Committee Chair: Wendy J. Pomerantz MD, MS
Description of committee: The purpose of this committee is to evaluate and improve emergency health care for children in Ohio, both in and out of the hospital. In addition, the committee serves to reduce child and youth disability due to severe illness and injury.
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All meeting are held from 12:15 pm-2 pm at the Ohio Department of Public Safety building at 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus Ohio, in the Emergency Medical Services conference room, C4-8, unless otherwise specified.
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Web sites of interest:
Ohio EMSC http://www.ems.ohio.gov
EMSC Ohio http://ems.ohio.gov/EMSCnew/EMSforChildren.htm
National EMSC http://bolivia.hrsa.gov/emsc/
NEDARC http://www.nedarc.org/nedarc/index.html
AAP PEM Section https://www.aap.org/sections/pem/default.cfm
PECARN http://www.pecarn.org/
International PEM Group http://www.pemdatabase.org/IPEG.htmL
NPTR- National Pediatric Trauma Registry http://www.eapsa.org/outcomes/ntrc/index.htm
PEM Database http://researchinpem.homestead.com/homepage.html
Committee members:
Glenn Adkins - Fostoria Community Hospital
Vickie Broadway, RN, BSN, EMT-P - Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Craig Collins, EMT-P -Washington Township Fire Department
William Cotton, MD (Co-PI) - American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Chapter
Carol Cunningham, MD - Ohio EMS Medical Director
Deanna Dahl-Grove, MD - Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Sandy Daly - Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Ann Dietrich, MD - Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Linda Eckfeld (Parent Rep.) - Progeny
Melanie Erbaugh, RN, MSN, CPNP, NREMT-P, EMSI - Ohio Association of Emergency Medical Services
Robert Felter, MD - Tod Children’s Hospital
Gordon Gillespie, PhD(c), RN, APRN, BC - Ohio State Council, Emergency Nurses Association
Carol Jacobson, RN - Ohio Hospital Association
Sherri Kovach, RN - Nationwide Children’s Hospital
John Larch, RN - Children’s Medical Center of Dayton
Tom Lemaster, RN, EMT-P - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Esther Lutes, MD - Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Sue A. Morris, EMT-P, STI, BA - Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services
Brian Pio, EMT-P - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Wendy Pomerantz, MD (Chair, Co-PI) - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Hamilton Schwartz, MD - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Kate Shaner, RN - Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Martha Wright, MD - Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital