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At a board meeting held February 17^th, 2001, the Board of Directors of Second Wind approved the creation of a new position for the organization.This new position will be called Lung Transplant Center Liaison and there will be one for each of the lung transplant centers in the United States.The board feels that this position will become one of the most important positions in the organization since it will help eliminate some of the disadvantages caused by the geographical dispersion of our members and will give Second Wind a local presence at each center.

Effective immediately, we are looking for members who would like to fill one of these positions.Please read the job description below, and if you are interested, fill out and submit the application.All submitted applications will be reviewed by the board and you will be notified after the meeting.

JOB DESCRIPTION - Lung Transplant Center Liaison

Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc. (Second Wind) will designate one (1) member for each Lung Transplant Center to be the Lung Transplant Center Liaison.This member will attempt to perform the following:

1) Establish a working relationship with one of the transplant coordinators for their center.

2) Keep Second Wind's Home office informed of any changes to the recorded information about their center. (For example, changes of personnel, telephone numbers, number of transplants, etc.)

3) Notify Second Wind when any member receives their transplant or enters the hospital.(NOTE: This should only be done with the member’s permission!)

4) Furnish an article of interest about their center for publication in Second Wind's AirWays at least once per year.

5) Furnish pertinent and useful information about the transplant center for posting on Second Wind’s web-site.This information would include places to live, dine and visit close to the transplant center.In many cases, the transplant center will already have this information available on their web-site.In that instance, notify the web master of the correct web-site URL.

6) Assist Second Wind with any conferences or meetings that might be held at/or near the transplant center.

7) Work with local members in establishing support groups, chapters, or transplant contacts when appropriate.