The official podcast of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) NAEMT is the only national association representing the professional interests of all EMS practitioners, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical responders, and other professionals providing prehospital and out-of-hospital emergent, urgent or preventive medical care. NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government service agencies, fire departments, hospital ...
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Ep 37. NAEMT Radio – Meet two of the 2024 National EMS Awards of Excellence Winners
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we get to meet, greet and hear from two of our 2024 National EMS Awards of Excellence recipients. Joining Rob Lawrence is 2024 NAEMT Military Medic of the Year Award, Master Sgt. (Ret.) Jonathan Lu, Special Forces Medical Sergeant who served with a Special Forces Operational Detachment- Alpha Team and Zachary Alvey, f…
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Ep 36. NAEMT Radio – NAEMT and State Associations
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In the latest edition of NAEMT Radio, Rob Lawrence discusses State Associations and their relationship with NAEMT with NAEMT Board Member, Melissa McNally, MMSc, BCEM PA-C, NRP and Amy Marsh, Vice President of the South Dakota EMS Association. Melissa, also President of the Florida Association of EMTs and Paramedics and Amy discuss the benefits of …
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Ep 35. NAEMT Radio – Introducing Deb Lally – Executive Director NAEMT
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio, President Susan Bailey takes great pleasure in introducing our new Executive Director, Deb Lally. Deb took up post on July 1st, 2024, and host Rob Lawrence invites Deb to tell her back story and her immediate priority and tasks (as directed by the NAEMT Board) for the immediate future. This is our first chance to hea…
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Ep 34. NAEMT Radio – Artificial Intelligence and EMS with Bruce Evans
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‘Jana Nguyen sits in the back of an ambulance watching live video of the stroke specialists treating the patient she brought to the neurology clinic just 15 minutes earlier. Before reaching the station, a voice interrupts as the dispatch system notifies Jana and her partner, Chip, that they are responding to a call for a sick child. The screen on t…
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Ep 33. NAEMT Radio – Legislating for Critical Access Ambulance Designation
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Ep 33. NAEMT Radio – Legislating for Critical Access Ambulance Designation In this edition of NAEMT Radio we are delighted to welcome back Steve Kroll, NAEMT’s Advocacy Committee Vice Chair, and Chair of the NAEMT PAC Committee to introduce and discuss the concept of Critical Care Ambulance Designation and its associated reimbursement. Steve, and h…
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Ep 32. NAEMT Radio – Lights and Sirens Reduction
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Mecklenburg EMS Agency NC (MEDIC) achieves a 70% reduction in the use of lights and sirens during responses and a 78% decrease in Medic-involved traffic incidents We are now aware of the academic research and trials underway to reduce the use of lights and sirens during emergency response and transport. In this edition of NAEMT Radio, EMS Lawyer, S…
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Ep 31. NAEMT Radio – EMS on the Hill and NAEMT Legislative Issues
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Recorded at the 2024 NAEMT EMS on the Hill event, Rob Lawrence chats with NAEMT President Susan Bailey and President Elect Chris Way on the bills and issues that are being discussed with elected officials and their staff this year. Urge Congress to Support EMS Reimbursement for Treatment in Place (TIP) NAEMT has long advocated for providing EMS age…
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Ep 30. NAEMT Radio - EMS Apprenticeship Programs
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We reach a milestone as we arrive at Episode 30 of the NAEMT Radio Podcast! Joining us for this edition is Henry Lewis, Executive Director of the South Carolina EMS Association and Lieutenant Joseph Coley, of Tazewell EMS, VA. The topic of discussion with host, Rob Lawrence, is EMS Apprenticeship programs, where funding, start up, candidate selecti…
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Ep 29. NAEMT Radio - Prehospital Antibiotics for Open Fractures
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Guests for this edition of the NAEMT Radio are NAEMT Medical Director, Dr Doug Kupas, who is medical director for Geisinger EMS and co-director of Mobile Integrated Healthcare for Geisinger Health System and Dr. Joey Johnson is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery and director of clinical research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.…
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Ep 28. NAEMT Radio - Community Population Health needs through MIH-CP Programs
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Guests Melinda Wilson, community paramedic in a hospital-based EMS system in the East Tennessee Region and Justin Duncan, CEO for Washington County Ambulance District in rural Missouri join host Rob Lawrence to discuss their respective Community Paramedic / MIH Programs. Despite the demise of ET3, the programs of both guests are thriving and sustai…
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Ep 27. NAEMT Radio - Prehospital Obstetric Care: The Rise in US Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Rates.
