NPO General Membership Meeting

Saturday October 18, 2008

Hood River Best Western, Hood River, OR

0730-0845

 

Call to Order   by Bunny Lewis, Chair

 

Announcements and Introductions

 

Introductions:

Kat Chinn, Outgoing Past Chair

Pam DeVisser, Newly Elected Chair 2008-9

 

 

ONA staff: 

Jack Dempsey Director of Government Relations

Sue Davidson PhD, RN, CNS, Assistant Director Nursing Practice, Education, and Research

Susan King, Executive Director ONA

 

Conference Chair Larlene Dunsmuir

Membership and Marketing chair, Mary Grant and Patti Brandon

Legislative Committee Teri Gerlt

Claudia Peterson, stepped down from Legislative Chair

Professional standards, Anne Barry Lever

 

PresidentŐs Report

She has been very busy with emails, meetings, and planning for the future needs of the organization.  She invites all members to the meetings in person or on conference call.  This is where solutions are fettered out and the meetings are open to all.  She invites each member to come and see what activities are being addressed and what each member might do to participate.  These meetings review ideas for legislative changes and give birth to new ideas.  Practice issues and legislative issues are discussed here.

 

In the past year we have successfully been able to get rid of the formulary.  Our thanks to Martin Taylor and his work with Senator Laurie Monnes-Anderson and others who made this happen.

 

An important issue now is the group looking at the scope of practice.  The committee will be represented by members of the ONA staff and this organization. 

There is a need to comment on Concensus document:  Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education.  We will ask for a vote on this today from the members.

 

Strategic planning meeting to look at the future of the organization was held in August.  This will be followed by a meeting in November to continue to develop the recommendations of the planning session.  Some of the needs are technology to connect NPs.    We identified a need to focus on mentoring new grads, new NPs to state.  It is possible to receive information from Board of Nursing regarding new NPs to the state, but is limited to mail.  The role of the regional representatives will be important in this goal.

 

We had voted to make more of a humanitarian difference.  Some of the money of the organization will be designated to grants submitted by members.   Marilee Dea was awarded $4000.00 to assist in a Guatemalan project.  She was also nominated by NPO for the ONA Nursing Excellence Award and received that honor.

 

Pam DeVisser was awarded Dan LaPoma Nurse Practitioner of the Year award.

 

We have developed a salary and needs survey that is up on computers in the lobby. Please take the time to complete the survey while here, or go to the website and do so at home.  The results are expected in early December.

 

We are setting up a scholarship for a NP to apply for.  We are developing a process for screening for applications.  We hope to have the first scholarship recipient next year.

 

This conference is the highlight of the year.  Get the number of credits you want, take care of yourself too.

 

Thank you to the staff of ONA.  They do us proud.

 

TreasurerŐs Report

Pam DeVisser has been acting treasurer after Gillian resigned.

 

Income:

Annual Conference     $120,275.00

Retail sales      200.00

Interest on Accounts  6,819.18

Gain (Loss) on Investments (13,517.90)

Total Revenues, gains             $119,776.28

 

Expenses:

General            $25,402.22

Conference      103,784.47

Marketing       37.88

Total Expenses           $129,224.57

 

Profit (Loss) for 2007 ($9,448.29)

Value of Investments and Assets:      $173,838.40

 

 

Committee reports.

 

 

Legislative

 

Scope of Practice group is meeting monthly with a variety of professions.  They are trying to see if they can come up with standards for looking at Scope of Practice issues.  This came out of SB717.  A pilot project will go forward that will have some criteria in it.  Jack Dempsey and Bunny are working to see that this goes forward for our benefit.

 

Jack Dempsey discussed the priorities of the Oregon Health Fund Board.  There is an effort to expand access, reform toward a prevention based model.  Next session presents with a budget crisis.  The timeline is unsure.

 

Oregon Center for nursing is working on a loan forgiveness program if the candidate then teaches nursing in Oregon.  This is an effort to expand faculty and ultimately nurses.

Jeff MerkleyŐs wife is a nurse.  He is an advocate for nursing.  Help defeat ballot measures, the first four and no more.  Ballot measure 64 takes away clinical contributions

. 

Teri Gerlt has volunteered to be on the cabinet of health policy.

