CECBEMS Board of Directors Spring 2003 Meeting
September 12-13
Nashville, TN
Summary
Janet Head Founder’s Award-Selection of Recipients
Draft criteria and guidelines for this award will be circulated for the Board review. The
first award will be to Janet Head, RN, during the awards banquet at the NAEMT meeting
in Las Vegas, September 2003.
Prepayment Discounts for CE Providers
Prepayment discounts will be available for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 fiscal years. The
Board will review the discount structure and make appropriate revisions for the 2004-05
fiscal year.
2003-04 Budget Approved
The Board approved the budget for the 2003-04 Fiscal Year.
Board Member and Alternate Terms of Office
The term of office on the CECBEMS Board of Directors was reduced from six to four
years.
Policy Manual
Work will continue on the Policy Manual.
Distributed Learning Applicant Audits/Follow-up QI Process
Reviewers’ revisions be considered necessary before an activity will be approved.
Revocation of Approval
The application will be revised to include a notice that failure to pay appropriate fees or
failure to provide CECBEMS with the means to perform a random audit will result in
revocation of CECBEMS approval for an activity or an organization.
Report on Grant Application for Reading Rate Study
CECBEMS did not receive a grant for studying the reading rate among EMS providers.
CECBEMS will explore doing the study with the help of distributed learning providers.
The study will provide data helpful in comparing the efficacy of online versus live
continuing education.
Simplifying Fee Structure
The chair and executive director will present options for simplifying the CECBEMS fee
structure at the next meeting.
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Change of Executive Director’s Status from Independent Contractor to Employee
The Executive Director will become an employee of CECBEMS on January 1, 2004. The
current contract with the Executive Director expires on December 31, 2003. A new
contract will be executed making the Executive Director an employee or CECBEMS for
the period beginning January 1, 2004.
Approval of Geriatric Emergency Medical Services (GEMS) Program
CECBEMS will welcome an application for approval of the GEMS program developed
by NCEMSTC.
Collaboration with Armed Forces-/CECBEMS/DOD Discussion
The Chair and the Executive Director will attend a meeting of the Health Care
Interservice Training Advisory Board (HCITAB) to continue the dialog concerning
CECBEMS approval for continuing education offered to EMTs by the US Armed Forces.
Simplified Fee Structure
The Chair and Executive Director will present a draft simplified fee structure at the next
Board meeting.
Review of CECBEMS Goals
The Board reviewed CECBEMS Goals (Attachment A) and discussed progress on each.
Future Meetings
The Spring 2004 meeting, originally scheduled for April 3-4, will be rescheduled.
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Attachment A
CECBEMS Mission Statement
The Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services
(CECBEMS) will serve as the recognized leader for continuing Education in
EMS, promoting its evolution and growth through development of continuing
education standards, encouragement of innovative learning solutions, the
support of continuous learning opportunities and the assurance of optimal
learning experiences to better prepare all EMS providers for their professional
challenges.
CECBEMS Goals
The following Goals were adopted by the Board of Directors in April 2000 in support of
the CECBEMS Mission statement and were revised in September 2003.
CECBEMS Goals
Updated 4/03
The following Goals were adopted by the Board of Directors in April 2000 in
support of the CECBEMS Mission statement.
Long-range objective: By the year 2010, all EMS continuing education in the
United States will be accredited by a CECBEMS- approved process.
Goal 1:
Enlist states as CECBEMS-only states.
Goal 2:
Develop public relations program at grass roots level that results
in providers looking to CECBEMS approval for their respective
courses.
Goal 3:
Study the relationship of continuing education in EMS to learning
acquisition and retention.
Goal 4:
Set recognized standards for distributed learning in EMS
continuing education.
Goal 5:
Coordinate and provide leadership to the EMS community on the
development of distributed learning.
Goal 6:
Continue to refine standards for EMS continuing education
programs based on research and experience.
Goal 7:
Establish the definitive site for provider and program continuing
education information and interface.
Goal 8:
Develop a five-year multi-phase grant strategy.
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Attachment A
Goal 9:
Goal 10:
Develop a short-form accreditation for those organizations with
ACCME, AOA/COPT, ANA, CoAEMSP accreditation that will
allow them a simpler accreditation process.
Incorporate CECBEMS into state regulations.
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