{"podcast":{"title":"EMS One-Stop","slug":"ems-one-stop-5691901","podcast_index_feed_id":5691901,"rss_url":"https://emsonestop.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://emsonestop.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14883931/EMS1-EMS-One-Stop-1400x1400-v2_wxftre.png","author":"emsonestop","episode_count":100,"summary":"In his EMS One-Stop podcast, Rob Lawrence breaks down takeaways from industry news and events, and tackles the challenges that face today’s EMS leadership. He is joined by a host of top names in EMS, who share their experience and insights into how to advance EMS. Rob Lawrence has been a leader in civilian and military EMS for over a quarter of a century. He is currently the director of strategic implementation for PRO EMS and its educational arm, Prodigy EMS, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and part-time executive director of the California Ambulance Association.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ems-one-stop-5691901"},"episode":{"title":"Leading through momentum: Dr. Douglas Kupas on steering NAEMSP","slug":"leading-through-momentum-dr-douglas-kupas-on-steering-naemsp","published_at":"2026-01-08T16:36:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ems-one-stop-5691901/leading-through-momentum-dr-douglas-kupas-on-steering-naemsp","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ems-one-stop-5691901","url":"https://emsonestop.podbean.com/e/leading-through-momentum-dr-douglas-kupas-on-steering-naemsp/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nxepds7k39rah35d/NAEMSP_2026_Mtg_Finalbk90z.mp3","summary":"Dr. Douglas Kupas joins Rob Lawrence to kick off EMS One-Stop in 2026, reflecting on his first year as President of NAEMSP — a year he describes as fast-moving, complex and occasionally “whack-a-mole,” with emerging issues demanding real-time leadership while long-term priorities still had to move forward. He shares what he’s learned about the presidency, the value of NAEMSP’s leadership “bench strength,” and why advocacy and coalition-building across national EMS organizations has become more coordinated, more strategic and more essential. The conversation then turns to what’s immediately ahead: the NAEMSP Annual Meeting in Tampa (late January), including pre-conference courses, the flagship Medical Director’s Course, and a packed scientific program. Kupas highlights a keynote focused on transforming battlefield trauma care; major research programming through oral abstracts and hundreds of posters; and high-impact sessions spanning clinical care, operations, legal issues, and international perspectives — reinforcing why the Tampa meeting remains a must-attend event for anyone serious about the science and future of EMS. Episode timeline 00:00 – Rob tees up NAEMSP Annual Meeting growth as a “good problem to have”00:50 – Welcome/Happy New Year 2026; Dr. Kupas introduced as first guest of the year01:45 – Year one as NAEMSP president: what’s surprised Dr. Kupas, pace of work, governance “bench strength”04:26 – NEMSAC termination: what happened, what NAEMSP hopes comes next07:02 – Building the pipeline: medical student/resident interest group, travel support ideas08:47 – “Hot off the press:” NAEMSP accepted into WHO Acute Care Action Network10:08 – Advocacy “hunting as a pack:” overlapping national orgs, EMS on the Hill coordination12:40 – Why Hill visits work: stories, st…","meta_description":"Dr. Douglas Kupas joins Rob Lawrence to kick off EMS One-Stop in 2026, reflecting on his first year as President of NAEMSP — a year he describes as fast-m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2359,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ems-one-stop-5691901/episodes/leading-through-momentum-dr-douglas-kupas-on-steering-naemsp/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ems-one-stop-5691901/leading-through-momentum-dr-douglas-kupas-on-steering-naemsp.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}