VACPN Spring Conference Business Meeting May 5, 2016 Shrine Mont Retreat and Conference
Center, Orkney Springs, VA Attendance: Jen Phelps, Coo-President; Crystal Hicks, Co-President;
Sharon Daniels, Vice-President; LuAnn Saner, Secretary; Sonya Mohr, Treasurer;
Michele Morgan, Social Media Specialist; Irma Mahone, CNE Coordinator. Regional representatives: Region 1 Rep: Nina Beaman Region 2 Rep: Randy Acosta Region 3 Rep: Patricia Crissman Region 4 Rep: Lisa Babilon Region 5 Rep: Joanne Archie Conference Attendees WELCOMING STATEMENTS Jen made the call to order. SECRETARY’S REPORT LuAnn presented the Secretary’s Report. TREASURER’S REPORT
Sonya presented the Treasurer’s report. Following review, Sharon made
a motion to accept, seconded by LuAnn. OLD BUSINESS Post-Conference Survey: The plan is to have it posted immediately at
the end of the spring conference. Answering the following questions will
result in an awarding of 0.5 additional CNEs: “Is there anything that has
changed about your practice as a result of attending the VACPN Spring Conference?”
Fall Conference Talking Points
(Jen Phelps, Co-President): Jen provided and solicited input for potential topics of interest to
be covered: ·
Adapting EHR systems to meet Medicaid requirements (one person noted that theirs did not provide a capability to
enter injection-related documentation) ·
Billing problems (Proposed by Region 4) ·
ICD 10 Codes (Proposed by Region 3) ·
Recent increase in mental health-related shootings (increasing security and mobile mock drills were proposed by Region
3; increased gun violence was mentioned by Region 4) ·
Substance abuse issues (proposed by Region 3,
who reported that they have not been observing the same treatment
effectiveness with methadone as they have with Suboxone
(buprenorphine/naloxone). ·
Recruiting nurses - still a struggle across the
board for many CSBs. ·
Issues we might want to have presented at the
next VACSB conference. Jen reminded attendees that we have a VACPN web page and that all
feedback received will be considered in planning the fall conference. VACSB (Sharon Daniels, VACPN
representative): ·
The fall VACSB conference is scheduled for
October 7-9. Sharon is planning to attend. It will be held at the Doubletree
Hotel in Charlottesville. ·
Sharon briefly discussed connections VACPN has
to individuals on the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Substance
Abuse Services Council, both of whom meet quarterly at the offices of the
VACSB. These councils advise the governor, the general assembly, and the
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Departmental Services (DBHDS) on
matters pertaining to behavioral health and substance abuse. She mentioned
that Annie Whitaker, who is a nurse, is a council member, as well as Dr.
Cathy Tierney and Jennifer Johnson, LPC, who is the Director of Outpatient
Psychiatric Services at Valley CSB. ·
Sharon advised that those interested in
learning more about bills going before the general assembly that VACSB is watching
can go to the VACSB website for information. ·
Sharon also mentioned that VACSB is good about
acknowledging that VACPN has representation at its conference. Jen emphasized
that we will try not to have VACPN conferences at the same time as VACSB
conferences in order to ensure that the VACPN representative will not have to
miss either one. The V VACSB spring conference is scheduled for the first week
in May, which has traditionally been when VACPN has held their spring
conference. VA Board of Nursing (VBON)
(Jen Phelps, Secretary VBON): ·
Jen relayed a humorous anecdote about meeting
Virginia Secretary of Health William Hazel in which he acknowledged the
day-to-day challenges she faces in her work by saying “You couldn’t pay me to
do that job [PACT team].” ·
Jen shared that although Virginia offers
advanced certification for CNAs, very few are choosing to pursue that path
(<50 individuals). ·
Jen reported that the VBON is now getting over
2,000 calls per day pertaining to criminal background checks for nurses. The
new classes of nurses that will be graduating after January 1, 2016 will be
going through fingerprinting and criminal background checks as a requirement
for licensure. ·
Jen mentioned that a representative from
WORKFORCE always comes to the VBON meetings, reporting that they provide a
lot of good data that is helpful in predicting the future of nursing, and
that they also discuss impairment issues. ·
VBON elections were held at the last meeting.
Jen Phelps is the new secretary. Legislative Coalition of
Virginia Nurses (LCVN) Lisa Babilon, representative from VACPN): ·
There are currently no bills of particular
interest before the general assembly. Virginia Nurse Association
(VNA) (Nina Beaman, representative from Virginia) ·
Nina reported that the top story in the
current edition of thee ANA publication, “The American Nurse” is psychiatric
nursing and invited anyone interested in reading it to see her. National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH) (Joann Berkson) ·
Joann reported that there wasn’t anything
really huge in the way of news at this time. Social Media (Michele
Morgan): ·
Michele shared that VACPN is trying to
increase its activity on Facebook. There is a private group for members as
well as a public page for anyone to "like." VACPN would like to be more active on Twitter. Michele requested for members to let her know if there are any mental health-related activities that should be posted on the VACPN Facebook page. Awards/Recognition (Jen
Phelps): ·
VACPN wishes to continue to recognize CSBs
that make effective use of social media to promote mental health awareness.
