Presentations from the Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF 2018) and the Global Paramedic Leadership Mental Health Summit (GPLMHS 2018)
We have collated the publicly available presentations from both ALF 2018 and the Global Paramedic Leadership Mental Health Summit. You can view or download them below.
Please also note that the 2019 Ambulance Leadership Forum will be held on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 March 2019 – put it in your diary today.
ALF 2018 – Day 1
Professor Andrew M. MacLeod
“Shared Values – Leading a modern organisation and understanding risks and opportunities between diverse communities”
Luke Edwards
Director for Sector Development, NHS Improvement
“Operational Productivity and the Ambulance Sector”
Craig Harman General Manager, London Ambulance Service and
Mike Boyne Operations Support, AACE
“Supporting Early Implementation of ARP”
Peter Bradley CBE
Tumu Whakarae (CEO), St John New Zealand
“Leadership Lessons from Home and Abroad”
Tony Walker ASM
CEO Ambulance Victoria
“Mental Health Matters: If we don’t care for ourselves we can’t care for others”
ALF 2018 – Day 2
Richard Webber
NHS Improvement
AHPs in Urgent Care
James Leavesley
Crowd Control HQ
Making Social Media Work Safely For You
Yvonne Coghill OBE
WRES
Why Leadership Matters – a Black Woman’s Journey in the NHS
Kerry Gulliver, EMAS and Alan Lofthouse, Unison
Workforce welfare
Chris Polden
ORH
A Decade of Change: The Capacity Challenge
Alison McLellan & Tracy Coates
Safety & Learning Leads, NHS Resolution
and Tony Yeaman
Partner, Weightmans Solicitors
Learning from Harm
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Global Paramedic Leadership Mental Health Summit
The Global Paramedic Leadership Alliance (GPLA) comprises the chair of the International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine and leaders from the following:
- Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (UK & Ireland)
- Council of Ambulance Authorities (AUS/NZL/PNG)
- National EMS Management Association (USA)
- Paramedic Chiefs of Canada (CAN)
The GPLA’s purpose is to identify and act upon areas where there is perceived benefit in working together and sharing best practice internationally. Employee mental health and wellbeing is a priority for all GPLA members, hence the decision to co-host a Global Paramedic Leadership Mental Health Summit. Their presentations are below:
GPLMHS 2018 – Day 1
USA
Chad Newland, Operations Manager, Contra Costa County Division of American
Medical Response
Canada
Randy Mellow, President, Paramedic Chiefs of Canada
Australasia
David Waters, Chief Executive, Council of Ambulance Authorities
State of EMS psychological health in United States
Monique Rose, EMS Lieutenant, Colorado
Employee mental health: UK
Sasha Johnston, Lead Paramedic, South West Ambulance Service
Canadian Institute for Public Safety and Treatment (CIPST)
Nick Carleton, University of Regina
Current state and outcome of Research: USA
Chris Caulkins, Executive Director, Strub Caulkins Center
Legal implications and management of responder mental health issues: Canada
Mark Mason, Lawyer, Hicks Morley
Trauma and ambulance work: a salutogenic perspective
Todd Wehr, Executive Manager, Staff Support Service, Queensland Ambulance Service
GPLMHS 2018 – Day 2
USA: Established programmes, standards and perceived gaps
Monique Rose, EMS Lieutenant, Colorado
Psychological health and safety in the Paramedic Workplace Standard
Pierre Poirier, Executive Director, Paramedic Association of Canada
Ambulance mental health and wellbeing: resources in the UK
Kerry Gulliver, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, East Midlands Ambulance Service and Alan Lofthouse, UNISON
Existing in-country efforts (USA)
Chad Newland, Operations Manager, Contra Costa County Division of American
Medical Response
Mental health, wellbeing and resilience at NSW Ambulance – current and future initiatives
Zoe Wooldridge, Employee Mental and Resilience Coordinator, New South Wales
Ambulance Service
ALF 2019 – a date for your diary
The 2019 Ambulance Leadership Forum will be held on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 March 2019. Get it in your diary today! For more details please check back here for updates or on follow us on Twitter at @AACE_Org.
Did you attend ALF 2018?
We would really value your feedback and it only takes a minute – thanks!
