Welcome to Day 5 Of The EMS Leadership Summit

There was a delay in this session being posted until the evening. We will make sure it's available for everyone on our Youtube channel and across socials.

About the Session:

Explore the future of EMS safety with Dr. Nadine Levick, a global leader at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and innovation. From conducting the world’s first ambulance crash tests to founding the EMS Safety Foundation, Dr. Levick has shaped policy and practice across three continents. In this keynote, she shares cutting-edge innovations—drawing from both civilian and military systems—that can save lives, reduce costs, and improve outcomes. Discover what’s holding EMS back from adopting proven safety science, and what must change to protect both patients and providers.

About the Speakers:
Dr. Nadine Levick, MPH, MD, is an internationally recognized emergency medicine physician, researcher, innovator, and patient safety advocate. Her work bridges medicine, healthcare delivery, science, engineering, technology, and community integration to improve outcomes across emergency and prehospital care systems.

Dr. Levick conducted the world’s first ambulance crash tests and served as the inaugural Chair of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine EMS Safety Subcommittee. She also founded the international EMS Safety Foundation, creating a global think tank and knowledge portal focused on advancing EMS safety and system improvement.

Spanning three continents and decades of leadership, her career has shaped policy, research, engineering, and clinical practice worldwide, leaving a lasting impact on EMS and emergency care systems internationally.

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Strategies for Identifying Insidious Mental Health Obstacles

Featuring Nick Carson, FP-C, CCP-C, TP-C, NRP, B.S.

About the Session:
This lecture is an overview of operational burnout of frontline professionals. Strategies for identifying and arresting insidious mental health obstacles are addressed using statistics from studies around workplace wellness. All proceeds from this lecture will go to Mind the Frontline, a mental health non-profit working to support wellness of frontline responders and their families.

About the Speaker:
Nick Carson is a Flight Paramedic in New England. He owns Precision Training, LLC, and hosts the Code 321 Podcast. Nick is a national conference speaker specializing in training, safety systems, trauma care, leadership, and active threat response. Nick has authored multiple training programs across emergency response agencies and currently sits on his organization’s training committee. He has worked in the career fire service, municipal EMS, and critical care medicine. Nick also works for Mind the Frontline Inc. a 503(c) non-profit committed to the mental health and wellness of first responders.

Protecting your Assets. Leadership Strategies that Create Longevity

Featuring Eric Chase B/A, AAS, Shift Lead

About the Session:
The presentation emphasizes that an organization’s greatest asset is its people. In EMS, where burnout, compassion fatigue, and turnover are persistent threats, leadership must intentionally cultivate psychological safety, trust, and adaptability (Maslach & Leiter, 2016). Drawing from Dare to Lead by Brene Brown, the course reinforces that courage, vulnerability, and clear communication are not soft skills—they are critical leadership competencies.

About the Speaker: 

Eric Chase is a Nationally Registered paramedic, educator, speaker, and founder of EMSIMPROV LLC and the EMSIMPROV Podcast. He has served in a variety of EMS leadership and clinical roles, including Flight Paramedic, Fire Paramedic, Lieutenant, Field Training Officer, Clinical Services Manager, and Adjunct Faculty instructor. Eric holds degrees and certifications from Mercyhurst University, the University of Colorado, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. A nationally recognized presenter, he speaks on leadership, resilience, accountability, compassion, and professional growth, engaging audiences across EMS, healthcare, and public safety.

Freedom From the Burden of Stress and Burnout (Replay)

Featuring Dr. Dicken Bettinger

We decided to feature Dr. Dicken Bettinger's talk from 2020 given this year's theme of the Summit.

About the Session:
Dicken Bettinger, Ed.D., is a renowned educator and psychologist who has spent over three decades helping individuals and organizations achieve psychological well-being. After earning his doctorate from Boston University, Dicken spent 23 years studying directly under Sydney Banks, the founder of the Three Principles. As a pioneer in the field, he co-founded the first Three Principles center in the Northeast and later joined Pransky and Associates. In 2012, he founded Three Principles Mentoring to share these life-changing insights globally. Dicken is also the co-author of the book Coming Home and remains a dedicated mentor to practitioners worldwide.

About the Speaker:
Dicken Bettinger is a psychologist, educator, and internationally recognized teacher of the Three Principles understanding founded by Sydney Banks. He earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from Boston University and spent more than 30 years in private clinical practice.

For decades, Dicken has taught resilience, leadership, and psychological well-being to organizations around the world. He is the co-author of Coming Home: Uncovering the Foundations of Psychological Well-being and founder of Three Principles Mentoring, where he continues teaching globally on insight, resilience, and human transformation. 

The Physics The Physics of Performance &
What Actually Drives Results

Featuring William Giruzzi, Director of Training, NYS DEC

About the Session:
This session explores the underlying mechanics of human performance, how we actually create results, what interferes with that capacity, and what becomes possible when leaders understand how their own minds work. Drawing on principles that apply whether you're leading a team through a crisis or navigating everyday challenges, you'll gain insight into what drives performance, what creates unnecessary struggle, and how to lead others through the unknown without pretending you have it all figured out.

About the Speaker:
Bill holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and a law degree from Western New England College School of Law. Although he began his career as an attorney, he discovered early on that his true passion was developing people and leaders. He went on to build a career in New York State government and has served as Director of Training at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation since 2007. Bill is the author of A Life Worth Living and the creator of the Being a Leader Coaching Program. He is dedicated to helping individuals grow, lead effectively, and make a meaningful impact.