Date: Monday, June 22
Time: 9 a.m. PT|11 a.m. CT|12 p.m. ET.
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AI is no longer a future issue for EMS. Agencies are already using AI-enabled tools in dispatch, documentation, data analysis, clinical decision support, scheduling and quality improvement. For EMS leaders, the challenge is deciding which tools are useful, where guardrails are needed and where AI can support better operations without adding burden to crews.
This EMS1 event will helpchiefs, directors and agency leaders make informed decisions about AI in prehospital care. The series will deliver practical guidance on evaluating products, building internal policies, protecting patient and agency data, training personnel and identifying realistic use cases.
Through expert insight, implementation guides and agency-focused resources, this program will help EMS leaders move beyond the hype and approach AI with clear goals, sound governance and operational discipline.
Meet the panel
David Davis
David Davis, FCPara, FBCS, MSc, DIC, PGCert, LFEDIP, is chief clinical information officer at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, where he leads digital clinical practice, AI, clinical safety and innovation, while continuing to work frontline ambulance shifts as a practicing clinician.
Across a varied career in ambulance services, commissioning and national programs, David has held senior clinical leadership and director roles with NHS Sussex, South Eas tCoast Ambulance Service, NHS England, the Department of Health and the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
David is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paramedics and has contributed extensively to the development of the profession through communications, parliamentary engagement, mental health, stroke care, professional standards and national clinical governance.
Alongside his NHS and professional leadership roles, David provides consultancy and expert witness services in paramedic practice, telephone triage, digital health and clinical informatics. His current additional roles include governing council member of Health Practice Associates, non-executive director and board member of the NHS Clinical Leaders Network, member of the South East Coast Clinical Senate Council, and editorial board member and reviewer for the Journal of Paramedic Practice.
Ayla Jeiroudi
Ayla Jeiroudiis the co-founder and CEO of Ambra, a company building documentation and revenue cycle automations for EMS. As a former EMT with experience running 911 in Alameda County, Ayla brings firsthand understanding of the documentation and billing challenges facing EMS providers. She now leads Ambra’s product and market strategy, working closely with agencies and billing teams to build a deep understanding of workflows and create tools that automate and support clinical accuracy, QA oversight and reimbursement outcomes.
Ayla studied at Brown University and is active in EMS policy as it relates to reimbursements and payer dynamics, including her participation in the Payer Issues Committee at the California Ambulance Agency (CAA) and advocacy at the national level at EMS on the Hill in D.C.
Rob Lawrence
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.
He previously served as the chief operating officer of the Richmond Ambulance Authority (Virginia), which won both state and national EMS Agency of the Year awards during his 10-year tenure. Additionally, he served as COO for Paramedics Plus in Alameda County, California.
Prior to emigrating to the U.S. in 2008, Rob served as the COO for the East of England Ambulance Service in Suffolk County, England, and as the executive director of operations and service development for the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust.
Rob is a former Army officer and graduate of the UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served worldwide in a 20-year military career encompassing many prehospital and evacuation leadership roles.
Rob is the president of the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI) and former Board Member of the American Ambulance Association.
Abhinav (August) Srivastava
August Srivastava is the co-founder and CTO of Ambra, where he builds voice-first AI for EMS documentation and revenue cycle workflows. An ASR/ML engineer by training, August has built voice agents and healthcare integrations from inception at Commure, Simbie and Paratus, with deep expertise in speech systems, MLOps and healthcare data infrastructure. He has led integrations across 30+ EHRs and 30+ clinics, including reverse engineering systems to enable reliable data exchange across charting, CAD/dispatch, billing and QA. August holds a strong open-source track record, with contributions to major repositories and work with the Linux Foundation and RISC-V.
Donnie R. Woodyard Jr.
Donnie R. Woodyard Jr., MAML, NRP, is a nationally recognized EMS leader, strategist, author and speaker with more than three decades of experience across government, nonprofit, private-sector, international development, disaster response and public safety systems.
He currently serves as executive director of the United States EMS Compact, where he works with states to strengthen interstate practice, regulatory consistency, and professional mobility for EMS clinicians. His previous roles include chief of emergency medical & trauma services for Colorado, director of Louisiana’s Office of EMS, and chief operating officer and
chief information officer for the National Registry of EMTs.
Donnie has led EMS modernization efforts, disaster response operations, international system development, technology initiatives and policy reforms across the United States and abroad. He is the author of five books and a frequent keynote speaker on EMS professionalism, leadership, system design and the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
His academic background includes a Master of Management & Leadership with Highest Distinction, a certificate in Artificial Intelligence from Harvard Medical School, and completion of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Executive Leaders Program.
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