Ep 18. NAEMT Radio - Advanced Medical Life Support - Fourth Edition

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 Pathway, a systematic tool for assessing and managing common medical conditions with urgent accuracy.

About Dr Doug Kupas

Dr. Kupas is medical director for Geisinger EMS and co-director of Mobile Integrated Healthcare for Geisinger Health System, his professional home for the past 30 years. He is a professor of emergency medicine and an EMS physician who is board-certified in both EMS and emergency medicine. Dr. Kupas also serves as the director of the Resuscitation Program at Geisinger. Dr. Kupas is an avid researcher and passionate advocate for EMS practitioners and patient safety. His clinical interests include CPR, hypothermia, end-of-life care, trauma triage, EMS patient and practitioner safety and EMS airway management.

Dr. Kupas’s EMS career began 40 years ago when he joined Lower Kiski Ambulance Service in Leechburg, PA, on his 16th birthday as a volunteer. He later became a paramedic and a physician. He earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. Dr. Kupas is the Medical Director of NAEMT, President-Elect of NAEMSP, and serves on the EMS Sub board of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. In 2020, Dr. Kupas received the Rocco V. Morando Lifetime Achievement Award from NAEMT and NREMT.

 About Dr Jon Krohmer

Dr. Jon Krohmer retired as the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) during his tenure, he led NHTSA’s collaborative efforts to improve emergency care across the nation. Board certified as an emergency physician, Dr. Krohmer has been actively involved in EMS for over 35 years, first in his home state of Michigan, and then at the national level, as an active member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and president of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). Dr. Krohmer’s federal service began as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He went on to become the Director of the Health Services Corps for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at DHS and for the past year has provided medical expertise to the U.S. Coast Guard.

About Dr Vince Mosesso

Vincent N. Mosesso Jr., MD, is a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Pa. (UP) School of Medicine. a prehospital EMS physician and medical director of the UP Medical Center Prehospital Care program, he is Attending Emergency & EMS Physician and Medical Command Physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

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