12.18.23 OMA Board Book

OMA Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting Minutes October 25th, 2023 1:00--5:00 PM CDT Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk San Antonio, TX Call to Order: The BOT meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm (CT) by Presiding Officer, Dr. Angela Fitch. Roll Call: Roll call was completed by Secretary/Treasurer, Dr. Marisa Censani. Attendees: Dr. Angela Fitch, Dr. Ethan Lazarus, Dr. Harold Bays, Dr. Anthony Auriemma, Mrs. Sandra Christensen, Dr. Carolynn Francavilla Brown, Dr. Bharti Shetye, Dr. Craig Primack, Dr. Sylvia Gonsahn Bollie, Dr. Michelle Freshwater, Dr. Suzanne Cuda, Mrs. Teresa Fraker (OMA Executive Director), and Ms. Lydia Haile (OMA Operations Specialist). Attorney Jim Wilson was present for this meeting remotely via Zoom. Dr. Lydia Alexander was not present for the initial roll call, however, she arrived at 1:10 PM CDT. Approval of the Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passed. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The BOT review their conflict of interest disclosures and Dr. Fitch instructs board members to communicate any updates with OMA staff member Ms. Haile. Approval of the Consent Agenda and Supporting Documents: Motion to approve the consent agenda. Mr. Wilson clarified an error in the previous meeting minutes from the 8/3/2023 in that it was noted that Mr. Wilson made a motion, which is incorrect. These meeting minutes will be amended and corrected accordingly by Ms. Haile. Other than this correction, there was a motion to approve the consent agenda and the motion passed . Past Progress and Future Plans for Obesity Pillars: Drs. Bays and Cuda provided a comprehensive update of Obesity Pillars . The publishing timeline has favorable statistics with 13 days for time to first decision, 21 days for review time, and 8 days for acceptance to publication. Similarly, in performance, Obesity Pillars has over 160,000 downloads, over 1,000 saves, and over 2,000 social media shares. Dr. Bays shares that an area of improvement for the journal is that there is room for growth with marketing and outreach efforts. Dr. Cuda highlighted the work being done with pediatric Clinical Practice Statements (CPSs), five have been completed and three in are in the works. Both Drs. Cuda and Bays share their satisfaction with the current state of Obesity Pillars and its future trajectory.

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