Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Medical Director Course: core content developed with Delphi technique

Michael G Millin; Seth Hawkins; Anthony Demond; Gregory Stiller; Henderson D McGinnis; Janna Baker Rogers; William R Smith; Wilderness EMS Committee, National Association of EMS Physicians

doi:10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.012

Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Medical Director Course: core content developed with Delphi technique

Wilderness Environ Med. 2015 Jun;26(2):256-60. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.012. Epub 2015 Feb 16.

Authors

Michael G Millin¹, Seth Hawkins², Anthony Demond³, Gregory Stiller⁴, Henderson D McGinnis⁵, Janna Baker Rogers⁶, William R Smith⁷; Wilderness EMS Committee, National Association of EMS Physicians

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (Dr Millin). Electronic address: michaelgmillin@gmail.com.
² Burke County EMS, and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (Dr Hawkins).
³ Durango Fire Department Rescue and EMS, Durango, TX (Dr Demond).
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (Dr Stiller).
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest, NC (Dr McGinnis).
⁶ Medical Command Physician, Jefferson Hills Area Ambulance, Pittsburgh, PA (Dr Rogers).
⁷ Jackson Hole Fire and EMS/National Park Service, and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (Dr Smith).

PMID: 25698182
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.012

Abstract

The National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians' (NAEMSP) position on the role of medical oversight within an operational Emergency Medical Service (EMS) program highlights the importance of integrating specially trained medical directors within the structure of these programs. In response, the NAEMSP Wilderness EMS (WEMS) Committee recognized the need for the development of an educational curriculum to provide physicians with the unique skills needed to be a medical director for a WEMS agency. This paper describes the Delphi process used to create the subject matter core content, as well as the actual core content developed. This core content was the foundation for the development of a specific WEMS medical director curriculum, the Wilderness EMS Medical Director Course.

Keywords: Delphi technique; EMS; core content; medical director; wilderness.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Emergency Medical Services / methods*
Emergency Medical Technicians / education*
Physician Executives / education*
Physicians
Rescue Work
Wilderness Medicine / education*