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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Energy Resiliency and OPEX Reduction in Healthcare Environments
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives\, in partnership with ACHE of Massachusetts and ACHE Rhode Island! \nThe founders of Patriot Emerging Technologies have helped healthcare executives for the past two decades make their hospitals more energy resilient\, and save millions of dollars on energy spend leveraging clean\, on-site power solutions like fuel cells\, energy storage\, and combined heat and power.  This webinar will highlight the tools that can help hospitals remain open during grid outages\, and reduce OPEX without capital in these challenging financial times.  Patriot Emerging Technologies will be providing case studies of local hospitals that have deployed innovative power solutions like fuel cells to make their facilities more available to customers\, and help them save money in times when the electrical grid cost keeps rising. \nThis webinar will educate healthcare executives on how to leverage innovative but proven forms of on-site distributed energy to keep critical hospitals running\, despite a fragile electrical grid in New England. \nIt will also show how healthcare customers are leveraging Power Purchase Agreements to save up to 30% of their cost of electricity without using capital for projects. \nProgram has been approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nHealthcare executives have been presented with unprecedented energy challenges during the pandemic. By attending this webinar\, the attendee will be able to answer the following questions: \n\nWith operating revenues down and capital projects frozen due to the pandemic\, how can I reduce my operational costs significantly without using capital?\nHow can I ensure our hospitals will always have electricity when patients need us?\nHow can I add the electrical capacity to add more beds to my hospital quickly?\nHow can we have true energy independence without introducing hazardous emissions and smog to the local communities we are trying to keep healthy?\n\nREGISTRATION IS COMPLIMENTARY –\nCLICK HERE TO JOIN US! \n\nFeatured Speakers Include: \nBill Bockoven – President\, Patriot Emerging Technologies \nBill Bockoven is the President and Co-Founder of Patriot Emerging Technologies out of Southern RI.  Prior to Patriot\, Bill was Vice President of the Eastern Region at Bloom Energy\, where he helped take Bloom from a small startup to IPO in 10 years\, helping to deliver over 300 distributed energy projects and 75 microgrids to commercial and industrial customers in New England.  Prior to Bloom\, Bill enjoyed a 13-year career at Schneider Electric\, where he was Vice President of Public Sector Sales and Engineering for Schneider’s APC Critical Power division. \n  \nSteve Cronin – Vice President\, Patriot Emerging Technologies \nSteve Cronin is the Vice President and Co-Founder of Patriot Emerging Technologies\, a clean and renewable microgrid consulting and manufacturer rep firm charged with providing innovative yet proven microgrid solutions to customers that cuts costs\, provide a higher level of resilience and improve their environmental footprint.  Prior to forming Patriot\, Steve was the Senior Director for Southeast Sales at Bloom Energy\, helping over a 1000 customers in the East navigate through the complexities of financed onsite fuel cell solutions.  Before coming to Bloom\, Steve was at Schneider Electric for 18 years with their Public Sector Solutions Team\, culminating in 2014-2016 when he was the Senior Director of Public Sector Sales and Engineering with direct responsibility for Schneider’s IT Business Government Team. Steve is based in Purcellville\, VA. \n  \n   Brian Kane – Director of Applications Engineering at Bloom Energy Corporation \nBrian Kane runs the applications engineering team at fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy Corporation out of Boston\, MA.  Brian has been involved personally in engineering hundreds of distributed energy projects and microgrids over his 9.5 years at Bloom.  Prior to Bloom Energy\, Brian was an enterprise account manager and engineer at APC by Schneider Electric and Liebert for over 9 years.  Brian received his BS in mechanical engineering at Rutgers.
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-energy-resiliency-and-opex-reduction-in-healthcare-environments-2-4/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: "Organizational Culture Trumps Everything in Healthcare"
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE-Rhode Island in collaboration with ACHE of Massachusetts and the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives for this session! \n \nAn organization’s culture can provide a constructive and fulfilling environment for healthcare providers and employees. Please join us as guest speaker Scott Goodspeed\, DHA\, FACHE explains why a positive culture can lead to better patient satisfaction\, better quality\, and improve financial performance.  Learn tips on how you can improve your organization’s employee/provider engagement and satisfaction that can lead to improved quality and financial health. \nThis program is approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credit. Webinar is complimentary to attend but pre-registration is required. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n \nPresenter: Scott Goodspeed\, DHA\, FACHE \nDr. Scott Goodspeed is the Program Director\, Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership at Brown University in Providence\, RI. He also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services\, Policy\, and Practice\, School of Public Health. For 23 years\, Scott has been President and CEO of four hospitals in three states. For 13 years he consulted with healthcare organizations nationally. Scott’s most recent book is titled “Community Stewardship: Applying the Five Principles of Contemporary Governance\,” published by American Hospital Publishing. Scott has a Master of Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota and a Doctorate in Health Administration and Leadership from the Medical University of South Carolina.
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-organizational-culture-trumps-everything-in-healthcare-2-4/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA's Virtual Early Careerist Networking Series
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE of Massachusetts and our Early Careerist Network for some virtual networking opportunities!\n  \n\nVirtual Networking & Productivity in the Age of COVID \nTuesday\, August 25\n5:00 pm – 6:00 pm\nWhile wearing sweatpants to work is a major perk\, we can’t help but wonder how can I focus from my couch? What’s the trick to staying ‘Zoomed-in’ during meetings? Can I interview from my garage?  \nAt ACHE\, we understand. Which is why Virtual Networking & Productivity in the Age of COVID is the perfect event for you! Share your experiences in an interactive breakout session with other Healthcare professionals as we explore how to succeed in these uncertain times! \nThis virtual networking event is FREE to attend – click here to register! \n\n\nECN’s Mentorship Program Overview and Open Forum\nThursday\, September 3\n5:00 pm – 6:00 pm\nACHE of MA runs a formal mentorship program annually for ECN members. Come join Mentorship Committee members in learning about the program\, hear from a former mentee\, and ask your questions before enrollment for the 2020-2021 mentorship program begins! Enrollment for the program begins October 2020. \nThis virtual info-session is FREE to attend – click here to register! 
