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July 24 – 27, 2006

 

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA


 

MONDAY, July 24, 2006 – Opening Reception, Mayowood

6:00 pm               

Opening Address

Dianne Mandernach, Commissioner; Minnesota Department of Health

 

TUESDAY, July 25, 2006 – “The Past”

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Registration

Auditorium – Assisi Heights

10:00 am              

          Welcome

VADM Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, Paramedic (ret.); United States Surgeon General - via videotape

Jerry Coopey, MPH; Director of Strategic Planning, United States Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Susan McHenry, MS; United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, EMS Office

Mary Hedges, MPA; Minnesota EMS Regulatory Board, National Association of State EMS Officials

Eric Klavetter, JD; Director of Privacy, Mayo Clinic

Kevin McNichols, Paramedic; North Central EMS Institute

Gary Wingrove, Paramedic (ret.); Gold Cross/Mayo Medical Transport

 

 

Roundtable Challenge

Ron Stewart, MD – via teleconference

Noon            

Lunch

 

Summary of the 2005 Meeting

Mike McKeage & Bobby Brown, Paramedic; EMCI – via teleconference

Interim Conference Call Results:

 

Collaboration With Other Health Care Teams

Steve Menzies, Paramedic; Emergency Medical Care, Inc.

 

Graduate Certificate in Rural and Isolated Paramedical Practice

Russell Bowles, Assistant Commissioner; Queensland Ambulance Service

5:00 pm          

Networking

Kahler Hotel, Subway Level, Windsor III

6:00 pm            

Dinner

Kahler Hotel, Subway Level, Windsor III


 

WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2006 – “The Present”

9:00 am          

Community Health Aide Program

George Ives, MS, MPA, Alaska Department of Health & Social Services

Kas Healy, NP, BC

Leslie Fox-Lehvya, NP/PA

EMS Live@Night

Renee Anderson; Inland Health Services

Colorado Assessment Tool

Joseph Hansen, EMT; Rural EMS & Trauma Technical Assistance Center

Comprehensive Advanced Life Support

Darrel Carter, MD; CALS Program Medical Director

Noon            

Lunch

12:30 pm

Integrating Paramedics into the Hospital Setting

Patricia Massmann, RN; Granite Falls Municipal Hospital

Darrel Carter, MD; Granite Falls Municipal Hospital

     

Small Group Sessions

Session             

Scope of Practice/Credentialing

Education/Medical Direction

Data/Evalution

Leader              

Kurt Krumperman, MS

Rural/Metro Corporation

Doug Eyolfson, MD

Manitoba Health Emergency Services

Robert Waddell, II, Paramedic

ThinkSharp, Inc.

Potential Topics    

Existing Curriculum Models and How They Match Scope; Testing, Verification, Standardization & Competency -- Credentialing Challenges?

What Can Be Borrowed from Other Disciplines; What Research Says About Curriculum; Career Advancement Models

Outcome Based Resource Management, US EMS Outcome Measures Projects, Evidence Based Triage

4:00pm – 5:30 pm   

Mayo Clinic Tour

Mayo Building, Subway Level, Judd Hall

6:00 pm          

Networking

Kahler Hotel, Subway Level, Windsor III

7:00 pm            

Dinner

Kahler Hotel, Subway Level, Windsor III

 

THURSDAY, July 27, 2006 – “The Future”

9:00 am          

Dueling or Complimentary Futures?

Institute of Medicine's "The Future of Emergency Care" - Jerry Overton, Richmond Ambulance Authority

Canadian I-Chiefs "The Future of EMS in Canada" – Douglas Rawson

England’s “Transforming NHS Ambulance Services” - Jerry Overton

The Bigger Than Idaho Project

Nikiah Nudell, Paramedic; Idaho EMS Bureau

Planned Program on Christian Island, Ontario

Douglas Rawson, Paramedic; Beausoleil First Nation EMS

Noon            

Lunch

12:30 pm

Role of EMS in Chronic Care Monitoring

Joseph Hansen, EMT; Rural EMS & Trauma Technical Assistance Center

Group Consensus:

Focus for Upcoming Year

Future Direction of Conference Calls

2007 Meeting Location & Date

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