Agenda 5/16/17
West LA North Chapter
California Association for Nurse Practitioners
Location: Ruth’s Chris Beverly Hills
Sponsor: Corcept Therapeutics
Contact: Lauren Witter
Speaker: Dr. Pejman Cohan
Topic: Clinical Consequences of Hypercortisolism
Attendance: 19 attended
18:30 Networking
Call to meeting: 1854
Board Report:
Any new members in attendance? Deante, Zoey and Shakeh
Vangie Ojales (membership) 164 chapter members, State membership at 3522 (may 2017)
Dominique Delvecchio (Legislative rep) Lobby Day was May 8th in Sacramanto. June 2nd, last day to get bills out of the Senate.
AB1368: NP/PA ability to sign Medi-Cal forms. Passsed from Assembly now on Senate Health Committee.- no opposition
AB1560: changes or eliminates MD:NP ratio, amended to allow 1 MD to supervise up to 18 APP (combo of NP/PA/CNM). Awaiting full vote on the Assembly. Hopefully this will remove restrictions in clinics and build relationships. Ultimate goal is full practice authority.
SB554 (Stone): Codifies in CA legislation Np ability to furnish buprenorphine according to Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (CARA).
Other Bills available via “Bill Tracker” on CANP website
Travis Bradley (Treasurer):
Carl Wherry (Chapter President):
Donate Life walk April 29th recap…
Board Elections next month
Nominations?
Meeting TBD...Pulmonary HTN
Chapter fund raiser: Raffle for membership to CANP. Tickets $10 or 3 for $20
July Meeting sponsor set
Preceptors needed for students. If interested I can forward emails from students. Psych NP student Sam Bhimaya (CANP member). Deante Markey (FNP student) is also looking for a Preceptor. Please contact him at DMarkeyRN@yahoo.com. Let's support those coming into the profession!
June 29-30 POLST forum at Long Beach Memorial Med Center. Details at https://polst-long-beach.eventbrite.com
October leadership conference…
Save the date: March 22-25, 2018 Annual Education Conference, watch for call for abstracts. Plan your trip to San Diego.
Next May will be another Lobby day and House of Delegates, are there bylaws we feel need changing?
End of business: 1915
Location: Tanino Ristorante
1043 Westwood Blvd
Sponsor: UCB Group
Rep: Roger Moore
1830 Networking
Meeting start time: 1842
Registered: 10participants
Board report:
Membership: 13 new mwmbers, 167 total for WLAN chapter. CA state ~3200.
Treasurer: Federal tax exempt complete. Still working on state exemption.
Legislative update: AB 1612 Remove MD superviosn of midwives. CANP supports. AB1560 Remove MD supervision cap for NPs and PAs. CANP supports. SB 554- Full practice authority in rural areas switched to furnishing buprenorphine. SB 457-control practice of midwives and home births (oppose). All NPs are encouraged to meet with their local respresentatives to educate them about NP practice.
Upcoming events: Epilepsy talk April 28 at the Universal Hilton. CEUs available.
April 29th: donate life 5k at Cal State Fullerton. registration via donatelifeoc.org. Come out and walk with the WLAN President and join the Califronia Nurse Practitioners and friends team!
May 8th: Lobby Day. We can pay for members to attend if interested. Please sign up via CANP website so meetings with Senators and Assemblymembers can be scheduled.
May 16th: Meeting confirmed with, topic is on hypopituitary disorders. Dinner will be at Ruth Chris in Beverly Hills.
June we will be holding elections for a new board. Please consider taking on an active role in the organization. We will also announce the winner of a year membership apin bythe chapter at the June meeting. Purchase tickets now.
End of business meeting: 1905
Raffles winners tonight:
Jane won a bag and t-shirt
Eileen won a t-shirt
Dominique won a bag
2017 Feb Agenda
CANP West LA North chapter
Locations: Baltaire
Sponsor: Medtronic
Speaker: Dr. Ausef Bari
Topic: Movement disorders (surgical/nonsurgical management)
Chapter meeting start time: 1841
In attendance:
Registered (17): Alfon, Sandra; Berkovitz, Cathy; Del Vecchio, Dominique; Emmons, Jennifer; HO, HAI YEN; Hsu, Shirley; Moore, Denise; Ojales, Evangeline; Ortiz, Ulises; Reyes, Yesenia; Thiercof, Holly; Vallejo Ugalde, Miriam; Vu, Kim; Wherry, Carl; Ziff, Eileen, Bradley, Travis,
On-site: Dering, Liz
Welcome
Board reports:
Membership, Vangie: WLAN active members 178, new 15. CANP active members ~3,400. Please encourage co-workers, NP friends to join. If they join in March, they will receive 2 free months.
Treasurer, Travis: Federal tax exemption reinstated. Checking account $20,746. Savings account $1,524. Chapter PAC donation of $2,500 will be given at March Conference.
Legislature, Dominique: Information presented by Carl.
Laura Freeman introduced a “spot Bill” to remove the physician supervision to NP ratio. Currently it is 4:1. CANP supports this bill.
- Senator Jeff Stone introduce SB 554- independent practice for rural California NP’s. CANP is in the process to find out more about this bill.
- CANPwb.org offers a bill tracker online. Bills on this program impact NP practice.
- HPCC is putting together a NP practice committee for APRN roles. They are looking for 4 NPs. If you are interested, please contact Carl Wherry.
- Nursing board meetings will be in Sacramento on March 8th and May 10th.
- Senator Bloom expects to have a health fair in the Fall, our chapter is trying to work with Senator Bloom’s office to see how we can help.
- AANP introduced the concept of Power Mapping Legislators- looking at activities legislatures engage in and find a common ground to build relationships.
Upcoming events:
March meeting location TBD (endocrine/pituitary p TBI)
April sponsor to be postponed
April 29th fun run 5k for Donate Life. I have started a team for NP/families. Please register at donatelife.org and search the team to add.