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-early-careerist-networking-series-save-the-dates-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Silver Lining of COVID-19? The Impact of the Virus on Telehealth Adoption and Access to Care - A Virtual Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of MA in partnership with \n \nare proud to present:\n“Silver Lining of COVID-19? The Impact of the Virus on Telehealth Adoption and Access to Care” \nA Virtual Panel Discussion \nIn a world where the traditional face-to-face care environment changed nearly overnight\, providers\, payers and healthcare technology companies were forced to rapidly evolve and innovate together to ensure that patient care remained uninterrupted. \nIn this partnership panel series with ACHE of MA and the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\, we’ll explore how flexibilities with payers introduced during COVID-19 allowed providers to continue to see patients [and bill for services] via unconventional methods\, leveraging telehealth technology. Is the adoption of telehealth to ensure that patients have access to quality healthcare – no matter where they live\, how old they are or what their community risk levels are to acquiring COVID-19 are – as a symptom of the virus a silver lining toward the improvement of healthcare access and reduction in cost in the US? We’ll look to experts from a range of provider settings to tell us how their organizations responded\, continue to respond\, and strategically plan for how the healthcare delivery setting as we know it rapidly changes. \nWhy attend?\n• Learn the role of telehealth and other technological advances that evolved due to the COVID-19 pandemic\n• Discover how this new world is not only impacting patients but also provider experience and satisfaction\n• Apply lessons learned from panelists on how to think about your own organizations telehealth and access to care strategies in a more inclusive way \nThis program will be approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education and is complimentary to attend. \nClick Here to Register! \n\nMeet the Speakers:\nAdam J. Delmolino\, Director\, Virtual Care and Clinical Affairs at the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \nAdam Delmolino leads MHA initiatives regarding telehealth\, including convening tMED\, the Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition. Adam’s responsibilities also involve post-acute care and care transitions\, case management\, rural healthcare\, pharmaceutical innovations\, climate change\, and energy issues. Previously\, he served as MHA’s Director of State Government Advocacy where he worked on legislative and regulatory efforts on behalf of hospitals and patients with a particular emphasis on telehealth\, healthcare payment reform\, pharmacy practices\, and nursing issues. \nPrior to MHA\, Adam worked in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as Research Analyst for the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and as staff director for the Assistant Vice-Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee. \nAdam received his BA in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross and is a graduate of the Harvard University Extension School\, where he received a graduate Certificate in Management. He serves on the Arlington Library Board of Trustees and the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress Government Affairs Committee. \nAli Hyatt\, Vice President of Marketing at Amwell \nAli Hyatt is Vice President of Marketing at Amwell (NYSE: AMWL)\, a leading telehealth platform in the United States and globally.  In her role\, Ali oversees corporate and B2B marketing\, including product marketing\, pricing\, market insights and lead generation for the health system and health plan markets.  Before joining Amwell\, Ali founded a marketing software startup\, Upward Labs.  Prior to that\, she served in a variety of marketing and strategy roles for Avery Dennison (medical wearables division)\, American Express\, and brand consultancy Interbrand – launching products for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association\, AT&T\, Hulu\, Gap and IBM.  Ali holds a degree in communication\, cum laude\, from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She has spoken at national conferences including the Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience & Empathy Summit and AHIP\, is a founding member in Boston of the women’s leadership network Chief\, and has been named as a Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange All-Star. \nRyan Seibert\, MD\, Medical Director\, Primary Care Informatics\, Lahey Health \nDr. Ryan Seibert is a general internist at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington\, Massachusetts and serves as Medical Director of Primary Care Informatics. He obtained his medical degree from Boston University\, and his residency training was at Stanford University Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Preventive Medicine at Boston Medical Center and has a Masters of Science in Health Services Research from Boston University School of Public Health. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine. \nPrior to his current position\, Dr. Seibert worked as Medical Director of Population Health Informatics at the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) Performance Network where he sought to leverage the various electronic health record (EHR) systems across BILH to improve population health management\, facilitate efficient care\, and promote positive patient and care team experience. At the onset of COVID-19\, Dr. Seibert helped lead the rapid transition to telemedicine for over 40 primary care practices and 280 providers within the Lahey system that have now conducted over 150\,000 telehealth visits since March 2020. He continues to work on innovative solutions for utilizing telemedicine to deliver safe and effective care during a global pandemic\, while harnessing its capabilities as an important tool in the future of primary care. \nMeet our Moderator:\nNicholas D’Addabbo\, Vice President of Strategy for Nizhoni Health \nNicholas D’Addabbo currently serves as Vice President of Strategy for Nizhoni Health and joined the organization in 2018. His role includes developing relationships with accountable care organizations\, hospitals\, physician organizations\, payers and other strategic partners to build and ensure continuous alignment in care models\, patient experience and revenue cycle. Since joining Nizhoni Health\, Nick has worked alongside a team that has implemented data analytics and technology platforms to help innovate and deliver better clinical care for our underserved patient population. \nPrior to joining Nizhoni Health\, Nick was responsible for a large part of athenahealth’s national interoperability strategy\, representing over 66\,000 providers using athenahealth’s EHR solution to DirectTrust and ONC interoperability working groups to drive the ability to share relevant clinical documentation across disparate systems. In addition to this experience\, Nick has healthcare experience in the pre-hospital and acute care environments. His experience across the continuum developed his passion for pursuing a career in post-acute\, ensuring that as the healthcare paradigm shifts to more care being delivered in the home\, the experience for patients and their families remained seamless. \nHe attained his Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration\, majoring in finance and healthcare management from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa\, AL. He is currently a candidate for a Master of Health Care Delivery Science at Dartmouth College in Hanover\, NH. \nNick currently serves as the Co-chairman of Professional Development for the Early Careerist Network is the Massachusetts chapter of The American College of Healthcare Executives. Outside of healthcare\, he serves as the Co-chairman of International Educational Programming for his collegiate fraternity.
