West Coast Travel Medicine Society
also known previously as the BCTMS
Preliminary Planning Meetings
From Left to Right then Top to Bottom:
Dr. Paul Assad, Dr. Hsiao-Ming Jung, Yvonne Kwok, Joan Rousseau, Dr. Caroline Penn, Marie Wingen, Ray Christopherson, Barbara Cherniwchan, Dr. Laureen Dusik, Dr. Darin Cherniwchan
First Meeting Vancouver, BC
December 17, 2001
Minutes
1. Introduction of committee members and individual hopes of what a Society can bring to Travel Medicine in British Columbia.
Ray:
promote Travel Medicine as a medical specialty
membership to speak as one voice
Laureen:
educate British Columbia family physicians, the public, health industry and licensing bodies the role and importance of the travel medicine specialist
mentorship
Marie:
standardize education for nurses involved in the delivery of travel medicine
Society sponsored Travel CME meetings
Caroline:
introduce guidelines and protocols
establish consistency/standards of care
establish mentoring/training programs for physicians and nurses interested in practicing travel medicine
Joan:
web site development for sharing of knowledge
promote and support the rural providers of travel medicine
teleconferencing - meetings and CME
enhance public awareness
realistic expectations
Yvonne:
recognition at national and regional levels
newsletter
funding and fund raiser issues
clinical and scientific research development
Ming:
public education
address globalization issues
address barriers to the delivery of travel medicine (in particular, language and ethnic issues)
pamphlets and hand-outs (English and Non-English)
Paul:
issues pertaining to private and public delivery of travel medicine
"level playing field"
Barb:
legal issues relating to the implementation and maintenance of the Society
the value of having a paid employee
issues and responsibilities of committee members
Darin:
government liaison
importance of a mission statement
CME promotion
importance of a Society that keeps its mandate straightforward, goal-oriented and focused
importance of creating study groups and/or CME meetings designed to address ISTM's Body of Knowledge Exam in 2003
press releases
2. Inaugural General Meeting January 24, 2002 Agenda
get acquainted
introduction of committee members
Chairpersons' introductory remarks - "The Reasons Behind the Society's Creation"
Joan Rousseau's "Survey" results
the "Alberta Experience" hopefully presented by Ms.Hasana Birk
David Patrick re: Travel
Vaccine Public Funding
small group break-out sessions (Society needs assessment issues) and collation of findings
role of CME standards in travel medicine (Body of Knowledge Exam and prep; case reports; newsletter; web based info sharing; teleconferencing)
3. January 2002 Committee Meeting
7-9 pm
date & location TBA: see end of this document
press release preparation
implementation of the Society framework and address legal issues
create the mission statement (this can evolve as the Society evolves)
finalize January 24 meeting agenda
4. Society Chair
the committee members unanimously appoint Dr. Cherniwchan as Society Chair whose mandate is to ensure goals of the committee are met and to delegate and co-ordinate the development of the Society
5. Mission Statement Development
Key words to consider for inclusion:
inclusivity
awareness
education
consistency/standards
research
guidelines
global health
sharing/co-operation
quality
prevention
professional alliance
Here is the ISTM's Mission Statement as a guide:
The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) is committed to the promotion of healthy and safe travel. In cooperation with national and international health care providers, academic centers, the travel industry and the media, ISTM advocates and facilitates education, service, and research activities in the field of travel medicine. This includes: preventive and curative medicine within many specialties such as tropical medicine, infectious diseases, high altitude physiology, travel related obstetrics, psychiatry, occupational health, military and migration medicine, and environmental health.
6. Identification of the Society's Two Main Divisions:
clinical division
practice management division
7. Homework for the Group
due: January committee meeting
each acting-director is to come up with and/or critique ISTM's mission statement
8. Darin Cherniwchan will purchase a domain name and start a (password protected - for now; pre-release) web-site for the Society
this will be up and running by January 3, 2002
Additional Notes:
From Darin Cherniwchan: Darin Cherniwchan prefers the name BCTMS because he finds is easier to pronounce, excludes the need to have additional words such as "of/for/the" if the name was BCSTM and is less likely to be viewed and a division of ISTM (BCSTM) - PLEASE VOTE ON THE SOCIETY NAME VIA E-MAIL TO DARIN CHERNIWCHAN RE: BCTMS or BCSTM. Then I will purchase the domain name accordingly and get the web site started. Deadline for submission Friday December 21, 2001 12 noon.
From Joan Rousseau: * I spoke with Suni today to share the highlights of our meeting and request her presence at our next planner. She cannot make Jan 3rd as she returns from Xmas vacation on the 7th. She suggested either Jan 8, 9, 14 or 15th and prefers earlier evening if possible. Given that it is important to have balanced representation from public health, I suggest we look to find a common date (from the above) to accommodate her presence at this agenda setting meeting. From Darin Cherniwchan: Committee members please email Darin Cherniwchan which dates you can make and which dates you cannot make. Deadline for submission Monday December 24, 2001 12 noon.