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Avesta's Greg Lawton to Speak about "Managing Turnover in the EMS Industry" at the Spring Conference April 3, 2009
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Managing Turnover in the EMS Industry The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently published a workforce analysis report titled EMS Workforce for the 21st Century: A National Assessment (NHTSA, 2008). This report highlighted the need for EMS agencies to focus on building and maintaining a viable workforce and specifically cited the implementation of effective human resource management practices as a key system attribute for the attainment of this goal. Much research conducted by human resources specialists can be harnessed by decision-makers within EMS agencies and applied to their own contexts in order to build a strong workforce and minimize costly turnover. This discussion will outline what human resources researchers have found to be important antecedents of turnover, describe state-of-the-art human resources system techniques that have been found to reduce turnover, and clarify some of the practical benefits that accompany the implementation of these solutions. About the speaker: Greg Lawton is the President of Avesta, the leading provider of recruitment, selection and performance management tools to the EMS industry. Greg brings thirty years of EMS management experience to Avesta. His team of Industrial –Organizational Psychologists and Instructional Design professionals create systems and solutions to maximize human performance within the EMS industry.
