BCEN & Friends

Mar 04 2025 100 ep. 33 mins 2
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The BCEN and Friends podcast is an opportunity to have interesting conversations about learning with a range of thought leaders, BCEN certification holders, and industry professionals - and most importantly to create value and insight for you - our professional nurses across the emergency spectrum. We hope you find our discussions interesting, informative, sometimes funny, sometimes serious - but always valuable.

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A national treasure in injury prevention (Courtney Edwards S6E5)

Mar 04 2025 38 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN friend, Courtney Edwards Courtney Edwards is the Director of Trauma Community Outreach & BioTel EMS at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas. Courtney leads injury prevention and outreach programs, working to improve EMS services for over 2.4 million people in the Dallas area. She supports 14 EMS agencies and oversees an a

A song of flight and poisons (Zach Kermitz S6E4)

Feb 18 2025 45 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN friend, Zach Kermitz. Zach began his career in collegiate EMS with the Florida State University Medical Response Unit, before moving on to rural EMS in northeastern North Carolina. After earning his BSN, he honed his skills in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care, and ground Critical Care Transport nursing across Nort

Start doing what you're meant to do (Reginald Santiago S6E3)

Feb 04 2025 34 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Reginald “Reggie” Santiago. Reginald Santiago is an inpatient care coordinator and case manager at Duke University Hospital’s Raleigh campus. Over the past 30 years in healthcare, he has served in roles as a paramedic, adjunct paramedic instructor, tactical medical instructor, and Special Operations Forces M

Courage is fear you ignore (Jordan McAdam S6E2)

Jan 21 2025 27 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Jordan McAdam. Jordan McAdam is an emergency room nurse with nearly a decade of experience, currently serving as the Nurse Educator at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. As the Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator, Jordan has been instrumental in enhancing pediatric readiness in her depart

Compassion is a universal language (Marvin Delfin S6E1)

Jan 07 2025 48 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Marvin Delfin. Marvin is an experienced nurse from Zamboanga, Philippines, with nearly 20 years of global experience in countries like the UAE, Brazil, the US, and Qatar. He holds eight national nursing certifications and two master's degrees, demonstrating his commitment to continuous learning. Passionate about t

Certified Leadership: One life influencing another (Janie Schumaker S5E23)

Nov 12 2024 43 mins  
In this 100th podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend and CEO, Janie Schumaker. Janie Schumaker is a dedicated healthcare professional whose journey began in a nursing home doing laundry. She furthered her education as a certified nursing assistant to LPN and finally obtaining her RN. Janie quickly recognized her passion for the Emergency Department, where she s

Mayor may not be outside the Scope of Nursing (Sean Elwell and Adam Oliver S5E22)

Oct 29 2024 43 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friends, Sean Elwell and Adam Oliver. Sean Elwell is the Senior Director of Emergency Services, Critical Care Transport, and the Pediatric Trauma Center at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, where he has dedicated over 21 years of service. Starting his career as an EMT, Sean transitioned to become a re

Simulation Education: Let the wild rumpus begin! (Crystal Bencken S5E21)

Oct 15 2024 51 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Crystal Bencken. Crystal Bencken is a Simulation Education Manager at Atrium Health Carolinas Simulation Center, where she leverages 16 years of experience in emergency nursing and trauma to enhance simulation-based education. Her expertise lies in developing projects that emphasize teamwork, communication, system

Serving up a hot cup of Coffee and Mentoring (Deb Spann S5E20)

Oct 01 2024 35 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Deborah Spann. Deborah Spann is a dedicated Registered Nurse with extensive experience in network development aimed at improving trauma and time-sensitive illness responses across the healthcare system. Currently serving as the Education Coordinator for the Louisiana Emergency Response Network, Deb is committed to

Hero Dirt: Collaboration on Emerging Special Pathogens (Adam Sorenson S5E19)

Sep 17 2024 31 mins  
In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Adam Sorenson. Graduating in 2012 with his BSN, Adam Sorenson began his career as a pediatric nurse before transitioning to a role as a pediatric intensive care nurse. After a few years in the PICU, Adam shifted to working in an adult surgical intensive care unit (SICU) at a Level 1 trauma center, where he continu