Board Members
Board Members
Freddy Lippert, MD, FERC, Honorary Member of the European Resuscitation Council, is International Chief Medical Officer at Falck and Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen.
He is a founding member and chair of EMS Europe and the Global Resuscitation Alliance (GRA), and an advisor to the Chinese Resuscitation Alliance.
With over 25 years in emergency patient care, including 10 years as CEO of Copenhagen EMS, he has broad experience as a clinician, medical director, and researcher focused on system design, implementation and innovation. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Freddy Lippert, MD
Denmark
Position: International Chief Medical Officer, Falck & Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Cathal is an Emergency Physician and has been the Clinical Director of the National Ambulance Service in Ireland since 2011.
Cathal is a medical graduate of University College Cork. He trained in Emergency Medicine in Ireland, and completed a Fellowship in EMS and Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto. He has also completed an MSc in Leadership at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He is the treasurer of EMS Europe.
Professor Cathal O'Donnell
Ireland
Position: Clinical Director, National Ambulance Service, Ireland
Dr Fionna Moore is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre hospital Care. She is currently employed as a Senior Medical Advisor by Air Ambulance Kent Surrey and Sussex and as a Medical Educator with Thames Valley Air Ambulance. She previously served as Executive Medical Director for the South East Coast Ambulance Service, and Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of the London Ambulance Service.
She was London Trauma Director from 2009-2013, piloting and implementing the major trauma networks in the capital. After joining SECAmb she focussed on service improvement and developing critical care and urgent care specialist paramedics.
Dr Moore is a founder member of the Global Resuscitation Alliance, the European Association of EMS and is Co Vice Chair (doctor) of the Faculty of Pre hospital Care.
Dr Fionna Moore MBE, QAM
UK
Position: Senior Medical Advisor, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex
Jaap-Frank Ponstein has been CEO of Ambulancezorg Groningen and board member of Ambulancezorg Nederland since 2024. He has over 25 years of experience in EMS.
He started his career as a ambulance nurse and progressed to an executive leadership role with a focus on quality and healthcare innovation in EMS. He represents all Dutch ambulance services in EMS Europe.
Jaap-Frank Ponstein, MBA
Netherlands
Position: CEO Ambulancezorg Groningen, Board member Ambulancezorg Nederland
Stephen is the Secretary General of the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation and Professor of Prehospital Critical Care at the University of Stavanger. A specialist in anaesthesiology, he has extensive clinical experience from helicopter emergency medical services and has led two major prehospital clinical divisions. His research focuses on patient safety, risk management, and advanced airway management, supported by a substantial scientific output and roles in international expert groups. Stephen has also contributed significantly to education, simulation-based training, and the development of prehospital critical care systems.
Prof Stephen J. M. Sollid MD PhD
Norway
Position: Secretary General, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Patrik Söderberg is a specialist in emergency medicine and general practice who has been involved in the development of the emergency medicine specialty in Sweden since the early 2000s. He has served as program director and education director for the specialist training program in emergency medicine at Södersjukhuset in Stockholm, and was instrumental in developing the examination for emergency medicine specialists in Sweden. For the past 10 years, he has worked centrally on development in the Stockholm Region as Chief Medical Officer for prehospital emergency care.
Dr Patrik Söderberg MD
Sweden
Position: Chief medical officer Stockholm prehospital emergency care
Ervigio Corral Torres is specialist in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine. He was Director of Madrid EMS (SAMUR-Civil Protection) for 11 years, basing his management on quality of care (first public service in Spain to obtain EFQM Gold accreditation). He was the first Spanish physician to perform emergency thoracotomies or fibrinolysis at the scene in STEMI situations. He holds the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, one of the highest honors bestowed by the King of Spain. He has published more than 50 articles in scientific journals. He is the scientific coordinator of the Spanish National Resuscitation Council.
Dr. Ervigio Corral Torres
Spain
Position: Head of Training, Healthcare Quality and Research Department. SAMUR Civil Protection - Madrid
Markku is the chief medical officer of Helsinki University Area EMS and an Associate Professor in Prehospital Emergency Medicine in Helsinki University in Finland. His medical speciality is anaesthesiology. His main focuses are on EMS system design and dispatch, cardiac arrest and stroke, quality management and patient safety. He has a degree in disaster management (EMDM).
Markku Kuisma, MD
Finland
Position: Medical Director, EMS, Helsinki University Hospital Area
Portuguese medical doctor specializing in Internal and Emergency Medicine, currently serving as Head of the Coordination Department of INEM’s Integrated Medical Emergency System (SIEM) and Clinical Leader of the Portuguese Emergency Medical Team (PT EMT). Actively involved in pre-hospital and critical care, including Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicles, emergency medical helicopter services, and intensive care units.
An experienced trainer and speaker in Emergency Medicine, contributing to capacity building as a coach within the European Civil Protection Mechanism and as a mentor in the WHO Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Initiative. Author of scientific publications and regular contributor to international forums.
