BOOTH #211

Visit us at booth 211 to learn more about Women in Emergency Services and how to get involved with the organization!

MONDAY APRIL 22ND | WiES Networking Happy Hour

Join us for a special Happy Hour gathering where we celebrate and empower women in EMS! At WiES, we're dedicated to creating a supportive community where women in emergency medical services can connect, learn, and grow together. By providing unique networking opportunities, we aim to strengthen bonds, share knowledge, and advance careers in EMS.

Join WiES founding advisors, members, and sponsors for a Happy Hour gathering from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Fuse Sports Bar at the Gaylord Opryland Resort.

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TUESDAY APRIL 23RD  | Session: Continuing the Conversation - How Women Are Moving EMS Forward 

Continuing the conversation we started last year, join two EMS leaders, Michelle Anderson and Katie Arens as they lead the discussion with mobile healthcare panelists on how organizations are living out their DEI initiatives to create a more equitable work environment.

Panelists will share:

• What KPIs or metrics did your organization set to expand your DEI representation?
• How did you implement KPIs or goals to expand representation within your department or organization?
• What barriers are there to holding women back from pursuing professional growth and development?
• What tactics did you or your organization deploy to knock down barriers? What were the barriers?
• What boundaries have you implemented and how did you know a boundary was needed?

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24th | POST-CONFERENCE SESSIONS PRESENTED BY WIES 

The content in this session is developed by Women In Emergency Services, and is open to all AAA full conference attendees and WiES members. We embrace diversity and welcome everyone to engage in our sessions! 

We plan to continue to build off the great discussions we had during our panel discussion “Let’s Get Uncomfortable: How Women are Moving EMS Forward” at the 2023 AAA conference through a series of curated sessions, led by WiES members, Mentors, and Chapter Leaders.

Agenda:

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Individually Strong, Collectively Influential 
10:15 – 11:15 | How Do I Ally?
11:25 – 12:00 | Panel Q&A 

INDIVIDUALLY STRONG, COLLECTIVELY INFLUENTIAL

Speaker: Angela Sereda

Despite significant progress in recent years, female leadership within EMS remains a persistent issue. Whether that is due to cultural or organizational barriers, there remains a lack of representation of women within Senior Leadership roles. The adage of ‘Change or Be Changed’ is now fast approaching and women today are rewriting the narrative when it comes to leadership and influence within EMS. While women remain individually strong within their individual sectors, they are also becoming collectively influential towards one another and within EMS today. Join Angela Sereda, Senior Manager, Mobile Integrated Health, and an Advanced Care Paramedic/Community Paramedic with Medavie Health Services West to explore new organizational approaches to support and engage female paramedics along with the importance of providing mentorship opportunities to impact the future and next generation of leaders within EMS. Women today are influencing and creating a paradigm shift within our industry through their actions and their voices; and through this they are overcoming organizational barriers that were once the foundation of EMS.

HOW DO I ALLY?

Speaker:  Alison Crawford

Understand the importance of allyship as a provider and leader in the EMS world.

We will discuss key terminology that plays into how we see each other in the field and gain some insights on how to be a better ally for those that have different identities than our own. The three sections will uncover terms, understanding our own identities and lastly, how to take this knowledge and apply it within the EMS world to be better providers and leaders. 

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