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Chapter Minutes October 2007 Minutes Meeting called to order by President Martha Page @6:30PM. Quorum not established. Program : Double Gloving, Reasons and Reactions presented by Ben Burgess of Biogel Committee Reports: Treasurers:
$12,521.80 currently available according to Donna Landrum Ways and Means: Jan Howell led the discussion of Bunco as an additional for fun only activity. Reported cancellation of tailgater basket and October seminar. Seminar rescheduled for August 2008. Fundraising @ Congress also a topic. Will
discuss items to sell @ November meeting. Membership:
Susan Southwick revisited member activity list for ‘06-07. Delegate
/ Alternates to Congress will be decided by the January meeting. Program :
Alma Gaertner states she has been unsuccessful assembling necessary items
to submit to national for chapter excellence award. November 17th
is the deadline. Norma Walden volunteered her assistance. Cynthia Robinson volunteered as November 19th program
sponsor, topic TBA. Alma’s attempt to contact area school’s of nursing
faculty re: Perioperative Nurse Week also unsuccessful. New Business: Med Missions Warehouse organization of
goods activity scheduled for Sunday afternoon
November 4th. Event will be filmed for Perioperative Nurse
Week. Martha tables clinical questions until January meeting. Adjourned @ 8PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Norma
Walden , Secretary September 17th 2007 VP Kay
weeks called meeting to order @3:45. Quorum not established. Program
sponsored by UAB West T- Max shoulder positioner presented by Adam Wieger. Committee
reports: Treasurer Donna Landrum reported balance of
$5,081.87 Ways and Means : Jan absent,
requests everyone to remember seminar on October 13th. Flyers
available on table at back of room. Membership: Susan Southwick tallied
points for delegate and alternate selection, will be discussed at next meeting. Program: Alma Gaertner discussed chapter award. States she needs our help in assembling the material to submit to national. Requests
all material be turned in to her prior to the November meeting. Also reminded members to call her about their topics for programs. Meeting calendar was passed out. Old Business: Meeting place and flash sterilization discussion tabled until next meeting. New Business: Congress March 30th-April 3rd.
Delegates and alternates must be in Anaheim March 28th for meet the candidates forum. Monday the 30th can now be used by all members for education.
November 11th – 17th also discussed as Perioperative Nurse Week. Alma expressed interest in contacting the schools of nursing to get their students involved. Will report back on this at next meeting. October
15th evening meeting
@ Homewood library. Topic is double gloving presented by Biogel. Adjourned @
5:10PM. Respectfully submitted by N Walden July 16th, 2007 MINUTES Call to order by President Martha Page @3:45.
Quorum was established. Minutes from the May meeting were approved by
the membership. Meeting agenda established as business only. TREASURERS REPORT: Donna Landrum
reported a balance of $4,304.58. COMMITTEE REPORTS WAYS
AND MEANS: Jan Howell announced an October 13th seminar . Discussion followed related to registration fee for seminar or did the membership wish the seminar to be
free to attendees. Membership voted on a registration fee of $20 for AORN members
and $30 for non-members. Topic of the seminar is
“Multiple Nursing Challenges” . The seminar location is the Marriott Grand View. Football
tailgater basket also discussed. Jan Howell suggested making the baskets available
for raffle ticket sales at the seminar with drawing also to be held at the seminar.
Vendor evening discussed ,membership agreed on date of August 23rd, location Old Overton Club. MEMBERSHIP: Susan Southwick reminded members to review their points in the membership book for accuracy, delegates and alternates for Congress will
be announced at the September meeting.
