Harvard EMS Interface Between Out-of-Hospital & Hospital-Based Providers 2025

• Target Audience: emergency physicians, critical care physicians, hospitalists, EMTs
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Explore advanced, evidence-based approaches to EMS and hospital integration in this dynamic 2-day course led by emergency medicine experts from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

The goal of this course is to teach providers to improve their EMS knowledge on:

EMS certification, scope of practice, and limitations of different provider levels.

EMS system design and systems of care.

Protocols and online medical control with basic federal/regional rules and regulations.

Provider awareness of their responsibilities and liability for medical control, as well as interfacility transportation.

Awareness of upcoming controversies and expansions in EMS.

Learning Objectives

Identify EMS provider-level scope of practice and limitations.

Explain basic EMS system organization.

Recognize provider and hospital legal responsibilities and risks related to EMS.

Understand helicopter vs ground EMS capabilities and limitations.

Apply knowledge to choose the optimal transport modality for patients.

Learn about mass casualty and disaster incidents, and how hospital based providers participate and integrate into systems.

Identify and appraise upcoming EMS controversies, and potential for expansion.

Understand best practices for pediatric pre-hospital transport.

Who Should Participate

Emergency Physicians, Critical Care Physicians, Hospitalists, EMTs, paramedics, and other pre-hospital care providers, Specialty Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Nurses, Residents, Medical Students, and Trainees

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025