Professional Organizations
The National Association of EMS Physicians is a professional organization representing prehospital providers and administrators. Membership is available for students, residents, physicians, and prehospital providers. A subscription to the industry journal, Prehospital Emergency Care, is included with membership. The organization holds an annual conference and sponsors position statements on various patient care and EMS administrative issues.
The Air Medical Physicians Organization an international organization dedicated to the advancement of patient focused, transport critical care. AMPA hosts annual conferences and collaborates with other professional agencies to enhance the science of prehospital critical care. Various medical specialties including emergency medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, and pediatrics are represented.
Online FOAM / Educational Resources
SOFSONO is an online collection of ultrasound images, cases, and case studies. It focuses on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency medicine and austere setting.
Links to Operational Emergency Medical Services Programs