Paramedic Shift Lt / Peer Support
U-Mass Memorial EMS / Worcester EMS, Worcester, MA
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ron became an EMT-P 27 years ago working at Emerson Hospital in Concord MA, at U-Mass Hospital (Worcester EMS), and as a firefighter for the Auburn MA Fire Department. Twelve years ago he was diagnosed with severe PTSD with short-term memory loss with suicidal ideations. Since then, he learned about himself, his illness, and now shares his journey so that others may learn and take a different path as a member of the MA State Peer Support Network. He was the Metropolitan Boston EMS Council 2016 EMS Leader of the Year, the 2020 MA Region 2 Paramedic of the Year, and the 2021 MA Ambulance Association Star Of Life Award recipient.
Drowning / Near-Drowning: the Impact on the Victim, Family, and Community
Friday, December 1, 2023
4:05 PM – 4:20 PM PST
Resiliency for Caretakers: Lessons from the Street
Saturday, December 2, 2023
10:50 AM – 11:15 AM PST