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VACPN Executive
Business Meeting Minutes
Secretary’s Report Valley CSB
August 4, 2017
10 AM to 2 PM Meeting
Facilitators: Jen Phelps/Crystal Hicks/Lisa Babilon, VACPN Co-Presidents Attendees: Jen Phelps, Co-President; Sharon Daniels, Vice
President; Nina Beaman, CNE Coordinator; Lisa Babilon, Co-President; Michele
Morgan, incoming Secretary/Social Media Specialist; Jan Puffenberger, Region I
Rep; LuAnn Saner, outgoing Secretary; Angela Harris, Region IV Alternate Rep · 10:00 AM: Call to order – Lisa made
the call to order ·
Induction
of new officers – Lisa Babilon & Jen Phelps, Co-Presidents; Michele Morgan- Secretary; Crystal Hicks- Social Media Specialist · Crystal
is no longer able to be Social Media Specialist, Michele will continue these
duties with assistance from Jen ·
Approval
of minutes from last meeting a)
Secretary’s Report *Motion to accept – Sharon made a motion to
accept, Nina seconded – all in favor, none opposed b)
Treasurer’s Report *Motion to accept – Lisa made a motion to
accept, Nina seconded – all in favor, none opposed ·
Old
Business a)
Fall Conference 2017 Review Confirm
speakers, drug rep vendors, and Thursday night dinner sponsor. Conference cost:
$125.00. $79.00 plus tax for hotel
room. Deadline for registration is
9/28/17. b)
Fall 2017 Speakers -
Dr. Jaime Bamford - Developmental impact of drug addiction with the child development -
Jennifer Hudson- impact on addiction and pregnant women, and drug dependent
babies - Sara
Jennings, sexual assault nurse examiner - impact of drug addiction and sexual assault c)
Dinner sponsored by Janssen (David Dort). Location: Giovanni's Pasta Pizza Palace,
2006 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. Speaker: Kent McDaniel (see flyer). Attendees must register for dinner
separately by 10/28/17. Reports: ·
VBON –
Jen Phelps ·
Jen was recently reappointed to the BON. She shared that they are currently looking to fill two LPN seats. ·
VACSB– Sharon Daniels ·
Sharon went to the VACSB spring conference in
May and represented VACPN. ·
Discussed conversation about needing to focus
more on what we do well versus what is not being done in CSBs. ·
Discussed ARTS, OBOTS, and many issues
surrounding opioid abuse. ·
Most long-acting injectables through Medicaid
are now available as point- of-sale through pharmacies (effective 7/1/17). ·
Workforce shortage is a big issue at state
facilities. ·
CCC Plus – new statewide Medicaid managed care
program ·
Same-day access and Just-in-Time Scheduling for
Prescribers ·
VACSB Public Policy Conference – October 2017 in
Williamsburg ·
LCVN
– Lisa Babilon: No new updates ·
Social
Media – Michele Morgan: No new updates ·
NIMH
– JoAnn Berkson: No new updates ·
VNA
– Nina Beaman: VNA is having a nurse
staffing summit in September 15-16, 2017 in Richmond and a legislative summit
on November 14, 2017 in Richmond ·
CNEs
– Nina Beaman ·
Regional
Rep: No new updates · New Business ·
Spring Conference location 2018 is Shrine Mont –
will be held April 18, 19, and 20, 2017.
Jan is coordinating the conference and has spoken with Donna at Shrine Mont who will put our contract together in the fall. · Spring 2018 Planning a)
We will focus the Spring Conference on
sexual addiction
and treatment - identifying potential victims and predators, a speaker to
discuss victimology, and someone from the ID field to address sexual
addiction or abuse or acting out behaviors within the ID population and how our
ID nurses can best address these issues. We are trying to do a better job
of providing programming for our ID nurse population. b)
Tentative conference title: “Sex and the
Commonwealth” c)
Conference outcome: The nurse will be able to
identify problematic sexual behaviors and their impact on families and society.
d)
Friday morning speaker: Dr. Robert
Gardella is confirmed to speak – can do a case review (someone with sex offense
history) and cover overall “risk assessment and management” and some of the med
treatment for sex offenders. e)
Thursday speaker: Jeff Wilder from
CVTC has been confirmed to speak about sexual behaviors/acting out and issues
within the ID population f)
Thursday speaker: We have a Sex
Offender Therapist who will speak on treatment programs and groups and
resources within the CSB and community setting. g)
We are planning to reach out to Dr.
Evan Nelson who has done a lot of outpatient sex offender evaluations (“300”)
to discuss victimology. h)
We would like to have a forensic nurse
speak and join the panel discussion about identifying a victim and how to guide
them through the process of reporting. Nina will see if she can contact a Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner. i)
Keynote speaker on Thursday: From
NAMI?– Angela will try to find a contact for this. j)
Alkermes (Aristada & Vivitrol)
to sponsor dinner/reception - Instead of a sponsored dinner
(since dinner is included in Shrine Mont cost), we will ask the sponsor if they
can do a wine/dessert reception after dinner. k)
Add a
mindfulness/self-care activity to Thursday night at Spring Conference (7 PM to
8 PM?) - Ideas: paint night,
yoga meditation, dancing, speaker on self-care - Jen can do a paint
night event (these should be hour sessions) - Marina could
possibly take a group for a hike - Jen has a Family Feud game that would be a great icebreaker - Possibly have yoga
in the morning before breakfast? ·
Update website:
conference registration is now open on our website ·
Consider making
Regional Reps responsible for keeping a list of drug rep vendors and reaching
out before each conference event ·
Michele will add a “Program
List “section on the registration forms for each conference to track and make
e-mail lists for Programs ex. Outpatient, PACT, CS, etc. ·
Fall Location for
2018?
- Craddock Terry has
offered to host us again - LuAnn will look into
possible conference locations in Old Town Alexandria and Reston ·
Consider increasing
vendor fee for next year? · Adjournment
– 2:00 PM Minutes submitted by
Michele Morgan, RN, BSN, VACPN Secretary |
Secretary's Report 4/20/17
Posted on August 4, 2017 at 1:11 PM |
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VACPN Spring
Conference Business Meeting April 20, 2017 Meadowkirk Delta Farm,
Middleburg, VA Attendance: Jen
Phelps, Co-President; Crystal
Hicks, Co-President; Sharon
Daniels, Vice-President; LuAnn Saner, Secretary; Sonya Mohr, Treasurer; Michele
Morgan, Social Media Specialist; Irma Mahone, CNE Coordinator. Regional representatives: Regional Rep Coordinator: Allison Downer O’Brien Region I Rep:
Jan Puffenberger Region II Rep:
Randy Acosta Region IV Rep:
Lisa Babilon Conference Attendees
WELCOMING STATEMENTS Jen made the call to order. SECRETARY’S REPORT Jen noted that there wasn’t
an electronic version of the report from the last executive meeting available
to put up online. TREASURER’S REPORT After the membership
reviewed the Treasurer’s report, Nina questioned the account maintenance fee
being charged by SunTrust Bank.
