Laws and Legal Issues:
Current Trends and What to Think About
Current Status:unavailable
- Live Presentation: November 14, 2019 | Course Info
- Free Playback: Through December 13, 2019 | Course Info
- EMLRC Online: Coming soon
About:
During this presentation, we will look at the current state of legal issues for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the nation and particularly in Florida. There will be a discussion regarding typical incidents that lead to EMS lawsuits and strategies on how to avoid these will be reviewed. Several specific current trends will be covered that includes new technologies and recent movements within the legal system directly related to EMS agencies and EMS personnel. Finally, involvement in the legislative process will be stressed in an effort to highlight that EMS personnel can provide input into their profession and how their careers will be impacted.
Presented by:
Malcolm Kemp, PMD
Deputy Chief of Clinical Affairs at Leon County EMS
Accreditation Statements:
The Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center is approved as a provider of continuing medical education by the Florida EMS Bureau; Provider #50715. This course has been approved by the Florida Bureau of EMS for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit; Approval Code #20-748234.
This CE activity is accredited for 1.0 Advanced/Basic CEH by the Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center, an organization accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE).
