VA MRC Planning PART II Polycom

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• VA MRC Planning PART II - Polycom
• February 1, 2005
• 9 am 12 noon
• AGENDA

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Ground Rules and Review Judy
Participation welcome To stay on task and on
time Priority Chairs lead discussion on their
area Contributions from Committee Members
encouraged Focused discussion on priority
areas Suggestions/decisions on next steps
Parking lot kept for other issues
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Revisit Reasons for Planning
Organizational structure Strengthen
liability Strengthen collaboration Share best
practices Share a state program model Preserve
the local identity
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Virginia MRC VisionVolunteers Protecting
Virginias Health
Virginia MRC Mission To serve communities
throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia by
establishing local teams of trained medical,
public health and other volunteers to strengthen
the public health infrastructure and improve
emergency preparedness and response.
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MRC Priority Areas
Policies Training Minimum Credentialing Standards
Liability Organizational Components Program
Marketing Promoting and Sharing Best
Practices Future Funding Communications Database V
olunteer Management
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Database
Chair Steve Church Kristina, Bob, Dave and Joe
(UVA) Status Report (current) Screen Shots Group
Discussion (Q/A) Next Steps (original issues
webpage statewide alert Local deployment, local
volunteer management, local routine
communications Interoperability Portable to
site, including credentialing, photos)
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Policies
Chair Claudia Vento Erin, Kristina Status Report
(current) Sample Documents or Policies Group
Discussion (Q/A) Next Steps (original issues
administrative, operations, confidentiality
HIPPA standards minimum criteria and training
to be a member volunteer qualifications ADA
issues (hearing, mobility) sharing volunteers
webpage volunteer incentives giveaways,
inoculations)
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Volunteer Training
Chair Joe Saitta Reporting Jennifer
DeSaulniers Meg Ridley, Megan, Tom, Jennifer,
Bob Status Report (current) Sample
Documents Group Discussion (Q/A) Next
Steps (original issues - Core- minimum
guidelines/standards training resources
training suggestions statewide conference
webpage CEUs competencies tracking Just in
Time training)
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Minimum Credentialing Standards

• Chair Erin Sutton
• Megan, Joe, Joe (UVA), Claudia
• Status Report (current)
• Sample Documents
• Group Discussion (Q/A)
• Next Steps
• (original issues - Education checks verification
  of licensure background checks reference
  checks badging and identification OHR Review)

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Liability

• Chair Judy Marston (w/ Steve Gravely)
• Status Report (current)
• Sample Documents
• Group Discussion (Q/A)
• Next Steps
• (original issues Insurance policies risk
  Management legislation state and local
  government standard statement to give to
  volunteers personal injury)

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Organizational Components

• Chair Donna Foster (w/ Judy)
• MRC Relationship with VDH MOU
• Status Report (current)
• Sample Documents
• Group Discussion (Q/A)
• Next Steps

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General Announcements

• National MRC Conference
• Training Opportunities and Calendar Updates
• EP/R Conference March 20 -23
• (Partners Panel)
• MRC Volunteer Conference
• March Meeting (?) Planning Part III plus Bill
  Berthrong on Hospital Plans

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ALL MRCs - Updates

• Accomplishments
• Round the State Updates
• TRAIN Training (if time allows)