 

Conference

Written report is available. Larlene Dunsmuir, Chair, acknowledged the members who have been instrumental in making this conference happen.  Margaret Haupt, co-chair, Pam DeVisser, grant procurement, Lois Eaton, accreditation, Corlyn Caspers, scheduling, Marilee Dea, Kay Peterson, LuAnn Cook, Meg Portwood, Nancy Werneke, Karen Reisinger, Kathleen Johnson.  These people met in January to go over evaluations and help develop the topics for this conference.  Please volunteer to assist members to plan for the conference October 22Ń24th, 2009, in Eugene. 

 

Kat Chinn offered special thanks to Larlene, Chair of this conference.

 

Membership and Marketing

Patti Brandon keeps up the website.  She had wanted to be replaced, but this hasnŐt happened.  Mary Grant and Patti Brandon are co-chairing membership and marketing committee.  We need a brochure for NPs but what kind do we want?  If you have ideas, please talk to Patti Brandon. 

 

Please complete the online survey.  Make sure you have updated your information for the directory.  Lots of offices use that directory for referrals.

 

We are in need of regional representative for the Portland area.  We also need a Regional representative for northeast Oregon area.

 

NPO Survey is available.  It includes a salary survey.

 

Professional Standards

 

FOR ACTION:  NPO/OCCNS position statement on the ŇConcensus Model for APRN Regulation:  Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and EducationÓ

Anne reported that the purpose was so that NPs could move from state to state.  It came before NPO and some issues were found that we didnŐt agree with.  Please review. 

 

It is available on the tables in draft form.  We want responses before we can finalize this draft.  One issue is titling, NP and CNSŐs are put together.  The Board is anticipating a need to act.  Our Board doesnŐt require certification which is included in this document.  Should the board require this?  We need your input.

All but 5 states require certification.  Some of our disciplines do.  We cannot get credentialed with insurance companies unless certified. 

BON believes certification is not legally defensible.  BON would require administrative rule change.  

Kelly Goodreau, a CNS representative, reminded that APRN titling is over all roles, each would keep individual identity.  The certification component involves valid testing tools. 

 

An advisory vote was requested, concensus indicated approval.

 

Introduction of Regional and Organizational Reps

 

NPO Regional Reps 

These people want to be the contact person for you. 

Nancy Malone

Suzy Webber

Meg Portwood

Linda Hatch

 

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Roger Fogg AANP regional representative.  He is your contact for AANP issues.

Pam and Bunny attended regional meeting in Portland with Jan Tower. 

 

Rural Health Coordinating Council

Meg Portwood is currently the representative, she needs replacement.

 

Old Business

 

NPO/ONA technology update, reported by Susan King.  ONA is updating technology.

They are looking at all the options, possibly a blog for special interest groups.  There is continued discussion for new formats for communication.  There is a need for a robust membership data base.  There is a need for time to go through the process. 

 

Susan:  ONA is 50% owner of the office building in Tualatin.  It began leaking early upon ownership.  They had filed a lawsuit and secured funding to fully repair the building.  This will be a 6 month process. 

 

New Business

 

Strategic Planning process is focusing on increase in membership goals.

Pam reported on the process.  She described the challenge in identifying who is our customer.  Patients, NPs, and students were all identified.  The follow-up strategic planning meeting will be November 15, 2008 at the ONA office.

 

Nominating Committee:

Luann Cook reported that the election results were:

 

LuAnn Cook, Secretary

Frances Guthridge, Treasurer

Anne Barry-Lever, Chair Elect

Mariah Taylor, Nominating Chair

 

Introduction of Chair:  Pam DeVisser

 

Better Health Initiative.

Pam DeVisser reported on the meeting that Frances Guthridge and herself had attended.

This is an effort to identify a different way to offer health care.  The national meeting has been cancelled because of the financial crisis.  Pam will continue to be the representative to the committee on behalf of NPO. 

 

A member in the audience asked for a call to action to see if we are missing the younger NPs.  She noticed that the age of most of the participants is over 45-50. 

 

Chair:  Pam DeVisser assumed responsibility and announced the next meeting.

 

Nov 15, 2008 10-2 PM.   Next Strategic planning meeting.

Next Quarterly Meeting:   January 24th, 2009 ONA office.

Quarterly dates will be set for April and July

October 22-25, 2009   Annual meeting and conference, Eugene OR. 

 

Adjournment by Pam DeVisser, Chair

 

Frances Guthridge,

Secretary