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Wilmington, Nc, Us

Wilmington, Nc, Us

Wilmington, Nc, Us

NHRMC AirLink/VitaLink became Novant Health AirLink VitaLink in 2022. Responsibilities include direct oversight over the TQM program including multiple quality assurance projects, clinical protocols, & oversight of all program educational activities to meet and exceed CAMTS standards. Responsible for compliance & clinical outcomes for nearly 200 team members in a comprehensive transport system with BLS, AEMT, ALS, ground CCT, & air medical transport assets.Direct oversight of the mobile integrated health reimbursement team, responsible for processing 70,000+ Prehospital patient care records to be coded & billed. This team coordinates ambulance transport prior authorizations, billing paperwork, is responsible for near $60m in gross revenue & has recovered more than $500,000 previously cancelled invoices. Noteworthy projects include moving from a clinical to systems based approach to quality management, the successful development of a new-graduate RN to CCT RN internship, the delivery of prehospital flu shot administration by AEMT's, a comprehensive paramedic to critical care transport paramedic bridge program, an undergraduate clinical research internship, & successfully implementing a prehospital blood administration program now administering Whole Blood. In addition to our prehospital blood transfusion program, we give back by partnering with the American Red Cross to host blood drives and collect >200 units annually. Led the program's initial CAMTS accreditation for all services lines and oversaw implementation of fatigue risk matrices for air & ground providers and communication specialists. Responsible for overall system clinical performance, direct oversight of both the clinical & education teams, system risk management, and management of the system's point of care laboratory and reimbursement. Monthly we deliver a comprehensive dashboard with over 200 metrics to proactively monitor performance in clinical care, risk, and resource utilization.

Wilmington, Nc, Us

AirLink & VitaLink are the NHRMC critical care transport teams. Responsibilities have included direct oversight over multiple QA, PI projects and oversight of all program educational activities to meet CAMTS requirements I Developed and implemented a point of care testing program to include lactate, ABG, H&H, and electrolyte testingas well as an out of hospital sepsis recognition and management protocol. In doing so led the program to becoming the 1st Mobile Critical Care Transport Program to become Accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Other current projects include an IRB approved trial to maintain therapeutic hypothermia during interfacility transport, reducing open fracture infection rates through early ABX administration, reducing sepsis mortality, and hopefully soon implementing an out of hospital blood administration program. Also actively overseeing a pilot program permitting EMT-Intermediates to monitor Telemetry during Interfacility transports. Developed and implemented simulations to meet adult critical care and trauma clinical rotations designed to meet CAMTS standards while designing and writings the objectives for in hospital clinical rotations in the PICU, high risk L&D, and operating room for airway management.Expanded the critical care staff orientation to be current objective based in all ICU rotations as well as designed to meet and exceed CAMTS recommendations. Also recreated the EMT and EMT-I orientation to train all newly hired staff to all levels of transport vehicles, Created and implemented a severe sepsis recognition and management protocol which reduced severe sepsis mortality by over 50%. Program included carrying and initiating antibiotics during interfacility transport as well as the ability to auto upgrade patients to ICUs Additionally serving on a STEMI weekly case review committee and on the planning committees for both the NHRMC Cardiovascular Symposium and the NHRMC Trauma and Emergency Conference.

Clinton, Mississippi, Us

Prehospital Trauma Committee Member Mentor, EMS Lighthouse Leadership Program

supporting the growth and advancement of paramedics through research and academics.https://internationaljournalofparamedicine.com/index.php/ijop/index

Alexandria, Va, Us

Alexandria, Va, Us

The Global Paramedic Higher Education Council (GPHEC) is an autonomous accrediting agency,contributing to the improvement of community health. GPHEC ensures the quality and integrity of theassociate, baccalaureate, graduate and post-graduate programs in Paramedicine, CommunityParamedicine and Critical Care Transport. GPHEC also accredits post-baccalaureate Paramedicine,Community Paramedicine and Critical Care Transport residency programs.GPHEC serves the public interest by assessing and identifying programs that engage in effectiveeducational practices. As a voluntary, self-regulatory process, GPHEC accreditation supports andencourages continuing self-assessment by Paramedicine and Critical Care Transport programs,supports continuing growth and fosters improvement of collegiate professional education and postbaccalaureate residency programs.Guided an international group of professionals through the development of the inaugural Standards for Accreditation for AS, BS, and Graduate Critical Care Transport Programs. Developed 67 basic and 60 quality improvement standards based on the World Federation for Medical Education Basic Medical Education Standards for Quality Improvement. These standards are designed to guide critical care transport education program development and evaluation across the globe and help elevate the quality and consistency of critical care transport education.

