meeting minutes
Three Rivers Chapter AACN
Date | time 9/2/2015 6:00 PM
Board members: Wendy Grbach | Jan Lemme | Jennifer Callear | Denise Krall | Jean Ruiz | Brady Bielewicz | Nicolette Mininni
Ad Hoc Members: Ashley Jacob | Leanne McDonald | Lori Laux | Lindsay Blinky
Attendance: Denise Krall, Nicolette Mininni, Jean Ruiz, Lori Laux, Ashley Jacob, Jan Lemme, Brady Bielewicz
Meeting called to order at 6:15pm.
Minutes: Transition and Teleconference minutes both approved.
Table the bylaws till next meeting. Reminder: bylaws are posted on the chapter’s website and Jean will download and send out to board members.
Committee Reports: Membership Report: No current update available.
Treasurer’s Report: transition of role to be completed-Jean doesn’t have total access to functions at this time. Total $14,252.43 in bank.
Programs: There are 8 current registrants at this time for the Sept. program. The flyer will be resent. We have confirmation on the Dec. 2nd program from Kcentra (Coumadin antidote) at Eddie Merlot’s near Market Square. Programs with vendor support are free for board members. Oct 19th program is tentatively confirmed—location to be confirmed. Discussion of a meeting with palliative care in Nov.—there are issues with vendor support and many gray areas that may cost the chapter additional money. We will defer at this time and offer another venture possibly in the future. Consider Med Surg group for May meeting.
Regional Collaborative: No takers on a 2016 regional conference. We reached out to Charlene to volunteer Pittsburgh for possibly 2017 or 2018.
Future programs: March 14th will be a Paint/Wine for our certified nurses. Ashley to explore the options—size limit, alcohol, food will be questions in Lawrenceville and Jan in Monroeville.
Community Opportunities: Discussed other options for community affairs. SOAR is still a favorite. Brady will bring in options identified from his program.
Discussion of meeting times: Board to keep meeting times on Wednesday. Reminder: if unable to attend—please make sure reports/assignments are forwarded for the meeting. Oct. 7th is the next meeting.
Exploring multiple factors for review program April 18th and 19th: expenses discussed—speaker; site; location. Local speakers—Barb Pope from SEPA Chapter others mentioned. Locations to be considered West Penn (Lori) and possibly Pitt or Shadyside (Nic); Double Tree in Greentree (Denise)
Meeting Convened 7:15pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Denise Krall, BSN, RN, CCRN, CEN
Secretary TRC 2015-2016