State EMS Committee, Subcommittees & Advisory Committees

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• State EMS Committee
• Subcommittees
• Grants
• Operations
• Training
• Advisory Committees
• Air Ambulance
• Emergency Medical Services for Children
• Trauma System

State EMS Committee

Committee Members and Contact Information

• Committee Chair: Tamra Barton
• Committee Description, Members, and Appointment Application
• E-mail: emscom@utah.gov

Committee Meetings

State EMS Committee meetings are held the second Wednesday of each quarter at 1:00 p.m. at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Cannon Health Building, 288 N 1460 W, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• January 9, 2008
• April 9, 2008
• July 9, 2008
• October 8, 2008

Subcommittees

The State EMS Committee has three subcommittees: Operations; Training; and EMS Grants.

• Subcommittee Application/Nomination Form

EMS Grants Committee

• Committee Chair: Ron Morris
• Committee Members:
• Joan Balcombe (Medical Advisor)
• Myron Bateman (Health Director)
• Steve Easterman (Nurse)
• Lamar Guymon (Law Enforcement)
• Kathy Johnson (Dispatcher)
• Roger Marett (Hospital Administrator)
• Don Marrelli (EMT)
• Mike Mathieu (Fire Chief)
• Ron Morris (State Fire Marshall) (Urban Provider)
• April Peterson (Paramedic)
• E-mail: ems-grants@utah.gov
• Meetings:
• March 12 & 13, 2008

Operations Subcommittee

• Committee Chair: Lauara Snyder
• Committee Members:
• Rand Andrus (Paramedic)
• Lamar Guyman (Public Safety)
• Renee Holloran (Air Medical)
• Jeff Hunt (EMT-Intermediate)
• Ronald Johnson (Paramedic)
• Steve Joyce (Physician with EMS Experience)
• Darren Judd (Dispatcher)
• Brent Mabey (Physician with EMS Experience)
• Mike Mathieu (Paramedic)
• Deborah Mecham (Dispatcher)
• Frank Parks (Public Safety)
• Brian Simpson (Air Medical)
• Lauara Snyder (EMT-Intermediate)
• Clark Stanger (EMT-Basic)
• Rodney "Hoss" Tomkinson (Paramedic)
• Dan Walker (Paramedic)
• Ernie Williams (Education)
• Deanna Wolfe (Nurse (ENA))
• Dennis Wyman (Agency Medical Director)
• E-mail: ems-ops@utah.gov
• Meetings: See below

Training Subcommittee

• Committee Chair: Mark Oraskovich, M.D.
• Committee Members:
• Kathleen Adelgais, M.D. (Physician)
• Shanna Alger (EMS Education)
• Neil Coker (EMT-Basic)
• Jeff Davis (EMT-Intermediate)
• Jay Downs (Training Officer)
• Dave Fluckiger (Air Medical)
• Eric Hales (Paramedic)
• Dorrell Henderson (EMT-Basic)
• Carol Huff (Dispatchers)
• Marlon Jones (Paramedic)
• Jack Meersman (Training Officer)
• Kirk Middaugh (Public Safety)
• John Miller (Paramedic)
• Gennie Mulqueen (Nurse (ENA))
• Mark Oraskovich, M.D. (Agency Medical Director)
• Nathan Pennington (Course Coordinator)
• Debby Peterson (Dispatchers)
• Kim Rowland, M.D. (Agency Medical Director)
• Dana Shaw (Course Coordinator)
• Marty Wilson (EMT-Intermediate)
• E-mail: ems-training@utah.gov
• Meetings: See below

Operations and Training Subcommittee Meetings

The Operations and Training subcommittees both meet on the first Wednesday of the month prior to the EMS Committee meeting, Training at 10:00 a.m. and Operations at 1:00 p.m., at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Cannon Health Building, 288 N 1460 W, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• March 5, 2008
• June 4, 2008
• September 3, 2008
• December 3, 2008

Advisory Committees

Air Ambulance Advisory Committee

• Committee Chair: Reneé Holleran
• Committee Members:
• Andrea Biachini (Private Program Representative)
• Michelle Brown (High Risk O.B. Flight Nurse)
• Bill Butts (Rotor Wing Pilot)
• Tom Hansen (Private Program Representative)
• Reneé Holleran, R.N. (Chief Flight Nurse)
• Gary Keck (Fix Wing Pilot)
• Ann Lystrup, R.N. (Flight Nurse)
• Pam Moore, R.N. (Pediatric/Neonatal Nurse )
• Paris Napoli (Flight Paramedic)
• Eric Swanson, M.D. (Medical Director)
• E-mail: ems-air@utah.gov
• Meetings:
• March 11, 2008

Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee

• Committee Members:
• Kathleen Adelgais, M.D. (Medical Director)
• Ray Allen (Ground Transportation)
• Jacquie Brooks (Practicing EMS Provider in Utah)
• Stephen Brooks (EMSC Course Coordinator—Assistant)
• Lynne Calame (School Nurse with state-level leadership experience)
• Tim Cosgrove (State Legislature Representative)
• J. Michael Dean, M.D. (Medical Director)
• Jeanne Depaulis (State Hospital Association Representative)
• Carrie Grant (Pediatric Hospital PES Manager)
• Kristin Lauria Gurley (EMSC Program Manager)
• Kris Hansen (Trauma Emergency Department Manager)
• Shauna Hatton-Ward (Family Representative)
• Susan Henning (EMSC Pediatric Nurse)
• Sharon Hines-Stringer (State Injury Prevention Manager)
• Trish Keller (State Injury Prevention Manager)
• Joshua Legler (EMS Data Specialist)
• Allan Liu (EMSC Support Services)
• Nancy Mechum (Emergency nurse with state-level leadership in ENA—urban)
• Pam Moore (Emergency Air Transport)
• Jonell Murray (Pediatric Hospital PES Manager)
• Chuck Norlin, M.D. (Pediatrician with state-level leadership in AAP)
• Andy Ostler (EMSC Course Coordinator—Lead)
• Paul Patrick (State EMS Administrator)
• Kristy Rigby (Highway Traffic Safety Administrator)
• Breck Rushton (Emergency nurse with state-level leadership in ENA—rural)
• Amy Trujillo (Practicing EMS Provider in Utah)
• Jerry Twigs, M.D. (Rural Pediatrician)
• Barbara Ward (Children with Special Health Care Needs Representative)
• Jolene Whitney (State Trauma Manager, State EMS Administrator)
• E-mail: emsc@utah.gov
• Meetings:
• June 5, 2008

Trauma System Advisory Committee

• Committee Chair: Richard Barton, M.D.
• Committee Members:
• Richard Barton, MD (Surgeon)
• James Beckstrand (UHA Member—Rural)
• Mark Billmire, EMT-P (EMS Battalion Chief)
• Robert Bolte, MD (Pediatric MD)
• Kevin Clark, MD (Surgeon)
• Suzanne Day, RN (ENA/Trauma Program Manager)
• Jason Larson, MD (EMS Medical Director)
• Clay Mann, PhD. (Epidemiologist)
• Kevin McCarthy (EMS Coordinator-Paramedic)
• Deanna Wolfe, RN (Trauma Center Administrator)
• Vacant (ER Manager)
• E-mail: ems-tsac@utah.gov
• Meetings:
• February 1, 2008
• April 18, 2008
• July 18, 2008
• October 17, 2008