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EMS Advisory Board – Day 1 Subcommittees
March 5th, 2024 - 9:00 AM to 5:00pm
In Person at DHS 1 West Wilson, Madison, Room 751
ZOOM Link: https://dhswi.zoomgov.com/j/1618165595?pwd=SEFKUkZkTmdNUjBlSDBoeFFlY0VlZz09
Call In: 669-254-5252. Meeting ID: 161 816 5595, Passcode: 204524
Agenda
1. Welcome and Board Member Check-in (Anderson)
2. Call the EMS Board Meeting to Order (Anderson)
3. Board Member announcement(s) and review of committee meeting logistics. Committee Meetings will occur in succession, in the order listed below, with a 10-minute break between Standing Committee Workgroup Sessions. Approximate start and end times are provided for reference. Nonetheless, the meetings will continue in succession, and breaks will be taken between each meeting. (Anderson)
4. EMS for Children Meeting with the EMS Board (Dr. Kim/Dr. Browne/Chair) – Via Zoom @ 09:00-10:00
Note: EMS-C may continue their meeting in a breakout room for items specific to EMS-C where immediate Board feedback is unnecessary.
a. Roll Call of Committee members (Browne, Kim)
b. Approval of Committee meeting minutes (Browne, Kim)
c. Discuss pre-hospital based EMSC Performance Measure, states have a standardized pediatric readiness recognition program for prehospital EMS agencies (Browne, Kim)
d. Discuss pre-hospital based EMSC Performance Measure, increase the proportion of Wisconsin EMS agencies that have a designated individual responsible for coordinating pediatric emergency care (PECC) (Kim, Browne)
e. Discuss pre-hospital-based EMSC Performance Measure, increase the proportion of Wisconsin EMS agencies that have a process for pediatric skills-check on the use of pediatric equipment (Kim, Browne)
f. Discuss pre-hospital based EMSC Performance Measure, increase the proportion of Wisconsin EMS agencies that have disaster plans that address the needs of children (Browne, Kim)
g. Discuss Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) (Kim, Browne)
h. Discuss quality improvement initiatives (Kim)
i. Discuss and develop future new business items (Kim)
j. Adjourn committee (Browne, Kim)
5. Standing EMS Committee - System Quality & Data (Dr. Chris Eberlein, Chair) @ Approximately 10:10
a. Roll Call and Introduction of Committee Members
b. Approval of Previous Committee Meeting Minutes
c. Public comment opportunity to Committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)
d. Data review: (Will Koehne) General Overview of EMS Data including Biospatial and public information.
e. Pediatric specific data discussion: (Kim): Validation fields
f. NEMSIS version 3.5 (Rybczyk)
g. Data goals/benchmarks discussion: (Rybczyk)
h. CARES WISCONSIN update: (Office)
i. WARDS discussion on availability of the PCR within 7 days.
j. WARDS Update, Compliance, interoperability updates and general discussion (Rybczyk/Schultz): Review Validation rules as a needed for Office. Image trend improvement discussion. Review state medication lists, procedure lists, PMH, allergies, meds. Update for change of scope reflection in WARDS.
k. New Business: Wishing presentation in June
l. Adjourn
6. Standing EMS Committee – Education & Training (Greg West/Chair) @ 11:15
a. Roll Call and Introduction of Committee Members
b. Approval of Previous Committee Meeting Minutes
c. Public comment opportunity to Committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)
d. Final Committee approval of EMR, EMT, and AEMT curricula for approval of EMS Board.
e. WTCS Update
f. DHS Update
g. Discuss and develop future new business items
h. Adjourn
12:00-13:15 (Approximately) Lunch on Your Own (Immediately Following the Education & Training
Meeting). A quorum of Board members may be present; However, Board business will not be discussed or conducted at this time. (Anderson)
7. Standing EMS Committee – System Management & Development (Chris Anderson, Chair) @13:15
a. Roll Call and Introduction of Committee Members
b. Approval of Previous Committee Meeting Minutes
c. Public comment opportunity to Committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)
d. Office Update Items
i. Status Report on State EMS MCI Plan
ii. EMS Surge (Inter-Facility, Pandemic, Mass Sheltering) Workgroup lead by OPEHC;
e. Inter-Facility Transport Workgroup with NAEMSP-WI, WI ACEP, other stakeholders (Clark)
f. Update on the committee’s progress to revise and update the Trans 309 administrative rule.
i. Discuss items for which there may be an immediate need to request a variance from specific sections of Trans 309.
g. ED-EMS Diversion Data 2023 from EMResource (Johnson)
h. Discuss and develop future business items.
i. Committee’s role in addressing recruitment/retention/staffing issues.
ii. HEMS air-to-ground communications
k. Adjourn
8. Standing EMS Committee – Physician’s Advisory Committee (PAC) (Dr. Steven Zils/Chair) @ 14:45
a. Roll Call of Committee Members & Introductions
b. Approval of Previous Committee Meeting Minutes
c. Public comment opportunity to Committee (2 minutes per attendee unless pre-authorized by Chair)
d. EMS Office Report (Mandler)
i. 2024 EMS scope of practice
ii. Scope of practice change process flow
iii. Opening of DHS 110 (Zils)
e. State Medical Director Report (Colella)
f. Discussion, review and possible action on EMS Office approved medical director course for medical directors (Zils)
g. Discussion, review and possible action on EMR, EMT, AEMT, Intermediate, Paramedic scope of practice (Zils) (standing item)
i. Antibiotics for Open Fractures (Clark)
h. Double Sequential Defibrillation (Clark)
i. Discussion and possible action on when items are considered under scope of practice (Zils)
j. Review and final approval of Joint Wisconsin EMS Board-Physician Advisory Committee-State Trauma Advisory Committee Position Statement: Patient Transports Within Trauma Care Systems (Clark)
k. Review and final approval of WI Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) Utilization Guidelines (Clark)
l. Discuss, review and possible action on State Protocols (Colella) (standing item)
m. Discuss and develop future new business (Zils)
n. Adjourn
9. Recess Board Meeting until 09:00 on March 6th, 2024
(Technical Note: Should time not allow for all Committee agenda items assigned to 03/05/2024, the EMS Board may address them on 03/06/2024 during committee reports.)
The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the agenda. The EMS Board makes recommendations to DHS on general EMS issues either assigned by legislation or raised by members of the public. Medical issues are referred to the Physician Advisory Committee. EMS Board and Physician Advisory Committee are established pursuant to s. 256.04, Wis. Stats.
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