NPAC BoD Meeting Minutes – August 5, 2020
| LOCATION | Teleconference | QUORUM (Y/N) | Y | |||
| ATTENDEES | Lenora Brace, Teresa Chulach, Lindsey, Carolle, Stan, Jinelle | |||||
| REGRETS | ||||||
| CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS | ||||||
| ITEM | DISCUSSION | ACTION REQUIRED | ||||
| Introduction & opening | Lenora opened meet: 7:37 (EST) 8:37(AST) | |||||
| Approval past minutes: July 8,2020 | Motion: Stan 2nd: Lindsey Approved | |||||
| Approval of Agenda | Motion: Carolle 2nd: Lindsey Approved | |||||
| UPDATES/REMINDERS | ||||||
| Reminders | Discussion | ACTION Required | ||||
| ICN NP/APN 2021 / BOD NPAPN Registration | ||||||
| New Board of Directors Form | Review by BOD present | Call will be sent out by mail-chimp | ||||
| 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 | No reply from govt No reply -Sean Fraser (NS) | In process: meeting with Lenore Zann | ||||
| CIHI aware of NPAC’s intent/idea to publish NP scope of practice data https://www.baronassociates.com/locu-tenes-resources/nurse-practitioner-scope-of-practice-laws | Update provided | Work in process | ||||
| Insurance/barrier campaign: Letter ready for Ins. Boards | For use by any person (any NP or ally) to send to Insurance Boards | |||||
| TO DISCUSS AND VOTE ON | ||||||
| Financial update (Jinelle) | Update provided / Reports posted | |||||
| Update to number of NP license’s in Canada – Aug. 2020 | Work in process | Data will be posted when available. | ||||
| Proposal: Advocate CNA utilize ICN definition of NP | Discussion / update | Email sent to Tim Guest | ||||
| https://www.ccrnr.ca/nurse to -practitioners.html CCRNR- National Project on Nurse Practitioner Regulation Phases 2 (Stakeholder Panel) -Projet national sur la reglementation de la profession d’infirmiere practicienne Phase 2 (Panel des parties prenantes). | Letter has been sent to CCRNR | Awaiting response | ||||
| 2020 AGM Planning: Proposed date Sept. 20, 2020 – Sunday. 90 minutes. 7:00 EST On events calendar | Fillable form for website developed -Will get ready by email | Call for new director applications is posted | ||||
| NP student director position. Bylaw change needed | Bylaw change. | To be voted at AGM | ||||
| From: Kelvin Bei<kbei@nnpbc.com (Stan) Subject: NP’s as providers for Immigration Medical exam | Discussion: compensation, workload concerns | Stan and Teresa will connect to discuss further | ||||
| Join Perkopolis | Add with membership solution platform | |||||
| Guild (Stan) | Discussion re membership types & reports required from new platform | To send info to Stan on reports that Guild could generate. | ||||
| Education Committee for Families for Addition Recovery https://www.farcanada.org/ Chair: Doug Hunter | Discussion re possible conversations with NPAC | Possible date: Aug. 28, 2020. BOD members send key questions to Lenora | ||||
Adjourned: 8:40 EST: / 9:40 AST:
Next BOD meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020: 8:00 – 10:00 PM – AST / 7:00-9:00 EST