2023 SESSION
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
1 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Washington, DC
General Meeting
1:00-1:05 Welcome, Introductions, Opening Remarks
Nanda Srinivasan, FICEMS Chairperson
Associated Administrator, Division of Research and Program Development
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
1:05-1:10 Approve: Meeting Summary [June 28, 2023]
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
Vacant - No report
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 Office of Health Security
Herbert Wolfe, M.D.
Acting Chief Medical Officer, EMS Program
1:45 United States Fire Administration
Richard Patrick
Director, National Fire and EMS Division
1:50-1:55 Department of Transportation Update
1:50 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Gam Wijetunge
Director, Office of Emergency Medical Services
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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
2:05-2:30 NHTSA Office of EMS Projects Updates
2:05 National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) Update
Gam Wijetunge, Director, NHTSA OEMS
2:15 EMS Data Summit 2.0 & NEMSIS Update
Eric Chaney, EMS Specialist, NHTSA OEMS
2:20 First Responder Mental Health & Wellness; 988 Update
Kate Elkins, EMS/911 Specialist, NHTSA OEMS
2:25 National 911 Program Update
Brian Tegtmeyer, National 911 Program Coordinator, NHTSA OEMS
EMS Specialist, NHTSA OEMS
2:30-2:55 Technical Working Group Subgroup Updates
2:30 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 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
Brenden Hayden, Chairperson
3:10-4:00 National Urban Security Techonolgy Laboratory Programs
Norm Kaufmann, Program Manager
System Assessment & Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program
Science & Technology Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Eliot Calhoun, Program Manager
Radiological/Nuclear Response & Recovery (RNRR) Program
Science & Technology Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
4:00-4:30 Longitudinal Inquiry of Fire & EMS (LIFE) Health Study
Ashish R. Panchal, MD, PhD
Research & Fellowship Director
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
4:30-4:35 Public Comment
4:35-4:40 Round Table Discussions
