• 2026 EVOLUTION CE Claim

    DSHS + AOR

  • EMS EVOLUTION 2026 | Texas EMS Alliance | Course Evaluation

    DSHS CE #601039

  • Monday, Sept. 28, 2026

    Important Note: You cannot attend two events during the same hour. Only choose the events that you attended.
  • 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | The Credentialing Commitment... | 26E-L01
  • The Credentialing Commitment... | Question #1 | Asking for help is a sign of weakness that undermines a paramedic's credibility with the team.
  • The Credentialing Commitment... | Question #2 | Delegated practice means a paramedic should handle every task independently to prove competence, rather than distributing responsibilities across the team.
  • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | EMERGING LEADERS SESSION | Congrats! Your the EMS Chief... | 26E-L01A
  • Congrats! Your the EMS Chief... | Question #1 | 25TAC 157.11 contains and describes the rules for licensed EMS Providers.
  • Congrats! Your the EMS Chief... | Question #2 | DEA allows for a registrant to only order schedule II controlled substances via paper on DEA FORM 222?
  • Minimizing the Potential Negative Effects... | Question #1 | Consistently short or disrupted sleep is simply part of the job in EMS, and there is little a provider can do to reduce its long-term effects on health and performance.
  • Minimizing the Potential Negative Effects... | Question #2 | Prioritizing sleep, self-care and positive work relationships can help minimize the potential negative effects of a career in EMS.
  • 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | Ask Joe | 26E-L03
  • Ask Joe | Question #1 | Can EMS personnel practice EMS outside of medical oversite?
  • Ask Joe | Question #2 | When renewing your EMS certification, you must have completed all the requirements before submitting the application?
  • Texas Statewide Peer... | Question #1 | Peer Support is a replacement for professional mental health care.
  • Texas Statewide Peer... | Question #2 | The Statewide Peer Support Network was established thru a legislative tasking and House Bill 35.
  • Lessons I Wish I Learned... | Question #1 | You will never know if you are ready to be promoted until you do.
  • Lessons I Wish I Learned... | Question #2 | The higher you promote; there are less operations and more people
  • 27 Years on the Inside... | Question #1 |  Wellness matters — but it should not be expected to prevent every high-cost claim.
  • 27 Years on the Inside... | Question #2 |  Wellness should be done TO employees, not FOR employees.
  • 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | EMERGING LEADERS SESSION | Small Agency, Big rules: HIPAA... | 26E-L05A
  • Small Agency, Big rules: HIPAA... | Question #1 | When a patient is intubated, altered or unconscious, HIPAA permits the EMS agency to provide the Notice of Privacy Practices at a later time, as long as it happens within a reasonable time frame.
  • Small Agency, Big Rules: HIPAA... | Question #2 | The higher you promote; there are less operations and more people.
  • 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | Method to Madness... | 26E-L06
  • Method to Madness... | Question #1 | Organized Abandonment means leaders should periodically identify activities that are no longer effective and consider stopping them.
  • Method to Madness... | Question #2 | Just Culture considers both system design and individual behavioral choices when evaluating a problem.
  • 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | EMERGING LEADERS SESSION | Paramedics & Politics... (26E-L06A)
  • Paramedics & Politics | Question #1 | An EMS Director/Chief of a political subdivision (city or county)  reports to the elected body of either city council or county commissioners court.
  • Paramedics & Politics | Question #2 | The Texas legislature convenes into session every two years (biennially) court.

