Rotary Club of Vermilion
February 27, 2020
Call to order 7 am
Oh Canada
Rotary Grace
Four Way Test
Introduction of guests: Brian Match, Executive Director , Kalyna Country Primary Care Network
Thank you to Team 4 for breakfast
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Announcements:
- Update from Eugene re: Rotary Bonspiel in Grand Prairie. They won a few and lost a few but had a good time. The bonspiel will not be held in Vermilion next year. It is being held in Calgary.
- Please remember to get your Volunteer record check done
- Kirby announced that our exchange student will be going to Austria so we, in turn, will be receiving a student from there
- Flag update…Erwin has ordered some replacement flags. He would also like to post on social media what the flag program means to our club, so please email your thoughts on the impact of this program to Erwin and he will update to our pages.
- Purple pinkie day is March 12, from am to noon. There is a sign up sheet circulating, please indicate yes or no if you are able to assist
New Business:
- Guest speaker Brian Match, Kalyna Country Primary Care Network (KCPCN). Brian shared a lot of information about the primary Care Network(PCN). The Mission of the PCN is to provide primary healthcare closer to home and their vision is proactive care that conquers the burden of disease. There are 41 PCNs in Alberta including ours which is the Kalyna Country Primary Care Network. Our network serves Killam, Sedgewick, Tofield, Vegreville, Vermilion, Viking and surrounding communities and all of the physicians in Vermilion except 1 are members of the KCPCN. Currently the 41 PCNs are not linked but AHS is in the process of trying to connect them. Some of the programs provided by the PCN are: Diabetic Wellness/Chronic Disease management clinics, the Well Woman Clinic, and the Alternative Clinic. Funding for the PCN is based on the number of attached patients(who become part of a physicians “panel”) at a rate of $62/year that the physician has. There has also been some government funding and access to grants, however, this may change with current cutbacks. I haved added the link to see all of the information and services available through the PCN and I have also attached a copy of the hand out Brian brought to the meeting.
Sargent report-Erwin let members off easy this week, but if you don’t go out and enjoy the beautiful weather this week and the extra day(leap year), you will be fined next week.
Meeting adjourned
Upcoming meetings
Monday March 2, executive meeting 5:50pm Prairie Place