
12:46:40 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : https://emergility.com/protective-medicine
12:46:56 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to All Panelists 12:46 PM
https://emergility.com/protective-medicine
12:50:19 From Bianca Wise : Would love to know licensing standards and process
12:50:52 From Beth Mowrey : Are your services covered by insurance and do you serve the uninsured?
12:51:44 From sharon sirkis : Dr. Marfori, your analogies are great!
12:56:08 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : https://responder.care/
12:56:21 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to All Panelists 12:56 PM
https://responder.care/
12:56:40 From sharon sirkis : Fantastic! Thanks for you service!
12:57:13 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : We have raised just north of $25K in private donations. We have cared for 30+ responder/families! Our 2023 Goal is $50K. Help us continue to protect our Responders!
12:58:03 From Nicole Smith : ya caregivers!!!
12:58:43 From Bianca Wise : Do you have to be Paramedic level to work with you?
12:58:54 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to All Panelists 12:57 PM
We have raised just north of $25K in private donations. We have cared for 30+ responder/families! Our 2023 Goal is $50K. Help us continue to protect our Responders!
13:01:17 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : https://www.smart911.com/
13:01:44 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : https://www.virginiapolst.org/forms
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13:06:09 From Bianca Wise : EMS Lieutenant Steve LOL
13:06:30 From Nicole Smith : what is als?
13:06:42 From Bianca Wise : BAdvanced Life Support
13:07:13 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : ALS - Advanced Life Support
13:07:20 From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to Hosts and panelists : BLS - Basic Life Support
13:08:00 From Bianca Wise : @Nicole ALS means advance life support which is Paramedic level EMT
13:08:19 From sharon sirkis : lol! Haley's comet! what a riot, how true!
13:08:34 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Tony (Emergility EMS Agency) to All Panelists 01:07 PM
ALS - Advanced Life Support
BLS - Basic Life Support
13:09:15 From Bianca Wise : BLS is Basic Life Support which is "basic" level
13:09:30 From Nicole Smith : www.getyourshittogether.org
13:09:57 From Bianca Wise : Great discussion
13:10:04 From Amanda Krisher : Thank you!
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