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EMS One-Stop

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.

Live from NEMSMA: From battlefield to boardroom

24 mins; March 29, 2026

Six minutes to live: Inside the push to save cardiac arrest victims

38 mins; March 12, 2026

EMS leaders head to Capitol Hill with one message: It’s time to fund the future

31 mins; March 05, 2026

Synergy in action: How EMS leaders are aligning for impact

31 mins; February 26, 2026

Dr. Linda Dykes: From toxic culture to safer systems

47 mins; February 12, 2026

EMS One Stop: Resilience and beyond

30 mins; January 29, 2026

‘We love this job — and it’s hurting us’: Paramedic Sophie on EMS burnout and culture change

35 mins; January 22, 2026

NEMSQA 2025 Report: In trauma care, consistency outperforms heroics

37 mins; January 15, 2026

Leading through momentum: Dr. Douglas Kupas on steering NAEMSP

39 mins; January 08, 2026

The EMS Avenger returns: Jimmy Apple’s no-holds-barred take on tech, burnout and backboards

31 mins; December 30, 2025

EMS at the edge: Inside a year of reckoning and redesign

36 mins; December 26, 2025

We deserve this: The Journey to a National EMS Memorial in D.C.

38 mins; December 18, 2025

Hyper-turbulent times: EMS economics and AI guardrails with Matt Zavadsky and Dr. Shannon Gollnick

27 mins; December 03, 2025

Jamaica Fire Brigade’s front line: Inside the Hurricane Melissa response

30 mins; November 13, 2025

EMS shutdown survival: What leaders need to know now

33 mins; October 10, 2025

Rainn Wilson on ‘Code 3’ and the brutal beauty of EMS life

23 mins; September 18, 2025

Burnout, bravery and gratitude: The story behind ‘Code 3’

34 mins; September 08, 2025

NEMSAC dismantled: Inside the fallout shaking federal EMS policy

47 mins; August 18, 2025

CAAS GVS 4.0: Building safer, smarter and theft-proof ambulances

28 mins; August 14, 2025

Public health at the front door: An MIH model to emulate

39 mins; August 11, 2025

Meet the EMS Avenger: Saving lives with kindness and content

29 mins; July 03, 2025

Growing the next generation of changemakers in rural EMS

47 mins; June 30, 2025

From info overload to instant clarity: Lifeline EMS puts AI to work

42 mins; June 30, 2025

Paramedics without borders: Celebrating global unity on International Paramedic Day

34 mins; June 12, 2025

How ‘One big beautiful bill’ could break EMS

52 mins; June 05, 2025

Safe streets for all: MVC care funding in action

42 mins; May 27, 2025

Inside the EMS Compact: How REPLICA transforms disaster response, licensing & leadership

41 mins; May 13, 2025

Insights, actions and the future of EMS: The 2025 ESO EMS Index

56 mins; May 07, 2025

Barriers to prehospital whole blood implementation

41 mins; May 01, 2025

EMS in the ash zone: Alaska’s Mount Spurr and the volcanic challenge

23 mins; April 22, 2025

The human side of EMS: Culture, compassion and clinical courage

30 mins; April 03, 2025

Future-proofing EMS: How a new course is building results-driven problem solvers

61 hours 48 mins; April 01, 2025

Sleep, safety & fatigue: Improving EMS health with Dr. Dan Patterson

38 mins; March 27, 2025

Emerging threat update: Avian influenza, Mpox, Ebola, seasonal flu

32 mins; March 06, 2025

The $21M Texas EMS recruitment and retention initiative

30 mins; March 03, 2025

‘The leader must own it’: General Robert Neller on ethical leadership and adaptability

54 mins; February 21, 2025

Lessons from the McClain case: Protecting first responders and improving EMS practices