URL:https://massache.org/event/silver-lining-of-covid-19-the-impact-of-the-virus-on-telehealth-adoption-and-access-to-care-a-virtual-panel-discussion-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\, Featuring Sandra Coletta
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\nFeaturing: Sandra Coletta\n\nJoin ACHE of Massachusetts for the next installment in our virtual series that provides a morning of inspiration and networking!\n\nAgenda\n8:00am – 8:45am\nSandra Coletta’s Career Journey  \n8:45am – 9:00am \nQuestion & Answer  \n9:00am – 9:30am \nVirtual Networking Breakout’s  \n  \nRegistration is complimentary. Click here to sign up! \n\nMeet Our Speaker:  \nSandy Coletta held numerous leadership positions in the hospital industry during her 37 year career. After obtaining her CPA and completing three years in public accounting\, she transitioned to her first health care role as the internal auditor with The Miriam Hospital in 1983. She retired in 2017 from Care New England where she held the position of executive vice president and chief\noperating officer. From 2008 through 2014 she served as President and CEO of Kent Hospital and prior to that held numerous executive positions over the course of 25 years with The Miriam\nHospital and Lifespan. \nSandy holds an undergraduate degree from Providence College and MBA from Bryant University. She is enjoying an active retirement through her various volunteer activities. She serves as a\nboard member of RI State Board of Medical Licensure\, incoming Vice Chair of the Roger Williams Zoological Society\, Chair of the RI Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI\, Co- President of the\nGeneral Federation of Women’s Clubs- Women’s Club of South County and a member of South County Health’s board performance improvement committee.
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-breakfast-with-healthcare-champions-featuring-sandra-coletta-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Building Healthcare for the Future: ACHE of MA's Virtual Fall Conference Series
DESCRIPTION:“Building Healthcare for the Future”\nACHE of MA’s Re-Imagined Fall Conference Series\nRegister now to join us as we pivot to a dynamic virtual three part series!\nIf you missed the first session\, you can still register to watch the other two live and receive Session 1 on demand!\nThis program has been approved for 6.0 hours of ACHE Qualified Education credits!\n\nSession 1 – Tuesday\, November 10\, 2020\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Racial and Socioeconomic Divide:  Re-imagining a Healthcare Delivery System that Addresses the Needs of All Americans\n*Presentation of the 2nd Annual D&I Award to be done during this session!*\nSession 2 – Tuesday\, November 17\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Innovation Gap:  How COVID-19 Will Accelerate Digital Transformation and Drive a More Value-Driven Approach to Healthcare Delivery\nSession 3 – Tuesday\, December 1\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Payment Gap:  Fundamental Transformation in Healthcare Delivery is Predicated on Innovation in Payment Models\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 – our most recent and still ongoing healthcare challenge –  has come with misery\, death\, hardship\, uncertainty and economic challenge. For diverse communities\, it has put a stark spotlight on the massive disparities they face in health conditions\, access to care and further emphasized the need to pay more attention to the social determinants of health. Compounding the coronavirus challenges\, horrifying acts of racism and violence against people of color were publicly exposed\, putting yet another spotlight on inequities that have existed in our country for centuries and establishing without a doubt\, that racism is a public health crisis. \nAs the pandemic merged individual and societal needs\, providers\, healthcare leaders\, insurance companies\, government and citizens did what had to be done despite all of the existing barriers. The entire healthcare community came together to innovate and effectively transform care as never before. Healthcare organizations focused on mission\, temporarily disregarding the skyrocketing treatment expenses and loss of revenue that are significantly impacting their financial viability. We also witnessed daily humanism and heroism in every community and organization. Doctors\, nurses\, provider teams\, support staff and essential workers rose to the challenge\, putting their own lives and health in jeopardy beyond normal limits. \nThe uncertainty of the crisis bred innovation and caused major transformations in the healthcare system. As healthcare leaders where do we go from here? Will we revert to old methods or will this moment provide the catalyst to make meaningful change and re-imagine a health system that truly provides exceptional health to all regardless of race\, creed\, gender\, sexual orientation\, religion or economic circumstances and that focuses on the things that really matter? \nThis conference will explore: \n— Why we must redesign our healthcare system and what this will take.\n— What leading organizations\, states and countries are doing to provide superior care to all at a lower cost.\n— How government\, payors\, providers\, and regulatory bodies can facilitate a redesigned healthcare system.\n— The changing expectations and demands of patients and the public.\n— A roadmap for the healthcare system of the future. \n\nJoin us at this remarkable point in history and support meaningful change.  \nIf you missed the first session\, you can still register to watch the other two live and receive Session 1 on demand!\nREGISTRATION NOW LIVE –\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER! \nACHE\, MHA and NESHS MEMBERS: $49.00\nSTUDENTS: $25.00\nNON-MEMBERS: $99.00\nCo-sponsored by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association \n \n\nSession Details and Speakers: \nSession 1 – Tuesday\, November 10\, 2020\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Racial and Socioeconomic Divide:  Re-imagining a Healthcare Delivery System that Addresses the Needs of All Americans\nTo kick-off our series\, Session 1 will feature a diversity\, equity and inclusion virtual roundtable discussion featuring: \n \n \nThis session will also feature our 2nd Annual Diversity and Inclusion Award! \nClick here to view the full agenda for November 10 and speaker bios!\n\nSession 2 – Tuesday\, November 17\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Innovation Gap:  How COVID-19 Will Accelerate Digital Transformation and Drive a More Value-Driven Approach to Healthcare Delivery\n \nThis session will cover: \n-Different models of healthcare that other industrialized nations are providing and if there is a system that the United States should consider replicating. \n-Lessons learned from other countries who had different approaches in their COVID-19 response and had better health outcomes. \n-How epidemiological surveillance data is used to improve public health systems in this country. \n-What providers can be doing to prepare for the changes coming in our healthcare system. \n-The potential impact that big data can have on improving healthcare\, targeting of disease prevention and health promotion\, and reducing cost. \nClick here to view the full agenda for November 17 and speaker bios!\n\nSession 3 – Tuesday\, December 1\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Payment Gap:  Fundamental Transformation in Healthcare Delivery is Predicated on Innovation in Payment Models\nThis session will feature a closing keynote presented by:  \nDr. Farzad Mostashari\, CEO of Aledade\n \nClick here to view the full agenda for December 1 and speaker bio!
