BoD Meeting Minutes
| LOCATION | Teleconference | QUORUM (Y/N) | Y | |||
| ATTENDEES | Lenora Brace, Teresa Chulach, Carolle, Stan, Jinelle, Lindsey | |||||
| REGRETS | ||||||
| CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS | ||||||
| ITEM | DISCUSSION | ACTION REQUIRED | ||||
| Introduction & opening | Lenora opened meet: (EST) 7:24 (AST)8:24 | |||||
| Approval past minutes: Aug 5,2020 | Motion: Carolle 2nd: Stan Approved | |||||
| Approval of Agenda | Approved | |||||
| UPDATES/REMINDERs | ||||||
| Reminders | Discussion | ACTION Required | ||||
| ICN NP/APN 2021 / BOD NPAPN Registration | ||||||
| New Board of Directors 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 | Lenore Zann – meeting Sept 17, 2020 | |||||
| https://www.bartonassociates.com/locu-tenes-resources/nurse-practitioner-scope-of-practice-laws Publication date: Nov. 12, 2020 –to align with NP week | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Update to number of NP license’s in Canada – Aug. 2020 | July 26, 2020: Miriam to f/u | Waiting for 1 more regulator | ||||
| Request to CNA: utilize ICN definition of NP | Tim Guest to discuss with Mike V. | |||||
| https://www.ccrnr.ca/nurse to -practitioners.html CCRNR- National Project on Nurse Practitioner Regulation Phases 2 (Stakeholder Panel) | Letter to CCRNR. Discussion | NPAC to be included in Phase 2 | ||||
| 2020 AGM Planning: On events calendar Sept. 20, 2020 – Sunday. 90 minutes. 7:00 EST | Discussion: preparation, attendance, quorum, polling | Sept. 20, 2020 – 7:00 EST | ||||
| Reports for AGM: AGM 2019 Meeting minutes, financial reports, announcements – NP week, NP of the year, New Directors, and membership platform. | Discussion & planning Discussion re conflict -of- interest roles | |||||
| Education Committee for Families for Addiction Recovery. Chair: Doug Hunter. Meeting Aug 28, 2020.https://www.farcanada.org/ Proposal: NPAC link with Health Canada funding for addiction education – provide NPs to Learning Modules via Queens University [no cost]. | Discussion re meeting with – chair & and plan re Addiction Education. | They are interested in NPAC being a reviewer. Goal: Integrated MD/NP education 2023 | ||||
| NP student director position. | Motion: AGM in a google form vote. | |||||
| Can we consider a motion for an Education Director? | Discussion re potential role. | Lenora will send a vote | ||||
| From: Kelvin Bei<kbei@nnpbc.com (Stan) NP’s completing Immigration Medical exam | Report: Stan and Teresa | Stan drafting letter to the minister | ||||
| Join Perkpolis | Add with new membership platform | |||||
| Guild Membership progress (Stan) | Report & discussion | |||||
| Nurse Practitioner of the year award – call for nominations | ||||||
| Lenora –Process for motions & voting during the AGM | Discussion | |||||
| Quebec Nurse Practitioners (Carolle) | Discussion re current situation | |||||
| NP scopes of practice – legislation as of March 2020 | ||||||
| Read Article 32.1 for Bylaws. – NP student director role | Discussion | IF role endorsed, call out Student director | ||||
| Advocacy and Insurance work | Information posted to the website | |||||
Adjourned: 9:05 EST: / AST: 10:05
Next meeting: AGM: Sunday: 7:00 – 9:00 EST.
BOD Meeting: Wednesday, November 18 2020: 8:00 – 10:00 PM – AST / 7:00-9:00 EST