EMS Standards Committee

The EMS Standards Committee focuses on education opportunities for emergency providers.  This could include preparing educational materials, finding research articles and other supporting resources to share with the EMS personnel, educators and caregivers across the state. Ideas for topics to focus on will be recognized through collaboration with the other committees. The members of this committee will provide these materials to the CRPC coordinators to utilize in their educational sessions, to the CECA office for distribution as well as any educational opportunities the committee decides to commit themselves to (i.e. coordinating EMS train-the-trainer classes for pediatric skills and equipment management, finding and sharing other educational opportunities across the state, etc.).

Annual Goal: Identify an existing CEU course or create an online CEU opportunity that provides sustainable educational resources for pre-hospital agencies to use for continuing education in addition to educating and using the PECCs once identified.

Prevention and Community Outreach Committee

The Prevention and Community Outreach Subcommittee of CoPEC works to promote the health, safety, and well-being of Tennessee’s children by identifying opportunities to prevent pediatric injuries, illnesses, and emergencies before they occur. The subcommittee supports community education, awareness initiatives, and partnerships that address the unique needs of children and families across Tennessee.

Through collaboration with healthcare professionals, community organizations, schools, EMS, public health agencies, and other partners, the subcommittee helps connect pediatric emergency care expertise with communities where prevention efforts can have the greatest impact. Its goal is to empower families and communities with the knowledge, resources, and tools needed to keep children safe and reduce preventable pediatric emergencies.

Annual Goal: Expand pediatric injury and illness prevention efforts across Tennessee through community education, outreach, and strategic partnerships.

Facility Standards Committee

This committee develops recommendations related to the continuum of emergency medical services for children system in Tennessee and incorporate the HRSA National EMSC Performance Measures. The recommendations may include proposed rule changes to the pediatric emergency care rules promulgated by the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities or to the rules promulgated by the Emergency Medical Services Board. These recommendations shall be presented to the full Committee on Pediatric Emergency Care for approval.  The approved recommendations will be forwarded to the appropriate regulatory Boards for formal action. The committee shall present written/oral reports of its work at all CoPEC meetings.

Annual Goal: Once the hospital rules and regulations are approved, to update the interpretive guidelines to coincide with the updated rules and regulations.

CoPEC is committed to identifying and addressing the needs and barriers that impact pediatric emergency care across Tennessee. Your experience matters! What challenges does your region face when caring for children with emergency medical needs in the ED and EMS settings? Help us better understand the needs across our state by sharing your thoughts here.