March 16-19 is Annual Education conference in Burlingame (near SFO). We are looking to help offset travel/registration costs for members in our chapter. Please email Carl if interested. Limited to 10 people. Please save receipts as well.
May 8 is Lobby Day in Sacramento. This is a time to introduce ourselves to the legislators and help educate them about NP practice. We want to help WLAN members attend this event. Please email Carl if you are interested.
Chapter fund raiser: Membership renewal. Drawing in June with election of board. Tickets are 1 for $10, 3 for $20.
Reusable bags are still available @ $5 a piece.
Sunnygoesto.com book order for skin health written by Casey Troutman (past speaker)
Study survey:
Hello CANP members,
You are being invited to participate in a research project conducted by Justin Tidwell, a Doctor of Nursing Practice candidate enrolled at the University of Arizona. The purpose of the study is to assess the attitudes, knowledge, and skills of Nurse Practitioners in transgender health care by utilizing a survey to measure the cultural competence of health care provider’s preparedness to provide care to transgender patients. The attached electronic survey is available to Adult Nurse Practitioner/Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (ANP/AGNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AGACNP/ACNP), Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioners/Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNP/ACPNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP), Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners (WHNP), and students in nurse practitioner programs within the California Association of Nurse Practitioners (CANP). I encourage you to take the survey even if you think you do not work with transgender patients. You are being asked to complete a survey of 56 questions that will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. The survey will be returned electronically after your completion to the Principal Investigator (PI). There are no foreseeable risks to participating in the study. Information about you will be kept confidential to the extent permitted or required by law. We will not know your IP address when you respond to the study. This survey will be in two parts. When you finish the first survey containing the primary survey questions, you will be automatically directed to the second survey which will collect your contact information for the drawing of a $150 Visa gift card. Under Raffle Guidance Option B of the HSPP, this study is excluded from gambling and abides by the State of Arizona specific laws governing raffles. Participations in the research study is not required; entries are limited to one entry per person - subjects under 18 must have written consent from a parent or lawful guardian; and participation is void where law is prohibited by law.
Participation in this study is voluntary and there are no costs associated with the study. Since it is in a separate survey, contact information will be stored separately so as to not associate your contact information with your survey answers. By completing and submitting this survey, you are providing your consent for this project. Once again, I greatly appreciate and thank you for your participation in this project. Web links to the survey and drawing are both attached to the bottom of this email.
You may contact the principal investigator to tell him about a concern or complaint about this research study. Principal Investigator Justin Tidwell, DNP candidate, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN can be emailed at jttidwell@email.arizona.edu. You may also contact the PI’s advisor, José A. Parés-Avila DNP, RN, ANP-C, AAHIVS at email: jpares@email.arizona.edu.
An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.
Thank you for participating,
Justin Tidwell
Link to Study: https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3LhJEZzZ3OUjthb
Link to drawing: https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ehXdbVVqDLVilX7
Lecture started 1907
January 17, 2017 Agenda
CANP West LA North chapter business meeting and sponsored dinner
Rep: Kort Nattersadt, Intersect ENT group.
Topic: Dr. Michelle Putnam will be speaking on Sinusitis: Overview and Advanced Treatment Options.
Registered attendees (23): Alfon, Sandra; Becker, Lindsey; CASTELLANO, MARIA; Del Pilar, Annalyn; Fernandez, Joseph; Funches, Ebony; Gamez, Madelaine; Genato, Gretchen; Hahm, Ranita; HO, HAI YEN; Hoppe, Marcie; Karube, Michiko; Kopelson, Kristin; Makhani, Naghmeh; Okhowat, Eliza; Perry, Dale; Pyo, Stella; Joseph Thiercof, Holly; Thomas, Shirley; Trank, Ann; Ukandu, Jane Wherry, Carl; Ziff, Eileen
Added (+4): Jennifer Emmons, Parntip Chertboonmuang, Stephanie Maniquis
Start time 6:30pm
Networking
Business Agenda: Started at 1845
Membership: 3411 total members in CA, local chapter with 178
Legislative: CA legislature now back in session. Gov Davis has submitted CA budget for review, concern for impact if ACA repealed by soon to be President Donald Drumpf.
Treasurer: current balances:
Checking - $20,746.84
Savings - $ 1524.56
Tax exempt status is still pending. Most current letter from IRS asking for 3 year plan to prevent further lapses in status. Account to write proposal and submit back to IRS.
Up coming events:
February 21 DBS stimulator, location TBD
March: Endocrine disorders in traumatic brain injury, location and date TBD
April: Pulmonary Fibrosis, location and date TBD
CANP Business:
Annual Education Conf in Burlingame CA March 16-19. Brochure is available on CANP website for sessions. Casablanca night on the 17th, 5k fun run in a.m. 3/18 ($15). Register by 2/20 for discounted rate. CE’s to be accredited by AANP.
April 29th there is a 5k run/walk for One Legacy to promote organ donation awareness. I would like to put together a team of NP’s. Will reach out to other local chapters.
May8 is Lobby Day in Sacramento
New Business: see below for information regarding VA residency program.
Conclude meeting at: 1910
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC HOMELESS PATIENT ALIGNED CARE TEAM
Information for Nurse Practitioner Residency Applicants
This 12 month post-graduate residency in primary care for homeless Veterans is an exciting new program that started in 2016 at the Greater Los Angeles VA’s Center of Excellence for Interprofessional Academic Patient Aligned Care Teams (CoE IA HPACT). The purpose of the CoE IA HPACT is to further develop the primary care clinical and professional skills necessary to achieve competence in caring for homeless Veterans as a member of an interprofessional PACT team within the VA healthcare system.
Mission Statement
The CoE IA HPACT will train the next generation of health professionals to care for vulnerable patients in a way that builds patients’ self-efficacy while meeting their social, psychological, and physical needs, with empathy and teamwork.
