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Allied
Health Council
Meeting Minutes
January 9, 2002 - Office of the President Board Room
9:30AM - 12:00PM
| Attendees |
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Thomas J. Bacon, Dr.P.H.,
Director, NC AHEC Program |
Lee K. McLean, Ph.D., UNC System Allied
Health Programs |
| Donna J. Benson, UNC General Administration |
Patricia B. Porter, Ph.D., Dept. of Health &
Human Services |
| Erin Fraher, Cecil G. Sheps Center for
Health Services Research |
Elizabeth Rogers, Ed.D, PT, Independent Colleges
& Universities of NC |
| Algie Gatewood, Ed.D., NC State Education
Assistance Authority |
Darlene Sekerak, Ph.D., UNC Dept. of Allied Health
Sciences |
| Moses Goldmon, Ed.D., NC Health Careers
Access Program |
Robert Weaver, NC AHEC Allied Health Dir. Rep |
| Kathryn E. Heilig, NC Hospital Association |
Brenda Mitchell, UNC Dept. of Allied Health Sciences |
| Elizabeth Isler, NC Community College
System |
Carolyn Taylor, M.Ed., Northwest AHEC |
| Karen Luken, M.S. TRS-CTRS, Dept. of
Recreation & Leisure Studies |
Alan Brown, MSW, NC AHEC Program |
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| Guests |
| Libby Haile, Greensboro AHEC |
David Lewis, NC Academy of Physician Assistants |
| Allison Bordeaux, Wake AHEC |
David Wysocki, NC Occupational Therapy Association |
| Karen Stallings, NC AHEC Program |
Rees Jenkins, NC Health Care Facilities |
| Wayne Townsend, NC Occupational Therapy
Association |
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| I.
Welcome and Introductions |
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Meeting Minutes from December 5, 2001
accepted and approved with the following changes:
- Agenda Items
- Bob Thorpe & Rees Jenkins - Nominating Committee
Report
- Karen Luken - Elected Treasurer
- Round Robin
- Elizabeth Isler - Community College enrollment increased
from 3% to 40% with allied health being 20%
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| II.
Presentations |
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- Pat Porter - Dept. of Health & Human Services - Changes
in the mental health plan - Handout (Blueprint for Change)
- Kathy Heilig - NCHA Workforce Survey completed Fall 2001
- 57% response to survey
- Survey covered three primary areas
- Position availability
- Recruitment Strategy and the implication
- Where are the hospitals recruiting?
- High demand professionals
- Registered Nurses
- Nursing Assistants
- Rad. Techs
- Housekeeping, dietary, and maintenance
- Pharmacist
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| III.
Agenda Items |
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- Alan Brown - Data Committee Report
- Three disciplines being studies
- Speech-Language Pathology (finishing up)
- Health Information Management - Cassina Hunt (starting
up)
- Rad. Sciences
- Issue(s) of Data Committee
- How/Who defines the scope of a study?
- Suggestion(s)
- Moses Goldmon - Should have broad representation
- Whenever a workforce study is published,
we should have a "kick off". Invite
the key decision makers from that discipline.
May help to get "buy in" from those
groups.
- Erin Fraher - New employee coming on board early
February
- Tom Bacon - Council Funding Update
- Executive Director Position - Lee McLean
- Position description approved
- May begin interviews on February 15th?
- Can employ someone up to 75% time with full benefits
+ staff person
- Can fully fund the costs of the Sheps Center (approx.
$61,000)
- Carolyn Taylor - Presidents' Meeting
- Scheduled for March 6, 9:30-2:30, Friday Center
- Postcards will be sent out shortly
- Email current Presidents' list to council members
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| IV.
Round Robin |
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Alan Brown - Win a Step Up project (handout) help to address
the shortage of nurses' aides.
Erin Fraher - 2000 data book is out.
Algie Gatewood - Handouts on scholarship programs available
for Nurses and other health professionals.
Elizabeth Rogers - Elon University approval to move to DPT
program. Last MPT class accepted last week.
Carolyn Taylor - Code Blue is back (brochure) program for
young people in public schools to interest them in health
careers.
Donna Benson - Report to Board of Governors
— Workforce needs of physicians and dentists
— Pharmacists and nurses presentation in February
— For the 1st time, we were able to put in the Board of Governors'
long range plan objectives for the medical school, allied
health, and nursing. Report hopefully approved by the Board.
Elizabeth Isler - Going to the board (4 practical nursing
programs)
Tom Bacon - Approved AHEC for 2 more years of funding from
Duke Endowment for Spanish language initiatives at reduced
level with partner organizations.
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