NASEMSO Outreach
NASEMSO Liaison Representatives
Alphabetical Index by Name of Organization:
A | B-C | D-F | G-M | N | O-Z
D
Department of Homeland Security
The primary mission of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is to prevent and deter terrorist attacks and protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the nation. The agency is charged wtih ensuring safe and secure borders, welcome lawful immigrants and visitors, and promote the free-flow of commerce.
- DHS Best Practices Project
Leslee Stein-Spencer
Stein-Spencer@nasemso.org
Joe Schmider
jschmider@state.pa.us - DHS Emergency Services Sector Panel Work Group
Steve Blessing
steven.blessing@state.de.us
Joe Schmider
jschmider@state.pa.us
Leslee Stein-Spencer
Stein-Spencer@nasemso.org - DHS First Responder Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation Working Group
Representative: Kevin McGinnis
mcginnis@nasemso.org
Alternative Representative: Paul Patrick, UT EMS Director
paulpatrick@utah.gov
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is responsible for directing and conducting national research of technologies relevant to Homeland Security. S&T has created a system, the Integrated Product Team (IPT), which is chaired by representatives from DHS components such as the TSA. These IPTs determine the capability gaps and future technology requirements that S&T should attempt to fill through research, and prioritize the research. This approach has worked well within DHS; however it has not addressed the needs of the first responder community adequately. In order to fulfill our mission to meet the technology needs of the future for the first responder community, and ensure our investments are relevant S&T is standing up a First Responder IPT. A “council” of first responder professionals from fire, law, EMS and emergency management is being formed to advise the IPT on gaps in technologies and to prioritize those needs, shepherding the process through concept to production. This council will be known as the First Responder Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation Working Group (WG). The WG will be comprised of representatives from twelve prominent emergency responder associations and forty individuals from the first responder community. We anticipate meeting three times a year. - DHS NIMS-EMS Work Group
Fergus Laughridge
flaughridge@ems.state.nv.us - DHS Phase II Target Capabilities List Work Group
Leslee Stein-Spencer
Stein-Spencer@nasemso.org
Fergus Laughridge
flaughridge@ems.state.nv.us
Rick Alcorta, MD
ralcorta@miemss.org - DHS Sector-Specific Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidelines Workgroup
The DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection has begun a collaborative project with the Sector Coordinating Councils (SCC) and Government Coordinating Councils (GCC) of the Emergency Services Sector. The DHS Pandemic Support Team will be developing sector-specific pandemic influenza planning guidelines in conjunction with SCC members and/or contacts. Once the research group members have been identified, they will conduct a research meeting to gather relevant sector-specific data, which will be incorporated into a draft guideline. Their goal is to complete the draft by mid-November 2007.
Kathy Robinson
krobinson@asmii.net
Disaster Management Practitioner Steering Group
Kevin McGinnis
k.mcginnis@adelphia.net
E
Emergency Nurses Association
Leslee Stein-Spencer
Stein-Spencer@nasemso.org
The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) is the national association for professional nurses dedicated to the advancement of emergency nursing practice. ENA serves its members by achieving the following aims:
to be the definitive authority on emergency nursing; to define the standards of excellence for emergency nursing; to promote the specialty of emergency nursing; to promote quality emergency care through continuing education activities; to be the resource for emergency nursing practice, professionalism, education, research, and consultation; to identify and address emergency care issues; to work collaboratively with other health-related organizations toward the improvement of emergency care; and to affirm the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
- Emergency Nurses Association Advisory Group
Karen Halupke, RN
karen.halupke@doh.state.nj.us
ENA has been invited by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University (NYU) School of Nursing, to develop universal guidelines for safer handoff of older adult patients between long term care facilities and emergency departments. ENA requested that NASEMSO send a representative to participate as part of the advisory group. The project begins on July 1, 2008. and its target completion date is June 30, 2009. Contingent on additional funding from the Hartford Institute, advocacy and dissemination efforts would continue until June 30, 2010. The charges of the advisory group will be to: 1) guide the initial environmental scan, 2) identify current older adult patient handoff best-practices, 3) guide the development of the universal guidelines; and 4) develop strategies to promote the adoption and implementation of the universal guidelines nationwide. Members of the advisory group will be required to participate in two virtual meetings and periodic conference calls and e-mail communications. - ENA Geriatric Transfer Guidelines Advisory Group
Karen Halupke (NJ)
Karen.Halupuke@doh.state.nj.us
ENA has been invited by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University (NYU) School of Nursing to develop universal guidelines for safer hand-off of older adult patients between long-term care facilities and emergency departments. The project will begin on July 1, 2008 and its target completion date is June 30, 2009. Contingent on additional funding from the Hartford Institute, advocacy and dissemination efforts would continue until June 30, 2010. The charges of the advisory group are: (1) guide the initial environmental scan; (2) identify current older adult patient hand-off best practices; (3) guide the development of the universal guidelines; and (4) develop strategies to promote the adoption and implementation of the universal guidelines nationwide. Members of the advisory group will participate in two virtual meetings and periodic conference calls and e-mail communications. The ENA point of contact is Pierre Désy, Director, ENA Injury Prevention Institute, 847-460-4082, pdesy@ena.org.
EMSC Partnership for Children Stakeholder Group
Gloria Hale
gloria.hale@ncmail.net
The EMSC Program established the
Partnership for Children (PFC) Stakeholder Group in 2003. The group is a collaborative of diverse organizations and EMSC Program grantees convened to improve the emergency medical care of children through the exchange of knowledge, development of partnerships, and provision of input and counsel to the EMSC Program. The PFC Stakeholder Group is composed of representatives from three U.S. Government agencies (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality), six EMSC grantees, and 22 national organizations (including NASEMSO).
EMSC Performance Measures Advisory Group
Greg Mears M.D. (NC) (state EMS medical director)
gdm@med.unc.edu
Paul Patrick (UT) (state EMS director)
paulpatrick@utah.gov
Dennis Blair (AL) (state EMS director)
dblair@adph.state.al.us
EMS Scope of Practice Technical Advisory Group
Rick Alcorta, MD
ralcorta@miemss.org
Fergus Laughridge
flaughridge@ems.state.nv.us
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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FCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC)
Kevin McGinnis
mcginnis@nasemso.org -
FCC Advisory Council
Kevin McGinnis
mcginnis@nasemso.org - FCC Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory (WARN) Committee
Kevin McGinnis
mcginnis@nasemso.org
Federal Interagency Committee on EMS Task Force
Bob Bass, MD
rrbassmd@aol.com
Dia Gainor
gainord@idhw.state.id.us