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtualfallconference-2-5/
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SUMMARY:2020 Election Debrief: Implications for Healthcare - A Virtual Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:2020 Election Debrief: Implications for Healthcare\nA Jointly Hosted Complimentary Webinar by MHA and ACHE of Massachusetts \nFriday\, November 13\, 2020 | 12 – 1 p.m. EST \n \n2020 has been quite a year for healthcare in Massachusetts\, and further changes are in store regardless of the upcoming election’s outcome. Join ACHE of Massachusetts and MHA for this insightful panel discussion to debrief on election results and what is ahead for healthcare at the federal and state level in 2021 and beyond. \nMark Rayder and Marilyn Yager\, senior policy advisors in Alston & Bird’s healthcare public policy practice\, will be presenting on a variety of topics\, including:\n• Election debrief and the effect on Massachusetts hospitals and healthcare organizations\n• Healthcare outlook at the federal level\n• What’s ahead for 2021 \nREGISTER NOW\nThis event has been approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits.  \n\nMeet Our Speakers:\nMark Rayder is a senior policy advisor in Alston & Bird’s healthcare public policy practice\, providing political expertise on a variety of healthcare topics and assisting clients on legislative and regulatory issues. Before joining the firm\, Mark served in the public\, political\, corporate\, and non-profit sectors. Most recently\, he was vice president of public policy for the American College of Gastroenterology and the senior manager of government affairs at a Fortune 500 Internet and telecommunications corporation. Named a “Top Lobbyist” by The Hill newspaper every year since 2010\, Mark served as an advisor to three Republican members of Congress\, including as associate staff to the House Commerce\, Justice\, State and Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee. He also managed two successful congressional campaigns. His policy expertise includes payment and regulatory policies pertaining to physician and hospital services\, specialty health plans\, post-acute care\, veteran’s health programs\, and appropriations. Mark received a B.A. in history from the Catholic University of America in Washington\, D.C. \nMarilyn Yager is a senior policy advisor in Alston & Bird’s healthcare public policy practice\, providing policy and political insight on a variety of healthcare issues\, with an emphasis on Medicare and Medicaid\, and currently issues relating to COVID-19. Marilyn has more than 30 years of senior management\, policy\, and government experience in both the public and private sectors. Her public sector experience includes several roles in the Executive Branch\, serving as both chief of staff to the White House chief of staff and deputy assistant to President Clinton on health and budget in the Office of Public Liaison. She also served as professional staff on the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee for Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and spent five years as a legislative aide in the House of Representatives. Marilyn served as the first Executive Director of the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care. Her considerable experience in government affairs includes having served as executive director of the Renal Leadership Council\, director of health policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center\, and director of federal relations for the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association prior to joining the Clinton White House. An Iowa native\, Marilyn began her career in the Cascade Mountains as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA)—the national public service program and is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
URL:https://massache.org/event/2020-election-debrief-implications-for-healthcare-a-virtual-panel-discussion-2-4/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA's Early Careerist Network Virtual Dinner with the C-Suite
DESCRIPTION:Twenty-eight Early Careerists are invited to join ACHE of Massachusetts Early Careerist Network for our Virtual Dinner with the C-Suite! \nAttendees will engage in networking\, dinner* and learn some pearls of wisdom from the C-Suite\, as they will talk about their career journey and answer your questions about your career path.\n*ACHE of MA Early Careerist Network will provide attendees with a gift certificate to redeem for a take-out dinner. \n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:30 PM\nDinner and Discussion with the C-Suite\n6:30 – 7:00 PM\nOpen Forum Question and Answer with the C-Suite \n\nIt’s complimentary to attend this great opportunity! \nREGISTRATION IS BASED UPON REQUEST AND APPROVAL\nHow are attendees chosen? If you are interested in attending\, please register with this link below by Sunday\, December 6. The applicants will be reviewed and approved registrants will receive an approval status and a link to the program by December 7. Those not chosen for the event will be notified as well and invited to participate in our next program. \nRegistration is now closed. \n\nOur C-Suite Attendees:\n \nJohn Christoforo\, Retired President & CEO\, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJohn Fogarty\, FACHE\, President & CEO\, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham \n  \n  \n  \n  \nChristine Schuster\, President & CEO\, Emerson Hospital \n  \n  \n  \n  \nComments from last year’s in person event attendees:\n-“The event was an excellent way to speak directly with executives in a friendly\, knowledge-sharing environment.”\n-“Having one CEO at each dinner table to further pick their brains led to awesome conversation.”\n-“Hearing the CEO’s backgrounds and how they got to their current roles was very interesting.”\n-“It’s also always great to be reminded of what they’re looking for in the upcoming generation of leaders.”\n-“I loved hearing their intros\, experiences\, words to live by and their recommendations.”
URL:https://massache.org/event/ache-of-mas-early-careerist-network-virtual-dinner-with-the-c-suite-2-4/
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SUMMARY:COVID-19: What We Learned: Supply Chain
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE of Massachusetts for a Virtual Face to Face Program!\n \n“COVID-19: What We Learned: Supply Chain”\nWednesday\, December 16\n5:30pm – 7:00pm\nApproved for 1.5 Face to Face Credits \nEmergency management efforts are often coupled with changes to normal utilization of supplies and equipment. The COVID-19 outbreak created an increase demand for commonly used equipment including personal protective equipment\, nasopharyngeal swabs\, viral test kits and ventilators. This panel discussion will provide insights on what their respective organizations were able to accomplish to protect their employees and to optimize care delivery for their patients and community\, in direct response to the COVID-19 outbreak. \nJoin ACHE of Massachusetts and four of Massachusetts leading healthcare leaders for this insightful and timely discussion as we prepare for the second wave of COVID and flu season. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nA general debrief and discussion of how different Massachusetts organizations managed the COVID-19 Pandemic in terms of supplies and equipment.\nTimeline of the pandemic and local/governmental events and the challenges with organization policies/procedures regarding supply chain: distribution\, shortages\, and product availability/restocking.\nFederal\, state\, and community assistance that was provided for supplies and equipment.\nKey take-aways for attendees to replicate at their organization.\n\nRegistration is now closed. \nPlease note: Event will be limited to 50 registrants.\nPlease register early – this will fill up fast!\n\nMeet Our Panelists: \nManny Lopes\, CEO of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center  \nManny Lopes is a transformational leader in the community health care movement. He has devoted his career to increasing health care access for vulnerable\, underserved patient populations and improving outcomes for communities that are disproportionately burdened by negative social determinants of health. \nManny is president and CEO of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC). With over 1\,300 employees and nearly 120\,000 patients\, EBNHC is one of the largest community health centers in the country. During his eight-year tenure\, Manny has implemented a strategic focus on quality\, low-cost care that keeps pace with ever-increasing demand. Under Manny’s leadership\, the organization earned a level-three Patient-Centered Medical Home designation and was named to the Boston Globe’s “Top Places to Work” list six times. Most recently\, Forbes named EBNHC to their list of Best Employers in the State of Massachusetts. \nManny has played a key role in pushing for racial equity in the health center movement. In 2017\, he co-founded Conversations: Leadership Diversity\, a network of 300-plus leaders from health centers across the country who are working to promote diverse leadership development in their organizations and beyond. \nManny serves on numerous boards and committees and was also privileged to