MOKSACVPR Board Meeting
October 7, 2025
Attendees:
Karen Ashworth, Amy Choitz, Seth Donaldson, Stephanie Gerlach, Tiffanie Holman, Sonny McNeilis, Tedd
Walsh, Tricia Walsh
Proceedings:
Meeting called to order at 0700 by Karen Ashworth
September minutes sent via email. Approved unanimously.
Old Business:
None at this time
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s Report–Amy Choitz
o Working budget reviewed
o AACVPR joint affiliate payment received.
Education—Tedd / Tricia Walsh
o Speakers
- Still looking for Interventional Cardiology speaker.
- Mark Stout has waived his speaker fee.
- NP from Salina is not available (Amy).
- Susan Flack is available to speak Saturday.
- Tricia is updating speaker contract.
o Vendors - Pritikin and Cardioline have confirmed.
- Baxter is interested.
o Hotel - Hyatt Place—waiting on contract.
o Save the Date - Will have updated postcard for review at education meeting.
o Pricing - Will set at education meeting.
Standards and Issues—Sonny McNeilis
o Telehealth act ended 9/30/2025. No updates at this time.
Communications—Stephanie Gerlach
o Unrenewed member list received from AACVPR. Will try to load email addresses and send reminder
email from MOKS.
Website—Amy Choitz
o Save the Date added.
Certification—Carolyn Beard
o No updates at this time.
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New Business: - I-CAN ECHO Pulmonary Rehab Initiative
o https://www.kumc.edu/institue-for-community-engagment states the I-CAN ECHO: Improving Access
to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Rural Communities series supported efforts to close health disparity
gaps in Kansas communities for people with long COVID and chronic respiratory diseases. This series
introduced learners to the barriers many Kansans face when seeking specialized pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) health care, as well as strategies to establish new or strengthen existing PR
programs to mitigate health disparities. Series topics included: - Delivering evidence-based pulmonary rehabilitation in rural Kansas
- Building a resilient program through promotion and engagement
- Reimbursement strategies to sustain pulmonary rehabilitation programs
- Increasing access to pulmonary rehabilitation by focusing on value-based care
Board meeting: November 4, 2025, at 0700.
Education meeting: October 21, 2025, at 0700
Minutes submitted by Tiffanie Holman