Kentucky EMS Conference and EXPO

08/31/2026

🚨 2 WEEKS OUT!! 🚨

There’s still time to register for 3 DAYS of continuing education, hands-on skills, networking, and more!

🎓 Great continuing education
🚑 Hands-on skills & learning
🤝 Connections with EMS professionals from across Kentucky
🛍️ Tons of vendors to check out
💡 New ideas, new resources & new opportunities

Whether you’re coming to learn, connect, or just spend a few days with people who understand EMS—you don’t want to miss KAPA Conference 2026!

📅 September 15–18
📍 Owensboro, KY

Two weeks to go. Get registered. Get ready. We’ll see you in Owensboro! 🚑💙

08/27/2026

🌱 Leadership doesn't start with a title. It starts with a decision to grow. Introducing Step Into Leadership, a new program from the Kentucky Office of Rural's Kentucky EMS Leadership Academy designed for EMS professionals who want to develop their leadership potential and learn practical strategies for personal and professional growth.

📍 Join us on September 15, 2026, from 12:00–4:00 p.m. CST at the Owensboro Convention Center during the KYAPA 2026 Kentucky EMS Conference & Expo.

✅ Register today: https://form.jotform.com/262385724398066

Participants will explore foundational leadership principles, discover ways to make a greater impact within their organizations, and get a firsthand look at the Kentucky EMS Leadership Academy to determine whether the full Academy experience is the right next step in their leadership journey.

🌟 Your leadership journey starts here. 🚑

Kentucky EMS Conference and EXPO Kentucky EMS Connection

08/27/2026

I’ll be speaking in Kentucky later this month. See you there!

The Call I Ignored: Creating Longevity in a Career That Trains Us to Rescue Everyone but Ourselves

Wednesday September 16th 10:50-11:50am.

08/26/2026

Education. Connections. Competition. Kentucky EMS. 🚑⛳️

Four days. One EMS community. Join us September 15–18 for the KAPA Conference—where EMS professionals from across Kentucky come together to learn, connect, share ideas, and have a little fun along the way!

From high-quality education and networking with agencies across the Commonwealth to kicking things off on the golf course, there’s something for everyone.

📚 Learn together.
🤝 Connect with EMS professionals across Kentucky.
⛳ Hit the course.
🚑 Strengthen Kentucky EMS.

Don’t just hear about it afterward—be part of it.

📅 September 15–18
KAPA Conference 2026

08/25/2026

Kick off the KAPA Conference with some fresh air, friendly competition, and a great day on the course! Join us for the 23rd Annual Kentucky EMS Golf Scramble and start conference week with fellow EMS professionals from across the Commonwealth.
https://www.kyapa.com/EMS-Golf-Scramble
Once again, this year’s EMS Golf Scramble is being hosted by the Kentucky E.M.S. Memorial Foundation. All proceeds from the Scramble will be going toward the design and construction of a permanent memorial to honor E.M.S. Providers who have fallen in the line of duty in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For more information about the Kentucky EMS Memorial visit www.facebook.com/KentuckyEMSMemorial

08/25/2026

September 15-18, get registered today!

https://www.kyapa.com/Conference

08/20/2026

www.kyapa.com/Conference

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

05/17/2026

As EMS week kicks off, we just want to thank every provider that works in the Commonwealth. It takes dedication, compassion, and strength to work in this field. This week is meant to celebrate you!

Sunday is Health, Wellness, and Resilience Day
To promote the health, wellness, and resilience of EMS professionals and patients. Health, Wellness, and Resilience Day highlights the need to recognize and care for the health and wellness of EMS professionals and patients and share ideas on strengthening resilience. It is an opportunity to step back and take care of ourselves through self-care and care for our fellow EMS professionals and the patients in our care every day.