The following five CSBs were recognized at the fall 2015 conference: Horizon
Behavioral Health, Rappahannock Area CSB, New River Valley CSB, Valley CSB, and
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority. New River Valley CSB has not yet
received their award. Their communications person reported that they greatly
appreciate it and regret not having been able to send a representative to the
last fall conference. Sharon took the award for Valley CSB back with her after the conference and presented it to the Emergency Services worker who has stepped in the Communications role. She reported that he was very excited to receive the award and commended him for his work, sharing that he is very active in educating the community on the work of Valley CSB, actively
reaching out to the offices of primary care physicians. ·
Social media is changing how we communicate. A
lot of CSBs are now on I Instagram. Jen noted that Blue Ridge CSB has been
doing a lot and that our goal is to reach out and connect with them. Regional Rep Report (Allison
O’Brien): ·
Region 1: Met in Charlottesville. ·
Region 2: No Report. ·
Region 3: No Report. ·
Region 4: Did not meet. ·
Region 5: Report below: o They
are in the process of getting Genoa Pharmacy on site. o The
Virginia Beach CSB has a nurse manager position available at their Pathways
Center. o They
discussed a distressing situation in which a med error occurred recently that
resulted in a report of abuse and neglect to Adult Protective Services (APS).
The error resulted in an individual receiving an excessive dose of Haldol. An
internal investigation occurred over a week and a half, during which the
individual did not receive any additional Haldol. The nurse involved was very
distraught and wanted to transfer out of her program. o Virginia
Beach CSB will be getting Revive! Training. Trainers from DBHDS will come to
their sites to conduct the trainings. Naloxone will be kept at the sites, for
which the nurses will have to obtain prescriptions from their physicians. It
was also mentioned that besides Naloxone, there is also a $1,000 nasal spray
now. Also with regard to Revive! Training, it was noted that the ‘Train the
Trainer’ training is very quick and that we may wish to consider offering a session on Thursday night of fall conference. It was pointed out that we have
someone coming to speak about opioids and this might be a good tie-in. Nina
added that this ought to be of considerable interest, given that
unintentional poisonings are the #1 causes of death in Virginia. NEW BUSINESS Elections for Vice-President,
CNE Coordinator, and Treasurer: It was noted that by-laws allow officers to be re-elected to another
term: Vice-President: ·
Jen reviewed the duties of the Vice-President
as stated in the by-laws. Of special note, the Vice-President must attend all
four VACSB meeting each year. ·
Sharon Daniels expressed interested in
continuing as Vice-President. She stepped out the room. She was unanimously
reelected, unopposed. CNE Coordinator: ·
Irma opted not to run for reelection. Both Jen
and Sharon acknowledged that this has been quite a large job that she has
performed within this role. ·
Irma discussed the importance of having annual
survey conducted by each of the regional reps, “We need to implement this. We
want a more active role from the regional reps in determining conference
topics.” She recommended that the executive committee would need to draw up a
survey and then have each of the five regional reps complete it. She said
that the person who does this should have a master’s degree and a background
in education. ·
Nina asked how we might wish to clarify
requirements for nomination, suggesting, “VACPN members in good standing” and
posited the question “and ‘what’ degrees?” ·
Irma made a motion to verify the education
requirements for CNE Coordinator that are set by ANCC, and then add this to
the by-laws. The motion was seconded by LuAnn. The vote was unanimous. The
motion will move forward. ·
Nina expressed interest in serving as CNE
Coordinator. She stepped out of the room. She was unanimously elected,
unopposed. Treasurer: ·
Jen reviewed the requirements from the
by-laws. ·
Sonya expressed interest in continuing as
treasurer. She stepped out of the room. She was unanimously elected,
unopposed. ·
It was noted that we now have an active
credit/debit card that others will be able to use, “officially” following the
August 5, 2015 Executive Committee Meeting. Spring Conference: ·
Jen shared that there had been discussion
among members of the Executive Committee to move the spring conference to
thee last week in April. A motion was made by Kirk to hold the upcoming
conference on April 26, 27, and 28, 2017 or the alternate week April 19, 20,
and 21, 2017, which LuAnn seconded. The motion carried. ·
Jan Puffenberger of Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB
researched a prospective site in Region 2 where we might hold the spring
conference. She placed a call to Meadowkirk Retreat Center in the
Middleburg/Leesburg area, which she said is ‘very pretty,' and she obtained some information.
They only have 20 hotel-type rooms but there is also on option to rent a
house. The locale has hiking trails, a swimming pool, and stargazing
apparatus for viewing night skies. Following discussion with the membership,
it was agreed to allow the Executive Committee to move forward with booking
Meadowkirk for the spring conference if additional information verifies that
it will not be cost-prohibitive to attend. A deposit isn’t required until six
months prior to the desired dates. Sharon emphasized that it is important to
offer both ‘retreat only’ and ‘one at a hotel’. ·
Jen requested that everyone invite their local
CSBs to come have an information booth at our conferences. Let VACPN know if
they are interested. Fall Conference: ·
Fall conference is scheduled for November 3-4,
2016 at the Craddock Terry Hotel in Lynchburg, VA. The title of the
conference will be “Leading Change in Nursing Practice.” ·
Jen mentioned that we want to reach out to
Blue Ridge CSB to connect with VACPN ·
Proposed Topics/Speakers o Nurse
Administration: Trulia Minton o NIMH: Susan Azrin (Jen will get information on her) o David Cassise from Lynchburg Treatment Center: Naloxone The Business meeting concluded
with break outs into regional meetings August 2016 Committee Meeting: ·
The next meeting of the executive committee
will be held on Friday, August 5, 2016, at Valley CSB. Respectfully Submitted, LuAnn Saner, Secretary. |
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