Minutes 05/26/2010
May 26, 2010
MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE
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Naples, Florida, May 26, 2010
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Emergency Medical
Services Blue Ribbon Committee, having conducted business herein, met
on this date at 5:00 PM in REGULAR SESSION at the Chamber of Commerce
Building, Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
Chairman: Geoff Moebius
Robert Tober, MD
Joe Bernard, COO PRHS /Collier Blvd.
Todd Bethel, MD (Alternate)
Chief Jeff Page, EMS
Deputy Chief W ayne Watson, EMS
Deputy Chief Dan Bowman, EMS
Chief Jorge Aguilera (Alternate)
Chief James Bloom, SheriffDept.
Dan Summers, Collier County Mgr. Liaison
Pat Barton
Russell Budd
Edward Morton
Michael Rehgen
Adria Starkey
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AGENDA
Pre-Hospital Care
EMS Blue Ribbon Committee
May 26, 2010
5:00 PM
Naples Chamber of Commerce
I. Call Meeting to Order/Opening Remarks - G. Moebius/Others
II. Approval of April 12, April 28 & May 19th Minutes
III. Equipment, Supplies and Communication - J. Bernard
A. Status update
B. Other items
IV. Data Review - Sub committee update - J. Bloom/G. Moebius
A. Status update
B. Other items
5 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
V. ALS/BLS Standards and Training - Update - G. MoebiuslPanel members
15 minutes
A. Framing the Challenge Draft Document, two proposals
B. Comments
VI. Report to the County Commissioners Discussion -G. Moebius
A. Request each participant to list the following:
i. Three accomplishments of panel
ii. Three issues
iii. Three visions of future
Please send to G. Moebius prior to June 2,2010
VII. Other issues
VIII. Adjournment
10 minutes
Attendees
Medical Director (1)
Robert Tober MD
Alternate Douglas Lee MD
Hospitals (3)
NCH Phil Dutcher COO
PRHS Joe Bernard COO PRHS Collier Blvd
Lee Memorial Andrea Synder
ED Physicians (2)
NCH John Lewis MD
Alternate Todd Bethel MD
PRHS Todd Carlson MD
Alternate John Zelahy MD
EMS (2)
Chief Jeff Page
Deputy Chief Wayne Watson
Alternate Deputy Chief Dan Bowman
Fire (2)
Deputy Chief Chris Byrne Marco Island
FF /Paramedic Eric Watson Big Corkscrew Island
Alternate Chief Jorge Aguilera
Chief Bob Metzger non voting attendee
Sheriff Department (1)
Chief James Bloom
Alternate Chief Greg Smith
Collier County Manae:er Liaison
Dan Summers
Orie:inal Panel
Edward Morton
Adria Starkey
Pat Barton
Joe Gauta MD
Russell Budd
Geoff Moebius
May 26,2010
I. Call Meeting to Order/Opening Remarks - G. Moebius/Others
The Meeting was called to order by Chairman Geoff Moebius at 5:00 PM
II. Approval of April 12, April 28, & May 19th Minutes
Michael Rehgen moved to approve the minutes of April 12, 2010, April 28,
2010 and amend the May 19,2010 minutes to read asfollows: Page 2, under II.
Data Review (b) Remove: They have all the data and will have the professor
approve it. To: There were no issues with the proposal.
Second Adria Starkey. Carried unanimously 15-0.
III. Equipment and Supplies and Communication - Sub-Committee - J. Bernard
a. Status update - discussed the possibility of a quarterly report to the EMS
Policy Board. Trying to keep their actions as advisory in nature and not
mandating policy. Their mission is equipment, supplies, and communication,
but an outgrowth of the sub-committee was discussion of an Advisory
Committee.
b. Other items
IV. Data Review - Sub-Committee update - J. Bloom/G. Moebius
a. Status update - Mr. Moebius stated he delivered the proposal to County
Manager Leo Ochs on May 24.
c. Other items
V. ALS/BLS Standards and Training - Update - G. MoebiuslPanel members
a. Framing the challenge draft document, two proposals - Mr. Moebius
presented the power point presentation from the last draft.
· The first three pages were the same on both proposals.
· He confirmed the Sheriff's Department response time with Jim Bloom.
· The sentence concerning "testing and training being developed and/or
monitored utilizing independent resources" was discussed.
· How Advisory Boards are selected through the County and going
through the different Advisory Boards was discussed as being a
challenge.
· Developing a Forum, with the various representatives meeting three or
four times a year having a round table discussion on training etc., to
present to the EMS Policy Board was discussed
· If an Advisory Board/Committee would be created through the
Commissioners, it would be under the Sunshine Law. They found
value in the structure they have now which has included many
important issues, etc.
b. Comments
IV. Report to the County Commissioners Discussion - G. Moebius
A. Requested each participant to list the following:
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i. Three accomplishments of panel
ii. Three issues
iii. Three visions of future
Mr. Moebius would like everyone to submit their own personal thoughts on the 3
points above. They will then be sent to everyone and prioritized.
Please send to G. Moebius prior to June 2,2010.
Mr. Moehius also covered three basic tasks the panel stated they were going to
accomplish at their February meeting. He also mentioned there is a model in the
County for ALS/BLS services.
VI. Other Issues - none.
Vill. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting
was adjourned at 5:33 PM.
COLLIER COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE
The minutes were aIJPl'lJVed by the Board/Committee Chairman on
as presented ,,./ , or as amended .
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