2004 Call for Participation in ASHRM Activities
(formerly the Call for Volunteers)
Each fall, ASHRM reaches out to its members seeking volunteers to participate in various ASHRM-sponsored Committees and Task Forces. As a volunteer-based organization, we appreciate our members’ contributions of time and talent. This year, in an effort to make more efficient use of your time, we are modifying the way in which we recruit and utilize volunteer contributions. One significant change is in reframing our “Call for Volunteers” as a “Call for Participation” in ASHRM activities.
Beginning in 2004, ASHRM participation opportunities will be organized around subject matters relevant to the management of risk in health care. We are, therefore, seeking subject matter experts (that’s you!) who are willing to contribute expertise in a variety of professional development and advocacy areas. These activities are largely project-based in that members will come together as a working group to complete a specific task. Once the task is accomplished, the group will disband. Members are welcome to indicate as many areas of subject matter expertise as they possess. Members could be called upon to participate in one or more activities during the year and can decline participation if necessary.
In addition to some standing committees, work groups known as Specific Work Opportunity Tactical Teams (SWOT Teams) will convene as project-based groups around patient safety, risk financing/claims management, enterprise risk management (i.e., everything that is neither patient safety, risk financing or claims) and membership services. Activities for participation include, but are not limited to:
- Risk management topic identification (for programs and publications)
- Faculty identification and program objective development
- Content development (for publications such as Pearls, Monographs, the Journal)
- Issue development (for legislative or regulatory issues)
2004 SWOT Teams
Members will be selected to support the development and delivery of the following (not inclusive:)
Audio Conferences
Health Care Risk Management Week program
Journal Editorial Review Board
Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship Scholarship
Pearls
Monographs
Legislative Advocacy
Regulatory Advocacy
Special Topic Programs
2004 Standing Committees
Also, several ASHRM Standing Committees will be convened as they have been in the past. They are:
Annual Conference Planning Committee: Plan and support the 2004 annual conference. Responsibilities include keynote and faculty selection, program development and support of conference attendees. The committee will have one face-to-face meeting and conference calls (as needed) to plan the ASHRM Annual Conference to be held in Orlando, FL, Oct. 17-20, 2004.
Bylaws Committee: Conduct review of ASHRM bylaws and recommend changes as needed to ensure match with current practice and direction of ASHRM.
Ethics Committee: Review all nominee applications for ASHRM office to ensure against a conflict of interest. If necessary, refine the code of professional responsibility for ASHRM. Should the need arise, review allegations of breaches of the code of professional responsibility.
Finance Committee: The president appoints members, including one at large member of ASHRM (as per the bylaws).
Nominating Committee (elected): Members are elected by ASHRM membership. Review the nominations for ASHRM elected positions and prepare a slate of candidates for the ballot.
In addition, ASHRM is developing a Practice Group model to more efficiently align similar interests and expertise in the areas of patient safety and risk financing/claims management. More information about the Practice Groups will be shared via e-News, the ASHRM Web site and the Forum newsletter.
If you are interested in contributing your expertise to ASHRM in the coming year, please complete the ASHRM 2004 Call For Participation form and return it to Nancy Neff at nneff@aha.org or by fax at (312) 422-4580 by Nov. 7, 2003.
Click here for Call for Participation 2004 Application Form
