FlightBridgeED Air and Surface Transport Symposium 2025 (FAST25) – Main Stage Schedule

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Scott is an ED Intensivist from New York. He did fellowships in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and ECMO. He is a physician coach concentrating on the promotion of eudaimonia and optimal performance. He is best known for talking to himself about Resuscitation and Critical Care on a podcast called EMCrit, which has been downloaded > 50 million times.

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Dr. Peter Antevy, the innovator of the Handtevy Pediatric Resuscitation System, is a nationally recognized lecturer and expert in the field of pre-hospital pediatrics. He serves as the EMS Medical Director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs Fire Department, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and MCT Express, Associate Medical Director for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Miramar Fire Rescue and Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue, and is an Associate Medical Director for FlightBridgeED.

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Chris Meeks is a seasoned flight paramedic, educator, speaker, creator, and host of the popular Mind Body Medic podcast. With over fifteen years of experience, Chris has become a respected leader, FlightBridgeED educator and advocate for the profession. In addition to his work in emergency medicine, Chris is also a dedicated educator and speaker. He has taught emergency medicine courses to medical professionals worldwide and has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences. Chris is also the creator and host of the Mind Body Medic podcast, where he shares his expertise and insights on emergency and critical care transport medicine, health, and wellness topics. The podcast has quickly become a popular resource for medical professionals and anyone interested in learning more about these topics.

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Dr. Mark Forrest is a consultant in anaesthetics, critical care & prehospital care from the North West of England and Associate Medical Director in his NHS Trust. He has over 35 years experience in these fields and has additional experience in aeromedical retrieval (incl. Paeds and ECMO), diving/hyperbaric medicine and tactical medicine. Mark flies as a consultant on Helimed 29 and responds on a day to day basis as a ‘Fire & Rescue Doctor’. He is passionate about trauma and critical care, especially in the prehospital arena and has a specialist interest in vehicle extrication as a Road Traffic Collison Extrication Instructor and Clinical Advisor to the National Fire Service College. Mark was the first appointed Medical Director for Fire & Rescue in the UK, over 17 years ago and now directs 9 UK Police Forces and 3 Fire and Rescue Services, through the ATACC Group. Dr. Forrest is the Founder and Medical Director of the internationally renowned ATACC course (Anaesthesia Trauma & Critical Care) and he is the First President of the Faculty of Trauma & Critical Care. He is a huge advocate for immersive simulation, unique training and innovation and has written over 20 varied courses for The ATACC group as a Royal College Surgeons (London) Education Centre.

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Dr. Bernardoni completed both her medical degree and one year Research Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. She then went on to complete her emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati where she served as Air Care Resident Assistant Medical Director during her final year. She continued her training at University of Cincinnati for her two year anesthesia critical care fellowship. Currently, Dr. Bernardoni divides her clinical time amongst the Emergency Department, Cardiothoracic ICU, and Med Flight where she serves as the Assistant Medical Director of Quality. This split allows her to practice across the continuum of care from pre-hospital through inpatient. She recently developed an anesthesia critical care fellowship pathway at UW for emergency medicine graduates of which she is the Associate Program Director. Her professional interests include bringing advanced critical care education to both pre-hospital and emergency department providers and quality improvement through multi-disciplinary peer review and simulation training. In her free time, Dr. Bernardoni enjoys gardening, cooking, yoga, and spending time with her husband and two children Finnley and Ford.

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Get ready for the most unpredictable, laugh-out-loud session at FAST—Whose Lecture is it, Anyway? In this fan-favorite event, some of the best and brightest speakers from the conference take the stage with absolutely no idea what’s coming their way. The challenge? Each speaker is handed a COMPLETELY RANDOM IMAGE that may (or probably doesn’t) have anything to do with critical care. Their mission: deliver a 5-minute presentation, on the spot, that SOMEHOW includes at least one credible and cohesive piece of education tied to that wild image. It’s high-energy, hilarious, and packed with surprises! Last year, FlightBridgeED’s very own CEO, Eric Bauer, was shockingly dethroned by Chris Meeks in an epic showdown. This year, we’re raising the stakes with TWO rounds of on-the-fly fun to see if Chris can hold onto his title. Will we witness brilliant education? Maybe. Will we see the speakers squirm? Definitely. One thing’s for sure: this session promises twice the entertainment, and maybe even some accidental learning along the way! Who wins? YOU DECIDE!

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Geoff is one of our best friends and colleagues from way up north in Canada. He has been an active flight paramedic for the past eight years and is the founder and lead instructor of Master Your Medics (https://masteryourmedics.com). Part of the reason he created Master Your Medics is because he remembers going through paramedic school and trying to teach himself by reading textbooks repeatedly. He was frustrated that I was only making progress in small steps, understanding just the surface of medicine – similar to why we created FlightBridgeED and FAST. Seven years ago, Geoff became committed to teaching students WHY we do the things we do. He wanted to teach EMTs and Paramedics to dig below the surface of medicine and truly understand it. He has taught thousands of EMS students, several EMS colleges, and has provided consultation to other educators to help improve their courses. We are excited to bring Geoff Murphy to the main stage and our Workshops offerings.

