BoD Meeting Minutes
| LOCATION | Teleconference | QUORUM (Y/N) | Y | |||
| ATTENDEES | Lenora Brace, Angela Spence-Bedard, , Stan Marchuk, Erin, April Steele, Kaitlyn Assapour, Georg MacDonald | |||||
| REGRETS | Jinelle, Janine (will join later) April | |||||
| CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS | ||||||
| ITEM | DISCUSSION | ACTION REQUIRED | ||||
| Introduction & opening | Lenora opened meet: (AST) 1545 | |||||
| Approval past minutes: Jan 10, 2021 Dec 9, 2020 | Motion: Angela 2nd: Stan Approved: Dec Minutes: Mot: Stan 2nd: Kaitlyn | |||||
| Approval of Agenda | Motion: Georg Second: Kaitlyn | |||||
| UPDATES/REMINDERS | ||||||
| Reminders | Discussion | ACTION Required | ||||
| Virtual NPAPN: Aug 29-Sep 1 Rachel Wiebe Skouta MB is the reg. winner | Call for awards of excellence has been released. | |||||
| Work in Progress | ||||||
| NP Week Nov 7-13 Seeking national recognition. | Angela sent the letter. Will contact Jason and Madeline . We are awaiting responses. | |||||
| Financial Update | Jenelle sent regrets. | |||||
| CCRNR-National Project on Nurse Practitioner Regulation Phase 2. (Stakeholder Panel). Stan and Carolle Nazair from NB are representing NPAC. | Education Committee for Families for Addiction Recovery.https://www.farcanada.org/ Plans for Association of Faculties of Medicine (AFMC) modules on Opioids to be released in early 2021. Modules open to all by setting an ID and password. https://elentra.opdes.queensu.ca/guest/signin/ NPs have the option to access MD student learning modules through Queens University at no cost. Feb 2023 goal is to have education available for licensed MDs, NPs, and other professionals. | |||||
| Join Perkopolis | Will add when new membership solution is effective. | |||||
| Guild membership platform progress | Hoping to Launch Mar 1st but may be delayed by a couple of weeks. | |||||
| NP’s of NB – Letter of Support | Support letter was sent recommending funding options. | |||||
| SOGC Compassionate Program Accessibility | Program has ended so are unable to take any further. | |||||
| TO DISCUSS AND VOTE ON | ||||||
| ICN Membership | NPAC would like to have a direct link to them. They want us to go through the CAN. | Stan will create a visual and narrative description of the 3 pillars of nursing groups and how they link together. | ||||
| 6-week national ECHO Care of the Elderly: Mental Health program. | Lenora will post to the events calendar. | |||||
| Medavie Blue Cross in BC limiting NP Rx’s and Referrals. | Lenora, Stan and Erin will work on an insurance barrier letter for BC request. | |||||
| Principal Nursing Advisors Task Force on understanding jurisdictional readiness for a national nursing unique identifier. | Regulators are ready for national unique nurse identifier number. | . | ||||
| CIHI: Pierre Leveille, Manager, Financial Standards and Information | There is limited data on NP service being gathered. Lenora has a meeting Feb 10th with CIHI’s Pierre Leveille. | |||||
| NPAC Position Statement on NP Student Preceptorship | Tabled. | |||||
| Strategic Plan Addition | Angela suggests adding “be responsive to First Nations’ needs”. Recognize racism. Acknowledge reconciliation. | Suggestion: Prioritization of our plan and set timelines. Plan an extra BOD meeting for this. | ||||
Adjourned: AST: 1745 Motioned: Stan Seconded: Angela
Next BOD meeting: March 4th, 2021