agenda for Jan 25, 2011

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1. Announcements, addition of emergent items (round table)

2. Committee and Watching Brief Reports: a. City Hall (Ray); b. Communication, speakers group, (Noel); c. PIA (Brian); d. Finances (Nina); e. Long term care, (Carol); f. Website (Faith); g. College of Physicians & Surgeons (CPSA) (Verna, Bob), h. FOM (Aileen); i. Telephone tree (Edda); j. Friday Group (Kevan); k. Water issues, Committee of Chairs, CARP (unassigned/inactive)

3. Emergent items:

a. CMA health care initiative (http://www.healthcaretransformation.ca/en/ ) (Carol)

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d. Speakers at future meetings.



4. Responsibility Review/Follow-up: (a) (Eve) Assist with telephone tree in Helen’s absence.; (b) (Carol) Long term care user fees, AHE/Villa Caritas; (c) (John) Find speaker re AHFMR cutbacks, through Doug Horner’s office or otherwise; (d) (All) Letters to Doug Horner re: concerns about AHFMR funding decisions; (e) (John) Invite Michael Phair to come and speak on the University’s role in the community; (f) (All) Write to finance ministers of other provinces, to say that Ted Morton does not speak for all Albertans on pension reform; (g) (Nina) Write treasurer’s job description); (h) (John) Provide letter to Nina, confirming appointment of treasurer/assistant treasurer; (i) (All) Beware of scams such as the “Battle of the Badges” – don’t give personal information to strangers.

5. .Future Events: (a) (preliminary notice) April 1 -3 (?) PIA Annual Conference (http://www.pialberta.org/ )



6. Notice of agenda items for next meeting:

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7. Review of responsibilities from current meeting:

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8. Next meeting: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm



9. Adjournment