Evaluation of Ketamine Treatment

Widely used, ketamine is a powerful analgesic and sedative with a favorable safety profile for EMS. Nevertheless, recent media stories have called into question the safe prehospital use of this medication.

Brent Myers, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS, Chief Medical Officer for ESO; and Remle Crowe, PhD, NREMT, Research Scientist for ESO, present “Evaluation of a treatment: Ketamine, outcomes and purposeful data analysis,” as part of the Pinnacle webinar series.

In this webinar, learn about the indications for ketamine use by EMS and outcomes for patients who receive this medication in the prehospital setting. We’ll show you how to harness the power of data to monitor prehospital ketamine use as a framework for your agency to evaluate and communicate with key stakeholders about any prehospital clinical treatment.

About the Speakers

Dr. Brent Myers
Chief Medical Officer

Brent Myers, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS, is an internationally recognized EMS expert, particularly related to systems of care, performance improvement and population management. In his role at ESO, he is responsible for fostering a culture of medical rigor and practical application in developing ESO software and services, leading the research and performance initiative, and applying medical expertise and scientific rigor to support customers. He served as co-editor of the second edition of “Emergency Medical Services: Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight.” He serves on the editorial board of numerous peer-reviewed journals, has several peer-reviewed publications, and has provided lectures in locations around the world.

Remle Crowe, PhD, NREMT
Research Scientist and Performance Improvement Manager

Remle Crowe, PhD, NREMT, is an expert in using data to power quality improvement and research initiatives in EMS. From truck clutches to clinical care, she has shown how improvement science and sound research methodology work to solve problems across fields. As an EMT with a passion for advancing EMS, she earned her PhD in epidemiology and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. Now, as a research scientist at ESO, Dr. Crowe routinely uses data to improve community health and safety.