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Our guest for this edition of NAEMT Radio is Emily M. Nichols, MD. Dr Nichols is board certified in both adult and pediatric emergency medicine and has worked in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, and Baton Rouge in addition to New Orleans. Additionally, she has also worked in community clinics in urban and rural settings in the US, Costa Rica, …
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Ep 26. NAEMT Radio - Recruiting the Next Generation Through High School EMS Programs
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“There are no negatives for building a youth serving or facing EMS Training opportunity in your area – none! We have talked about how it leads to career opportunities; we’ve spoken to how young people can change the economic future of their families, on an even more practical level, young people can become empowered to help shape the wellness and l…
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NAEMT Radio Host Rob Lawrence welcomes returning guests, Immediate Past Presidents, Bruce Evans and Matt Zavadsky to discuss urgent issues surrounding the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) payment. NAEMT has recently written to CMS to address their actions in withholding approval of recently submitted State Plan Amendments (SPAs) citin…
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Ep 24. NAEMT Radio – Treatment in Place and Transport to Alternate Destinations
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Ep 24. NAEMT Radio – Treatment in Place and Transport to Alternate Destinations In this edition of NAEMT Radio we chat to Matt Zavadsky, Chief Transformation Officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, Steven Kroll, MHA, EMT, executive director and volunteer chief of Delmar-Bethlehem EMS in Albany County, New York and Regina Crawford, advo…
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Ep 23. NAEMT Radio – President Susan Bailey New Year 2024
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Happy New Year! Its 2024 and NAEMT Radio begins its second year with a conversation with NAEMT President Susan Bailey. Susan and NAEMT Radio host Rob Lawrence assess the year 2023 and discuss 2024, upcoming events, activity and legislation. Susan reinforces her key points that EMS Practitioners must be paid for the work they are doing, that they ar…
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Ep 22. NAEMT Radio - The Benefits of Engaging With Your Local or Regional Healthcare Coalition
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor talks to returning guests, NAEMT president Elect, Chris Way, Fire Chief, Kootenai County Fire & Rescue and Brian Stennett of the Palatine Fire Dept. In this final edition of 2023, the subject of local or Regional Healthcare Coalitions are discussed. Chris and…
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Ep 21. NAEMT Radio - Strategies to Implement a Culture of Workforce Engagement in EMS
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor talks to Matt Philbrick, Manager GMR Life Global Medical Response, Shannon Watson, Regional Practice Administrator, BJC Corporate Health and Nicholas Mutter B.S., NRP, Boston EMS. Discussions center on ways to introduce and maintain a culture of workforce eng…
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Ep 20. NAEMT Radio – Meet the Paramedic and EMT of the Year
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor talks to the 2023 Paramedic and EMT of the Year. Paramedic Richard “Ricky” Battle of LA County Fire Dept, CA and EMT Wayne Chan from Monroe Volunteer Ambulance, Monroe, NY. Ricky is an instructor, lifelong learner, and one of the most sought-after preceptors …
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Ep 19. NAEMT Radio - Lighthouse Leadership Program Alum
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James O. Page, the founding father of modern EMS in the United States, had a vision to create a mentorship program for EMS practitioners to guide and support them in achieving their leadership goals. He called it the “EMS Lighthouse Leadership Program.” Although Jim passed away before he could implement the program, other leaders in EMS inspired by…
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Ep 18. NAEMT Radio - Advanced Medical Life Support - Fourth Edition
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio, Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor talks NAEMTs Advanced Medical Life Support, Forth Edition with Drs Douglas Kupas, Vince Mosesso and Jon Krohmer.AMLS remains the gold standard of education for emergency medical assessment and treatment. Endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians…
