Elise Oberliesen, Author at DistanceCME

About Elise Oberliesen

Elise Oberliesen has 15 years of combined media and marketing experience. Her work appears on corporate blogs and publications, such as the LA Times, Chicago Tribune and AARP. Her specialties include healthcare, high tech and finance. Elise is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists and founder of Big Mountain Media.

Working in harmony with transgender EMS coworkers

Communication can be a major learning curve when working with a transgender colleague. Learn why it's important to understand how to talk to transgender people, so you don’t cause unintentional harm or say things you don’t mean to say.

Discover which fentanyl myths are actually facts

We spoke with Jerry Snow, MD, medical toxicologist at Banner Poison & Drug Information Center and assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, to debunk the fentanyl myths you've been hearing. Review the true and false statements to test your knowledge.

NAEMT president weighs in on paramedic education

There’s never been a paramedic degree requirement and there’s never been any research to suggest whether a paramedic with a degree has better patient outcomes compared to a paramedic without a degree. So there’s no proof that what we’ve been doing with education programs for paramedics is broken.

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