PROGRAM

Pinnacle engages attendees with a no-holds-barred exploration of the most relevant topics in the changing world of EMS.

Pinnacle brings you the latest information, leadership practices and ideas you can’t get anywhere else. Check out the incredible lineup of sessions and speakers below.

You can also download a copy of the program schedule here.

Monday - August 09

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Meal

Breakfast

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8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

Leading from the Middle: Lessons for Leaders at any Level

Kelly Cope Jamie Pospisil Anthony Minge, EdD Jason Payne

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8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

Fire Service Identity Crisis: What are We Really Selling?

Steve Knight, PhD Ian Womack

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8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

Rethinking Sustainability Strategies: New Ways to Approach Service Funding

Reid Kiser, MS Guillermo Fuentes, MBA Joshua Brandt Scott Cravens

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8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

Clinical Best Practices 2021: The Latest Research and Its Impact on Patient Care

David Page, MS Ed Racht, MD Freddy Lippert, MD David Wampler, PhD Remle Crowe, PhD

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1:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Power Seminars

EMS's Big Moment: Taking Your Seat at the Healthcare Table

Pat Songer Louis Mendiola, MHA Dan Swayze, DrPH Jonathan Washko, MBA Bruce Evans

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1:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Power Seminars

Technology Advancements Leaders Need to Understand Today

Thomas Moore Ernesto Rodriguez, MA Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet John Yeast

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1:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Power Seminars

Dive into the Shark Tank: Turning Your Organization into an Innovation Incubator

Roxanne Peek, MBA Mike Taigman, MA Ed Racht, MD Rob Lawrence Tom Judge

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1:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Power Seminars

Future Proofing the Workplace: HR Strategies for Today’s EMS

Jennifer Kirkland Kristi Pastore, MS Brian LaCroix

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7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bonus Sessions

It Starts with You: Modeling Healthy Behavior with Science-Based Strategies for Improving Wellness

Mike Taigman, MA

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Tuesday - August 10

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Meal

Breakfast

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

Community Driven Strategic Planning & Marketing

Steve Knight, PhD Mike Despain, M.A., EFO, CFO, MIFireE Scott Dorsey, MS Melanie Bevan, EdD

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8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

Proven Programs to Build Resilience and Improve Mental Wellness

Anthony Minge, EdD Brenda Tillman, PhD Erika Sallee, DPT Jim Lanier

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8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

Pinnacle Insights: Eye on 2021 and Beyond

Sean Caffrey Brooke Burton, NRP, FACPE Hezedean Smith Charles Blankenship

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8:00 am - 11:45 am

Power Seminars

How Do You Compare? Quality Metrics in the Age of ET3

Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA Jimmy Pierson Jonathan Washko, MBA Rob Lawrence

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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Special Meetings

ODS: Optimal Deployment Science, a Workshop

Joshua Brandt

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Special Meetings

FirstWatch EMS User Meeting

Todd Stout Mike Taigman, MA

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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Bonus Sessions

Medical Director and EMS Executive Forum

Thomas Moore Dr. Ryan Jacobsen J. Paul Davis

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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Special Meetings

NEMSMA Membership Meeting

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5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Main Conference

Opening Keynote - Attitude is Everything: Achieving the Impossible

Jessica Cox

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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Special Meetings

Opening Reception

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Wednesday - August 11

7:30 am - 8:45 am

Meal

Breakfast

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Bonus Sessions

Policy Matters: A Washington Update

Dia Gainor, MPA Gregg Margolis, PhD Jon Krohmer, MD

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Bonus Sessions

Sharing Staffing Ideas and Learnings from the Pandemic

Greg Thompson, MS

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

9:00 am - 10:15 am

Main Conference

Ditch the Dogma and Get Real

Bryan Bledsoe, DO

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Main Conference

Take Home Strategies for Recruitment Success

Bobby J. Hopewell, MA, BA, EMT-P Maria Beermann-Foat, PhD Mike Poynter Kenneth Hickey

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10:45 am - 11:45 am

Main Conference

How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming EMS

Freddy Lippert, MD

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Meal

Lunch

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Main Conference

Cost Reporting Chaos & Consternations for Fire & EMS

Asbel Montes Kim Godden

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Main Conference

Jaw Dropping Legal Cases in EMS

Winnie Maggiore, JD Kevin Fairlie, JD, MHA Jason Abel, JD, MHA

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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Main Conference

