EMS Physicians Honored with Professional and Research Awards at NAEMSP 2019

Overland Park, KS – The National Association of EMS Physicians® (NAEMSP®) celebrated outstanding professional achievements and research abstracts during the NAEMSP® 2019 Annual Meeting held January 7-12, 2019, at the JW Marriott Austin in Austin, Texas. RJ Frascone, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, received the Ronald D. Stewart Award for his tireless work on improving EMS response to cardiac arrest, leading some of the most innovative work in resuscitation science over the past decade. This award is presented to a person who has made a lasting, major contribution to the national EMS community.  Through a variety of projects including leading the Pan-Asian Prehospital Education and Registry (PAPER) project, Hidehara Tanaka, MD, PhD, Kokushikan University, Tokyo, Japan, has introduced principles of effective physician leadership for pre-hospital care as espoused by NAEMSP across all of Asia. His efforts were recognized with the Keith Neely Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award which honors an active or past member of NAEMSP who has provided significant leadership to the association.  Ritu Sahni, MD, MPH, FAEMS, Lake Oswego, OR, received the Friends of EMS Award in recognition of his work implementing legislation with a direct impact on the practice of EMS medicine. This award is presented to an individual or organization furthering NAEMSP’s mission by helping to influence or implement national public policy. Scott Bourn, PhD...
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