Chief Medical Officer, Medstar Mobile Healthcare

Dr. Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer and System Medical Director for Medstar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, Tx. He is paramedic and board certified EM and EMS physician. In addition to his EMS and clinical practice, he is the host of the EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast where he discusses how literature impacts EMS clinical practice.

Description goes hereMedical Director, Washington and Clackamas Counties

Dr. Sahni is a regular at the SOJ. He is EMS Medical Director of both Washington and Clackamas Counties as well as Lake Oswego Fire Department. He has served fire-based, private, and third-service EMS agencies as well as been Medical Director of air and ground critical care services. He was the first Oregon State EMS/Trauma Medical Director. He is a practicing emergency physician and Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, OR.

My name is Mike Verkest, and I am starting my 28th year in Emergency Medical Services. I currently work for ESO, which provides an integrated suite of software products for EMS agencies, fire departments, and hospitals that are transforming the way first responders collect, share, report, and analyze critical information to improve community health and safety. I am part of the content development and training team. After living in Oregon my whole life, We recently relocated to Austin, Texas.

I recently retired from Clackamas Fire District #1 where I served as Captain in the EMS Division as a training officer and program manager. I have two advanced EMS board certifications through the IBSC, FP-C, and CCP-C.

Manager, GMR Life

Matt Philbrick is a career emergency responder and has served the EMS industry for almost two decades. Currently, Matt is the Manager for GMR Life providing crisis resources, psychoeducation, employee death response, and wellness outreach for the nation's largest EMS Provider - Global Medical Response. Although Matt is supporting teams nationally, he is active with local EMS in his home state of Oregon. He is Chair of the Oregon EMS for Children Committee and Vice Chair of the Oregon Senior EMS Advisory Council. He is an accomplished public speaker having been featured at EMS Today and EMS World (among others). In late 2021, Matt served as the Branch Chief for an Oregon-requested FEMA deployment serving Southern and Central Oregon. In 2020, Matt was named as one of the "Top 40 under 40" EMS Leaders by the American Ambulance Association. Matt also works as a consultant for SafeTech Solutions focusing on Leadership Development.

Internationally known speaker, instructor, author and paramedic.

Bob Page has been recognized for his thought provoking energetic, humorous and motivational style. Bob is a passionate educator who takes ordinarily dry and hard to teach topics and transforms them into a fun, learning experience. He hold a Master’s degree in Adult Education. Bob has been an instructor for over 4 decades teaching a variety of adult education courses from customer service to advanced medical care. He is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and Operations Specialist. He has presented over 3000 seminars worldwide. He was recognized by his peers in Missouri as Missouri’s “Most Creative Educator” in 2009 and was awarded the Legends That Walk Among us Award from NAEMSE is 2012.

Research Leadership Group Chair, ESO

Scott Bourn PhD, RN, FACHE has a rich and diverse background in EMS, emergency & critical care nursing, and education. His career roles include: field paramedic, ED and ICU nurse, EMS system coordinator, university EMS degree program director, researcher, and senior clinical executive for two national healthcare organizations.

Dr. Bourn is presently the Research Leadership Group Chair at ESO, a Mentor in the Leadership Mentoring Network of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Co-Founder and Faculty for the NAEMSP Quality & Safety Course, Secretary and Board Member for the GMR Foundation for Research and Education, and on the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Paramedicine. He also serves as a regular volunteer in the food pantry at the Douglas/Elbert Counties Help & Hope Center, addressing needs for homeless, low income and the working poor, as well as Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, building and maintaining trails in Colorado’s mountains.