NASEMSO Outreach
NASEMSO Liaison Representatives
Alphabetical Index by Name of Organization:
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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and the Academy of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry Emerging Cardiac Markers for Risk Assessment Guidelines
Rick Alcorta, MD
ralcorta@miemss.org
National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board
- EMS Safety Subcommittee
Representative to be announced
NASEMSO is represented on the EMS Safety Subcommittee of the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board. The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. TRB is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council— a private, nonprofit institution that is the principal operating agency of the National Academies in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The National Research Council is jointly administered by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. TRB’s varied activities—described below—annually engage more than 7,000 engineers, scientists, and other transportation researchers and practitioners from the public and private sectors and academia, all of whom contribute their expertise in the public interest by participating on TRB committees, panels, and task forces. The program is supported by state transportation departments, federal agencies including the component administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other organizations and individuals interested in the development of transportation.
- Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Peer Exchange Program
- Dia Gainor, GainorD@dhw.idaho.gov
- John Bixler, john_bixler@doh.state.fl.us
- Jim DeTienne, jdetienne@mt.gov
- Tim Bundy, timothy.bundy@alaska.gov
- Rich Rucker, rnrucker@dps.state.oh.us
- Katherine Burke Moore, katherine.burke.moore@state.mn.us
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
Sue Prentiss (NH) (state EMS director)
sprentiss@safety.state.nh.us
National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)
(open)
The mission of the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) is to inspire excellence in EMS education and lifelong learning.
NAEMSE holds an annual symposium in conjunction
with the Commission on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professional
(CoAEMSP) as well as educational rollouts throughout the year.
- National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) National EMS Education Standards Project
Bob Bass. MD
rbass@miemss.org
Liza Burrill
lburrill@safety.state.nh.us
An EMS stakeholders meeting convened in February 2008. The National EMS Education Standards Final Draft 1.0 is ready as of June 24, 2008, and Instructional Guidelines will be completed in August for September delivery to NHTSA. See www.nemses.org for more information.
National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives
Joe Phillips
joe.phillips@state.tn.us
National Heart Attack Alert Program
Karen Halupke
karen.halupke@doh.state.nj.us
Richard Rucker (Alt.)
rnrucker@dps.state.oh.us
National Association of EMS Physicians
Bob Bass. MD
rbass@miemss.org
National Association of EMS Physicians Technical Consultation Committee
Kevin McGinnis
k.mcginnis@adelphia.net
National Association of School Nurses
Leslee Stein-Spencer
Stein-Spencer@nasemso.org
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
Leslee Stein-Spencer
Stein-Spencer@nasemso.org
National Center for Early Defibrillation
Bob Bass. MD
rbass@miemss.org
National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium (NDLSEC)
Steve Diaz, MD
steve.diaz@mainegeneral.org
The mission of the National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium (NDLSEC) is to achieve and promote excellence in education, training, and research related to disaster medicine and public health preparedness for all health professionals based on sound educational principles, scientific evidence, and best clinical and public health practices. To fulfill its mission and realize its desired impact, the NDLSEC will serve as a community of health professionals dedicated to formalized, life-long learning in disaster medicine and public health preparedness with a shared vision to create a nationwide network of health professionals who are ready, willing, and able to meet the health and safety needs of all persons and communities affected by a disaster or other public health emergency. The NDLSEC is an unincorporated association jointly sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the National Disaster Life Support Foundation, Inc. (NDLSF™), convened by the AMA.
National Resource Center - EMSC Performance Measures Advisory Committee
Dr. Tim Price
tprice0033@kctcs.edu
Dr. Greg Mears
gdm@med.unc.edu
Dennis Blair (AL)
dblair@adph.state.al.us
Dan Manz (VT)
dmanz@vdh.state.vt.us
On behalf of the EMSC Program, the National Resource Center (NRC) has seated a Performance Measures Advisory Committee to consider the implementation of the State Partnership Performance measures as well as the development of new performance measures. This advisory committee will have short-term goals to sssist in determining how the current performance measures should be prioritized for implementation in the 2009-2011 state partnership grant year for the 47 grantees submitting competing grants this year; and to assist in the conceptualization of new or advanced performance measures. The long-term goal is to assist in the development and implementation requirements for performance measures starting in 2011.
National Emergency Management Association
The National Emergency Management Association is a professional asoscaition of state emergency management directors. Its mission is to provide national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management; serve as a vital emergency management information and assistance resource; and
advance continuous improvement in emergency management through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and collaborative policy positions.
