Members Present: Brenda Merriweather, Eric Bersh, Danny Sands, John Grohol, Melanie Albanese, Kevin Freiert, Dan Halpren-Ruder, Julianne Bride, Marie Maloney, Amanda Joseph, Mary Hennings
Welcome: Mary Hennings
Approve minutes from last meeting: Vote
- Skipped
Review of reports
- Financial condition stable
- Health Union contribution pending
- for Industry and Energy Advancement grant awarded
- Donations to SPM: 1,500; member dues 1,200
Index major workstreams
- Kevin (CHAMP Communications & Marketing)
- Beryl analysis cross-tabs completed (2,900)
- Group to review analysis and update pitch deck
- Verbal commitment received for donation to fund initiative
Travel Award Program
- New guidelines approved consisting of:
- 30-day minimum membership before applying
- Full 599 award available to all eligible members
- Focus on improving post-conference feedback compliance
- Suggestions for improving feedback
- Provide templates or Google forms
- Allow social media posts as alternative to blog entry
- Consider interviewing awardees
Communications Strategy
- Objective: increase awareness of PM; generate target awareness of CHAMP score; drive SPM growith
- Strategy includes engaging members, building awareness, phased launch of CHAMP
- Target audience includes healthcare consumers, providers, pharma researchers, allied efforts, funders
JOPM Update
- Implementing student panels and patient advisors
- Collaborative content to be featured on website
- Improved paper turnover and satisfaction rates
Health Union Awards Judging
- SPM board invited to judge HU patient leader awards
- Judging period: August 15-29
- Opportunity to strengthen relationship with key sponsor
Next Steps
- Kevin and communication team to develop goals, themes and channels for comprehensive comm. plan
- Grohol to update travel award guidelines on approved changes
- Danny to purchase new SPM buttons ($102) and update logo files with new tagline ($100)
- Mary to inform Health Union of additional judges for awards program
- Core group to review Beryl analysis and update CHAMP pitch deck
Adjourned at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Next meeting: July 22, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
Respectfully submitted,
Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary
