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Tips For Summit Award Success

Chartered Affiliate – Special Recognition CommitteeJakki Grimball, Co-Chair

Heather Neal-Rice, Co-Chair

7 categories or criterion for 7 categories or criterion for scoringscoring

– Education/CRCE ActivitiesEducation/CRCE Activities– Membership, Recruiting and RetentionMembership, Recruiting and Retention– Legislation/AdvocacyLegislation/Advocacy– Promoting Public AwarenessPromoting Public Awareness– Benefits to MembershipBenefits to Membership– Collaboration with other health care Collaboration with other health care

organizationsorganizations– Student activities, scholarships, sputum Student activities, scholarships, sputum

bowl, etc..bowl, etc..

Education/CRCE ActivitiesEducation/CRCE ActivitiesScoringScoring

Need at least 15 points to achieve excellence Need at least 15 points to achieve excellence

– How many total credits have you offered in the past year? How many total credits have you offered in the past year? Include all credits (traditional and non-traditional).Include all credits (traditional and non-traditional).

0 to 15 credits 0 to 15 credits 1 point1 point 16 to 30 credits16 to 30 credits 2 points2 points 31 to 45 credits31 to 45 credits 3 points3 points 46 to 60 credits46 to 60 credits 4 points4 points 61 to 75 credits61 to 75 credits 5 points5 points > 75 credits> 75 credits 6 points6 points

– Number of credits for the year/number of members in Number of credits for the year/number of members in state x100state x100

to 2to 2 1 point1 point 2.1 to 32.1 to 3 2 points2 points 3.1 to 43.1 to 4 3 points3 points 4.1 to 54.1 to 5 4 points4 points 5.1 to 6 5.1 to 6 5 points5 points > 6.1> 6.1 6 points6 points

Education/CRCE Activities Education/CRCE Activities ScoringScoring

Education/CRCE ActivitiesEducation/CRCE Activities– How many separate traditional How many separate traditional

educational events have you offered in educational events have you offered in the last year?the last year?1 point for each offering1 point for each offering

– How many nontraditional or web based How many nontraditional or web based credits have you offered in the past year?credits have you offered in the past year?1 point for each offering1 point for each offering

– How many credits are required per year to How many credits are required per year to maintain licensure in your state?maintain licensure in your state?2 points for requiring at least 15 each year2 points for requiring at least 15 each year

Education/CRCE Activities:Education/CRCE Activities:TIPSTIPS

Contact education coordinators at hospitals, homecare agencies, SNFs with RTs and vendors

Contact department directors Regional/Chapter meetings (required) Mini-conferences Speakers bureau to draw from for meetings Telehealth network

Membership, Recruiting and RetentionMembership, Recruiting and RetentionScoringScoring

Need 8 points to achieve excellence Need 8 points to achieve excellence

– Points will be awarded based on the following criteria:Points will be awarded based on the following criteria:– Total ACTIVE membershipTotal ACTIVE membership

Increase by 10% in one year award period Increase by 10% in one year award period 5 pts5 pts Increase by 5% in one year award periodIncrease by 5% in one year award period 3 pts3 pts Increase by 3% in one year award period Increase by 3% in one year award period 1 pt1 pt Increase by 0-3% in one year award period Increase by 0-3% in one year award period 0 pts0 pts Decrease in one year award period Decrease in one year award period -2 pts-2 pts


– Membership Percentage of Licensed TherapistsMembership Percentage of Licensed Therapists

>> 50% membership at end of year 50% membership at end of year 5 pts5 pts




< 20% membership at end of year< 20% membership at end of year 0 pts0 pts


– State Membership ActivitiesState Membership Activities (1 pt for each of the following activities)(1 pt for each of the following activities)

Offer reduced registration for AARC members Offer reduced registration for AARC members at all state affiliate sponsored eventsat all state affiliate sponsored events

Utilize discount membership voucher Utilize discount membership voucher programprogram

Perform at least one state affiliate sponsored Perform at least one state affiliate sponsored membership drive during the yearmembership drive during the year

State affiliate membership committee with State affiliate membership committee with chair other than affiliate Presidentchair other than affiliate President

MEMBERSHIP, Recruiting and MEMBERSHIP, Recruiting and Retention: Retention: TIPSTIPS

Membership drives at all RT events Discount membership vouchers Membership committee on affiliate board Drawing for free memberships at state

meeting Purchase membership for RT of the month,

quarter, year, etc..