serve on the transition committees for Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker. \nIn 2015\, Manny was awarded the NAACP President’s Award by the organization’s Boston Chapter. In 2017\, Manny was named to El Planeta’s list of the 100 most influential leaders in Greater Boston’s Latino community for the third year in a row. In 2017\, he was named to the “Get Konnected” list of Boston’s 50 Most Influential People in Healthcare. \nManny attended Lesley University School of Management and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Northeastern University’s Graduate School of Business. In 2017\, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Becker College\, where he delivered the honors convocation. \n  \nMaria Megdal\, Senior Vice President for Institute Operations Dana-Farber Cancer Institute \nMaria joined Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as Vice President for Facilities Management and Real Estate (FMRE) in November 2008. In that role\, Maria was responsible for the provision of facilities operations; facilities planning\, design and construction; safety; security; emergency management; environmental health; housekeeping; energy management; parking and transportation; and real estate portfolio administration. In 2012\, Maria was named Senior Vice President of Institute Operations expanding her portfolio of responsibilities to include Imaging\, Radiation Oncology\, Clinical Laboratories\, Supply Chain Management\, Food Services\, and the Friends of DanaFarber fundraising program. In 2014\, Maria assumed oversight of the Cell Manipulation Core Facility. In 2016\, Maria was appointed the oversight of Hospital Administration; and in 2017 oversight of Telecommunications/AV. Maria is an active member of several management committees with DFCI: Capital Management Committee (co-chair)\, Position Control Committee\, Compliance Committee\, Executive Patient Safety Oversight Group\, and the DF/BW Operating Cabinet. Additionally\, she serves as an operations advisor to Dana-Farber Community Cancer Care\, the Policy Control Committee\, and the Friends of Dana-Farber Executive Committee. Externally\, she represents DFCI as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization (MASCO)\, as a director of the Longwood Medical Energy Collaborative (LMEC)\, and a board member of Ronald McDonald House Boston. Maria earned a bachelor’s degree in paleoanthropology from Rutgers \nUniversity in New Brunswick\, NJ and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the Sloan Program at Cornell University in Ithaca\, NY. Maria has served in a variety of leadership roles in the alumni board and advisory councils for Cornell’s College of Human Ecology over the past 20 years. For the past 14 years\, she has co-taught a popular graduate school elective on healthcare facilities planning jointly sponsored by the Sloan Program and the Design and Environmental Analysis department. \n  \nTim Rowe\, Founder and CEO of Cambridge Innovation Center\, the world’s leading operator of high-tech shared innovation space. \nThe company recently launched CIC Health\, a subsidiary of CIC\, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic\, allowing for organizations across the country to stand up assurance testing programs.  Tim also leads CIC Health\, which has become a major provider of COVID testing in New England\, serving the majority of schools in the area that are currently doing regular COVID testing\, and multiple of the largest hospitals in the region providing testing to their staff. \nMr. Rowe is also co-founder and chair of MassRobotics\, the world’s largest non-profit shared facility for robotics innovation companies.  In addition\, he co-founded and served as the inaugural Chair of LabCentral\, the leading shared laboratory for life sciences\, the Kendall Square Association\, the community organization dedicated to strengthening the innovation district surrounding MIT\, and Venture Cafe\, an international non-profit network that connects innovators. \nHe previously served as a Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management\, as a Manager with the Boston Consulting Group\, as an Analyst at the Mitsubishi Research Institute\, and as a Venture Partner at New Atlantic Ventures. \nTim speaks Spanish and Japanese fluently. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BA from Amherst College. \n  \nMeet Our Moderator: \nAlastair Bell\, MD\, MBA\, Executive Vice President\, Strategy and Chief Operating Officer for BMC Health System \nDr. Alastair Bell is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Boston Medical Center Health System.  In that role he oversees system strategy\, BMC hospital operations\, accountable care\, and BMC HealthNet Plan. \nDr. Bell joined BMC from McKinsey and Company in 2012\, where he was a leader in the North American Payor and Provider practice. In his 5 years at McKinsey he advised a range of national and international healthcare organizations and while his work spanned strategy\, operational and organizational issues\, he developed particular expertise in leading large scale transformation programs similar to that being undertaken at BMC. \nHe received his medical degree from the University of Oxford\, England and completed his internal medicine training in Oxford and Edinburgh. Dr. Bell also holds a MA in Physiology from the University of Cambridge\, England\, and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/covid-19-what-we-learned-supply-chain-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\, Featuring the Churchwell Brothers
DESCRIPTION:Grab your favorite morning beverage and register to join us as we are provided a morning of inspiration by three amazing C-Suite executives and brothers: \nAndre Churchwell\, MD\, Chief Diversity Officer of Vanderbilt University \nKeith Churchwell\, MD\, President of Yale New Haven Hospital \nKevin Churchwell\, MD\, President and COO of Boston Children’s \nEach Churchwell will share their journey throughout their amazing healthcare career: from physician\, to leader\, to executive! Afterwards\, we will break out into Zoom networking rooms to recap the lessons learned from this amazing family of healthcare leaders. \n\nAgenda \n8:00am – 8:45am\nA Moderated Discussion with Andre\, Keith and Kevin Churchwell  \n8:45am – 9:00am\nQuestion & Answer  \n9:00am – 9:30am\nVirtual Networking Breakout Sessions  \n\nRegistration is now open! \nACHE\, Hospital Association and NESHS Members: $15.00\nFuture Members: $30.00\nStudents: Complimentary\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER! \n\nAbout Our Speakers: \n \nAndré L. Churchwell\, M.D. Vice Chancellor for Equity\, Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University\nDr. Churchwell is the Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center\, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine\, a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)\, a Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences\, and a Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He serves on many medical school committees including the Admission and Promotion Committees. In 2005\, he was named the Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus by the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni for lifetime achievements in personal\, professional and community arenas. And in 2015\, Vanderbilt University endowed him with the Levi Watkins\, Jr.\, M.D. Chair for achievements in the area of diversity and inclusion. \nChurchwell graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering magna cum laude in 1975. He won the Biomedical Engineering Student Program Award that same year. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1979 and later completed his internship\, residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine and affiliated hospitals in Atlanta. In addition\, he was the first African American chief medical resident at Grady Memorial Hospital (1984–1985). \nChurchwell received the J. Willis Hurst Award for Best Clinical Teacher in 1991 from Emory and in 2004 he was named the Emory University School of Medicine Resident Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award winner. For the past ten years he has been named one of the nation’s top cardiologists in “The Best Doctors in America.” In 1986\, while at Emory\, he was also named Most Outstanding House Officer\, made an honorary Morehouse Medical School class member and he received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Medical Faculty Development Award. In 2010\, he was awarded The Distinguished Alumnus Award of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. \nAlong with his physician brothers Kevin and Keith\, he received the 2011 Trumpet Award for Medicine. In 2012 and 2013\, The Vanderbilt University Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students (OBGAPS) honored Dr. Churchwell with one of the organization’s first Distinguished Faculty Awards. He was also recognized with an American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award. From 2010-2013 on\, he has been awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality. Furthermore\, he was elected in 2012 to serve as the southern representative for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion for the AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges). In 2013\, he helped create The Hurst-LogueWenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society (HLWCFS) of Emory University School of Medicine and was elected the first President of HLWCFS. In 2014\, he was named one of the “Top 15 Most Influential African-American Health Educators” by Black Health Magazine. In addition\, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named by BlackDoctor.org as a Top Hospital for Diversity from 2018-2020. \nIn 2015\, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Cumberland University in Lebanon\, Tennessee. In 2016\, he was named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for his work in biomedical engineering education. And in 2017\, he received the Vanderbilt University Pioneer in Diversity Award. \nDr. Churchwell has served on the editorial board of a number of peer-reviewed journals and has served as a reviewer for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) internationally recognized Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Journal. \nChurchwell lives in Brentwood\, Tenn.