Board Meeting Minutes, April 16, 2024
Discussion
Review of recommendations.
Dan H-R PM Index (national) PCORI might be interested in this
Dan H-R says we need to go beyond PAM score
Cost and funding possibilities are critical – need Board input
Dan H-R – need to understand statistics around survey. Mary adds is the survey worded clearly?
Dan would like an open letter to membership asking for their help (Eric agrees). He would like to develop a consultancy, but knows it’s a daunting task
Liz – need to show our project has value which will lead us to partnerships who can provide funding
Mary – does anybody see this another way?
Brenda – are we usin...
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Board Meeting Minutes, March 26, 2024
Discussion
Liz reviews the Powerpoint proposal coming out of the 30 interviews that were conducted
Two potential approaches emerged: measuring current participatory practices against outcomes or introudcing a new skill/tool and assesing impact
Two persistent questions arose: scope and timeline
Timelines and stake-in-ground discussions by next meeting were seen as urgent to unblock progress
Meeting dates changed to accelerate work – April 16 and May 25. Key actions include refining PM’s definition, outlining pilot options, assigning accountabilities to inform strategic path choices at next board meeting
Other business...
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Board Meeting Minutes, February 27, 2024
Members Present: Mary Hennings, Jay Spitulnik, Danny Sands, Mary Quilty, Eric Bersh, Matthew Holt, Liz Boehm, Brenda Merriweather, Dan Hapern-Ruder, Sarah Krüg, Vera Rulon (John Grohol (excused)
Guests/Ex Officio: None
Welcome: Mary H
Approve January minutes: Vote
Danny motions, Vera seconds. Approved
Review monthly reports: All
Questions?
Danny asks are there pending payments? Mary: No, just monthly or bundled
Review/Approve financial control policies
Reserved for next meeting
Motion to approve addition of $65/hour for CPA hourly work beyond contract. Danny motions. Jay seconds. Approved.
Donation & Confer...
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Board Meeting Minutes, January 23, 2024
Discussion around revising the questions which will be sent out to Board
Mary H. will contribute list of people she worked with several years ago
Board Member recruitment: Discussion
Do we want to bring on new members?
Mary Q. advisory vs. volunteer leadership
Long discussion commences with disagreements
Continuing discussion reserved for next meeting
New Business: All
Not discussed
Adjourned at 7:32 p.m. EDT. Next meeting: February 13, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
Respectfully submitted,
Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary
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Special Board Meeting Minutes, January 9, 2024
Members Present: Mary Hennings, Jay Spitulnik, Danny Sands, Mary Quilty, Eric Bersh, Matthew Holt, Brenda Merriweather, Dan Hapern-Ruder
****Also review expanded notes in email from Mary H on 1/12/23****
Welcome: Mary H
Approve Minutes: Vote
Dan/Cindy. Approved unanimously
Getting Organized: update-discussion
Budget needed – bookkeeper will set up
io = free email
Randy would like letter of recommendation
Randy must be removed as signatory on bank account
Danny has volunteed his house address as the SPM business address
Operational status update: Mary Q
Review of Mary Q’s 2 week Agile Sprints deck
Many meetings r...
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Board Meeting Minutes, January 2, 2024
Discussion (Private)
Adjourned at 7:35 p.m. EDT. Next meeting: February 6, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
Respectfully submitted,
Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary
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Board Meeting Minutes, November 28, 2023
Members Present: Randy Houk, Jay Spitulnik, Danny Sands, John Grohol, Mary Quilty, Eric Bersh, Matthew Holt, Liz Boehm, Brenda Merriweather (late)
Welcome: Danny
Approve Minutes: Vote
Jay motions, Randy seconds.
December Board Meeting date
Moved to January 2, 2024
Stop/Start/Continue/Modify
Top Priorities
Need messaging
Talk about projects we are working on
We need our own direction first
Engaging with “outside world” important
Relative work effort, funding needed
Tangible Assets (2)
Randy thinks this is important
Liz thinks we need to leverage
AI possibilities
More stories for the blog. Blogs should more ...
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Board Meeting Minutes, October 24, 2022
Discussion
Tim and Judy are both leaving the SPM board. Mary reads a Resolution for Tim. Danny / Jay. Unanimous. Big thank you to him. Mary reads resolution for Judy. Danny / Jay. Unanimous. Big thanks to Judy.
