CAPHN Executive Board Meeting

Minutes of 11/8/05

CT Nurses Association

Present: Phil Greiner, Debbie Horvath, Andrea Lombard, Carol Dietz, Lynn Abrahamson,

Phil Greiner called the meeting to order at 8:45 AM.  Copies of minutes from the previous meeting were reviewed and accepted. Copies of the minutes will be provided for inclusion on the CAPHN website.

Treasurer Report – Balance of $3547.53 in the checking account as of today’s meeting.

Committee Report

Education – Annual Meeting

Monica Farina reported to Phil that the date has been confirmed with Holiday Inn North Haven, but the contract has not yet been signed. There was discussion re the format and scheduling for the meeting to allow for sufficient time for both the speaker presentation and CAPHN business. The tentative time schedule is for Phil to welcome the membership at 12:00, Annual Report at 12:15 PM, Elections at 12:30 PM and the speakers to follow. Lynn Abrahamson will contact Daun Barrett, who will address the role of the PHN in Hurricane/Disaster Preparedness, and Chuck Motes, who would speak to the role of the Local Health Dept, presumably drawing on their experiences in the Hurricane Katrina response and recovery.

Unfinished Business :

New Business:

Phil has received an email asking if CAPHN would be willing to sponsor an after action/follow-up regarding this year’s flu season issues. Interested groups include CADH, CPHA, DPH, and CAPHN. It was suggested that DAS might also be invited, as they are the purchasing group for state contracted vaccine. Possible locations for the meeting include the state DOT office building, or possibly CT Hospital Association. It was suggested that January might be a suitable month for this meeting, and it might therefore take the place of the CAPHN January networking meeting.

To date, no CAPHN member has expressed interest in serving on a newly forming DPH vaccine advisory committee. Debbie will contact Barbara Dingfelder to see when the group will be meeting.

There was a great deal of discussion re preparation for election of officers in the spring. All member at large positions will be open, as will the positions of Secretary and President. It was agreed that 2 to 3 representatives from the general membership would be solicited to serve as a Nominating Committee, and present a slate of officers for the May elections. Debbie will send an email to the membership providing a description of the duties of the positions, and asking for interested parties to contact Phil or a member of the board for more information.

Next Meeting:

Future executive board meeting dates are:

1/10/06             8:30 AM

2/7                    3:00 PM

3/7                    3:00 PM

4/4                    8:30 AM (Tent)

Respectfully Submitted,

Debbie Horvath

Secretary, CAPHN