May 2015 TREF Meeting Minutes

TREF Minutes

Trauma Research & Education Foundation
3020 Children’s Way, Mailcode 5085
San Diego, California 92123-4282
Phone: 858-966-4010
Fax: 858-966-8525

 

Time Convened: 1200
Time Adjourned:1310
Date: 5-18-15
Nobel Room SLJ
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kathi Ayers,
Melinda Case,
Renee Douglas,
Melanie Gawlik,
Brian McCord		 MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF: None VISITORS:

 

AGENDA ITEM REPORT/DISCUSSION Follow up/ Action items
1200-1205 Review Minutes
Reflection Everything matters…
Web site
  • Web site update –rd
  • Input?
  • Need photos, Pat arranged to take photos of ATCN, we need TNCC photos. Will get a group photo at MAC meeting (will check on July meeting)
  • Pages are loaded, need to update the content
Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention Committee: Melanie Gawlik, Chair
  • Upcoming meeting dates / times
  • Upcoming events: Bike to Work Day booth at Caltrans pit stop Date change
  • TREF T-shirts-***
  • Touch a Truck May 31st (info and sign up contact)
  • 5/29 Bike to work day, helmets arrived, Josh put together bike accident epidemiology poster
  • Working on Tshirts, options of both polo/ embroidery, and silkscreen tshirt
  • Good participation in sign up for Touch a Truck
  • May change giveaways due to cost changes
ATS
Kathi Ayers
  • ATS NTAM update and planning May 20,2015
  • Trauma Survivors Day 5/20, see NTAM web page for details and other information
  • Kathi had sent out an email with a letter regarding NTAM and the Trauma Survivor Network to the TPMs
TREF Education
  • TNCC- any financial discussion needs/ operations in TPM meeting
  • All TNCC/ATCN Instructors need to fill out a W-9 every year, update if move
  • Develop plan for multi-disciplinary trauma conference, budget, site, date
  • Motion to increase the Course Director fee for TNCC (and ATCN) to $750.00 (mccord), second (douglas) Approved unanimously –begin June
  • Group discussion regarding our role and whether putting on a conference is a good use of our time and effort, we are not pursuing this, however, are interested in a Trauma Nurse venue (meeting, dinner, educational offering?)
  • Discussed how we would obtain CE certification for such an event- will review options
Finance Update
Treasurer: Brian McCord
  • Motions needed for financial approval
  • Bookkeeping reports thru April
 Deferred discussion, as reports were for wrong dates
Strategic TREF Board Planning 2014-2016 Goals Web site, sponsoring additional educational opportunities (TCAR), improve opportunities for research support, follow up on CE certs for education events
Additional Items
Meeting adjourned
Events Calendar
Newsletter
under construction.