NAEMT Radio

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 agencies the flexibility to navigate patients to the...

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 selection and results are discussed.  Henry describes th...

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.  Drs Kupas and Johnson join host Rob Lawrence to...

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 sustainable and they share their operations with host R...

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, Belize, Haiti, Brazil, and South Africa. Rob and D...

“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 longevity of their entire population by something a...

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) citing the potential inclusion of federally unallowable...

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, advocacy liaison for EMS Management & Consultants...

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 are valuable assets in the healthcare industry and...

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 Brian highlight their composition, aims and o...

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 engagement and collectively they develop a set of str...

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 for LA County Fire. Wayne is the president and tra...

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 Jim’s vision have developed the framework for t...

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, AMLS emphasizes the use of the AMLS Assessment...

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) coming under from bad actors, both at home and abr...

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 responsibility of NAEMT and the political action committee i...

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 TBI, and its signs, symptoms, treatment and transpor...

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 its All-Hazards Disaster Response (AHDR) course...

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 tissue damage, organ failure, and death. In othe...

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 Convention Center). About our Guest Susan Bailey,...

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 and officer, and the rewards of helping the associat...

Ep 10 NAEMT Radio – A Gathering of Eagles with Dr Jeff Jarvis In 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 cohesive global consortium, known for cutting-edg...

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 Lawrence and Dr Galvagno discusses best practices in...

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 Children's Hospital Emergency Department. Dr. Cicero...

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 well as what doesn’t! David highlights some of his...