Following review, Daryl Vazquez made a motion to accept, seconded by
Bryan Graham. OLD BUSINESS Fall 2016 Post-Conference
Survey: ·
Nina
went over some of the comments that were made and highlighted that people
really liked the presentation by Janssen Pharmaceuticals and that it was a
short conference (i.e. Thursday evening through mid-afternoon Friday.) Service Awards: ·
Jen
noted that the Fairfax – Falls Church Community Services Board would be
receiving an award from VACPN for their use of social media to promote mental
health awareness. They were
unable to send a representative to the conference and will be receiving their
award via email. ·
Thirty
Years Celebration. Jen mentioned
that there would be special recognition given to those members celebrating
thirty years with VACPN in honor of their commitment and dedication. VACSB (Sharon Daniels,
VACPN representative): ·
Sharon
shared that one of their priorities is going to be same day access. She also said that they will be
looking at increasing services in jails and spoke briefly about ARTS, for
substance abuse treatment. ·
Sharon
will be attending the VACSB conference in Portsmouth, VA from May 3 – 5,
2017. They will be discussing
performance measures. Sharon
mentioned that she didn’t tend to see a lot of nurses there. She added that because conferences
are expenses, her recommendation to those interested in attending is that
they select the ones that will be presenting the most information. She also advised finding out when and
where their committee meetings are being held. Jen noted that VACSB very much wants VACPN to be
represented at their meetings. Virginia Board of Nursing
(VBON) (Jen Phelps, Secretary of VBON): ·
Jen
shared that a bill will be voted upon whether people identified as substance
abusers be referred to treatment services. Legislative Coalition of
Virginia Nurses (LCVN) (Lisa Babilon, VACPN representative): ·
Lisa
shared that they are tracking bills in the state legislature that might
impact nurses and patients. She
said that there are a lot of bills pertaining to the opioid crisis. Lisa briefly discussed HB1549 and
SB1005, both of which were passed and then signed into law in March 2017. A provision for CSBs to provide same
day psychiatric evaluation to individuals served goes into effect July 1,
2019. There is also a provision that
will go into effect on July 1, 2021 for CSBs to provide core services that
include mental health services for members of the military and veterans
living 50 and 40 miles, respectively, from military and VA treatment facilities. Also going into effect on July 1,
2019, are provisions to provide crisis services, psychiatric rehabilitation
services, primary care screenings, and monitoring of physical health
indicators and risks. CNEs (Nina Beaman, CNE
Coordinator): ·
Nina
gave a preview of coming attractions.
She said that topics of specific interest to those working with ID and
Youth and Family populations will be covered. She also said that we will be doing breakout sessions by
nursing sub-specialty to learn what topics are of interest for upcoming
conferences. Social Media (Michele
Morgan, Social Media Coordinator): ·
Michele
asked members to ‘like’ the VACPN FB page. She said that our fan page has over 100 followers, a lot
of whom are CSBs. Regional Rep Reports: ·
Region
I: Allison reached out to
members from Region I. ·
Region
II: Randy said she would be
working on having a regional meeting following this conference. ·
Region
III: Nobody present to report. ·
Region
IV: Lisa reported sending out a
‘save the date’ for a regional meeting planned for June. ·
Region
V: Region V relayed some news to
share. They said that Northern
Neck added a PACT team and that Newport News had expanded services, increased
primary care, and hired a care coordinator. Awards Ceremony (Jen
Phelps, Co-President): ·
Jen
announced to the membership that there would be a reception tonight to honor
Irma and Jeanne, co-founders of VACPN.
She said that a $100 donation had been made to NAMI in their
name. Every year from now on a
VACPN nurse will be selected to have a donation made in their honor. Jen reminded the membership that we
have not been receiving nominations and encouraged everyone to think about
anyone who ought to be recognized. Breakout Session Guidelines
(Jen Phelps, Co-President): ·
Jen
discussed things for everyone to be thinking about going into the breakout
sessions. She asked everyone to
consider how to increase membership.
She also asked everyone to discuss where they would be interested to
go for spring conference. She
noted that price is an issue as is getting off work for 2 1/2 days. Jen also requested that members
consider running for offices and speak with past officers and regional reps
to get an understanding of the work involved. In addition, she asked that everyone consider having
a membership fee that would be collected every February. She pointed out that it is somewhat
non-existent right now, having been rolled into the fee for spring
conference. ·
Jen
listed the offices that would be voted upon following the breakout
sessions: Co-Presidents, CNE
Coordinator, Secretary, Social Media Coordinator, Regional Rep Coordinator,
and Regional Reps. Regarding the
Regional Reps, Jen asked that everyone consider whether we want to make that
a 2-year term. NEW BUSINESS Reports from Breakout
Sessions: ·
Region II: Randy
Acosta was elected to continue as Region II rep. She reported that Region II expressed a general preference
to return to Shrinemont for the spring 2018 conference, but maybe cutting it
from 2 ½ to 1 ½ days. She said
that they had discussed having a membership drive by having members bring
information about VACPN into their workplaces. She also said that region II had discussed perhaps
collecting membership fees at both the fall and the spring conference. Jen responded that doing it in
February would make it easier on the Treasurer and that collecting 25 dollars
just once a year would make it easier on people financially. ·
Region I: Jan
Puffenberger was elected to continue as Region I rep. She said that they will be holding
regional meetings the third week in August and the third week in
February. She shared that Nina
offered to make up a flyer about VACPN to distribute to prospective members
during the upcoming Nurses’ Week in May. Jan reported that they would be looking at other
departments in the CSB besides Mental Health that have nurses, such as ID and
SA, to make sure they have an opportunity to provide input on what conference
offerings would be of interest to them.
She said that regarding spring conference, Region II preferred that it
be 1 ½ days duration and that lodging be one night in a hotel. She pointed out that a lot of people
come to fall conference (which has traditionally been held in a hotel.) She also said that region II
recommended charging only a conference fee and having everyone arrange their
hotel room on their own. Region
II agreed that collecting a membership fee each February was fine. ·
Region III: There
were no representatives present from Region III. Jen said that she would be reaching out to Patricia
Crissman, who recently lost her mother. ·
Region IV: Lisa,
the current regional rep, said that Terri was elected to be the new rep for
region IV. She reported that
region IV was not in favor of reducing the number of days for the spring
conference. She also said that
they did not want to go to Shrinemont, and wanted to propose Shalom House in
Montpelier, VA as a possible site.
Region IV was fine with collecting membership fees in February, but
also wanted to keep the option to collect them at the spring conference. ·
Region V: Allison, the regional rep coordinator, reported for region
V. She said that Joanne Archie
was elected to continue as regional rep. Region V agreed that everyone should try to increase
membership, and that adding topics of interest to ID, SA, and
Child/Adolescent was a good idea.
They would like to go to Shrinemont for spring conference and keep the
duration at 2 ½ days. They are
fine with collecting a membership fee in February. They will be having the fall 2017 conference in their
region. Secreta Vote on Officers: ·
Co-Presidents: Lisa
Babilon was nominated by Sharon.
Jen Phelps was nominated by LuAnn. Ayes were unanimous, none opposed. ·
CNE Coordinator: Allison
nominated Kirk. Jen
seconded. Ayes were unanimous,
none opposed. ·
Secretary: Michele
Morgan was nominated by LuAnn.
Jen seconded. Ayes were
unanimous, none opposed. ·
Social Media
Specialist: Crystal was nominated by
Allison. Ayes were unanimous,
none opposed. The business meeting closed
with Nina reviewing the new CNE form for members to complete and turn in to receive
6 ANCC hours. She reminded
everyone that they did not need to write a dissertation, and said that brief
comments would be beneficial. The next meeting of the
Executive Committee will be Friday, August 4, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Valley CSB. Respectfully Submitted,
LuAnn Saner, Secretary. |
Secretary's Report 5/5/16
Posted on August 4, 2017 at 1:10 PM |
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VACPN Spring Conference Business Meeting May 5, 2016 Shrine Mont Retreat and Conference
Center, Orkney Springs, VA Attendance: Jen Phelps, Coo-President; Crystal Hicks, Co-President;
Sharon Daniels, Vice-President; LuAnn Saner, Secretary; Sonya Mohr, Treasurer;
Michele Morgan, Social Media Specialist; Irma Mahone, CNE Coordinator. Regional representatives: Region 1 Rep: Nina Beaman Region 2 Rep: Randy Acosta Region 3 Rep: Patricia Crissman Region 4 Rep: Lisa Babilon Region 5 Rep: Joanne Archie Conference Attendees WELCOMING STATEMENTS Jen made the call to order. SECRETARY’S REPORT LuAnn presented the Secretary’s Report. TREASURER’S REPORT
Sonya presented the Treasurer’s report. Following review, Sharon made
a motion to accept, seconded by LuAnn. OLD BUSINESS Post-Conference Survey: The plan is to have it posted immediately at
the end of the spring conference. Answering the following questions will
result in an awarding of 0.5 additional CNEs: “Is there anything that has
changed about your practice as a result of attending the VACPN Spring Conference?”
