NCVPRN Fall Conference
A Look to the Past – A
Road to the Future
Hastings, Ne
October 10, 2013
Current NCVPRN Executive Board
President – Jane Swartz
 Past President – Lora Rutt
 President Elect – Karen Hardy
 Secretary – Joanie Manning
 Treasurer – Emily Thompson
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Candidates for Election
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President - Elect
◦ Jan Williams
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Treasurer
◦ Sheri Eatherton
◦ Angie Swantek
◦ Kathy Lierman
AACVPR-NCVPRN Joint Affiliation
Joins Nebraska with Michigan, Ohio, New
York, and soon to be Oregon at this
highest level of affiliation with our
national organization - AACVPR
 Membership
 Benefits
 Changes
 Initiatives
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Membership Process
Online through the AACVPR Website
 $205 dollars for annual membership July1June 30
 NCVPRN is reimbursed $26.87 for each
member
 Membership list is maintained/updated by
AACVPR and currently sent to us on a
monthly basis
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Membership
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Past (October 2012)
◦ 128 NCVPRN
members(70 AACVPR)
 106 Paid
 22 Lifetime
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Current (October 2013)
◦ 83 Joint affiliate
members
 63 were past NCVPRN
members
 20 new? members
Benefits
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Educational Advantage Membership
included in Joint Affiliate Membership
(saves you $44)
◦ 10 Free Webcasts with AACVPR or nursing
continuing education credits from the
convenience of your own computer – must
preregister! (saves NCVPRN $740-1100)
◦ Access for 30 days after live event
Benefits
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Subscription to Journal of Cardiopulmonary
Rehabilitation and Prevention (JCRP)
◦ Available bi-monthly in print and now by
I Pad app (free for members and free for
6months for non members)
https://www.aacvpr.org/Default.aspx
Benefits
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Electronic subscription to News and Views
Savings on registration to the AACVPR Annual meeting
Meets requirement of membership for program
certification
Timely Reimbursement and Regulatory Updates
Director and Officer’s insurance covered (saves $650)
Access to member’s only sections of AACVPR Website:
Performance measure toolkits, clinical resources, outcome
guidelines as well as networking through discussion
forums, FAQ’s, membership and program directories
Planned Nebraska State launch page from the AACVPR
website to NCVPRN website
Discounted access to conference call and webcast
vendors
Professional growth – PRICELESS!
Committees
Standing Committees
 New Combined Committees as follows:
 Membership/Communications/Outcomes
 Heartland/NCVPRN Program
 Health Policy and Reimbursement for
Cardiac and Pulmonary
 Marketing and Development
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Membership/Communications/
Outcomes
One Chairman
 Committee members
 AACVPR sends updated membership
monthly
 Send new members welcome letter and
information regarding NCVPRN
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Heartland/NCVPRN Program
Chairman – One
 Committee members
 Plan and work together for Fall
conference
 Plan and work together with Iowa for the
Spring Heartland Cardiopulmonary
Conference
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Health Policy and Reimbursement
Chairman – one
 Committee members
 Work with AACVPR
 Day on the Hill
 J5 MAC quarterly teleconference
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Marketing and Development
Chairman – one
 Committee members
 Web sight updates
 Sign proclamation for Cardiac Rehab
Week
 Sign proclamation for Pulmonary Rehab
Week
 Fund raising
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Committee Sign Up
Lora Rutt – See her today
 Sign up today
 Email: [email protected]
 Phone Number: 308-830-1225
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Membership & Affiliate Relations
Committee Key Initiatives - 2014
Finding the “N”
 Affiliate Leadership Forum
 Innovation Award
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Upcoming Opportunities
Committee Involvement
 Professional Certification through
AACVPR is coming in 2014
 Spring Conference with Iowa Affiliate
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◦ March 28-29, 2014, LaVista Embassy Suites
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AACVPR 29th Annual Meeting
◦ September 4-6th, 2014 Denver, Colorado
Awards
Congratulations to NCVPRN for
receiving the 25 year award with AACVPR
 Mark Williams – The new 5th Edition of
the Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation
and Secondary Prevention Programs and
Editor-In-Chief of the JCRP
 Gayla Oakley – AACVPR Board of
Directors and AACVPR Presenter at the
National Conference
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