Has participated in multiple emergency and humanitarian missions in East Timor, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, and Brazil, with extensive experience in disaster response and humanitarian healthcare.
Dr Ana Margarida Correia
Portugal
Position: Medical Director INEM
Dr. Mario Krammel is a consultant in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine. Since 2019, he is the Medical Director of EMS Vienna, where he is primarily responsible for implementing current guidelines in the prehospital setting. His research focuses on the impact of BLS interventions and the use of AEDs in patients in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Therefore Dr. Krammel is in charge of the Vienna Resuscitation Registry and furthermore also the executive president of PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association. In addition to the implementation of a police first responder system and the app “Lebensretter”, he was also responsible for the introduction of resuscitation education in Vienna elementary schools.
Dr. Mario Krammel
Austria
Position: Medical Director, EMS Vienna
Dr Jim Ward has worked as Scottish Ambulance Service Medical Director since 2014. During that time the service has adopted multiple clinical developments and programs, with the aim of anticipating and responding effectively to the full range of emergency and urgent care presentations. Recent Clinical Transformation highlights have been a partnership with MacMillan resulting in improvements on SAS role in palliative care, and the establishment of SAS’ multiprofessional Integrated Clinical Hub, providing person centred care pre-dispatch, and integrating elements of the urgent care system to best meet the needs of patients.
Underpinning these initiatives is a strong focus on patient safety and risk management, aligned within SAS Clinical Governance Framework.
Current priorities include SAS role in prevention and signposting in line with our aims to improve Population Health and reduce Health Inequalities.
Dr James Ward
Scotland
Position: Medical Director, Scottish Ambulance Service
Pierre Carli, is Emeritus Professor of Emergency and disaster Medicine at Université Paris Cité, the president of the French National Board of Hospital Emergencies (CNUH), and president of French Resuscitation Council (CFRC). He is the past chairman (1998-2023) of the EMS of Paris (SAMU de Paris) and the past vice – president of SAMU Urgences de France (SUDF). During the terrorist attacks in 2015-16, the Covid crisis 2020-2022, he was in charge of the coordination of the SAMUs of the Paris Region and was a special advisor of the Ministry of Health for the Paris Olympics games (2024). He is the current representative of France for EMS Europe.
Pierre Carli
France
Position: President of Conseil National de l'Urgence Hospitalière CNUH
Freddy Lippert, MD
Denmark
Position: International Chief Medical Officer, Falck & Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Freddy Lippert, MD, FERC, Honorary Member of the European Resuscitation Council, is International Chief Medical Officer at Falck and Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen.
He is a founding member and chair of EMS Europe and the Global Resuscitation Alliance (GRA), and an advisor to the Chinese Resuscitation Alliance.
With over 25 years in emergency patient care, including 10 years as CEO of Copenhagen EMS, he has broad experience as a clinician, medical director, and researcher focused on system design, implementation and innovation. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Name: Professor Cathal O'Donnell
Ireland
Position: Clinical Director, National Ambulance Service, Ireland
Cathal is an Emergency Physician and has been the Clinical Director of the National Ambulance Service in Ireland since 2011.
Cathal is a medical graduate of University College Cork. He trained in Emergency Medicine in Ireland, and completed a Fellowship in EMS and Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto. He has also completed an MSc in Leadership at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He is the treasurer of EMS Europe.
Dr Fionna Moore MBE, QAM
UK
Position: Senior Medical Advisor, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex
Dr Fionna Moore is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre hospital Care. She is currently employed as a Senior Medical Advisor by Air Ambulance Kent Surrey and Sussex and as a Medical Educator with Thames Valley Air Ambulance. She previously served as Executive Medical Director for the South East Coast Ambulance Service, and Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of the London Ambulance Service.
She was London Trauma Director from 2009-2013, piloting and implementing the major trauma networks in the capital. After joining SECAmb she focussed on service improvement and developing critical care and urgent care specialist paramedics.
Dr Moore is a founder member of the Global Resuscitation Alliance, the European Association of EMS and is Co Vice Chair (doctor) of the Faculty of Pre hospital Care.
Jaap-Frank Ponstein, MBA
Netherlands
Position: CEO Ambulancezorg Groningen, Board member Ambulancezorg Nederland
Jaap-Frank Ponstein has been CEO of Ambulancezorg Groningen and board member of Ambulancezorg Nederland since 2024. He has over 25 years of experience in EMS.
He started his career as a ambulance nurse and progressed to an executive leadership role with a focus on quality and healthcare innovation in EMS. He represents all Dutch ambulance services in EMS Europe.
