About this Event
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The Eighth Annual EMS Law and Policy Symposium at Widener Law Commonwealth is focused on clinical, operational and technological innovation in EMS systems, and the law that supports and regulates this innovation. This year’s symposium will examine diverse topics including AI in EMS, the ethics and governance of AI integration into EMS workflows and clinical decision-making, the integration of innovation into legal standards of care in EMS, national EMS workforce innovations, EMS innovations in the Federal RHTP initiative, and innovation in the management of patients in custody.
A Zoom link will be provided to virtual registrants via an email from Eventbrite.
AGENDA
7:30 am Registration and Coffee
8:00 am Welcome and Introduction
andré douglas pond cummings, Dean, Widener Law Commonwealth
Christian Johnson, Professor of Law, Widener Law Commonwealth
Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq. ’96, Founding Partner, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC and Adjunct Professor, Widener Law Commonwealth
8:15 am Opening Session: The AI Revolution: The Clinical, Administrative and Operational Impacts on EMS – and Where Does the Law Need to Go From Here?
Shannon Gollnick, DBA, EMS & Mobile Healthcare Consultant, PWW Advisory Group
9:15 am When Does EMS Innovation Become a Legal Standard of Care?
Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq. ‘96
10:00 Break
10:15 am State and Local EMS Innovation under Federal Law: the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Matt Zavadsky, MHA, EMS & Mobile Healthcare Consultant, PWW Advisory Group
11:00 am The EMS Compact: How “Nationalized” State Laws are Innovating in EMS Workforce Mobility Donnie Woodyard, MAML, NRP, Executive Director, Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice
12:00 pm Buffet Lunch
12:30 pm Panel Discussion: Ethics, Legal Guardrails and AI Governance in EMS
Moderator: Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq. ’96
Panelists: Ryan Stark, Esq. ’07, Managing Partner, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth Shannon Gollnick, DBA and Donnie Woodyard, MAML, NRP
1:30 pm Break
1:45 pm Closing Session: The Medicolegal Aspects of Caring for Patients in Custody and Mental Health Emergencies: High Risks Require Innovative Thinking Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP, Principal, True North Group
2:45 pm Concluding Remarks Dean cummings, Professor Johnson
3:00 pm Symposium Concludes
This program is offered live at Widener Law Commonwealth and will be offered online. Participants are entitled to up to 4.5 substantive and one (1) ethics Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for attending the program – subject to approval.
EMS continuing education credits are also available; please let the registration desk know of your interest in receiving these.
Many thanks to the co-sponsors of today’s program
Widener Law Commonwealth Law & Government Institute
Page, Wolfberg & Wirth LLC
Ambulance Association of PA
For more information on Widener University Commonwealth Law School and its Law & Government Institute, please visit our website: commonwealthlaw.widener.edu
Event venue & nearby stays
Widener University Commonwealth Law School, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, United States
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