History
The VA Office of Academic Affiliations began by funding 5 Academic Patient Aligned Care Teams in 2011 to meet the challenge of training healthcare professionals to work together in a Patient Centered Medical Home model primary care setting in support of Veteran health. Greater Los Angeles is one of 2 sites chosen for the second phase. The 7 sites work together to advance the training for care provided to Veterans in the primary care setting.
Training Experiences, Supervision and Didactics
The clinical experience will include managing the primary care of homeless Veterans in a supportive team as well as a rotation in street medicine and other electives to augment advanced clinical knowledge. Residents will also be mentored by interprofessional faculty to achieve professional competencies in homeless care, primary care-mental health integration, humanism, leadership, and teamwork. Didactic sessions will be held weekly. Trainees will participate in developing the CoE IA HPACT including teaching other professional and junior team members, case presentations, program development/ evaluation, and applying new quality improvement skills to projects.
Eligibility
NP Resident applicants need to have graduated from an accredited Nursing school after September 2016, hold national board certification, and hold a CA APRN license within 60 days of starting the CoE Program. Residents cannot have worked as NP. Residents must be able to start September 1st.
Accreditation Status
Our NP residency program is not currently accredited. We have begun the process of applying for accreditation.
Stipend
$82K/2080 hours
Leave, Time, and Attendance
Tour of duty is generally 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. Elective times may vary.
How to Apply
Please email your curriculum vitae, personal statement, and cover letter to Kristin Kopelson at Kristin.kopelson@va.gov. Include pertinent background, particular qualifications you bring to the program, professional goals both short-term and in 5 years, and how you plan to utilize this training. Your application must be received by February 3rd, 2017.
Selection Process
We will interview the strongest applicants. Offers will be extended as soon as committee consensus is reached. Once an offer is made, applicants will be asked to accept, decline, or hold. Positions may be held for 48 hours but we ask you notify us of a decision as soon as feasible.
For More Information
See what is happening at the Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education at http://www.va.gov/OAA/coepce/index.asp. Questions? Contact Kristin Kopelson at 310-478-3711 ext. 43116
Leadership
Carole Warde, MD Kristin Kopelson, MSN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC
CoE Director CoE Associate Program Director
Colleen Keenan, PhD, FNP-BC
UCLA School of Nursing CoE Faculty
Meeting started 1835
-Introductions around the room- 16 attendees
-CANP Conference March 16-19- Sign up before December to save $$
Health Policy and Practice Committee is looking for individuals interested in joining the. Please look at the CANP website for further information and qualifications.
-DominiqueàAB1306- expanding nurse midwifery practice did not pass.
-Travisà still working on becoming tax exempt. Our chapter must re-submit the application. If anyone is interested in becoming the chapter’s Treasurer in the future, Travis is looking to take on an apprentice.
-Vangieà 174 active members in WLAN chapter
-Looking for holiday party options, most likely the first week/weekend in December.
-November is NP week, prepare to come out and celebrate. Meeting info TBD.
Meeting adjourn: 1858
Agenda: West LA North Chapter, CANP
September 13, 2016
Location: Regereron Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Dr. Irving Praleunt for LDL-c Management
Rep contact: Jennifer Lamberts, Jennifer.lamberts@regeneron.com
In attendance (19registered): Berkovitz, Cathy; Bradley, Travis; Karube, Michiko; Naghmeh; Trank, Ann; Wherry, Carl; Ziff, Eileen
Meeting start: 1835
Welcome: By Chapter President: carl Wherry
Membership: 179 members in West LA North; encourage colleagues and friends to join CANP
Treasurer: Still working on becoming tax exempt; plan to discuss with CPA
Legislative: SB 323 for Full Practice Authority for NPs in CA did not pass, but CANP is still working with Senator Ed Hernandez on ways to make the bill better. Still need people to contact their local representatives. 21 states + DC have full practice authority for NPs.
Upcoming events: NP week in November-TBA, Holiday fundraiser in December-TBA
October leadership summit help in Sacramento, Dominque and Carl will be attending
Other: Dale Perry discussed the new law passed in June 2016 to aid in dying. CANP supported the bill. CA is 1 out of 5 states that offer aid in dying. NPs not able to prescribe the medication, only MDs. NP's don't have a clear cut role, but can start the conversation regarding advanced directives and people's wishes. More to come on the role of the NP.
Websites:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/06/09/61451/faq-how-the-end-of-life-option-act-works/
http://www.compassionandchoices.org
http://www.deathwithdignity.org
Caroline Belin is looking for a preceptor. Please contact a board member if you are interested, and we can put you in touch with Caroline.
Agenda 8/16/2016 Chapter meeting
West LA North chapter, California Association for Nurse Practitioners
Location: Red Cross, Santa Monica
Sponsor: West LA North chapter
Speakers: Lisa Ciotto – essential oil therapy (non-CME)
Katherine “Casey” Monahan Troutman – Eczematous disease/dermatology (CME via CANP)
6:00-6:15 Networking
6:15 meeting call to order
President: Carl Wherry
Welcome remarks
Future Meetings: pharma reps for sept, oct, nov, jan ’17, march ’17 tentatively- check back to
CANP website for further details.
December: tentative chapter fundraiser on the evening of Dec 13, Tapas and Wine tasting! More
details to come.
Other tentative gatherings: Saturday, Nov 19th UCLA vs USC football tailgate social.
October 15th is leadership summit in Sacramento, Dominique and Carl are planning to attend.
2017 Annual Education Conference applications for abstracts deadline is August 31st
Other board reports:
Legislative update: Dominique -
SB 323: not enough support, 2 yr cycle for the bill. Continue to meet with local representatives,
invite them to meetings.
AB 1306: require certifications for midwifes- bill is currently in appropriations.
SB 482: CURES requirements, if a patient needs to be on narcotics > 4 months, they need to be
registered through the CURES program. Recommend registering any patient given narcotics.
Membership: Vangie - 174 active members
NP week in November: invite a co-worker to a meeting, 2 free months given to those who join
during NP week.