Prof Stephen J. M. Sollid MD PhD
Norway
Position: Secretary General, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Stephen is the Secretary General of the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation and Professor of Prehospital Critical Care at the University of Stavanger. A specialist in anaesthesiology, he has extensive clinical experience from helicopter emergency medical services and has led two major prehospital clinical divisions. His research focuses on patient safety, risk management, and advanced airway management, supported by a substantial scientific output and roles in international expert groups. Stephen has also contributed significantly to education, simulation-based training, and the development of prehospital critical care systems.
Name: Dr Patrik Söderberg MD
Sweden
Position: Chief medical officer Stockholm prehospital emergency care
Patrik Söderberg is a specialist in emergency medicine and general practice who has been involved in the development of the emergency medicine specialty in Sweden since the early 2000s. He has served as program director and education director for the specialist training program in emergency medicine at Södersjukhuset in Stockholm, and was instrumental in developing the examination for emergency medicine specialists in Sweden. For the past 10 years, he has worked centrally on development in the Stockholm Region as Chief Medical Officer for prehospital emergency care.
Name: Dr. Ervigio Corral Torres
Spain
Position: Head of Training, Healthcare Quality and Research Department. SAMUR Civil Protection - Madrid
Ervigio Corral Torres is specialist in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine. He was Director of Madrid EMS (SAMUR-Civil Protection) for 11 years, basing his management on quality of care (first public service in Spain to obtain EFQM Gold accreditation). He was the first Spanish physician to perform emergency thoracotomies or fibrinolysis at the scene in STEMI situations. He holds the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, one of the highest honors bestowed by the King of Spain. He has published more than 50 articles in scientific journals. He is the scientific coordinator of the Spanish National Resuscitation Council.
Name: Markku Kuisma, MD
Finland
Position: Medical Director, EMS, Helsinki University Hospital Area
Markku is the chief medical officer of Helsinki University Area EMS and an Associate Professor in Prehospital Emergency Medicine in Helsinki University in Finland. His medical speciality is anaesthesiology. His main focuses are on EMS system design and dispatch, cardiac arrest and stroke, quality management and patient safety. He has a degree in disaster management (EMDM).
Name: Dr Ana Margarida Correia
Portugal
Position: Medical Director INEM
Portuguese medical doctor specializing in Internal and Emergency Medicine, currently serving as Head of the Coordination Department of INEM’s Integrated Medical Emergency System (SIEM) and Clinical Leader of the Portuguese Emergency Medical Team (PT EMT). Actively involved in pre-hospital and critical care, including Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicles, emergency medical helicopter services, and intensive care units.
An experienced trainer and speaker in Emergency Medicine, contributing to capacity building as a coach within the European Civil Protection Mechanism and as a mentor in the WHO Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Initiative. Author of scientific publications and regular contributor to international forums.
Has participated in multiple emergency and humanitarian missions in East Timor, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, and Brazil, with extensive experience in disaster response and humanitarian healthcare.
Name: Dr. Mario Krammel
Austria
Position: Medical Director, EMS Vienna
Dr. Mario Krammel is a consultant in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine. Since 2019, he is the Medical Director of EMS Vienna, where he is primarily responsible for implementing current guidelines in the prehospital setting. His research focuses on the impact of BLS interventions and the use of AEDs in patients in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Therefore Dr. Krammel is in charge of the Vienna Resuscitation Registry and furthermore also the executive president of PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association. In addition to the implementation of a police first responder system and the app “Lebensretter”, he was also responsible for the introduction of resuscitation education in Vienna elementary schools.
Dr James Ward
Scotland
Position: Medical Director, Scottish Ambulance Service
Dr Jim Ward has worked as Scottish Ambulance Service Medical Director since 2014. During that time the service has adopted multiple clinical developments and programs, with the aim of anticipating and responding effectively to the full range of emergency and urgent care presentations. Recent Clinical Transformation highlights have been a partnership with MacMillan resulting in improvements on SAS role in palliative care, and the establishment of SAS’ multiprofessional Integrated Clinical Hub, providing person centred care pre-dispatch, and integrating elements of the urgent care system to best meet the needs of patients.
Underpinning these initiatives is a strong focus on patient safety and risk management, aligned within SAS Clinical Governance Framework.
Current priorities include SAS role in prevention and signposting in line with our aims to improve Population Health and reduce Health Inequalities.
Pierre Carli
France
Position: President of Conseil National de l'Urgence Hospitalière CNUH
Pierre Carli, is Emeritus Professor of Emergency and disaster Medicine at Université Paris Cité, the president of the French National Board of Hospital Emergencies (CNUH), and president of French Resuscitation Council (CFRC). He is the past chairman (1998-2023) of the EMS of Paris (SAMU de Paris) and the past vice – president of SAMU Urgences de France (SUDF). During the terrorist attacks in 2015-16, the Covid crisis 2020-2022, he was in charge of the coordination of the SAMUs of the Paris Region and was a special advisor of the Ministry of Health for the Paris Olympics games (2024). He is the current representative of France for EMS Europe.