Fall Conference Talking Points
(Jen Phelps, Co-President): Jen provided and solicited input for potential topics of interest to
be covered: ·
Adapting EHR systems to meet Medicaid requirements (one person noted that theirs did not provide a capability to
enter injection-related documentation) ·
Billing problems (Proposed by Region 4) ·
ICD 10 Codes (Proposed by Region 3) ·
Recent increase in mental health-related shootings (increasing security and mobile mock drills were proposed by Region
3; increased gun violence was mentioned by Region 4) ·
Substance abuse issues (proposed by Region 3,
who reported that they have not been observing the same treatment
effectiveness with methadone as they have with Suboxone
(buprenorphine/naloxone). ·
Recruiting nurses - still a struggle across the
board for many CSBs. ·
Issues we might want to have presented at the
next VACSB conference. Jen reminded attendees that we have a VACPN web page and that all
feedback received will be considered in planning the fall conference. VACSB (Sharon Daniels, VACPN
representative): ·
The fall VACSB conference is scheduled for
October 7-9. Sharon is planning to attend. It will be held at the Doubletree
Hotel in Charlottesville. ·
Sharon briefly discussed connections VACPN has
to individuals on the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Substance
Abuse Services Council, both of whom meet quarterly at the offices of the
VACSB. These councils advise the governor, the general assembly, and the
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Departmental Services (DBHDS) on
matters pertaining to behavioral health and substance abuse. She mentioned
that Annie Whitaker, who is a nurse, is a council member, as well as Dr.
Cathy Tierney and Jennifer Johnson, LPC, who is the Director of Outpatient
Psychiatric Services at Valley CSB. ·
Sharon advised that those interested in
learning more about bills going before the general assembly that VACSB is watching
can go to the VACSB website for information. ·
Sharon also mentioned that VACSB is good about
acknowledging that VACPN has representation at its conference. Jen emphasized
that we will try not to have VACPN conferences at the same time as VACSB
conferences in order to ensure that the VACPN representative will not have to
miss either one. The V VACSB spring conference is scheduled for the first week
in May, which has traditionally been when VACPN has held their spring
conference. VA Board of Nursing (VBON)
(Jen Phelps, Secretary VBON): ·
Jen relayed a humorous anecdote about meeting
Virginia Secretary of Health William Hazel in which he acknowledged the
day-to-day challenges she faces in her work by saying “You couldn’t pay me to
do that job [PACT team].” ·
Jen shared that although Virginia offers
advanced certification for CNAs, very few are choosing to pursue that path
(<50 individuals). ·
Jen reported that the VBON is now getting over
2,000 calls per day pertaining to criminal background checks for nurses. The
new classes of nurses that will be graduating after January 1, 2016 will be
going through fingerprinting and criminal background checks as a requirement
for licensure. ·
Jen mentioned that a representative from
WORKFORCE always comes to the VBON meetings, reporting that they provide a
lot of good data that is helpful in predicting the future of nursing, and
that they also discuss impairment issues. ·
VBON elections were held at the last meeting.
Jen Phelps is the new secretary. Legislative Coalition of
Virginia Nurses (LCVN) Lisa Babilon, representative from VACPN): ·
There are currently no bills of particular
interest before the general assembly. Virginia Nurse Association
(VNA) (Nina Beaman, representative from Virginia) ·
Nina reported that the top story in the
current edition of thee ANA publication, “The American Nurse” is psychiatric
nursing and invited anyone interested in reading it to see her. National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH) (Joann Berkson) ·
Joann reported that there wasn’t anything
really huge in the way of news at this time. Social Media (Michele
Morgan): ·
Michele shared that VACPN is trying to
increase its activity on Facebook. There is a private group for members as
well as a public page for anyone to "like." VACPN would like to be more active on Twitter. Michele requested for members to let her know if there are any mental health-related activities that should be posted on the VACPN Facebook page. Awards/Recognition (Jen
Phelps): ·
VACPN wishes to continue to recognize CSBs
that make effective use of social media to promote mental health awareness.
The following five CSBs were recognized at the fall 2015 conference: Horizon
Behavioral Health, Rappahannock Area CSB, New River Valley CSB, Valley CSB, and
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority. New River Valley CSB has not yet
received their award. Their communications person reported that they greatly
appreciate it and regret not having been able to send a representative to the
last fall conference. Sharon took the award for Valley CSB back with her after the conference and presented it to the Emergency Services worker who has stepped in the Communications role. She reported that he was very excited to receive the award and commended him for his work, sharing that he is very active in educating the community on the work of Valley CSB, actively
reaching out to the offices of primary care physicians. ·
Social media is changing how we communicate. A
lot of CSBs are now on I Instagram. Jen noted that Blue Ridge CSB has been
doing a lot and that our goal is to reach out and connect with them. Regional Rep Report (Allison
O’Brien): ·
Region 1: Met in Charlottesville. ·
Region 2: No Report. ·
Region 3: No Report. ·
Region 4: Did not meet. ·
Region 5: Report below: o They
are in the process of getting Genoa Pharmacy on site. o The
Virginia Beach CSB has a nurse manager position available at their Pathways
Center. o They
discussed a distressing situation in which a med error occurred recently that
resulted in a report of abuse and neglect to Adult Protective Services (APS).
The error resulted in an individual receiving an excessive dose of Haldol. An
internal investigation occurred over a week and a half, during which the
individual did not receive any additional Haldol. The nurse involved was very
distraught and wanted to transfer out of her program. o Virginia
Beach CSB will be getting Revive! Training. Trainers from DBHDS will come to
their sites to conduct the trainings. Naloxone will be kept at the sites, for
which the nurses will have to obtain prescriptions from their physicians. It
was also mentioned that besides Naloxone, there is also a $1,000 nasal spray
now. Also with regard to Revive! Training, it was noted that the ‘Train the
Trainer’ training is very quick and that we may wish to consider offering a session on Thursday night of fall conference. It was pointed out that we have
someone coming to speak about opioids and this might be a good tie-in. Nina
added that this ought to be of considerable interest, given that
unintentional poisonings are the #1 causes of death in Virginia. NEW BUSINESS Elections for Vice-President,
CNE Coordinator, and Treasurer: It was noted that by-laws allow officers to be re-elected to another
term: Vice-President: ·
Jen reviewed the duties of the Vice-President
as stated in the by-laws. Of special note, the Vice-President must attend all
four VACSB meeting each year. ·
Sharon Daniels expressed interested in
continuing as Vice-President. She stepped out the room. She was unanimously
reelected, unopposed. CNE Coordinator: ·
Irma opted not to run for reelection. Both Jen
and Sharon acknowledged that this has been quite a large job that she has
performed within this role. ·
Irma discussed the importance of having annual
survey conducted by each of the regional reps, “We need to implement this. We
want a more active role from the regional reps in determining conference
topics.” She recommended that the executive committee would need to draw up a
survey and then have each of the five regional reps complete it. She said
that the person who does this should have a master’s degree and a background
in education. ·
Nina asked how we might wish to clarify
requirements for nomination, suggesting, “VACPN members in good standing” and
posited the question “and ‘what’ degrees?” ·
Irma made a motion to verify the education
requirements for CNE Coordinator that are set by ANCC, and then add this to
the by-laws. The motion was seconded by LuAnn. The vote was unanimous. The
motion will move forward. ·
Nina expressed interest in serving as CNE
Coordinator. She stepped out of the room. She was unanimously elected,
unopposed. Treasurer: ·
Jen reviewed the requirements from the
by-laws. ·
Sonya expressed interest in continuing as
treasurer. She stepped out of the room. She was unanimously elected,
unopposed. ·
It was noted that we now have an active
credit/debit card that others will be able to use, “officially” following the
August 5, 2015 Executive Committee Meeting. Spring Conference: ·
Jen shared that there had been discussion
among members of the Executive Committee to move the spring conference to
thee last week in April. A motion was made by Kirk to hold the upcoming
conference on April 26, 27, and 28, 2017 or the alternate week April 19, 20,
and 21, 2017, which LuAnn seconded. The motion carried. ·
Jan Puffenberger of Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB
researched a prospective site in Region 2 where we might hold the spring
conference. She placed a call to Meadowkirk Retreat Center in the
Middleburg/Leesburg area, which she said is ‘very pretty,' and she obtained some information.
