Developing Your Current and Future Leaders Through Your State Respiratory Care Society

2. Developing Your Current and Future Leaders Through Your State Respiratory Care Society Scott Reistad, RRT, CPFT, BA President of Reistad & Associates Director Respiratory Care & Sleep Labs St. Anthony Central Denver, CO

3. History • Low participation in State’s Annual Meeting

4. History • Involvement with Society low & not growing • Same people on board-committees • Running for positions unopposed

5. History • Leadership information lacking

6. History • Board meetings discussions were frequently the same • “Increasing involvement” • “Increasing membership”

7. History • Leadership attempts • One (sometimes two) management talks at the Annual Meeting • Leadership meeting about once per year

8. History • Board Meeting break through • Instead of trying to inspire the therapists…why not inspire the leaders….then they will inspire their therapists!

9. Mission of the Leadership Meeting 1) Enhance and Grow Leadership Skills

10. Mission of the Leadership Meeting 2) Improve the professionalism of Respiratory Care in the state

11. Mission of the Leadership Meeting 3) Enhance the Respiratory Care Patient Experience

12. Participants • Initially, directors and managers

13. Participants • Expanded to include • Shift supervisors • Educators

14. Participants • Expanded to include • “Key” RTs • “Future” leaders • RT students

15. Participants • Expanded to include • Vendors

16. Vendors • Involvement began “by accident” • Vendor wanted to provide the lunch • Scott shared that he’d give them a little time to highlight their company or product as a way to say ‘thank you’.

17. Vendors • By word-of-mouth, vendors saw the benefit of sponsoring • All of the “decision-makers” were in one place at one time.

18. Vendors • Next sponsor wanted to have at a “nicer” restaurant • More “word-of-mouth” advertising

19. Vendors • Next vendor supplied hotel meeting room and lunch. • A tradition is established!

20. Agenda for Respiratory Care Leadership Meeting Doubletree Hotel—Denver North 8773 Yates Drive, Westminster CO 80031 August 25th, 2006 1200-1500* *CSRC Board meeting is from 9:00 – 11:00 Please feel free to join us! • Lunch & Room provided by GE HealthCare—HOORAY! • Welcome & Overview of Leadership Goals—Scott Reistad--5 min • Host Education: GE Healthcare—20min • CSRC Updates—Allen Wentworth—5 mins • Networking—All--20 min • Pandemic Response—Russ Woodruff—30 mins • Break & Snacks—15 mins • Small Group Topics • AARC List Serve tour & signup--Ed Amend & Allen Wentworth —20 min • Optimal ER Childhood Asthma Treatment–Diane Herrick—20 min • Counseling /Coaching Tips and Tricks—Scott Reistad—20 min • “Best Practice” Sharing—20 min • TOPIC: Weaning Parameters— • All participants to bring 40 copies of their policy to hand out • Round-Robin information sharing—All Participants--10 min • Adjourn

21. Networking • How it’s facilitated • Planned time

22. Networking • “Forced mixing” so meet new leaders

23. Networking • Specific topic to discuss

24. Leadership Topics • Strive for topics that are “universal” • Examples • Licensure issues • Joint Commission • Recruiting • Time Management • Productivity • Education • Staffing • Conflict Management • Best Practices

25. Networking • Networking is consistently voted “Most Important” part of the Leadership Meetings

26. Networking • Why do participants feel this is so important? • Breaks down barriers of “friend” and “enemy”

27. Networking • Why do participants feel this is so important? • Allows for understanding that a person need not be expert in everything…can ask others.

28. Networking • Why do participants feel this is so important? • Shows we have common ground together • Joint Commission • Staff, RN, physician issues • Staffing & recruiting • Productivity • Education

29. What Happened Along the Way • Other Leadership Enhancements Occurred • Book Club was formed • CSRC “Management Section List”

30. Format of “Book Club” • Leader chooses book • Leadership “basics” works best

31. Format of “Book Club” • Suggested books to start with: • Developing the Leader within You-Maxwell • Developing the Leaders around You-Maxwell • 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership-Maxwell • How to Win Friends and Influence People-Carnegie

32. Format of “Book Club” • Leader sets agenda • Reading speed • Not all are “reading lovers” • 3-5 pages per day doesn’t seem to stress people out

33. Format of “Book Club” • Leader starts the “conversation” • Quote from book • Add a short comment/story • Asks for feedback

34. Format of “Book Club” • Leader starts the “conversation” • Send out to “Book Club” distribution list • Use “Blind Carbon Copy” or “BCC” • So emails are private and cannot be hijacked by spammers

35. Format of “Book Club” • Leader should be “communication hub” • Scott screens all comments • Do not want any person to share something that could get them or their organization in trouble • No cyber-bullying • Appropriateness • Forwards back out to group using BCC

36. CSRC “Management Section List” • Similar to AARC’s • “Local” answers • Policy sharing • Easier to get more info • You know the leader • Phone Call • Visit

37. Survey Results • Why do you come to the Leadership Meetings? #1 Networking #2 Learn leadership skills

38. Survey Results • Why do you believe that they are so successful? #1 Pertinent leadership topics #2 Networking • I get to know others who can help me #3 Great discussion within diverse group • Hospitals, LTACs, Home Care, Vendors

39. Success Summary • The Leadership “IQ” has improved • Partnership between leaders has been established • The involvement with RC Society has increased • Attendance at the state meeting has gone up

40. Success Summary Great benefits are available! • Leaders • Therapists • Patients • Respiratory Care profession

41. Leadership Challenge for You • “You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

42. Thank You! • Scott Reistad • President, Reistad & Associates • Email: randa@wwdb.org • Director Respiratory Care & Sleep Labs • St. Anthony Central, Denver • Email: scottreistad@centura.org

43. CSRC Student Chapter Established 2007

44. Student Chapter Mission The CSRC Student Chapter promotes awareness of the benefits provided by our professional organization while offering educational opportunities and transitional support into the workforce.

45. Student Focus for inaugural year • Fundraising – concessions at Invesco field for various events • CSRC t-shirts – design contest, top designs won free conference registration • Awareness • Articles for quarterly newsletter • Pamphlet “Why be an AARC member” to be distributed at clinical sites • Website • Job Fair

46. CSRC Patient Chapter Established December 2006

47. CSRC Patient Chapter The President of the CSRC was approached by a small group of patients involved in NECA that wanted to provide more personalized support to patients with lung disease.

48. CSRC Patient Chapter After meeting with the BOD, the decision was made to institute a Patient Chapter of the CSRC

49. CSRC Patient Chapter Mission Statement The mission of the CSRC Patient Chapter is for people with respiratory illness to empower others through sharing and education, enriching their quality of life.

50. CSRC Patient Chapter 2007 Accomplishments 1.  Roles were determined, including a President and Secretary/Treasurer with a number of patients being Member Advocates. 2.  A support group list was obtained and verified for patients and patient caregivers. 3.  Patients are now writing articles for the Peak Flow: “Traveling by Train with Oxygen”, “Traveling by RV with Oxygen” 4.  An e-mail Distribution List has been created for patients. 5.  The Patient Chapter website has been populated with messages and easy access to Capital Connection.