- Program Spotlight:
Gain Instant Access to Exclusive Leadership Expertise - Welcoming a New and Improved ACHE CareerEDGE®
- ACHE Call for Nominations for the 2024 Slate
- 2023 Hudgens Recipient Baljeet S. Sangha, FACHE, Shares His Story
- Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Month: Creating a Supportive Environment
- Reminder: IHF Award Submissions Due Next Month
Program Spotlight:
Gain Instant Access to Exclusive Leadership Expertise
Although the 2023 Virtual Leadership Symposium just ended, you can still access all sessions on demand at your convenience for a limited time and discounted rate. For only $99, busy leaders like you can view hours of indispensable content from ACHE’s 2023 Virtual Leadership Symposium while earning ACHE Qualified Education credits for FACHE® advancement or recertification. Featured speakers and sessions included in this limited-time, all-access digital pass include:
- Opening and closing session presenters Laurie Santos, PhD, professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University, and Jennifer McCollum, CEO, Linkage.
- Hot Topic sessions on redesigning the healthcare workforce and perspectives from the capital market.
- Leadership Insights seminars on innovations in value-based care and resilient supply chains of the future.
- On-demand sessions from 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership presenters Fareed Zakaria, PhD, Vin Gupta, MD, and more.
Browse the full agenda, including session descriptions, and sign up for access today to ensure you don’t miss anything from the Virtual Leadership Symposium.
Reminder: Speakers Wanted for 2024 Congress
As we plan for next year’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership, we’d like to remind you that there’s still time to submit speaker proposals for 1-hour or 1.5-hour concurrent sessions at the 2024 Congress, March 25–28, in Chicago. The deadline to submit a proposal is Monday, June 5.
Congress sessions focus on the experiences of healthcare leaders, enterprise decision-makers or those implementing new technologies or processes. Proposals generally should be consistent with that focus and relevant to current trends in healthcare. Additionally, proposals should provide tools and take-aways for participants of that session and not contain commercial content. Learn more and submit your proposal today.
If you have any questions about submitting a proposal for the 2024 Congress, please contact Linda Heath, administrative assistant, ACHE Learn, at lheath@ache.org.
Welcoming a New and Improved ACHE CareerEDGE®
ACHE’s CareerEDGE has been redesigned with a new, easy-to-use platform to help you navigate the ever-evolving marketplace. A membership benefit, CareerEDGE is a unique, interactive and comprehensive tool for managing and planning your career.
The updated platform features a three-step, strategic career planning framework that will help you establish your career goals and refine them through no-fee self and market assessments. Once you’ve built the foundation for a comprehensive career development plan, the final step—the Career Plan—helps you bring your plan to life through specific tactics.
CareerEDGE is an easy-to-navigate, one-stop platform that offers a full array of resources needed for a strategic approach to career management at any career level. Visit ache.org/CareerEDGE to get started today.
ACHE Call for Nominations for the 2024 Slate
ACHE’s 2023–2024 Nominating Committee is calling for applications for service beginning in 2024. ACHE Fellows are eligible for the Chair-Elect and Governor vacancies, as well as the Nominating Committee vacancies within their districts. Those interested in pursuing applications should review the candidate guidelines for the competencies and qualifications required for these important roles. Open positions on the slate include:
- Nominating Committee Member, District 1 (two-year term ending in 2026).
- Nominating Committee Member, District 4 (two-year term ending in 2026).
- Nominating Committee Member, District 5 (two-year term ending in 2026).
- Four Governors (three-year terms ending in 2027).
- Chair-Elect.
Applications to serve and self-nominations must be submitted electronically to krock@ache.org and must be received by July 28. All correspondence should be addressed to Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, chair, Nominating Committee, c/o Kim Rock, American College of Healthcare Executives, 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1900, Chicago, IL 60606-6698.
The first meeting of ACHE’s 2023–2024 Nominating Committee was held March 21 during the 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago.
To review the Candidate Guidelines, visit ache.org/CandidateGuidelines. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Rock at (312) 424-9375 or krock@ache.org.
2023 Hudgens Recipient Baljeet S. Sangha, FACHE, Shares His Story
The San Francisco Health Network serves all people, regardless of immigration status or lack of insurance. As COO of the network and deputy director of the San Francisco Department of Health, Baljeet S. Sangha, FACHE, personifies that mission. He shares his story in an interview in the May/June Journal of Healthcare Management.
In another feature, read how the Veterans Health Administration implemented high-reliability principles and practices.
In addition, research articles in this issue explore what happens when nurse managers have too many people reporting to them and the impact of nurse staffing challenges on clinical outcomes. Other researchers share their findings on the patient experience of adolescents with traumatic injuries and how more engaging discharge approaches can reduce readmissions for patients with psychotic disorders.
Visit ache.org/Journals to read the latest issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management.
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Month: Creating a Supportive Environment
“In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in anti-Asian hate crimes and acts of bias and discrimination across the country, even in large, culturally diverse cities like New York City,” writes Michael DeGuzman, FACHE, director, Mount Sinai Health System, and the 2023 incoming chair of ACHE’s Asian Healthcare Leaders Community Committee, in a recent ACHE Blog post. “At Mount Sinai Health System, we recognized the urgent need to take action and support our [Asian American Pacific Islander] workforce and community.”
In recognition of Asian American/Pacific American Heritage Month, DeGuzman shares Mount Sinai Health System’s efforts to create a more inclusive workplace and how the organization is celebrating its AAPI workforce and peers this month. He also underscores the importance of having diverse leadership teams. “Leadership diversity in healthcare is not only important for creating a more inclusive workplace, but it is also essential for providing better care to patients and communities.”
Visit ache.org/Blog to learn more about how Mount Sinai and other healthcare organizations are each creating an environment that celebrates differences and promotes equity.
Reminder: IHF Award Submissions Due Next Month
The International Hospital Federation is accepting entries for its 2023 Awards until June 16, and World Hospital Congress early bird registration rates are available until July 31.
Launched in 2015, the IHF Awards honor excellence in hospitals and healthcare organizations around the world. IHF invites hospitals and health service providers to submit entries that demonstrate outstanding projects, programs and services by June 16 for the following categories:
- Dr. Kwang Tae Kim Grand Hospital Award.
- Seddiqi Holding Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Ashikaga-Nikken Excellence Award for Green Hospitals.
- Sultanate of Oman Excellence Award for Health Services During Crisis.
- American Hospital Association Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers' Wellbeing.
- American College of Healthcare Executives Excellence Award for Leadership and Management.
- Austco Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety.
The IHF Awards will be presented to winners during a ceremony at the 46th World Hospital Congress, Visit the IHF Awards webpage to learn more. For inquiries, please contact awards@ihf-fih.org.
The World Hospital Congress, scheduled Oct. 25–27, in Lisbon, Portugal, will bring together leaders, managers and professionals from hospitals, healthcare organizations, academia, governments and nongovernmental organizations to share global learning that leads to effective local action.
Register by July 31 to take advantage of exclusive early bird rates. Discounted IHF member rates are also available to ACHE and its members; simply enter the code 23WHCIHF when asked if your organization is an IHF member. Finally, group discounts are available for organizations that register five or more attendees. If you are planning to bring a team to Congress, visit the group registration portal.
Learn more about the World Hospital Congress and register today.