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  • This position is APPOINTED by the President and the membership coordinator acts as a non-voting member of the BC Branch Executive.

Terms of Reference

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

  1. To plan the membership recruitment program for the branch, including proposals for:

    • attracting new CSHP members

    • retaining existing CSHP members

  2. To increase awareness of CSHP benefits, activities and events among CSHP members

  3. To promote the benefits of CSHP membership to hospital pharmacists throughout BC

Committee Membership / Terms  

  1. The chair is appointed by the President for a one-year term

  2. The chair and committee members must be current CSHP members

  3. The committee should be composed of members who reflect different hospital practice settings 

Duties of the Chair

  1. Assume responsibility for the Terms of Reference of the committee. 

  2. Attend the Executive Committee meetings to:

    • provide a branch membership statistic report, highlighting any membership concerns and including the names of new members,

    • provide a report of membership initiatives and activities,

    • provide information about CSHP National's membership drives

    • take direction from Executive on matters related to membership.

  3. Liaise with the regional Chapter chairs and provide support for regional membership initiatives. 

  4. Hold at least two Committee meetings during the year, either “live” or by phone, fax or e-mail. 

Activities

  1. Promote upcoming CSHP benefits, activities and events to all hospital pharmacists.

  2. Highlight membership benefit information in official CSHP (BC Branch) information and publications (branch newsletter, website, etc.) 

  3. Order current membership application forms from CSHP national and ensure that they are available at branch events and distribute them to hospital pharmacies and pharmacists throughout the province.

  4. Publicize new members in the Branch Bulletin and on the CSHP-BC Website

  5. Provide membership information, including the names of new members, to the Communications Officer

  6. Conduct a lapsed membership drive based on the lapsed membership list from CSHP National Office.