State EMS Committee, Subcommittees & Advisory Committees

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• State EMS Committee
• Subcommittees
• Grants
• Operations
• Training
• Advisory Committees
• Emergency Medical Services for Children
• Trauma System

State EMS Committee

Committee Members and Contact Information

• Committee Chair: Tamra Barton
• Committee Description, Members, and Appointment Application
• E-mail: emscom@utah.gov

Committee Meetings

State EMS Committee meetings are generally held the second Wednesday of each quarter at 1:00 p.m. at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, 3760 Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• August 20, 2008 (minutes)
• October 8, 2008 (minutes)
• January 21, 2009 (minutes)
• April 8, 2009 (minutes)
• July 8, 2009 (teleconference)
• October 7, 2009 (first Wednesday)

Subcommittees

The State EMS Committee has three subcommittees: Operations; Training; and EMS Grants.

• Subcommittee Guidelines
• Subcommittee Application/Nomination Form

EMS Grants Committee

• Committee Chair: Ron Morris
• Committee Members:
• Joan Balcombe (Medical Advisor)
• Myron Bateman (Health Director)
• Steve Easterman (Nurse)
• Lamar Guymon (Law Enforcement)
• Kathy Johnson (Dispatcher)
• Roger Marett (Hospital Administrator)
• Don Marrelli (EMT)
• Mike Mathieu (Fire Chief)
• Ron Morris (State Fire Marshall) (Urban Provider)
• April Peterson (Paramedic)
• E-mail: ems-grants@utah.gov
• Meetings:
• March 12 & 13, 2008

Operations Subcommittee

• Committee Chair: Lauara Snyder
• Committee Members:
• Rand Andrus (Paramedic)
• Bill Butts (Air Medical)
• Lamar Guyman (Public Safety)
• Jeff Hunt (EMT-Intermediate)
• Ronald Johnson (Paramedic)
• Steve Joyce (Physician with EMS Experience)
• Darren Judd (Dispatcher)
• Brent Mabey (Physician with EMS Experience)
• Mike Mathieu (Paramedic)
• Deborah Mecham (Dispatcher)
• Todd Richardson (Paramedic)
• Lauara Snyder (EMT-Intermediate)
• Clark Stanger (EMT-Basic)
• Eric Swanson (Air Medical)
• Rodney "Hoss" Tomkinson (Paramedic)
• Ernie Williams (Education)
• Deanna Wolfe (Nurse (ENA))
• Dennis Wyman (Agency Medical Director)
• Lynn Yates (Public Safety)
• E-mail: ems-ops@utah.gov
• Meetings: See below

Training Subcommittee

• Committee Chair: Mark Oraskovich, M.D.
• Committee Members:
• Kathleen Adelgais, M.D. (Physician)
• Shanna Alger (EMS Education)
• Neil Coker (EMT-Basic)
• Jeff Davis (EMT-Intermediate)
• Jay Downs (Training Officer)
• Dave Fluckiger (Air Medical)
• Eric Hales (Paramedic)
• Dorrell Henderson (EMT-Basic)
• Carol Huff (Dispatchers)
• Marlon Jones (Paramedic)
• Jack Meersman (Training Officer)
• Kirk Middaugh (Public Safety)
• John Miller (Paramedic)
• Gennie Mulqueen (Nurse (ENA))
• Mark Oraskovich, M.D. (Agency Medical Director)
• Nathan Pennington (Course Coordinator)
• Debby Peterson (Dispatchers)
• Kim Rowland, M.D. (Agency Medical Director)
• Dana Shaw (Course Coordinator)
• Marty Wilson (EMT-Intermediate)
• E-mail: ems-training@utah.gov
• Meetings: See below

Operations and Training Subcommittee Meetings

The Operations and Training subcommittees generally both meet on the second Wednesday of the month prior to the EMS Committee meeting, Training at 10:00 a.m. and Operations at 1:00 p.m., at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, 3760 Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• March 5, 2008 (minutes: operations, training)
• June 4, 2008 (minutes: operations, training)
• September 3, 2008 (minutes: operations, training)
• December 10, 2008 (minutes: operations, training)
• March 11, 2009 (minutes: operations, training canceled)
• June 10, 2009
• September 9, 2009
• December 9, 2009

Advisory Committees

Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee

• Committee Members:
• Kathleen Adelgais, M.D. (Medical Director)
• Ray Allen (Ground Transportation)
• Jacquie Brooks (Practicing EMS Provider in Utah)
• Stephen Brooks (EMSC Course Coordinator—Assistant)
• Lynne Calame (School Nurse with state-level leadership experience)
• Tim Cosgrove (State Legislature Representative)
• J. Michael Dean, M.D. (Medical Director)
• Jeanne Depaulis (State Hospital Association Representative)
• Carrie Grant (Pediatric Hospital PES Manager)
• Kristin Lauria Gurley (EMSC Program Manager)
• Kris Hansen (Trauma Emergency Department Manager)
• Shauna Hatton-Ward (Family Representative)
• Susan Henning (EMSC Pediatric Nurse)
• Sharon Hines-Stringer (State Injury Prevention Manager)
• Trish Keller (State Injury Prevention Manager)
• Joshua Legler (EMS Data Specialist)
• Allan Liu (EMSC Support Services)
• Nancy Mechum (Emergency nurse with state-level leadership in ENA—urban)
• Pam Moore (Emergency Air Transport)
• Jonell Murray (Pediatric Hospital PES Manager)
• Chuck Norlin, M.D. (Pediatrician with state-level leadership in AAP)
• Andy Ostler (EMSC Course Coordinator—Lead)
• Paul Patrick (State EMS Administrator)
• Kristy Rigby (Highway Traffic Safety Administrator)
• Breck Rushton (Emergency nurse with state-level leadership in ENA—rural)
• Amy Trujillo (Practicing EMS Provider in Utah)
• Jerry Twigs, M.D. (Rural Pediatrician)
• Barbara Ward (Children with Special Health Care Needs Representative)
• Jolene Whitney (State Trauma Manager, State EMS Administrator)
• E-mail: emsc@utah.gov
• Meetings:
• December 10, 2009

Trauma System Advisory Committee

• Committee Chair: Stephen Morris, MD
• Committee Members:
• James Beckstrand (UHA member, rural)
• Mark Billmire, EMT-P (EMS Battalion Chief)
• Nancy Chartier, RN (ED Manager)
• Glenda Hochstetler (ED Manager)
• Maija Holsti, MD (Pediatric MD)
• Jason Larson, MD (EMS Medical Director)
• Clay Mann, PhD (Epidemiologist)
• Kevin McCarthy, EMT-P (EMS Coordinator—Paramedic)
• Stephen Morris, MD (Surgeon)
• Tom White, MD (Trauma Surgeon)
• Deanna Wolfe, RN (Trauma Center Administrator)
• E-mail: ems-tsac@utah.gov
• Meetings:
• February 9, 2009 (minutes)
• September 14, 2009 (minutes)
• November 9, 2009
• February 18, 2010
• June 17, 2010
• September 16, 2010
• December 16, 2010