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~Our newsletter page will keep current members up-to-date and help pass information
on about things happening with our association and local hospitals.~
October 2009 The
Greater Rochester & Finger Lakes Central Service Association (GRFLCSA) held their 1st Annual “Free”
Educational Seminar and Vendor Fair on October 10th, 2009. Hosted by our vendor sponsors, the program, held at
Unity Heath System/Park Ridge Hospital, in Rochester, was a success.
 NYSACSP CERTIFICATION UPDATE CS Lobbing Day
in Albany April 22nd, 2009 The April 22nd trip to Albany was an exciting
and beneficial session. Many members from around the state turned out to meet with the sponsors of our bills and the Education
committee chairperson. We also visited many key supporters and talked or passed our information on the bills. Our Lobbyist, Celeste Morris, helped considerable in making contacts and setting
meetings with influential members of the Senate and Assembly.All in all we left a favorable impression and garnered new support for our bills. May 19th, another round of meetings are scheduled in Albany with our sponsors and the legal
analyst for the Senate. I will attend along with the lobbyist and other board members. We continue to make progress towards our goal of mandatory
certification.
Steve Maley, CSPDM, CHL
Manager,
Central Sterile Reprocessing
Crouse Hospital
315-470-7947
IAHCSMM Announces Addition of Deputy Executive Director
New position created to assist with growing needs of Association Chicago, June 24, 2009 – The International Association of Healthcare Central
Service Materiel Management has created a deputy executive director position and has hired Denise (Dee) M. Jones to fill the
new role. As deputy executive director Jones will assume a supportive role
under IAHCSMM executive director Betty Hanna and will directly assist the association and the IAHCSMM executive board in meeting
the growing needs of its membership. “IAHCSMM has grown significantly
in recent years and continues to do so. I am delighted to have a capable deputy executive director at our office headquarters
to assist with our ever-growing day-to-day responsibilities and help us continue to offer more – and better –
services to our members,” noted Hanna. Jones' past leadership experience
makes her a suitable fit for the new position. From 2003 to 2007, she served as assistant executive director for the American
Society of Anesthesiologists, a national physician organization of 40,000 members. During that same period, she also served
as executive director for the Association of Anesthesiology Program Directors and the Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs,
which represent 130 anesthesiology, pain medicine and critical care residency programs. In these roles, Jones was responsible
for a wide range of core responsibilities, including meeting planning; governance, leadership and staff support; communications;
and member services support. Prior to joining the IAHCSMM team, Jones served as a communications and management services consultant
for JDSJones Consultancy in Lombard, IL. “We believe Dee's experience,
along with her dynamic personality, makes her a terrific addition to our association,” said IAHCSMM president Lisa Huber.
“IAHCSMM has always been an association on the move. Having an executive director and deputy executive director working
in tandem will help us to better tackle new and existing projects, and remain a leading-edge, forward-thinking association.”
About IAHCSMM The
International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management is the premier association for professionals in
healthcare central service/materiel management. IAHCSMM provides structural educational opportunities, professional development
and a forum for information exchange to more than 12,000 members. **************************************************************
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