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PANA Fall Business Meeting 2018

PANA Fall Business Meeting 2018

2018 FALL SYMPOSIUM

Annual Business Meeting
October 20
Omni Bedford Springs Resort

CALL TO ORDER

Jodie Szlachta, Ph.D, CRNA
President

ESTABLISH QUORUM

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Jodie Szlachta, Ph.D, CRNA
President

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Jodie Szlachta, Ph.D, CRNA
President

PRESIDENT REPORT

Jodie Szlachta, Ph.D, CRNA
President

PANA
PRESIDENT’S
UPDATE

Jodie Szlachta CRNA, PhD

Legislative Issues

2 bills:
•1. HB 719 CRNA designation

•Ask your House
Representatives to support

•2. HB 789 Supervision
•Ask your House
Representatives to oppose

PANA Professional
Licensure Hearing

•April 18, 2018
•PANA testified in opposition to HB 789
•Juan Quintana DNP, MHS, CRNA, past AANA
President
•Pam Wrobleski DNP, CRNA, business owner
and independent CRNA
•Jodie Szlachta CRNA, PhD, PANA President
and Program Director

Department of Health
Regulations

•Working to update the
regulation that unnecessarily
requires CRNAs to be
supervised in hospitals in PA.

PANA PAC

•Goal of $100/ member or
$20/month donation.
•Annual target is $100K/ year.
•Other states have made
legislative progress by engaging
members and their PACs out-
perform physician PACs. (AZ)

November 2018 Election
PA House Reps:

• District 10: Aaron Bernstine (R) – CRNA friendly: Grandmother
is a CRNA

• District 14: Jim Marshall (R)- nurse supporter
• District 20: Adam Ravenstahl (D)- CRNA supporter
• District 46: Jason Ortitay (R)- nurse supporter
• District 57: Eric Nelson (R) – CRNA supporter
• District 63: Donna Oberlander (R)- nurse supporter
• District 78: Jesse Topper (R)- CRNA supporter
• District 100: Bryan Cutler (R)- CRNA supporter
• District 101: Francis Ryan (R)- nurse supporter
• District 104: Susan Helm (R)- physician supporter
• District 106: Thomas Mehaffie (R)- CRNA supporter

November 2018 Election
PA House Reps: (con’t).

• District 121: Eddie Day Pashinski (D)- nurse supporter
• District 142: Frank Farry (R)- CRNA supporter
• District 144: Meredith Buck (D)- she is a ICU/OR/PACU nurse!
• District 150: Joseph Webster (D)- nurse supporter
• District 151: Todd Stephens (R)- CRNA supporter
• District 156: Carolyn Comitta (D)- CRNA supporter
• District 160: Stephen Barrar (R)- CRNA supporter
• District 166: Leanne Krueger-Braneky (D)- CRNA supporter
• District 182: Brain Sims (D)- nurse supporter
• District 187: Gary Day (R)- CRNA supporter
• District 194: Pam DeLissio (D)- nurse supporter
• District 199: Barbara Gleim (R)- nurse supporter

November 2018 election
PA Senate:

•District 12: Maria Collett (D)- she is a nurse!
•District 30: Judy Ward (R)- she is a nurse!
•District 46: Camera Bartolotta (R)- CRNA
supporter vs James Craig (D)- close friends
with CRNA
•District 50: Susan Mulvey (D)- CRNA in her
family



US Congress House:

•District 12: Tom Marino (R)- expressed support
•District 14: Guy Reschenthaler (R)- CRNA
supporter
•District 15: Glenn Thompson (R)- CRNA friendly
•District 17: Connor Lamb (D)- CRNA friendly

PA CRNAs

Jason Bauer MSN, CRNA

• Past PANA President
• current Treasurer of PANA
• national speaker.
•member of the GRC (Government Relations
Committee) of the AANA.
•Candidate for Region 6 Director and AANA Board
member.

Ann Culp DNP, CRNA

• Past PANA President
• Past PANA Secretary
• Member of the Resolutions Committee of the

AANA.
• Member of the Nominations Committee of

the AANA.

Michael Neft DNP, CRNA, FAAN

• Dr. Neft was inducted as a member of the American
Academy of Nursing last year.
• Member of the Psych, Mental Health, and Substance
Abuse Expert Panel (PMHSA-EP) of the American
Academy of Nursing.
• The panel is working to achieve greater influence and
involvement through strategic partnerships that
affect mental health and substance use policy.

John O’Donnell CRNA, DrPH

•By Governor appointment, the CRNA
representative on the PA State Board of
Nursing.
•Dr. O’Donnell was recently named a Fellow of
the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
• Running for elected as President of that
national organization.

Jessica Poole DNAP, CRNA

•Trustee on the PANA Board.
• Member of the Practice Committee of the
AANA
•Member of the PA Ketamine Workgroup
organized by Dr. Arlene Seid, Medical Director
of Quality Assurance in the PA Department of
Health.

MaryLou Taylor CRNA, MSN

• MaryLou has recently retired and has been a valued
member of the PANA Board where she served as a
Trustee and Secretary.
• She Co-Chaired the Program Committee and was
frequently working behind the scenes to coordinate
and plan the Spring and Fall Symposiums.
• On behalf of PANA, MaryLou attended the PA State
Board of Nursing meetings in Harrisburg

Jay Thomas MS, CRNA

•Past PANA President.
•Past PANA Treasurer.
•Current Vice President of PANA.
•Member of the Bylaws Committee of the
AANA.

