Emergency Medical Services Board Meeting
April 2, 2008
| Board Members Present | Bureau Staff Present |
| Tom Brazelton, MD – UW Children’s Hospital | Larry Gilbertson |
| Brenda Fellenz – Saint Joseph’s Hospital - Marshfield | Helen Pullen |
| Cal Lintz – (Chair) - RTAC Coordinator- NETC | Brian Litza |
| Steve Bane – (Vice Chair) - West Allis Fire Dept | Paul Wittkamp |
| Troy Haase – Fond du Lac Fire Dept-PFFW | Lee Ann Cooper |
| Tracy Aldrich Stevens Point Fire Department | Nicky Symons |
| Travis Teesch Kaukauna Fire Department | Chuck Happel |
| Mark Fredrickson – Gold Cross Ambulance | |
| Gloria Murawsky – Milwaukee Fire Department | |
| Kenneth Johnson, MD – St. Vincent Hospital – Green Bay | |
Board Members Excused
| Others in Attendance | Organization Representing |
| Barb Kuska | Beloit Memorial Hospital |
| Joshua Rau | WC-RTAC |
| Mark Schultz | WMH EMS |
| Terry Timmerman | Gold Cross Ambulance |
| Tom Thrash | West Bend Fire Department |
| Gregory West | WCTC |
| Tom Fennell | Mayo Clinic Medical Transport |
| Carrie Meier | Dane County EMS |
| Tim Hildebrand | Dane County EMS |
| Kevin Kaminski | Fort HealthCare |
| Dan Williams | Flight for Life |
| Terry Wise | Baraboo District EMS |
| Don Klimlick | St. Clare’s Hospital |
| Corey Smith | City of Antigo Fire Department |
| Marty Rukavina | Tess Corners Fire Department |
| Charles Cady | State Medical Director/PAC |
| Judy Jones | Luther Hospital Eau Claire |
| Ryan Homman | Oshkosh Fire Department |
| John Schindler | Meda-Care Ambulance |
| Sandy Johnson | St. Joseph’s Hospital Marshfield |
| John Brigham | Trauma Coordinator |
| Fred Hornby | Bell Ambulance Milwaukee |
| David Gomly | CHW |
| Matt Sera | Mukwonago Fire |
| Suzanne Martens MD | Sheboygan County EMS/PAC |
| Jeff Rolfe | Mukwonago Fire Chief |
| Jan Victorson | Bayfield County Emergency Management |
| Laura Westlyn | CHW Transport |
| Keith Kessler | Douglas Emergency Management/911 |
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| Bob Nack | FVRTAC Coordinator |
| Carolyn Ochsen | Pro- Health |
- Welcome & Introductions Chair Cal Lintz opened the meeting at 0800 with a welcome to all attending. The Board and all attending introduced her or himself.
Approval of previous Board Meeting Minutes Motion by Troy Haase, second by Ken Johnson to accept the amended minutes from the April Board meeting. Motion Carried
Committee Update: (Ad hoc reports as part of “parent” committee update)
EMS Education and Training, given by Gloria Murawsky - Skills and Procedures manual update was sent to the Training Center Coordinators for review and recommendations. It will be ready for the next Board meeting.
Critical Care Curriculum and scope of practice is still with the PAC for development and review.
Preceptor guidelines are being looked at by Education and Training Committee and Training Center Coordinators. Currently they are looking at the number of field versus the number of manikin skills that will fulfill the course requirements for EMT I and EMT P
Discussion on the need for the WMD portion of the EMT Refresher in regard to the flexible option.
Begin Review of the EMT A and Wisconsin Intermediate Technician Scopes.
EMS Administration and Management, given by Travis Teesch
- Committee to look at the Funding Assistance Program
Revise the survey to be sent to all providers. The committee will develop a statement regarding Emergency Driving.
All rules changes are still in the writing process. Motion by Troy Haase and seconded by Steve bane to send out the revised FAP survey when done. Motion Carried
Information Management, given by Ken Johnson
- Wards update: 71% reporting, a few bridges still under construction (ORVIS, Zoll & Firehouse)
Ken offered a data policy document to be used in Wisconsin for the Board to review.
