NPAC BoD Meeting Minutes – July 8, 2020
| LOCATION | Teleconference | QUORUM (Y/N) | Y | |||
| ATTENDEES | Lenora Brace, Teresa Chulach, Lindsey, Carolle, Stan | |||||
| REGRETS | Jinelle | |||||
| CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS | ||||||
| ITEM | DISCUSSION | ACTION REQUIRED | ||||
| Introduction & opening | Lenora opened meet: 7:40 (EST) 8:40(AST) | |||||
| Approval past minutes: June 1,2020 | Motion: Stan 2nd: Lindsey Approved | |||||
| Approval of Agenda | Motion: Lindsey 2nd: Stan Approved | |||||
| UPDATES/REMINDERS | ||||||
| Reminders | Discussion | ACTION Required | ||||
| ICN NP/APN 2021 / BOD NPAPN Registration | ||||||
| New Board of Directors Form | Review by BOD in 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 | ||||
| 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 | NPAO previous data ~ 2015 re scope of practice issues Lenora in liaison with CIHI | Lenora – will get in touch with NPAO re any further work r/t scope of practice issues. | ||||
| Insurance/barrier campaign: Letter ready for Ins. Boards | Letter specific to Ins. Boards re NP practice barriers | For use by any person (any NP or ally) to send to Insurance Boards | ||||
| TO DISCUSS AND VOTE ON | ||||||
| Financial update (Jinelle) | Jinelle regrets. Taxes done. | Tabled | ||||
| Update to number of NP license’s in Canada – Aug. 2020 | Discussion | Lenora: Miriam to collect this data. | ||||
| Potential partnership: NP/ANS for NP/APN NPANS seed money $40, 000.00 | Discussion | Will proceed with originally planned sponsorship. | ||||
| Proposal: Advocate for CNA utilize ICN definition of NP | Discussion | NPAC will utilize ICN definition Advocate: CNA use NP ICN definition | ||||
| https://www.ccrnr.ca/nurse to -practitioners.html CCRNR- National Project on Nurse Practitioner Regulation Phases 2 (Stakeholder Panel) Project national sur la reglementation de la profession d’infirmiere Phase 2 (Panel des parties prenantes). Propose we write a letter to CCRNR to be included in Phase 2. | Discuss complementary roles of regulatory bodies. | Lenora will commence a letter and send to NPAC BOD for feedback | ||||
| 2020 AGM Planning: Proposed date Sept. 20, 2020 – Sunday. 90 minutes. 7:00 EST On events calendar | Fillable form for website is being developed. | Call for new director applications. To be sent out as soon as available | ||||
| 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 to find out information Teresa can work with Stan | ||||
| Join Perkpolis | Add with membership solution platform | |||||
| Guild (Stan) | Implementation & data collection | Stan liaising with Guild: start data migration | ||||
| CTFPHC -Adenocarcinoma screening | Discussion: | Posted NPAC website: Practice resources: | ||||
Adjourned: EST: 8:57 / AST: 9:57
Next BOD meeting: Wednesday, August 5, 2020: 8:00 – 10:00 PM – AST / 7:00-9:00 EST