Dr Maggie Goldie

• Executive has met quarterly by teleconference

• CPD Committee has met quarterly by teleconference

• Nurse Liaison role has provided a value perspective in terms of representing the needs of nurses; nurse representatives also on some Branch Councils

• General Council has met quarterly to ensure input from States in terms of ongoing planning for the Society’s development

• Governance Manual has been revised

• Organisational assessment survey results reported to general Council indicating education of Council members important for understanding working or association and responsibilities

• Advice - ANZSOM continues its membership to Association Executive Services and Australian Society of Association Executives to secure input and training to guide ongoing improvements

Membership (as at 31 July 2016)

• There are currently 229 members (including Honorary members and Emeritus members) ◦ Compared to 236 in 2015 and 237 in 2014 at the same time ◦ Renewals by branch variable:

55% of WA and SA/NT members have renewed

77% NSW/ACT

67% QLD

65% VIC/TAS

• There have been 24 new members since January (compared with 37 at the same time last year and 56 total for 2015)

• 37 members are part of Corporate Group memberships

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Corporate Group Membership

• Immex (12 individuals) ◦ Doctors: 12

• Jobfit Health Group (10 individuals) ◦ Doctors: 8

◦ Nurses: 1

◦ Other: 1

• Mars Australia (5 individuals) ◦ Nurses: 5

• Chromis (5 individuals) ◦ Doctors: 4

◦ Nurses: 1

• CQ Workfit (5 individuals) ◦ Nurses: 5

Five companies currently hold Corporate Group memberships.

Continuing professional development

• Annual Scientific Meeting remains a key activity for the Society, aiming: ◦ for increasing professionalism and increasing attendance

◦ for increased participation

◦ to serve the needs of medical, nursing and other professionals

◦ to contribute to the financial sustainability of the organisation

Continuing professional development

• Branch meetings are an important member service and are a key reason for members joining the society ◦ We need to maintain / grow the level of activity

◦ We need to consider a variety of formats including weekend and evening meetings

◦ Local activities need to appeal to doctors and nurses

Upcoming ASMs

2017 • Western Australia

E-Learning Platform

• E-Learning has been a focus federally over the last 4 years

• Launched in May 2013

• Provider: Learning Seat

• Limited use has lead to decision to cease the LMS and host presentations directly on the website

• Supported by “Learning Update” bulletins via email to alert members to the presentations and other external education resources

• Hits to the website being monitored to establish interest in this approach

• A dedicated working group is guiding this work and reporting to CPD committee

E-Learning Platform

• There have been a total of 1013 views of the online learning

resources page since the transition in February 2016. The

online learning resources page falls within the top ten most

viewed contents.

• Page views peaked in April and June which could be

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• New modules uploaded • Learning update email (June) • June eNewsletter released

• Website ◦ Upgrade following the ASM will enable mobile compatibility

• E-newsletter ◦ Contributions welcome to maintain quality and relevance

◦ Editor being sought from the membership

Website • The Google analytics reporting period is from 1 Aug 2015 to

31 Jul 2016.

• A total of 10,208 website sessions and 37,854 page views were generated by 6,261 users within the reporting period. Each session duration lasted an average of 3 minutes, 11 seconds.

• Website sessions, page views and average session duration increased compared to the previous reporting period from Aug 2014 to Jul 2015 (0.4%, 5.9% and 12.3% respectively).

• The number of users (-10.3%) and first time users (-11.5%) have decreased.

• Most sessions were conducted via the desktop (79%), followed by mobile devices (16%) and tablet devices (5%)

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