  • Tuesday, September 29

    Important Note: You cannot attend two events during the same hour. Only choose the events that you attended.
  • 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | Truth Serum... | 26E-L07
  • Truth Serum... | Question #1 | Fewer than 10% of 911 EMS calls involve a life-threatening emergency.
  • Truth Serum... | Question #2 | When an ambulance is available but not on a call, it isn't costing the system anything.
  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | EMERGING LEADERS SESSION | Panel Discussion: "Best/Worst Job..." | 26E-L08A
  • Panel Discussion: "Best/Worst Job..." | Question #1 | Most EMS supervisors and middle managers are promoted from field provider roles, often without formal leadership or management training before stepping into the position.
  • Panel Discussion: "Best/Worst Job..." | Question #2 | An EMS middle manager's primary responsibility is to carry out policies set by senior leadership, with little role in communicating field concerns back up the chain.
  • "We Don't Polish Boots... | Question #1 | The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (1986) was caused by an O-ring failure, on a launch day when the temperature was far below the recommended minimum.
  • "We Don't Polish Boots... | Question #2 | The speaker defined brotherhood as shielding a colleague from correction.
  • Whole Blood... | Question #1 | Pulsara is completely free to EMS agencies and can be used for family reunification as well.
  • Whole Blood... | Question #2 | The funding for the Whole Blood initiative can only be used for blood.
  • 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | EMERGING LEADERS SESSION | Why Documentation Matters... | 26E-L09A
  • Why Documentation Matters... | Question #1 | CMS, OIG, OSHA, DSHS, DPS, and TxDot all have regulatory oversight of EMS in Texas.
  • Why Documentation Matters... | Question #2 | Insufficiently documented medical necessity is the top error found in ePCRs by auditors.
  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | Public Policy | 26E-L10
  • Public Policy | Question #1 | TDEM, DPS and the Texas Forestry Division are working together on interoperability issues?
  • Public Policy | Question #2 | Whole blood funding was appropriated by the 2025 Texas Legislature
  • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | When Disaster Strikes... | 26E-L11
  • When Disaster Strikes... | Question #1 | TDEM can help with whole blood in the future?
  • When Disaster Strikes... | Question #2 | The majority of TDEM funding comes from state funding?
  • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | EMERGING LEADERS SESSION | Beyond the Spreadsheet... | 26E-L12A
  • Beyond the Spreadsheet... | Question #1 | Having a QA/QI program automatically improves patient care.
  • Beyond the Spreadsheet... | Question #2 | The primary job of a QA/QI officer is to identify problems in patient care.
  • Turning Red Lights Into... | Question #1 | Leadership Greenlights are the lasting results of leaders who choose courage over comfort, adaptability over control, and growth over fear.
  • Turning Red Lights Into... | Question #2 | The speaker's (Dr. Minge's) favorite quote/"bumper sticker from the book was, "I am good at what I love, but don't always love what I am good at."
  • Crisis Leadership | Question #1 | During a crisis, an effective leader should wait until all relevant information is available before making a decision.
  • Crisis Leadership | Question #2 | Clear, frequent communication with team members during a crisis helps reduce uncertainty and maintain trust, even when the leader doesn't yet have all the answers.
  • Bring Back Compassion! | Question #1 | Our medicine has advanced: high tech, low touch.
  • Bring Back Compassion! | Question #2 | Compassion is the response to another's pain or suffering with an authentic desire to help?

  • Wednesday, September 30

    Important Note: You cannot attend two events during the same hour. Only choose the events that you attended.
  • 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | EMS Medical Director Panel | 26E-L14
  • EMS Medical Director Panel | Question #1 | Pay is the only factor that meaningfully affects whether EMS personnel stay with an agency, so retention efforts should focus almost entirely on wages.
  • EMS Medical Director Panel | Question #2 | Texas EMS agencies can use the Texas Workforce Commission's EMS Workforce Education Grant Program to fund education for their current employees, not just new recruits.
  • 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | LEADERSHIP TRACK | EMS Director Panel | L15
  • EMS Director Panel | Question #1 | The State of Texas dictates the majority of what a Paramedic is allowed to do.
  • EMS Director Panel | Question #2 | The Medical Director of an agency should have a voice in the operations of the agency.
  • The Leadership Jar | Question #1 |  When catastrophic events happen in fire and EMS departments, there is a probability that discipline will increase due to hazardous coping mechanisms.
  • The Leadership Jar | Question #2 |  If the leader burns out, isolates themselves, stops learning, neglects relationships or loses perspective, the organization eventually pays the price.
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