Faculty

Jeff Jarvis

MD, MS, EMT-P
CMO & System Medical Director
Fort Worth Office of the Medical Director

Dr. Jeff Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer for the Office of the Medical Director and System Medical Director for Fort Worth FD in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the host of The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast where he reviews the scientific evidence that guides our EMS practice. Dr. Jarvis began his career in EMS 40 years ago and remains a licensed paramedic today. His research interests include airway management and clinical performance measures and he serves on the boards of NAEMSP, NEMSQA, and PCRF. He is a proud father to two wonderful kids, husband of 35 years, and a loyal Aggie.

2026 Sessions

The Papers That Changed My Practice This Year

Yes, I understand

A practice-based discussion (NOT a journal club, don't worry!) of recent papers that changed my EMS practice. These are papers, for good or bad, that all paramedics, system directors, and medical directors should know about. Topics are hot off the press, but past ones have included the use of mechanical compression devices, HeadUp CPR, risk factors for peri-intubation cardiac arrest, the use of video laryngoscopy in cardiac arrest, and more. Dr. Jarvis is feeling pretty confident blood will have some new evidence to discuss.

Presenter (1 Presenter)

Thursday, October 01 8:00–9:00 AM
Room W240 D
Faculty

Jeff Jarvis

MD, MS, EMT-P
CMO & System Medical Director
Fort Worth Office of the Medical Director

Dr. Jeff Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer for the Office of the Medical Director and System Medical Director for Fort Worth FD in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the host of The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast where he reviews the scientific evidence that guides our EMS practice. Dr. Jarvis began his career in EMS 40 years ago and remains a licensed paramedic today. His research interests include airway management and clinical performance measures and he serves on the boards of NAEMSP, NEMSQA, and PCRF. He is a proud father to two wonderful kids, husband of 35 years, and a loyal Aggie.

Revenge of the Nerds 2026

Yes, I understand

Do you like your science served up with a bit of snark? Perhaps a nice, academic no-holds-barred debate on the literature guiding our clinical practice? If so, come see a panel of highly opinionated EMS researchers (Drs. Jeff Jarvis, Remle Crowe, and David Wampler) in a wide-ranging discussion of the key topics of the day. Topics are likely to change to assure they are “hot-off-the-presses” current, but are likely to include cardiac arrest management, medications, and airway management. And blood. With Wampler being from San Antonio, you just know there will be blood. His perhaps, but still… blood.

Panelist (3 or more Presenters)

Presenter (1 Presenter)

Thursday, October 01 10:30–11:30 AM
Room W240 D
Faculty

Remle Crowe

PhD, NREMT
Senior Director of Research
ESO

Dr. Remle Crowe's path to EMS research took a scenic route, beginning as a volunteer EMT with the Red Cross in Mexico City while engineering powertrains at Ford Motor Company, where she earned a Six Sigma Black Belt. A research fellowship at the National Registry made EMS her full-time mission.
With a PhD in Epidemiology and more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, she now serves as Senior Director of Research and Data Enablement at ESO, leading initiatives that transform large-scale prehospital datasets into practice-changing insights. Her work spans academic partnerships, national quality initiatives, and evidence-based product development, all driven by the conviction that every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets. She is committed to using data to drive system change and helping others do the same.

Faculty

Jeff Jarvis

MD, MS, EMT-P
CMO & System Medical Director
Fort Worth Office of the Medical Director

Dr. Jeff Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer for the Office of the Medical Director and System Medical Director for Fort Worth FD in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the host of The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast where he reviews the scientific evidence that guides our EMS practice. Dr. Jarvis began his career in EMS 40 years ago and remains a licensed paramedic today. His research interests include airway management and clinical performance measures and he serves on the boards of NAEMSP, NEMSQA, and PCRF. He is a proud father to two wonderful kids, husband of 35 years, and a loyal Aggie.

Faculty

David Wampler

PhD, LP, FAEMS
Professor/Paramedic
UT San Antonio

Dr. David Wampler, PhD, LP, FAEMS, began his EMS career in 1991, quickly adding firefighter and paramedic credentials and discovering a lifelong passion for emergency services. After a decade with the Kerrville Fire Department—while teaching paramedic students and earning a BS in Biochemistry—he pursued a PhD at Utah State University, driven partly by curiosity and partly by frustration with things like spine boards. He later completed a research fellowship at UTSA. Tenured Professor at UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Wampler serves as Director of Clinical Research for the Office of the EMS Medical Director for the San Antonio Fire Department. An internationally recognized researcher and speaker, he is also a proud father of two standout track-and-field throwers who keep him roaming Texas in support of shot put and discus.

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