Location of meetings for the 2007-2008 year was discussed. Some members wished to rotate the meetings from hospital
to hospital in an effort to grow the membership. Other members were concerned
with parking problems. Members agreed
to table the discussion until the September meeting. Location and date of membership dinner was agreed to be discussed at September meeting. PROGRAM: Monthly roster passed around to members for
topic and date selection. Members were reminded to provide refreshments with the education program. December meeting will be the traditional holiday brunch at
the home of Martha Page, date TBA. Prior to adjourning at 5pm, Martha
asked the members to read the flash sterilization article in the July issue of
AORN journal and come prepared to discuss your institutions policies and procedures regarding this topic. Birmingham Chapter AORN May Minutes, 2007 Meeting called to order by President Jan Howell @ 3:45
PM. Program: Robotics presented by Dr. Bugg, sponsored by Dottie Ammon of Trinity Medical Center
Refreshments provided by sales rep from On Q Pain Pump Jan welcomed all visitors and recognized new member Karl
Smith. A quorum was established. April minutes were corrected by adding Jan Howell
to the BOD portion of ballot. Minutes were adopted . Committee Reports Awards and Scholarship:
Sales rep of year agreed upon, Jan asked for nominations for nurse of
the year
from
the floor. Membership agreed to let her know of their ideas. Ways and Means :
May seminar cancelled due to lack of attendees. Will schedule another
one in October. Perioperative Nurses Week :
Birmingham News has agreed to interview Jan, she will keep us posted. Asked the membership for other ideas. Membership: Susan
Southwick reminded members to ensure their membership pages were accurate and
up to date. Treasurer: Donna
Landrum reported April 16th balance of +4,184.58. Elections: Teller, Martha Page reported 17 ballots cast. 2007-
2008 officers elected are
President elect: Dottie Ammon
Treasurer: Donna Landrum
BOD
: Brandie Hahn and Jan Howell June meeting location:
Men’s Grill @ The Club 6PM
Program: Installation of Officers,
presented by President Martha Page Meeting adjourned @ 5:30 by Jan Howell.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Norma Walden Secretary
MARCH MINUTES Call to order @ 3:45PM by VPKay Weeks . Location: Homewood Library Program:
Congress reports. Discussion of medication errors, SCIP initiative, magnet
status, malignant hyperthermia update, sterilization standards, and perioperative experiences in the current war in Iraq. Attendees generated much enthusiasm about the educational aspects of congress and
it’s relevancy to our practices. Expressions of gratitude for all the social
events provided by our local sales representatives were also noted. 2008 Congress
location: Anaheim, California, with opening session to occur on Saturday afternoon
instead of Sunday morning. This change is meant to assure delegates/alternates
more time for educational session attendance. A contribution from our chapter
to the National AORN Foundation for recognition of Margaret Allen, recently
deceased former chapter President was also announced. Old Business: Seminar focusing on Breast Health by Dr. April Maddux and Communication by Jenny Nolan @ UAB Highlands
in the auditorium on May 19th. Norma Walden, Ways and Means Chair, will bring flyers to the April meeting. New Business: Willingness to serve forms available to members, ballot
to be presented to membership by former President Norma Walden at April meeting. Voting
at May meeting. Meeting adjourned at 5PM. April meeting: 5:30PM at Homewood Library, program to be announced.
Respectfully submitted. FEBUARY MINUTES Call to order by President Jan Howell at 5:35pm. Program : Surgical Technologist Certification Speaker:
Sharon Blanton , leader of Virginia College Surgical Technologist Program Sponsor:
Nan Wright Refreshments: Assorted sandwiches from Roly Poly with chips, cookies and beverages
Sharon discussed certification of surgical technicians as a means to increase their accountability and education, value on the surgical team, therefore leading to
better patient care. Business Meeting:
A Quorum was established.
October minutes read and adopted. January minutes change: “ Membership agreed on May as next seminar date “
, minutes then adopted.
Treasurer’s report: Balance of
$13,705.57. Donna Landrum states Congress registration accomplished. Attendees acknowledged receiving their
notification of pre-registration.
Ways and Means : May Seminar
date contingent on Dr. April Maddux, Breast Health Specialist, selection of date. Report by Norma Walden.
Old Business Profit from football tailgater baskets approximated
@ $200. Baskets won by two sales representatives.
New Business Individual member financial needs for congress
attendance discussed, membership voted to award $1500/attendee. Membership also reminded Willingness to Serve forms with updated Activity Records attached due at March meeting. These are necessary to build ballot
for April meeting. Membership requested Willingness to Serve forms be available
on chapter website. March meeting to be presided by Vice President K. Weeks. Birmingham Chapter AORN January Minutes
Call to order @3:45PM
by Vice President Kay Weeks. CEU topic: Bladder
Stimulator by UAB West Business Meeting:
Donna Landrum Treasurer provided financial statement. Discussion: Chapter funding of any chapter members registration to Congress.
