• Overview of the Emergency Care System

  Arthur L. Kellermann (Emory University School of Medicine)

• Emergency Care Supply and Utilization

  Charlotte S. Yeh (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

• Rural Issues in Emergency Care

  John E. Prescott (West Virginia University)

• Patient Flow and Emergency Department Crowding

  Brent R. Asplin (University of Minnesota)

• Evolution of the Emergency Department (circa 2004): A Systems Perspective

  Eric B. Larson (Group Health Cooperative)

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues

  Michael H. Allen (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center)

• Workforce Education and Training

  Glenn C. Hamilton (Wright State University School of Medicine)

• Information Technology in Emergency Care

  Larry A. Nathanson (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)

• Emergency Care and Public Health

  Daniel A. Pollock (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Overview of the Issues Facing Prehospital EMS

  Robert R. Bass (Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems)

• Emergency Preparedness

  Joseph F. Waeckerle (University of Missouri Baptist Medical Center)

• Overview of Research in Emergency Care

  E. John Gallagher (Montefiore Medical Center)

• Research Needs for the Future

  Robin M. Weinick (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

• The EMS-C Program: History and Current Challenges

  Jane Ball (The EMSC National Resource Center)

• The 1993 IOM Report: Promise and Progress

  Megan McHugh (IOM Staff)

• Pediatric Equipment and Care Management

  Marianne Gausche-Hill (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center)

• Special Problems in Pediatric Medication

  Milap Nahata (Ohio State University Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine)

• Training and Skills Maintenance

  Cynthia Wright-Johnson (Maryland Institute for EMS Systems)

• Emergency Research and Data Issues

  David Jaffe (Washington University in St. Louis)

• George Foltin (New York University Bellevue Hospital Center)

• System-Wide EMS and Trauma Planning and Coordination

  Stephen Hise (National Association of State EMS Directors)

• Fire Perspective on EMS

  John Sinclair (International Association of Fire Chiefs)

• Trauma Systems

  Alasdair Conn (Massachusetts General Hospital)

• Critical Care Transport

  Richard Orr (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh)

• EMS System Overview and History

  Robert Bass (Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems)

• Overview of Local EMS Systems

  Mike Williams (Abaris Group)

• Issues Facing Rural Emergency Medical Services

  Fergus Laughridge (Emergency Medical Services, Nevada State Health Division)

• EMS Financing and Reimbursement

  Jerry Overton (Richmond Ambulance Authority)

• EMS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

  Robert A. Swor (William Beaumont Hospital)

• Overview of the EMS Agenda for the Future

  Ted Delbridge (University of Pittsburgh)

• EMS Data Needs

  Greg Mears (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)

• Overview of Current EMS Research

  Ron Maio (University of Michigan)

• Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau

  Dave Heppel (Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health) and/or Dan Kavanaugh (EMSC-Program)

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Drew Dawson (EMS Division)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  Robin Weinick (Safety Nets and Low Income Populations and Intramural Research)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

  Rick Hunt (Division of Injury and Disability Outcomes and Programs)

• Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy

  Evan Mayfield (U.S. Public Health Service and Public Health Analyst)

• Issues Facing the Emergency Care Nursing Workforce

Mary Jagim (MeritCare Hospital)

Carl Ray (Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center)

Kathy Robinson (Pennsylvania Department of Health)

• Patient Flow Initiative Implemented at University of Utah

  Jadie Barrie (University of Utah)

  Pamela Proctor (University of Utah)

• Program for Management of Variability in Health Care Delivery

  Eugene Litvak (Boston University Health Policy Institute)

• Michael Sachs (Sg2)

• International EMS Systems

  Jerry Overton (Richmond Ambulance Authority)

• Current Status of Federal Emergency Care Legislation and Funding

  Mark Mioduski (Cornerstone Government Affairs)

• Overview of EMS Workforce Issues

  John Becknell (Consultant)

• EMS System Design and Coordination

  Bob Davis (USA Today)

• Reimbursement Issues in Pediatric Emergency Care

  Steven E. Krug (Northwestern University/Children’s Memorial Hospital)

• Current Status of Federal Emergency Care Legislation and Funding

  Mark Mioduski (Cornerstone Government Affairs)

• Funding of Children’s Hospitals

  Peter Holbrook (Children’s National Medical Center)

• Survey on Pediatric Preparedness

  Marianne Gausche-Hill (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center)

No open sessions held.

• Overview of EMS and Trauma System Issues

  William Koenig (Emergency Medical Services Agency, LA County)

• The Hospital Perspective

  Doug Bagley (Riverside County Regional Medical Center)

• The Safety Net and Community Providers Perspective

  John Gressman (San Francisco Community Clinics Consortium)

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse

  Barry Chaitin (University of California—Irvine)

• The Patient Perspective

  Sandy Schuhmann-Atkins (University of California—Irvine)

• Survey of On-Call Coverage in California

  Mark Langdorf (University of California—Irvine)

• Specialty Physician Perspective—Orthopedics

  Nick Halikis (Little Company of Mary Hospital)

• Specialty Physician Perspective—Neurosurgery

  John Kusske (University of California—Irvine)

• The Family Practice Perspective

  Arlene Brown (Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency and Family Practice Associates of Ruidoso, PC)

• Telemedicine in Rural Emergency Care

  Jim Marcin (University of California—Davis)

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