Treasurer: Travis (not in attendance) 2015-16 q4 quarterly report posted to site.
New Business:
All chapter documents posted on CANP website
Go to chapter, choose West LA North--> documents
6:45: Welcome Lisa Ciotto to speak on essential oil therapy
For further information Essential Oil therapy and life coach, contact Lisa2newcoachlisa.com
7:15: Welcome Casey Monahan Troutman to speak on Eczematous Disease/Dermatology topics
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Reminder to sign in for credit for CME.
Sign in sheet:
Alfon, Sandra
Dawes, Danielle
Del Vecchio, Dominique
Elder, Kisha
Emmons, Jennifer
Hahm, Ranita
Hsu, Shirley
Khanmohammed, Hamida ($)
Moore, Denise
Ojales, Vangie
Watkins, Li
Wherry, Carl
February 9, 2016
West LA North chapter meeting
Location: Seasons 52, Santa Monica
Sponsor: Shire pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Erin Miller
Topic: Adult binge eating disorder
Registered attendance: Alfon, Sandra; Brady, Caitlin; Damato, Lauren; Del Vecchio, Dominique; Hahm, Ranita; Holzman, Andrea; Kaunitz, Christine; Okhowat, Eliza; Thiercof, Holly; Wherry, Carl; Ziff, Eileen
Chapter meeting called to start: 6:30 PM
Carl Wherry, president:
Welcome. -March CANP Annual conference in Newport Beach: Please register, wonderful opportunity for continuing education. Conference is in need of volunteers to assist as moderators etc (links on the website). Chapter will be donating a basket to state fund raiser. Our very own Carl Wherry will be presenting on Spinal Cord Injury on March 18. -April chapter meeting: 6:00pm April 12, part 2 for Hep C. Sponsored by Gilead. Location Morton’s steakhouse on La Cienega (tentative). Will post to CANP site when location is confirmed. -April 16th, UCLA NP conference: Innovation, Outcomes, and Advances in Nurse Practitioner Practice. 7:30am-3:00pm, approved for 5 ANCC hours (2 of which are pharmaceutical). The price is $50 for UCLA employees, $40 for students and $80 for non-UCLA employees. Lunch is included in the cost of registration. Registration via website: www.regonline.com/nursepractitionerconference2016 -May 24, Lobby day in Sacramento. Exciting opportunity to meet representatives and discuss NP scope of practice. WLAN chapter would like to host a student to attend and fund travel expenses. Will need to coordinate approval with clinical instructors if conflict to clinical hours.
Lauren Damato, legislative rep: SB 323, our bill for full practice authority which was stalled in June, is coming back up. Currently they are adding amendments to address some of the fears that have been brought up regarding the bill. It is important to remember that CANP has 1 lobbiest while the CMA has 9. It is super important to reach out to your legislative reps and educate them! One to target is Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), who voted against the first full practice authority bill and abstained last time with SB 323. Assemblymembers are particularly responsive to people who live in their territory, so Santa Monica residents should try and reach out!
CURES 2.0 is live and it will be mandatory to have registered for access by July, 2016.
Travis Bradley, treasurer:
The Financial Statement has been posted on the CANP website under WLA North chapter documents.
Other announcements:
One of the NP position on the CA Board of Registered Nursing is currently vacant. If you are interested, please reach out to CANP prior to applying. There have been many applications that were rejected.
CANP WLA North January 12, 2016 Dinner Minutes
Morton’s Steak House, Beverly Hills, CA
Speaker: Peter Ruane, MD
Topic: Hep C can be cured
Sponsored by: Gilead Sciences
Contact Person/Rep: Krysten Klein
Registered: 21
Brady, Caitlin
Goodman, Bevens
Gutierrez, Christine
Jamison-Dinowitz, Alia
Jones, Tonia
Kaunitz, Christine
Kopelson, Kristin
Makhani, Naghmeh
Okhowat, Eliza
Otero-Vo, Karla
Joyce Perry, Dale
ROJAS-DE LA PAZ, PATRICIA
Thiercof, Holly
Tran, Bach
Trank, Ann
Yu, Hee Seon
Ziff, Eileen
1800-1830 networking/social
1830 start of chapter business:
Chapter President: Carl Wherry
Board Reports:
Other Events:
Homeless Count:
Our chapter is participating in the homeless count for LA on January 27th. Please consider joining! Information can be found here:
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/lahsa/pages/383/attachments/original/1452631012/Hc16_-_About_the_Count_FAQ.pdf?1452631012
http://www.theycountwillyou.org/?recruiter_id=16455
Please email someone on the board if you plan to participate so we can coordinate! And if you are unable to participate on the 27th please consider one of the other locations.
Volunteer Opportunity at the Venice Family Clinic:
Venice Family Clinic, a UCLA-affiliated community health center is in dire need of volunteer medical providers to help support the Clinic’s wide variety of life-saving programs. They have a high need for Primary Care Providers as well as Specialists in Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Podiatry, and more. They ask that volunteer providers have a current CA Med License & have practiced within the past 5 years in your field of expertise.
If interested, please contact:
Cassie Roque
Volunteer Services Manager
Phone: (310) 664-7561
Simms/Mann Health Center
2509 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Volunteer Resources | Volgistics Log-In | Volunteer FAQs
VeniceFamilyClinic.org
Preceptor needed:
Eilly Yang is in need of a preceptor. She is a member of our sister chapter, West LA South. Please contact Eilly at (510) 449-7252 if you or if someone you know can precept.
From Eilly Yang:
"I am starting a distance-learning post-master's FNP program with University of Cincinnati. My clinical rotations start around April/May and I am looking for preceptors in the primary care and/or pediatric field. Clinicals would only be about 1x a week for 3 semesters. It would be helpful even if someone can precept me for a few days- weeks.
