Prof. Ahed Al Najjar joined Trisakti University as an Adjunct Faculty in 2011 and has been promoted to a professor in cardiovascular and EMS education. He was the Director of the life support and community Department, EMS faculty, and researcher at Prince Sultan College for EMS King Saud University In 2011. He was the Regional Education Manager for the Middle East and Africa at international SOS in 2007. Furthermore, I was an EMS instructor with Dubai Health Authority in 1996. He is still active in various committees since 2008. Served as a Fellow of cardiovascular Science of the American Heart Association since 2005, then became AHA Regional Faculty in 2008. He was an Emergency Medical Service Consultant in Palawan city by the mayor's office in 2006. Likewise, he was an EMS consultant for United Nations UNOPS in 2005.

He is presently EMS Education & Research Manager at the National Ambulance and an Instructor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Prof Ahed is an active EMS researcher who has initiated several multicentered, multi-national randomized EMS trials and has many publications in local and international peer-reviewed journals. He is regularly invited as a lecturer and faculty at many International Cardiovascular and Emergency Medical Services meetings. He is a Paramedic international advisor to Monash University in Australia and an EMS curriculum advisor of HCT and FCHS in the UAE.

He is the Chairman of the National Association of EMT (NAEMT) Mideast Education Regional Committee and a Vice Chairman of the International Committee of the National Association of EMS Educators. Not only that, but he is also on an Editorial Board of the Journal of EMS (JEMS). He is the Program Director and Training Officer of the National Registry of EMT (NREMT).

He was awarded the NAEMT Education Service Award in 2020; and Medic One EMS Education Award in 2018. AHA Heartsaver Hero in 2017, Achievement in Resuscitation in 2013, and Celebrate Life Award in 2011.

Prof Ahed has had a membership in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland since 2018. He received a Fellowship from the American Heart Association in 2005. He also received training in Aviation Medical at MedAire Phoenix, Arizona. A Medical Education train trainer at Swansea University and King Saud University.

Ken is an experienced Emergency Medical Services professional with a demonstrated history of working in the public safety industry. With more than 30 years of experience,19 of those years in the GCC region, Ken has led multiple governmental and private agencies in program development and implementation. He is skilled in Disaster Planning and Management, Government Relations, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services Education, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations and planning. A strong community and social services professional with a Master of Science (MS) focused on Emergency Medical Services Leadership from Creighton University, Ken is also the Middle East Education Coordinator for the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. He is also a co-author of the PHTLS for First Responders program.

In 2021, Ken was awarded the Dr. Scott Frame Excellence of Service award by the World Trauma Forum given to individuals that through their actions, demonstrate their commitment to improving access to high-quality trauma care. As a currently licensed Paramedic, Ken provides patient repatriation services for several clients in the GCC region and continues to practice EMS. He is a certified ACLS, PALS, and BLS instructor and holds Affiliate Faculty positions for PHTLS, AMLS, EVOS, AHDR, and Ethics and Leadership Development. He also is the President and Founder of Frontier Emergency Services Consulting Group.

Frontier Emergency Services Consulting Group specializes in program development and implementation for public, private, and governmental sectors working in public and industrial safety. Frontier is the authorized representative for Jones and Bartlett Public Safety Group in MENA. The company spearheaded several translations of materials into the Arabic language allowing for more access to the learning materials.

Currently working as the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor at the Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz College for Emergency Medical Services, King Saud University, Riyadh, an elected president of the Saudi Association of Emergency Medical Society (SAEMS), Saudi Arabia. Visiting Assistant Professor at the Public Health Department, School of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh.

I completed the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at the University of Essex, the United Kingdom, and the Master of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, the United States. Paramedic Diploma: A 2-year accredited course to be part of a bachelor’s degree in EMS at the Center for Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, United States.

Publications: On-Line Medical Direction (OLMD) occurrence in non-transported Emergency Medical Service (EMS) calls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Differences Between EMS Stations In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Regarding Reasons, Response Time, And In-Field Time Of Non-Transported Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Call; M-Learning In EMS Education - Saudi Arabia Perspective; and Saudi EMS Students' Perception Of And Attitudes Toward Their Preparedness For Disaster Management.