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December 2, 2019

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Program Spotlight: Normalizing Safety 

“If zero harm is achieved for one or more years, what are the potential benefits beyond the avoidance of harm?” asks M. Michael Shabot, MD, founding partner, Relia Healthcare Advisors, in a column he wrote for the July/August 2019 issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management. “As zero harm becomes the norm, healthcare professionals will take ownership of it. They will become rightly proud of their achievements and the positive implications for their patients,” he continues.

Shabot will be one of several top safety culture experts available to answer questions and discuss safety-related issues during Conversations in Safety, a new offering that will debut at the 2020 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. In addition, Congress attendees interested in quality and safety can visit the Leading for Safety Booth in the Connections Center and register for seminars focused on patient safety and quality.

To register for and learn more about Congress, please visit ache.org/Congress. To learn more about how to develop, promote and sustain a culture of safety in your organization, please download a copy of Leading a Culture of Safety: A Blueprint for Success. This resource, developed by ACHE in partnership with the IHI Lucian Leape Institute, is also available here: safety.ache.org/blueprint.

2020 Annual Dues Deadline Approaching 

Thank you for your ongoing support of the American College of Healthcare Executives. You are among more than 48,000 healthcare leaders who make a difference in the field by advancing healthcare management excellence. We look forward to continuing to deliver your member benefits. With the end of the year upon us, we are pleased to offer dues auto-renewal, an easy way to always ensure access to programs, products and services. The deadline to renew is Dec. 31. Online renewal is quick and easy:

  • Visit ache.org/Dues and log in using your username and password.
  • If you have forgot your password, use the Forgot Your Password? feature to create a new one. (Make sure ACHE emails are not filtering to your spam folder.)
  • You can print a dues statement or receipt for reimbursement.

For questions about your dues, contact our Customer Service Center at contact@ache.org or (312) 424-9400.

Develop New Leadership Capabilities Online

Do you know what it takes to be an exceptional leader in today’s dynamic healthcare environment? This January, reconnect with the fundamental and essential leadership skills you will need to navigate the road ahead while earning 6 Qualified Education credits with “Exceptional Leadership.” Available from Jan. 15–Feb. 26, this online seminar will help you build your own working definition for leadership and use it to enhance your own leadership effectiveness. You’ll also learn how to evaluate others according to critical competencies for leadership in interviews and bring stronger leaders into your organization. Registration for this seminar includes the book Exceptional Leadership: 16 Critical Competencies for Healthcare Executives, Second Edition, by author and course presenter Carson F. Dye, FACHE.

To keep up with the pace of change in today’s healthcare environment, leaders also must be able to formulate and deploy strategies that leverage big data with analytics. Available from Jan. 22–March 4, the online seminar “Big Data and Analytics: A Perspective for Healthcare Leaders,” will help executives gain insight into methods of analyzing data while earning 6 Qualified Education credits. By the end of this six-week course, you’ll be able to determine how to use big data and analytics, extract intelligence from your data and master the technological and analytical capabilities of big data to successfully execute projects. Expert faculty William F. Martin, PsyD, will present this seminar.

Go here to learn more about these online seminars.

44th World Hospital Congress Seeking Abstracts 

Healthcare leaders and professionals who wish to share their work at the 44th World Hospital Congress can submit abstracts for consideration until Jan. 31.

Submitting an abstract gives you the chance to showcase your work and achievements, orally or through a poster, to the international healthcare community. Accepted submissions will also earn a chance to compete in the best poster competition at the World Hospital Congress.

Hosted by Unió Catalana d’Hospitals, the 44th World Hospital Congress will be held Nov. 2–5, 2020, in Barcelona, Spain. The deadline to submit an abstract is Jan. 31, 2020.

The overarching theme of the 2020 Congress is “People on board, transforming healthcare.” You are invited to submit abstracts that address major issues of importance according to the theme or any of the following subthemes:

  • Digital and technology-driven transformation
  • Value-driven transformation
  • People at the center of healthcare system transformation

Additional information about the subthemes and the abstract submission process is available here. If you have any questions, please contact congress@ihf-fih.org or visit www.worldhospitalcongress.org.

Earn Hours for FACHE® Certification With Self-Study Courses 

Master healthcare topics with self-study courses and earn ACHE Qualified Education credits for advancement or recertification as an ACHE Fellow. Self-study courses are ready for you any time without having to wait for the next seminar or webinar that fits into your schedule.

If you purchase one self-study course by phone, you will receive a second course at 50 percent off. Call Health Administration Press Customer Service at (800) 888-4741 to take advantage of this special offer. Additional savings are also available through the HAP Holiday Sale: Order any Health Administration Press book or self-study course now through Dec. 31 and you’ll receive 20 percent off the already reduced member prices when you use the promo code HOLIDAY19 at checkout. Visit ache.org/SelfStudy to learn more about self-study courses. To learn more about the FACHE certification or recertification process, please visit ache.org/FACHE.