Legislative ActivitiesLegislative ActivitiesScoringScoring

Need a total of 10 points to achieve excellenceNeed a total of 10 points to achieve excellence

– Legislative Committee as one of your affiliate Legislative Committee as one of your affiliate committees committees

– PACT participation PACT participation – A fully represented and active 435 team for your stateA fully represented and active 435 team for your state– Employment of a lobbyist Employment of a lobbyist – Activities to engage members in legislative activities Activities to engage members in legislative activities

like a booth at your state convention to promote a like a booth at your state convention to promote a letter writing campaign to support legislature letter writing campaign to support legislature

– Action on your licensure bill to either protect or Action on your licensure bill to either protect or expand it expand it

– Active licensure board activitiesActive licensure board activities– Meetings with congressional representatives either on Meetings with congressional representatives either on

the state or national levels.the state or national levels.

Legislative ActivitiesLegislative ActivitiesScoringScoring

– You will receive points for each activity that you have You will receive points for each activity that you have participated in as follows:participated in as follows:

Legislative Committee Legislative Committee 2 points2 points PACT participation PACT participation 2 points2 points Employment of Lobbyist Employment of Lobbyist 2 points2 points Fully represented and active 435 team Fully represented and active 435 team 2 points2 points Activities to engage the membership in legislative Activities to engage the membership in legislative

activities activities 1 point for each activity1 point for each activity Activities to defend or expand licensure billActivities to defend or expand licensure bill

5 points5 points Meetings with congressional representatives Meetings with congressional representatives

2 points 2 points eacheach

Legislative Activities:Legislative Activities: TIPSTIPS

Legislative committee on affiliate board Paid lobbyist PACT participation Active in state legislative activities 435 Plan Aggressive “contact your representative” at all

meetings including having computer access to write letters

Lung health screenings at state capital for representatives, legislators

Promoting Public AwarenessPromoting Public AwarenessScoringScoring


– Public relations can play a very important role Public relations can play a very important role in an association like the American Association in an association like the American Association for Respiratory Care. It can contribute to for Respiratory Care. It can contribute to influencing local, state and national influencing local, state and national government officials on legislation the AARC government officials on legislation the AARC supports, and it can improve the overall image supports, and it can improve the overall image of the Association's members and the of the Association's members and the respiratory therapy professionrespiratory therapy profession


– A public relations team as one of your affiliate A public relations team as one of your affiliate committees committees

– Special event such as: COPD Awareness Day, Lung Special event such as: COPD Awareness Day, Lung Health day, Drive4COPDHealth day, Drive4COPD

– Open HousesOpen Houses– 10K runs10K runs– Free early screeningsFree early screenings– Public Service Announcements (PSAs)Public Service Announcements (PSAs)– Advocacy eventsAdvocacy events– Smoking prevention or lung health to childrenSmoking prevention or lung health to children– Asthma campsAsthma camps– Asthma awareness to school teachersAsthma awareness to school teachers– OpEdsOpEds– Occupational health screeningsOccupational health screenings– Pulmonary self-care programsPulmonary self-care programs


– You will receive points for each activity that you have You will receive points for each activity that you have participated in as follows:participated in as follows:

10K runs, tennis, or golf tournaments or other sporting 10K runs, tennis, or golf tournaments or other sporting events- events- 2 points2 points

Putting words to paper: press releases, Media Alerts, Putting words to paper: press releases, Media Alerts, Pitch Letters, and Op-eds Pitch Letters, and Op-eds 2 2 pointspoints

