TMF plays an active role in stakeholder engagement and advocacy for change at the national level by participating in a variety of initiatives with EMS industry stakeholder groups, including:
- National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). NAEMPS is a professional society for EMS medical directors. TMF is an active participant in the NAEMSP MIH Committee.
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). NAEMT represents over 70,000 EMTs and paramedics around the world. The organization offers a variety of administrative and clinical training and advocacy opportunities. TMF is an active participant in the NAEMT Economics Committee.
- TMF has collaborated with a variety of academic institutions in order to facilitate EMS and MIH research projects:
- University of Texas School of Public Health
- University of Washington Workforce Development Center
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Mayo Clinic
EMS and MIH Publications and Presentations
TMF employees have published a variety of peer-reviewed literature and presentations applicable to MIH and the EMS industry.
- Hanson, C., Calderon, K., Daly, S., & Kohl, R. (2021, September 17–18). Use of mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) tools to expand quality improvement programs within the emergency medical services (EMS) industry [Poster presentation]. Advancing Healthcare Innovation Summit, Cincinnati, OH. https://ahisummits.com/02004-2/
- Okoh, C., Moczygemba, L., Thurman, W., Brown, C., Bafoe, J., & Hanson, C. (2021, June 14). An examination of the emerging field of community paramedicine [Poster presentation]. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Washington, DC. https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2021arm/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/44920
- Patterson, D., van Eijk, M., Pollock, S., Stubbs, B., & Hanson, C. (2021, June 14). "EMS providers are masters of the workaround": the emergency medical services and community paramedic response to COVID-19 [Poster presentation]. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Washington, DC. https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2021arm/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/46716
- Hanson, C., Calderon, K., Daly, S., & Kohl, R. (2021, September 17–18). Use of mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) tools to expand quality improvement programs within the emergency medical services (EMS) industry [Poster presentation]. Advancing Healthcare Innovation Summit, Cincinnati, OH. https://virtualiplatform.com/02004-2/ (Note, requires log in to view.)
- Hanson, C. (2021, January 13). Mobile integrated healthcare advanced course - social determinants of health [Pre-conference session]. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
- Hanson, C. (2021, January 12). Mobile integrated healthcare beginner course - quality improvement and benchmarking [Pre-conference session]. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
- National Association of EMTs. (2020). Cost collection guide for EMS agencies. https://www.naemt.org/docs/default-source/2017-publication-docs/naemt-cms-cost-collection-guide-final.pdf?sfvrsn=4aa4ed93_0
- Hanson, C. (2019, June 26). Practice facilitation in the development of community paramedic programs [Conference session]. International Conference on Practice Facilitation, Bethesda, MD. https://www.napcrg.org/media/1614/sl101.pdf
- Hanson, C. (2019, January 9). Mobile integrated health - community paramedic (MIH-CP) collaboration [Pre-conference session]. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
- Calderon, K., Zimmerman, D., Clouse, J., Zavadsky, M., & Stehling, M. (2018, July). Community paramedics reduce hospital, ambulance use. EMS World, 47(7), 38-39.