PhilaU Connect - July 21, 2009

PhilaU Connect: Professional International Presentations

Will be presenting

“What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate”

– Communications 101 for EMS Providers and Managers

July 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

The PhilaU Connect Professional International Presentations is proud to present Raphael M. Barishansky who is currently the Chief of Public Health Emergency Preparedness for the Prince George’s (MD) County Health Department. Prior to establishing himself in this position, he served as Executive Director of the Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council based in Newburgh, New York.

Mr. Barishansky holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Touro College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as a Master's Degree in Public Health (Health Care Policy and Management) from New York Medical College. His dissertation examined the impact of race and socio-economic status on early defibrillation save rates in six New Jersey municipalities.

Mr. Barishansky currently serves as a site reviewer for the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) and has served as a reviewer for the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). He also sits on the editorial advisory boards for Emergency Medical Services Magazine and the EMS Insider and serves as a peer reviewer for both Pre-hospital Emergency Care (PEC) and Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness and has served on the EMS Advisory Board for the Fire and Emergency Television Network (FETN). Mr. Barishansky is also current serving on the Board of Directors of the National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA). In 2004, Mr. Barishansky was awarded the Anthony S. Maniscalco Memorial Scholarship from NAEMT for outstanding public service and he attended the program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2006 in a fellowship provided by the same organization.

Mr. Barishansky has written and lectured extensively on various facets of EMS, including leadership profiles, management realities and clinical aspects. His articles have been featured in EMS Magazine, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS), the EMS Insider, EMS Manager and Supervisor as well as other publications and he is a regularly featured speaker at various Regional, State and National EMS Conferences.

Instructions outlining how to join the PhilaU Connect will be sent via email prior to the event. Each PhilaU Connect presentation will include a certificate of attendance emailed to the attendee.

Questions or to register, please contact Annette Solarski at solarskia@philau.edu.