2022 SESSION
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Washington, DC
General Meeting
1:00-1:05 Welcome, Introductions, Opening Remarks
Jonathan Greene, FICEMS Chairperson
Director, Office of Operations and Resources
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Administration for Strategic Preparedness & Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1:05-1:10 Approve: Meeting Summary [June 8, 2022]
Gam Wijetunge
Director, Office of Emergency Medical Services
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
1:10-2:05 FICEMS Representative Departmental Updates
1:10-1:15 Department of Defense Update
1:10 Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Elizabeth Fudge
Supervisory Program Analyst, Health Readiness Policy & Oversight
1:15-1:35 Department of Health & Human Services Update
1:15 Health Resources & Services Administration
Theresa “Tee” Morrison-Quinata
EMS for Children Branch Chief, Maternal & Child Health Bureau
Division of Child, Adolescent, & Family Health
1:20 Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response
Jonathan Greene
Deputy Assistant Secretary & Director,
Office of Emergency Management & Medical Operations
1:25 Indian Health Services
Darrell LaRoche
Director, Office of Clinical & Preventive Services
1:30 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Christine “Chris” Kosmos
Director, Division of State & Local Readiness
Center for Emergency Preparedness & Response
1:35 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CAPT. Skip Payne
Director, Emergency Preparedness & Response Operations
1:40-1:50 Department of Homeland Security Update
1:40 Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
Pritesh Gandhi, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, EMS Program
1:45 United States Fire Administration
Richard Patrick
Director, National Fire Programs Directorate
1:50-1:55 Department of Transportation Update
1:50 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Nanda Srinivasan
Associate Administrator, Research & Program Development
1:55-2:00 Federal Communications Commission Update
1:55 Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau
David Furth, J.D.
Deputy Chief, Office of the Bureau Chief
2:00-2:05 State EMS Directors Update
2:00 State EMS Directors Update
Steve McCoy
EMS Bureau
Florida Department of Public Health
2:05-2:45 NHTSA Office of EMS Projects Updates
2:05 National 911 Program Update
Brian Tegtmeyer
National 911 Program Coordinator
2:10 Healthcare Resilience Working Group Update
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention for EMS
Kate Elkins
EMS Specialist, NHTSA OEMS
2:15 Electric Vehicles
Dave Bryson
EMS Specialist, NHTSA OEMS
2:20 NEMSIS Update
Eric Chaney
EMS Specialist, NHTSA OEMS
2:30-2:55 Technical Working Group Subgroup Updates
2:30 EMS Systems Integration & Preparedness Subgroup
Tee Morrison-Quinata, HHS HRSA | Gam Wijetunge, NHTSA OEMS
2:35 Evidence-based Practice & Quality Subgroup
Diane Pilkey, HHS HRSA | Max Sevareid, NHTSA OEMS
2:40 EMS Data Standards & Exchange Subgroup
Rachel Abbey, HHS ONC | David Millstein, DHS USFA
2:45 Workforce & Safety Subgroup
Greg Williams, DHS USFA | Dave Bryson, NHTSA OEMS
2:50 Education & Training Subgroup
Michael Stern, DHS USFA | Clary Mole, NHTSA OEMS
2:55-3:05 Break – 10 minutes
3:05-3:10 National EMS Advisory Council Update
Jonathan Washko, Vice Chair, NEMSAC
3:10-3:20 Whole Blood Program | San Antonio EMS
Associate Professor, University of Texas Health
San Antonio Fire Department, EMS Medical Director
Lt. William “Bill” Bullock, MPA, EMT-P [TX]
Chief of Emergency Medical Services, San Antonio Fire Department
3:20-3:50 Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project
Hilary Hewes, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Principal Investigator, EMS for Children Data Center
University of Utah, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Katherine Remick, MD, FAAP, FACEP, FAEMS
Medical Director, San Marcos/Hays County EMS System
Co-Director, National EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center
Associate Professor, Dell Medical School, University of Texas - Austin
3:50-3:55 Public Comment
3:55-4:05 Committee Round Table Discussions
