# Event Details - **Event Name**: 7th Annual Emergency Medical Services and Policy Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 am – Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us in person or virtually for this continuing legal education (CLE) event.About this EventQuestions: Email cwcle@widener.eduThe Seventh Annual EMS Law and Policy Symposium at Widener Law Commonwealth is focused on the survival and sustainability of EMS systems throughout the United States. The traditional model of rapid deployment and emergency department transport for virtually all EMS patients is both unsustainable and not reflective of the substantial body of clinical evidence that points to the urgent need for new models, methods and modalities in EMS and mobile healthcare.Many legal obstacles – both real and perceived – pose barriers to effective and efficient delivery of EMS in the United States. As examples: incorrect assumptions regarding legal duties of care may prevent pre-dispatch dispositions for law acuity 911 calls that would derive no benefit from an EMS response. Outdated and inaccurate notions of patient abandonment may impede treat-in-place, telehealth or other non-transport modalities. Incorrect interpretations of EMTALA cause EMS agencies to expend countless unit hours of service while needlessly waiting to transfer patient care in hospital EDs. Some state regulatory agencies narrowly interpret the scope of practice of EMS clinicians in ways that stifle community paramedicine/mobile integrated healthcare programs. The Seventh Annual EMS Law and Policy Symposium is focused on establishing a valid legal framework for EMS system transformation and “setting the legal table” for EMS innovation.A Zoom link will be provided to virtual registrants via an email from Eventbrite.AGENDA8:00 am Registration and Coffee8:30 am Welcome and Introductionandré douglas pond cummings, Dean, Widener Law CommonwealthChristian Johnson, Professor of Law, Widener Law Commonwealth8:35 am Keynote Address: The Evidence-Based Case for EMS System TransformationMatt Zavadsky, MHA, EMS & Mobile Healthcare Consultant, PWW Advisory Group9:50 am Break10:00 am Identifying Legal Barriers to EMS System Transformation (1.5 Substantive CLE Credit)Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq. ’96, Founding Partner, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC and Adjunct Professor, Widener Law Commonwealth11:30 am Buffet Lunch12:00 pm The “People” Side of Change: Leading the EMS Workforce to a Transformative EMS System (1 Ethics CLE Credit)Stephen R. Wirth, Esq., Founding Partner, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC1:00 Break1:15 pm State and Federal EMS Legislative Panel (1 Substantive CLE Credit)Heather Harris, Executive Director, Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania Other legislative representatives to be announced2:30 pm Closing Thoughts – How to Go Forth and Transform Your EMS SystemMatt Zavadsky, MHA, Stephen R. Wirth, Esq. and Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq.3:00 pm ConclusionDean cummings, Professor JohnsonThis program is offered live at Widener Law Commonwealth and will be offered online. Participants are entitled to up to 3.5 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits s noted in the program – subject to approval.EMS continuing education credits are also available; please let the registration desk know of your interest in receiving these.Many thanks to the co-sponsors of today’s programWidener Law Commonwealth Law & Government InstitutePage, Wolfberg & Wirth LLCAmbulance Association of PAPennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services InstituteFor more information on Widener University Commonwealth Law School and its Law & Government Institute, please visit our website:commonwealthlaw.widener.edu - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/harrisburg/7th-annual-emergency-medical-services-and-policy-symposium/100001925032677559 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Harrisburg - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Widener University Commonwealth Law School - **lat**: 40.3220914 - **long**: -76.8534415 - **full address**: Widener University Commonwealth Law School, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 7th Annual Emergency Medical Services and Policy Symposium - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ac23a44c7eb463d4e09a494557ade97919ec6d9583e9726699530afbf7456024-rimg-w1200-h600-dc081f3f-gmir.jpg?v=1762678045 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is 7th Annual Emergency Medical Services and Policy Symposium being held? - **A:** 7th Annual Emergency Medical Services and Policy Symposium takes place on Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 am to Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing 7th Annual Emergency Medical Services and Policy Symposium? - **A:** 7th Annual Emergency Medical Services and Policy Symposium is organized by Widener University Commonwealth Law School. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "7th Annual Emergency Medical Services and Policy Symposium", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ac23a44c7eb463d4e09a494557ade97919ec6d9583e9726699530afbf7456024-rimg-w1200-h600-dc081f3f-gmir.jpg?v=1762678045", "startDate": "2026-01-15", "endDate": "2026-01-15", "url": "https://allevents.in/harrisburg/7th-annual-emergency-medical-services-and-policy-symposium/100001925032677559", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Widener University Commonwealth Law School", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "3737 Vartan Way", "postalCode": "17110", "addressLocality": "Harrisburg", "addressRegion": "PA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "40.3220914", "longitude": "-76.8534415" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us in person or virtually for this continuing legal education (CLE) event.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-24", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-15", "validFrom": "2026-04-24", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/harrisburg/7th-annual-emergency-medical-services-and-policy-symposium/100001925032677559" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-24", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-24", "url": "https://allevents.in/harrisburg/7th-annual-emergency-medical-services-and-policy-symposium/100001925032677559", "price": 0, "name": "In Person Attendee" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-24", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-24", "url": "https://allevents.in/harrisburg/7th-annual-emergency-medical-services-and-policy-symposium/100001925032677559", "price": 0, "name": "Virtual Attendee" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Widener University Commonwealth Law School", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/widener-university-commonwealth-law-school/22590711", "description": "Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital’s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law and Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program. 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