(from left to right) NUEM ‘19 Dr. Hashim Zaidi and PGY2 Nick Wleklinski present abstract: “Abnormal Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale and Finger to Nose Testing Identifies LVO and Hemorrhagic Stroke” at the at the 2020 NAEMSP Conference in San Diego, CA.
My time at NAEMSP (National Association of EMS providers) conference was an amazing experience and gave me a great opportunity to gain exposure to a field that I am quite interested in. Prior to the conference, I was interested in EMS, but did not have a great idea of what it fully entailed. While at the conference, there were multiple talks regarding the research being done in the field and the new protocols/programs being piloted around the country to help better pre-hospital care. Additionally, I was able to meet some of the local as well as national leaders in the field. I also gained some great tips and feedback regarding my poster presentation, which is something I did not have much experience with prior. Research has never been a huge interest of mine, but my work on this poster/project as well as seeing the other work being done by other leaders in the EMS field really piqued my interest in getting involved in EMS-based research. Moving forward, I hope to develop my poster/abstract into a manuscript as well as become more involved with the EMS community. Thanks to my time at the NAEMSP conference I feel like I have some good resources around the Chicago area to help foster my interests and help guide me towards an EMS fellowship ultimately.
PGY2 Nick Wleklinski