the inute ne S,., VOL. I - NO. I April 15, 1969 HURRAYI SOMETHING ELSE TO READI CALENDAR If all goes well and if we have The reverse side of V-MINUTE NEWS survived the earthquake and the site will contain a calendar which will visit, May 7 will witness the first indicate meetings scheduled for issue of a newsletter for Area V the week following the Monday after in somewhat the format you see here. publication and forward, for as far Hopefully, it will be published ahead as space allows. every Wednesday afternoon thereafter. The information for the calendar will be based on the Area V master calendar, PLEASE DON'T ASK TO HAVE,A COPY SENT and from official notices of meetings TO YOUR MAIDEN UNCLE which are distributed to members of committees. Circulation is intended only for Area V headquarters personnel and If there is some reason a meeting committee members so that the cost should not be listed in V-MINUTE of distribution and the contents NEWS, this had better be noted on the can be kept manageable. Meeting Notice. (We shall, of course, be vastly intrigued to know the V-MINUTE NEWS is not meant to replace reason!). or compete with VIEWPOINT. The latter will continue to be Area V's official publication, with an RMP SPOKEN HERE expanding circulation and, as circumstances permit, more frequent This is the place to communicate with issues. The next issue is scheduled your fellow-toilers--briefly. If it for May 1. happened in Area V or affects us, let us know. OBJECTIVES AND GOALS For openers, do you agree that four levels of activity need to be covered? You'll be relieved to hear that there Thusly--this is what happened last aren't going to be any. The sole week purpose of V-MINUTE NEWS is to keep all of us better informed without . at Area V headquarters having to wait for the official . in our committees minutes which will not arrive until . at CCRMP the week after next. . on the national level ZHIS IS A FAMILY AFFAIR, SORT OF SOCK IT TO USI To make V-MINUTE NEWS effective, THIS ISSUE IS MEANT TO GIVE YOU TIME everyone will have to participate. TO THINK OF IMPROVEMENTS AND Masterpieces of prose aren't neces- CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN NOW AND MAY 6. sary--jus.t the facts--the gory details can be tracked down later by THE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR WILL anyone who is interested. BE WAITING WITH QUIVERING 124PATIENCE ALL THE SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THIS IMPETUOUS ENDEAVOR. APRIL Calendar of etlngs 21 8:00. AREA V Chronic Disease Comittee 21 National RMP Conference for Allied Health Professionals (Asilomar) 22 6-.30 AREA V Stroke Committee P.M. 22 National RMP Conference for Allied Health Professionals (Asilomar) 23 9-.30 AREA V Staff Committee 23 -National RNP Conference for Allied Health Professionals (Asilomar) 24 2:00 CCRNP Data Acquisitions Comittee (Los Angeles) p.m. 24 National RMP Conference for Allied Health Professionals (Asilomar) 25 11,30 AREA V Committee Chairmen a.m. 28 3:00 ARP.A V Nursing Advisory Community Meeting P.M* 28 8:00 AREA V Advisory Group Steering Slabcomraittee P.M. CALIFORNIA REGIONAL ?4EDICAL PROGRAMS AREA V I WEST BAY STATE STREET - ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA - 91801 UNIVieRSITY OF SOUTHERN CALUVRNU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE