AEMSA Conference & Expo

Jason Dush

Paramedic
Session(s):
3 Storks and a Baby: OB Emergencies  |  Jan 25  |  8:00 am
Friday (1/23/26) Hands on Approach to Trauma Care (All Day Class)  |  Jan 23  |  9:30 am
Keynote: Serving with a Purpose - The Journey Within  |  Jan 24  |  4:15 pm
Street Sense: Protecting Yourself While Saving Your Patient  |  Jan 25  |  9:30 am

Jason works as a paramedic in the ER at a large children's hospital and returned to his passion serving the critically sick and injured as a critical care flight paramedic in 2022. Jason previously served 7.5 years as the Operational Medicine Unit Manager for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Prior to working for DPS, he was the Chief Operating Officer for a national ambulance transport company. He previously worked as full-time Firefighter Paramedic for the Arlington Fire Department for 10 years where he also served as the EMS Clinical Coordinator for 3 years. Jason's resume includes 30 years of paid EMS/Fire with 2 different large metropolitan departments and 13.5 years as a Critical Care flight paramedic. Jason has been an active commissioned police officer and Tactical Paramedic since 1997, currently commissioned as a Detective with the Valley Mills Police Department. Jason is passionate about EMS education and is a known speaker locally and nationally over the last 20 years for bringing a sense of motivation, humor, passion, energy, leadership, and practical experience to his audience.

Dr. Alexandra Jabr

Ph.D., EMT-P
Session(s):
KEYNOTE: Still in Service: How a Career-Ending Injury Initiated a New Beginning  |  Jan 24  |  8:15 am

Alexandra Jabr, Ph.D., EMT-P, has served in EMS since 2003 and has been influencing the field through education since 2008. With a master’s in mental health specializing in death, grief, and bereavement, and a Ph.D. in depth psychology focusing on psychedelic therapy for first responders with PTSD, Dr. Jabr brings a unique perspective, bridging psychological expertise with lived experience. She is the founder of Emergency Resilience, a thoughtfully curated continuing education platform that integrates often-overlooked topics into first responder training, including grief, generational trauma, ketamine therapy, and her renowned CE course, Death Communication for First Responders: How to Deliver Unfortunate News.

Katie Lunning

133rd Medical Group
Session(s):
KEYNOTE: Critical Care Evacuation During Operation Allies Reguge, Kabul Afghanistan  |  Jan 23  |  8:15 am

Maj. Katie B. Lunning is the Officer in Charge of the Critical Care Air Transport Team as well as the Chief Nurse for the 133rd Medical Group. As the Officer in Charge of the Critical Care Air Transport Team, Maj. Lunning ensures herself and all team members fulfill all training and education requirements to maintain mission readiness. As the Chief Nurse, she oversees all training and readiness of the Medical Group’s largest Air Force Specialty Code group to include Registered Nurses and enlisted Medical Technicians.

Maj. Lunning began her military career in 2002 by enlisting in the Minnesota Air National Guard as a Health Service Management Apprentice. In 2005, she took an opportunity to serve as a Recruiting and Retention Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the Minnesota Army National Guard. During her three-year tour as a Recruiting and Retention NCO, she distinguished herself by earning a spot in the top ten recruiters of the State of Minnesota, two years in a row. She was promoted to the rank of Staff Sgt. in the Minnesota Army National Guard. In 2009, she returned to the Minnesota Air National Guard as a Health Service Management Technician while attending Bethel University. In 2021, she graduated from Bethel University with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Maj. Lunning was commissioned on March 13, 2013 as a Clinical Nurse in the 133rd Medical Group. Maj. Lunning served as a Critical Care Nurse on the Minnesota CERFP during two inspections that led to an outstanding rating. In 2018, she was selected as a critical care nurse for the new Critical Care Air Transport team, attending four weeks of vigorous training to achieve validation. In September 2020, she was selected as the 133rd Medical Group’s Chief Nurse. Major Lunning led the 133rd Medical Group COVID-19 state active-duty response of 46 medical technicians and 8 registered nurses, providing skilled nursing relief to rural long term nursing homes. From July to October 2021, Maj. Lunning deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During Operation Allies Refuge, Maj. Lunning played an integral part of the evacuation of multination and U.S. service member casualties as Critical Care Air Transport Team Nurse. Maj. Lunning was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for arial achievement during the triage and evacuation after the suicide bomber in Kabul on August 26, 2021.