California Council of EMS Educators

Meeting Minutes

July 9, 2003

Montecito Fire Department

Montecito, California

 

Present: Karin Reynoso (Los Angeles County Office of Education), Ginger Fallesen (Los Angeles County Office of Education), Dean Grose (Event Medical Services), Heather Davis (Los Angeles County Fire Department), Erika Reich (Los Angeles County EMS Agency), Elaine Dethlefsen (Santa Ana College), Deborah Kyano (American Medical Response), Marc Burdick (Santa Barbara EMS Agency), Chris Greenfield (Santa Barbara EMS Agency), Kelly Lazarus (Santa Barbara EMS Agency), Joe Silverstein (Los Angeles County ROP), Don Desmaretz (La Puente Valley ROP), Stephanie Huhn (Ventura City Fire Department-Oxnard College), Karen Petrilla (Riverside County EMS Agency), Anthony Stornetta (Santa Barbara County Fire Department), Jan Purkett (Santa Barbara County Fire Department), Steve Kliest (Santa Barbara County Fire Department), Mary Jo Vincent (Orange County EMS Agency), Barbara Sinclair (Los Angeles County Fire Department), Ernest Foster (American Medical Response-Riverside County ROP), Robert Lashier (Glendale Community College)

 

Welcome/Call To Order

Meeting called to order by Elaine Dethlefsen at 1030 hours. Gratitude extended to Kelly Lazarus and Montecito Fire Department.

 

Introductions

 

 

Presentation

Heather Davis, MS, NREMT-P: Los Angeles County Fire Department: Education Program Director- hdavis@lacofd.org

  • NAEMSE commissioned NHTSA to revise EMS instructor course (40-hour)
  • Key players prehospital representatives, fire representatives, emergency medicine physicians representatives, and educators
  • Important to focus on practical application of knowledge for all training staff
  • Course material taught in modules
  • Course material written as didactic (lecture); Web-based; kinesthetic
  • Time frame of course is not defined. The course may be taught based upon individual program needs.
  • Curriculum is not the course. Curriculum is integrated with modules.
  • Curriculum may be printed by accessing www.nhtsa.org
  • Train-the-trainer educator course will be implemented this fall
  • Standardization of course material; skill-based application utilizing scenarios

 

Information only

Approval of Minutes

Recording error noted in April’s Minutes regarding Treasurer’s Report. 

Correction of  Treasurer’s Report from $2067.41 to  $2667.41

Motion to approve minutes with changes made: Karen Petrilla

Motion seconded: Mary Jo Vincent

Motion approved by concensus

Robert Lashier

Approval of Treasurer’s Report

Motion to Approve: Karen Petrilla

Motion seconded: Mary Jo Vincent

 

State EMS Report Update

State budgetary cuts no longer allow EMS Authority members to travel. Mike and Sean send their best.

 

EMT-I Regulations Task Force Update
  • Three groups to make changes Vision, EMT, PM made recommendations to Commission-OAL. Role out period 2006. Package will include EMT/PM and CE/QI changes
  • Must be accepted as one package.
  • Standardized curriculum (DOT curriculum)with enhancements
  • National Registry test recommended as the standardized tests. Will go the Commission. Currently certified EMTs will be grandfathered. Nor will they be required to take refresher course. Will have to take skills validation (not “test”).
  • 24 hours of CE plus Skills hours added recommended
  • Current Expanded Scope will remain
  • ETT recommended to be removed/Combitube remains as required course teaching-remains optional

 

 

Web Site Status Report

 

 

Round Robin

 

 

Adjournment