WCRTAC Meeting & Awards Recognition

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6:30PM 

New Richmond American Legion   (Map)

Hosted by the New Richmond CERT Team

Membership Meeting

6:30PM

Agenda

1.         Welcome and introductions

2.         Approve September meeting minutes

3.         RTAC Coordinator Report

4.         Committee Reports

A.   Performance Improvement Committee

B.   Injury Prevention Committee

C.   Emergency Preparedness Committee

D.   Executive Committee

5.         Review of 2008-2009 Objective 1

6.         New Business

7.         Announcements

8.         Awards Presentation

2008 - 2009 Objective 1

The funding for the 2008 - 2009 budget year should be in place shortly. Now the RTAC needs to begin work on Objective 1 which is basically the operation of the RTAC and how it is working to implement the trauma system in our region.

At the November meeting we will review Objective 1 and discuss how the WC-RTAC can best meet the needs of the trauma system and our members.

Please download a copy of the objectives and bring them with you to the meeting. WC-RTAC 2009 Objectives



Interim State Trauma Coordinator Position Trauma Coordinator Position

After a second failed recruiting effort, the State has named an interim State Trauma Coordinator. Joyce Andersen, MN, , RN has been serving as the coordinator of the Wisconsin EMS for Children program for the last few years. Joyce can be reached at (608) 266-0472 or joyce.andersen@wisconsin.gov

Events and Announcements

At the November meeting, we will hold a special awards recognition ceremony in honor of the follow:

1. Partner in EMS Award:  Awarded to a local business for the advancement and promotion of EMS through action and involvement.

For these two awards, extraordinary is defined as substantially beyond the realm of expected behavior:

2. EMS SYSTEM FIELD PROVIDER: A first responder, dispatcher, EMT, or paramedic who is an active provider of EMS services and who exhibits exemplary performance in his/her quality of patient care, or who has performed an extraordinary act attempting the saving of a life.

3. EMS SYSTEM HOSPITAL PROVIDER: A nurse, physician, or other staff in an emergency department who exhibits exemplary performance in his/her quality of patient care, or who performed an extraordinary act attempting the saving of a life or advancing the EMS system in a community or area.

4. OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE: A member of the public, non-profit agency, caretaker, volunteer, friend or family member who contributes to emergency medical services through appropriate response and intervention in an individual emergency, or by dedication to the improvement of EMS services in the community.

5. Outstanding First Responder - Honors a first responder affiliated with an organization (e.g., police, fire, industrial) who has assumed a leadership role by achievement in areas of on-scene patient care, outstanding rescue, public access to EMS, disaster preparedness, public education, and/or training.

6. Outstanding BLS Provider- Honors a currently certified career EMT-B who has assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to EMS, disaster preparedness, public education, and/or training.

7. Outstanding ALS Provider - Honors a currently certified ALS provider who assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to EMS, disaster preparedness, public education, and/or training.

8. Outstanding EMS Physician - Honors a physician who has served as a medical director, on or off-line, for either an ALS or a BLS service, and who has made a positive contribution to EMS in Wisconsin.

9. Outstanding EMS Administrator - Honors an EMS administrator on a local, county, regional, or state level who has served EMS in some capacity and who has made a positive contribution to EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to EMS, disaster preparedness, public education, and/or training.

10. Outstanding EMS Educator - Honors a certified EMT instructor, course coordinator or clinical educator who has advanced EMS education through outstanding organization or innovation in the delivery of educational programs to EMS personnel. 

11. Outstanding EMS Agency - Honors an EMS agency that has assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access to EMS, disaster preparedness, public education and/or training in Wisconsin. The service maintains a positive image in the community and has taken meaningful and visible steps to assure quality of patient care, professionalism of its personnel and identifying and taking steps to improve the service in areas such as response times, quality improvement programs and continuing education.

12. EMS Lifetime Achievement Award - Honors an individual for lifetime achievement (service of 20 or more years) in the EMS field.

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