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Dr. Mark Piehl is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric intensivist who loves taking care of critically ill children, teaching pediatric emergency medicine to others, and dreaming up better ways to care for sick kids. He received his medical degree with honors from the UNC School of Medicine and his master’s degree in public health from the UNC School of Public Health. Mark is a pediatric intensivist at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, and served as Medical Director of the WakeMed Children’s Hospital from 2009-2015. He is a clinical associate professor of pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, and has a clinical faculty appointment in Pediatrics at Duke University. Mark is very happily married with three awesome kids. He is also the CMO and co-founder of LifeFlow, whose mission is to help save the lives of critically ill patients by developing innovative tools that assist healthcare providers in improving resuscitation.

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Chris Pfingsten is the host of EMS 20/20, a podcast where he and his co-host Spencer Oliver review real out of hospital calls to find lessons that can’t be found in text books. Chris has been a Paramedic in a busy 911 system, volunteered as a firefighter, and was a supervisor at a large ambulance company before arriving at his current job as a Flight Paramedic.

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Jason is a Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Retrieval Physician working as the Clinical Lead for the Irish Health Service Executive’s National 24 hour Emergency Telemedical Support Unit, MEDICO Cork. Based in the Emergency Department in Cork University Hospital, he has a Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine and over 25 years experience providing Prehospital Critical Care around the world. He’s the Medical Director of West Cork Rapid Response and Assistant Medical Director of the Anaesthesia Trauma and Critical Care course. He is the Secretary to the Faculty of Trauma and Critical Care, Royal College of Surgeons of England. and the Vice Chair of the prehospital Emergency Care Council of Ireland.

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Michael Lauria is a former USAF Pararescueman and Critical Care/Flight Paramedic, now an EMS and Critical Care Fellow at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center. He is also the Associate Medical Director and an active Flight Physician for UNMH Lifeguard, our critical care transport program. In addition, Michael Lauria serves as Medical Director for FlightBridgeED! His primary areas of academic interest include Human Factors, Engineering Psychology, and human performance in resuscitating critically ill or injured patients.

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William Heuser, PharmD, BCCCP, MS, EMT-P, FP-C is a clinical critical care pharmacist, course director/clinical professor of pharmacology, clinical toxicologist and certified flight paramedic/firefighter. William has presented at several national conferences across the United States and has extensive research experience in resuscitative medicine with several publications in peer-reviewed journals. As a clinical toxicologist at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at Northwell Health, his research focuses on the acute resuscitation of critically ill and dying patients. His research focuses on developing novel pharmacological cocktails coupled with emergency cardiopulmonary bypass to save the lives of patients who fail traditional advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) treatment.

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Preston Fedor, MD, FACEP, FAEMS is a board certified Emergency Medicine and EMS Physician whose career niche is operational medical support for commercial spaceflight and atypical EMS environments. Currently he is the EMS Medical Director for Tesla in North America as well as a console flight surgeon for Axiom Space. A combat veteran, he serves as a flight surgeon for the US Air Force’s Detachment-3, a specialized unit that provides worldwide rescue coverage for astronauts. Previously, Dr. Fedor was the founding EMS Medical Director for SpaceX, supporting vehicle development sites, offshore astronaut recovery, disaster and rescue planning, and human spaceflight medicine. His diverse prehospital background includes work with federal Urban Search & Rescue, US Forest Service, Sydney HEMS, and numerous fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and ambulance services across the country.

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Halden Hutchinson-Bazely is an intensive care medicine and pre-hospital emergency medicine physician in the UK. He works at a major trauma centre ICU and serves as a HEMS doctor with East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA). With a dedication to providing contemporary and compassionate critical care, Halden Hutchinson-Bazely extends his expertise into education. He is a faculty member at EAAA, specializing in endovascular resuscitation techniques, and also serves on the faculty of the international Endovascular Trauma Management (EVTM) society. As Deputy Medical Director for ATACC, he co-directs the ATACC course, focusing on equipping healthcare professionals not only with cutting-edge knowledge and skills but also the tools to apply them effectively in high-pressure situations.

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Jason is the Senior Vice-President of Field Operations for Apollo MedFlight. His career of serving others for 25 years started in the fire service in 1999 as a volunteer firefighter and he joined the air medical industry in 2005 as a flight paramedic but he will definitely tell you some of his best lessons learned and most fun was having served as a law enforcement officer. Jason obtained his paramedic education from Northwest Shoals Community College, a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Bethel University, and a Master of Business Administration Degree with a specialization in Data Analytics from Louisiana State University – Shreveport. Jason has been an industry presenter for multiple conferences across varies leadership and clinical care topics, published educator and reviewer, and was the recipient of the 2017 Tim Hynes award.