I am currently a WHNP who works in Hollywood and lives in Santa Monica.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Eilly Yang, MSN, WHNP, RN, PHN
Inaugural Symposium on Cardiovascular Disease in Women:
January 23rd, 7 am-4 pm
LA Hotel Downtown
Additional information at: WomensCVDLA.com
Created Pasadena Chapter 6th Annual Education Panel:
Leadership in Nursing
February 25th 6 pm-8:30 pm
Register on CANP website
Pasadena Student Mixer 1/23/16:
Held at the Courtyard Marriot, free hors d’oeuvres and 1 beverage included. Come meet and mingle with fellow students!
NP Awards:
Submissions are due by January 29th for the annual NP of Distinction and Bridging Healthcare Needs awards. Awards are presented at the CANP conference in March. For more information and submission forms: http://canpweb.org/about/np-awards/
6:35 Carl Wherry called the meeting to order
39th Educational Conference: March 17-20 in Newport Beach:
Looking for moderators and volunteers for the conference. Some jobs include working at the registration desk, speaker introducers.
Carl will be sharing a session discussing spinal cord injuries.
House of Delegates 2016: WLANo gets 8 delegates
Monday, May 23rd in Sacramento, meeting of the CANP House of Delegates to review the organizational bylaws and structure. Carl is the Speaker of the House.
Need members to act as delegates. Email carl_wherry@hotmail.com if interested, must be active member (non student).
Tuesday May 24th is lobby day, so if you volunteer for the House of Delegates you will already be there!
Volunteer opportunities:
For the walk and the Homeless Count please email carl_wherry@hotmail.com if interested; we would like to get a group for each to represent CANP and nurse practitioners!
November meeting:
Free since it’s NP week! Osteoprosis talk by Freda Hannafon, NP hoasted by Amgen at Valentino Restaurant, Tuesday 11/10/2015. Starts at 6:00pm. Register on canpweb.org. Registration will be active in the next few days. Please also RSVP to Amy Sylvis at 310-560-1323 or email: asylvis@amgen.com
Picnic planned for 10:00am-1:00pm 11/07. Bring family, fun times and bbq supplied. A leisurely, agenda-free celebration for NP week. Details to follow in email to chapter.
Other Board reports:
Membership (Dominque): There are 3,188 CANP members state wide, which is up slightly from last year but down from last month. CANP will be running a special for new membrs (people who have been inactive for 2 years) in the month of November: if you join in November you will get 2 months free. Encourage your NP friends to join!
CANP will again be running a social media campaign for NP week—stay tuned for the hashtag/theme J
Legislative (Lauren): SB 323 will be reintroduced in January. We need to continue to contact our local representatives to talk to them about the bill and what we do as nurse practitioners.
Treasurer (Travis): We officially have tax-exempt status.
Marketing (Vangie): We are planning this year’s chapter fundraiser (last year’s t-shirts and bags are still available as well!). Vangie presented sweatshirts, cardigans, and crew sweaters, all of which can be embroidered. Kristin Kopelson suggested coming up with a slogan that is not specific to the CANP WLA North chapter so we can market state and potentially nation-wide. Email us your suggestions!
Attendance:
Bradley, Travis
Damato, Lauren
Felix, Maria
Koren, Danielle
Ojales, Evangeline
Salgueiro, Paola
Trenk, Anne
Speaker: Katherine "Casey" Troutman on Dermatitis Evaluation and Management
Sign in sheet to be submitted to state for continuing education credit.
Stay tuned: The holiday party is coming up on December 6th. More details to follow. There will be a raffle with great prizes, drinks, mingling and fun.
CANP WLA North September 8, 2015 Dinner Minutes:
In Attendance:
Karube, Michiko
Lewis, Marisa
Perry, Dale
ROJAS-DE LA PAZ, Patricia
Woo, Kathy
1800 meet and greet
1845 chapter board meeting called to order:
President: Carl Wherry –
Role of the board: Support the chapter and the role of the NP.
PAC (Political Action Committee). Pays for lobbyist (Christina Weiss) to advocate for monitor legislation affecting nurse practitioners. When you renew your membership there is a space to donate to PAC. We will also be hosting a holiday fundraiser for PAC.
Alignment agreement: Currently being worked on. Things we agree do to show we advocate for NPs.
Promoting Leadership
Fundraising for PAC
Fundraising for our chapter
Support members going to lobby day
President elect: None current. If anyone is interested, please let someone on the board know
Membership: Dominique –
There are 165 active members in WLA North and 3,082 in CA. There are 15,000 nurse practitioners in California, so there’s lots of opportunity for growth!
Treasurer: Travis
Legislature: Lauren
SB 323: Coming back up in January 2016. Communicating with local representatives and educating family, friends and the public about nurse practitioners continues to be important.
AB 637 (Campos) regarding NP ability to enact POLST, signed by governor. Goes into effect in January.
Student rep: Patricia
Business and marketing: Evangeline
Considering options for fundraisers, including 50/50 raffle (may be tricky tax-wise), sweatshirts or vests, a carnation drive for Valentine’s Day.
Community outreach: PATH (People Assisting the Homeless). There are different options for involvement, including a monthly commitment to serve food, participating in a homeless count, and/or donating items such as socks, hygiene items, and toiletries.
Secretary: Caitlin
Next meeting:
October 13, 2015. Topic of dermatology for CME (submitting for approval), location likely Santa Monica Red Cross, will send email when confirmed.
If anyone is interested in presenting a topic at a meeting, or if you have any ideas for fundraising or chapter activities please let the board know!
Upcoming:
November is NP week, plan mixer for family and picnic Nov 7th, chapter will host food and drinks.
November meeting in planning, likely topic of osteoporosis, location TBD.
December will be holiday mixer and fund raiser, a great time for all. More details to come.
Job Announcements:
Neurosurgery ICU at Cedar’s. Must have critical care experience. Includes nights and weekends. Contact Travis for more information.
Home Health Assessments for LA County. Requesting a commitment of 3-5 days/week, can pick your own area. Contact Jennifer for more information.