They only have 20 hotel-type rooms but there is also on option to rent a
house. The locale has hiking trails, a swimming pool, and stargazing
apparatus for viewing night skies. Following discussion with the membership,
it was agreed to allow the Executive Committee to move forward with booking
Meadowkirk for the spring conference if additional information verifies that
it will not be cost-prohibitive to attend. A deposit isn’t required until six
months prior to the desired dates. Sharon emphasized that it is important to
offer both ‘retreat only’ and ‘one at a hotel’. ·
Jen requested that everyone invite their local
CSBs to come have an information booth at our conferences. Let VACPN know if
they are interested. Fall Conference: ·
Fall conference is scheduled for November 3-4,
2016 at the Craddock Terry Hotel in Lynchburg, VA. The title of the
conference will be “Leading Change in Nursing Practice.” ·
Jen mentioned that we want to reach out to
Blue Ridge CSB to connect with VACPN ·
Proposed Topics/Speakers o Nurse
Administration: Trulia Minton o NIMH: Susan Azrin (Jen will get information on her) o David Cassise from Lynchburg Treatment Center: Naloxone The Business meeting concluded
with break outs into regional meetings August 2016 Committee Meeting: ·
The next meeting of the executive committee
will be held on Friday, August 5, 2016, at Valley CSB. Respectfully Submitted, LuAnn Saner, Secretary. |
Secretary's Report 8/5/16
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 10:27 PM |
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Executive Committee Meeting August 5, 2016 Valley CSB Attendance: Jen
Phelps, Co-President; Crystal
Hicks, Co-President; Sharon
Daniels, Vice-President; LuAnn Saner, Secretary; Michele Morgan, Social Media
Specialist; Nina Beaman, Incoming CNE Coordinator; Irma Mahone, Transitioning
CNE Coordinator. Regional representatives: Region I Rep:
Jan Puffenberger Region II Rep:
Randy Acosta Absent: Treasurer
Sonya Mohr; Regional Rep Coordinator Allison Downer O’Brien; Region III Rep
Patricia Crissman; Region IV Rep Lisa Babilon; Region V Rep Joanne Archie. WELCOMING STATEMENTS Jennifer Phelps, Co-President, made call to order at 10:19
AM. SECRETARY’S REPORT LuAnn passed out minutes from the Spring Conference
business meeting. Jan made a
motion to accept; Jen seconded the motion. Discussion pertaining to Meeting Minutes ensued: Irma inquired as to what Robert’s Rules of Order says
about reading minutes from an executive committee meeting versus minutes from
a general membership meeting.
She recommended that when the entire membership is there that we
should be reading the minutes from the previous general membership
meeting. She raised the question
of whether we should be posting executive committee minutes to the entire
membership or if we should present a summary Executive Committee Report. Irma also recommended presenting
reports from each Regional Meeting at the general membership business
meetings, which Nina also strongly encouraged that we do. Jan suggested reviewing Robert’s
Rules of Order for guidance regarding presentation of full membership minutes
versus Executive Committee minutes versus an Executive Committee Report. Irma proposed having an Executive
Committee Report and requested a motion, which was deferred for discussion
under New Business. TREASURER’S REPORT Treasurer Sonya Mohr was unable to attend. She will be sending out a detailed treasurer’s report
but Jen read the text message Sonya had sent to her. The current balance as of today’s
date is $7,493.70. A deposit in
the amount of $737.10 was given to Craddock Terry for the fall
conference. A payment of
$6,867.16 was paid to Shrine Mont for the spring conference. Jan mentioned that a payment from her
agency for this conference, the Hampton – Newport News Community Services
Board (HNNCSB) needed to still be processed. She also pointed out that the usual vendors had not come
and noted that there had not really been a convenient place for them to go. In other matters, Irma asked if anybody uses Microsoft
Money, and suggested that this might be a useful tool with which to
work. She also suggested
borrowing an LCD projector for the fall conference rather than paying the
$100 fee charged by the facility. Sharon made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report and
Nina seconded. OLD BUSINESS Spring
Post-Conference Survey: ·
This is a new process for us. Eight or nine people responded. Sharon said she wasn’t sure how many
people are going to the VACPN website and that there’s a big lack of follow through on the part of members with regard to completing the survey. Jen mentioned that the website tracks
the traffic coming to it and that much of it is from other CSBs. She suggested that they like that we
‘like’ their stuff. Jen said
that the biggest problem is getting VACPN members to share our feeds and
pointed out that the key to being seen is for members to share VACPN postings
on their personal FB feeds. Nina
felt that members, once they got their CNE certificate at the conference,
were happy and done, and not inclined to pursue completing the survey. Jen proposed possibly having the CNE completion certificate made available for printing once a member completes
the survey. Nina alternatively proposed
having people at the next conference complete the post-conference survey for
a 0.5 CNE credit. Irma pointed
out that this would not work due to the Virginia Nurses Association’s
requirement that a CNE report be submitted by July 1 each year. Fall
Post-Conference Review Addendums: ·
LuAnn brought up that there had been areas
within the conference room where the sound had been challenging to hear. ·
Nina reminded everyone that having reps from
pharmaceutical companies inside the VACPN conference would be an issue with
the ANCC. She pointed out that
there is plenty of space for them and that they should continue to remain
outside the conference room. She
added that for the upcoming conference, the CSBs will be having information
booths, and that these could be placed to one side within the conference
room. Spring
Post-Conference Review: ·
Crystal reviewed what the various regions came
up with during their breakout sessions for topics of interest to cover at
future conferences. Jen shared
that she felt this had been a good way to help keep the breakout sessions
focused. Crystal also suggested
that regions may wish to consider using Skype to meet with one another. ·
There was discussion regarding members’ use of
Facebook: that of their
respective CSBs, as well as their use of the VACPN closed group and fan
pages. Jan shared that her
agency (Rappahannock Rapidan CSB) now has a FB page as does Rappahannock Area CSB. Jen pointed out that VACPN has both a closed group FB page and a fan FB page (also
known as a business page). She
distinguished between the types of information posted to each, stating that
she might post things that are good for VACPN members to be aware of on the closed group page, versus a wide variety of general interest mental health
related posts on the fan page, such as items pertaining to CSB non-profit
partners in the Lynchburg area. She emphasized that the fan page is a good community teaching tool. Jen reminded everyone that links to
both the closed group and the fan pages are on the VACPN website. Joining the closed group is a very
easy matter of clicking a link.
Irma proposed requesting members to bring their laptops to the conference. Jen followed with a suggestion that perhaps there could be an icebreaker activity where, if everyone had either
their laptops or tablets with them, members could become more familiar with
these pages. ·
Irma reviewed future topics that were
suggested in the CNE Evaluation Summaries: Market Analysis of Job Outlooks; Integrative Mind / Body /
Spirit matters; Quality of Care; NAMI / REVIVE / Train the Trainer /
Suboxone; Collaborative Documentation; and Site Certification. ·
Nina asked if Shrinemont had asked why we
weren’t coming back next spring.
Jan pointed out that they have always been very accommodating to
VACPN. ·
VACSB (Sharon
Daniels, VACPN representative): ·
Sharon distributed two handouts: VACSB Policy & Budget Priorities,
and a tentative conference schedule.
She also discussed the council meetings. Irma threw out for consideration, “Should nurses form VACPN
form a council?” Sharon pointed
out that, for it to be effective, the council nurses would have to attend the
VACSB conferences, and the CSBs would have to support their attending. Jen also added that the nurses had
been encouraged to participate first, prior to forming a council, and also
mentioned that VACPN is promoting everything that VA SB does. Jan recognized Lisa and Sharon for
having done a marvelous job as VACPN representatives to the VACSB, pointing
out that Lisa had been welcomed in as a peer. Irma proposed asking Lisa to participate in the event a
council is eventually formed, where her lobbying skills could be put to good
use. She suggested that this
appears to be a potential avenue for VACPN to get a voice at the governor’s
table. Nina cautioned that we
cannot do political advocacy, but Irma countered that this was different and
that there would not be any prohibitions against this. Jen also added that with most VACPN
members being employees of the CSB, they are obligated to be in line with the
governor. Moving forward,
Crystal asked for clarification, if the recommendation then is to have two
people attend V CSB meetings.