- National Emergency Management Association
Joe Schmider
jschmider@state.pa.us
- National Emergency Management Association Advisory Board for the Emergency Management Assistance Compact
Primary Representative: Joe Schmider - jschmider@state.pa.us
Alternative Representative: Bob Bass, MD - rbass@miemss.org
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Advisory Committee on EMS
The mission of the international nonprofit
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA membership totals more than 81,000 individuals from around the world and more than 80 national trade and professional organizations. Established in 1896, NFPA serves as the world's leading advocate of fire prevention and is an authoritative source on public safety. NFPA's 300 codes and standards influence every building, process, service, design and installation in the United States, as well as many of those used in other countries.
- NFPA Technical Advisory Committee on Emergency Medical Services and Systems (NFPA 450)
Open
This committee has primary responsibility for documents on the training and education requirements for personnel, personal protective equipment, health and safety programs and quality assurance programs that incorporate physicians and the community planning process. The committee is also responsible for documents relating to emergency medical services, except those covered by other NFPA committees that may have primary responsibility.
- NFPA Technical Committee on Incident Management Functional Positions Professional Qualifications Committee
Fergus Laughridge
flaughridge@ems.state.nv.us
- NFPA Technical Committee on Ambulances
Sue Prentiss
sprentiss@safety.state.nh.us
National EMS for Children Data Analysis Resource Center (NEDARC)
Paul Patrick
paulpatrick@utah.gov
The National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center is a national resource center that provides technical assistance to EMS agencies and EMSC projects in developing their data capabilities. NEDARC, located at the University of Utah School of Medicine, was created through a cooperative agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau in 1995. NEDARC was originally established to address priorities in EMSC data collection, help states accelerate adoption of common EMS definitions, and enhance data collection and analysis throughout the country.
National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) Board
Paul Patrick
paulpatrick@utah.gov
The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) is a national effort to standardize the data
collected by EMS agencies. NEMSIS is the national repository that will be used to potentially store EMS data from every state in the nation. Since the 1970s, the need for EMS information systems and databases has been well established, and many statewide data systems have been created. However, these EMS systems vary in their ability to collect patient and systems data and allow analysis at a local, state, and national level. For this reason, the NEMSIS project was developed to help states collect more standardized elements and eventually submit the data to a national EMS database.
National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Robert Norlen
Robert.norlen@state.mn.us
Fergus Laughridge
flaughridge@ems.state.nv.us
NEMSIS TAC is the resource center for the NEMSIS project - the development of a national EMS database. It provides assistance to state, territory, and local EMS agencies and commercial software vendors, biannually assesses all state's and territory's capabilities to provide data to the national EMS database, collects EMS data from five states (First year goal) to populate the national EMS database, creates reference documents, such as dataset explanations and validity documentation, maintains the dataset and the XML schemas and creates compliance policies and software to assess the capabilities of EMS software applications. See www.nemsis.org.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Steve Blessing
steven.blessing@state.de.us
The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity. NHTSA provides leadership to the motor vehicle and highway safety community through the development of innovative approaches to reducing motor vehicle crashes and injuries by: spearheading innovative research and data analysis critical to motor vehicle and highway safety; leading the nation by setting the motor vehicle and highway safety agenda; and serving as the catalyst for addressing critical safety issues that affect the motor vehicle and highway safety communities.
- NHTSA Child Transport Study
Katrina Altenhofen, EMT-P
kaltenho@idph.state.ia.us
National Homeland Security Consortium
Beth Armstrong, NASEMSO Executive Director - armstrong@nasemso.org
Leslee Stein-Spencer, NASEMSO Program Advisor - LesleeSS@aol.com
NASEMSO is a member of the National Homeland Security Consortium, which has established as its mission "to provide a forum of key national organizations through effective communication, collaboration, and coordination that positively promotes national policies, strategies, practices and guidelines to preserve the public health, safety and security of the nation." Download NHSC whitepaper on "Protecting Americans for the 21st Century: Imperatives for the Homeland."
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
Jim DeTienne
jdetienne@mt.gov
The general purpose of each state office of rural health is to help their individual rural communities build health care delivery systems. With funding provided by the Federal Office of Health Policy, each state office is expected to collect and disseminate information; coordinate rural health resources and activities state-wide; provide technical assistance; encourage recruitment and retention of health professionals; and strengthen state, local, and federal partnerships.
