MOKSACVPR Board Meeting
August 1, 2023
Attendees:
- Present: Karen Ashworth, Kelly Barnes, Carolyn Beard, Amy Choitz, Stephanie Gerlach, Tiffanie Holman, Sonny McNeilis, Tedd Walsh, Tricia Walsh
Proceedings:
- Meeting called to order at 0700 by Tricia Walsh
- June meeting minutes sent via email. Carolyn Beard made motion to approve as written, seconded by Amy Choitz. Approved unanimously.
- No July meeting
New Business:
- Welcome Kelly Barnes, KS Member at Large
Committee Reports:
- Treasurer’s Report–Amy Choitz
- Transactions:
- Sonny McNeilis AACVPR membership, stethoscope purchase for annual conference
- Karen and Tricia’s National conference fees will be coming out
- Statements sent via email
- Checking: $8,355.96
- Savings: $21,054.16
- Education—Karen Ashworth
- Survey Monkey regarding annual conference was sent out and reviewed with committee
- Education meeting update:
- Matt Thomas is interested in speaking at annual conference. He would like topic ideas
- Trends, Exercise Physiologist role / pay in programs
- Matt Thomas is interested in speaking at annual conference. He would like topic ideas
- Janie Knipper is not traveling. No other options for “PFT for Dummies” at this time
- Karen is reaching out to Ashley Wishman for ITP / Certification speaker
- Regional meeting updates:
- KC—Session in a Box, no date planned
- Hays—Pacemakers, no date planned
- Jeff City—Pulmonary, held in June
- Springfield—no date planned
- Manhattan, KS—Session in a box, no date planned
- Standards and Issues—Sonny McNeilis
- Current Bills
- H.R. 955 (Sustaining Outpatient Services) has 17 sponsors
- H.R. 1406 (Sustainable CR in home) has 27 sponsors
- Continue to send letters to congress
- Amy will add letter information to MOKS website
- Current Bills
- Communications—Stephanie Gerlach
- No updates
- Certification—Carolyn Beard
- Remediation meeting held last week
- Strict on Pulmonary ITP “Other Core Components”
- 750 applications
- 248 passed, 113 passed after review, 389 remediation
- Remediation meeting held last week
- Value Based Care—Tedd Walsh
- SET PAD webinar should be released soon
- Session in a box complete. Tedd is working on scripting. Email Tedd if interested in program
Old Business:
- Review of Board Members
- Past President—Tedd Walsh
- President (2023)—Tricia Walsh
- President Elect (2024)—
- Secretary (2022-2024)—Tiffanie Holman
- Treasurer (2023-2025)—Amy Choitz
- MO Member at Large (2023-2025)—Yolanda Salas
- KS Member at Large (2022-2024)—Kelly Barnes
- Education Chair (2023-2024)—Karen Ashworth
- Nominations Chair (2023-2024)—Tedd Walsh
- Communications Chair—Stephanie Gerlach
- Value Based Care—Tedd Walsh
- Program Certification—Carolyn Beard
- Standards and Issues—Sonny McNeilis
- Website—Amy Choitz
Board meeting: September 5, 2023 at 0700
Education meeting: August 15 at 0700
Minutes submitted by Tiffanie Holman