Topic tabled until criteria could be developed. Norma Walden presented
Ways and Means news. February seminar cancelled due to reliability factor of
selected presenter. Membership agreed on next seminar date. Progress report to follow at next meeting. Next meeting will
be on 5:30 PM on February 19th at Homewood Public Library. Birmingham
Chapter AORN October
Minutes Birmingham Chapter AORN October Minutes
Call to order @6:30PM by President Jan Howell. Program Chair Cynthia McFarlin
was thanked for her assistance in securing Mizan Plaz for the meeting. Quorum
was established. Hardcopy of August meeting minutes unavailable for approval
of the membership. Treasurer, Donna Landrum , reported a balance of
$ 11,436.04. Membership voted to donate $125 to
the National AORN Foundation. Other committee reports included : Ways and Means : showing and discussion of Tailgater baskets with content list. Members
were invited to take tickets back to their facilities for raffle of the baskets. Tickets to be sold for $1ea, 6 for $5, 12 for $10.
Drawing to be held on December 2 @ annual Christmas Brunch. Dottie Ammon
, Newsletter Chair requested any items of interest sent to her to ensure its posting on the web site. New Business : Jan congratulated
members selected as 2007 delegates/alternates and members at large to Congress. They are she, Martha Page, Donna Landrum, Norma Walden, Brandie Hahn., Kay Weeks,
Alma Gaertner, Cindy Bell, Nan Wright, Cynthia McFarlin, Susan Southwick, and
Dottie Ammon. Congress is March 11-17th in Orlando. To enhance chapter financial planning, a request was made to
these members to pol their employers for attendance permission. Next Meeting : Christmas Brunch on December 2nd at home of
Jan Howell. No November meeting was
reiterated to membership. Program: Allied Health Professional
and Unlicensed Credentialing presented by Clement P. Cotter Jr, MD. Introductions of Dr. Cotter
and his wife provided by Alma Gaertner. Meeting adjourned @ 8:45PM. Minutes respectfully submitted by Secretary,
Norma Walden Call
to order @6:30PM by President Jan Howell. Program Chair Cynthia McFarlin was
thanked for her assistance in securing Mizan Plaz for the meeting. Quorum was
established. Hardcopy of August meeting minutes unavailable for approval of the membership. Treasurer, Donna Landrum , reported a balance of $ 11,436.04. Membership voted to donate $125 to the National AORN Foundation. Other committee reports included : Ways
and Means : showing and discussion
of Tailgater baskets with content list. Members were invited to take tickets back to their facilities for raffle of the baskets. Tickets
to be sold for $1ea, 6 for $5, 12 for $10. Drawing to be held on December 2 @
annual Christmas Brunch. Dottie Ammon ,
Newsletter Chair requested any items of interest sent to her to ensure
its posting on the web site. New Business : Jan congratulated members selected as 2007 delegates/alternates and members at large to Congress. They are she, Martha Page, Donna Landrum, Norma Walden,
Brandie Hahn., Kay Weeks, Alma Gaertner, Cindy Bell, Nan Wright, Cynthia McFarlin,
Susan Southwick, and Dottie Ammon. Congress is March 11-17th in Orlando. To enhance chapter financial planning, a request was made to these members to pol their employers for attendance
permission. Next Meeting : Christmas Brunch on
December 2nd at home of Jan Howell. No November meeting was reiterated to membership. Program: Allied Health Professional and Unlicensed Credentialing presented by Clement P. Cotter Jr, MD.
Introductions of Dr. Cotter and his wife provided by Alma Gaertner. Meeting adjourned @ 8:45PM. Minutes respectfully submitted by Secretary, Norma Walden
AORN MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES Birmingham Chapter AORN
Minutes
August 21st, 2006 President Jan Howell called business portion of meeting to order @6:30 pm. Program presented by Jim Tucker of MedMissions @ 5:30 PM Facility
sponsor was Saint Vincent’s . Refreshments provided by LaMonte Turner of
Alloderm, very short discussion of his product
provided. Quorum was established and July minutes approved. Treasurer’s report : $9,000 currently in account. Old Business:
96 vendor letters e-mailed by Jan. The letters solicited scholarship contributions for delegate/ attendee to Orlando Congress
in March ’07. Copy of the letter not provided. Jan did say letter contained information as discussed at July
meeting. New Business:
Jan attended national Leadership conference held in Denver in July. Jan thanked the membership for the
opportunity to attend. Discussed tracks designed for experienced and less experienced chapter presidents. Attended conflict resolution and other classes. Aging nurse
population was discussed at conference with reference to the use of chapter websites, computer use, etc. It was decided chapter
websites not contributing to growth of chapters. Norma Walden volunteered to
snail mail quarterly calendar of
chapter events to chapter membership.
