OREGON SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
OREGON SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING2004 Board Of Directors Meeting March 19, 2004
Silver Creek Falls Conference Center, Stayton OregonIn attendance: Marilyn Barclay, Patrick Pangburn, Nancy Lapka, Marie Keyes, Dustin Turner, Tim Hutchison, Chris Sorensen, Chuck McGhee, Ron DeYoung , Norm Kerr, Craig Van De Walker, Joe Dwan, Susan Pfanner & Jason Childers,
Absent: Dan Coons, Trish Stanley, Jim O’Brien, Linda Tier, Cheryl Vial, Janet Holloway, Sandra Richey-Wallace, Randy Cox, Paula Butcher,
Called to Order at 0900
Quorum Established
Approval of Agenda: Moved and seconded to pass the agenda. MOTION PASSED
Approval of Minutes: Moved and seconded to approve the minutes from the February 6th Board of Directors Meeting as submitted. MOTION PASSED
Treasurer: Annual Report Submitted and Discussed
Moved and seconded to accept the Annual Treasurers Report. The draft budget was submitted by Dan Coons. Discussion and changes made by the BOD and Committee chairs present.
Moved and seconded to approve the proposed budget for 2004-2005 as submitted, discussed and modified. Motion carried.
Dan could not be present at this meeting. The proposed budget will be sent to him and any changes or modifications made and approved at the next BOD meeting.
NOTE: MEMBERSHIP EXPENSE NOT REFLECTED AS AN INCOME ITEM
Chili Cook-Off Earned $1029.00 Marilyn has sent the donation to the American Lung Association of Oregon.
REPORTS
Conference: Nancy Lapka
2003 CRCE’s seem to be on the AARC page.
2004 CRCE’s Nancy will check with Trish to make sure they have been filed.
2004 Conference: 200 attendees
45 new AARC MembershipsCEU Certificates: Completed on site by Connie Stuber and Trish Stanley. AARC Report has not been filed. AARC Report has not been filed.
Discussion about those not requesting CEU’s. Kelly Angel, Belin Harms, Mary Hood, Jeanette Kroes, and Hugh Mc Bride will be contacted by their regional directors and request will be reported to Trish Stanley. Dan Coons to contact Trish directly. When Trish hears from the regional directors she is to submit the form to the AARC.
Member Feedback from 2003 submitted and discussed
Patrick Pangburn recently sent a letter to the Mt Hood Community College RT Program and other interested. The letter was read. Thank you Pat for following through with this.
2005 Conference: February 1-3, 2005 Monarch Hotel, Clackamas, OR
2005 Conference Committee: Chairperson, Nancy Lapka
Connie Stuber
Paula Butcher
Tim Hutchinson (Vendors)
Marie Keyes (Sputum Bowl and Chili Cook-Off)
Trish Stanley
Dan Coons (Registration)Call for volunteers: Nancy will call for committee Volunteers in the next issue of Breath Sounds.
2006 Contract: Discussion about using the Sheraton Inn at Portland Airport as the conference site for 2006. Cost will be the same as Valley River Inn. Catering is about the same as VRI; Hotel Room costs more than the Monarch. Concern about an extra charge for setting up early and the continuation of the chili cook-off. Attendees may have to sign a waiver if they participate in sampling. Sheraton will be providing Nancy with a contract. She will forward it by email to the BOD for approval before signing.
Fees: Discussion about raising vendor fees to $450.00. Moved and seconded to raise the vendors booth fees to $450.00/booth - Motion Carried
Delegate Next Meeting Vail in July.
Pat Pangburn has completed the Summit Award application.
AARC Affiliate Contract: Discussion about whether the OSRC should sign the contract as written. Two affiliates. Arkansas and Maryland are having the contract reviewed by lawyers. The BOD feels that the OSRC does not engage in any activities that would prevent us from meeting the requirements laid forth in the contract to continue receiving revenue sharing. There are some vague descriptions and concepts and the BOD would like to see some of that clarified. At this time the decision was to NOT sign the contract and wait for further input from other affiliates.
Electronic CRCE process by the AARC. Norm will follow up with Sherry Milligan at the AARC to see what if any work has been done on this.
The Application for International Fellow Host cities was distributed to interested parties.
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Northwest: No Report submitted
Northeast: No report
Central: It was confirmed that Ron will continue as one of the two Central Region Directors for the remainder of this year. There is a recurrent theme in the small hospitals that they feel disconnected, both geographically and by resources, from the “events” in other Oregon Hospitals. The question was raised if it is possible to develop a list serve that could be used using email contact. The OSRC will investigate how we can better serve these managers and members. Marilyn will contact Sandra to discuss what options might be available.
Southern: Recent OIT Advisory Board meeting was well attended by many Southern Region Managers. (Others on the Advisory Board include Jim Hulse, Pedro Cabrera , and Practioner involvement).
There are already 30 applicants for this falls class. Registered Therapists will be able to enter as a senior as long as other course requirements are met. There is also interest in starting a internship program where students are paid a small stipend while obtaining credit and being enrolled in a particular clinical program. The School (OIT) will cover insurance and liability issues. RVMC and Roseburg had similar programs with RCC.