CANP WLA North Chapter August 20, 2015 Transitional Board Meeting Minutes
Board responsibilities:
Attend all meetings: Meetings will be on the 2nd Tuesday of the month primarily
Attend quarterly board meetings
Donate to holiday party and attend: Board members are expected to donate an item worth at least $50 for the raffle at the holiday party. Donations can be solicited from businesses
Monthly updates and meetings: Most board members are expected to provide updates about their respective areas at the monthly member meetings.
Legislative awareness:
AB 637 passed: NPs can now sign POLST forms if it is part of your standardized procedures.
SB 323 will be reintroduced in January. It is important to continue to talk to legislators to increase awareness about NPs and what we do!
October/November social event:
November 7th, 2015: We are planning a fun family day at a local park. Bring your family and NP friends! The chapter will sponsor food and drinks.
Future social event ideas: Group tickets at the Hollywood Bowl, Bowling
Considering doing a joint event with WLA South
NP week, November 9-15, 2015:
We do not have a speaker for November yet, potentially will have another topic on osteoporosis
Ribbons—Blue ribbons given for NP week
Students may come to one meeting for free and additional meetings at the $15 guest fee.
December Holiday Party-a fun holiday fundraising event!
Scheduled for December 6, 2015. We hope to use One Hope again for wine.
Plan to have gift basket items by NP week
Raffle tickets will be sold for the gift baskets: $5/1 ticket, $20/5 tickets
Fundraising ideas:
Sweatshirts without hoods—sweatshirts have had the best profit margin in the past and are a popular item.
Consider on demand sites—order online and we get a cut from the sales
Consider a 50/50 raffle, possibly at the holiday party
Consider a joint fundraising event with WLA South chapter
Volunteering ideas:
LAWorks: http://www.laworks.com/ Different volunteer opportunities around LA
Suggestions?
Alignment Agreement:
Currently being reviewed/updated, has the terms we agree to as a CANP chapter
Upcoming meetings/events:
9/8/15 Mechanical Circulator Support for Advanced Heart Failure. Presented by Heart Ware at Napa Valley Grill in Westwood. Sign up online!
10/13/15 Dermatology presentation by CANP WLA North Chapter NP, location TBD
10/17/15 Leadership Training in Sacramento. Saturday from 10 am-4 pm. The chapter can send up to two people to represent us, and can cover the cost of the flight. Email Carl to coordinate details if interested.
The new board was introduced.
President: Carl
Membership: Dominique
Legislative: Lauren
Student Rep: Patricia
Evangeline volunteered to be marketing and communications chair
Positions that need to be filled: president elect
Our chapter participated in a bike safety community event 8/1/15
The transitional board meeting was on 8/20/15
Future meetings:
9/8/15 Presented by Heart Ware at Napa Valley Grill. Sign-up now available online.
10/13/15 Dermatology presentation by CANP WLA North Chapter NP
CANP WLA North Chapter July 21 &23, 2015 Dinner Minutes
5. Job Postings/Preceptors needed
Tuesday, July 21st dinner meeting by Rosche Diagnostics
Topic: Cervical Cancer Screening
Thursday, July 23rd dinner meeting by AstraZeneca
Topic: Diabetes treatments
CANP West LA North Chapter Meeting Minutes
June 9, 2015
1. Board elections for 2015-2016:
Voting will take place July 14th, during the next meeting and via survey monkey.
2. Update on SB 323 and Other Capitol news
3. Upcoming Events
4. Discussion
CANP West LA North Chapter Board Meeting
June 5, 2015
Minutes
Present: Jennifer Emmons (President), Carl Wherry (President Elect), Lauren Damato (Immediate Past President), Mihae Kim (Secretary)
Board elections for 2015-2016: Looking for members who are interested in joining Chapter Leadership positions - need candidates for next year. If you are interested in serving on the board, please let one of the board members know. Board nominations and voting will be held during next July meeting.
Positions are:
Upcoming and Future Meetings - Monthly Meetings (Date: 2nd week of Tuesday, Q monthly)
1. 6/9/2015 - chapter meeting and CEU lecture: a lecture by Carl Wherry, NP. Topic: moderate to severe traumatic brain injury management. Conference room is located on the 3rd floor. Room 3-3102. Dinner will be provided by the chapter. For more information on this event, please contact Carl Wherry at carl_wherry@hotmail.com or call (323) 533-1688.
Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center 757 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095
2. 07/14/2015 - chapter meeting and lecture, sponsored by Roche Diagnostics: Topic and Location: TBA
3. 08/11/2015 - chapter meeting and lecture (Non pharm talk - Topic: TBA, Location: American Red Cross)
4. Future lectures - Topic: DM and will discuss about newer medication classes. Non branded talk. They will not discuss any particular medication.
Membership Updates
Ways to improve members’ participation and membership – Discussed as below
1. Social gathering with WLA chapter (South and North) for networking (weekday) for
1) Happy hour get together with members
2) Open house picnic for members, students, their families in near future (weekend around September).
Mihae Kim has contacted Claudia Wong, President Elect from WLA South Chapter for further discussion.
CANP March 16th Dinner Meeting Minutes
February meeting minutes approved.
Legislative Updates:
Senate Bill 323: Full Practice Authority was just introduced by Senator Ed Hernandez and assembly member Edwards from Stockton.
Currently there are no amendments: so PLEASE contact/reach out to local legislative to educate them on the function and role of NPs in changing health care system
Our local representatives are: Bloom and Senator Allen
Membership updates:
Annual CANP conference was this past weekend in Newport Beach
If you join CANP this month you will receive two free months
No student updates
No Treasury updates
Upcoming meeting in June will held at UCLA bldg. 200 3rd floor conference room . Carl Wherry will be presenting a CEU topic!
