Members
present:
Marv
Birnbaum
Cheryl Glomp
Dan
Williams
Don Hunjadi
Gloria
Murawsky
Dick
Collyard
Mark
DeGuire
Gloria
Wall
Tim Bjelland
Karen Wesley
Terri Richards
Steve Teale
Bureau
Staff:
Nan Turner
Rick Barney
Nicola Anders
Others
in Attendance:
Representing:
Judy
Jones
Luther – Eau Claire
Keith Kesler
Douglas Co. Emergency Mgt.
Jan Victorson
Bayfield Co. Emergency Mgt.
Kathy Crandall
EMS Coordinators
Dave Henning
Gold Cross Ambulance
Don Kimlicka
Gunderson Lutheran – LaCrosse
Mark Madigan
County Rescue
Joy Erb-Moser
St. Joseph’s Hospital - Marshfield
John Connor
NorthCentral Tech
Robin Schultz
Sacred Heart Hospital – Eau Claire
Michael Fraley
Saint Joseph’s Hospital – Marshfield
Jim Brion
Marinette County Rescue Squad
Scott Wuerch
Gold Cross – Eau Claire
Tom Twait
Gold Cross – Eau Claire
Brian Pauley
Luther Hospital – Eau Claire
Carol Immermann
Franciscan- Skemp – La Crosse
Robert Haight
Marshfield Fire and Rescue
Chris Batchelder
Memorial Hospital – Burlington
Cal Lintz
Green Bay Fire Department
Len Orlando
Green Bay Fire Dept / PFFW
Michael Kunesh
PFFW
Agenda
item #1
Introductions
Dan
Williams called the meeting to order at 10:10 at the Holiday Inn, Mosinee.
Everyone in attendance introduced himself or herself.
Dr. Tim Bjelland was introduced and welcomed as the newest member of the
EMS Board. Dr. Bjelland provided a
brief summary of his background. Chair
Dan Williams commented that this was the first time in 2 years that there has
been a full complement of EMS Board members.
Motion
by Dick Collyard, Second by Cheryl Glomp to accept the November, 2000 Board
minutes. Unanimous approval.
·
Policy
& Practice
Karen
Wesley reported on the committee meeting. Most
of the committee work is being done with HFS 111.
The document has been reviewed and forwarded to the EMS Section with
recommendations for changes.
HFS
110 will become official on March 1, 2001.
HFS 112 is due to be out of the Department by February.
Mark
DeGuire reported on the committee meeting.
The committee has begun work to create a CQI algorithm.
They are currently developing a list of CQI tasks based upon the rules
and 146.50 WI stats. (what elements are required for an operational plan; what
is best practice, etc). The goal is
to provide a good reference tool for EMS services in Wisconsin.
The
committee also posed the question as to who is watching over the data in Linda
Watson's absence. Nan reported that
Linda continues to work a few hours a week on downloading the data and answering
questions related to WEMSIS. She
also continues to answer any requests for training and distribution.
Any technical items needing immediate attention are forwarded to the
programmer.
The
committee requested that the EMS Section present a statewide plan and timeline
for EMS data collection in Wisconsin at the March meeting.
·
Systems
Management
Marv
Birnbaum reported on the continued work of the Systems Committee. Major
projects:
1)
White Paper is in draft form and was distributed to the Board.
Meetings with stakeholders have occurred except for Municipalities and
Towns and the Sheriff’s Association. The
Surveys and structured interviews conducted found that the Sheriff Departments
provided the greatest amount of primary dispatch in the state.
The surveys are being revised to determine who is doing the dispatch and
funding. These revised surveys will
be distributed to County Emergency Management offices. The committee should be ready with a report at the March
meeting.
2)
Finance piece – the result of 27 structured interviews
3)
The Systems Management Committee will meet February 8 at 3PM in
Marshfield.
4)
Funding Assistance Program - Don Hunjadi reported the recommendations of
the subcommittee that was asked to review two areas of concern:
·
The second question
was regarding FAP primary (base) checks and how it is determined as to how many
the provider should get if the services has branches/multiple contracts?
Recommendation:
The following "test" be completed:
Motion
by Marv, second by Dick: The EMS board should forward the above recommendations
of the Systems Management Committee to the DHFS.
Unanimous approval.
Cheryl
Glomp reported that the draft curriculum for the EMT-B IV level is complete,
after a few changes from yesterday’s meeting.
The curriculum will be forwarded to the EMS Board and PAC next week.
The process will be that Nan will forward the document and approval will
occur by exception. Cheryl also presented a summary of the components of the
curriculum. There will be a rollout
of the curriculum at the I/C conference being held February 21-23.
A train-the-trainer is also being planned for March.
Motion
by Marv, second by Cheryl: Concurrent work between the Data and Research and
Education Committees be done to look at the best evaluative approach for the
EMT-basic IV level and a report be given at the March EMS Board meeting.
Unanimous approval.
A
written report on the most current EMS-C meeting was distributed.
Gloria Wall also presented a map of areas still in need of Child Alert
Program Coordinators. Judy Jones
offered to take to EMS Coordinator meeting this afternoon.
Agenda
item #4 Medical Director Report
Dr.
Rick Barney presented his annual review of issues for the State EMS Medical
Director. The written report was
distributed. He highlighted the
work being done on the curriculums at all levels; the progress of the trauma
Committee; the Medical Director Course being created by PAC; and the funding
problems for the EMS Section. There
was a great deal of discussion regarding sources of funding for the Bureau of
EMS & IP.
Nan
Turner reported on the following items:
·
NHTSA reassessment
site visit is tentatively scheduled for the last week in April.
· HFS 110/112 - The EMT-basic rule (HFS 110) becomes effective March 1, 2001. The EMT-paramedic rule (HFS 112) is still in the Department, but should be forwarded this month or February.
Follow-up to Board request on question of formal DHFS support for primary seat
belt law. DHFS supports the concept. Actual support will occur once the actual
bill language is known.
·
The bureau has been
asked to look at sources of revenue that are allowed under current statutory
language and any other potential funding sources.
The EMS Board has been asked to assist with this process.
·
EMS Section personnel
activities. Bev Jensen (EMS Section program support) has transferred to a
new position. Jay Deppe will start
as EMS License Manager on Jan 15. Joanne
Herfel has been reassigned within the Division for 6 months. All EMS Section staff responsibilities are being reviewed,
with reassignment of responsibilities a likely outcome.
STAC
Update – The Statewide Trauma Care System Plan has been completed and will be
forwarded. Nan will supply the EMS
Board with both an electronic and hard copy of the plan.
The next meeting of the STAC is February 7 at which time they will begin
work on the components for implementation.
Agenda
Item #7 - Board Member Reassignment to Committees
Dan
Williams discussed committee assignments and made the following changes:
Policy
and Practice:
Dick Collyard – Chair
Don Hunjadi
Mark DeGuire
Data
& Research
Mark DeGuire – Chair
Gloria Murawsky
Karen Wesley
System
Management
Marv Birnbaum – Chair
Gloria Wall
Terri Richards
Tim Bjelland
*also need 1 member at large
Education
Gloria Murawsky – Chair
Cheryl
Glomp
Steve Teale
Agenda
Item #8 - - Old/New Business
·
Presentation to Dr.
Barney by Jan Victorson
·
Marv expressed
concerns regarding the number of EMS diversions in the State.
He requests this issue be placed in the March agenda.
Terri Richards offered to work with the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA)
to develop an approach.
·
Dick recommended a
planning meeting for NHTSA. Dan
suggests that the Board meet during an “off Board meeting month”.