Vendor Appreciation Event : Monday September 18th 6-8PM @ Old
Overton Club. $2,000 budget for the event agreed upon by members. Jan will attend to details of event. Committee reports:
Membership: Chapter member
participation records available for documentation. Jan reminded membership to
update their record prior to September 18th meeting . Member points
calculating which 3 members deemed eligible as delegates to Orlando Congress will be discussed
then. Jan stated she and
Martha Page were automatically eligible to attend Congress as president and president -elect.
Ways and Means: Motion carried to budget
$100 each for 3 tailgater
baskets. Baskets will represent UAB, UA,
and AU. Norma Walden agreed to build them.
Seminar program for October or early November ‘06: Wound Closure. February seminar : Women’s Health Issues. Details to follow.
Program: Chair absent. October
as annual Membership celebration meeting discussed. Jan stated she would communicate with Jane Flowers, our national
board representative, about speaking at this meeting. Details TBA at later date. Motion carried to combine November
and December meeting on Saturday December 2 as traditional Christmas Brunch.
OR Nurse Day: goal to continue visibility of periOperative Registered nurses discussed. Jan stated she would explore
our chapter’s participation in Baptist’s Health Minute, Dottie Ammon stated she would explore her contact with James Spann as a possibility. The Rob and Shannon radio show was
also discussed.
Awards and Scholarship: Jan asked the membership for a volunteer to head this committee.
Policy and Bylaws: No report No further discussion. Meeting adjourned at 8:20PM. Respectfully submitted, N. Walden Secretary 7-17-06 The meeting was called to order by President, Jan Howell at 3:55pm. Members present: 10 members were present
completing a quorum Minutes of the previous meeting –
The minutes are posted on the website. Jan reported on the Installation Dinner at The Club. Attendance was good of both membership and industry partners.
Kim Dismukes was awarded Vendor of the Year and Jan had received the award of Excellence for Perioperative Nurse of the Year.
The new officers are as follows: President
– Jan Howell President
Elect – Martha Page Vice President
– Kay Weeks Secretary
– Norma Walden Treasurer
– Donna Landrum Board
Members – Cynthia Robinson
Alma Gaertner
The charipersons are as follows: Ways &
Means – Norma Walden Newsletter
& Website – Dottie Ammons Programs
– Cynthia Robinson Treasurer’s Report – Donna is
on vacation. Jan reported a balance right at $9000.00 AORN Communication – Jan discussed
some communication received highlighting 2 By-law changes. One referred to Members at Large. These members compiled a separate
entity and could not be chapter members at the same time. The other change was regarding Delegate representation. Two delegates
would now be allowed to represent each Specialty Assembly. They would not be permitted to act as chapter delegates at the
same time. The total number of delegates had been increased from 1500 to 1546. Jan passed out copies of a flyer regarding
AORN Facility Package. Jan had received a letter and business card from Jane Flowers. She is our Chapter Board Liaison and National Secretary. State Council – We are again participating
at State Council. There are no more dues. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, July 29th. at Donna Landrum’s
lake house on Scholarship Plan – Jan read a draft
of the letter that she would be sending to the vendors requesting educational grants. She had included a request to contribute
at various levels, Platinum, Gold, and Silver. Discussion followed as to the possibility of this turning some contributors
away. A motion was made by Brandi to delete the designations. The motion seconded by Meeting Place – Norma had asked Jan to present the idea of rotating meetings to the various hospitals and those members
be responsible for the program. Discussion followed that this would be too confusing to remember where the meeting was each
time. Dottie made a motion that the meeting be held every time at the Homewood Library. Susan seconded the motion. Motion
passed. Jan informed the members that the room cost was $15.00 for a 4- hour period. Meeting Times – There was discussion
regarding whether to continue having evening meetings. Previous evening meeting had drawn members who normally did not attend
the afternoon meetings. It was decided that even months would have the evening meetings. Evening meetings would be held in
August and October. December would be the Christmas Brunch that Jan would like to host. This will be on Saturday, December
2nd. Membership Dinner – Norma has requested
that the Membership Dinner be moved from November to February. Discussion followed. Brandy made a motion to move the Membership
Dinner from November to October. Kim seconded the motion. Motion carried. Nomination Protocol – Norma suggested
we move the nominations to March, elections in April, and installation in May. Discussion followed. A motion was made not
to change the election protocol. Motion carried. Calendar of Events – Norma has requested
that this be posted on the website and that it be printable. Dottie will do this. Jan discussed the idea sending out a quarterly mailing for those who are not computer savvy. Cynthia Robinson passed a sign-up list for Program sponsors. Jan mentioned the possibility of renting a house in Jan talked about the possibility of a Barbecue Cook-off for a fundraiser. Tickets would need to be sold, but no
other costs would be incurred. Next Meeting – August 21st.
