Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) Cardiac Care Committee Meeting Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Agenda

June 8, 2023 - 4:00 pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Austin, Phoenix Central Ballroom
6505 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX
78752
United States

Agenda
Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC)
Cardiac Care Committee Meeting
Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Thursday, June 8, 2023
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
DoubleTree by Hilton Austin, Phoenix Central Ballroom
6505 N Interstate 35
Austin, TX 78752

This meeting will be conducted live and virtually through Microsoft Teams.

Virtual meeting links are posted to the GETAC webpage at 
www.dshs.texas.gov/dshs-ems-trauma-systems/governors-ems-trauma-advisory-council.

James McCarthy, MD, Chair
Gerad Troutman, MD, and Pete Marocco, Council Liaisons
Jorie Klein, RN, Joseph Schmider, DSHS

Call to Order/Roll Call – James McCarthy, MD, Chair

Reading of the GETAC Vision and Mission Statements – James McCarthy, MD, Chair

GETAC Vision:
A unified, comprehensive, and effective Emergency Healthcare System.

GETAC Mission:
To promote, develop, and advance an accountable, patient-centered Trauma and Emergency Healthcare System.

GETAC Chair comments – Alan Tyroch, MD, GETAC Chair

EMS/Trauma Systems Update – Jorie Klein, MSN, MHA, BSN, RN, EMS/Trauma Systems Director; Joseph Schmider, State EMS Director

Discussion and possible action on the following items:

  1. Update on the Texas Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (TX-CARES) – Micah Panczyk, MS
  2. Utility of EMS and National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) data to augment TX CARES and cardiac data – Joseph Schmider, State EMS Director – DSHS EMS/Trauma systems
  3. Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest – Automated External Defibrillator (AED) access/bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Emergency preparedness and response)
  4. Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) (Coordinated clinical Care/EMS)
    • Telecommunicator CPR - delivery of high-quality CPR instruction by trained 9-1-1 telecommunicators (dispatchers) for acute events requiring     CPR, including out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.
  5. Review the GETAC Strategic Plan for the Texas Emergency Healthcare System and determine if any additions, deletions, or corrections are in order – Committee Members
  6. Texas System Performance Improvement Plan and recommended cardiac outcome measures
  7. Initiatives, programs, and potential research that might improve acute cardiac care in Texas – James McCarthy, MD, Chair

General Public Comment – Comment time may be limited at Chair's discretion.

Summary of action items for GETAC meeting report – Committee Members Announcements – James McCarthy, MD, Chair

Review and list agenda items for next meeting – James McCarthy, MD, Chair

Next meeting date – James McCarthy, MD, Chair

Adjournment – James McCarthy, MD, Chair

Public Comment: The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) welcomes public comments pertaining to topics related to Emergency Health Care. Members of the public are encouraged to participate in this process by providing written public comments to DSHS by emailing Jorie.Klein@dshs.texas.gov no later than 5:00 PM, June 2, 2023. Please include your name and either the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen. Written comments are limited to three minutes and will be read during the meeting for consideration by the Council. The request must contain your name, the name of the organization you represent or that you are speaking of as a private citizen, and your direct phone number.

Public comment is limited to three minutes. Speakers must state their name, affiliation, and on whose behalf they are speaking. Public members who are using handouts are asked to provide an electronic copy in accessible pdf format that will be distributed by DSHS staff to Council members and state staff and for public distribution. Handouts are limited to two pages of documentation (paper size: 8.5" by 11", one side only). Handouts must be emailed to DSHS no later than 5:00 PM, June 2, 2023, and include the name of the person who will be commenting.

Note: These procedures may be revised at the discretion of DSHS.

Contact: Questions regarding agenda items, content, or meeting arrangements should be directed to Jorie Klein, DSHS, at 512-535-8538 or Jorie.Klein@dshs.texas.gov.

People with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Jorie Klein at 512-535-8538 or Jorie.Klein@dshs.texas.gov at least 72 hours before the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.