Adjourned at 7:32 p.m. Next meeting: November 22, 2022, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
Respectfully submitted,
Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary
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Board Meeting Minutes, March 28, 2023
Discussion, Vote
Danny. Vera. Unanimous approval for resolution for Casey Quinlan.
Cindy Hale Introduction
Marketer in healthcare. Honored to be part of Board. Her area is home health tech. Helps people move to what’s next in their life. A brand expert. Once owned a large agency. Currently acting as consultant. Cancer survivor.
ED Update: Randy
Review of budget vs. actuals for February. 14K under budget. Available in the Board agenda folder on Google Drive. Review of dashboard (updated daily). New contribution to OHSU Department of Informatics and Clinical Epidemology CLE from Bill Hersh (2K). Highlights in pur...
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Board Meeting Minutes, February 28, 2023
Discussion
OHSU – looking for another sponsor as HealthSparq not contributing. June 15 new date.
Speakers – possible ex-DJ may host
Milestones – chart prepared. Content ready in about two weeks. Whittemore, Novack, Danielson helped with marketing approach. Kristin Ternullo hired as outside marketing planner. Potential banner on website from companies sponsoring the event. There may be a small exhibitor space at the event (with a happy hour). Also an ambassador program suggested. Gives a code to influencers who get discount on event. Dan likes idea. Susan suggests banner shouldn’t been on website “forev...
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Board Meeting Minutes, January 24, 2023
Members Present: Mary Hennings, Eric Bersh, Randy Houk, Danny Sands, John Grohol, Kistein Monkhouse, Astra Titus, Jay Spitulnik, Sarah Krüg
Welcome: Mary
Approve meeting minutes: Mary
December: (Motion/Second) Danny/Astra. Approved. November: Astra/Danny. Approved. October: Jay/Danny. Approved.
ED Update: Randy
Bank balances to end of 2022
Draft of dashboard and Projected Accrual Burn Rate
Breakout: Revenue raised
Workflow to CLE support
Seven highest-likely venues
Chart of corporate and individual memberships
Potential venues chart
CLEs: Mary
Workplan (Roadmap) for CLE’s (in Excel on Google Drive). Mary calls ...
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Health Union, Society for Participatory Medicine Announce Collaboration to Develop Patient Leadership Program
First-of-its-kind certification program will promote responsible patient leadership and complementary social health, participatory medicine movements
PHILADELPHIA — March 29, 2023 — Health Union, the leader in social health, and the Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM), the preeminent organization in promoting true collaboration among patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals, announce today that they are working together to develop initiatives that combine the organizations’ shared mutual interest in responsible patient engagement and patient leadership.
Health Union and SPM will collaborate ...
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Board Meeting Minutes, December 20, 2022
Members Present: Mary Hennings, Eric Bersh, Randy Houk, Danny Sands, Brenda Merriweather, Sarah Krűg, Daniel Halpern-Ruder, Liz Boehm, Vera Rulon, John Grohol
Welcome: Mary
Approve meeting minutes: Mary
October minutes approved. November minutes approved with addition of Vera Rulon as attendeee.
Welcome Liz Boehm: Board
Official welcome. Some board members introduce themselves.
ED Update: Randy
Most 2023 revenue coming from CLEs. Presentation of two scenarios. Mary asks for comments on activity levels for 2023. Vera talks about involvement of standing committees. 2nd scenario approved by unanimous vote. 2nd s...
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Board Meeting Minutes, November 22, 2022
Members Present: Mary Hennings, Eric Bersh, Randy Houk, Astra Titus, Danny Sands, Brenda Merriweather, Sarah Krűg, Daniel Halpern-Ruder, Kisteirn Monkhouse, Matthew Holt
Welcome: Mary
Approve last meeting minutes: Mary
September minutes. Danny/Vera. Approved.
Welcome Brenda and Dan
Brenda moving from Walter Reed to new position at Children’s National Hospital (https://childrensnational.org/) in DC.
ED Update: Randy
Membership at 300. NRC grant has come in, held in escrow until 2023. Mitchell Grant confirmed for August 2023. Randy reviews three fundraising scenarios for 2023.
2023 Goals, Next Steps: Mary
Barri...
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Board Meeting Minutes, October 24, 2022
Discussion
Tim and Judy are both leaving the SPM board. Mary reads a Resolution for Tim. Danny / Jay. Unanimous. Big thank you to him. Mary reads resolution for Judy. Danny / Jay. Unanimous. Big thanks to Judy.
Adjourned at 7:32 p.m. Next meeting: November 22, 2022, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
Respectfully submitted,
Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary
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