Members
present:
Marv Birnbaum
Cheryl Glomp
Dan Williams
Don Hunjadi
Gloria Murawsky
Dick Collyard
Mark DeGuire
Steve Teale
Terry Richards
Bureau
Staff:
Rick Barney
Linda Watson
Others
in Attendance:
Representing:
Judy Jones
Luther – Eau Claire
Keith Kesler
Douglas Co. Emergency Mgt.
Jan Victorson
Bayfield Co. Emergency Mgt.
Michael Fraley
St. Joseph’s Hospital - Marshfield
Michael Kunesh
PFFW
Vicky Zietlow
Mid State Technical College
Mitch Waite
WI Rapids Fire Dept.
Barb Kuska
Beloit Memorial Hospital
Kathy Crandall
EMS
Coordinators
Dave Henning
Gold Cross Ambulance
Beth Natter
Mercy Hospital – Janesville
Jeff Nelson
Medical Training Associates
Sharon Thorpe
Wausau Hospital
Don Kimlicka
Gunderson Lutheran – LaCrosse
Brian Pauley
Luther Hospital – Eau Claire
Shef Massey
Eau Claire Co. EMS
Mark Madigan
County Rescue
Candy Lindorfer
St.
Clare Hospital
Robin Schultz
Eau Claire, Sacred Heart Hospital
Kathy Worden
Rib Mountain Fire Dept.
Judy Rine
Rib Mountain Fire Dept.
Joy Erb-Moser
Saint Joseph’s Marshfield
Stephen Pieper
Fond
Du Lac Fire
Nettie Jenkins
Fond Du Lac Fire
Mike Petersen
Fond Du Lac Fire
Larry Knuth
Paratech Ambulance
Sherry Kirkpatrick
Mercy
Walworth
Chris Batchelder
Memorial
Hospital of Burlington
Len Orlando
Green Bay Fire
Bob Baird
Brookfield Fire
Lorie Utech
EMS Coordinator, Oconomowoc
Douglas Flory
Wausau Fire
Scott Schneider
Two Rivers Fire
Agenda
item #1 Introductions
Dan Williams called the
meeting to order at 10:00 at the Holiday Inn, Mosinee.
Everyone in attendance introduced himself or herself. Dan Williams
introduced the Board’s newest appointed member, Don Hunjadi, EMT-P of the WI
EMS Association.
Motion
by Gloria Murawsky to approve the minutes, seconded by Mark DeGuire.
Unanimous approval.
·
Policy & Practice
Mark Deguire reported on the
meeting: Trans 309 will be aligned in cooperation with the Interfacility
Guidelines. A group that is being
facilitated by Terry Gonderzik is studying the Critical Care Paramedic
curriculum. The committee reviewed the revised HFS that was rewritten to reflect
the proposed HFS 112. HFS 110 is nearly complete and will be forwarded to the
legislature with hopes of implementation by Sept 2001. Most of the meeting time
was spent on HFS 111, with emphasis on the new Intermediate level curriculum;
staffing levels; and testing requirements. A
Revised Version of HFS 111 will be sent to committee members for further review
and discussion at the November meeting. [A vote to fill the current vacancy will
be on the November meeting agenda].
Mark
DeGuire and Linda Watson presented an overview of WEMSIS, ALS version 5.85/7.85
with highlighted revisions and pending decisions (see Agenda Item #5). For
future program planning, the committee will now focus its efforts on the
reporting of ALS and other QI requirements; BEMS & IP will focus on the
technical needs. There will be an assessment/overview of program participants at
the next meeting. Reports on WEMSIS data submitted thus far were shared and are
being presented to EMS-PAC, and other groups for their feedback.
Marv
Birnbaum reported on the continued work of the Systems Committee. Funding
Survey: Work is being continued on the survey that analyzes funding
needs/capabilities and would like to design queries on the data to look at other
FAP usage; they will also look at other states’ usage of grant monies.
Cheryl Glomp highlighted the
meeting, where the majority of the time was spent on the “IV Tech” level for
competency screening; and the development of the curriculum and the work of the
new subcommittee.
Dan Williams reported on the
following items:
[Possible
future agenda item: Ways to streamline the license renewal process in order to
assist the BEMS & IP office procedures]
Rick Barney gave the following
recent highlights:
·
Marv Birnbaum has been named as one of the “most influential” persons
in EMS nationwide in the recent Journal of EMS.
·
The EMS Office has applied for a CDC grant in Injury Prevention for
establishing a surveillance program. Update: This grant was awarded to BEMS
& IP.
·
At the last meeting of the EMSPAC, the committee recommended the
development of an interactive, Internet Medical Director course. The EMS office
is currently reviewing options.
·
A paper was presented on the evaluation of the EMT-Intermediate Enhanced
pilot. The evaluation is divided into three sections: Didactic coursework,
didactic testing; chart review/retrospective data analysis. The recommendation
of the Medical Director is to continue with the development of the EMT-Intermediate
Enhanced program. The curriculum
writing process is currently underway and will be reviewed by PAC.
Linda Watson and Mark DeGuire
presented on the current system for data collection, with a demonstration of
WEMSIS 5.8 and reports that have been generated from exported runs (to the
state) from current WEMSIS users. The questions over requirements will need to
be addressed for documentation (hospital and ambulance service) and quality
assurance purposes.
The questions needing to be
addressed are as follows:
1.
If the Mini-Grant process should be continued a second year and if so,
what amount should be allotted/set aside?
Agenda Item #7 - -
Complaint Process
Dan Williams briefed the Board
members on the process of information dissemination from the BEMS & IP (when
a complaint arises for investigation). The Board will be informed through Dan
Williams, who will serve as the Board Consultant on complaint investigations.
A number of vacancies will
soon be occurring on current EMS Board Committees. (Policy & Practice; Data
& Research; Systems Management) All interested persons are requested to
submit letters of interest, along with their resumes to the EMS Office.
[The
vacancy for Policy & Practice Committee will be on the November Agenda.]All
those persons that are interested in serving these committees should notify the
EMS Office.