at 5:30 pm. Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm AORN MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MINUTES 5-15-06 Location: The meeting was called to order by President,
Norma Walden. Members present: 11 members were
present, including 1 new member. The new member was Sharon Hadley from IMS. Norma welcomed all the members to the meeting. Program: Surgical Smoke: Avoiding the Risks
Fire Safety in your OR
Presenter: Mike Newell, Conmed. Some key points mentioned included: Surgical Smoke Surgical plume is produced during laser procedures,
routine use of the bovie, and by powered surgical instruments. OSHA mandates that smoke evacuators are used with
laser procedures. However, other procedures generating smoke plume have a potential as a health hazard. Studies show that inhaling surgical smoke can
be equaled to inhalation of cigarette smoke. 40mg of tissue smoke = 3-6 cigarettes. Smoke contents have been found to contain bacteria,
HPV, HIV, HBV, and human cells that can be carcinogenic. Smoke plume exposure symptoms may include headache,
hypoxia, coughing, dizziness, tearing, nausea and vomiting. Particulate contaminants vary from 0.2 to 7 microns.
They may include acrolein, formaldehyde, alcohol, cyanide, methane, benzene, and toluene. Wear appropriate masks and remember masks lose
effectiveness after 30 mins. Avoiding Fires The fire triangle is always present in the OR
with the following contributors – Fuel sources (nursing), Ignition (surgeon) Oxidizers (anesthesia). Fire drills must be conducted routinely in the
OR Staff assignments must be clearly identified Evacuation routes must be planned ahead. The last
person out must shut the door. Staff must be familiar with location and operation
of fire extinguishers Be alert to fuel sources- drapes, hair, light
sources, flammable prep solutions, gases, including methane, bovies. Bovies must be place in holsters when not in use. Preps
must dry for 2-3 mins before draping. Check bovie function before turning up the power
setting. Any burned items must be saved as evidence. Document as soon as possible. 1 CEU was awarded. Donna Landrum won the Conmed door prize –
a basket of goodies. Business Meeting- Approval of April meeting minutes – The
minutes are posted on the website. However as there was not a quorum the minutes could not be approved. Installation Dinner – will
be held at The Club on Monday, June 19th at 6:30 pm. The cost is $30.00 including tax and gratuity. A cash bar is available
from 6:00 pm. The entrée is Pork Tenderloin or Chicken. For reservations, call Jan or Norma at 939-6527. Pay at the door.
Pay by check made out to AORN. Financial Report – Donna
Landrum presented a balance of $9,658.26 Vendor of the Year nominee –
After some discussion, it was decided to make the presentation to the Industry Partner of the Year this year. The person chosen
was Kim Periop Nurse of the Year –
We are open to nominees. Contact Norma. State Council Meeting –
the next meeting is Saturday, July 29th at 12 noon at the Election results are as follows: President Elect – Martha
Page Vice President – Kay Weeks Secretary – Norma Walden Board of Directors – Alma
Gaertner
Cynthia Robinson. Norma offered congratulations to the newly elected
officers. Martha Page made a motion that the ballots be
destroyed after 24 hours. Susan Southwick seconded the motion. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:00pm. Minutes submitted by Alma Gaertner, Secretary. AORN
MEMBERSHIP
MEETING MINUTES 4-17-06 Location: Jim & Nick’s Restaurant,
The meeting was called to order by President,
Norma Walden at 6:15 pm. New Business Norma welcomed all the attendees to the meeting. Norma passed around Thank You notes to be signed
by all the members present. She will mail them to the Industry Partners whom so generously contributed toward our chapter
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