Open Houses for prospective RCPs- Open Houses for prospective RCPs- 2 points2 points Quarterly activities to promote the RC profession- Quarterly activities to promote the RC profession-

2 points2 points Activities to engage the membership in public awarenessActivities to engage the membership in public awareness

1 point for each activity1 point for each activity Special Events with screening opportunities for public- Special Events with screening opportunities for public-

5 points5 points

Speaking engagements, lectures, and briefings on a RC Speaking engagements, lectures, and briefings on a RC TopicTopic

2 points each 2 points each Public Awareness committee on affiliate BoardPublic Awareness committee on affiliate Board

1 point1 point

Promoting Public Awareness:Promoting Public Awareness: TIPSTIPS

Public relations/health promotions committee on affiliate board Public health screenings/health fairs Community outreach activities-volunteerism PTA meetings, school career days, open houses, high school

health career clubs 10K runs, teams at health related walk/runs, 5K vent run Floats in Holiday parades Respiratory Care Week proclamation with press release Participate with asthma camps Drive4COPD Adopt-a-company Senior Center Events – health screenings Peak Performance USA

Benefits to MembershipBenefits to MembershipScoringScoring

This section has a possibility of 20 points. A total of 15 This section has a possibility of 20 points. A total of 15 points is needed to achieve excellence.points is needed to achieve excellence.

– Affiliate Web PageAffiliate Web Page 2 2 pointspoints

– Does your State Society sponsor scholarships for Does your State Society sponsor scholarships for Respiratory Care students in your states programs?Respiratory Care students in your states programs?

$100 to $500 $100 to $500 2 2 pointspoints

$500 to $1,000$500 to $1,000 3 3 pointspoints

$1,000 to $2,000 $1,000 to $2,000 4 4 pointspoints

> $2,000> $2,000 5 5 pointspoints

Benefits to MembershipBenefits to MembershipScoringScoring

– Does your state affiliate offer logo ware (i.e. pins, Does your state affiliate offer logo ware (i.e. pins, t-shirts, sweat shirts coffee cups etc.) to your t-shirts, sweat shirts coffee cups etc.) to your members?members? 3 points3 points

– Does your state affiliate sponsor membership get-Does your state affiliate sponsor membership get-togethers such as golf tournaments, social events togethers such as golf tournaments, social events etc.. where members have the opportunity to meet etc.. where members have the opportunity to meet each other?each other? 2 points2 points

– Offer discounted fees for Affiliate sponsored Offer discounted fees for Affiliate sponsored conferences? conferences? 2 2 pointspoints

– Offer chapter, district or other regional meetings, Offer chapter, district or other regional meetings, educational offerings or other membership educational offerings or other membership activities?activities? 2 points2 points

Benefits to Membership:Benefits to Membership: TIPSTIPS

Logo items at all meetings Member activities: picnics, bowling nights,

theater nights, golf tournaments, attend ALA Oxygen Balls

Member discount at meetings PACT chairs invite members in districts to

join the meetings with state representatives

Collaboration with other health care Collaboration with other health care organizations Scoringorganizations Scoring


– Affiliate member on state Thoracic SocietyAffiliate member on state Thoracic Society 2 points2 points

– Affiliate collaborates with initiatives to promote patient Affiliate collaborates with initiatives to promote patient advocacy or the profession advocacy or the profession 2 points2 points

– Affiliate work with other physician organizations Affiliate work with other physician organizations 2 points2 points

– Affiliate work with other multidisciplinary groups like Affiliate work with other multidisciplinary groups like nursing, pharmacy, etc.. nursing, pharmacy, etc.. 2 points2 points

Collaboration with other health care organizations: TIPS

Partner with DHEC for disaster preparedness– Medical Reserve Core

COPD coalition Lung Association School Nurses Association Sports Medicine Clinics High School medical health programs:

