BoD Meeting Minutes
| LOCATION | Teleconference | QUORUM (Y/N) | Y | |||
| ATTENDEES | Lenora Brace, Teresa Chulach, Carolle, Stan, Jinelle, April Steele, Kaitlyn Assadpour, Georg Macdonald | |||||
| REGRETS | Lindsey | |||||
| CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS | ||||||
| ITEM | DISCUSSION | ACTION REQUIRED | ||||
| Introduction/opening: Welcome April Steele, Kaitlyn Assadpour, Georg Macdonald | Lenora opened meet: (EST) 7:24 (AST) 8:24 | |||||
| Approval past minutes: Sept 9 ,2020 | Motion: Carolle 2nd: Approved: Jinelle | |||||
| Approval of Agenda | Motion: Carolle Second: Jinelle Approved | |||||
| UPDATES/REMINDERS | ||||||
| Reminders | Discussion | ACTION Required | ||||
| ICN NP/APN 2021 / BOD NPAPN Registration / BOD Form | ||||||
| Work in Progress | ||||||
| NP Week 2020 proclamation: Nov. 8-14, 2020 https://www.aanp.org/about/about-the-american-association-of-nurse-practitioners-aanp/media/np-week | ||||||
| https://www.bartonassociates.com/locu-tenes-resources/nurse-practitioner-scope-of-practice-laws | Publication date: Nov. 12, 2020 | |||||
| Insurance/barrier campaign: Letter ready for Ins. Boards | For: any NP to send to Insurance Boards | |||||
| TO DISCUSS AND VOTE ON | ||||||
| Financial update (Jinelle) | Update provided | |||||
| Insurance barrier campaign (Carolle): Letter ready. | Update re Insurance barriers | Continued requests for letters | ||||
| https://www.ccrnr.ca/nurse-practitioners.html CCRNR: National Project: Nurse Practitioner Regulation Phase 2 (stakeholder panel) Stan /Carolle reps | Information provided re project. Need for NP representation (Carolle) | Carolle and Stan continue as NPAC representatives for CCRNR panel. | ||||
| Education Committee for Families for Addiction Recoveryhttps://www.farcanada.org/ Chair Doug Hunter Proposal: NPAC / NP’s to have access to addiction education. | Update provided Present access to Queens’ Learning modules | Lenora to assist April to connect with the Chair – Doug Hunter | ||||
| From: Kelvin Bei<kbei@nnpbc.com (Stan) (Lenora) Subject: NP’s as providers for Immigration Medical exam | Response received back from Minister’s office. | NPAC letter forwarded to provinces by Ministry | ||||
| Can. Ass. of Radiologist: Referral guideline project Marc Venturi mventuri@car.ca | Project restart | April to link with this association | ||||
| Join Perk polis: to be added with new membership platform | Work in process | Pending new membership platform | ||||
| Professional development (Stan) 1. Canadian NP journal for publication 2. Canadian NP fellowship credential | 1.NP journal practice, policy 2.Credential development | For future discussion | ||||
| Guild Membership progress (Stan) Goal: every provincial association has NPAC Block membership | Update provided | Next meeting with Guild: Friday ~ Nov. 20, 2020 | ||||
| Independent practice in NB support letter | Discussion – re current issue. | Issue also to be shared at NP council. | ||||
| Nurse Practitioner of the year award – call for nominations Do we move forward with this? | Some discussion | |||||
| Tristan Samuk Campaign Advisor, New/Mode (647) 243-3933 X504 (647) 334 – 1588 trastan@newmode.net | Information shared. | |||||
| Anne Maneu, pharmacist 514-916 – 6411 Anne.is.maheu@gmail.com Re: NP’s /dispensing drug samples | Discussion – NPAC not getting involved in this. | Contact Lenora if thinks NPAC should bring this forth to province | ||||
| ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS | ||||||
| 1. NP council meeting: terms of reference BC request: –NP council chair not part of the Executive | Needs update. | Will be done via Google docs | ||||
| 2.NS Virtual service – Miriam leaving the company on Jan. 1, 2020. Replacement obtained. – Bilingual. Owner -Natalie. | Discussion: change in virtual service. | Lenora to forward information in email. Google vote. Carolle: p/c with new virtual assistance | ||||
Adjourned: EST: 9:01 / AST: 10:01
Next BOD meeting: Wednesday: Dec. 9, 2020 8:00- 10:00 pm AST/ 7:00- 9:00 EST