| Nevada Society for Respiratory Care P.O. Box 28686 Las Vegas, NV 89126 |
| Nevada Society for Respiratory Care |
| May 2008 Meeting Minutes |
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This meeting of the Nevada Society for Respiratory Care was held on Tuesday May 20, 2008. It was held at Kindred
Hospital on Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, NV.
Present: Luvell Henderson, Connie Small, Bonnie Weaver, Charles Graham, Denise Warrick, Kevita White-Leslie, Angela
Trail, Gerico Pacoma.
Call to Order: Luvell H. called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm. A quorum was not established; therefore this meeting is not
an official meeting. It is for informational purposes only. Thanks again to John Leyva for the use of the Board Room.
Approval of Minutes: Since there is no quorum, minutes from the meeting held April 15, 2008 will not be reviewed or
presented for approval.
BME Candidates: Bonnie W. presented a list of potential candidates to serve as advisors to the Board of Medical Examiners
should another vacancy occur. This list is the original list generated when an advisory panel was first established when RCP
licensure was implemented. The list is dated August 20, 2003. Following is the list of names from that list: Greg Roaldson,
Roger Moorhead, John Steinmetz, Danny Warren, Ramon Seelbach, Jim Taylor, and John Leyva.
Treasurer’s Report: There was no activity in the checking account since last meeting. Luvell H. received a dues sharing
check from the AARC totaling $540.00. He presented it to Connie S. who will deposit it this week. With no quorum, there
was no discussion regarding any monetary approval needs or budgetary concerns.
Planning Committee Update: The planning committee has met and is continuing to work actively on the upcoming
educational seminar planned for September. Several speakers have been lined up. The committee has contacted 45
venders and is waiting to here back from them. So far two student teams from Apollo College will be competing in the
Sputum Bowl. Pima Medical Institute has one, maybe two, teams to compete also. Connie emailed Tracy Sherman from
the College of Southern Nevada; they will not be having a team this year. A potential practitioner team is in the works as
well. Gerard has some show tickets that can be used for a raffle. The planning committee will be meeting again soon to
discuss further issues such as the raffle, admission fees, venders, and speakers.
The Orleans sent out a Catering Policy to be signed and returned. Luvell signed the document; copies were made; the
original will be returned to Patti Jack-Dorff, the contact person from The Orleans.
Chuck Graham from Apollo College asked if they could have some sort of fundraiser at the event also. This item will be
discussed by the planning committee with clarification at the next meeting. He also asked about student admission fees.
Admission fees as yet are undecided, however, historically, fees for students have been based on reimbursement of the cost
of meals provided.
Annual Elections Report: Lori Johnston was not present to discuss the nominations. The mail was checked with only one
nomination in it. This was given to Charles G. to deliver to Lori. Nominations are due by the end of May.
Other Business: The IRS approved the application for tax-exempt status. The Nevada Society for Respiratory Care is
officially a 501(c)(6) organization now. However, contributions to the NSRC are not tax-deductible. This filing qualifies the
NSRC as a nonprofit organization, but not a charitable organization. It falls under the trade association category of tax-
exempt organizations.
Connie S. is getting ready to put together another newsletter. She will be soliciting input from the Board for inclusion. She
would like any input within the next two weeks, with the newsletter ready for review by mid-June. Bonnie W. suggested
including a note regarding the passing of several RCPs this past year.
There was no further business. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Kindred Hospital.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Hospital on Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, NV.
Present: Luvell Henderson, Connie Small, Bonnie Weaver, Charles Graham, Denise Warrick, Kevita White-Leslie, Angela
Trail, Gerico Pacoma.
Call to Order: Luvell H. called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm. A quorum was not established; therefore this meeting is not
an official meeting. It is for informational purposes only. Thanks again to John Leyva for the use of the Board Room.
Approval of Minutes: Since there is no quorum, minutes from the meeting held April 15, 2008 will not be reviewed or
presented for approval.
BME Candidates: Bonnie W. presented a list of potential candidates to serve as advisors to the Board of Medical Examiners
should another vacancy occur. This list is the original list generated when an advisory panel was first established when RCP
licensure was implemented. The list is dated August 20, 2003. Following is the list of names from that list: Greg Roaldson,
Roger Moorhead, John Steinmetz, Danny Warren, Ramon Seelbach, Jim Taylor, and John Leyva.
