Members Present: Brenda Merriweather, Eric Bersh, Danny Sands, John Grohol, Melanie Albanese, Kevin Freiert, Jay Spitulnik, Dan Halpren-Ruder, Julianne Bride, Marie Maloney, Mary Hennings, Amanda Joseph

Excused: Liz Boehm

Welcome: Mary Hennings

Approve minutes from June meeting: Vote

• Approved

Review of reports

• Awaiting dues and corporate membership

 CHAMP workstreams

• Core Group
  • What to do about Development Group (Liz’ absence)
  • use Tina Bronkhorst to help replace Liz (Tina: best to find academic partner)
  • look for academic partner
  • Funding (Marie Maloney has made some connections); connection to Frank Rod (wealthy research investor; interested in AI); meetin with Peter Finn re: donation in memory of Nancy Finn
  • Amy discusses using Beryl for leverage
• Marketing & Communications
  • Jen developed strategy (see slides)
  • Mary: relates to the way measurement is done (measuring the relationship between patient and provider is of interest from funders); talks about Samantha Dougherty who has been working on a PM business case (possible podcast?)
  • Brenda likes idea of video/stories/discussion of patient-provider relationship
  • Mary: review Beryl data for new ideas
  • Julianne: don’t ignore the insurance POV. Any correlation?  Decision-making

LOGO Refresh

• Danny: Add “Collaboration is the Best Medicine” to all our materials. Sandra Augustin working on changes

Travel Award Implementation

• John G. updating the materials; will be updated in the newsletter
• Create a form to assist travel awardees form a blog (Julianne will work on this)
• JOPM might be able to include blog in a “Patients’ Corner”

JOPM Update

• Amy and Danny doing joint update around Nancy Finn tribute
• Series of webinars around history of PM

Other Business

• Dan H-R re: doing Catalyst article

Adjourned at  7:30 p.m. EDT.  Next meeting: August 26, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET

Respectfully submitted,

Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary