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EMS NEWS
YOU CAN USE
YOU CAN USE
Brian Litza
EMS Section Chief
State of Wisconsin
Hot Topics Mission
• EMS Status • Basic Refresher The mission of the Wisconsin Emergency
• Exam Changes Medical Services Section is to ensure that the
• Emergency Driving
highest quality and standards of pre‐hospital
• National Scope • RN to EMT &
emergency medical care is available to all
emergency medical care is available to all
• Education Paramedic
citizens and visitors of Wisconsin.
Standards • CCEMT‐P Revised 2007
• Rule Revision • WARDS
• Licensing
• Renewals
VISION
Through leadership, support, and Department of Health Services
regulation, we ensure the development and
(DHS)
maintenance of a high quality Emergency
Medical Services delivery system. Our
Medical Services delivery system Our
primary focus is to reduce both the human Bureau of Local Public Health Practice and
suffering and economic loss from Emergency Medical Services
premature death and disability resulting
from sudden illness or injury. (BLPHP&EMS)
Revised 2007
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Bureau Director EMS Section Medical Director
Larry Gilbertson State Office
Chief
Brian Litza Charles Cady, MD Strategic Plan
Office Manager
Helen Pullen • What is it?
Program Assistants
Mark Flood • What’s all the buzz?
Norah Stofflet
Trauma Coordinator • What do I need to know?
Vacant / $
First Responder Basic Intermediate Paramedic
Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator
Vacant/ Frozen Nicola Symons Chuck Happel Dana Sechler
Data & QI Licensing Communications
EMS-C
Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator
Joyce Andersen
Vacant / Frozen LeeAnn Cooper Paul Wittkamp
Emergency Driving
• Suggestions
– Stop at red lights
– Require driver training
– Use technology
Use technology
– Drive safe priority
– Improve protocols
– Legislation
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National Scope of Practice
• Need to adopt
• NREMT & Federal Government
• Floor
– Emergency Medical Responder
– EMT
– EMT‐Advanced
– Paramedic
Educational Standards Rule Revision
• NHTSA no longer developing curricula • HFS 110, 111, 112, 113
• Estimate 2010 • Outdated and inconsistent
• Tied to National Scope • Being drafted
• Accreditation • Late fall 2008 – Town Hall Meetings
• Early Winter Hearings
• Effective July 1, 2009
Rule Highlights Flight Services
• Single license • Authority
• Special operations • Guidelines
• Training permits • Paramedic level
• Fees (Volunteer
exemption)
• Continuity
• ? NREMT
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Licensing
• Individual responsibility
• Changes on the horizon
• New system!
Increasing efficiency, accountability, and service
EMSS useful not fully developed Web based system
Expensive to support Single license issued
Unable to be flexible with proposed changes Individual responsibility
Life cycle is usually 5 years Service directors responsibilities decreased
Automation will reduce work load and increase Connected to WARDS
efficiency Paperless ? ?
Decrease processing time
Licensee uses current WARDS access credentials
New users & unaffiliated – on line registration
Home page choices based on record
Forms based
What we do now – b “ l ” “ l
h d but “on‐line” & “electronic”
”
Service directors maintain roster in WARDS
Licensing & WARDS interact and validate
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Beta by December
Pilot start January 2009
Full live deployment June 2009
Subject to change
Renewal
• Still working on first round
• Everyone working
LeeAnn Cooper
• If a license application has been submitted
license is current
li i
LeeAnn.Cooper@wisconsin.gov
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Basic Refresher Training Centers
• New plan approved • TC Advisory Council
• Details coming • Accreditation
• June 2009 • Clinical issues
• “Sim‐Man” Study
• Curriculums
Basic EMT Exam EMT IT Exam
• Changed to match NREMT • Moving to Electronic Exam
• Pilots Continue • Question Bank Completed
• OPTIONAL… • EMS TC Advisory Group
– Continue to assist pilot
– Continue the same way
• Fall 2008 Implementation
RN to EMT & Paramedic CCEMT‐P
• RN‐EMT • UW Madison
– UW Madison / LTC – Second pilot complete
– 56 Hours Course – PAC reviewing curriculum
– 1+ Week Including National Registry
1+ Week Including National Registry – PAC developing scope of
PAC developing scope of
• RN‐Paramedic practice
– LTC – NOT in rule… yet
– 140 Hours – Curriculum being
finalized and reviewed
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What’s Going On ?
• Compliance
• Quality
• Reporting
• Utilization
Chuck Happel
Charles.Happel@wisconsin.gov
Current Stats 09/2008
The following data is shown for demonstration
purposes only. The validity of the information
has not been determined.
Period is from
January 1, 2008 to January 18, 2008
System Information Time of Day
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Runs By Role Average Times
Average Enroute Time Common Destinations
Mode To Scene Mode From Scene
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How to Get Access Questions?
• Send E‐mail to Norah Stofflet
Norah.Stofflet@wisconsin.gov
• Log In – www.emswards.org
Brian Litza
Brian.Litza@wisconsin.gov
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(608) 261‐6870
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