CSAI Board Meeting

8/3/2018 (phone conference)

Started 9:00 am

In attendance: Marie Brewer, Donielle Horn, Karen Evison, Jeffery Croonquist, Eve Dougherty

Fall Conference Updates:

  • Speakers were discussed:
    • Ray Terocy from Health Mark will be speaking on two topics:
      • “Keeping Your Patient Safe and Your Hospital Out of the Headlines”
      • A second topic to be determined
    • Nanosonic will provide a speaker on ultrasound probes
    • Deloris from Steris will speak on the following topics:
      • “How to Conduct Moisture Assessment”
      • “How to Optimize Work Flow”
      • “Verification of Automated Cleaning Process”
    • Silas from 3M will present on two topics
    • Sara from Key Surgical will also present on two topics
  • There will be a total of 10 – 11 programs
  • Working on a schedule for each day
  • Requested that the hotel send food options
  • Steris will sponsor the social hour
    • They will provide the appetizers
    • Drinks will be on your own
  • Lunch will be from 12:15pm – 12:45pm and then the open vendor fair will be from 12:45pm – 2:00pm
  • Eve will obtain a prize for the drawing worth $100 or less
  • Vendors will need to complete registration forms
  • Eve will mail the flier to the member list and to hospitals as well as send out via email
  • Need certificates printed for registrants
  • Need two certificates for the free registration to the Spring conference – Eve will print
  • Need nursing CEUs from Kirkwood College
  • Options for the Fall 2019 conference
    • Avoid the AAMI standards week
    • Consider the Stoney Creek Inn
    • ?Dates October 24 and October 25

Open Board Positions:

  • Eve 2018
  • Jeff 2019
  • Karen 2019
  • Marie move to the President role 2019
  • According to the bylaws, a board member must be in a management role in their current job

Meeting adjourned 10:05am