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Ep 17. NAEMT Radio – Maintaining Our Cyber Hygiene
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor talks cyber security and disaster preparedness with NAEMT Disaster Preparedness Committee Chair David Blevins. David highlights the current risks to our office based and vehicle borne IT equipment as well as discussing the types of attack they could (or are) …
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Ep 16. NAEMT Radio – NAEMTs Political Action Committee
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor talks to Steven Kroll, Chair of the NAEMT EMS Political Action Committee (PAC) and NAEMT President Elect, Chris Way, also Chair of the NAEMT Advocacy Committee. Collectively they discuss that Advocacy on behalf of the EMS profession is an important responsibi…
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Ep.15 NAEMT Radio – Traumatic Brain Injury with Deborah M. Stein MD
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Ep.15 NAEMT Radio – TBI with Dr Deb Stein. In this edition of NAEMT Radio Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor talks Traumatic Brain Injury with Deborah M. Stein MD, MPH, the R Adams Cowley, MD Professor in Shock and Trauma at University of Maryland Medical Center. Rob and Dr Stein discuss both moderate and severe cases of TB…
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Ep.14 NAEMT Radio – All Hazards Disaster Response (AHDR) course with Dr Matt Levy.
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio, Rob Lawrence, NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor, is joined by Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FACEP, FAEMS, Deputy Director of Emergency Medicine, Special Operations and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Surgery from Johns Hopkins University & Medicine. Dr Levy is also NAEMT’s medical director for i…
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Ep.13 NAEMT Radio - Sepsis with Dr. Karin Molander and Rommie Duckworth
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we welcome Dr. Karin Molander, emergency medicine physician and member Sepsis Alliance board and Rommie Duckworth, MPA, LP, EFO, captain, shift commander, and EMS coordinator for the Ridgefield Fire Department in Connecticut. Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to…
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Ep 12 NAEMT Radio – NAEMT Update with President Susan Bailey
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we welcome back NAEMT President, Susan Bailey, to provide a comprehensive association wide update covering Advocacy Efforts, Position Statements, Surveys, Workforce Development, Member Benefits and Education as well as our upcoming meetings and the World Trauma Symposium at EMS World Expo (September 18-22 New Orleans …
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Ep 11 NAEMT Radio – Running for a position as a Director on the NAEMT Board. – with Bruce Evans, Shannon Watson and Dennis Wilham
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we identify how to run for and serve on the NAEMT Board of Directors. Host, Rob Lawrence welcomes NAEMT Immediate Past President, Bruce Evans, Current Board Member Shannon Watson and Dennis Wilham,Candidacy and Elections Committee Chair to discuss the topic. Bruce shares his perspectives as a long-time Board member an…
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Ep 10 NAEMT Radio – A Gathering of Eagles with Dr Jeff Jarvis
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Ep 10 NAEMT Radio – A Gathering of Eagles with Dr Jeff JarvisIn this edition of NAEMT Radio, Rob Lawrence and NAEMT’s Associate Medical Director, Dr Jeff Jarvis travelled to Florida to the 2023 Metropolitan Medical Directors, EMS State of the Science XXIV Conference, more popularly known as the ‘Gathering of Eagles’.The Eagles have evolved into a c…
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Ep 9. NAEMT Radio PHTLS 10th Edition - Shock with Samuel M. Galvagno Jr., D.O., Ph.D., M.S., F.C.C.M
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we discuss the Prehospital Management of Shock with Samuel M. Galvagno Jr., D.O., Ph.D., M.S., F.C.C.M., Professor and Executive Vice Chair University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology in Baltimore. Dr Galvagno is also the author for the PHTLS 10th edition chapter on Shock. Our host, Rob Lawr…
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NAEMT Radio - EMS for Children (A EMS Week Special Edition)
