POST-CRITICAL TRAUMA CARE COMMISSION
Meeting,
Meeting Location:
Two
Nationwide Plaza,
Present: Bob Bates, Sally Betz,
John Corrigan, John Edwards, Jill Huntley, Cindy Iske, Sandra Miller, Suzanne
Minnich, Jana Perry, Paul Platt, Karen Principe, Judy Roush, Mike Smeltzer, and
Sheila Young*
Absent: Sen. Steve Austria,
Jerry Blackmore, Peter Feldkamp, Mike Glenn, Chris Goff, June Gutterman, Sen.
Robert Hagan, Tina Kielmeyer, Beverley Laubert, Michael Link, Casey Maxwell,
Elaine Schiwy, Art Schlesinger, Suman Srinivasan, Larry Sowers, Ron Suprenant,
and Michael Williams*
Facilitators: Ed Krauss and Maggie Lewis,
Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management (absent -
services not required at March meeting)
Staff: (
* Committee
membership and alternates as of
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Call to Order and Agenda Approval:
The
meeting was called to order at
Approval
of the Minutes:
Linda
Vojtush indicated that the Commission inadvertently overlooked approving the
minutes of the November meeting. A
motion was made to approve these minutes, it was seconded, and the motion
carried. She then informed the group
that due to the loss of her meeting notes through a computer glitch, the
minutes for the January meeting had to be reconstructed from other sources and
so were not ready for today’s meeting.
However, the reconstruction was almost complete and they will be
combined with today’s minutes for distribution and review prior to the April
meeting.
Overview of Draft
Recommendations:
Dr.
Corrigan gave a brief overview of the progress so far on the draft
recommendations. Determinations would need
to be made whether to include vision statements and a final summary. Mike Glenn would provide the needed Trauma
Registry data shortly. It was asked
whether a word other than recommendation could be used in the final
summary. Dr. Haller pointed out based on
her past experiences with the Legislature that the term “recommendation” would
be what the legislators and their staffs would be looking for in a bottom line
review of the document.
Review
of Chapters 1,4,5,7,2,3,6:
Chapter 1 – Introduction and
Background
There
were a few minor edits but no major changes made during today’s review.
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Chapter 4 – Statewide System
of Resource Facilitation
Suzanne
Minnich had incorporated the major changes recommended during the January
meeting. Minor edits were made during
today’s review.
Chapter 5 – Enhancement of
Individuals with Disability Education Act Procedures
Today’s
meeting was the first opportunity the Commission had to provide input for this
chapter, therefore, much more time was spent in its review than the other
chapters. Jana Perry took notes and will
incorporate the changes made by the membership today and provide Dr. Corrigan
with the revised copy prior to the April meeting.
Chapter 7 – Substance Abuse
and Trauma (Matters for Further Study)
The
Commission again expressed that while this topic is important, the chapter as
written did not advance PCTC’s ability to address substance abuse and
trauma. Dr. Corrigan will re-write
Chapter 7 providing more information about trauma and substance abuse, brief
interventions during acute medical care, and treatment of substance abuse for
persons with disabilities. The chapter
should clarify why this is a concern of this Commission. More specific recommendations for further
study should be proposed.
Chapter 2 – Model Patient
Bill of Rights
There
were a few minor edits but no major changes made during review. Jill Huntley took notes of the revisions and
would incorporate them into this chapter due to the absence of Sally Betz
today.
Chapter 3 – Post Acute
Trauma Service Locator
There
were a few minor edits but no major changes made during today’s review.
Chapter 6 – The
There
were no changes made during today’s review.
Unfinished
Business:
Recommendation Regarding
On-Going Responsibility
Dr.
Corrigan asked the Commission regarding their opinions regarding a form of
continuity for the recommendations and vision of the PCTC in future proceedings
that will address the delivery and coordination of post-trauma care delivery in
Dr.
Haller indicated a proposal was in the process of being written into a
long-term plan within the Trauma Advisory Committee that would include input
from prevention, pre-hospital, hospital, post-trauma rehab for a comprehensive
trauma delivery system and she hoped that Dr. Smith (Prevention) and Dr.
Corrigan (Post-Trauma) would be asked to continue representing the interests of
their respective commissions after November, 2003. Dr. Corrigan and the commission members felt
that this would be a great opportunity to continue with the work that the
Commission began over two years ago. Dr.
Corrigan then asked Dr. Haller if she would be willing to write this
recommendation and she agreed.
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Near-Final Draft for
External Review
April
is still slated for the presentation of the near final draft of the
recommendations. While the document is
still considered a draft, Dr. Corrigan indicated that the membership should be
comfortable enough with it to present it for external review and endorsement by
their constituencies. Case studies could
wait to be included in the final document.
There were no objections by the members regarding this timetable.
Gaining Endorsements
Dr.
Corrigan asked if there was a different process to gain endorsement from the
involved state agencies than with the private sector. He also posed this same question to the
absent state agency representatives prior to today’s meeting. Dr. Haller commented that the state agencies
may agree to support the document in general but may not subscribe to
implementation involving costs due to the current state budget
constrictions. Jill Huntley indicated that
a resolution statement may be needed for this process and agreed to send a
sample of one to Dr. Corrigan prior to the April meeting for his review. Dr. Haller also added that the membership
should not let the lack of a total signing off consensus by the state agencies
postpone or prevent the endorsement of the recommendations by the remainder of
the Commission’s represented agencies/associations.
Final Production (BWC Offer)
Dr.
Corrigan informed the group that Tina Keilmeyer (BWC’s representative – in a
conversation prior to today’s meeting) offered to provide the reproduction of
the final recommendations by her agency.
The Commission was thankful for the generous offer and Dr. Corrigan
asked that Roy Croy check with Dr. Baird (Director of ODH) to be certain that
completion of the final printing by BWC would be acceptable.
Final Comments:
Dr. Corrigan asked that all
revisions be sent to him by April 11th so that they can be incorporated into a
new draft and distributed to the membership prior to the next meeting on
Miscellaneous Items/Public
Comment:
There were no
miscellaneous items to report or public comment at this meeting.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Vojtush, Executive
Secretary
ODH - Bureau of Community
Health Care Facilities & Services