Administration
Diversity
Finance and reimbursement
Health care systems
Licensing or certification/credentialing
Negotiation
Critical care activities
Critical care transport – ground and air medical
- Flight physiology
Interfacility issues
Neonatal transport
High-risk OB transport
Disaster and domestic preparedness issues (WMD)
Emergency management
MCI/Disaster preparedness
Terrorism preparedness
Disposition issues
ED transport
Nontransport
Alternative destination
Against medical advice
Transfer of care
Medical Examiner investigation
Education
Education principles & practices
EMS personnel education
Patient education
Public education
EMS safety & well-being
Episodic/nonacute care activities
Patient home assistance
Social assistance
Home health care assistance
Hazmat decontamination and treatment
Interagency cooperation
Legal and regulatory issues
Accreditation
- Training programs
- Agencies
Compliance
- Health and safety standards
- Reimbursement
Confidentiality
- HIPAA
Consent and Refusal of Care
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
Liability and Malpractice
Reporting (Assault, Communicable Diseases, surveillance programs)
Forensic issues
Management and training
Quality management / performance improvement
Service training officer development
Field training officer development
Field supervision
General EMS service operations
Communications and interpersonal issues
Teamwork
Medical director
Nonprofit and volunteer management
Basic research design, methods and interpretation
Medical oversight
Online & off-line
Protocol development
Qualifications of the medical director
Roles and responsibilities of the medical director
Miscellaneous
End of life care – termination of resuscitation
Life span development
Organ and tissue procurement
Patients with special health care needs
Post-resuscitative care
Nontraditional environments
Nursing homes
Physician offices
Wilderness
Prolonged transport
Rural EMS
Occupational/industrial settings
Operations
Access and response
Crime scene operations
Dispatch activities
Documentation
Emergency vehicle operations
EMS operations command and control
- ICS
- Strategies and tactics
- Command and control
Equipment use and maintenance
Extrication/rescue
- Machinery
- Vehicle
- Hazardous terrain / environments
System design and management
Professionalism
Ethics
Impairment
Leadership (leading, directing and mentoring)
Personal well-being
Professional development and learning
Death and dying issues
Cultural diversity
Societal issues
- Homeless
- Co-dependency issues - addiction
- Social/economic issues – financial burdens
Public Health Issues
Public health principles
Injury prevention
Health promotion
- Care of chronic illness
- Community health monitoring
Immunization programs
Epidemiology
Surveillance
Public education
Home health care
- Post-discharge follow-up
Special events and mass gathering
Specialty care issues
TEMS
Agrimedicine
Fire ground support
USAR/confined space
Hazmat medicine