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TLG Education, Consulting, and Conference Programs |
BE ADVISED
Lawyers have told us when and why to be offended. That is why I detest so many Lawyers.
My presentations are created and delivered for real people in the real world.
If you want to know what is really happening in the world and the dangers EMS providers face, and you want to know how to protect yourself from them...then these programs could save your life.
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On Site Education & Conference Programs
Anywhere in the United States
Top Programs for 2011
"Document or Die!"
"Suicide by Social Media"
"It's Not Fummy Anymore"
"Ethics of EMS"
Custom Programming
In addition to the established favorites, programs can be created for specific audiences, based on the needs of conference organizers or agencies.
Available elements include, but are not limited to...
CASE REVIEW
Negligence
Pre-Judging the Call
Incomplete Assessment
Invasion of Privacy
Staging
Protocol Violation
Failure to Document
Inappropriate Behavior
Unprofessional Conduct
EMS-RELATED LEGAL EXPOSURES
En Route to the Call
At the Scene
During Transport
Non-Transport
After the Call
In the Community
And even In Quarters
GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES
Duty & Breach
Negligence & Malpractice
Privacy & Confidentiality
Common Civil actions
Liability & Fault
And many more
PATIENT CARE v PEOPLE CARE
Not Every Call is an Emergency
Shifting Perspective
EMS' Role in the Community
Who is the Real Rock Star?
The Reality of Perception
Look Sharp, Act Sharp
Clean Rig on a Rainy Day
You ARE Your Partner
DOCUMENTATION
What is good documentation?
What is it not?
Does neatness really count?
Does spelling really count?
It's a personal of ME?
It can harm the patient?
Why do I care about billing?
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Manage Ethical Dilemmas
Understand Personal Duty
Understand "People" Advocacy
Confront Substandard Care
Confront Inappropriate Behavior
Understand Impact of Attitude
SOCIAL MEDIA
Posting videos & photos
Dangers of Facebook & Twitter
Application of the First Amendment
Examples from the news
Long term effects
Managing new trends
In the end, providers will have a new or renewed understanding of who they are and what they stand for. More importantly, they will have a solid foundation upon which to build improved patient care, improved morale, improved, community relations... and most of all, greater protection against liability for themselves and the agency for which they work.
"The cost of education is far less than the expense of litigation."
On Site Consulting & Education, Anywhere in the United States
EMS Consulting & Education
Week-by-Week, On Site
Anywhere in the United States
I will travel to your site, ride day and night with your crews, supervisors, and officers to gather a first-hand understanding of the issues and exposures confronting your providers and your agency; I will talk one-on-one with any willing member of the workforce; I will answer questions, provide education, and offer techniques for minimizing legal exposure as well as providing the best possible "People" Care.
I will craft a training program based on what I find and deliver it to your providers.
You will find that my rates are very reasonable and expenses are minimal. And there is no limit to the number of weeks for which I can be hired.
This is not legal advice, this is education and training on issues that, if left unchecked, can lead to costly settlements or devastating litigation.
What I Do... and Why
Since becoming a Paramedic in 1989 and after becoming an Attorney, I have discovered a vast disparity between the Law that is generally taught in EMT or Paramedic school and the actual legal risks and liabilities EMS Professionals face from day to day.
In response, I have created a comprehensive and interactive series of lectures for experienced and future EMS Professionals that address the "New Legal Reality" that frontline field providers face on a daily basis.
Historically, training programs call on a field provider with little or no legal experience or an attorney with no EMS experience to teach legal issues to an audience unready to receive it. The forced and typically unenthusiastic presentation leads to boredom and very little retained learning.
My programs, on the other hand, draw from my own extensive Paramedic & EMS Management experience and intensive Legal Education to help providers understand their actual exposures as well as to provide tools and techniques for mitigating them – in a language they understand and using terms & examples to which they can easily relate.
The presentations are lively and engaging and invite (but does not require) audience participation.
As one participant put it:
“…it’s better coming from one of our own…”
In my programs, participants learn to recognize how EMS provider responsibilities stretch far beyond showing up for work and providing quality patient care. My programs instill the concept and value of Quality People Care.
“The New Legal Reality for EMS” program takes the audience through from the basics of legal principles to the finer details of the issues that most directly affect them, such as documentation, attitude, negligence, and malpractice and offers tools for providing excellent care though legal liability protection - for themselves and the agency.
The Documentation Clinic exposes common weaknesses in clinical and billing documentation; weaknesses that could cost providers personally and professionally.
Other programs such as Professional Responsibility and General Legal Principles cover important material that will open eyes and, hopefully, improve performance.
Please follow the link to the Contact TLG page for more information on any of these programs or for programs created specifically for your operation.
