The hustle and bustle never seems to end, and the MDRAO executive team is definitely busy.
Our conference has been named, and we are so excited to celebrate 50 years as an association! Inspiring Innovation and 50 years of Transforming Education Excellence. We have so much to celebrate and hope you will save the dates for Sept 6-8 to join us in Toronto. Reach out to your chapter to find out how they can help you attend.
I am thankful for the support of our vendor community who are also so very excited to celebrate this coming 50th Anniversary with us, as it is our vendors who have supported us and helped us grow and provide education to members all over Ontario. Log into the MDRAO website for the latest conference info.
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Christmas Holidays are just around the corner and Christmas carols are starting to fill the air.
To date, we have received the $5,000.00 cheque from the provincial executive for educational and membership rebate. The chapter balance at this time is $9,518.16. Some of the money will be utilized to offset costs for the members Dinner in December and to send members to the MDRAO Conference 2019. Historically, members who have an excellent meeting/education session attendance get the first chance. Please indicate if you are interested and able to attend.
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We hope that you are adapting well to this cold weather! Before we know it, the winter holidays will be upon us.
For those members who werenʼt able to attend our September Sigma Chapter meeting and education session, please look to the MDRAO website for our chapter minutes and PDF presentation on Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease, compliments of Helen Shaw. We also had Jamie Pilouff from Olympus speak on Safe Handling of Endoscopes. Following our two hours of education, Sigmaʼs Educator Stacey Marshall led a tour of Sarniaʼs Bluewater Health.
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Theta chapter held its second meeting of the 2018-2019 year on November 14th from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. It was held by videoconferencing and teleconferencing, with 29 attending.
Tammy Bennardo gave a President's report: “Hope you all celebrated your profession last month during MDR week. If you did not, it’s never too late. There is always time to celebrate your successes. Say thank you to your co-workers and know that the work you do each day does not go unnoticed and makes a difference in the lives of the patients you serve. We are so fortunate to be supported by a great group of vendors who are always willing to help and are dedicated to you and your learning. Please check out the MDRAO website for updates and any education you may have missed. If you are looking for a gift, check out the MDRAO storefront for merchandise. As time moves ever so quickly in our world, hopefully you will all get some needed rest during the holiday season. We do not meet until February; as always, if you have any concerns please email me. All the best to you and yours this holiday season.”
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As the year winds down and a new one begins, I would like to update you on our past and future endeavours. First, I would like to thank Tony Leite for all his hard work and accomplishments as Past President of the the Delta Chapter. Tony has worked hard and long to promote and encourage members to excel in all their endeavours. He has been a great source of information and knowledge for both the executives as well as the membership. I wish to thank him for all that he has done and continues to do.
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by: Candia Andersons & Colleen Landers
A: Teleconference meetings held by each chapter executive in September with the Directors of Chapter Development and the MDRAO President. We reviewed the memo sent from Tammy Bennardo, President of MDRAO, to all chapter executives. MDRAO. The following was reviewed: 1) Meetings:
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Four chapter meetings per year suggested keeping your chapter members informed and providing the members four hours of education. Recommended that they be in each quarter: Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec, Jan/Feb, and March/April. A minimum of two chapter meetings are required to meet your chapter requirements for this year.
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Celebrating MDRAO’s 50th Anniversary as a Provincial Association
September 6, 7 & 8, 2019
Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre
655 Dixon Rd, Toronto, ON M9W 1J3
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Infection prevention and control guidelines for all healthcare providers responsible for both using
and reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes and flexible bronchoscopes.
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Infections associated with microbial transmission and bronchoscopes.
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