Treasurer’s Report: There was no activity in the checking account since last meeting. Luvell H. received a dues sharing
check from the AARC totaling $540.00. He presented it to Connie S. who will deposit it this week. With no quorum, there
was no discussion regarding any monetary approval needs or budgetary concerns.
Planning Committee Update: The planning committee has met and is continuing to work actively on the upcoming
educational seminar planned for September. Several speakers have been lined up. The committee has contacted 45
venders and is waiting to here back from them. So far two student teams from Apollo College will be competing in the
Sputum Bowl. Pima Medical Institute has one, maybe two, teams to compete also. Connie emailed Tracy Sherman from
the College of Southern Nevada; they will not be having a team this year. A potential practitioner team is in the works as
well. Gerard has some show tickets that can be used for a raffle. The planning committee will be meeting again soon to
discuss further issues such as the raffle, admission fees, venders, and speakers.
The Orleans sent out a Catering Policy to be signed and returned. Luvell signed the document; copies were made; the
original will be returned to Patti Jack-Dorff, the contact person from The Orleans.
Chuck Graham from Apollo College asked if they could have some sort of fundraiser at the event also. This item will be
discussed by the planning committee with clarification at the next meeting. He also asked about student admission fees.
Admission fees as yet are undecided, however, historically, fees for students have been based on reimbursement of the cost
of meals provided.
Annual Elections Report: Lori Johnston was not present to discuss the nominations. The mail was checked with only one
nomination in it. This was given to Charles G. to deliver to Lori. Nominations are due by the end of May.
Other Business: The IRS approved the application for tax-exempt status. The Nevada Society for Respiratory Care is
officially a 501(c)(6) organization now. However, contributions to the NSRC are not tax-deductible. This filing qualifies the
NSRC as a nonprofit organization, but not a charitable organization. It falls under the trade association category of tax-
exempt organizations.
Connie S. is getting ready to put together another newsletter. She will be soliciting input from the Board for inclusion. She
would like any input within the next two weeks, with the newsletter ready for review by mid-June. Bonnie W. suggested
including a note regarding the passing of several RCPs this past year.
There was no further business. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Kindred Hospital.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.
August 2008 Meeting Minutes
This meeting of the Nevada Society for Respiratory Care was held on Tuesday August 19, 2008. It was facilitated by conference call technology at two locations:
Kindred Hospital Las Vegas, NV (702) 369-2123
Renown Medical Center Reno, NV (775) 982-4648
Present: Luvell Henderson, Lori Johnston, Pam Biglow-Hearst, Connie Small, Roger Moorhead, Sandy Ollivier, John Steinmetz, Bonnie Weaver, Don Rider, Karen
Shaw, Dan Small, Devie Dela Cruz, Cecilia Degenhart, Vernon Johnson, Michel Reeter, Samantha Youngblood, Angela Trail, Mat Sepcic, Charles Graham, Denise
Warrick, Mark Howard.
Call to Order: Luvell H. called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm. A quorum was established. Thanks again to John Leyva for the use of the Board Room.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the meeting held on July 22, 2008 were reviewed and presented for approval. Lori J. motioned to approve the minutes. Pam
B. seconded it. All were in favor.
BME Advisors: As discussed at the July meeting, a reserve list of potential BME advisors is being compiled in the event of any resignations. John Leyva was
contacted, and he confirmed that he would like to remain on that list. Jim Taylor had been on the original list from years ago, however he is no longer in Nevada.
His name has been removed from the list. John Steinmetz attempted to contact Danny Warren of Elko, but he has had no success yet. John will make another
attempt at contacting Mr. Warren. Roger Moorhead informed the Board that Ramon Seelbach is no longer the director at Fallon. Roger will see if Burt, the new
director is interested in being a reserve candidate. He will also try to contact Ramon. The reserve list as of now consists of Roger M. and John Leyva.
Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was reviewed. The current checking account balance is $11,133.70. There have been several exhibitors’ checks received,
and also some registrations for the fall conference. Connie S. will be picking up a check from Pulmonary Associates for $1000.00 tomorrow. John S. submitted a
request for reimbursement for mailing supplies associated with the flyers for the fall conference. The request is for $51.57. Connie S. moved to approve this
reimbursement request. Lori J. seconded it. All were in favor. John also submitted an expense report for his trip to Phoenix in July for the House of Delegates. The
AARC contributed $552.58 for delegate assistance. John’s total expenses for the trip were $655.10, however he is not requesting any reimbursement for this trip.
