WOCN St. Louis
Minutes of Meeting
June 3, 2003

President: Sheila Kramer, RN, BSN, CWOCN

Attending: S. Kramer, S. Cullen, V. Brownell, J. Leuthart, S. Kucera, R. Edelman, B. Naeger, J. Knebel, D. Economon, S. Waldmann, C. Heady, J. Regan, C. Swenty, R. Sutterfield, K. Gundy, C. Schlather, C. Cole, J. Bangert, L. Guerin

Review of Minutes

4/1/03 - Approved as written

Informal Reports

Secretary: April Kuhlman, RN, CWOCN - No report, absent

Treasurer: Lisa Hodges, RN, CWOCN - No report, absent

Introduction new national members present at meeting:

Kay Gundy - Rehabilitation Institute - Website program, Minneapolis, doing clinicals w/Retta Sutterfield, Phelps County Hospital, Rolla. Jennifer Reagan - Applying to Emory, looking for preceptor. Janet Knebel volunteered. Connie Swenty - Phelps County Hospital, Rolla: Took website program (first 2 weeks in Minneapolis, 12 weeks on-line, $5,000 tuition + fees, books)

Communications

National WOCN Society and Other Affiliates

National Members St. Louis: 45 (Sheila Kramer received rebate check for $540 ($12 each). Will be sent to Lisa Hodges,Treasurer, for deposit. Florida State University, Tallahassee: "Intraoperative Acquired Pressure Ulcers" Study - Jackie Bangert is taking part in this. The study will continue thru August. Sheila Kramer will also take part later.

Future Educational Meetings:

Conferences:

Affiliate Meetings:

Medline's Principles of Wound Care Seminar, St. Louis 6/3

WOCN 35^th Annual Conference-Cincinnati 6/14-18

7 members present will be attending - Sheila Kramer, Christine Heady, Janet Knebel, Betsy Naeger, Violet Brownell, Connie Swenty, Retta Sutterfield

Effective Mgmt of Chronic Wounds: Practical Approaches to Wound Healing: Cross Country Seminars, Inc., Beth Hawkins-Bradley, RN, MN, CETN, Marriott Airport Hotel, St. Louis 7/10

Clinical Debridement Skills, Educators 2000Plus, Pamela Scarborough, PT, MS, CDE, CWS, St. Louis Shriners Hospital 10/18

Keeping the Foot Attached to the Leg, Educators 2000Plus, Pamela Scarborough, PT, MS, CDE, CWS, St. Louis Shriners Hospital 10/19

The 23^rd Annual Turnbull Symposium, Advances in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic 10/17-19

8/5/03 Sponsored by Smith & Nephew - Dave Berreth

10/7/03 Sponsored by KCI - Sheila Cullen

6. Marketing Committee

Mobile Program Report - Judy Schaffer, ET - No report, absent. Sheila Kramer announced that program continues to be listed in Today's Nurse, St. Louis Edition.

UOA Report: Betsy Naeger, RN, BSN, CETN, Chair. Annual Product Fair at St. John's held 5/20. Humorist was great! Guest speakers for future UOA meetings have been planned and will be available on website.

Business:

1. Bylaws (Betsy Naeger - Committee Chair) - Subcommittee: Betsy Naeger, Shelly Batzler, Sharon Waldmann, April Kuhlman, Lisa Hodges. Betsy presented attached committee report/recommendations which was discussed and approved by unanimous vote of members present (motion by Christine Heady, 2^nd by Jackie Bangert.) Discussion included: Anyone involved in ostomy or wound care may attend who is either a national WOCN member or pays local annual dues $12.00 for 2004 (will change with rebate amount from National WOCN Society membership). Our meetings are informal, we are a strong group, manufacturer's reps and others will find this valuable and can assist us in marketing ourselves. Future proposals tabled for future discussion: 1) Offer 50% off on locally sponsored workshops to local members & 2) Offer 50% towards dues to National Organization for active members (participating) who attend meetings and serve on committees.

2. Web Page (Sheila Kramer) - Steve Kuhlman want to discontinue maintenance of our Website. Sheila Kramer has contacted numerous people: reported about WebSite Handyman: $25.00/month, will look it over and offer suggestions and give us quotes on various updates, revisions. Second possibility is "Computer Guys" - Sheila will contact and make decision. Approved unanimously (motion-Colleen Cole, 2^nd-Betsy Naeger). Steve Kuhlman initially paid $100 to set website up but nothing since. Sheila Kramer suggested we pay $200 for Steve's help. Approved unanimously (motion-Sharon Waldmann, 2^nd -Janet Knebel). Sheila will contact Lisa Hodges to write check.

3. Wound Cleansers - Discussion: Should you use wound cleansers w/surfactants which are toxic to cells? Perhaps for short period of time, then switch to something w/o toxicity. Blairex comes in aerosol - cannot be used in acute care. SafClens is back and several nurses use it. Literature states that in order to be effective in separating debris from base of wound, must be slightly toxic. Shared opinions, no definite answers.

4. Chronic Wound Conference, Rolla - reported by Retta Sutterfield 9/18/03 - all day $50.00 - WOCN members invited 2^nd annual - attendance last year 50 - hope to reach 75.

5. "Flushable liners for pouches for 2 pc pouching systems shown by S.Kramer

Samples from Theresa A. Conti, MPS, Raleigh, NC;

Email: conti-19@nc.rr.com

Meeting adjourned 5:35 pm.

Other Information:

Next Meeting: 8/5/03 - watch the website for location.

10. Today's Inservice

Sponsored by Emily Sinks, Johnson & Johnson

"Bacterial Endotoxins-Beyond the Bug" Maggie Bork,RN, BSN, WOCN

Attachment:

COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP AND BYLAWS

Report submitted June 3, 2003

As a committee we feel there is no need to rewrite bylaws. Our discussion led to the proposal as follows:

"We" is used for our Greater St. Louis group of nurses.

GOALS:

1. Need to maintain professionalism as a group. We are professionals and an affiliate to the national WOCN.

2. We don't want to turn away any of our existing members, nor do we want to discourage anyone interested in joining our group.

Statements in regard to:

Goal #1 - We are the WOCN St. Louis Affiliate and we will always encourage members to remain active in the WOCN, to attend national conference when possible and to take advantage of the resources that are available through the WOCN.

Goal #2 - We invite anyone interested in our group who has a professional involvement in the management of wound, ostomy or incontinence. In return we ask them to be participating members at least in our local meetings and activities.

Issues of officers and voting:

*Because we are a WOCN affiliate, the officers must be active members of the WOCN and only members of the WOCN can vote for those officers.

*All other issues effecting only our local group or our local activities may be voted on by the whole of the Greater St. Louis group.

National and local dues:

Those who choose not to pay national dues will be asked to pay local dues of ($______) which is equal to the money our affiliate receives back from National for each membership. Those dues will be paid once a year at a time decided on by the President and Treasurer. 2003 rebate dues = $12.00.