The Florida Feasible, Actionable, Impactful, and Relevant (F.A.I.R.) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Measurement Project intends to support data collection and reporting for the creation of rural-relevant EMS quality measures.

The principle goal of the F.A.I.R. EMS Measurement Project is to improve the access to quality care, not only in Florida’s rural areas but also to develop a national model for other states to follow. The Florida Department of Healthwill obtain this goal by utilizing an unprecedented amount of collaboration, through transparency and consensus building. This project will directly serve the needs of all rural EMS providers in Florida and throughout the nation.

The F.A.I.R. EMS Measurement Project aims to increase the 12% of rural EMS agencies using the statewide system for performance measurement to 100% and to validate and increase the number of EMS measures being used.

Additionally, this project intends to partner with the state’s EMS Advisory Council and constituency groups to validate measures currently being used and for the creation of new measures.

Steering Committee Members

Chair: Kenneth A. Scheppke, MD, FAEMS

  • State EMS Medical Director, Florida Department of Health
  • Medical Director: Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Town of Palm Beach and Greenacres Fire Rescue Agencies

Steve McCoy

  • Chief, Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight, Florida Department of Health

Peter Antevy, MD

  • Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc.
  • Medical Director: Coral Springs Fire Department, Davie Fire Rescue, SW Ranches and American Ambulance
  • Medical Director: Coral Springs Fire Academy and Broward College’s EMS Program, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Emergency Department
  • Associate Medical Director: Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue

James Augustine, MD

  • Vice President, Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance
  • Associate Medical Director: North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District

Paul Banerjee, DO

  • Medical Director: Polk County Fire and Rescue
  • Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine: University of Central Florida

Darrell Donatto

  • Fire Rescue Chief and Director of Emergency Management: Town of Palm Beach Fire Rescue
  • President: Florida Fire Chief’s Association

Jennifer N. Fishe, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Medical Director: University of Florida Health, Jacksonville, Pediatric Emergency Department

Pete Gianas, MD

  • Medical Director: Bradford County EMS, Clay County EMS, and Union County EMS
  • Medical Director: Florida International Trauma Life Support, EMLRC’s ClinCon Educational Conference, Bill Shearer ALS/BLS Competition

Phyllis Hendry, MD, FAAP, FACEP

  • Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics; Associate Chair for Research: University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Medical Director: Florida EMS-C
  • Deputy Medical Director: Trauma One Pediatric Transport and Care

Angus Jameson, MD, MPH

  • Medical Director: Pinellas County

Rodney Mascho

  • Division Chief: Marion County Fire Rescue
  • Secretary: Florida EMS Advisory Council, Data Committee

Scott Pendarvis

  • Operations Manager, Taylor County: Century Ambulance

Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, FACEP

  • Medical Director, Emergency Service, Tactical Response Coordinator: Broward County Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue
  • Coordinator: U.S. Metropolitan Municipalities EMS Medical Directors (“Eagles”) Coalition
  • Editorial Board Member: JEMS

John Simpson, MPH, CPH

  • Deputy Director: Office of Emergency Medical Services, Lake EMS
  • Vice-Chair: Florida EMS Advisory Council
  • Chair: Florida EMS Advisory Council, Data Committee
  • Secretary: Florida Ambulance Association
  • President: Florida Council of EMS Chiefs

Debbie Vass, RN

  • VP Quality Initiatives: Sunstar Paramedics, PatientCare EMS
  • President: Florida EMS Advisory Council, Quality Managers

Christian C. Zuver, MD

  • Medical Director: Orange County Emergency Medical Services System
  • Program Director: Fellowship program at Orlando Health/Orange County EMS System
Meeting Minutes
Steering Committee ByLaws

Steering Committee ByLaws, August 11, 2020