Chapter Elections in June
Job Openings
VA primary care
VA street medicine
USC cardiology clinic, new grads welcome to apply
CANP WLA North Chapter February 19th Dinner Meeting Minutes
Call to order
Updates from the board
Legislative
SB 491: Full Practice Authority is being reintroduced again this week
Senator Ed Hernandez supports this bill
Call or email our local legislative:
Ben Allen
Richard Bloom
CANP’s legislative goal is to reach 120 legislative representatives
Sample letters to send to your local legislative are up on the CANP website
Upcoming Events
38th Annual CANP Educational Conference: March 19-22 will be in Newport Beach at the Marriott
This year we are proud to be sponsoring one student at the CANP conference for one day. The winner of our essay contest is Amy Fong!!!
Lobby Day: May 19th at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento. We need more delegates. Please contact Jennifer Emmons (Emmons_jennifer@yahoo.com) if you are interested
Upcoming Meetings
Lauren will present a CEU topic in March and Carl will present in June
Job Announcements
Cedars is looking for an experienced GYN NP: please contact Jennifer for more info
Pink Lotus Breast Center is looking for an NP: please contact Jennifer for more info
FNP/ACNP in Internal Medicine: please contact Carl for more info
Spine NP position in San Francisco: Please contact our student representative, Sophia
CANP WLA North Chapter January 22nd Dinner Meeting Minutes
CANP WLA North Chapter January Board Meeting Minutes
· Upcoming and Future Meetings
o Next dinner meeting will be Thursday, January 22nd at Maggianos Restaurant at The Grove
o Future dinner meetings will be held on various days on the week. Several members at the November meeting noted that Tuesdays weren’t always conductive to their schedules.
o One of our CANP members, Freda will present a lecture on Osteoporosis in February. Stay tuned for date and place. Lilly pharmaceuticals will sponsor this dinner.
§ Unfortunately, Lilly will not cover the dinner for PNPs as their product is not indicated for children. As a board, we voted to cover the cost of any PNP that wishes to attend this dinner.
§ Gin Marie can you please invite our local representatives to this meeting
o Lauren will present a CEU topic in March and Carl will present in June
· Legislative Updates
o Our local representative, Senator Ben Allen will be sworn into office on Saturday, January 17th at Santa Monica High School at 6pm. All are welcome to attend
· Annual CANP Conference Updates
o Conference Elections: Our chapter has not nominated a NP in the last three years.
o Two awards up for nominations include: NP Distinction Award and Bridging Health Care Needs Award
o At the meeting we voted to nominate Kristen Kopelson for the NP Distinction Award and Carl Wherry, Jennifer Emmons, and Lauren Damato for Bridging Health Care Needs Award
§ Nominated members please send us your resumes, as nominations are due by January 15th.
o This year, we would like to sponsor one student at the CANP conference for one day. All students in the WLAN area are welcome to apply. Please submit a 500 word essay of why you want to attend and what you hope to gain from this experience. Please submit your essay by February 10th to Emmons_jennifer@yahoo.com
o Donation for CANP conference: voted to give two One Hope wine bottles, 2 CANP WLAN chapter shirts, 2 reusable bags, and a $250 gift certificate to Williams Sonoma
· Membership Updates:
o CANP currently has 3,076 members
o 86 members joined in November
o In March, CANP is re-offering its November special to new members and those renewing: 2 months free when you join or renew!!!!
· Social/ Community Outreach Events
o Discussed volunteering at this years World Special Olympics July 25-August 2nd
o Serve the Veterans
§ Michelle can you please look into upcoming events that we as a chapter can volunteer at
· General Housekeeping
o Leadership conference call on Wednesday, January 21st from 7-7:30 will be taken by Dominique
o Discussed alternative methods for payments at dinner meetings and annual holiday party such as paypal and purchasing credit card scanner
West LA CANP North Chapter Dinner Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2014
October 14, 2014
West LA CANP North Chapter Dinner Meeting
August 11, 2014
i. Prop 46-medical malpractice cap: please look to CANP website for more info
VIII. Treasure Updates
i. Not present
IX. Job Announcements
i. Adult NP Urgent care position: email Lauren if interested
ii. UCLA Outpatient Hepatology position: posted on UCLA website
iii. Possible opening Othro-Spine NP with UCLA Santa Monica
May 13, 2014 at Ca Brea
I. Call to order (Lauren)
II. Meeting minutes from March
III.Need candidates for next year!!!!! Board nominations will be held next meeting. If you are interested in serving on the board, please let one of the board members know.
i.Positions: president, president elect, legislative, treasure, marketing and communication, secretary, and membership
IV. Legislative Updates
i.Legislative bills that would impact NP practice have been postponed
ii.Lobby day was last week in Sacramento
V. Marketing Updates/ Suggestions
i.Walk to Africa on May 17th was a blast, we’d like to thank all the NP’s that came out
VI. Membership Updates
i.Most memberships will be expiring on June 30th
VII. Secretary/Marketing Updates/ Suggestions
i.Nothing to report
IX. Treasure Updates
i.Recently received checks from state, an update of our pack balance will be at the next meeting
X. June Dinner Meeting will be on Osteoporosis
XI. May was Tourette Syndrome Month
i. Thank you to Kristen and her son who presented on this topic
XII. Job Announcements
i. General Cardio floating NP at USC
CANP West LA North
Meeting Minutes 3/11/2014
Topic: Gout Management
Dinner topic: Gout, presented by Dr. Croft
February 11, 2014
i. May 19-20 in Sacramento
ii. Member going: Kimberly Aval, Dale Perry, Kim Paterson, Carl, Sherry Tran and Travis
iii. Thank you volunteers, please keep an eye on your email for further instructions
ii. $400 netted for chapter thus far
iii. We will continue to sell CANP reusable shopping bags at future dinners
X. Job Announcements
i. NP needed for Breast Clinic in the Valley: some administrative and inpatient work: for more info contact Dr. Thomas Lomis 818-782-4232
ii. NP needed for per diem weekends Infectious Disease specialty: contact (818) 404-2544
iii. Cedars-Sinai Neuro ICU NP needed: contact Travis, acute care NP preferred
West LA CANP North Chapter Board Meeting
January 28, 2014
iii. Plan to bring CANP reusable shopping bags to dinners to sell
X. Conference Call
i. Need donations to push PR agenda for NPs in California
ii. $6,000 donated this fiscal year
iii. PR with LA Times coming up: Role of NP in increasing access to care
iv. Increase chapter communications: need link on CANP website so members can view minutes
v. Increase grass roots
vi. Leadership summit was originally scheduled for April, now postponed to September (most likely after Labor Day)
January 14, 2013
ii. We need VOLUNTEERS!!