Nina suggested forming an ad-hoc committee. Sharon pointed out that the next council meetings (BHA and
Substance Abuse) were coming up soon – August 17 at 9:00 AM at the
Charlottesville Doubletree Hotel.
Jen suggested that Kirk Morton might be able to attend. VA Board of Nursing
(VBON) (Jen Phelps, Secretary): ·
Jen shared that the VBON is receiving over
2,000 calls / day, pertaining to a variety of inquiries, including criminal
background checks. She ventured
that the recent uptick in contacts may have to do with school systems having
just let out new graduates. Jen
had suggested to them that they set up a FB page with information. She reported that the VBON wants
people to use their email system, and that board members who get contact have
been advised to redirect inquiries to staff for processing. ·
Randy brought up for discussion the topic of
med aide training, advocating that this might be a banner for the VBON to
pick up. She pointed out that
medication administration is a nursing function, yet in VA, only pharmacists
and pharmacy techs do med aide training. She emphasized that they do not have the medication
administration knowledge that nurses have, and shared that she has run into
all kinds of problems with this.
She asked, “Why do nurses not have oversight of this?” “Who’s watching the store in group
homes?” Jan suggested that this
might be an issue to bring to the VACSB Board of Directors. Jen noted that a lot of CSB report
problems with medication aides, but reminded everyone to keep in mind why
there are medication aides in the first place regarding the work load for med
management. Legislative Coalition of Virginia Nurses (LCVN) (Lisa Babilon): ·
Lisa was not present, but she submitted an
LCVN report via email for the Executive Committee members to read. ·
Nina, a 26 year member of LCVN, shared that
they made the bold move of looking to become a 501c3 so that they can do
political advocacy. She said a
lot of grass roots individuals and groups bring issues to LCVN. Jen suggested also getting them
connected to VACPN. ·
Nina also shared that LCVN wants to map out a
year of meetings, and suggested the Zoom Room as a means by which interested
parties can participate online. Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) (Nina Beaman): ·
Nina relayed that they have been focused on
the paradigm shift that is moving to a culture of wellness. She said that others with the VNA
have approached her to inquire what VACPN is doing to promote a culture of
wellness. Irma pointed out that
prevention is what the CSB is all about, saying that community psych nursing
has been doing this all the time.
Nina concurred, saying that community psych nurses have been doing
this for decades, but now all of nursing is beginning to make this paradigm
shift. ·
Nina also mentioned that November 11, 2016 is
“Ledge Day” – what the VNA is referring to as a ‘legislative summit.’ It will be very focused on key topics
for legislative advocacy with the Virginia General Assembly. The session will be more informative,
rather than participatory. CNEs (Irma Malone): ·
Irma reported that VACPN has been approved as
a CNE provider for a period of three years, beginning May 6, 2015 through May
21, 2018. A renewal must be
requested 90 days prior to the expiration date. ·
Irma noted that the CNE report submitted in
July did not include those who got the 0.5 credit for completing the online
post-conference survey. ·
Jen shared that the VBON is looking at nurses’
CNEs. National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Report (Joann Berkson): ·
Joann was not presented but had submitted a
handout for Executive Committee members to read. A highlight of note was that Joshua Gordon, MD, a
researcher at Columbia University who is very interested in depression, has
been named as the new director.
He will be arriving in December.
Dr. Susan Azrin, program
chief of the Primary Care Research Program in NIMH’s Division of Services and
Intervention Research, was also mentioned. Social Media (Jen Phelps/Michele Morgan): ·
VACPN awards/recognition for CSBs promoting
mental health awareness through social media were discussed. Jen said that she had sent out emails
to VACPN members requesting recommendations but had not received any. She also mentioned that New River
Valley had not yet received their award, and suggested that maybe VACPN could
invite them to come to the fall conference. ·
Jen reminded everyone that VACPN shares CSB
posts on VACPN’s FB pages. ·
Jen said that VACPN will recognize Blue Ridge
CSB and New River Valley CSB with awards at the fall conference. She also brought up for discussion
whether or not VACPN would like to recognize a nurse (no nominations had been
received for that either.) Nina
said that she would like to see more psych nurses recognized. ·
Jen proposed recognizing VACPN members who
have done x number of years of service by presenting them with a pin. She asked if we should do 5, 10, 15,
20, and 25, and added that this coming spring we would also need to do
30. Nina made a motion to
recognize VACPN members with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service, and Randy
seconded. Jen added that we
should also place these members’ pictures on the VACPN website. Induction of New Officers. ·
Sharon was reelected vice-president for a two
year term. Nina was elected CNE
coordinator for a two-year term.
Irma, the exiting CNE coordinator gave Nina a thumb drive with all her
files. Sonya was reelected
treasurer for a two year term.
All regional reps are one year terms. Irma clarified that the thought behind one-year terms for
this position is that this allows ‘the baton to be passed around.” Regional Rep Reports Regional Rep Coordinator (Allison Downer O’Brien): ·
Allison was not present, but submitted a
regional rep coordinator report. There was some discussion about how to get CSBs within
regions to meet. Jen mentioned
that Region 3 hasn’t yet tried to utilize email or Skype to meet. Both Patricia Crissman, the Region 3
Rep, and Debbie have reached out to other CSBs within their region. They both are able to attend the fall
and spring conferences but not Executive Committee meetings. Crystal pointed out that young nurses
want to be more active with their peers, and that it would be nice to get
them connected to regional meetings.
Nina offered throwing her Zoom Room over to regions 1 and 3. Irma inquired if that should be
thrown open to all the regions, and asked, given the current small number of
people from region 3, if they could connect with all the regions that meet
online. Jen then asked if Nina
could open Zoom Room meetings to all regions. Nina said that she would be willing to conduct a pilot to
open it up to all the regions.
She offered to do it the first time. Jen suggested that the regional rep coordinator might do subsequent
ones. Irma brought up having the
regional reps invite members from their regions, and also having members
bring their laptops to the fall conference, so that they can learn hands on
that joining the meetings is an easy matter of clicking a link. NEW BUSINESS Fall Conference
Planning ·
Debbie Bonniwell of Blue Ridge Behavioral
Healthcare will give the opening remarks. Jen said to allow 15 minutes for this. She suggested inviting them to have a
booth at the fall conference.
Jan offered to reach out to them. ·
Trula Minton, the new Interim Chief Nursing
Officer at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, will speak about the career
ladder within psych nurse management.
In 2014 she was appointed by Governor McAuliffe to represent the Board
of Nursing on the Advisory Board of the Department of Health
Professions. Nina will
coordinate with her regarding the awarding of CNEs. Nina said to put the following in the brochure as her
speech topic: “Inspiring Future
Nursing Leaders.” Irma added that
1.5 CNEs will be awarded for attending her talk, as she will be speaking for
1.5 hours. ·
Jen, reading from Joann’s handout, said that
Susan Azrin from NIMH will be talking about the RAISE project, which is an
acronym for Recovery after an Initial Schizophrenia Episode. She said to put the following in the
brochure as her speech topic:
“RAISE Project:
Research-Informed Change.” ·
Jen said that David Cassise of the Lynchburg
Treatment Center would be speaking on “Changes in Opioid Addiction
Treatment.” She added that a
consultant for one of the pharmaceutical companies – Deanna Gill – would also
be speaking. ·
Jen told all the speakers that Nina would be
getting in touch with them to obtain their bios and other details. She discussed inviting local CSB
directors to have booths that could be set up along the wall inside the
conference room (Granite Hall), while having pharmaceutical reps set up their
booths outside the conference room.
Jen noted that the cost to VACPN for use of Granite Hall is $700. ·
Conference costs were discussed. The cost quoted for 40 people for
continental breakfast, lunch (pasta and picnic-style options), and snacks,
was $418.50. This price is
all-inclusive, covering set-up and clean-up. The deposit paid to hold a block of hotel rooms was
$700.00, which they will hold until October 15. The room price for VACPN members is $139.00 / night, which
Jan got Craddock Terry to agree to extend until October 15. This date will be highlighted in bold
on the brochure. Jan mentioned
that they have 44 rooms, but they’re only blocking 30 at the reduced
rate. She said that as of date,
only one person has reserved a room. ·
Vendor fees will continue to be $650.00. ·
Conference fees were discussed. Randy said she felt it was reasonable
to charge $100.00. Jan
encouraged not raising the price.