Three Leaders, Three Approaches: Case Studies in Quality & Innovation

Ernesto Rodriguez, MA Brooke Burton, NRP, FACPE William W. Dunn, BA, NRP, FP-C Thomas Moore

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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Main Conference

COVID-19: From Crisis to Opportunity

Gregg Margolis, PhD

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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Special Meetings

Networking Reception

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Thursday - August 12

7:30 am - 8:45 am

Meal

Breakfast

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Bonus Sessions

Taking the Nation’s Pulse: The 2021 Fitch/EMS1 EMS Trend Report

Roxanne Peek, MBA Greg Friese, MS

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

9:00 am - 10:15 am

Main Conference

Pinnacle Leadership Series - Moments Like These

Jay Fitch, PhD

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10:45 am - 11:45 am

Main Conference

2020 & Beyond: From COVID-19 to Riots – The Lasting Impact on Public Safety

Guillermo Fuentes, MBA Melanie Bevan, EdD Kevin Preston

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10:45 am - 11:45 am

Main Conference

Treating the Patient Not the Clock: How One System Transformed

Kevin Smith

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Meal

Lunch

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Main Conference

Closing Keynote - Chasing What Matters

Greg J. Matthews

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Main Conference

Addressing the Hidden Components of Fire & EMS Response

Steve Knight, PhD Ian Womack

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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Main Conference

The Military Model for Risk Assessment and Management

Greg J. Matthews

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Friday - August 13

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Bonus Sessions

Cases From the Fitch Files

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9:15 am - 10:15 am

Bonus Sessions

Uncomfortable Truths for EMS Leaders

Michael Donner

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

9:15 am - 10:15 am

Bonus Sessions

Passing the Torch: Case Studies in Succession Planning

Vince Robbins Brian LaCroix

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

9:15 am - 10:15 am

Bonus Sessions

A Look Into Current Critical Threats to EMS, Presented by ASM Graduates

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Bonus Sessions

Turning Learning into Action: Key Take-Aways from this Year’s Pinnacle

Roxanne Peek, MBA Rob Lawrence

▶ PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Pinnacle engages attendees with a no-holds-barred exploration of the most relevant topics in the changing world of EMS.

Breakfast

Leading from the Middle: Lessons for Leaders at any Level

Fire Service Identity Crisis: What are We Really Selling?

Rethinking Sustainability Strategies: New Ways to Approach Service Funding

Clinical Best Practices 2021: The Latest Research and Its Impact on Patient Care

EMS's Big Moment: Taking Your Seat at the Healthcare Table

Technology Advancements Leaders Need to Understand Today

Dive into the Shark Tank: Turning Your Organization into an Innovation Incubator

Future Proofing the Workplace: HR Strategies for Today’s EMS

It Starts with You: Modeling Healthy Behavior with Science-Based Strategies for Improving Wellness

Breakfast

Community Driven Strategic Planning & Marketing

Proven Programs to Build Resilience and Improve Mental Wellness

Pinnacle Insights: Eye on 2021 and Beyond

How Do You Compare? Quality Metrics in the Age of ET3

ODS: Optimal Deployment Science, a Workshop

FirstWatch EMS User Meeting

Medical Director and EMS Executive Forum

NEMSMA Membership Meeting

Opening Keynote - Attitude is Everything: Achieving the Impossible

Opening Reception

Breakfast

Policy Matters: A Washington Update

Sharing Staffing Ideas and Learnings from the Pandemic

Ditch the Dogma and Get Real

Take Home Strategies for Recruitment Success

How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming EMS

Lunch

Cost Reporting Chaos & Consternations for Fire & EMS

Jaw Dropping Legal Cases in EMS

Three Leaders, Three Approaches: Case Studies in Quality & Innovation

COVID-19: From Crisis to Opportunity

Networking Reception

Breakfast

Taking the Nation’s Pulse: The 2021 Fitch/EMS1 EMS Trend Report

Pinnacle Leadership Series - Moments Like These

2020 & Beyond: From COVID-19 to Riots – The Lasting Impact on Public Safety

Treating the Patient Not the Clock: How One System Transformed

Lunch

Closing Keynote - Chasing What Matters

Addressing the Hidden Components of Fire & EMS Response

The Military Model for Risk Assessment and Management

Cases From the Fitch Files

Uncomfortable Truths for EMS Leaders

Passing the Torch: Case Studies in Succession Planning

A Look Into Current Critical Threats to EMS, Presented by ASM Graduates

Turning Learning into Action: Key Take-Aways from this Year’s Pinnacle

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