# Presentation: 223679

## JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

**Structure for Advisory Committee**

## Background  

- MISSION AND DUTIES
- The joint advisory committee shall—
- assess specific communications capabilities and needs of emergency medical and public health care facilities, including the improvement of basic voice, data, and broadband capabilities;
- assess options to accommodate growth of basic and emerging communications services used by emergency medical and public health care facilities;
- assess options to improve integration of communications systems used by emergency medical and public health care facilities with existing or future emergency communications networks; and
- report its findings to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (February 4, 2008)

## Advisory Committee Organization

- Advisory Committee
- (25 Representatives)

- Project Management
- Group

- Technology
- Integration
- Group

- Public Health

- Emergency Medical

- Chair

## Project Management GroupGroup Lead: JAC Chair

- Ensure Working Groups work in a manner consistent with statutory objectives.
- Establish major timelines and deliverables and assign to Working Groups.
- Assign necessary resources to coordinate with other Working Groups.
- Understand viewpoints of each reporting Working Group and mediate issues.
- Report to Advisory Committee Chair on issues and progress.
- Deliver draft report to Advisory Committee.

## Emergency Medical GroupGroup Lead: Chair and Vice Chair

- Identify the communications needs and requirements of emergency medical users
- Review proposals by other work groups as it relates to the needs of emergency medical users.
- Key deliverables:
- Statement of Requirements (SoR)
- Use cases

## Emergency Medical Group

**Kevin McGinnis – Chair**National Association of State EMS Officials
**Drew Dawson**National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUnited States Department of Transportation
**Steven J. Delahousey**Emergency Medical Services Corporation
**R. Shawn Rogers**Oklahoma State Department of Health
**Karen H. Sexton, R.N**.The University of Texas Medical Branch
**Carl VanCott**North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services
**John S. Wilgis**Florida Hospital Association
**Christopher K. Wuerker, MD**Washington Hospital Center

## Technology Integration Group Group Lead: Chair and Vice Chair

- Assess specific communications capabilities of emergency medical and public health care facilities
- Assess need for improvement of basic voice, data, and broadband capabilities;
- Assess options to accommodate growth of basic and emerging communications services used by emergency medical and public health care facilities;
- Assess options to improve integration of communications systems used by emergency medical and public health care facilities with existing or future emergency communications networks

## Technology Integration Group

**Mike Roskind – Chair**Office of Cybersecurity and Communications National Protection and Programs Directorate - United States Department of Homeland Security
**John F. Adams, Jr.**Raytheon Company
**Curtis M. Bashford**General Devices
**James A. Corry**Mobile Satellite Ventures, L.P.
**Col. Terry J. Ebbert**Office of Homeland Security and Public Safety - City of New Orleans
**John F. Nagel**American Messaging Services, Inc.
**Ted O’Brien **Iridium Satellite L.L.C.
**Donna Bethea-Murphy *secondary***Iridium Satellite L.L.C.
**Jim Traficant**Harris Corporation

## Public Health Group Group Lead: Chair and Vice Chair

- Identify the communications needs and requirements of public health care facilities.
- Identify issues for consideration or action by other work groups.
- Review proposals by other work groups as it relates to the needs of public health care facilities.
- Key deliverables:
- Statement of Requirements (SoR)
- Use cases

## Public Health Group

**Jonathan Linkous – Chair**American Telemedicine Association
**Michael J. Ackerman, Ph.D.**National Library of Medicine - NIH/U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Serv.
**Eric K. Griffin** Lee County Office of Emergency Management
**Lisa Kaplowitz, M.D**.Virginia Department of Health
**Richard Liekweg**University of California, San Diego, Medical Center
**Thomas S. Nesbitt, MD**University of California, Davis, Health System
**Virginia M. Pressler, MD**Hawaii Pacific Health
**Murad Raheem**Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response United States Department of Health and Human Services

## Phase I

- 3-4 week timeline (Oct 30th – Nov 21st)
- Input from Emergency Medical and Public Health Groups
- Needs & Requirements
- Technology Integration Group
- Identifies capabilities
- Basic: Voice & Data
- Emerging: Broadband Data
- Perform Gap Analysis between Emergency Medical & Public Health Groups needs & requirements and technology capability

## Phase II

- 5-7 week timeline (Nov 26th – Jan 8th)
- Input from Emergency Medical & Public Health Groups
- Projected Needs & Requirements
- Anticipated growth
- Technology Integration Group
- Identifies future capabilities
- Basic: Voice & Data
- Emerging: Broadband Data
- Perform Gap Analysis between Emergency Medical & Public Health Groups projected needs & requirements and future technology capability
- Also identify how to accommodate growth

## Phase III

- 3 week timeline (Jan 8th – Jan 25th)
- Final Drafting of Report to Congress
- Initial draft report developed by the Project Management Group
- Working Groups develop “change requests” to the initial draft report and reviewed by project management team
- Weekly cycle
- Folded into the document upon agreement
- Sent back to the working group if not agreement
- Deliver draft report to Committee members
- Draft of the report are voted on by the Advisory Committee members
- Adopted Report Submitted to Congress

## Draft Report Development Process

- Initial Draft
- Developed

- Technology
- Integration &
- Interoperability
- Group

- Public Health

- Emergency Medical

- Develop & Review
- Change
- Requests

- Next Draft
- Developed &
- Voted

**Submit to**
**Working **
**Groups**

**Submit to Working Groups**

**Project Management Group**

**Project Management Group**