Meeting Information

B.  Training Participant Exam Scheduling:

• Georgia, Karen, Barbara, Cristine, Edward Wong signed up after Karen's e-mail.  Almost everyone signed up at this time
• Lesson Learned:  For exam buy-in, go through supervisors.  Otherwise, constantly chasing people to fulfill commitments.
  • Supervisor Meeting:
    • Invite managers to share outcomes and address sustainability
    • Use info from October meeting F/U
    • Share what's been done
    • Discover what managers' need?
    • Edward Wong?

Peg -fax Karen application & plan to draft letter for test rebuttal following test.

Gail - f/u with Gloria RE:  Lindsey Blindt (took test, need outcome)

C.  Planning for Next SF Asthma Network Meeting:

• Date:   Friday, May 4^th - piggyback on World Asthma Day
• Location:  Kaiser Mezzanine Rooms 1-3 (60-70 people)
• Time:  8-3
• Promotion - Public Media?
• Funding:
  • Plan Practice Improvement Project
• Agenda:
  • Start with networking?  Need more problem solving.  Interactions after each speaker? 
  • Lunch - round table discussion (1hr)
  • Speakers:
    • Andy: Case Studies
    • Cris Garvy (Pulmonary rehab @ Seaton)
      • Presents @ American Thoracic Society. Dynamic Speaker
      • Topics:  COPD, GERD?
    • Karen Smith - Systems Change
    • Susan Jansen (Integrating edu and adherence)
      • She may charge $200
    • Allergist - possibly Faith?
      • Peg is back-up for all speakers
      •   Power-points already created Allergic Rhinitis

Committee - Confirm Date (research conflicts) & Brainstorm on how to make meeting interactive

Peg - Confirm Rooms, f/u with CEUs & f/u with Faith & Susan Jensen

Gloria - fu with Steve Summers/Jan Aldridge re:  Funding

Gail - f/u with Chris & Andy & Karen Smith

D.  Contribution of Project and Sustainability of Network:

• Need Sustainability on agenda for each meeting
• What happens after 2008?
• Can Health Dept. implement network meetings?
• Ready to approach Brown & Toland?  Not yet
  • CPMC Family Center (Nadine Burke)
  • Start with institutions

San Mateo County Asthma Coalition

• Partnership for State CEU Legislation Project?  Not yet.
• Certification Initiative
  • Concern about competitive funding
  • Concern about fair acknowledgement
  • Concern about redundant work between ALA and Breathe.

Krista - Concerns appreciated.  Continue open communication.  Door is open for future partnership.

Spending ATF allocation on materials and supplies

• $1500 in line-item materials and supplies
• Nan needs fax machine, color printer and laptop
• Network Meeting:  Lung Models
• Anyone need a spirometer?
• Gail needs smoking cessation material

Spending approved

F/u health ed co. Re: Lung Models

Next Steps:

1. CME Requirements:

• Can state require asthma CEUs for re-licensing?
  • MD, LVN, RN, Respiratory Therapists, etc.
  • 1-2 units
  • Include in CA Strategic Plan?
  • Need Legislation
    • Dan Kelly (school board)
    • David Newmans (CA Breathing)
    • Fiona Ma

2. Getting More Support - Charity Care Meeting?
3. Measuring Outcomes:

• HEDIS List
• PPIP project
• Can state make it a reportable disease?
• How many ER rooms give environmental data
• Asthma dx in ER
• OSHPID has data
• Slope going down in SF but Bay View Hunters point still above Healthy 2010

4. Governor's Initiative on Universal Health Care
5. SF City Universal Health Care

Karen - Get on Charity Care Meeting Agenda

Gail/Julie - F/u with respiratory therapists and nurses RE: current CEU requirements

Peg - F/U David Newmans, Michael Brenan and Richard Kneutzer (Re:  Data details & Management meeting) - someone needs to email Peg their contact info and what to say