Peds-R-Us Medical Education was founded by Scott L. DeBoer, a nurse with over twenty years of transport experience and his wife Lisa, a medic of over twenty years. After working in intensive care units, emergency departments, and flight programs for many years, Scott decided to focus his energy on education, and started Peds-R-Us, a seminar company solely dedicated to "teaching better ways to care for kids." Lisa DeBoer is the acting President of Peds-R-Us and utilizes her previous background as an EMS marketing manager to coordinate all operational efforts. Scott has served as a former flight nurse educator with a major Chicago area medical center and is our most requested lecturer.
Scott DeBoer is a seminar leader and nurse consultant with over 20 years of nursing experience.
Scott received his associate's degree in 1988, his baccalaureate in 1991 and his master's degree in
critical care nursing from Purdue University in 1996. He presently works as a flight nurse for the
University of Chicago Hospitals and is the primary seminar leader for Peds-R-Us Medical Education,
a seminar company dedicated to teaching better ways to care for kids. Scott has authored a Certified
Pediatric Emergency Nurse Review book and a neonatal emergencies handbook, for emergency nurses,
paramedics, and respiratory therapists.
His past experience includes over 20 years of neonatal/pediatric/adult flight nursing, as well as staff nurse positions in intensive care, emergency/trauma nursing. He has also taught as a clinical nursing instructor at Purdue University and is a member of AACN, ENA, NAEMSE, and ASTNA. Lastly, Scott is a legal nurse consultant with various national law firms, and as such, is an expert witness for nursing and EMS malpractice issues.
Scott has appeared on the series Trauma Center and in 1995 made his acting debut when he was used on several episodes of the hit television show E.R. as the flight nurse opposite Anthony Edwards and George Clooney.
Scott has written extensively on pediatric and critical care topics in multiple journals such as Neonatal Network, Critical Care Nurse, Journal of Emergency Nursing, AirMed, Emergency Medical Services, Air-Medical Journal and Nursing Spectrum. In recognition of his excellence and significant contributions in medical transport journalism, Scott was honored by ASTNA to be the recipient of the 2000 Jordan Award.
Scott is married and has two young children, but still manages to hold certifications in emergency, critical care, trauma and flight nursing. He also regularly lectures to national and international audiences on neonatal, pediatric, & "big-people" emergency topics.