An affiliated chapter of the healthcare sterile processing association
WWSPP is dedicated to the enhancement and promotion of the Sterile Processing profession with education and leadership
WWSPP
Leadership Board Members
President-Elect - Open Position
Immediate Past-President -Lori Budtke
President -Leslie Kronstedt
Secretary - Lori Copper
Board Member -Angela Jensen
Treasurer - Open Position
Chapter Accomplishments
2010 - 2023
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2010 IAHCSMM Small Chapter of the Year Award, San Diego
2010 Poster Presentation at Annual Conference- Jan Myers (chapter member) "Improving the Quality of Care and Service for Patients."
2011 Poster Presentation at Annual Conference - Jan Myers, "Above and Beyond - Measure Improvements to Internal Customer Satisfaction."
2012 Poster Presentation at Annual Conference - Tom Thompson, Nancy Hammes, & Jane Burr, "Envision the Green Initiative."
2012: Jan Myers, Article was written and published in Infection Control Today titled "Above and Beyond Improving Internal Customer Satisfaction."
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IAHCSMM Small Chapter of the Year Award, San Diego
Immediate Past President Lori Ferrer was chosen by the IAHCSMM/3m International Sister CSSD Educational Exchange Program to visit Taiwan.
Immediate Past President Lori Ferrer was chosen by Aesculap for the Manager/Supervisor of the Year award.
President Dawn Rooney submitted a proclamation to Governor Scot Walker for Central Service Week recognition in Wisconsin (Oct. 13-19, 2013
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President Dawn Rooney was asked by Jo Colacci, IashCSMM Government Affairs, to serve on the Advocacy Committee
President Dawn Rooney was nominated by Paul Tomas for "Who's Who" in the Infection Control Today Magazine
5 years as a chapter 2009-2014
Lori Plaza (President) and Dawn Rooney (Imm. Past President) sent letters to the Wisconsin Governor to obtain a proclamation to proclaim October 12-18, 2014 Central Service Week.
Nancy Benish: Our 1st member to become an Honorary Member. Nancy was a first board member in 2009, serving as Chapter Secretary.
Document Launch Team (Natalie Lind) contacted WWCI members to participate in the IAHCSMM document share and review team. Members included; Lorie Plaza (President), Dawn Rooney (Imm. Past President), Rachel Malinowski (President Elect), Karla Uptagraw (chapter member), and Jen Weiker (chapter member).
Lorie Plaza (President) was invited by Larry Parsons (Nomination Committee Chairperson) to help assist on the committee. Lorie Plaza served on the IAHCSMM Nomination Committee.
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IAHCSMM Medium Chapter of the Year Award, Fort Lauderdale
Lori Plaza (President) sent a letter to the Wisconsin Governor obtaining a proclamation, proclaiming October 11-17, 2015 Central Service Week.
Nancy Pengra won the Decontamination of the Year Award, Fort Lauderdale
Jen Weiker (chapter member) had a letter published in the Lacrosse Tribune, celebrating Central Service Week.
Poster Presentations at Annual Conference :
Lorie Plaza (President), "How to Host a Chapter Meeting."
Dawn Rooney (Imm. Past President), "Problem Solving Surface Stains on Instruments."
Rachel Malinowski (President-Elect), "Promoting our Chapter."
Diane Amborn (chapter member), "Moving into a New Era of Sterilization."
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Lori Plaza (president) was one of the Final Four Wrap Race finalists at the IAHCSMM Annual Conference. She competed in the 3rd annual Halyard 2016 Smart-Fold Wrap Race competition in San Antonio, Texas.
Dawn Rooney obtained a proclamation from the Wisconsin Governor for October 9-15, 2016 to be proclaimed as Central Service Week.
"Jason's Presents" in Bloomer, Wisconsin, was the chapter's community project. A monetary collection was given to provide Christmas gifts for individuals less fortunate than ourselves.
Technical College's Advisory Committee Members are: Dawn Rooney and Rachel Malinowski for Midstate Technical College in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and Bonnie Dahl, Jane Burr, Julie Goodenough, and Nancy Hammes for Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
AAMI committee was added to our chapter committees.
Poster Presentation at Annual Conference - Jen Weiker, "Implementing Endoscope Reprocessing Education, Training, & Testing."
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Soup & Sox in the Marshfield area was our community project. A collection of dry goods and monetary donation was given to community members in the area less fortunate than ourselves.
Technical College's Advisory Committee members are Dawn Rooney and Rachel Malinowski for Midstate Technical College in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Bonnie Dahl, Jane Burr, Maureen Mooney, and Nancy Hammes for Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Dawn Rooney obtained a proclamation from the Wisconsin Governor for October 8-14, 2017 to be proclaimed as Central Service Week.