\, and is married to Doreatha Henderson Churchwell\, a nurse educator at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. They have two children: Crystal A. Churchwell and André L. Churchwell Jr. \n  \nKeith B. Churchwell\, MD\, FACC\, FAHA\, FACP\, President of Yale New Haven Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine\nDr. Churchwell has held the previous positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer and Senior Vice President and Executive Director for Heart & Vascular Services\, Transplantation Services and Clinical Service Coordinator for the Department of Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital. \nBorn and raised in Nashville\, Tennessee\, he obtained his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine. He spent his formative training years at Emory University Medical School and Affiliated Hospitals\, then spending 12 years in private cardiology practice before joining Vanderbilt Medical School as full-time academic faculty in 2006 (he became a member of the clinical faculty at Vanderbilt in 1999). At Vanderbilt he was an Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology and the Executive Director/Chief Medical Officer at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute from 2009-14. Dr. Churchwell is also on the National Board of the American Heart Association and is the Chair of the National Advocacy Committee for AHA through 2021. He sits on a number of local boards in the New Haven area including President of the New Haven Symphony Board\, Columbus House and the New England Donor Services. \n  \nKevin B. Churchwell\, MD\, President and Chief Operating Officer at Boston Children’s Hospital\nDr. Churchwell provides leadership\, direction\, integration and oversight for the medical delivery system\, while partnering with the Chief Executive Officer on a full range of research\, clinical\, academic\, operational and strategic issues. \nPrior to joining Boston Children’s Dr. Churchwell was Chief Executive Officer for Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington\, DE. \nDr. Churchwell also served as the CEO and Executive Director for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital\, part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville\, TN. \nA graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville\, Dr. Churchwell completed his pediatric residency and a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatric Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Dr. Churchwell is the Robert and Dana Smith Associate Professor of Anesthesia at the Harvard Medical School. \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-breakfast-with-healthcare-champions-featuring-the-churchwell-brothers-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Early Careerist Network Virtual Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Grab your favorite beverage and connect with other members for an hour of virtual dialogue and networking! This is a great way to catch up with those across the state who you might not have seen for some time and is beneficial to new members to start to make connections. \nRegistration is complimentary\, but required. Please submit any questions\, topics or thoughts to share on the registration form. \nClick Here to Register! 
URL:https://massache.org/event/early-careerist-network-virtual-meet-greet-2-5/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Healthcare Career Fair
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare job seekers and employers\, join ACHE of Massachusetts and The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives for this innovative virtual career fair! \nAgenda: \n12:00 pm\nWelcome and Introductions \n12:10 pm – 1:15 pm\nHealthcare Human Resource Panel Discussion and Q+A Forum\nFeaturing: \n-Natalie Cook\, New England Regional VP Human Resources\, Prospect Medical Holdings\n-Carmen C. Kenrich\, DVP\, Strategic Partnerships\, Client Experience Executive\, AMN Leadership Solutions\n–Alison Troup\, MBA\, Director of Talent Acquisition\, Mass General Brigham \n1:15 pm – 3:00 pm\nEmployer Breakout Meet & Greet \n\nHow will the virtual fair work this year?  \nBoth Job Seeker and Employer registration is complimentary!  Job Seekers will apply to attend and will receive confirmation links once the career fair team has approved their application. Employers will fill out the form below\, and do have the choice to add on a sponsor option. \nThe first hour of the program will be an engaging healthcare human resources career panel discussion\, which will talk about hiring during the pandemic\, remote interviewing\, changes in the career landscape and much more. Both job seekers and employers can attend this. Then the employer breakout rooms will open at 1:15pm\, and students will have the opportunity to visit the employers they wish to by choosing to go to the employer’s Zoom room. With Zoom’s new upgrade\, attendees can move around as they desire and visit as many employers between 1:15pm-3pm as they can! \nBreakout rooms will be named by which employer is in them. We will also have a breakout room for networking with other job seekers and healthcare leaders when you need a quick break and want to share a virtual cup of coffee and chat! \nHealthcare leaders\, we invite you to attend and support the event as well! Please register using the employer link below and note that you are a member / board member looking to attend and support our industry! \n\nREGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED\nEmployers will be virtually present from every area of healthcare\, including hospitals\, life science\, biotech\, pharma and more. We will list employers as they register! \nEmployers registered as of 3.02.2021\nAMN Healthcare – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Beth Israel Lahey Health – Boston Children’s Hospital – CIC Health – CharterCARE Health Partners – Community Healthcare Network – CRISP Health –  Dimensional Insight – Eastern Connecticut Health Network – Emerson Hospital – Hartford HealthCare – Mass General Brigham – Mass General Hospital – Prospect Medical Holdings Ambulatory Services Department  – Pfizer – Prospect Medical Holdings – Tufts Medical Center – VA New England Healthcare System – Waterbury HEALTH – Yale New Haven Health  \n\nMeet Our Panelists\n\n\nEmployers\, when you register\, you will receive your own Zoom room to network with job seekers.  \nRegistration is complimentary for employers\, however you can be a champion for the next generation of healthcare leaders and choose a sponsorship option to help offset costs for future educational offerings! \n  \nSponsorship Options: \nBronze: $100.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media and website \nSilver: $250.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media and event presentation mention \nGold: $500.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media\, event presentation mention and speaker introduction \nPlatinum: $1\,000.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media\, event presentation mention\, speaker introduction and breakout room sponsorship \n\nThank you to the following sponsors: \n \n \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-healthcare-career-fair-2-5/
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SUMMARY:REIMAGINE – ACHE’s Virtual Congress on Healthcare Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Early-bird registration is now open for American College of Healthcare Executives\n2021 Virtual Congress on Healthcare Leadership.\n\n\n\nJoin them for this reimagined virtual experience and earn 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education and continuing medical education credits for an early-bird fee of only $599.\n\n\n\nSpeakers this year will include:\n• Anthony S. Fauci\, MD\, director\, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.\n• Atul Gawande\, MD\, surgeon\, Brigham and Young Women’s Hospital/writer\, The New Yorker.\n• Keller Rinaudo\, co-founder/CEO\, Zipline.\n• Amy Walter\, national editor\, Cook Political Report/host\, “The Takeaway.”\n• Wes Moore\, CEO\, Robin Wood.\n• Indu Subaiya\, MD\, co-founder/president\, Catalyst @ Health 2.0.\n\n\n\nClick here to learn more and register! 