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NAEMT Radio - EMS for Children (A EMS Week Special Edition) Within EMS Week 2023, Wednesday, May 24: EMS for Children Day and in this EMS Week special episode, Rob Lawrence talks to Mark Cicero, MD, associate professor in the section of pediatric emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and an attending physician at the Yale-New Haven's Ch…
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Ep 8 NAEMT Radio Research with David Page, MS, NRP
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we welcome David Page, director of the Prehospital Care Research Forum at the University of California, and man about the international EMS Town!. Dave discusses why and how to get into research and highlights opportunities to research and present research. Rob and Dave also discuss what constitutes good research as w…
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Ep 7. NAEMT Radio – Exemplifying Outstanding Professionalism
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we examine the careers of two NAEMT Members, Karen L. Larsen, a Nurse Practitioner for both St. Luke Hospital & Living Center and StatCare of Kansas and Brian Stennett, Firefighter/Paramedic for the Village of Palatine Fire Department (Palatine, IL). Both Karen and Brian both exemplify outstanding professionalism in o…
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Ep 6 NAEMT Radio The 2023 NAEMT EMS Economic and Operational Models Survey
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we discuss the 2023 NAEMT EMS Economic and Operational Models Survey with NAEMT Member at Large, Matt Zavadsky, Chief Transformation Officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, TX. The pandemic and EMS workforce shortage have forced EMS leaders to re-imagine their current economic and service delivery models …
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio, we take the opportunity to hear about the legislative agenda of not only NAEMT, but other national associations as they joined together in Washington DC in March for EMS on the Hill. NAEMT Radio is hosted by NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor - Rob Lawrence and the podcast uses the voices of NAEMT members,…
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Ep 5 NAEMT Radio Lights and Sirens with Dr Doug Kupas
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we talk to reducing Lights and Sirens (L&S) with NAEMT’s Medical Director Douglas F. Kupas, MD, EMT-P, FAEMS, FACEP. In early 2022, 14 international EMS, patient safety, quality and fire associations released a joint position statement encouraging EMS systems to reduce the incidence of L&S vehicle operations. This rep…
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Ep 4 NAEMT Radio – Lighthouse Leadership Project
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio discuss the EMS Lighthouse Leadership Program with David Edgar, Director, Region III and Rommie Duckworth, Director, Region I. Both Dave and Rom are involved with the program and are actively mentoring the first cohort (Class of 2022). NAEMT Radio is hosted by NAEMT Member and Lighthouse Leadership Mentor - Rob Lawren…
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Ep 3 NAEMT Radio - The 2022 National Report on Engagement and Satisfaction in EMS Worker Engagement Survey
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In this edition of NAEMT Radio we discuss the 2022 National Report on Engagement and Satisfaction in EMS Worker Engagement Survey with Rob Luckritz, EMS Chief of the Austin-Travis County EMS System and Matt Zavadsky, Chief Transformation Officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, TX. The Discussion covers the survey findings including - T…
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In this episode of NAEMT Radio, NAEMT President Elect, Chris Way and Region II Director, Juan Cardona join Rob Lawrence to discuss Advocacy. The guests identify why advocacy is important to the future of EMS at the local, state and federal levels. In the second half of the podcast, the discussion turns to the upcoming EMS on the Hill (EMSOTH) Day e…
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Welcome to Episode 1 of NAEMT Radio - the official podcast of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians! We begin with a warm welcome from NAEMT President, Susan Bailey who introduces herself and provides an overview of upcoming NAEMT events which include: EMS ON THE HILL www.naemt.org/events/ems-on-the-hill-day Advocacy is core to …
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