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Page 1 of 2 Executive Summary - October 2008
CAMTS Board Meeting – October 16-18, 2008
CAMTS provided two pre-conference (AMTC) workshops this year. The “Preparing for Accreditation” workshop includes how to interpret the accreditation standards and prepare for accreditation including instructions on completing the Program Information Form (PIF). The other workshop entitled “Creating a Culture of Quality and Safety” includes how to structure a quality management program and integrate risk and safety processes to address all activities of a medical transport service including operations, communications and patient care. This year, Dr. Overton will talk about Just Culture. Several members of the NTSB, FAA and 135 Certificate Holders’ Director of Operations were invited. Dr. Overton tallied the votes for VALUES and will send out a list for final voting within the next few weeks. Each Board member contributed to comprising the most important VALUES (for CAMTS Board members and for programs that apply for accreditation ) and now the top 5 or 6 from that list will be chosen. Ms Rogers gave a report on the site surveyor performance evaluations for the past quarter and provide a brief overview of the applicants for site surveyor positions in 2009. A date for the class has not yet been selected but Ms Rogers conducted interviews along with assistance from Board members and senior site surveyors during the AMTC. Ms Rogers also announced the Site Surveyor breakfast on Sunday, October 19th, where Jerry Farlin was awarded the Peggy Calhoun Memorial Award for outstanding dedication as a site surveyor. The Board and site surveyors honored Ms Rogers at a surprise party on Saturday, October 18 to celebrate her years of service with CAMTS. Ms Rogers will discontinue her position as Coordinator as of January 2009. She will remain with CAMTS as the Quality Management manager. Her duties as Coordinator involved setting up and scheduling site visits. The CAMTS office will pick up those responsibilities after January. The Board deliberated on 15 accreditation decisions. There were 12 Full accreditations, 1 Probational accreditation, 1 continued Provisional action and 1 continued Suspension. The Full Board and Executive Board also reviewed progress reports and Reports of Change.
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