Christopher Wike CRNA, MSN

• Federal Political Director for PANA.
• He schedules and organizes legislative visits

at the Mid-Year Assembly in Washington DC
for PA CRNAs and SRNAs who attend.
• Chris serves as a federal issue resource and
often educates our members and legislators
about pertinent federal practice issues.

Laura Wiggins CRNA, MSN

• Retired Lt. Colonel in the US Air Force.
• Next year’s Federal Political Director for PANA.
• Former Chief Nurse of the 911th Aeromedical Staging

Squadron
• Former member of the Critical Care Air Transport Team.
• Former Program Director for the Nurse Anesthesia

Regional Training Course.
• Member of the Anesthesia Professional Practice Council

at UPMC.

Pamela Wrobleski, DNAP, MPM,
CRNA, CASC

•President of BPW Medical Associates that is a
CRNA company employing CRNAs as independent
practitioners. This company also precepts SRNAs!
• The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists’
representative on The Joint Commission’s
Ambulatory Care Advisory Council.
•The state reimbursement specialist for the
Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

Peggy Blankenship CAE
(Certified Association Executive)

• The Association Manager for PANA
• Works for the Accent on Management firm.
• She is also the association manager for the Ohio

association of Nurse Anesthetists, which is why PANA’s
mailing address is in Ohio.
• Peggy brings energy and commitment to PANA and
works arduously to promote, organize, and advocate for
CRNAs.
• She is a behind-the-scenes facilitator, organizational
wizard and continues to be an invaluable resource for our
association.

PANA FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Jason Bauer, MSN, CRNA

2018-2018 DUES INCOME

AANA DUES: $645 / MEMBER
RETURNED TO PANA: $232.20 (1/3)
TOTAL DUES INCOME: $332,000
BUDGETED DUES INCOME: $670,000

Fall Symposium Investment
10% Earnings

7%

Advertising
less 1%

Current Income
$398,000

Dues
83%

2%

13% Operating

28% Member Service

19% Symposia

18% 21% AANA Support/
Scholarships
Committees

Districts

2018-19 Budgeted Expenses

Checking: $335,375
Money Market: $212,890

CURRENT CASH BALANCE

Investment Total: $6,640,767
Estimated Annual Income: $150,000

CURRENT INVESTMENT BALANCE

Investments are conducted in accordance with the PANA investment policy

RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS Jason R Bauer MSN, CRNA, PHRN
TO THE PANA BOARD PANA Treasurer
Chair PANA Finance Committee

FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO AANA

Foundation
PAC Administrative fund
Strategic Initiatives

PANA INVESTMENT POLICY

Per Hefren-Tillotson
Continued to be reviewed yearly
Reserves to be managed according to policy

PANA SCHOLARSHIPS

$ 26,000 Annually

Memorial Fund
Kay Wagner Doctorate Scholarship
Fellowship
Art Zwerling Memorial Scholarship
Diana Davidson Memorial Scholarship
Sister Mary Bernard Memorial Scholarship
Past Presidents Memorial Scholarship
Mary DePaolis-Lutzo

COMMITMENT TO PA STUDENTS

AANA Mid Year Sponsorship
2 students from each PA School
Lobby Day

WORK FORCE STUDY

Full Funding for a
PA intensive Study

QUESTIONS

Jason Bauer, MSN, CRNA

NEW BUSINESS

- AANA NOMINATIONS 2018-19

- PANA TRUSTEE TIE VOTE

Jodie Szlachta, PhD, CRNA
President

AANA Nominations

Resolutions and Bylaws
Nominations

Jodie Szlachta, PhD, CRNA
President

2018-19 Board of Trustee Tie Vote

2018-19 Certified Election Results
Debra Jean Minzola, PhD, CRNA 131 VOTES 33.8%
Spencer E. Rybinski, MSN, CRNA 131 VOTES 33.8%

Per Article VII, Section 3. Nominations and Election
Procedures…

In the event of a tie vote, the tie shall be
broken by a ballot at the annual meeting.

2018-19 Board of Trustee Tie Vote

Debra Jean Minzola, PhD, MSN, CRNA

Spencer E. Rybinski, MSN, CRNA

Blue dot
on badge
signifies a

voting
member



Membership
Engagement

S. ELCZYNA CRNA, PHD

Committee Responsibilities

 Student Mentoring
 Peer Recognition Awards
 Membership activities

Students

 Mentorship and student activities as authorized by the Board in
relation to students in accredited schools of nurse anesthesia

 Students chosen by Program Directors – one from each of 4 schools
 Programs rotate every year

NAP Programs

 Danville - Geisinger Health System /Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania Nurse Anesthesia Program

 Erie - UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia /Gannon University
 Latrobe - Excela Health School of Anesthesia
 Norristown - Frank J. Tornetta School of Anesthesia at Einstein

Medical Center Montgomery La Salle University School of Nursing

NAP Programs

 Philadelphia –
1. Drexel University Nurse Anesthesia Program
2. Thomas Jefferson University , Jefferson College of Nursing Nurse

Anesthesia Program
3. University of Pennsylvania Nurse Anesthesia Program
 Pittsburgh
1. Allegheny School of Nurse Anesthesia
2. University of Pittsburg School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program

NAP Programs

 Scranton - The University of Scranton Nurse Anesthesia Program
 Crozer Chester Medical Center /Villanova University Nurse

Anesthesia Program
 York - York College of Pennsylvania /WellSpan Health Nurse

Anesthetist Program


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