Chris mentioned his appreciation for distribution of the membership galley.
Eastern: Burns is adding a sleep Lab and planning on purchasing some BIPAP machines. They are also building an entire new Hospital facility.
Baker City: looking for new RTs
Enterprise: Breaking ground a new hospital
La Grande: Planning on decertifying some its beds down from 49 to 25, this allows for a change in Critical Access reimbursement. They expect this will have little effect on inpatient Respiratory Care, and therefore no impact on staffing.
Ontario: Looking into federal grant for data information transfer.
Public Awareness
Shirts are now available for sale on the website. Discussion made to stay with the polo shirts and denim shirts and look for a new design for next year. All designs should be submitted to Jason Childers.
Pay Pal: Marilyn, Dan and Jason will look into the possibility of setting up a Pay Pal account and how to access the money to the OSRC. The vendors and possibly members may be able to use PAY PAL to register for the conference.
Prime of Life Expo: Again, there needs to be a commitment from the Northern Region directors, and all hospitals and home care companies in the Portland Metro Area. Marie will call for volunteers in the next issue of Breath Sounds. She will also develop a plan and discuss it with interested people in the Northern Regions and Tim and Jim.
Education Committee: Please remember to submit Breath Sound Educational Articles to Janet.
Web Page: Changes look great! Pictures posted. It was requested that they be reposted as thumbnails so that when you clicked on them they could be enlarged.
Membership: See attachment for the distribution of the 50 purchased vouchers and a list of new members. Paula is to contact the AARC to determine the best plan for the 2004-2005 membership drive
Alternate Site: The National AACVPR has asked CMS to make a definitive stand on authorizing Pulmonary rehab for patients. They are still struggling with Lung Volume Reduction Surgery patients receiving Pulmonary rehab before and after surgery, despite clear evidence that it helps outcomes improve form these surgery candidates. The Office of Inspector General determined that physician involvement and close proximity was necessary for the protection of patients involved in both cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs. There is a variety of success with reimbursement and need for pulmonary rehab programs around the state. Marilyn and Chris report strong involvement and need as well as good reimbursement. Yet overall there seems to be a drop in rehab services throughout the state. When Congress and Senate members need to be contacted regarding reimbursement legislation Susan and Cheryl will work with Joe and Norm to activate the PACT network.
Management: Over 600 surveys have been returned. (A great response) Impression so far, equally mixed, male and female, middle aged, and few minorities. Discussion about where to publish and or discuss the results. Pat and Craig will continue to digest the data and report back at regular intervals.
HLO: As of 12/31/ 2003 there were 1236 licensed RTs in Oregon.
The administrative rule-making calendar was attached. Most importantly in the rule changes is that the temporary licenses will only be good for 6 months from issue, not a year as originally legislated. This rule will go in effect MAY 14, 2004. This will affect all of this year June Graduates. Marie will work with the HLO office to get notice of this out to the schools.
Breathsounds
Deadline: April 1, 2004
The following people are charged with submitting an article:
Dan Coons: Financial Report
Marilyn Barclay: Letter from the President
Nancy Lapka: 2004 Dates
Marie Keyes: HLO Report
Senior Fair…call for volunteers
Sputum Bowl Result
Chili Cook Off Results
Patrick Pangburn: My year as President: Include Notification of Golden Stethoscope Winner, RCP of the Year, etc.
Election Calendar and call for Nominations
Regional Directors: Chris Southern Region Report
Tim Hutchinson Northeast Report
Joe Dwan: (Norm Kerr) Update PACT report
Susan Pfanner: Rehab PACT information
Jason Childers: Call for Practioner of the Year with description of the Award.
T-Shirt Sales
T- shirt design submissionsAny other articles or editorials are always welcome.
Email Breath Sounds submissions to Randy Cox at randyc@samhealth.org
PACT REPORT
Norm and Janet were able to meet with our State Representatives and Senators thanks in great part to Joe Dwan’s hard work in setting all the meetings up. It is suggested that you FAX, on Letterhead, or send emails to our State Representatives and Senators thanking them for taking the time to meet with the OSRC representative when they were in Washington.
Old Business
Job Descriptions: Still need Web Master
Audit Committee
Audit ChairNorm to complete Audit related Descriptions, Marilyn to Ask Sandra to Develop a Web Master Job Description.
NEW BUSINESS
Nominations and Elections
Call for Nominations: President Elect, Secretary, Delegate, Eastern Regional Director, Central Region Director June 1- July 1 Call for Nominations
July1- August 1 Info gathering for Bios
August 1 Ballots Mailed
September 1 Deadline for returning ballotsALAO Reach the Beach is May 15, 2004
Next Meeting is June 11th Silver Creek Falls Conference Center 9:00 AM.
Meeting Adjourned at 1335
FUTURE MEETINGS
June 11, 2004 Silver Creek Falls Conference Center
OCTOBER 1, 2004 Silver Creek Falls Conference Center NOTE CHANGE OF DATE ~
November 18 & 19, 2004 Silver Creek Falls Conference CenterRespectfully Submitted
Marie L. Keyes, RRT
Secretary, OREGON SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE