Lisa DeBoer

Lisa started out in the world of EMS in 1991 working for a private ambulance service, with dreams of becoming part of a medevac flight team one day. However, in April of 1993, after living through a horrific ambulance crash while she was transporting a critical pediatric patient, Lisa's ideas about what she thought her future would look like were altered forever! What she used to call "the worst night of my life," ultimately put her on the path to becoming an EMS Business Development Director, Children’s 911 Safety Advocate, entrepreneur, and finally the Co-Founder and President/CEO of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions, LLC, one of the largest dedicated pediatric emergency education companies in the United States. Recently, Lisa launched Pedi-Ed-Trics into the global marketplace and is now providing pediatric programs and training products in over 20 countries worldwide. Through seminars, hands-on skills labs, and pediatric training resource materials, PediEd has been focusing on the needs of educators, nurses, medics, and respiratory therapists for nearly 25 years.

Lisa has been presenting nationally for over 15 years and provides consulting services for small business start-ups and entrepreneurs. Lisa is the visionary force behind the multiple award winning "In Seconds" brand of hands-on pediatric emergency training systems, as well as creating more than seven other unique pediatric related products to date. Of note, she is currently consulting with colleagues from Harvard Medical School's Emergency and Disaster Medicine Program on several new hands-on products and courses for EMS. Lisa still manages to work PRN as a Florida paramedic, is the mother of two young adult children, and has been married to her "knight in shining armor," Scott DeBoer RN, for 30 years. Lisa has a very relaxed and informal presentation style, but also an extremely passionate side that comes out during her courses… Especially when it comes hands-on pediatric emergency skills, cardiology and EMS entrepreneurship. Essentially, “doing whatever it takes to help save the lives of children.”

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  • Popular Speaking Topics

  • 8 Hearts in a Duffle Bag - Guided Cardiac Dissection

    This one-of-a-kind, hands-on course was developed to help review and reinforce the essentials of cardiac anatomy "from the inside out!"

    Scalpels and scenarios, paired with step-by-step video and instructor guided dissections, allow attendees to experience an unforgettable view of medical & traumatic cardiac emergencies.

    During this 75 minute all hands-on program attendees will perform guided cardiac dissections to review emergency anatomy and physiology with a special pediatric focus. Attendees will all discuss the key assessment findings as they relate to common cardiac medical and traumatic emergencies.

    Note: Emergency skills will be practiced on harvested pig organs. NO animals were euthanized for the purpose of this course.

    Course length: 75 minutes
  • From Paramedic to Pediatric President: EMS Entrepreneurs, Inventions & Innovations

    Where are you going in your emergency medical services career? Have you ever woken up for a call and wondered if you were in the right job? Do you sometimes feel like you have ideas to make things in emergency medicine better, but never say or do anything because you'll be "shot down" or just don't know where to start? If these kind of thoughts regularly pop into your mind ... then perhaps is time to get the "F" (fear) out!

    During this entertaining and relaxed presentation, we will review many of the amazing contributions and inventions that EMTs, Paramedics, and other emergency medical professionals have made to improve our lives... once they got the "F" out.

    Follow these start-up companies from conception to creation, and learn how they turned turmoil into trademarks, and tragedies into triumphs. Both inspirational and informative... see how our EMS brothers and sisters dared to live their dreams, and consider what you will leave as a legacy to our EMS future!

    Attendees will discuss methods for working on their personal ideas, goals and dreams and what it takes to become an EMS entrepreneurs.

    Attendees will review the history and struggles of EMS products and their EMS creators who worked through obstacles to bring their inventions and products into being.

    Course length: 60 minutes

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