ALASKA MEDICAL ASSISTANT SOCIETY Executive Board Teleconference Meeting Minutes
August 20, 2007
Amy Samuel, CMA, President, called the Alaska Medical Assistant Society Executive Board teleconference meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. The AAMA Creed was read.
Minutes from the previous AMAS Executive Board Meeting of March 12, 2007, were read and approved.
Treasurer's Report - not available; Kathy Snell, CMA, CLPlb, will submit report as an addendum.
Correspondence
Amy Samuel, CMA, reported the following correspondence:
1. An email from a person who had received medical training in Russia and wanted to know if she could work as a medical assistant in Alaska.
2. Highlights of the June Board of Trustees meeting.
3. Letter from Rebecca Walker, AAMA President, stating that Don Balasa is available to assist societies with Right to Practice issues by phone and email. Requests for Don to travel to state will be denied by the BOT unless deemed a unique situation by Don and the BOT.
4. A packet of information from national for the advisory council.
Chapter Presidents' Reports
Interior Chapter Christa Bartlett, CMA, CPC, reported that the Interior Chapter plans to meet this fall, although a specific date has not been set yet. They are working on setting up an IV Training course for MAs, CMAs and office RNs.
Anchorage Chapter Molly Kretchik, CMA, CCS-P, reported that the Anchorage chapter met on August 14. Over 20 MAs attended the one-hour CEU presented by Regina Russell, ANP, on antihypertensive medications. The Anchorage Chapter is planning a 3-hour CEU seminar on October 13, a CPR class tentatively scheduled for September 22, and perhaps a Holiday get-together in December.
Committee Reports
Budget and Finance Kathy Snell, CMA, CLPlb – Items to be covered under new business.
Bylaws Robin Wahto, RN, CMA reported that bylaws are in compliance with national bylaws.
Convention Committee Christa Bartlett, CMA, CPC – Convention will be held in Fairbanks, tentatively the last weekend in April 2008.
Education Committee Molly Kretchik, CMA, CCS-P – seminar planned for November 10 in Anchorage.
Historian vacant – no report
Public Affairs Christa Bartlett, CMA, CPC – no issues to report.
Marketing Christa Bartlett, CMA, CPC – no report.
Membership vacant - no report.
Strategic Planning vacant – no report.
Scholarship Molly Kretchik, CMA, CCS-P, reported that Danielle Cenkush, a student at UAA, received the scholarship. Molly asked that the webpage be updated with a March 1, 2008 deadline date.
Convention results: Robin Wahto, RN, CMA, reported that there were approximately 50 participants at state convention in April 2007. Income was approximately $5400 and expenses approximately $2800. Kathy Snell, CMA, CLPlb, Treasurer will submit a formal report prior to the next Executive Board meeting.
Robin Wahto, RN, CMA, reported that she contacted Debbie Standefer, CMA, regarding the Kenai Peninsula Chapter funds in June, and will follow up again. She sent an email to Freda Rogers, CMA, regarding the Mendenhall Chapter funds, but the email was returned as undeliverable. Robin will contact Freda by phone or mail
New Business
It was noted that the name on the society’s checking account is incorrect. For clarification, the correct name of the society is: Alaska Medical Assistant Society. The checks were printed a number of years ago when the bank was the National Bank of Alaska. The Executive Board unanimously agreed that new checks should be ordered from Wells Fargo with the correct name of “Alaska Medical Assistant Society”.
Kathy Snell, CMA, CLPlb, moved to remove Diane Caudill, CMA, as a signer on the checking account. Motion carried. Molly Kretchik moved for Robin Wahto, RN, CMA, Secretary, to be added as a signer to the checking account.
Kathy Snell, CMA, CLPlb, reported that a donation was sent to national in support of the educational speakers; Alaska Society will not be listed on the list in the program, but will appear in the daily newsletter at national.
The start time of the state convention and the state seminar was discussed. It had been suggested to Amy that the meetings start later than 8 am so attendees who wanted to fly would be able to fly the same morning of the meeting.
The state convention will be held in Fairbanks on April 25-27, 2008. The state seminar will be held in Anchorage on November 10, 2007.
The cards for the House of Delegates representatives need to be signed by both the President and the Secretary. Amy will mail the cards to Robin. Robin will sign the cards and give them to Molly Kretchik, CMA, to hand carry to national.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:50 p.m.
Robin Wahto, RN, CMA
Secretary, Alaska Medical Assistant Society