- JCEC regarding joint NOSORH and
NASEMSO rural EMS issues
David A. Boer, MBA, NREMT-P
Dave.Boer@usd.edu
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Board of Directors
Bob Graff (SD) (state EMS director)
bob.graff@state.sd.us
Dan Manz (state EMS director)
dmanz@vdh.state.vt.us
Joe Ferrell (state EMS training coordinator)
jferrell@idph.state.ia.us
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental agency that registers emergency medical services providers from across the United States.
NASEMSO provides annual nominations for several NREMT Board seats.
- NREMT Committee to Evaluate Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers to Accreditation
Joe Schmider
jschmider@state.pa.us
Fergus Laughridge
flaughridge@ems.state.nv.us
The NREMT Board of Directors has committed resources this year to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers to Accreditation. A committee has been established that consists of State Directors, NREMT Board Members, Paramedic Program Directors, and NREMT research staff to develop a survey that will be sent to nationally accredited and non-accredited paramedic program directors. NASEMSO representatives will attend two meetings. The purpose of the first meeting will be to develop the survey instrument, and the second will be to evaluate data. The NREMT staff will take primary responsibility for survey development, data collection, analysis, and report writing. There may also be some minor pre- or post- meeting review of survey/report drafts. The first meeting of the group is scheduled for March 12-13, 2009, at the NREMT office in Columbus, OH. - NREMT Education Review Committee
Jim DeTienne (MT)
jdetienne@mt.gov
The National Registry of EMTs currently permits ten (10) hours of a Refresher Program and half of the continuing education hours required for re-certification to be obtained via distributive education. Stakeholders have asked for additional allowances. To date, the NREMT has not studied the quality of the varieties of offerings of distributive education and / or the implications of increasing the use of distributive education and its regards to continued competency. This committee will explore this request and make recommendations to the NREMT Continued Competency Committee of the Board of Directors based upon research, findings and knowledge obtained via the process.
National Rural Health Association
Jim DeTienne (MT)
jdetienne@mt.gov
The
National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a national nonprofit membership organization with more than 15,000 members that provides leadership on rural health issues. The association’s mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of rural Americans and to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, research and leadership. The NRHA membership is made up of a diverse collection of individuals and organizations, all of whom share the common bond of an interest in rural health.
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
Kevin McGinnis
k.mcginnis@adelphia.net
Shawn Rogers (Alt.)
shawnr@health.ok.gov
National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is a 501 (c) (3) non-for-profit, charitable, international public service organization dedicated to educating and influencing people to prevent accidental injuries and deaths. Founded in 1913 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1953, the NSC is the only organization promoting safety in the workplace, in transportation, and in homes and communities. Members of the NSC include 18,600 companies of all sizes and from a broad spectrum of industries, representing 33,300 locations and 8.5 million employees around the world. The
National Safety Council serves as the nation's leading resource on industry trends, professional development, and strategies for advancing safety and health programs and practices. The Council is active in converting injury research and trends information into injury prevention education, training, consultation and advocacy leadership. As a membership organization, the National Safety Council provides opportunities for greater engagement in addressing industry-specific issues.
NASEMSO representative to be determined by Training Coordinators Council as of June 24, 2008. Contact Tawni Newton at NewtonT@dhw.idaho.gov.
National Ski Patrol
Abdullah Rehayem (MA) (state EMS director)
abdullah.rehayem@state.ma.us
Tawni Newton
newtont@idhw.state.id.us
The
National Ski Patrol (NSP) is a 26,000-member association striving to be the premier provider of training and education programs for emergency rescuers who serve the outdoor recreation community. NSP's mission is to provide education and training in leadership, outdoor emergency care, safety and transportation services, which enables members to serve the community in the safe enjoyment of outdoor recreation.
National Traffic Incident Management Coalition
Dia Gainor
gainord@idhw.state.id.us
Scott Winston
scott.winston@vdh.virginia.gov
NTIMC is a coalition launched in 2004 to promote the safe and efficient management of traffic incidents. NTIMC members work together to: promote state, regional and local Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Programs; promote TIM standards, best practices, and performance measures; and promote TIM research. NTIMC currently is leading the development of a National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management. Learn more.
- National Traffic Incident Management Coalition National Unified Goal (NUG) Working Group on Practices and Procedures
Dia Gainor
gainord@idhw.state.id.us
- National Traffic Incident Management Coalition National Unified Goal (NUG) Working Group on Education and Training
Karen Owens
Karen.Owens@vdh.virginia.gov
National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
Fergus Laughridge
Dia Gainor
gainord@idhw.state.id.us