World’s largest EMS-dedicated event takes place October 10-14 in Orlando; focuses on clinical paramedicine, community paramedicine, out of hospital critical care, education, fundamentals, health and wellness, research, and leadership, management, and operations.

MALVERN Pa., (September 20, 2022) — EMS World Expo, the world’s largest event dedicated to emergency medical providers, this year features a refreshed agenda with eight learning tracks geared toward the modern paramedic and other EMS clinicians.

The 2022 Expo, taking place in-person October 10-14 in Orlando, focuses on clinical paramedicine, community paramedicine, critical care, education, fundamentals, health and wellness, research, and leadership, management, and operations. It features 200-plus CAPCE-accredited continuing education units and more than 170 live presentations including pre-conference workshops, lectures, and special events.

“Participants can learn from the most respected speakers and clinicians in the EMS space,” said Josh Hartman, SVP, Cardiovascular/Emergency & Mobile Medicine, HMP Global. “EMS World Expo is more than just a conference. This is where the EMS community unites every year to learn new techniques, network, share experiences, and forge lifelong connections.”

For more than 30 years, EMS World Expo has been the leading education event, where leading clinical and operational experts from across the world come together to share innovative research and demonstrate cutting-edge procedures that drive the field of paramedicine and the delivery of emergency medical care forward.

The EMS World Expo offers training and education for all EMS practitioners, including paramedics, firefighters, military medics, physicians, EMS medical directors, emergency medical technicians, physician assistants, EMRs/first responders, EMS educators and instructor/trainers, emergency managers, tactical EMS providers, nurses, and EMS leaders including chiefs, officers, and administrators.

Educational Agenda

The Expo kicks off October 10 with several advanced pre-conference workshops including a full-scale active shooter hostile event response (ASHER) drill for both command and operations roles. Other preconference workshops include Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), Creating an Accountable and Just Culture, EMS Special Needs Master Class, EMS Supervisor Leadership Academy 3.0, Mortality: Dealing with Death and Dying, Cadaver Labs, Cardiology Master Class, Mobile Integrated Health Summit, Handtevy Prehospital Pediatric Instructor Course, and The Six Layer Concept: First Responder Scene Safety.

EMS World Expo continues to seek out the brightest up-and-coming EMS clinicians and thought leaders. This year, EMS World Expo will feature nearly 25% first-time speakers to the Expo who will share innovative strategies and emerging best practices.

EMS World Expo also provides attendees the ability to connect with and learn from the EMS services of the host city, Orlando, and the greater Orange County area with agency ride-alongs for licensed medical providers and tours of the Orlando Regional Medical Center, central Florida’s only Level One Trauma Center.

The opening ceremony and keynote will be held from 9:15 – 10:45 a.m. October 12, featuring pre-recorded remarks from Florida’s U.S. Sen. Rick Scott. Additionally, keynote speakers include:

• Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Health, an EMS medical director and well-published author in prehospital emergency medicine.
   
• Jason Patton, founder of Fire Department Chronicles, a YouTube channel with more than 500,000 followers that focuses on the fun side of life in the fire and EMS fields.

Participants can also tour the exhibit hall and learn about the newest breakthroughs in EMS technologies and products. The 2022 EMS World Expo features more than 300 exhibitors spread across 100,000 square feet of exhibits.For more information or to register, visit emsworldexpo.com.

ABOUT HMP GLOBAL   

HMP Global is the force behind Healthcare Made Practical — and is an omnichannel leader in healthcare content, events, and education, with a mission to improve patient care. The company produces accredited medical education events — in person and online via its proprietary VRTX virtual platform — and clinically relevant, evidence-based content for the global healthcare community across a range of therapeutic areas. Its brands include the HMP Global Learning Network, healthcare's most comprehensive source for news and information; Psych Congress, the largest independent mental health meeting in the U.S.; the Evolution of Psychotherapy, the world’s largest independent educational event for mental health professionals; the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC), the leading, global gathering for interdisciplinary cardiovascular specialists; EMS World Expo, the world’s largest EMT and paramedic event; and the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in the world. For more information, visit hmpglobal.com.