PRE-CONGRESS ACTIVITIES
Pre-Congress Seminars
Attend one of these two-day management seminars—held the Saturday and Sunday before
Congress—and earn an additional 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits!
Seminars include:
Aggressively Improve Cost, Quality and Throughput
Revolutionize your cost structure and efficiency while enhancing quality through the systematic removal of process waste and delays. Use practices for rapid cost improvement identified in "Good to Best" research. Identify the four nondelegable tasks to optimize the power of Lean Six Sigma and the Toyota Production System principles.
Strategic Planning: From Formulation to Action
Organize and carry out a strategic planning process that leads to concrete actions that will improve your future competitiveness. Apply tools to assess competitiveness and the critical issues your organization will face. Gain involvement and ensure that plans lead to actions that
impact the future.
All Pre-Congress Seminars have the following price structure:
Member: $1,325
Nonmember: $1,530
Boot Camps at Congress
Prepare for your next leadership role with these one day programs—held the Sunday before
Congress—for CEOs, COOs, physician executives, middle managers, new healthcare leaders and those interested in the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
All Boot Camps offer 7 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits.
Baldrige Boot Camp
This workshop
will demystify the Baldrige journey by introducing the Baldrige criteria — with their key questions for driving
improvement — in plain English. It will also reveal how healthcare
organizations that have received the Baldrige award answered
those questions and provide practical approaches to move provider
organizations toward performance excellence.
Member: $850
Nonmember: $999
New Healthcare Leader Boot Camp
This program will
provide recent graduates or those transitioning into healthcare
management insights on self-reflective leadership, powerful communication and developing a strong network of support
that will accelerate your career. Combining lecture, group exercises,
practical tools and references, and a lot of candid discussion,
this boot camp is an essential element for professional
development.
Member: $680
Nonmember: $825
CEO Boot Camp
The CEO Boot Camp will provide an overview of the primary
determinants of CEO success, many of which focus on maintaining
financial viability, creating a successful management
team, working collaboratively with the medical staff, building
strong ties with the board, and meeting the many needs of your patients and community. Learn to think through the key issues
and execute well-developed strategies.
Member: $850
Nonmember: $999
COO Boot Camp
The COO Boot Camp will provide an overview of the
essential skills needed to function as an effective COO. Learn to successfully meet the challenges faced by COOs and manage
your strengths and weaknesses.
Member: $850
Nonmember: $999
Physician Executive Boot Camp
This program is designed for physicians who have recently made the move to a full- or part-time physician
executive position who are interested in further developing executive
skills and physicians who are considering a move into
medical management.
Member: $850
Nonmember: $999
Middle Manager Boot Camp
This course will expose mid-level careerists to the skills needed
to lead a team, department or division with confidence. See how
your role fits in the larger picture of the organization and what
it takes to advance. You also will learn how to choose, coach
and retain the members of your functional team.
Member: $680
Nonmember: $825
Contact ACHE
For more information, contact the ACHE Customer Service Center at (312) 424-9400 or contact@ache.org.
