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CLMA Siouxland Chapter - Board Meeting
February 20, 2004
The meeting was called to order by Kari Nornes at 12:00 noon in Sioux Falls. We had a conference call with Senator Tom Daschle's Healthcare representative, Jane Loewenson, until 12:45 p.m. We discussed the two Bills currently in the House of Representatives: H.R. 623 "Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003" and H.R. 883 "Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2003". These two Bills are still seeking Senate companion bills.
Members present included Kari Nornes, Wanda Dally, Karen Jepperson, Mike Dott, and Rick Pudwill. Twila Henning attended from Minnesota via telephone conferencing.
Minutes were approved from last meeting in September 2003.
Larry sent a detailed report from 2003. Total Income was $4377.11 and Total Expenses were $4157.05. The Balance Sheet showed the following:
Savings Account $5744.30
Checking Account 4613.91
Income from 2003 220.06
Total Assets $10,578.27
It was noted that a Cardinal Health System donation of $150 from our last meeting was not reflected in the income; with that addition, the Treasurer's report was approved.
Siouxland Chapter Website
Kari and Karen will review the letter sent to vendors originally and send it to the vendors again. Karen will send a list of the vendors contacted to the Board members. Karen will also send out renewal letters to current sponsors.
Membership Statistics
Current membership is 55 members with one lapsed membership. Barb Petersen, Luverne, wants to transfer her Minnesota CLMA chapter membership to the Siouxland chapter.
The Board approved exchanging a denim shirt awarded to John Kangas for the Membership Drive contest (did not fit him) for a $25 gift certificate, the value of the shirt.
Membership vote for Board member and Secretary
Congratulations and welcome to Mike Dott, the newly elected Board Member, who will serve from January 2004-2006. Karen Jepperson was re-elected to a second term as Secretary from January 2004-2006.
The Nominations Committee (Wanda and Mike, Board members) will need to nominate three positions for next year (2005): Board Member (Wanda currently), Treasurer (Larry) and President Elect (Rick Pudwill). Mike and Wanda will meet to select nominees.
Membership Continuing Education for 2004
- March 28-30, 2004: CLMA/ASCP National Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, GA. Rick and Kari will be attending the Council of Chapters Leaders Meeting on March 26th. Bill Hofer, CLMA Siouxland Chapter member, will be participating in a panel presentation for direct access testing.
- The ASCLS/CLMA Spring Meeting is May 5-7 in Huron, SD at the Crossroads Convention Center. Kari, Rick, and Mel Heinz, CLMA representatives, have been meeting regularly with Owen Bain and his committee to help plan the program portion of the meeting. There has been limited representation from the ASCLS membership at these planning meetings. We discussed having the ASCLS/CLMA Joint Task Force meet again after the Spring Meeting as a follow-up of our current contract. Kari will contact Task Force committee.
- SDAHO Fall Meeting is September 22-24, 2004 at the Sheraton Convention Center in Sioux Falls. Rick Pudwill, coordinator of our Education committee, will work with the Education committee to plan this event for our CLMA members.
- A December educational meeting was discussed and it was decided to have this meeting as our membership drive. See below under Education Committee for details.
Education Committee
The Education Committee consists of Bev Ulmer, Erica Boltjes, Mel Heinz, and Rick Pudwill, chairman. They will meet to plan the education programs for the year. We suggested having inspectors for the December program meeting, after there have been some inspections with the new guidelines. Names suggested include Carol Lou, Regional inspector from Colorado; Nancy Grove, Iowa state inspector; etc.
CAC Alternate
Twila will put the new information together with responsibilities and qualifications and will send it to Kari so we can get an alternate for her.
Kari will forward the Alliance National Newsletter to Board Members.
The By-laws need to be reviewed and approved every two years and they are due this year (from 2/9/02). The current bylaws will be sent to Board Members with the minutes to be reviewed and approved at the next Board Meeting.
CHAPTER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2004
SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL GOALS
Leadership and Administration
- Continue to up-date Leadership Notebooks for Board Members.
- Create membership involvement into our Chapter.
Financial Management
- Add two new vendor sponsorships to our website. Karen will send vendor names to Board members.
Education
- Based on results from our Needs Assessment Survey, our members were interested in having the chapter be more active in recruitment activities into our laboratory profession. A Student Education package will be created and be available to use directly from our Siouxland Chapter website. It will emphasize the value of our laboratory profession, and career paths our profession offers for high school students. Materials can be used at job fairs, career days, etc.
Networking
- Provide three Chapter newsletters throughout the year. Members may be asked to volunteer to help write our newsletter to create more member involvement.
Membership
- Membership recognition will be a part of our Chapter meetings. Certificates for five, ten, fifteen, and etc. will be presented at the May membership meeting. Out-going Board Members will also be recognized.
- Members who have renewed their membership will receive a letter of thank you from the Board and new members will receive a welcoming packet into the Chapter.
Communication
- Continue to use email as primary mode of communication to our members.
- Maintain website as secondary communication for our members. Enhance website to attract more vendor participation.
Collaboration
- Continue to work with ASCLS-SD and SDAHO through their continuing educational events.
Health Care Policy
- Become advocates of State and Federal legislative laboratory policy.
- Meet with our congressional representatives: SD Senators-Tom Daschle and Tim Johnson, and the House of Representative, either by telephone conference call or personal meetings in South Dakota.
Other
- Encourage Siouxland members to contact CLMA National through their website to update their data base and personal information.
- Update the website with Board member's information: add Mike Dott's information, remove Jill Hanley, and update Larry Weaver's information.
Timeline for 2004
Our proposed timeline follows:
February Board Meeting
March National Meeting in Atlanta, GA
April Board Meeting to prepare for member recognition in May
May General Membership Meeting in Huron
August Board Meeting for Management Award for SDAHO in September
September General Membership Meeting at SDAHO in Sioux Falls
November Board Meeting to prepare for December meeting
December General Membership Meeting (Educational)
Meeting was adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Karen Jepperson, Secretary |
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