URL:https://massache.org/event/reimagine-aches-virtual-congress-on-healthcare-leadership-2-5/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA Early Careerist Networking Virtual Fellowship Advancement Informational Session
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of Massachusetts Early Careerist Network presents: \n“Virtual Cocktails & Credentials: Fellowship Advancement and Networking”\n \nTuesday\, April 13th \n6:00pm – 7:00pm \nGrab your favorite beverage and meet executives in healthcare who have obtained their FACHE credential. In the hour\, you will learn more about how the FACHE credential distinguishes you as a respected and recognized healthcare leader and network with likeminded individuals who are committed to changes and improvements in healthcare. \nWhy become a Fellow of ACHE? \n\nRecognized leader among leaders in healthcare management\nMeet rigorous standards for leading health systems\nDemonstrate your competency in all areas of healthcare management\nShow your adaptability as a leader\nCommitted to effective change and improvement throughout your career\nBe a leader who makes a positive impact on patient care and community health\n\nThis program will be worth 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits and is complimentary to attend!  \nClick here to register now! \nMeet Our Speaker:\n \nDavid J. Reisman\, FACHE serves as Executive Director of Emergency Preparedness and Senior Administrative Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He leads the MGH preparedness program overseeing strategy\, operations and management of grant funded projects\, and also has administrative leadership responsibility for the Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Program. David holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst\, a master’s degree in health care administration from The Ohio State University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n  \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/ache-of-ma-early-careerist-networking-virtual-fellowship-advancement-informational-session-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Responding to the Pandemic – A Virtual Behind the Scenes of Pfizer’s Race to Develop a Vaccine with Ed Harnaga\, SVP\, Pfizer Communications
DESCRIPTION:From the early pandemic\, through Operation Warp Speed\, and up to present day.\nThis interview with Ed Harnaga\, SVP\, Pfizer Communications provides an engaging perspective into the time line and story working with and briefing key stakeholders\,\nfrom DC and State Officials to the media\, on the development of Pfizer’s vaccine. \nAdvance questions can be included with your registration.\nThis program will be valued at 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits.  \nRegistration\nMembers: $20.00\nNon Members: $30.00\nStudents / Early Careerists: $10.00 \nClick here to register now! \n\nMeet Ed Harnaga\, Senior Vice President\, Head of External Communications & Enterprise Reputation\, Pfizer Inc. \n  \nEd is responsible for all external communications activities across Pfizer including corporate reputation\, media relations\, digital and social media\, executive positioning\, with a focus on supporting Pfizer’s Commercial\, Research and Development and Manufacturing organizations.  Ed leads a team of close to 150 Communications professionals from across the globe\, all focused on improving and protecting Pfizer’s reputation and positioning the company as a patient-focused\, science-based organization across all stakeholder groups.  Ed sits on the Corporate Affairs Leadership Team and he works closely with Pfizer’s entire Executive Committee. \nPrior to joining Pfizer\, Ed led practices at a number of consulting firms and was most recently Senior Managing Director and Head of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Sector at FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications Unit. In this role\, he was responsible for strategic planning\, thought leadership\, and new business development.  As key account lead for a number of multi-national pharmaceutical and biotech clients\, Ed managed a team of professionals across a variety of functions including corporate and executive communications\, scientific and pipeline communications\, internal communications and change management\, issues and reputation management\, corporate branding\, investor relations and public affairs. \nEd has over 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 CEOs and corporations on a variety of communications challenges and he has worked with a wide range of healthcare companies including Novartis\, Eli Lilly\, Baxter\, Daiichi Sankyo\, Shire\, Covance\, Astellas and GE Healthcare.  Ed’s broader communications work has included highly recognizable brands such as Gerber\, Starbucks\, Sun Microsystems\, Kellogg’s and AARP. \nEd has taken part in numerous global task forces in the public affairs arena including the Council on Foreign Relations’ Task Force on Improving U.S. Public Diplomacy and the East-West Institute’s US-Russian Task Force against HIV/AIDS. Ed holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at Albany. \n  \nMeet Ken Hiscoe\, Director of U.S. Government and Corporate Affairs for Pfizer\, Inc.\n \nKen Hiscoe is Director of U.S. Government and Corporate Affairs for Pfizer\, Inc. Ken joined Pfizer in 2007 as Director of Public Affairs at Pfizer’s Worldwide R&D Headquarters in Groton\, CT and worked in Pfizer’s New York City headquarters as Director of Political Affairs. Before joining Pfizer\, Ken served as District Director and Senior Advisor to Connecticut Congresswoman Nancy Johnson. He managed several of her successful re-election campaigns. Ken previously worked for Fort Worth Congresswoman Kay Granger as Director of Field Operations focusing on business\, military and community outreach. \nKen has spent over 20 years advising local\, state and federal campaigns in Connecticut and beyond. He is a past member of the Canton\, Connecticut Board of Selectmen and received a bachelor’s degree from Westfield State College in Westfield\, Massachusetts and a master’s degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in Hamden\, CT. Ken and his wife\, Jennifer and their two daughters\, Alison (11) and Savannah (5) live in Franklin\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://massache.org/event/responding-to-the-pandemic-a-virtual-behind-the-scenes-of-pfizers-race-to-develop-a-vaccine-2-4/
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SUMMARY:State of Healthcare: Best Practices in Alleviating Healthcare Worker’s Burnout and Fatigue Amidst COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Registration\nACHE Members: $20.00\nNon Members: $25.00\nStudents: $10.00\nClick here to register now! \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/state-of-healthcare-best-practices-in-alleviating-healthcare-workers-burnout-and-fatigue-amidst-covid-19-2-4/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Managing Up in a Virtual World\, hosted by ACHE of MA ECN and MHA
