The enthusiasm and passion Exhibite...

The enthusiasm and passion Exhibited during Congres Week continued during the post-Congres meeting of the AORN Board of Directors, March 26 2004 in San Diego. Highlights of the meeting included discussion of the 2004-2005 presidential goals, committee and task force issues, strategic planning, appointment of AORN representatives to the Council upon Perioperative Patient Safety, formation of the Member Access Task Force, continuation of the Board Chapter Visit Program, disbanding task forces that have complet their work, and a post-Congres wrap-up.

THE YEAR AHEAD

President William J Duffy RN BSN MJ CNOR, shared his goals and vision for the coming year with the Board. These goals include celebrating the value of the perioperative nursing profession and reaching disclosed to AORN's grassroots members. The Board's agenda this year will focus onward these two goals and will include membership and practice issues as standing items.

Board members addressed a number of items. The Board

* met with Nancy Stauder, chair of the Exhibitors' Advisory Committee (EAC) to discuss the EAC's role;

* met with the 2004-2005 AORN Nominating Committee to discuss their vision for the upcoming year and to what extent the Board can partner with the Nominating Committee to help achieve their goals;

* make knowned a new method to make sure knowledge-based decision making by holding pre-Board meeting talk calls so committees and task forces sending recommendations to the Board for consideration can talk with Board members before any decisions are made;

* decided to invite committee and task force members who are in Denver Friday, July 16 2004 for the Focus upon Leadership: Celebrating Our Value meeting for consultation to the July Board meeting;

* established a recent method of communicating with grassroots members according to adding a Board message to each monthly issue of AORN Connections each Board member will submit an article that focuses forward how he or she celebrates the value of perioperative nursing and his or her vision for the subsequent time of AORN;

* approved continuation of the Board Visit Program, which will be modified to include issues of the like kind as membership and practice;

* established a date for conducting strategic planning that focuses onward member recruitment and retention (President-elect Sharon McNamara, RN M CNOR, will be involved in this proces in like manner her goals for her upcoming Presidency can be incorporated into the governmental estimate planning process for 2005, demonstrating the Board's commitment to fiscal stewardship for the Association by the and of promoting continuity from Board year to Board year);

* approved President Duffy's appointment of AORN Secretary Charlotte L Guglielmi, RN BSN CNOR, and past President Betty J Shultz RN CNOR, as AORN's representatives to the Council onward Surgical Patient Safety, a collection that is being formed as a follow of the Perioperative Summit held in Chicago in February and which includes pair representatives each from AORN, the American guild of Surgeons, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of PeriAnesthesia nourishs the American Association of supply with nourishment Anesthetists, and the Association of Surgical Technologists;

* approved formation of the Member Access Task Force in reply to the charge from the House of Delegates to explore alternate membership compositions and chapter affiliations to facilitate ease of association with AORN; and

* approved disbanding task forces that have complet their work, including the * Bariatric Task Force,

* Coalition of observers and Young Nurses Task Force,

* Members-at-Large/ e-Chapter Task Force, and

* Nominating Committee pile Task Force.

The Board also denoteed its appreciation to the members of the form into groupss being disbanded for their dedication and hard work.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In addition to the items above, President Duffy shared with the Board that the 2005 President's Award theme will be in succession the value chapters bring to grassroots members, and that the criteria for the 2005 Staff Award will focus forward how nominated staff members reach without to members. President Duffy also assigned Board members to committees and as Board liaisons. This information is available onward AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/about/nat comgenhtm Board members will be increasing their character in the active work of committees and task forces.

Board members also discussed the consequences of the 2004 Congress and complet a Congres wrap-up. Board members reiterated the positive feedback they received about the week; San Diego as a site for Congress; and the enthusiasm, excitement, and passion demonstrated during the Forum when it was announced that AORN would focus in succession practice issues during the upcoming year.

nearest MEETING

The nearest official Board meeting will be held July 14-16 2004 in Denver before the Focus forward Leadership: Celebrating Our Value talk Suggested agenda items should be sent to President Duffy at Headquarters, 2170 s Parker Rd, Suite 300, Denver CO 80231-5711

CHARLOTTE L GUGLIELMI