The Say Line
Newsletter of the Salt River Chapter of AORN March 2005
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 President’s Message / Upcoming Educational Offering
2-6 Business Meeting Notes
7 Officers
8 Willingness To Serve Form
AORN Salt River Chapter
Scottsdale Greenbaum Center
Facilitator: Cindi Toliver Date: January 10, 2005
Minute taker: Claire Everson Time: 6:10 PM
Topic Discussion Actions
Call to orderPrevious minutes Cindi asked if there were any guests presentNovember minutes to be amended, deleting Day of DialogueFuture minutes will be in a different format to delete wasted paper Thanked Judy Van Boening for the food buffetNovember minutes approved as amended
Treasurers Report: Jeanne Vogt: received two vendors checks for spring conferenceDeposit of members fees $135.00Checking: $3465.02Savings: $1932.95 Delegate checks totaled $4000.00Postage cost totaled $36.74CNOR reimbursement from December meeting was $60.00
Chapter website New chapter website may be found at http://www.aorn.net/chapter0303 Please visit
Education Report Cindi Toliver reported for J. Arnold who was out of the country
Spring Seminar February 19, 2005Vendor letters sent out, 2 confirmed vendors. We had 13 vendors last yearSaule knows someone who makes ID badge necklacesBrochures sent to Nursing School Please approach vendors Please distribute brochures to facilities and try to recruit attendees
Phoenix and the Valley Seminar February 5, 2005 on Peer Mentoring and LeadershipWith Deborah Fawcett and Patrick Voight
Outreach Judy Van Boening reported on a warehouse that needs Help to sort medical supplies before boxing and sending them off to third world countries. This could be a spring project Will get more information and bring to the next meeting
Feedback on improving AORN Congress End sessions on time so you can get to next session Do away with hotel pre deposit, which AORN keeps for the interest (?)Decrease food prices at exhibit hall 2006 AORN Congress will be in Washington DC and combined with Advocacy Day
Chapter Improvements Judy VB will check into BAT phone technology for business meetings so perhaps PM shifts can call inHow to look at ‘virtual presentations’, could powerpoint be e-mailed to facilities so PM shift could participate? More discussion needed
Willingness to serve forms Cindi had some with her. Nominating committee needs them Please consider becoming an officer, or talk to someone you would like to see as an officer
Quilt patch with Salt River Chapter logo Was submitted for AORN quilt
Scholarship Task force Cindi thanked the task force members
Legislative update AZNA has a meet your legislator event in March More information on AZNA website
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm Dr. Fucci unable to present Cochler Implants, we will try to reschedule him for a later date. Next Meeting March 14, 2005
OFFICERS
Name Title Telephone E-mail
Home Work
Cindi Toliver President 480-890-2036 480-512-3279 cindi.toliver@bannerhealth.com
Jeanie Arnold President Elect 602-550-9601 480-512-3500 sqadybdy@aol.com
Catherine A. Rodrigue Past President 480-926-1783 480-324-2464 rodrigue.catherine@mayo.edu
Claire Everson Secretary 480-839-8495 480-512-3523 claire.everson@bannherhealth.com
Jeanne Vogt Treasurer 480-354-6706 480-835-3557 av4friends@aol.com
Judy Van Boening Board Member 480-675-4365 602-955-3162 ivanboening@hotmail.com
Jody Fay Board Member 480-491-5062 480-675-4365 jodyfay@cox.net
Wanda Henderson Board Member 480-598-0600 480-342-2431 henderson.wanda@mayo.edu
Loren DeHerra Board Member 480-219-6208 480-215-2997 Ldeherrera3@cox.net
Darla Ordway Board Member 480-668-2647 480-512-4630 darla.ordway@bannerhealth.com
Carol Rogers Nominating Committee 480-820-2116 480-512-6829 carol.rogers@bannerhealth.com
Saule Shvarts Nominating Committee 480-511-1724 480-342-2591 Shvarts.saule@mayo.edu
AORN Events
Salt River Chapter of AORN 2005 Meeting is the 2nd Monday of the Month.
The Next meeting is March 14, 2005. Mary Jo Steiert will speak at 6PM
Location: Greenbaum Surgery Center, 2nd Floor
Topic: Laparoscopic Hernia’s at 7PM
Speaker: Shanna Bessant
Willingness to Serve
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