January 15, 1996
General Election Boone National Guard Armory, Frankfort Kentucky
Executive Board Members Present:
John Isfort, President
Chris Nalley, First Vice President
Laura Otte, Second Vice President
George Glessner, SecretaryCall To Order John Isfort called the meeting to order at 1907hr A quorum was present
General Election John Isfort presented the nominating committees report to the meeting. The committee nominated the incumbents Laura Otte for Second Vice President and George Glessner for Secretary. Nominations were called for from the floor. There were no nominations from the floor for either office
Action Taken Rick Nickoson made a motion seconded by Steve English to accept the nominating committees nomination of Laura Otte for the office of second vice president.
Motion carried unanimously
Dennis Kiper made a motion seconded by Steve English to accept the nominating committees nomination of George Glessner for the office of Secretary.
Motion carried unanimously
Secret Ballot Results Voting members present were issued ballots. Ballots were collected and counted by the Treasurer the results of which were: Office of Second Vice President Laura Otte 12 Other 0
Office of The Secretary George Glessner 12 Other 0
Reading of the Minutes The minutes of the Regular Meeting of KY AAMS held November 7, 1995 in Lexington Kentucky were read by the Secretary.
Action Taken Cathy Wigley made a motion seconded by Chris Nalley to accept the minutes as read without amendment or changes.
Motion carried unanimously
Executive Officer's Reports
President John Isfort reported that there was an executive committee meeting held December 18, 1995. At that meeting direction and goals for 1996 were set. 1996 Legislative sessions for both state and federal with attention to healthcare reform issues. Monitoring the completion of Air Ambulance Regulations and changes in ambulance legislation. Education and research focusing on statewide projects and issues Monitoring the Trauma System development in Kentucky and its impact on Air Medical Services. Developing a Kentucky AAMS Mission Statement A draft of the mission statement was read and some changes were made to reflect involvement of out of state programs Visit and provide information at all the medical symposiums statewide.
Action Taken Steve English made a motion seconded by Chris Nalley to accept the report from the President Motion Carried Unanimously
First and Second Vice Presidents There were no vice president reports
Secretary
George Glessner reported that the address for all business of the Kentucky Chapter of AAMS had been changed to: 4292 Steamboat Road Lexington, KY 40514-1338 George reported that the needed written reports from the committees have not been being delivered to the Secretary. This needs to be accomplished according to the By-Laws Article VI, Section 5.
Action Taken Rick Nickoson made a motion seconded by Brian Lindell to accept the report of the Secretary and actions contained therein.
Motion Carried Unanimously
Treasurer No report could be made due to relocation of the Treasurer and the records still packed away. A written report will be submitted for addition to the minutes in the near future.
Committee Reports
Governmental Affairs Committee Rick Nickoson reported that Gary Bevil of the LRC has completed editing the submitted Draft of the Air Ambulance Regulations and they are on the agenda of the EMS Systems Committee for their next meeting. Committee members will be present for this meeting.
Action Taken Chris Nalley made a motion seconded by Steve English to accept the report of the committee.
Motion Carried Unanimously
Safety and Communications Committee No Report Submitted
Education Committee Steve English reported that the education committee and the research committee have discussed combining these two committees. This is left up to the discretion of the president by the By-Laws.
The committee still does not have a site for the proposed April Kentucky AAMS symposium.
Mike Swift has agreed to assist with flight following in Western Kentucky after the Education Committee makes available to him, written guidelines.
The curriculum that will be used as guideline for developing advanced skills training for flight paramedics is the Florida Curriculum.
Chris Nalley is still willing to provide Nursing CE s when needed. Submit your materials an CV s to Chris at Skycare.
Action Taken Rick Nickoson made a motion seconded by Brian Lindell to accept the report of the committee and the actions therein
Motion Carried Unanimously
Research Committee Maggie Morris did not have a committee report but instead proposed a retrospective statewide study on transport and outcome. Maggie also suggested a 1hr educational offering be given at each regular meeting.
No Action Was Called For Or Taken
Membership Brian Lindell reported that all applications are going to be mailed to the Secretary. Membership cards are being laminated by Skycare and will be sent out soon. Newsletter still needs information from UK, Skycare, and Stat Flight John Isfort will visit all programs in the near future and take pictures of all aircraft from all angles to be used to make the artwork for the Tee-Shirts There will be a Tri State EMS conference February 9-11th in Florence KY. Brian will check with the people there and find out cost of having a booth and get back to John Isfort. Brian Asked that we start recruiting people to come to meetings
Action Taken Steve English made a motion seconded by Mike Poynter to accept the committee report and the actions therein.
Motion Carried Unanimously
Internet Committee Chris Nalley reported that there is now a webpage for AAMS Region VII. The URL is: http://www.shivasys.com/regionvii/index.htm
Action Taken Rick Nickoson made a motion seconded by Dennis Kiper to accept the committee report
Motion Carried Unanimously
Master Calendar 1996 Welbourne LifeFlight has been added to the host program meeting rotation. The AAMS meetings will be held quarterly on the 3rd Monday of the month at 1800hr, 6:00pm April 15, 1996 Skycare, Louisville KY July 15, 1996 Care Flight, Lexington KY October 21, 1996 Stat Flight, Louisville KY January 20, 1997 Just for Kids, Louisville KY Election of Officers There will no longer be standing committee meetings before each KYAAMS meeting. It will be up to the chair of each committee to schedule meetings and notify committee members. Committees can still elect to have meetings before regular meetings, but the location and times are up to the chair, not the host program.
Action Taken Cathy Wigley made a motion seconded by Rick Nickoson to accept the master calendar and meeting times and locations.
Motion Carried Unanimously
Old Business There was no old business to discuss
New Business Rick Nickoson brought to our attention an information item in the Professional Air Transport Association Newsletter that NBC Dateline was making inquiries into "problems with air medical services and transports, possibly inappropriateness of flight. The Concern Network has posted the information about the fixed wing crash in Washington State.
Announcements The Trauma Systems Trauma Plan triage criteria specify what patients go to which facility and time frames for either air or ground transport of the patient. This may increase the number of scene requests. Transfer of patients from the scene to other than level one trauma centers when the patient situation warrants. There will be an ad hoc committee formed through the EMS council to look at the possibility of remotes based helicopters to cover regional needs The next AAMS region VII meeting will be held in Roanoke Va. Anyone interested in going, contact Maggie Morris at UK
Adjournment Rick Nickoson made a motion seconded by Mike Poynter to adjourn the meeting
Motion Carried Unanimously
Meeting Adjourned at 9pm.
The next meeting will be hosted by Skycare on April 15, 1996 in Louisville, KY