Jen asked if we want to open it up to APNA, and Jan agreed that we
want to open it up to additional nurses. Irma inquired about offering full scholarships to students. She shared that she feels her real
task is to recruit the next generation of psych nurses and that she has a
student now who would definitely come if a full scholarship were
offered. After some discussion,
it was decided that there would be no special rates for students, however,
there would be one regional scholarship per region. Irma then pointed out that the item on the VACPN website
stating that nurses should ask about going for free or at a discounted rate
should be taken off. Michele
said that she would remove this.
Jen cautioned against inadvertently seeming not friendly to students,
pointing out that we haven’t been utilizing all of our regional
scholarships. She suggested a
cut-off date of October 5 for assigning all of the regional scholarships,
after which those unused may be offered to students. Anyone with a student should contact
their regional rep. The
scholarship will only cover the cost of the conference. There was an inquiry as to whether or
not people could sign up at the door if they did not pre-register for the
conference. Jen said that they
have never turned anyone away who did, but that a disclaimer should be placed
on the brochure that if you do, food is not guaranteed. ·
Irma asked if we want to put objectives on the
brochures so as to convey what the conference is about. Nina said to list the following: 1. Describe how to inspire future
nursing leaders to positively change nursing practice. 2. Describe the RAISE project and how it informs change. 3. Compare and contrast naloxone and
methadone treatments for opioid addiction. Nina asked to have these sent to her and she will forward
them on to the speakers. Spring Conference Planning: ·
The spring conference will be held at
Meadowkirk Retreat Center in Middleburg, VA. Jan distributed copies of the reservation agreement. She met with Jenny Brown and got a
tour. She reported that it is a
lovely place, located between Routes 50 and 7. The cafeteria and conference area are connected. There is a large area for the
pharmaceutical reps. She said
that she would work with one who might want to sponsor a dinner, nothing that
there are several who are interested.
Jan further shared that everything is centrally located and that the
inn has 20 full beds located on two floors, all of which are double
rooms. There is an elevator, and
the inn has a kitchen with a microwave, fridge, and coffee maker, as well as
a large room with a fireplace that is a nice area to sit and read or hang out
in pajamas. There is also a
small conference area in that building.
There is a fire pit on the grounds. The place where we would eat is separate. ·
Costs were discussed. Jan said to state as final
costs: $325 for a single room,
or $200 for a double room. The
logistics of payment were discussed.
Jen said to charge one fee for everything. If you want to share a room, it’s one fee, if you don’t
want to share, it’s another fee.
Anyone bring a family would pay for the entire room. Jan also mentioned that there are two
houses on the property as well, one with 9 rooms, and one with 3 rooms. Rooms at the inn each have their own
bathroom, while rooms at the manor and welcome center each have some shared
baths. Jan will be handling the
room assignments, and will also sign the contract. It was agreed that scholarships recipients would be
required to take a double room.
The total charges by Meadowkirk would be $5,000, with a required deposit
of $2,500. ·
The following spring conference speakers were
discussed: o Lisa
Babilon on ANCC certification for psych nurses. o Nina
Beaman on Gun Safety / Legal Risks o Stacy,
the student from UVA on Genetic Testing o Maria
Lubby o Allison
Downer O’Brien on Naloxone / Revive Training o Sarah
O’Brien from NAMI on “In Our Own Voice” o Joan
Gillece, PhD, from the SAMHSA National Center for Trauma Informed Care on
Adopting versus Not Adopting Trauma Informed Care ·
All of the aforementioned speakers have agreed
to talk. Nina shared that with
regard to the awarding of CNE credits, Nina doesn’t have 1.5 hours of
material, and suggested that she could also talk about her experience being
ANCC certified. ·
Irma asked how do we structure this into a
themed conference. With regard to
Nina’s talk on Gun Safety / Legal Risks, Randy threw out the topics of Police
Violence / the Perpetrator from the client’s perspective / Black Lives Matter
/ All Lives Matter, which Nina said she would be covering. Nina said that they could do a panel discussion
on Friday morning and Randy volunteered to be another person on the panel
with Nina. Irma suggested
Richard Westfall, a faculty member at UVA, as another person who could
potentially serve on the panel.
Nina suggested that with Joan speaking on Trauma Informed Care, that
perhaps Trauma Informed Care could be the theme of the spring conference. ·
The following schedule for the spring
conference was tentatively outlined: o THURSDAY Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Registration: 8:30 AM –
9:00 AM Opening Remarks: 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Joan Gillece Speak: 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Break:
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Lisa Babilon Speak: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Business Meeting: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch:
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Allison Downer O’Brien Speak: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Break:
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Stacy from UVA Speak: 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Stop at 3:45 PM Dinner at 5:30 PM o FRIDAY On Friday morning Nina would do a facilitated
presentation with a panel discussion afterwards. Randy recommended focusing on how gun violence is
affecting our clients and suggested getting both a peer and a person from the
police to be on the panel. She volunteered to reach out to find persons who may be interested. Jen also threw out the possibility of
having either an ER or a forensic nurse serve on the panel. Nina offered to contact Joan Gillece
to see about connecting with a forensic nurse. Randy offered to reach out to Kirk Lurk, who does PR for
Arlington’s CSB. ·
A deadline of September 23, 2016 was set to
confirm the speaker lineup for the spring conference. Closing Sharon
inquired if it would be feasible for VACPN to pay for both Jan and her to
attend the next VACSB conference.
Irma made a motion to move forward and LuAnn seconded. Meeting adjourned at 3:44 PM by Jen, seconded by LuAnn. Respectfully Submitted, LuAnn Saner, Secretary. |
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VACPN Spring Conference Business Meeting May 5, 2016 Shrine Mont Retreat and Conference
Center, Orkney Springs, VA Attendance: Jen Phelps, Coo-President; Crystal Hicks, Co-President;
Sharon Daniels, Vice-President; LuAnn Saner, Secretary; Sonya Mohr, Treasurer;
Michele Morgan, Social Media Specialist; Irma Mahone, CNE Coordinator. Regional representatives: Region 1 Rep: Nina Beaman Region 2 Rep: Randy Acosta Region 3 Rep: Patricia Crissman Region 4 Rep: Lisa Babilon Region 5 Rep: Joanne Archie Conference Attendees WELCOMING STATEMENTS Jen made the call to order. SECRETARY’S REPORT LuAnn presented the Secretary’s Report. TREASURER’S REPORT
Sonya presented the Treasurer’s report. Following review, Sharon made
a motion to accept, seconded by LuAnn. OLD BUSINESS Post-Conference Survey: The plan is to have it posted immediately at
the end of the spring conference. Answering the following questions will
result in an awarding of 0.5 additional CNEs: “Is there anything that has
changed about your practice as a result of attending the VACPN Spring Conference?”
Fall Conference Talking Points
(Jen Phelps, Co-President): Jen provided and solicited input for potential topics of interest to
be covered: ·
Adapting EHR systems to meet Medicaid requirements (one person noted that theirs did not provide a capability to
enter injection-related documentation) ·
Billing problems (Proposed by Region 4) ·
ICD 10 Codes (Proposed by Region 3) ·
Recent increase in mental health-related shootings (increasing security and mobile mock drills were proposed by Region
3; increased gun violence was mentioned by Region 4) ·
Substance abuse issues (proposed by Region 3,
who reported that they have not been observing the same treatment
effectiveness with methadone as they have with Suboxone
(buprenorphine/naloxone). ·
Recruiting nurses - still a struggle across the
board for many CSBs. ·
Issues we might want to have presented at the
next VACSB conference. Jen reminded attendees that we have a VACPN web page and that all
feedback received will be considered in planning the fall conference. VACSB (Sharon Daniels, VACPN
representative): ·
The fall VACSB conference is scheduled for
October 7-9. Sharon is planning to attend. It will be held at the Doubletree
Hotel in Charlottesville. ·
Sharon briefly discussed connections VACPN has
to individuals on the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Substance
Abuse Services Council, both of whom meet quarterly at the offices of the
VACSB. These councils advise the governor, the general assembly, and the
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Departmental Services (DBHDS) on
matters pertaining to behavioral health and substance abuse. She mentioned
that Annie Whitaker, who is a nurse, is a council member, as well as Dr.