Ken proposed to dissolve the Information Management and CQI sub committees and create an Information and Data Management Committee as part of the EMS Advisory Board.
CQI
• Complete the three outstanding projects by the August meeting.
Motion by Troy Hasse and seconded by Travis Teesch to adopt the full proposal with the adjustment of section D. Motion Carried EMS Disaster Management, given by Brenda Fellenz
- Dan Diamon reported on five objectives that STAC will be working on between 7/1/08
6/30/09. ƒ The fifth objective concerns MCI training for EMS and Hospitals
Dennis Tomzak offered a preparedness update.
Pandemic Flu Plan / PPE Availability
/ Patient Tracking
/ Patient Tracking
EMS System Development given by Brenda Fellenz
- Marketing
/ News letter after each Board meeting / Webcast of Board meetings
/ Development of a Speakers Bureau
/ Website development
Public and Legislative Education Develop an EMS White Paper
/ History of EMS
/ Previous NHTSA reports Dr. Birnbaum’s earlier White Paper
/ Strategic Plan
/ IOM repair
/ Wisconsin EMS Plan
/ Trauma White Paper
Develop an EMS Report Card
EMS-Children (EMSC), given by Dr. Tom Brazelton
- Drs. Mike Kim and Ken Yen will co-chair EMSC. Will be working on performance measures.
Elizabeth Davey was instrumental in providing pediatric bags to EMS providers. 25% of EMS providers were part of this program. Physician Advisory Committee (PAC), given by Dr. Charles Cady
- Templates for SOG’s and the Critical Care Paramedic curriculum are still under review.
Reviewed the Intermediate Technician scope
/ Need to bolster the curriculum to be more like the I-85 curriculum
Halim Hennes has resigned from PAC
/ Will need 3 appointed to the PAC
Working on developing and online Medical Directors course
Set a final determination on the King LT airway
Medical Director Report, given by Dr. Charles Cady
- Limited scope and duties because of budget cuts
Will work on the high need areas first State Trauma Advisory Council (STAC)
• RTAC Coordinators
/ Finishing the third objective later in June
/ Offering training for dispatchers on MCI’s
/ Working closely with Dennis Tomzak on this
State Office Update, given by Brian Litza
- Brian thanked Dr. Suzanne Martens for her service as the interim State Medical Director
Kevin Haden stepped down as head of DHFS Karen Timberlake will be replacing him.
License renewals are going well. There is a request for purchase of a new licensing system ƒ With rule changes there is a need for a system to go into the future.
Rules changes were sent to the rule writers / Drafts should be ready by late summer or early fall
/ Town meetings will be held to give reasons for the changes / Rules will be amended
/ Release is proposed for 2009 The Strategic Plan should be ready for the stakeholders by early June / Trauma Coordinator Position will be hired in the next month or two
WARDS
/ Compliancy
• Contact with those that don not have waivers / 71% reporting data / 200,000entries so far
/ Still having problems with the Zoll interface / Will need a new WARDS Coordinator
Old/New Business
- Strategic Planning meeting was held in May at Fond du Lac Fire Department / Purged documents
/ Set tasks for the future / Time tables will be set by each committee for projects
Start and end dates
Board specific information will be posted at wisconsintrauma.org
A news letter will be produced after each Board meeting
Reappointed to the EMS Advisory Board are
/ Cal Lintz / Mark Fredrickson
/ Brenda Fellenz
Current vacancy on the Board
/ Joe Covelli
Board members volunteering for the new Committee are
Tracy Aldrich, Travis Teesch, Troy Haase, Ken Johnson
A request for nomination to this committee will be posted and anyone interested should apply
7. Other Board related issues
• Terry Wise from Baraboo EMS will give a presentation immediately following adjournment of this meeting during the open forum.
8. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn at 0952 by Mark Fredrickson, second by Brenda Fellenz. Motion Carried.