March 8, 2006

March 8, 2006
E-Update

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White House Releases Review of Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina

ASM 2006 Summer Session

Register for the 2006 EMS Today Conference and Expo in Baltimore

AAA 2006 Stars of Life Registration is Open!!!

White House Releases Review of Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina

On February 23, the White House released its review of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. The review document describes what went wrong during the response to Hurricane Katrina, provides an overview of the lessons learned and outlines recommendations to improve future federal responses. The report, titled The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned , can be accessed at http://www.whitehouse.gov/reports/katrina-lessons-learned/foreword.html .

ASM 2006 SOLD OUT!

Now accepting enrollment for a special 2006 summer session of the Ambulance Service Manager (ASM) Program. Reserve your place today!

2006 Ambulance Service Manager (ASM)
The ASM Program is sponsored by the American Ambulance Association (AAA) and is for aspiring, new, and experienced managers who wish to develop their leadership competencies and sharpen essential management skills. The program provides a broad foundational curriculum matching cutting edge management theory with real-life practical applications.

The ASM Program is a certification course designed to immerse participants in an engaging learning cohort. A small group of 40 participants moves together through two weeks of face-to-face instruction and experiential learning led by industry leading faculty bridged by several weeks of online discussion and group project work.

ASM Graduates will:

Develop 41 competencies essential to contemporary leaders managing sustainable EMS Organizations.
Build problem solving skills through real life case studies, group work, and an industry specific team research project.
Appreciate principles of system design, operational efficiency, and performance management.
Demystify the complexities of finance, budgeting, and the ever evolving reimbursement landscape.
Learn cutting edge practices and theories including appreciative inquiry, emotional intelligence, and other human relations innovations.
Engage industry leaders as they present current trends in EMS including system design, technology, best practices, and what the future holds.

Dates for the 2006 program are:

Online begins June 21, 2006
Onsite week 1: July 20-25, 2006
Onsite week 2: September 7-12, 2006

Questions? Call Sharon Conroy at (816) 431-2600.

Go to http://www.fitchassoc.com/Services/conferences.htm to download the brochure and registration materials. http://www.fitchassoc.com/

Please fill out attached registration form and be sure to check the box “Yes, I am an American Ambulance Association Member.”

For more information on the EMS Today Conference and Expo in Baltimore please click here

AAA 2006 Stars of Life Registration is Open

It’s time to REWARD & CONGRATULATE all outstanding ambulance service employees, by recognizing them at this year’s 2006 Stars of Life Celebration. This year’s event will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

For hotel information & to make register your Star, download the Stars of Life brochure off the AAA website at www.the-aaa.org.

Don't miss the April 3, early registration deadline!

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