TRAINING AVAILABLE!! GEMSA sponsored courses: Trauma Skills Labs, Intro to Leadership, TECC, Auto Extrication with Patient Care Focus & Travis Howze much more Make sure to check out all the courses below. All course dates are listed on our website under the Training tab.You do not have to be a member of GEMSA to attend these courses, but you must live or work in Georgia. Due to a high incidence of people not reporting for classes after they have registered, a $30 “seat fee” will be requested at the end of your registration to any course. After you attend the course, $25 will be refunded back to the credit card used to secure the seat in the classIntroduction to EMS LeadershipApplication Process Updated and Made Easier – Apply Now.If you have ever thought of ‘climbing the ladder of success’Join us at this courseThis is an entry level leadership course designed to engage and provide the first level of training for new and/or future leaders in the EMS profession. The course focuses on developing professionalism and preparing the future generation of EMS leaders in order to prosper in those roles. This course will cover the following topics:LeadershipDeveloping Professional SkillsCommunicationsTime/Priority ManagementCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingConflict ResolutionDiversity/General DifferencesCourse Location:Morgan County Hard Labor Creek State Park – Rutledge, GAJune 1 – 3, 2025 Meals and Lodging are coveredRegister at the link provided below:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEMSA-Intro-Leadership Trauma Labs LIMITED SPACE IS AVAILABLE – SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY!Georgia EMS Association and the Georgia Trauma Commission are offering a Georgia Trauma Skills Procedure Lab in Georgia with two available sessions each day. Each Lab session will be the same lab for both AM and PM. There will be 5 to 7 rotating lab skill stations per session offering the following education: Direct/Video Laryngoscopy; EZ-IO; NIO; Chest Needle Decompression & Anatomy; Difficult Airway Simulation; and Bleeding Control & Wound Packing Simulation.If you register for the class and pay your seat fee consider yourself confirmed for the class. Course Locations and Dates:Barrow County – April 11, 2025Bulloch County – May 16, 2025Bibb County – June 13, 2025Spalding County – July 18, 2025Columbia County – August 8 2025Register at the link provided below:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Trauma_Skills_Lab Course Includes: Participants course cost and any associated printed material. Not included: Lodging and Meals Auto Extrication with Patient Care FocusTopics covered: Advanced vehicle construction, hard car technology, Hybrid, EV systems, alternative fuels, rapid extrication techniques for modern vehicles, vehicle stabilization, different sizes/types of vehicles, and patient care. Practical sessions include multiple scenarios involving vehicles in unstable or irregular situations with emphasis on Patient treatment.We present the most current information concerning all types of cars.Registration will be limited to 32 students per course so don’t delay. Applicants beyond that will be placed on a waiting list. Course Location and Dates: Lowndes County – Valdosta, GA April 16 – 18, 2025Lowndes EOC 250 Douglas St, Valdosta, Ga 31601 Troup County – LaGrange, GA May 16 – 18, 2025 Troup Fire Administration Building 2495 Hamilton Rd., LaGrange GA 30241 Effingham County May 28 – 30, 2025 FULLRegister at the link provided below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEMSA-Extrication Tactical Emergency Casualty CareThe Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) program is based on the principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and meets the guidelines established by the Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (Co-TECC). The course teaches civilian tactical EMS; any EMS practitioner called upon to respond to a mass casualty or active shooter event.Upon successful completion of the course students will receive NAEMT TECC Course Completion Certificates and wallet cards.Course Locations and Dates:April 26th & 27th Towns County May 17th & 18th Chatham County – Pooler, GA June 28th & 29th Worth County – Sylvester, GARegister at the link provided below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TECC-GEMSARegistration will be limited to 24 students per course so don’t delay. Applicants beyond that will be placed on a waiting list.The course registration fee and lunch is Grant FundedNot Included: Lodging, Breakfast or Dinner***********************************TECC Class Conducted by Region 5 Personnel Location: Clayton County March 21 & 22, 2025 if you are interested in this individual TECC Course – Use the Link Below TECC 21-22 March Clayton County Fire Emergency Vehicle Operations Course – Train the TrainerEducator Hours Available This Train-the-Trainer driver education instructor candidate course covers the skills and knowledge required to safely operate emergency vehicles and the curriculum to deliver the course to members in the emergency services field.This course is offered to better prepare emergency vehicle drivers with the extra demands placed upon them while operating emergency vehicles. The class is designed to be interactive for the students and offers hands on driver training along with classroom activities. This program will lead participants through various scenarios that will force them to think about typical accidents and make proper decisions when reacting to them. An accident from apparatus responding to or returning from calls continues to be a major contributor of death to fire and EMS personnel. This Train-the-Trainer driver education