Cathy Tierney and Jennifer Johnson, LPC, who is the Director of Outpatient
Psychiatric Services at Valley CSB. ·
Sharon advised that those interested in
learning more about bills going before the general assembly that VACSB is watching
can go to the VACSB website for information. ·
Sharon also mentioned that VACSB is good about
acknowledging that VACPN has representation at its conference. Jen emphasized
that we will try not to have VACPN conferences at the same time as VACSB
conferences in order to ensure that the VACPN representative will not have to
miss either one. The V VACSB spring conference is scheduled for the first week
in May, which has traditionally been when VACPN has held their spring
conference. VA Board of Nursing (VBON)
(Jen Phelps, Secretary VBON): ·
Jen relayed a humorous anecdote about meeting
Virginia Secretary of Health William Hazel in which he acknowledged the
day-to-day challenges she faces in her work by saying “You couldn’t pay me to
do that job [PACT team].” ·
Jen shared that although Virginia offers
advanced certification for CNAs, very few are choosing to pursue that path
(<50 individuals). ·
Jen reported that the VBON is now getting over
2,000 calls per day pertaining to criminal background checks for nurses. The
new classes of nurses that will be graduating after January 1, 2016 will be
going through fingerprinting and criminal background checks as a requirement
for licensure. ·
Jen mentioned that a representative from
WORKFORCE always comes to the VBON meetings, reporting that they provide a
lot of good data that is helpful in predicting the future of nursing, and
that they also discuss impairment issues. ·
VBON elections were held at the last meeting.
Jen Phelps is the new secretary. Legislative Coalition of
Virginia Nurses (LCVN) Lisa Babilon, representative from VACPN): ·
There are currently no bills of particular
interest before the general assembly. Virginia Nurse Association
(VNA) (Nina Beaman, representative from Virginia) ·
Nina reported that the top story in the
current edition of thee ANA publication, “The American Nurse” is psychiatric
nursing and invited anyone interested in reading it to see her. National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH) (Joann Berkson) ·
Joann reported that there wasn’t anything
really huge in the way of news at this time. Social Media (Michele
Morgan): ·
Michele shared that VACPN is trying to
increase its activity on Facebook. There is a private group for members as
well as a public page for anyone to "like." VACPN would like to be more active on Twitter. Michele requested for members to let her know if there are any mental health-related activities that should be posted on the VACPN Facebook page. Awards/Recognition (Jen
Phelps): ·
VACPN wishes to continue to recognize CSBs
that make effective use of social media to promote mental health awareness.
The following five CSBs were recognized at the fall 2015 conference: Horizon
Behavioral Health, Rappahannock Area CSB, New River Valley CSB, Valley CSB, and
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority. New River Valley CSB has not yet
received their award. Their communications person reported that they greatly
appreciate it and regret not having been able to send a representative to the
last fall conference. Sharon took the award for Valley CSB back with her after the conference and presented it to the Emergency Services worker who has stepped in the Communications role. She reported that he was very excited to receive the award and commended him for his work, sharing that he is very active in educating the community on the work of Valley CSB, actively
reaching out to the offices of primary care physicians. ·
Social media is changing how we communicate. A
lot of CSBs are now on I Instagram. Jen noted that Blue Ridge CSB has been
doing a lot and that our goal is to reach out and connect with them. Regional Rep Report (Allison
O’Brien): ·
Region 1: Met in Charlottesville. ·
Region 2: No Report. ·
Region 3: No Report. ·
Region 4: Did not meet. ·
Region 5: Report below: o They
are in the process of getting Genoa Pharmacy on site. o The
Virginia Beach CSB has a nurse manager position available at their Pathways
Center. o They
discussed a distressing situation in which a med error occurred recently that
resulted in a report of abuse and neglect to Adult Protective Services (APS).
The error resulted in an individual receiving an excessive dose of Haldol. An
internal investigation occurred over a week and a half, during which the
individual did not receive any additional Haldol. The nurse involved was very
distraught and wanted to transfer out of her program. o Virginia
Beach CSB will be getting Revive! Training. Trainers from DBHDS will come to
their sites to conduct the trainings. Naloxone will be kept at the sites, for
which the nurses will have to obtain prescriptions from their physicians. It
was also mentioned that besides Naloxone, there is also a $1,000 nasal spray
now. Also with regard to Revive! Training, it was noted that the ‘Train the
Trainer’ training is very quick and that we may wish to consider offering a session on Thursday night of fall conference. It was pointed out that we have
someone coming to speak about opioids and this might be a good tie-in. Nina
added that this ought to be of considerable interest, given that
unintentional poisonings are the #1 causes of death in Virginia. NEW BUSINESS Elections for Vice-President,
CNE Coordinator, and Treasurer: It was noted that by-laws allow officers to be re-elected to another
term: Vice-President: ·
Jen reviewed the duties of the Vice-President
as stated in the by-laws. Of special note, the Vice-President must attend all
four VACSB meeting each year. ·
Sharon Daniels expressed interested in
continuing as Vice-President. She stepped out the room. She was unanimously
reelected, unopposed. CNE Coordinator: ·
Irma opted not to run for reelection. Both Jen
and Sharon acknowledged that this has been quite a large job that she has
performed within this role. ·
Irma discussed the importance of having annual
survey conducted by each of the regional reps, “We need to implement this. We
want a more active role from the regional reps in determining conference
topics.” She recommended that the executive committee would need to draw up a
survey and then have each of the five regional reps complete it. She said
that the person who does this should have a master’s degree and a background
in education. ·
Nina asked how we might wish to clarify
requirements for nomination, suggesting, “VACPN members in good standing” and
posited the question “and ‘what’ degrees?” ·
Irma made a motion to verify the education
requirements for CNE Coordinator that are set by ANCC, and then add this to
the by-laws. The motion was seconded by LuAnn. The vote was unanimous. The
motion will move forward. ·
Nina expressed interest in serving as CNE
Coordinator. She stepped out of the room. She was unanimously elected,
unopposed. Treasurer: ·
Jen reviewed the requirements from the
by-laws. ·
Sonya expressed interest in continuing as
treasurer. She stepped out of the room. She was unanimously elected,
unopposed. ·
It was noted that we now have an active
credit/debit card that others will be able to use, “officially” following the
August 5, 2015 Executive Committee Meeting. Spring Conference: ·
Jen shared that there had been discussion
among members of the Executive Committee to move the spring conference to
thee last week in April. A motion was made by Kirk to hold the upcoming
conference on April 26, 27, and 28, 2017 or the alternate week April 19, 20,
and 21, 2017, which LuAnn seconded. The motion carried. ·
Jan Puffenberger of Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB
researched a prospective site in Region 2 where we might hold the spring
conference. She placed a call to Meadowkirk Retreat Center in the
Middleburg/Leesburg area, which she said is ‘very pretty,' and she obtained some information.