Planning Committee Update: John S. met with the Orleans representative last week. They have a menu and a preliminary floor plan for the exhibitor booths. There is
room for 45 booths. Right now there are 41 planned vendors. Ten booths are complimentary because they are sponsoring speakers and Apollo has a booth for
providing the brochure printing. There should be about eight more checks coming in the mail from vendors. One vendor requested to have a free booth if he would
be allowed to sell mini-massages and share the profits with the NSRC. After a very brief discussion, the Board decided against this. The NSRC will have a free booth.
We will need volunteers to man it. Dan S. volunteered the availability of his laptop computer with his wireless broadband service for new AARC memberships.
Regarding the menus, the first day will be a buffet lunch. There will also be an evening social with a cash bar. The fully paid registrants will receive a token for one
free drink. The second day will be a box lunch at the business meeting. The Orleans will need to be paid in full before the conference. The bill is approximately
$13,000.
The Sputum Bowl competition will need a buzzer system. There is a system available for rental for $62.50 for two weeks. Bonnie is checking if a time clock is part of
the system. If not, Radio Shack has timers for sale for less than $10.00. The buzzer systems are available for purchase, however the purchase price is several hundred
dollars. Roger M. made a motion for the Board to rent the buzzer system, and if the time clock is not part of the system, he moved that the Board authorize the
purchase of the time clock. Connie S. seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Also, regarding the Sputum Bowl, it was agreed by the Board that the contestants should be allowed free entry into the conference. Bonnie volunteered to be a
judge. Sandy volunteered to be the second judge. Dan S. will be the timekeeper. Pam B. offered to be the scorekeeper. Connie S. will be the moderator. She also
offered the use of her laptop for the competition. All participants will receive a certificate of participation. The winning team will receive an engraved trophy. The
trophy will cost less than $100.00.
The idea of a raffle was discussed. John S. volunteered to contact Gerard Marshall, who in the past has had the ability to get complimentary show tickets to give as
raffle prizes. Bonnie W. will also email the vendors with conference updates and to remind them to bring a door prize worth $25.00 for give-away.
Those working the registration table will be encouraging AARC membership. Anyone who joins will receive a $12.50 discounted membership. Also, the Board
agreed that new memberships would get the discounted registration fee of $125.00 instead of $175.00. Their names would then be automatically entered into the
raffle. Luvell H. offered to be a greeter to conference attendees.
Denise W. completed the reports to apply for continuing education from the AARC. They are reviewing it. Denise anticipates no problem with approval. The director
of the nursing program at Apollo College submitted the paperwork for nursing continuing education also. The CRCEs/CEUs will be awarded at the end of each day of
the conference. It was agreed that if the vendors attend the meetings, they would be allowed to earn the CRCE’s without paying the conference registration fee.
A projector will be needed for the presentations during the conference. Rental from the Orleans is $400.00 a day. Lori J. may be able to borrow Apollo College’s
equipment. She will check on this. Roger M. has one available for borrowing also. He will have someone bring it down from Reno. He has a screen, microphone and
floor microphone. The Sputum Bowl will need three microphones; John S. will check on getting these for use. Denise W. will ask Gary Weaver to take care of the
audio-visual needs during the conference. He will be allowed free registration for his services. Luvell H. will do the opening greetings and introductions.
There are still some details that will need to be worked out. The committee will need to meet again next week, and again probably the night before the conference
to make sure everything is functioning. The committee will need to discuss the preparation of folders for registrants, the need for student volunteers and their roles,
plus any other items left undone. It appears also that there has been a problem with some of the flyer mailings. Several of the northern Nevada members have not
received their flyers. John S. will send some up ASAP to Renown Hospital for distribution. Another issue to be worked out is the availability of conference calling with
Reno for the business meeting.
Annual Election Results: The ballots from the annual elections were tallied. The results are as follows: President-elect: Lori Johnston; Vice President: Sandy Ollivier;
Secretary-Treasurer: Connie Small; Directors-at-Large: Bonnie Weaver and Karen Shaw; AARC Delegate: Charles Graham. These board members along with the
new President, Pam Biglow-Hearst, will be inducted into office at the business meeting September 9th. Current Directors-at-large, Peggy Alby and Roger Moorhead,
have one more year left on their term. John Steinmetz’s term as AARC Delegate ends in 2010.
