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Minutes
from the December 8, 2004
at Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg
Educational
Session
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Ralph
Montesano, Managing Associate for Perfusion Care Associates, spoke on
test utilization during cardiac bypass procedures including a history
of perfusion and lab testing and the migration from traditional
laboratory testing and trending devices to POCT during the
procedure.
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Geoffrey
Correll and Luanne Link from Lehigh Valley Health System also gave us
an overview of their POCT program management, connectivity and
regulatory compliance efforts.
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Bernadette
Eisenberger, Staff Development Instructor for the Pinnacle Health
System Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, educated the group on
cardiac catheterization procedures and the use of POCT during those
procedures.
Business
Meeting
KEYPOCC
Officers for 2005 were announced
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President
– Beverly McAllister
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Vice
President – Geoffrey Correll
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Treasurer
– Stacey Cerminaro
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Secretary
– Dawn Earnest
Announcements/Congratulations
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Stacey
Cerminaro will be taking a position with Medical Automation Systems on
January 3, 2005 as a RALS Plus trainer.
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Marianne
Stinger will be the new POCC at Holy Spirit Hospital.
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Cindy
Graves is the new POCC at Gettysburg Hospital
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Chris
Fetters has a new position for Nova Biomedical. He is a Senior
Technical Manager for Connectivity Solutions.
Treasurer’s
Report
Balance
as of 11/8/04 $5399.97
Bev
Mcallister suggested that we might want to place the money in an
interest-bearing account of some sort. Also, Bev’s SS# needs removed
from the account to be replaced by the KEYPOCC tax ID number. At the same
time, check-writing duties will be given to Stacey Cerminaro with Beverly
McAllister still on the account since she is President. Bev also mentioned
that if our account exceeds $10,000 on December 31, 2005 we will need to
submit a tax return to the IRS
Dates/Topics/Hosts
for 2005 Meetings
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March
30, 2005 – Tight Glycemic Control, Marcy Anderson/Rick Lebo
(Joint Meeting with AACC)
KEYPOCC storyboard and a cake to celebrate 5 year anniversary for
KEYPOCC.
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June
29, 2005 – A1C Testing, Jennifer Mixell/Dawn Earnest
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(Fun
meeting, possible tour of a local brewery)
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September
28, 2004 – Competency Testing and Statistical Analysis for PI,
Bev McAllister
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December
7, 2005 – Leadership/Nursing Perspective on POCT, Peter Gawron
Other
Items for Discussion
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Peter
Gawron announced that Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
would be organizing a “Connectathon” project designed to energize
healthcare vendors of all types in regard to open connectivity. IHE
would like our expertise to contribute to this project as far as the
key problems that POCC’s are facing. More info to come later.
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Marcy
Anderson mentioned that she would be emailing KEYPOCC members for
their input on a survey about a certificate program for POCT that the
Critical Care and POC testing Division of AACC is working on. The
program will focus on specific skill-sets needed to manage a POCT
program and will eventually lead to a certification in POCT.
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Peter
Gawron proposed that the officer’s hold a retreat in early 2005 to
review KEYPOCC’s Mission, Vision and strategy. Peter would be
willing to facilitate that retreat.
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Marcy
Anderson announced that someone from JCAHO would be speaking at the
POCT forum during the AACC national meeting in Orlando, FL. The forum
will be held on Thursday from 10 AM to 12 PM.
- Jackie
Kennnedy proposed that funding from KEYPOCC should be considered to
send the KEYPOCC president to a leadership seminar or a national
meeting during 2005.
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