They only have 20 hotel-type rooms but there is also on option to rent a
house. The locale has hiking trails, a swimming pool, and stargazing
apparatus for viewing night skies. Following discussion with the membership,
it was agreed to allow the Executive Committee to move forward with booking
Meadowkirk for the spring conference if additional information verifies that
it will not be cost-prohibitive to attend. A deposit isn’t required until six
months prior to the desired dates. Sharon emphasized that it is important to
offer both ‘retreat only’ and ‘one at a hotel’. ·
Jen requested that everyone invite their local
CSBs to come have an information booth at our conferences. Let VACPN know if
they are interested. Fall Conference: ·
Fall conference is scheduled for November 3-4,
2016 at the Craddock Terry Hotel in Lynchburg, VA. The title of the
conference will be “Leading Change in Nursing Practice.” ·
Jen mentioned that we want to reach out to
Blue Ridge CSB to connect with VACPN ·
Proposed Topics/Speakers o Nurse
Administration: Trulia Minton o NIMH: Susan Azrin (Jen will get information on her) o David Cassise from Lynchburg Treatment Center: Naloxone The Business meeting concluded
with break outs into regional meetings August 2016 Committee Meeting: ·
The next meeting of the executive committee
will be held on Friday, August 5, 2016, at Valley CSB. Respectfully Submitted, LuAnn Saner, Secretary. |
VACPN Executive Committee Meeting 5/6/15
Posted on July 19, 2015 at 8:38 PM |
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Executive Committee Meeting May 6, 2015 Shrine Mont Attendance:
Lisa Babilon, President; Sharon Daniels, Vice President; Jennifer
Phelps, Social Media Specialist; Irma Mahone, CNE Coordinator; Sonya Mohr, Treasurer Regional representatives: Region I Rep:
Jan Puffenberger Region II Rep: Joann Berkson Region IV
Rep: Marina Sinyard Absent: Region III and V Reps, and Secretary
(Donna Horan resigned this position) WELCOMING STATEMENTS Lisa Babilon, President, welcomed the committee and made
call to order at 4 PM. NEW BUSINESS - Lisa informed the
group that this unscheduled meeting was called to review the positions due for
election as there are several positions that need to be filled. - Lisa also
informed the group that if nominated for another term for President, she would
not be able to accept the nomination due to conflicts with her current
job. - Positions due for election are
President, Secretary, and Social Media Specialist. - Group discussion of members that have
expressed interest in serving in leadership roles and limitation and
obligation that prohibit others for taking on an active role in leadership of
VACPN. - Jen Phelps expressed interest in the President
position, however, expressed that she feels the President should have a
minimum of BSN to provide creditability to the role and her degree as LPN may
not provide the creditability for the organization in
working with our various external partners. Committee acknowledged that VACPN is open to and includes members
of all educational levels from
LPN to Doctorate level. Committee explored establishment of Co-President roles, with one as a BSN
level nurse, and note that this also allows for two nurses to share the work
load. There is a BSN
member that expresses interest if this position can be shared. - Jan
motioned that we move forth with Co-President roles with this motion seconded by Irma. Motion carried to establish election of
Co-Presidents. Lisa will bring
this to Member Business Meeting
tomorrow. - Committee reviewed role of Regional Rep
Coordinator, with correction to Feb 6, 2015 minutes that this position was
approved and will be addressed at the Membership Business Meeting tomorrow. - Jen Phelps informed the group that she ordered prototype
VACPN Membership Pin at her expense that she requested the Executive
Committee consider providing to members as acknowledgment of the
membership. Cost of each pin is $7.50
and could be covered by the $25.00 annual membership fee. Committee agreed that the Membership Pin is a nice acknowledgement. Irma motioned that we order pins and
that VACPN Treasurer Reimburse Jen for the expense. Motion seconded by Jan. Jen will
order additional pins.
Pins will be mailed out to members after the Spring
Conference. - Meeting adjourned at 5:15 PM by Lisa Respectfully Submitted, Sharon Daniels, Vice-President |
VACPN Spring Conference Business Meeting Mintues
Posted on July 18, 2015 at 3:23 PM |
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SPRING CONFERNCE BUSINESS MEETING May 7, 2015 11AM -12:30PM Attendance: Executive Committee (Lisa Babilon, Sharon Daniels, Irma Mahone, Jennifer Phelps) Regional Representatives (Joann Berkson, (Alternate, Region II Marina Sinyard (Alternate, Region IV), Jan Puffenberger, Debra Bliesner (Alternate Region I), Patricia Crissman (Alternate, Region III) Membership at Large and Conference Attendees WELCOMING STATEMENTS Lisa Babilon, VACPN President, opened the meeting, welcoming those new to VACPN events and thanking everyone for attending. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Lisa requested review of October, 2014 Fall Conference Business meeting minutes for approval and/or discussion. Nina Beaman motioned for approval with Cheryl Zellmer second. All approved. APPROVAL OF TREASUERS REPORT Lisa requested review of report for approval and/or discussion. Lisa Babilon motioned for approval and LuAnn Saner second. General discussion on funds to date, and amount due for payment of current conference. Irma requested breakdown on future reports to reflect income and expenses related to each conference, with Treasurer to report details at the next Executive meeting. OLD BUSINESS CNE Provider Status: Irma reports that VACPN has obtained approval of Provider of CNE through the VNA for period of three years. Irma acknowledged the work of the group and Kirk Morton that went into the provider status application process. Advises that quality outcomes (how does the training event influence your practice) will be measured and that a survey for the Spring Conference will be added to the VACPN web site. An additional 0.5 CE is available upon completion of survey. Mass email will go out to membership once the survey is posted on the site. Board of Nursing Updates: Jennifer Phelps holds LPN position on BON and provided group with recent updates. BON is comprised of two Citizen members, two LPN members and four RN members. Two positions will come open in 2016. Duties require three-four days every other month, with term of four years. BON reimburses for hotel and meal expenses. CSB nurse representation is recommended due to the volume of MH and SA case reviews. BON is available for educational/speaking activities. Recent updates include increase in number of Compact Licensure States; Criminal Background check passed; Licensure fees will increase to cover the cost of background checks. REVIEW OF LCVN & VACSB monitored bills: (www.leg1.state.va.us) Lisa updated group on bills. · HB1413: hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions. Signed by the Governor. Effective 7/1/15. LCVN & VCSB supported. · SB1410: crisis intervention specialist. Tabled in House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions. VACSB opposed. · SB773: Psychiatric treatment of minors; objecting minors. Signed by the Governor. Effective 7/1/15. VACB opposed. · HB1456: reports of substance abuse by a pregnant woman to CPS. Tabled in House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions. LCVN & VACSB opposed. NEW BUSINEESS Regional Rep Coordinator: Lisa informed the members that the Executive Committee reviewed Regional Rep Coordinator Officer as saw the need to have an experience Regional Rep assist the Regional Reps with regional activities. The Executive Committee approved the position with the following duties. The office will be an elected position that is carried out through nomination and election held by the Regional Reps and Alternates. The office is a two-year term.
Fall Conference: Conference is due to be held in Region V; however, there has been no activity from Region V to secure a facility. Lisa advised the group that due to limited time that we need to move forth with deciding on an alternate location and securing the facility. Numerous members suggested that we return to the Craddock Terry Hotel and Conference Center in Lynchburg. Motion made by Lisa and second by Sharon to move forth with securing the Craddock Terry site. Jennifer Phelps will make contact to secure the facility with date of Nov. 6, with knowledge that we may need to adjust the date if the facility is booked. Conferences ideas:
· Standards of Practice
Elections: Lisa informed the group that she has enjoyed her terms as President and that she not able to continue in the office secondary to employer obligations. Lisa informed the group that the Executive Committee held an ad hock Business Meeting on 5/5/15 to review options for filling the positions of President, Secretary, and Social Media Specialist. Lisa informed members that there is interest expressed by members in sharing the role of President. Advises that VACPN has had co-presidents in the past and that the Executive Committee has agreed that we move forth with sharing of the position. Lisa also advised the group that in the background work there has been ongoing discussions with members that expressed interest in taking roles that are more active in the Leadership of VACPN. She asked that in addition to any nominations from members, that members that wish to seek an office could nominate themselves.
Meeting broke into Regional Area’s with attendee seeking and voting for Regional and Alternate Reps for each Region. Region I: Nina Beaman, Regional Rep Marguerite Murray, Alternate Region II: Randy Acosta, Regional Rep Joann Berkson, Alternate Region III: Patricia Crissman, Regional Rep Debbie Melillo, Alternate Region IV: Lisa Babilon, Regional Rep Marina Sinyard, Alternate Region V: Joan Archie, Regional Rep Alison O’Brien, Alternate Regional reports: Region I: Jan Puffenberger, no activity Region II: Joann Berson, July 2014 Dinner program sponsored by Jansen and was well attended. Region III: Patricia Crissman, no activity Region IV: Marina Sinyard, no activity Region V: Regional Rep inactive, no activity Lisa requested Regional Reps and Alternates meet before end of conference to elect the office of Regional Rep Coordinator. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, Sharon Daniels, Vice-President |
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