1. NCVPRN Fall Conference A Look to the Past – A Road to the Future Hastings, Ne October 10, 2013

2. Current NCVPRN Executive Board President – Jane Swartz Past President – Lora Rutt President Elect – Karen Hardy Secretary – Joanie Manning Treasurer – Emily Thompson

3. Candidates for Election President - Elect ◦ Jan Williams Treasurer ◦ Sheri Eatherton ◦ Angie Swantek ◦ Kathy Lierman

4. 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

5. Membership Process Online through the AACVPR Website $205 dollars for annual membership July1- June 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

6. Membership Past (October 2012) ◦ 128 NCVPRN members (70 AACVPR)  106 Paid  22 Lifetime Current (October 2013) ◦ 83 Joint affiliate members  63 were past NCVPRN members  20 new? members

7. Benefits 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

8. Benefits 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

9. Benefits 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!

10. 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

11. Membership/Communications/ Outcomes One Chairman Committee members AACVPR sends updated membership monthly Send new members welcome letter and information regarding NCVPRN

12. 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

13. Health Policy and Reimbursement Chairman – one Committee members Work with AACVPR Day on the Hill J5 MAC quarterly teleconference

14. Marketing and Development Chairman – one Committee members Web sight updates Sign proclamation for Cardiac Rehab Week Sign proclamation for Pulmonary Rehab Week Fund raising

15. Committee Sign Up Lora Rutt – See her today Sign up today Email: llrutt@fcmh.bizllrutt@fcmh.biz Phone Number: 308-830-1225

16. Membership & Affiliate Relations Committee Key Initiatives - 2014 Finding the “N” Affiliate Leadership Forum Innovation Award

17. Upcoming Opportunities Committee Involvement Professional Certification through AACVPR is coming in 2014 Spring Conference with Iowa Affiliate ◦ March 28-29, 2014, LaVista Embassy Suites AACVPR 29 th Annual Meeting ◦ September 4-6 th, 2014 Denver, Colorado

18. Awards Congratulations to NCVPRN for receiving the 25 year award with AACVPR Mark Williams – The new 5 th 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