HOSEA, MedPro, MACH

Student Activities/LeadershipStudent Activities/LeadershipMentoring ScoringMentoring Scoring


– State Society partners with Respiratory Initiative group State Society partners with Respiratory Initiative group to promote RC profession to prospective studentsto promote RC profession to prospective students

Offer professional observations Offer professional observations 2 2 pointspoints

Offer presentations to high school or middle school Offer presentations to high school or middle school groups groups 2 points2 points

Designated Job Shadow Day during Respiratory Care Designated Job Shadow Day during Respiratory Care WeekWeek 2 points2 points

Quarterly (or biannual?) meetings Quarterly (or biannual?) meetings 2 2 pointspoints

– Student attendance and/or participation at State Student attendance and/or participation at State Society BOD meetingsSociety BOD meetings

2 points2 points

Student Activities/LeadershipStudent Activities/LeadershipMentoring ScoringMentoring Scoring

– Student participation in any activities/events in other Student participation in any activities/events in other categories, i.e. social events, health screening events, RC categories, i.e. social events, health screening events, RC week events, chapter meetings, etc.. week events, chapter meetings, etc.. 2 points2 points

– State Society has a student track at annual conferenceState Society has a student track at annual conference 2 points2 points

– Student Sputum Bowl Team Student Sputum Bowl Team 2 points2 points

– Student poster presentations or other competitionStudent poster presentations or other competition 2 2

pointspoints

– State Society incorporates team building/strategic State Society incorporates team building/strategic planning/leadership training into BOD meetingsplanning/leadership training into BOD meetings 2 points2 points

Student Activities/Leadership Student Activities/Leadership Mentoring ScoringMentoring Scoring

– State Society sponsors Student and/or Practitioner of the State Society sponsors Student and/or Practitioner of the Year Awards Year Awards 2 points2 points

– State Society partners with Lambda Beta National Honor State Society partners with Lambda Beta National Honor Society Society 1 point1 point

– State Society publications congratulate RC program State Society publications congratulate RC program graduates and newly credentialed individuals graduates and newly credentialed individuals 1 point1 point

– 100% of RC program faculty are AARC/State Society 100% of RC program faculty are AARC/State Society membersmembers 1 1 pointpoint

– State Society (at local/chapter level) participation in event State Society (at local/chapter level) participation in event to welcome incoming RC program student cohort (i.e. to welcome incoming RC program student cohort (i.e. student picnic); participation in graduation related eventstudent picnic); participation in graduation related event

1 point1 point

Student Activities/Leadership Student Activities/Leadership Mentoring:Mentoring: TIPSTIPS

Student breakout sessions at meetings Attend RT graduations or pinning ceremonies New students shadow therapist Presentations at middle and high schools RT students involvement in public awareness activities-perform lung

screenings, etc.. Student scholarships Student poster presentations at meetings Student representative on affiliate board Student page on web site 100% RC program faculty are AARC/affiliate members Affiliate has leadership training and orientation for BOD members Student mentors

Overall ScoringOverall Scoring

– Committee will evaluate applications and score each section Committee will evaluate applications and score each section appropriately per criteria in each sectionappropriately per criteria in each section

The total score will be tallied with the sections weighted as The total score will be tallied with the sections weighted as follows:follows:

– Legislative ActivitiesLegislative Activities 20%20%– Benefits to MembershipBenefits to Membership 20%20%– Education/CRCE Activities Education/CRCE Activities

15%15%– Student Activities/Leadership MentoringStudent Activities/Leadership Mentoring 15%15%– Collaboration with other health care organizations Collaboration with other health care organizations 10%10%– Membership, Recruiting and RetentionMembership, Recruiting and Retention 10%10%– Promoting Public AwarenessPromoting Public Awareness 10%10%

– Any Affiliate that achieves excellence in a section will be Any Affiliate that achieves excellence in a section will be recognizedrecognized

– The Affiliate that achieves the highest score will win the Summit The Affiliate that achieves the highest score will win the Summit Award Award

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