Other Business: Lori J. would like to highlight different RT departments from the hospitals in Nevada on the NSRC website. She would like to send out a letter to each
of them for this purpose. The Board agreed that this would be a good idea. She will email the Board with a rough draft of the letter first. Lori also requested that she
be allowed by the Board to represent the NSRC, and take pictures of local RT departments to display at the conference as part of a presentation. The Board Okayed
this. Renown Hospital already has some pictures that Roger will try to get permission to use, also.
Connie S. would like to try to put together a state society magazine like one the Georgia society produces. This would be twice yearly instead of the newsletter.
Connie would need to get input from the President, a PACT representative, an AARC delegate, and the schools in order to make it work. Depending on how we are
able to get advertising input, it should cost the NSRC nothing, or perhaps it could produce a little income for the NSRC. Bonnie has many contacts with potential
advertisers. Connie will look into the feasibility of this project.
There was no further business. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 12:30 pm at the Orleans. The Board agreed that the regularly
scheduled meeting on September 16, 2008 would be cancelled. Luvell will need to contact Pat Lee at the AARC to inform her of the changes.
Adjournment: Lori J. moved to adjourn the meeting. John S. seconded it. All were in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.
This meeting of the Nevada Society for Respiratory Care was held on Tuesday August 19, 2008. It was facilitated by conference call technology at two locations:
Kindred Hospital Las Vegas, NV (702) 369-2123
Renown Medical Center Reno, NV (775) 982-4648
Present: Luvell Henderson, Lori Johnston, Pam Biglow-Hearst, Connie Small, Roger Moorhead, Sandy Ollivier, John Steinmetz, Bonnie Weaver, Don Rider, Karen
Shaw, Dan Small, Devie Dela Cruz, Cecilia Degenhart, Vernon Johnson, Michel Reeter, Samantha Youngblood, Angela Trail, Mat Sepcic, Charles Graham, Denise
Warrick, Mark Howard.
Call to Order: Luvell H. called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm. A quorum was established. Thanks again to John Leyva for the use of the Board Room.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the meeting held on July 22, 2008 were reviewed and presented for approval. Lori J. motioned to approve the minutes. Pam
B. seconded it. All were in favor.
BME Advisors: As discussed at the July meeting, a reserve list of potential BME advisors is being compiled in the event of any resignations. John Leyva was
contacted, and he confirmed that he would like to remain on that list. Jim Taylor had been on the original list from years ago, however he is no longer in Nevada.
His name has been removed from the list. John Steinmetz attempted to contact Danny Warren of Elko, but he has had no success yet. John will make another
attempt at contacting Mr. Warren. Roger Moorhead informed the Board that Ramon Seelbach is no longer the director at Fallon. Roger will see if Burt, the new
director is interested in being a reserve candidate. He will also try to contact Ramon. The reserve list as of now consists of Roger M. and John Leyva.
Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was reviewed. The current checking account balance is $11,133.70. There have been several exhibitors’ checks received,
and also some registrations for the fall conference. Connie S. will be picking up a check from Pulmonary Associates for $1000.00 tomorrow. John S. submitted a
request for reimbursement for mailing supplies associated with the flyers for the fall conference. The request is for $51.57. Connie S. moved to approve this
reimbursement request. Lori J. seconded it. All were in favor. John also submitted an expense report for his trip to Phoenix in July for the House of Delegates. The
AARC contributed $552.58 for delegate assistance. John’s total expenses for the trip were $655.10, however he is not requesting any reimbursement for this trip.
Planning Committee Update: John S. met with the Orleans representative last week. They have a menu and a preliminary floor plan for the exhibitor booths. There is
room for 45 booths. Right now there are 41 planned vendors. Ten booths are complimentary because they are sponsoring speakers and Apollo has a booth for
providing the brochure printing. There should be about eight more checks coming in the mail from vendors. One vendor requested to have a free booth if he would
be allowed to sell mini-massages and share the profits with the NSRC. After a very brief discussion, the Board decided against this. The NSRC will have a free booth.
We will need volunteers to man it. Dan S. volunteered the availability of his laptop computer with his wireless broadband service for new AARC memberships.
Regarding the menus, the first day will be a buffet lunch. There will also be an evening social with a cash bar. The fully paid registrants will receive a token for one
free drink. The second day will be a box lunch at the business meeting. The Orleans will need to be paid in full before the conference. The bill is approximately
$13,000.