Washington, Dc, Us

As an emeritus board members I’ve served as a AAMS Representative, AMTC Subcommittee Member, Nominating Committee member & Nominating Committee chair Co-developed the “Taking Care of Our Own” safety day workshop which is a collaborative personal mental health and safety focused training program created in conjunction with the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association and the MedEvac Foundation, International.

Washington, Dc, Us

Co-authored the IRB approved ground critical care transport survey, first poster prepared and the analysis of over 900 responses is in processTaught video laryngoscopy, escharotomy, and hemorrhage control during the associations annual cadaver lab.Oversaw the development of an emeritus boardBoard member at large 2014-2015Board Vice President 2015-2016Board President 2016-2017Immediate Past President 2017-2018Emeritus board 2018-AAMS liaison 2018-

Wilmington, Nc, Us

State of North Carolina Office of EMS Level 2 Paramedic instructor. Assist with all levels of EMS programs and speciality classes including PHTLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.

I was part of a group of 3 individuals responsible for the monthly continuing education column in EMS World Magazine from 2009-2015. Prior to, and since then I periodically contribute other artices. Also serve on the EMS World Editorial Advisory Board.

Subject matter expert for a soon to be released online EMS reference program.SME for Health and Safety Institutes 24/7 EMS programs on:Packaging patients for long distance transports Chronic renal failureAcute renal failure I have written chapters for paramedic textbooks on the following:-Spine Trauma-Spinal Cord Injuries-Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome-Comprehensive Patient Assessment-Environmental Emergencies including heat and cold emergenices-Immunology Emergencies includling allergies and anaphylaxis-Trauma Prevention'-Test questions for mutiple instructor resource booksI have reviewed chapters for the following books:-Advanced Medical Life Support-Comprehensive Paramedic by Aehlert-Mosby's Critical Care Transport-Mosby's EMT-Basic Essentials-Mosby's EMT-Intermediate by Shade et al-Comprehensive Paramedic Care-12-lead EKG

WMA provides education in wilderness medicine; teaching traditional medicine for patients who become sick or injured in the non-traditional setting--generally the "wilderness" setting. We discuss how to care for these patients when you have limited resources, are in extreme conditions/environments, and must care for the patients for an extended period of time. Target audiences include lay persons to medical professionals (physicians, nurses, paramedics, etc). With WMA, I've taught internationally in both Belize and Taiwan.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Contracted to help guide the development & delivery of prehospital trauma education to EMS providers in Ukraine. This is a project supported by HHI & the International Medical Corps involving both live and distributive education programs. Project trained over 1,000 prehospital Ukrainian clinicians and nearly 100 instructors.

Provide on-site conference managament assistance and coordination at multiple medical conferences throughout the year. Responsible for logistical support and trouble-shooting "glitches" that develop thoughout the conferences.

Develop content for online CE lessons and a contribute to magazine articles, MCI programs, and other flash learning system programs.

Wausau, Wi, Us

Assisted with instruction and evaluation of paramedic courses

Served as a Critical-Care paramedic for Spirit MTS and also the chair of the Quality Management group charged with developing and implemeting our "5-Star Spirit MTS quality management program" which inludes 1) CQI, 2) Quality assurance, 3) Research, 4) Risk Management, and 5) Case Study analysis. Oversaw the development of an multi-base peer chart review program and authored the program's Quality Management Policy.

Precepted new paramedics to prepare them for a successful career as a prehospital provider. Redeveloped the program's QA chart review program

Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, Us

Annually led canoeing/sea kayaking/backpacking trips ranging between overnight and 35 days throughout the northern Wisconsin/Minnesota region and Canada.

Prepared, and presented two hands on and lecture based training sessions each month and provided education and traning to all new corps members

Masters Healthcare Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts, Environmental Biology

Certified Medical Transport Executive

Ccemt-P, Critical Care Medicine

Paramedic