53 mins; February 03, 2025

From chaos to command: Lessons from the New Year’s Day tragedy in New Orleans

51 mins; January 30, 2025

Navigating extreme weather: Insights from DHS Chief Meteorologist, Sunny Wescott

37 mins; January 29, 2025

An inside look at the New Orleans EMS body-worn camera program

37 mins; November 21, 2024

NEMSQA 2024: Dr. Jeff Jarvis on airway safety and the path to EMS improvement

30 mins; October 30, 2024

Stop the bleed, fill the tank – The New Orleans EMS blood program

35 mins; October 29, 2024

Quality as an organizational strategy

41 mins; October 07, 2024

Mastering data and EMS performance metrics with Mike Taigman

37 mins; September 18, 2024

Measuring how well we are doing

40 mins; August 05, 2024

H5N1 (and other infectious diseases) update with Dr. Alex Isakov

25 mins; August 01, 2024

Unleashing leadership audacity

43 mins; July 11, 2024

Boosting behavioral health services with innovative partnerships

30 mins; June 03, 2024

Leadership, whole blood and EMS safety insights

30 mins; May 14, 2024

A billion dollars of savings: The legacy of ET3

27 mins; May 13, 2024

The Ways and Means to ensure resilient emergency medical care

49 mins; April 05, 2024

‘Honorable but Broken’: Spotlighting EMS in crisis

41 mins; January 02, 2024

The road ahead: Resuscitating EMS through trend analysis

43 mins; December 18, 2023

Putting the ‘E’ back in EMS

18 mins; November 28, 2023

United Hatzalah’s Dov Maisel recounts the volunteer EMS operation in Israel

33 mins; October 17, 2023

EMS World Expo 2023 Roundup

37 mins; October 12, 2023

10 MCI lessons from the Beirut port explosion

55 mins; September 05, 2023

Tipping the traditional EMS service model on its head with Welsh Ambulance Service

36 mins; August 17, 2023

How community paramedicine is thriving in the UK

38 mins; July 31, 2023

Getting emergency resources into Ukraine

30 mins; July 18, 2023

Generational codes: Retaining your primary customers – your people

33 mins; July 05, 2023

10 things we need to fix in EMS

39 mins; June 29, 2023

Acknowledging the importance of EMS in the fire service

26 mins; June 20, 2023

Mindset over matter

53 mins; June 05, 2023

PW&W’s Stark and Johnson provide legal insight into PCRs

45 mins; May 30, 2023

The power of video in EMS education

18 mins; May 17, 2023

Not just for physicians: Quality improvement and safety

28 mins; May 11, 2023

Preparing for the coronation

18 mins; May 05, 2023

It’s not just PTSD: Stress disorders in EMS

35 mins; May 03, 2023

Doug Wolfberg: What the end of the Public Health Emergency means for EMS

23 mins; April 25, 2023

Preserving history with the NEMSM

29 mins; April 20, 2023

Emerging pathogens, diseases, outbreaks and fevers

29 mins; April 11, 2023

Helping providers be seen, heard and cared for

43 mins; April 05, 2023

‘Thrive despite whatever is thrown at you’

46 mins; March 23, 2023

Funding models down under with Tony Walker

33 mins; March 14, 2023

EMTs speak up: An EMS One-Stop Town Hall

30 mins; March 02, 2023

Leadership and labor: Saving California’s ambulance services

32 mins; February 21, 2023

Norway EMS: Telehealth, educational requirements and future plans

29 mins; February 13, 2023

Sirens, transformation and trends

37 mins; February 06, 2023

Dr. Dave Williams: 12 questions to learn about your system

83 hours 28 mins; January 26, 2023

Rwanda’s national EMS system: The jewel in the crown of African Ambulance Services

38 mins; January 10, 2023

Empowering female first responders

42 mins; January 03, 2023

Flattening the turnover curve

30 mins; December 13, 2022

An ‘aggressive and untested interpretation’ of the law

28 mins; December 12, 2022

Sending aid, well wishes to Ukraine

34 mins; December 05, 2022

Kris Kaull: Think like a detective

36 mins; November 17, 2022

Ray Barishansky’s takeaways on professional development

39 mins; November 04, 2022

Diversity, equity and inclusion in U.S. EMS

37 mins; October 28, 2022

Managing the acutely agitated behavioral health emergency

25 mins; October 28, 2022

EMS strategies for Ebola with Dr. Alex Isakov

36 mins; October 25, 2022

The search for the next big EMS speaker

24 mins; October 07, 2022

What is a life worth to an elected official?

32 mins; October 03, 2022

AMR closure: a bellwether of things to come?

24 mins; September 21, 2022

Why ‘no comment’ is the wrong comment

34 mins; September 13, 2022

Relationship building for leaders

40 mins; September 06, 2022

A roadmap to raising paramedic pay

34 mins; August 29, 2022

Motivational leadership

31 mins; August 16, 2022

ATCEMS Chief Rob Luckritz: 100 days in

24 mins; August 16, 2022

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