The Sputum Bowl competition will need a buzzer system. There is a system available for rental for $62.50 for two weeks. Bonnie is checking if a time clock is part of
the system. If not, Radio Shack has timers for sale for less than $10.00. The buzzer systems are available for purchase, however the purchase price is several hundred
dollars. Roger M. made a motion for the Board to rent the buzzer system, and if the time clock is not part of the system, he moved that the Board authorize the
purchase of the time clock. Connie S. seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Also, regarding the Sputum Bowl, it was agreed by the Board that the contestants should be allowed free entry into the conference. Bonnie volunteered to be a
judge. Sandy volunteered to be the second judge. Dan S. will be the timekeeper. Pam B. offered to be the scorekeeper. Connie S. will be the moderator. She also
offered the use of her laptop for the competition. All participants will receive a certificate of participation. The winning team will receive an engraved trophy. The
trophy will cost less than $100.00.
The idea of a raffle was discussed. John S. volunteered to contact Gerard Marshall, who in the past has had the ability to get complimentary show tickets to give as
raffle prizes. Bonnie W. will also email the vendors with conference updates and to remind them to bring a door prize worth $25.00 for give-away.
Those working the registration table will be encouraging AARC membership. Anyone who joins will receive a $12.50 discounted membership. Also, the Board
agreed that new memberships would get the discounted registration fee of $125.00 instead of $175.00. Their names would then be automatically entered into the
raffle. Luvell H. offered to be a greeter to conference attendees.
Denise W. completed the reports to apply for continuing education from the AARC. They are reviewing it. Denise anticipates no problem with approval. The director
of the nursing program at Apollo College submitted the paperwork for nursing continuing education also. The CRCEs/CEUs will be awarded at the end of each day of
the conference. It was agreed that if the vendors attend the meetings, they would be allowed to earn the CRCE’s without paying the conference registration fee.
A projector will be needed for the presentations during the conference. Rental from the Orleans is $400.00 a day. Lori J. may be able to borrow Apollo College’s
equipment. She will check on this. Roger M. has one available for borrowing also. He will have someone bring it down from Reno. He has a screen, microphone and
floor microphone. The Sputum Bowl will need three microphones; John S. will check on getting these for use. Denise W. will ask Gary Weaver to take care of the
audio-visual needs during the conference. He will be allowed free registration for his services. Luvell H. will do the opening greetings and introductions.
There are still some details that will need to be worked out. The committee will need to meet again next week, and again probably the night before the conference
to make sure everything is functioning. The committee will need to discuss the preparation of folders for registrants, the need for student volunteers and their roles,
plus any other items left undone. It appears also that there has been a problem with some of the flyer mailings. Several of the northern Nevada members have not
received their flyers. John S. will send some up ASAP to Renown Hospital for distribution. Another issue to be worked out is the availability of conference calling with
Reno for the business meeting.
Annual Election Results: The ballots from the annual elections were tallied. The results are as follows: President-elect: Lori Johnston; Vice President: Sandy Ollivier;
Secretary-Treasurer: Connie Small; Directors-at-Large: Bonnie Weaver and Karen Shaw; AARC Delegate: Charles Graham. These board members along with the
new President, Pam Biglow-Hearst, will be inducted into office at the business meeting September 9th. Current Directors-at-large, Peggy Alby and Roger Moorhead,
have one more year left on their term. John Steinmetz’s term as AARC Delegate ends in 2010.
Other Business: Lori J. would like to highlight different RT departments from the hospitals in Nevada on the NSRC website. She would like to send out a letter to each
of them for this purpose. The Board agreed that this would be a good idea. She will email the Board with a rough draft of the letter first. Lori also requested that she
be allowed by the Board to represent the NSRC, and take pictures of local RT departments to display at the conference as part of a presentation. The Board Okayed
this. Renown Hospital already has some pictures that Roger will try to get permission to use, also.
Connie S. would like to try to put together a state society magazine like one the Georgia society produces. This would be twice yearly instead of the newsletter.
Connie would need to get input from the President, a PACT representative, an AARC delegate, and the schools in order to make it work. Depending on how we are
able to get advertising input, it should cost the NSRC nothing, or perhaps it could produce a little income for the NSRC. Bonnie has many contacts with potential
advertisers. Connie will look into the feasibility of this project.
There was no further business. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 12:30 pm at the Orleans. The Board agreed that the regularly
scheduled meeting on September 16, 2008 would be cancelled. Luvell will need to contact Pat Lee at the AARC to inform her of the changes.
Adjournment: Lori J. moved to adjourn the meeting. John S. seconded it. All were in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.