iii. Contact Jen or Lauren if interested
i. Nothing to add
i. Need candidates for President and Vice president for next year
West LA CANP North Chapter Meeting
November 12, 2013
Call to order (Lauren and Jen)
Old Business (Lauren and Jen)
Annual Conference
March 20-23 in Newport Beach
Consider attending for either a day or the weekend
WLAN Holiday Party
December 10th
Travis Bradley’s house
Please bring family and friends
-$20 Admission fee to be donated to PAC
- Raffle tickets proceeds to benefit WLAN
Raffle prizes so far:
- Massage Envy gift Card
- Cooking theme basket
- Kindle Paperwhite
- DVD basket
v. We also hope to have One Hope there again
Board Reports
Membership (Dale and Michelle)
We would like to grow our chapter
Please try and encourage your colleagues to join
If they join CANP during November they will receive Two Free Months
Treasurer (Travis)
Fundraising (Carl)
- We are selling reusable nylon shopping/grocery bags
To make a profit we are selling each bag for $5
These will make great Christmas gifts, so please buy, buy, buy!!!!!
Marketing and Communications (Cindy)
NP week: November 10-16th
We purchased our blue ribbons again this year and distributed them at this months meeting
We hope everyone wore them during NP week, to help raise awareness about the function and role of NPs
General Announcements (Carl)
Save the Date: January 11th
Forum at UCLA to discuss how NPs can move forward with their practice at state and national level
Staff from UCLA and the BRN will be there to speak
iv. On November 22nd, we need someone to speak at one of community colleges in Pasadena, if anyone is interested please let Lauren or Jennifer know
CANP West LA North Chapter - Board Meeting Minutes
8.27.2013
0630pm – 830pm
Facilitator
Lauren and Jennifer
Note taker
Mihae and Dominique
Attendees
Jennifer Emmons (Co-President)
Lauren Damato (Co-President)
Dale Perry (Membership Chair)
Michelle Fang (Membership Chair)
Carl Wherry (Legislative Rep)
Travis Bradley (Treasurer)
Dominique Delvecchio(Secretary)
Mihae Kim (Secretary)
Non Attendees
Andrea Ennis (Immediate Past President)
Cynthia Courtney (Marketing & Communications Chair)
Agenda 1. Fundraising
Discussion – Fundraising for non member meetings, House of Delegates meeting sponsor, Lobby day, Advertising, Leadership summit, legislative leader guests, and donation.
*Current balance: $14,000; Current projected expenses: $9,150 for the year.
Action Items
Person Responsible
Deadline
Reusable bags – Project Planning and ordering
Carl
October
Christmas party - raffles, gift baskets ideas, appetizers, happy hour lecture meeting
All board members
November
Agenda 2. NP Week ( 2nd week of November)
Discussion - Brainstorming on ways to increase NP role awareness in community during NP Week
(Community colleges: SMC, LACC, LACCd, COC, Valley, Harbor, and Gendale)
2. Free Blue Ribbons
3. Facebook advertisement during NP week via chapter page.
4. Membership promotions by providing discounted or free months for new members during NP week.
5. Other ideas: health fair booth, participating community events such as heart walk, career fairs, ads on newspapers and magazines.
6. Dale will provide CANP membership /information sessions to UCLA MSN students on 10/15/2013 Tuesday.
Each board member is responsible for contacting the community college to identify if NP members can visit/speak to nursing students, and have questions & answer session during NP week.
LACCd – Travis
SMC – Dale &Carl
Valley – Jennifer
Glendale - Michelle
Harbor - Dominique
COC - Lauren
LACC – Mihae
Blue Ribbons – Ordering
Cindy
October Meeting
Marketing - public/facebook ads
Ongoing
Agenda 3. Chapter Alignment Agreement
Discussion – Review on board member’s obligations (advocacy, bylaws, record & reports, non-competition, compliance, websites) on CANP and CANP chapter alignment agreement.
These comprehensive agreement will allows the Chapter abilities to provide members with
All board members who attended the meeting voted, and agreed upon CANP and CANP chapter alignment agreement.
All board members who attended board meeting
8/27/2013
Submission of signed agreement to the State, CANP executive director
Lauren
8/30/2013
Agenda 4. Membership (Contacting Expired Members)
Discussion – Total member count: 155, decreased member counts this year, and have many membership expired members.
Contact each expired members
Michelle and Dale
Agenda 5. Registering for Meetings
Discussion - Updates on registering meetings on CANP website
Please look for an email from Jennifer regarding parking information to the meeting.
Dinner ordering and pick up, Attendance sheet
9/05/13
Dominique
9/10/13
Contacting no show members to meetings
Jennifer
Website monthly update for board member sign-up
Erin
Other Updates:
1. SB 491: Senate Bill 491 is currently on the Suspense File of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a common destination for measures deemed to have a fiscal impact on the state budget. In order for the bill to proceed, it will need to be removed from Suspense and receive nine “aye” votes from among the committee’s 17 members during its hearing this Friday, August 30. For more information, please visit our CANP website, SB 491 Resource Center.
2. SB 352: Please visit http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_352_bill_20130220_introduced.pdf
3. Calls for Abstracts: Please visit http://www.nursingsociety.org/Research/abstracts/Pages/CallforAbstracts.aspx for more info.
Next board Meeting: January, 2014
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