AAN Website Editorial Board MeetingAAN Website Editorial Board Meeting

Sunday, September 21, 2008 • 8:00 am–2:00 pmBagatelle Room • Grand America Hotel

Salt Lake City, Utah

Section Editor UpdatesSection Editor Updates

Dr. Busis – Practice & Technology Dr. Henson – Science Dr. Hier – Education Dr. Jung – Advocacy

Section Editor UpdatesSection Editor Updates Dr. Busis – Practice & Technology

• Working to change site navigation and create a more organized way to disseminate information

• Developing icons to differentiate practice guideline tools

• Developing online CME programs• Numerous articles in AANnews and e-news• Developing additional original content• Ads highlighting the E/M templates in AANnews

driving members to the website• Developed online registration tool for AANPA E/M

audio conference

Section Editor UpdatesSection Editor Updates Dr. Henson – Science

Section Editor UpdatesSection Editor Updates Dr. Hier – Education

• Met with Education Committee Staff to discuss increased use of Education Newsstand Feature

• Continued to work with DLS regarding developing a web-based PIP Module for the MOC

• Continued to work with DLS with regards to the DRL. Agreement to use Wright State Neurology Videos and Neuroimages feature from Neurology. New interface for accepting images from Neurology. Member submissions on hold currently.

Section Editor UpdatesSection Editor Updates Dr. Hier – Education

• Met with Education Advisory Board to discuss story schedule for AAN.com

→ October: Baker Section – Dr. Lewis→ November: Annual Meeting – Dr. Józefowicz→ December: NOVEL – Dr. Eggenberger→ January: SENN – Dr. Selwa→ February: DLS – Dr. Bergethon→ March: Continuum – Dr. Miller→ April: Resident and Fellow Consortium – Dr. Lee

Section Editor UpdatesSection Editor Updates Dr. Jung – Advocacy It's been a quiet two months for Advocacy... • We reconvened our advisory board – now with Drs.

John Hixson, John Booss, Liz Harper, Anna Hohler, Robert Shapiro. We reviewed job descriptions and expectations.

• We have developed a monthly calendar for columns to be placed on the webpage.

• We did the infamous Tysabri Q and A. We also did the Tysabri PML article as part of the rapid response for the PML cases.

Website Statistics & AccomplishmentsWebsite Statistics & Accomplishments

Review latest web stats New features on AAN.com

• Updated home page• Mobile tools (demo)• NINDS “section page”• Practice pages navigation update

• Updated home page

• Mobile tools (demo)

• NINDS “splash” page

• Practice pages navigation

Patient Website Business PlanPatient Website Business Plan

Discuss draft of the business plan Review industry/competitive analysis

New Web Survey for 2009New Web Survey for 2009

Discuss strategy for new website survey• What information should be obtained from the

new survey?• Revise or add questions to existing survey?

““Thinking Toward the Future”Thinking Toward the Future”

Evaluate features of current website: what works, what can be improved?

Discuss potential changes, updates, new functionality: are they feasible with the existing website?

Establish a blue-sky timeframe for implementing features/functionalities in next 12 months

Review website features to sunset

““Thinking Toward the Future”Thinking Toward the Future”

Pick top 5 ideas from morning brainstorming session and develop

Discuss implementation strategy/options in more depth

Establish basic timeline