News & Announcements

Submission Deadline: August 31

From opioid overdose to alcohol-related emergencies, prehospital clinicians are often the first point of contact for individuals in crisis. Despite this, there remains a significant gap in understanding and effectively managing prehospital care for patients with SUD. Therefore, this special issue of Prehospital Emergency Care aims to explore innovative approaches, best practices, and evidence-based strategies for improving care and patient outcomes for patients with SUD.

Application Deadline: August 31

We are once again hosting an annual meeting session dedicated to new and emerging voices in the EMS community! NAEMSP is now accepting applications for the New Speaker Series at the 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

At its 2024 Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, NAEMSP honored dedicated ‎EMS clinicians with grants, scholarships and awards, including multiple new additions to this year’s ‎slate of awards. ‎

We are pleased to announce the Class of 2023, Fellows of the Academy of EMS.
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NAEMSP is deeply saddened by the news that E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, FAEMS has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer.

NAEMSP responds to the recently published Urban Chiefs Forum and NFPA document regarding the elevation of head and torso during CPR. 

Applications are open now for the 2024 EMS Medicine Early Career Medical Director Award from NAEMSP & Stryker. This new award is meant to foster the early career development of an EMS physician who demonstrates aptitude, talent and potential. The 24-month, $60,000 award will provide support for a supervised career development experience in Emergency Medical Services to support the transition from EMS fellow to independent EMS physician at an academic institution and/or health system with involvement in a ground or air medical EMS system.

Health care is one of the primary vehicles for ‎non-medical professionals to codify discriminatory practices aimed at LGBTQ communities.‎ In light of the recent wave of discriminatory legislation aimed at LGBTQ communities — and ‎particularly transgender people — we have worked with our partner Prodigy to make Dr. Timothy ‎Hong's NAEMSP 2023 Annual Meeting session, “LGBTQ: Patients, Personnel, and ‎Colleagues,” available for free with CME. 

Educating patients on their risk factors, treatment options, and the timing of when they need to start treatment can help keep them out of the hospital. Use these handouts, posters, talking points, and social media messages to help educate your patients about:

• Who is at increased risk for severe illness from COVID
• The availability of COVID treatments
• The importance of getting treated early

Despite the disruptive impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the healthcare system, the EMS industry has continued to push forward with new approaches to service delivery. In our recent NAEMSP/AAA Town Hall, panelists discussed the current healthcare landscape, including what innovative programs may be here to stay and what it means for EMS Systems.

Monday, February  27, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. U.S. Central Time

Join the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion volunteer taskforce of the AHA's Science Subcommittee for a webinar focusing on rural and global health, including prehospital bystander engagement and care in rural settings, post-cardiac arrest care in rural/remote areas, and global resuscitation challenges. The webinar will feature expert speakers including NAEMSP Immediate Past President Dr. Michael Levy.