Meeting Minutes

 The August 2023 meeting was called to order by President, Pam Clark, August 17, 2023, at Maggiano’s. The meeting was hosted and sponsored by Gerald Stephens and Charlene Wade with Biogen and our speaker for the evening was Dr. Annette Okai. Dr. Okai discussed the role of Tysabri in the treatment of Relapsing MS. Dr. Okai is with North Texas Institute of Neurology and Head Aches in Plano, Texas. For any additional questions regarding Tysabri or the TOUCH program please reach out to Gerald or Charlene at: Gerald.stephens@biogen.com Charlene.wade@biogen.com Board members in attendance: Pam Clark, Jo Stewart, and Robin Allcorn. Loni Mercer was absent. • Treasurer report from Jo Stewart: $3785.87 • Please sign in with the sponsors. • Memberships are still being accepted. Membership: $30.00 per year. • Please make sure you are very clear on your email addresses. We have uploaded the email list to our website and will continue to educate ourselves on the use of the email option. • Our website is: greaterhoustonchapterofins.com • There are 5.5 free CEU opportunities at Pedagogy. See Pam Clark for access. • Methodist Sugarland has an opening for a PRN infusion RN. • A request was made to silence cell phones and limit personal conversations until after the presentation. • The next meeting is scheduled for September 21. Invitations will be sent after the first week in September due to vacation schedules. • A “thank you” email was sent to Gerald Stephens, Charlene Wade and the chapter board members were copied.  Robin Allcorn, RN BSN