March 31, 2008

 

1017 Ohio State Assembly Members garner National recognition. The Ohio State Assembly received this congratulatory note:

“March 11, 2008

To the Board of Directors of the Ohio State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologists:

Congratulations to the Ohio State Assembly on becoming the sixth state in the country to go over 1,000 members, joining Texas, Florida, California,
Indiana, and Tennessee. The AST staff just completed our end of month membership counts and as of February 29, 2008 your membership is now
1,017. Great job everyone!

 

Bill Teutsch, CAE, FASAHP

Chief Executive Officer, AST

Association of Surgical Technologists”

 

Congratulations to all our 1017 members because YOU did it.

 

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Blizzard Forces March 8 Cancellation:The Spring 2008 Seminar, "Trauma in the OR - 911", was canceled Saturday, March 8, 2008.
Abbreviated activities were held Sunday March 9, 2008 including the business meeting and elections.

 

The Ohio State Assembly thanks these speakers for their excellent presentations and for supporting the educational portion of our conference:

·         Daniel A. Butler, MD, FACS                              Traumas in the Elderly

·         Daniel A. Butler, MD, FACS                              Iraqi Experience

·         Cheryl M. Gorick, CST                                       Pre-Op management

·         William C. Schreder, MD                                   Fragile Bones in Children

·         Mary Lou Johnson, LPN/CST                            Legislative Update

·         Representative Jim McGregor                           Controlling Medical Costs in Ohio

 

2008 Board Actions

• Formed an Ad-hoc Legislation committee and appointed Mary Lou Johnson, Chair
• Approved Ohio AST becoming owner of its website’s domain
• Approved 2008 budget
• Approved BOD and general liability insurance
• Renewed charter status from AST in 2007

 

Election Results: Congratulations to these members elected to the following positions:

Board of Directors:

• Geri Johnson, CST/CFA                     Secretary               (2008-2010)
• Geri Johnson, CST/CFA                     Treasurer               (2008-2009)
• Susan Karns, CST/CFA                     BOD                      (2008-2010)
• April Kesler, CST                              BOD                       (2008-2010)
• Joseph Stevens, CST                         BOD                      (2008-2010)
• Mary Lou Thomas, CST                     BOD                     (2008-2010)

1 position open (1 year)                       BOD                               (2008-2009)

 

Delegates to National Convention:

·         Linda Dell, CST

·         Shawn Huelsman, CST

·         Gudelia Melendez, CST

·         Jim Moran, CST/CFA

·         Jean Carty Turner, CST/CFA

1 position open

One Board of Directors and one Delegate position remains open. These will be filled at the May 3^rd board meeting. Anyone interested
in the board position should mail a Curriculum Vitae form on or before April 21, 2008. This may be downloaded from our website.
http://www.ohioast.org Those interested in the delegate position should respond from the website feedback page within the time limit.

 

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President’s Message:

I would like to commend the members who weathered the snow to attend the 2008 spring annual seminar in Columbus. While we
were small in numbers we were able to accomplish business and elections. Bylaw changes were adopted. 7 CEU’s were awarded.

Dr. Butler was in attendance and presented. Representative Jim McGregor spoke to the membership regarding legislation and our bill
was being written. This was quite a surprise. Ohio is on the journey towards recognition. Every newsletter will now include a message
regarding Legislation to keep you informed. The board was informed by AST; Ohio has joined the 1000 member mark making us the
sixth state to accomplish this objective. Membership has doubled in the past four years. I say to you, congratulations on a job well done.
Our next meeting is scheduled for October 11, 2008 in Toledo. Please make the necessary arrangements to attend.

 

Sincerely,

Jean Carty Turner, CST/CFA