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Michael Frakes is the Chief Quality Officer and Director of Clinical Care for Boston MedFlight. A Nebraska native, he began his career in EMS with an AAS in Emergency Medical Services from the Johnson County (KS) Community College, ultimately collecting a BS in Nursing from the Johns Hopkins University and an MS in Nursing from the University of Connecticut. Michael’s transport and medical experience includes positions as a firefighter, EMT, Paramedic, Flight Communications Specialist, and nursing experience in the ED, pedi ED, ICU, and transport. His non-clinical education includes a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Kansas, and certificates in Health Care Quality from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in Patient Safety from Johns Hopkins, and in Barbeque Judging from the Kansas City Barbeque Society. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and is a Fellow of the College of Critical Care Medicine, the Academy of Emergency Nursing, the Academeny of Air and Surface Transport Nursing, and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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Dr. Qasim is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Karachi. He completed residency and fellowship training in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care in the United Kingdom, where he also worked as an attending (consultant) emergency physician and operational EMS physician. He moved to the United States to complete training in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland before moving to Philadelphia. His academic interests lie in advanced trauma and endovascular resuscitation, airway management, simulation, and prehospital care. You can follow him on Twitter: @ResusOne

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Get ready for the most unpredictable, laugh-out-loud session at FAST—Whose Lecture is it, Anyway? In this fan-favorite event, some of the best and brightest speakers from the conference take the stage with absolutely no idea what’s coming their way. The challenge? Each speaker is handed a COMPLETELY RANDOM IMAGE that may (or probably doesn’t) have anything to do with critical care. Their mission: deliver a 5-minute presentation, on the spot, that SOMEHOW includes at least one credible and cohesive piece of education tied to that wild image. It’s high-energy, hilarious, and packed with surprises! Last year, FlightBridgeED’s very own CEO, Eric Bauer, was shockingly dethroned by Chris Meeks in an epic showdown. This year, we’re raising the stakes with TWO rounds of on-the-fly fun to see if Chris can hold onto his title. Will we witness brilliant education? Maybe. Will we see the speakers squirm? Definitely. One thing’s for sure: this session promises twice the entertainment, and maybe even some accidental learning along the way! Who wins? YOU DECIDE!

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Bruce is a critical care registered nurse and paramedic whose clinical background includes the ICU, ER, trauma, cardiology and critical care transport/flight. He holds graduate degrees in education and advance practice. He lives in CT with his wife, Stephanie (also a nurse) and three beautiful children – Ava Mae, Adelynn Lue and Jackson Lee…oh, and Bella, our Boston Terrier!

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Flight paramedic and base manager with eighteen years of successful professional experience in EMS and management. His clinical and leadership development background spans both military and civilian settings, and he has served in several capacities as a leader and prehospital clinician. He specializes in air medical and critical care transport as well as organizational and leadership development, is an active speaker on various leadership and clinical topics, and is an established and successful educator for prehospital clinicians of all levels. Cody has a passion for human performance improvement and prehospital care’s mental health and performance aspects, particularly how leaders at all levels contribute to those elements of performance and well-being.

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Ashley Voss‐Liebig RN, BSN, CCRN, NREMT, CCISM Ashley is a US Army Veteran, former flight nurse/ rescue specialist and current Division Chief for Clinical Performance and Education for Travis County overseeing clinical education and training for 400+ providers. Ashley rotates weekends in hospital between the ICU and Sexual Assault/Child Protection team. Ashley’s passions include, communication, human performance, critical care and teaching. Ashley delivers lectures around the globe, is a frequent podcast guest and is a contributing author for the St. Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast. She lives in Central Texas on a modest farm with her beautiful daughter, giant Great Dane and bee colonies.

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James Boomhower, MS(c), FP-C, NR-P, C- NPT, CCISM has been involved in EMS for over 20 years in a variety of health systems throughout New England. He currently functions in the role of Critical Care Transport Specialist-Paramedic/ Lead Peer Support Director with Boston Medflight of Bedford, Massachusetts and Crisis and Peer supporter for the ECHO FAST team and the state of RI CISM team. His desire to bring mental health awareness to the EMS arena has spurred him to create the Stay Fit 4 Duty platform as well as work to implement a peer support program in his workplace. James is working to realize his goal of promoting recognition, management and acceptance of acute stress in EMS providers throughout the world alongside obtaining licensure as a professional licensed counselor.

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It’s hard to write a short bio about the guy who started this whole thing, right? Let me try to hit the highlights. Eric Bauer is the CEO and co-founder of FlightBridgeED. When critical care transport medicine was shrouded in mystery, and critical care transport education was horrible (at best), Eric walked into the darkness and turned on the lights. More than a decade later, Eric’s dedication to our industry continues to open doors, advance the practice, and bring about a positive change that helps responders and providers of all types provide better patient outcomes. He was the first to demystify mechanical ventilation for transport providers – a curriculum that has become the award-winning foundation of in-the-field ventilator management. Speaking of awards, Eric and his work at FlightBridgeED has won multiple awards, most recently being the only Paramedic to be given the title of Fellow in ASTNA. We could go on, but this would get lengthy. Suffice it to say that Eric’s talks at FAST have always been a highlight of the conference or any conference for that matter! Eric is an advocate and mentor to so many in the industry. He loves meeting, talking with and helping nurses and paramedics directly. His email inbox is an open door and FAST25 presents Eric with the opportunity to meet with the people in the industry he loves face-to-face. In fact, the only direction we were given for this bio from Eric was that he wanted to invite you to FAST25 personally! We can’t wait to see you there!