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75th Annual ASRT Conference June 14-18th,2003 Affiliate Delegate Report to the MoSRT
The House of Delegates (hereinafter referred to as the HOD) met on June 15th, and June 18th, 2003, in Las Vegas, NV. There were several highlights of activity this year on the floor. The hottest topic debated in the HOD this year, was the governance restructuring model that was proposed by the Governance Restructuring Task Force. Of particular interest were the issues of the continuance of the "good ol’ boy" method of choosing the national slate of officers by the Nominating Committee. Kelly Thomalla, Chairwoman of the Task Force, spoke informally at the Region V meeting, after getting deluged at the general Open Forum discussions with questions and statements regarding the issues of restructuring, was finally able to clarify that the HOD was actually voting only on the structure or framework. Fleshing it out will and can only be accomplished by bylaw changes. If the HOD had failed to accept it, it would effectively lose control of the finished product, because then it would be returned to the ASRT BOD, who would then have total control over the finished governance. Input is encouraged to the Task Force, who is now charged with bringing the draft of the proposed bylaw changes to the HOD for it’s discussion and vote at the next Annual Conference of the ASRT in 2004. Another hot issue under the gun was the Military Chapter . The general consensus was that the three separate branches should each have their own Chapter Delegate, under a special dispensation, no matter how many delegates are allowed other chapters, if indeed the chapter system of representation is retained. It was also the general consensus that a Senior as well as a Junior delegate represent each affiliate with the Junior delegate allowed to continue to sit on the House floor with the Senior representative, as is current practice, in order to embrace the mentoring system that everyone espouses. The Radiology Assistant (hereinafter known as RA) got lots of attention also. The HOD was brought up to date by a representative of an advisory panel consisting of well known entities such as the ASRT, ARRT, ACR, the National Society of RPA’s Educational panel. There are currently three programs already in place: University of KY, Duke University, and Weber State University. The roles and responsibilities are so far being defined as: Perform patient assessment, management, and pt. education Perform selected radiologic procedures including, but not limited to fluoroscopy Evaluate image quality Make an initial observation, i.e. report The RA will have an increased level of knowledge, responsibility, and accountability. They will have: Minimum baccalaureate degree Clinical preceptorship with a supervising radiologist Certification method will be based a standard national exam -2- The RA, by regulation, is an extension, or continuation of the Radiologic Technologist, so that separate licensure will not be required. Missouri was well represented at the national level, when two of our own, Cindy Daniels of St. Louis, and Donita Shipman of Sedalia, were put into the national spotlight. Cindy Daniels was sworn in as the new Secretary – Treasurer of the ASRT for 2003-2004 at a delightful Presidential reception, which was a major shift from the formal banquet of past years, and was very well received by all. Donita Shipman was nominated to be Vice Speaker of the HOD for 2003 – 2004, and made a very good showing with number of ballots captured running against an incumbent. Donita made a very insightful speech to the HOD, so that should insure she’ll be well received next year if she chooses to run again. The MSRT received the first ever Affiliate Grass Roots Advocacy award from the ASRT for our efforts to get the C.A.R.E. bill out of Committee and onto the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. We’ve sent a delegation to RT in DC for each of the 5 years it’s been done. We’re also leading the way with the implementation of an RT in JC program, to try to get licensure passed in the state of Missouri, which we are patterning after the RT in DC program by the ASRT, but adapting it to a smaller scale state level. These were by no means, all that as accomplished by the HOD. It was definitely a meeting of setting priorities for the ASRT, as well as setting direction for the future of the profession, and one we are proud to be a part of. Thank you for allowing us, the privilege of reporting to you.
Respectfully submitted,
Senior ASRT Affiliate Delegate
Debra Hurst RT BS(R) (CT) (MR) Junior ASRT Affiliate Delegate |
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