instructor candidate course covers the skills and knowledge required to safely operate emergency vehicles and the curriculum to deliver the course to other members in the emergency services field.This course is sponsored by GEMSA. It is offered to better prepare drivers to cope with the extra demands placed upon them in operating in emergency operationsCourse Location and Date: Thomas County Georgia April 21 – 22, 2025Chatham County Georgia May 12-13 2025 Register at the link provided below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEMSA_EVOCNot Included: Lodging, Breakfast or Dinner Low Angle Rope Rescue for EMS & First Responders – Emphasis on Patient PackagingThe majority of critical medical care necessary in the technical rescue environment falls within the scope of the BLS provider, yet many of the most simple and effective interventions to improve patients’ survival are either forgotten or never learned.This hands-on interactive course is tailored for medical/rescuers tasked with the patient access, care, and evacuation components of a given rescue in technical terrain. As we all know, an often overlooked aspect of rope rescue training is giving participants an opportunity to efficiently find balance with the medical aspects of a given patient care scenario and the actual movement of that patient in difficult terrain. Through thoughtful discussion, pertinent case studies, and hands-on application we will explore a variety of realistic patient care challenges in difficult terrain. We will then combine that with safely moving the patient, as a team, in the challenging rescue environment .Course Location: Morgan County – Hard Labor Creek State Park June 23-24, 2025 Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services Training Date TBA Registration will be limited to 20 students per course, so don’t delay. The first qualified 20 students will be accepted. Applicants beyond that will be placed on a waiting listIncludes course attendance, lunch on both class daysRegister at the link provided below:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EMS_Ropes Special Fx Makeup (Moulage) Beginning to BeyondMoulage Workshop is designed to introduce an entry level into SFx Makeup (Moulage) to anyone wanting to enhance the practical skills setting of their EMS programs. It will progress through various levels of makeup with different costs factors to accommodate most budgets. This is afantastic opportunity to start your journey into Moulage Techniques – Come Join Us.*Each student will be given a Moulage Starter Kit to take home with them.Course LocationBibb County – May 30, 2025 8 hoursIncluded: Course and LunchRegister at the link provided below:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEMSA_Moulage More classes to be announced soon:–EMS Instructor PreparednessWatch your email for details!If you have any questions concerning registration, please contact Cathy White at program@georgiaemsassociation.com.These programs above are made possible by State of Georgia funding provided through the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission.  Post Traumatic purpose withTravis HowzeSpecial thanks to the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association, Georgia Ambulance Providers Association and North Georgia Health Systems for sponsoring this event!JULY 12, 2025, 9 am – 1:30 pm East Jackson Comprehensive High School Auditorium 1435 Hoods Mill Road, Commerce, GA 30529Travis Howze, the “motivational speaker for First Responders” is coming to GA EMS Region 10! Seating is limited Cost: $30 and payment is due online at the time of registration.Click Here to Go to Registration Page Post Traumatic Purpose is the Life Changing Mental Health Movement that brings awareness to all Military Personnel, Veterans, First Responders, Jailers, Dispatchers, Health Care workers and their family members through hard transparent relatability. Not your typical check in the box wellness training, Post Traumatic Purpose is Real, Raw, Emotionally Energizing and Highly Engaging. It is designed to stimulate positive growth at the individual, professional and family level through ownership, acceptance, humor and motivation. #lovewillprevailDue to the tragic events that our First Responders in Georgia have had to endure last year, we are pleased to welcome Travis to share his journey on how we can better care for ourselves and each other in the grueling careers of public safety.  Travis Howze is an international touring speaker, author, and motivational wellness educator who spent 14 years in the military and emergency services as a U.S. Marine, Police Officer and Firefighter.From taking human life to being assigned to the body recover team of 9 brother firefighters, including one of his best friends, Travis was plagued with extreme Post Traumatic Stress dating back to early childhood. With little to no resources available during his recovery, he decided to become a resource by developing “Post Traumatic Purpose – an empowering, educational course and keynote presentation on Leadership, Mental Wellness and Resiliency.”—————————————————————————The mission of the Georgia EMS Association is to advocate for the emergency medical provider, develop educational programs, liaison activities, provider benefit programs, and improvements to the Emergency Medical Service System in Georgia.—————————————————————————- Contact GEMSA:Travis McCoy, Program Coordinator – specialops@georgiaemsassociation.com Cathy White, Operations Chief- program@georgiaemsassociation.com Kim Littleton, Executive Director – director@georgiaemsassociation.com PO Box 772 | Morganton, GA 30560 | tel: 229.402.2240 www.georgiaemsassociation.com Copyright © GEMSA. All rights reserved. |