Created 17 Chapter policies.
Poster Presentation at National Annual Conference-
Diane Amborn (chapter member), "Reusable/Disposable Instruments."
Rachel Malinowski (President), "Follow that IFU."
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Poster Presentations by Chapter Members at IAHCSMM Annual Conference - 6 posters were submitted to IAHCSMM for display at the National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Submitted the Central Service week proclamation to Governor Scott Walker
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Awarded Medium Chapter of the Year in 2019
Contributed a Poster to the 2019 IAHCSMM Annual Conference.
Participated in Four Community Projects
Gundersen Breast Cancer Walk
Marshfield Area Dental Clinic
Collected Donations at our December meeting for the Marshfield Winter Rotary and Mary's Place.
Advisory Committee at the Technical College 2019
We amended the chapter by-laws
Sponsored 6 chapter education meetings
Presented 6 hot topic education sessions during meetings
Provided 10 CE for the chapter spring workshop
Hold four board meetings a year
Created four-chapter newsletters in 2019.
A Grand Total of 20 CE could be earned from our chapter events.
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Sponsored 6 chapter education meetings
Presented 6 hot topic education sessions during meetings
Provided a total of 23.5 CEs that could be earned from our chapter events
Spring workshop
Provided 11 CEs for the chapter spring meeting
10 presenters - 5 virtual presenters & 5 in-person presenters
Vendor Exhibit - 28 vendor companies
National Conference
Contributed a Poster to the 2020 IAHCSMM Annual Conference.
Leslie Kronstedt - Understanding Conflict Styles for Central Service Success
Community Projects
Diane's Closet- Donations collected during the month of December
Social Media
Facebook - Launched in 2010 - 302 followers
March 2020 - 68 shared and chapter educational posts,
April & May - 81 total shared and chapter educational posts,
June - 49 posts, 25% engagement rate, 1,364 post reach.
July/August- 82 total posts, 56 educational posts, 26 shared education posts
September- 56 total posts, 35 educational posts, 20 shared educational posts
October 309 Likes 754 Reach, 131 Engagement
November 308 Likes 36 Reach 100 Engagement
December 308 Likes 478 Reach 194 Engagement
LinkedIn - Launched 2020
87 followers -1.3K post impressions as of January to June 2020
96 followers - 1200 post impressions from July to October 2020
October to December - 100 followers 119 impressions per month
Instagram - launched 2020
80 posts as of June 2020 - 46 followers
127 posts as of October 2020 - 74 followers
October to December - 130 posts 90 followers
YouTube channel - Launched June 2020 to broadcast webinars
3 publically recorded chapter meetings live on Facebook and Zoom
Maintain Chapter Webpage
Submitted Proclamation for Central Service Week to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers
Updated policies and bylaws. Created five new policies at the Fall Retreat
Created four newsletters in 2020
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Poster Presentations by Chapter Members at IAHCSMM Annual Conference - 6 posters were submitted to IAHCSMM for display at the National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Submitted the Central Service week proclamation to Governor Scott Walker
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Virtual Conferences-
Remo Spring 2 day -Conference
Remo Fall 1 day -Conference
Chapter Meetings-
2/19/22 February Chapter Meeting
4/16/22 April Chapter Meeting
6/4/22 June Chapter Meeting
10/20/22 October Chapter Meeting
12/17/22 December Chapter Meeting
Wisconsin Proclamation of Sterile Processing Week signed by governor
Social media
Facebook - 426 Followers.
LinkedIn 175 followers
Instagram 153 Followers
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Coming soon
ABOUT WWSPP
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Welcome to the Western Wisconsin Sterile Processing Professionals! The Chapter was established in 2009 by Lori Ferrer. She had the vision to bring education to rural central and western Wisconsin. With the hard work of Nancy Benish (secretary), Karen Gont (treasurer), and Melissa Ndiaye (president-elect), this chapter was born.
We've grown so much since then.
The first group of Board Members in 2009 was:
President: Lori Ferrer
President Elect: Mellisa Ndiaye
Secretary: Nancy Benish
Treasurer: Karen Gont
Since 2009, our membership included Sterilization professionals from hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dental clinics, and various private practice offices.
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GOALS:
The goal of the Western Wisconsin Chapter is to stay abreast of the rapidly changing technology in our field. We have bi-monthly meetings, spring workshops, fall retreats, and tours of various facilities. The Chapter also hosts speakers of diverse topics and offers Continuing Education to maintain certifications.
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There are opportunities to become active board members, participate on committees, network with colleagues, and earn points for paid trips to the HSPA Annual Conference. Annual newsletters, AAMI education. Best of all, we offer an opportunity to build lasting friendships.