Orlando
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Meeting called
to order by John Scott at 1010.
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Previous minutes accepted by Karen Chamberlain and
seconded by David Summers.
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Treasury Report
by Nancy Hunter:
Deposits $
530.00
Withdrawls $ 64.10
Balance 7/10/02: $2297.25
We
will continue to explore the option to accept credit cards as a payment option.
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Membership by
Nancy Hunter:
Reporting a 400% increase from
last July. Thank you for all of your support.
We will have a Corporate
Membership drive. Our current corporate members will be solicited for
assistance.
A proposal was made to increase
individual annual dues to $20.00. Motion made by Karen Chamberlain and seconded
by Roxanne Sams. This increase will be effective August 1, 2002. Corporate dues
will remain unchanged.
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Bylaws changes
by Michelle Kenly:
-Association name change
-Annual awards to change from one
for each group (fixed-wing, rotor-wing, ground) to one award for Transport
Nurse of the Year.
-Responsibilities
and expectations of the board of director positions to be defined.
These proposed changes will be
posted on the website with a link to Michelle for suggestions. A draft will be
presented at the next meeting.
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Education reported
by David Summers for Glen Jordan:
Thanks to all that are utilizing
our FBN#. We want to encourage further use.
The charge for each certificate
will remain at $2.50.
We will continue to look at
on-line education.
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Website Update
reported by David Summers:
The new website has been up and
running since March 2002. Average daily visits (March to July) have gone from 1
to 28 and total visits, to the website thus far, have been 2319.
We would like to update our
Mission Statement. Please send suggestions to Michelle.
Any suggestions, on the website,
please forward to David.
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Elections:
President-Elect: Maria
Fernandez. Motion by David Summers, seconded by Jim Howard
Sec/Treas: Nancy Hunter. Motion by Debbie
Irwin, seconded by Karen Chamberlain.
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State Report
from Susan McDevitt:
Trauma System Study: There will be a conference call on July 25th
(details to follow). All are welcome. The topics of discussion will be; Trauma
System Evaluation Process, Inclusive Trauma Systems, Interfacility Transports,
and Lead Worker definition. Will be recruiting Task Force members.
State Plan Annual Report (Status Report): In Jan 2002, 6000 plans
were sent out and 3500 were sent out of State. There are 25 states that do not
have active Trauma Systems. Florida will be assisting in developing inclusive
systems (IE: Arkansas).
Trauma Registry Update: All 20 Trauma Centers reporting
Trauma Grants:
-EMS/Trauma:
Bio Terrorism/disaster Preparedness $45,000
-HRSA
(Health Resource
Science Act): Adult/Pediatric Triage Criteria $20,000
-8 surveys have been
done and have showed a cost savings of $1.5 million.
-Applied
for Davis Productivity Award
-Applied for Demonstration Grant
of $20,000 to look at establishing criteria for key long-term care facilities
to care for vent dependent patients. The next step will be to apply for a $1.4
mil grant.
-Head Injury Fact Sheet: Will be
used as a learning and teaching tool to be used in Eds. Will be multi-lingual.
Any suggestions for improvement, please contact Susan of John Scott.
401 Legislation: It is now in the draft phase and will being going
through the internal review process.
Air
Worthiness Certificate
Interfacility
Air Transport
Broker
Issue
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EMS Advisory
Council reported by John Scott:
Congratulations to John Scott for
his appointment to the Air Ambulance Operator position.
The Council will be restructuring
teams. There will be 4 teams and 1 workgroup. Each team will consist of 3
Council members and 3 constituency group nominees. If you are interested in
participating, Please submit your name to Michelle Kenly (Michelle.Kenly@bayfront.org)
by Friday July 19th.
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AAMS Report
reported by Johnny Delgado:
Johnny will be running for
re-election (as Region 10 Rep) in Nov.
There was discussion regarding pre-vaccination criteria for smallpox. The current nomenclature states “pre-hospital workers” and we would like to make sure that includes all transport personnel. A letter will be written to support the need for vaccination within the transport industry.
Homeland Security: Pre-designated
transponder codes have been set up for an
emergency situation. These codes will be kept at the State EOC. Each
provider will need to call in for their code. The plan includes the use of A/C
to deliver respirators, pharmaceuticals, and other supplies to the area in
need.
The new DOT course for Air Crew Curriculum
has been completed. AAMS has requested to take control of the distribution of
the course.
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National ASTNA
reported by John Scott:
Jackie Stocking is the new ASTNA Chairperson for Membership and Local Chapters.
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Board Member at
Large reported by Karen Chamberlain:
There is a “Lead Worker” issue on
the table at the State level. The purpose is to determine a legal definition for the caregiver
ultimately responsible for the patient’s care i.e. RN/Paramedic teams,
Paramedic/Paramedic teams.
We will be looking at providing
Board Members with name tags for subsequent meetings. Michelle to check on
prices on these and also for lapel pins for members.
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New Presidency
John Scott happily turned over the
President’s gavel to Michelle Kenly. Michelle will serve as our President for
the next 2 years. Michelle is the Chief Flight Nurse for Bayflite One in Pasco
County. You may contact her at Michelle.Kenly@bayfront.org.
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Meeting
Adjournment: 1230
Motion made by Karen Chamberlain
and seconded by Debbie Irwin.
The next meeting will be held in
Daytona Beach in October. Details to follow.
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