SIG-CE Minutes (Thursday, October 27, 2016)

Attendees: Rachel Atanosian ([email protected]), Karen Berg ([email protected]), Beth Black ([email protected]), Susan Butler ([email protected]), Paula DeLorm ([email protected]), Jennifer Dickson ([email protected]), Meri Goehring ([email protected]), Karen Grossnickle ([email protected]), Bonni Kinne ([email protected]), Shannon Logsdon ([email protected]), Elizabeth Mostrom ([email protected]), Karen Ozga ([email protected]), Crystal Parker ([email protected]), Ron Radawiec ([email protected]), Jennifer Root ([email protected]), Bill Scott ([email protected]), Erica Sherman ([email protected]), Martha Schiller ([email protected]), Bini Thomas ([email protected]), Susan Tomica ([email protected]), Ashley VanDam ([email protected]), Kristin VanderArk ([email protected]), Sandy Willoughby ([email protected])

Welcome by Ron Radawiec (president) and attendee introductions

The spring meeting minutes were unanimously approved.

Announcements  Western District Meeting = tonight in Kalamazoo (Borgess)  Advanced CI Course = November 3-4, 2016 at the University of Michigan – Flint  CSM = February 15-18, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas  MPTA Spring Conference = March 24-25, 2017 in East Lansing  Basic CI Course = May 4-5, 2017 at Oakland University  Biennial Presentation for CCCEs/CIs = May 12, 2017 at the University of Michigan – Flint (in conjunction with Oakland University)  NEXT = June 21-24, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts  NCS = October 19-21, 2017 in Portland, Oregon  ELC = October of 2017 in Columbus, Ohio or St. Louis, Missouri

Officer Reports  President (Ron Radawiec) = nothing new to report at this time  Treasurer (Martha Schiller) = the SIG-CE is now a line item on the MPTA budget; the expected balance was approximately $1928 and the amount spent this year was approximately $676 (therefore, the expected remainder is approximately $1251); the budget for 2017 is approximately $960 and will be used for the following: (1) sending one clinician to ELC (the group would like to review the applications to determine who will receive the $500 stipend not automatically switch back and forth between the DACEF and WMCEF), (2) SIG-CE officer section dues (although none of the current officers wish to take advantage of this perk, the topic will be revisited), (3) the cost of award plaques/award dinners; possible fundraising efforts include: (1) having the trainer donate his/her honorarium to the SIG-CE after teaching a CI credentialing course, (2) having another CCCE course with the participants paying a small registration fee  Secretary (Bonni Kinne) = nothing new to report at this time

Forum Reports  DACEF (Jennifer Dickson) = the last meeting was held in September; topics included consortium formation, website development, and membership expansion; the discussion was about inter-professional collaboration  WMCEF (Karen Ozga) = the last meeting was held in September; Ron Radawiec reviewed a research article; the discussion was about ethical issues

Committee Reports  Outstanding CI Award (Ron Radawiec) = the recipient was Megan Roxbury (Bronson)  Outstanding CCCE Award (Karen Berg) = the recipients were Judy Aikman (Sinai-Grace) and Kim Schwartz (Beaumont)  AAAC (Rachel Atanosian) = the group met this morning; topics included the new CAPTE requirements, building leadership/advocacy throughout the curriculum, admissions requirements, curricular mapping tools, and workload issues; Stuart Blatt presented information about the developing program at Davenport University  Student Relations (Jennifer Dickson) = nothing new to report at this time

Old Business  SIG-CE Community Page (Martha Schiller) = there are 20 clinical education consortia across the United States; most consortia have websites; the SIG-CE webpage has been started with the assistance of Julia Rice; the webpage is currently titled “Michigan Physical Therapy Clinical Education Consortium SIG”; the current webpage sections include leadership, news, events, and resources; there is a link called “Join SIG” (everyone should access this link to officially be considered a member of the SIG-CE); Martha Schiller and Meri Goehring were charged with starting the webpage process; other members of the SIG-CE who are interested in assisting with the process as it moves forward should let Martha and Meri know  ELC Scholarships (Jennifer Dickson) = Ashley VanDam received the $500 stipend this year

New Business  Officer Elections = Jennifer Dickson and Susan Tomica (president-elects) will serve as co-presidents in 2017; Ashley VanDam (Spectrum Health – Grand Rapids) volunteered to become the president-elect in 2017; the secretary and treasurer positions will be voted on in another year  Clinical Experience Request Form (Karen Ozga) = the question was raised whether we should use the national clinical experience request form or the state clinical experience request form; although there was more support for the national clinical experience request form, both forms will be presented to members of the DACEF and the WMCEF for their consideration  Ideas for Future Meetings = documentation required for receiving PDRs as a CCCE or CI, name of this group (SIG vs. consortium)  Date/Time of Next Meeting = tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 27th from 2:00 – 5:00 (Karen Grossnickle will confirm this date/time in the near future)

Educational Presentations  Elizabeth Mostrom = National Study of Excellence and Innovation in Physical Therapist Education: Focus on Clinical Education  Ashley VanDam = Clinical Education Updates: ELC

Respectfully Submitted, Bonni Kinne