External Program Review Committee (EPRC) minutes

Date: March 7, 2024

DSD liaisons: Stacie Enders and Ari Dionisopoulos

Type: Whole committee

Attendees: Kim Frost, Jodi Greenstein, Laura Daire, Dan Baker, Antonina (Toni) Puente, Lindsay Nash, Melanie Eidsmoe, Victoria Anderson and Stacy Danov

Not present: Susie Haben and Danielle Bishop

Agenda items

Public comments

There were no public comments at this meeting.

Best practices in matching

Scott Schifsky was unable to attend the March committee meeting but will attend a different committee meeting when he has time.

Vote

Vote to approve the committee’s February meeting minutes:

Updates to share

Review the meeting agenda for further information.

Subcommittee updates

Psychotropic medication manual

After many years of meetings, drafting and editing with more than 40 authors, the guide is finally finished! An announcement about the manual will go out next week from the Disability Services Division.

Requests for approval subcommittee

This subcommittee closed this meeting early to review a new request for approval of mechanical restraint, as well as a renewal request.

New resources for supporting communication

Melanie’s team provided additional recommendations on the drafts. An update will be shared at the committee’s April meeting.

Discussion

Annual recommendations

The committee is OK with continuing their 2023 goals into 2024 since they have not been completed and may take many years to fully implement. Victoria is leading the drafting of the committee’s annual report and will take a look at the goals and let us know if she suggests any phrasing updates.