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nJoin ACHE of MA’s Early Careerist Network (ECN) and Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) for a virtual panel “Managing Up in a Virtual World” on Thursday\, July 29\, 5:30pm – 7:00pm.  \nJoin ACHE of Massachusetts ECN and MHA for a live panel discussion to help healthcare professionals learn how to take the first steps in management and leadership development and how to apply them to personal career growth and development. \nPanelists will share their personal experiences that helped them get to where they are now and offer advice to attendees in how they can succeed in a virtual setting. \n  \nRegistration is complimentary to attend\, click here to register now! \nProgram will be approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits.  \n  \n\nMeet Our Speakers \nSylvia Odiana\, MBA\nSr. Project Manager\, Beth Israel Lahey Health \nSylvia is originally from Dracut\, MA and obtained both my MBA and BA at Boston University. She is currently a senior project manager at Beth Israel Lahey Health with experience in operations\, revenue cycle\, customer experience\, patient access\, budget management\, project planning\, and project management. She has over nine years of experience in the healthcare industry and over five years of experience in managing people and processes spanning ambulatory operations and system-level initiatives. \nRecent projects have included system patient vaccination planning and operations\, working with Supply Chain throughout the pandemic\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion efforts. She regularly works with c-suite executives and collaborate with team members of various disciplines. \nShe has always been passionate in quality care and patient experience as well as a healthy\, supportive environment for employees. Former roles have included scheduling and customer service at Boston Children’s Hospital\, supervising medical assistants and schedulers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, and managing staff and budgetary responsibilities at Tufts Medical Center. \n  \nNick Duncan\nDirector of Emergency Medicine Management at Tufts Medical Center \nNick Duncan is the Director of Emergency Management at Tufts Medical Center. In this role\, he leads the hospital-wide Safety Group and ensures that the hospital is equipped to handle any emergency or event that threatens to disrupt normal operations. Nick works to strengthen the medical center’s response capability by developing and continually improving hospital plans and procedures\, as well as providing training and education to staff. \nPrior to this role\, Nick served as the Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) at the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals (COBTH). As the EMC\, he coordinated and communicated the response plans for various incidents and events that impacted or involved COBTH member hospitals. He also represented COBTH member hospitals in the regional planning for preplanned events including the Boston Marathon\, July 4th\, and First Night. \nLast year\, Nick was elected Chair of the Boston Preparedness Coalition (Boston HCP) where he served as a lead advisor for the coalition. Today he is Co-Chair of the COBTH Emergency Management Committee. \nNick received his Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency Management from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. During that time\, Nick served as a Lieutenant Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and provided training to ambulance crew and oversight on patient care. \n  \nAkriti Bhambi\, MHA\nDirector\, Policy and Government Advocacy \nAkriti Bhambi contributes to the development and advocacy of healthcare policy and regulations to support MHA’s members and the wellbeing of their staff and patient populations. \nPreviously\, Akriti served as Chief of Staff for Massachusetts State Representative Marjorie Decker and the Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery. During her tenure with Representative Decker\, Akriti worked on several pieces of legislation that were eventually signed into law\, including gun safety measures and an expansion of cash benefits for low-income families. She oversaw committee work that supported increased access to behavioral health treatment for students\, justice-involved populations\, and individuals in recovery from substance use disorder. Prior to her work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives\, Akriti supported the Ministry of Education in Chile as it released a national curriculum reform package. \nAkriti is a graduate of the University of California\, Davis and the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she focused her research on the effects of organizing and new media on policymaking. \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-managing-up-in-a-virtual-world-hosted-by-ache-of-ma-ecn-and-mha-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Embracing a Dialogue about Gender Equity and Intersectionality: A Virtual Face to Face Credit Session
DESCRIPTION:As healthcare consumers become more demographically diverse\, healthcare leaders seek to recruit and retain talent from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Gaining an understanding of intersectionality will equip leaders to build and retain team members across difference and in ways that establish common ground and cultivate inclusive cultures of belonging. The concept of intersectionality recognizes that everyone has multiple identities that intersect and influence how we view ourselves and interact with others. Learning how to effectively apply intersectionality principles will help organizations move beyond the one-dimensional aspects of traditional diversity\, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. \nIn the drive for gender equity\, healthcare leaders have acknowledged the need for fully inclusive gender equity that recognizes the intersectionality of race\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, and other dimensions of identity. Efforts to improve women representation in the senior ranks of healthcare management must include women from all backgrounds and experiences. When intersectionality considerations are incorporated into gender equity strategies\, organizations can reap tangible\, proven benefits including better talent recruitment and retention\, stronger DEI outcomes\, and improved organizational performance. \nLearning Objectives:  \n\nDefine the concepts of gender equity and intersectionality in the context of healthcare leadership\nCurrent state of women in healthcare management\, including data and research on women of color and women with differing abilities and sexual orientation\nThe essential role of allies—men and non-racially diverse persons—in the gender equity and intersectionality work\nHow gender equity and intersectionality may fit into an organization’s traditional diversity and inclusion strategies and initiatives\nHow incorporating gender equity and intersectionality principles can enhance talent management\, support DEI goals and improve organizational performance\nThe disparate impact on women of color and women with differing abilities and sexual orientations regarding key aspects of gender diversity\, such as pay equity\, positions on boards\, promotion\, recruitment\, selection and mentoring/sponsorship\nOrganizational benefits of effective application of gender equity and intersectionality principles\nResources and tools to change organizational culture\, policies and procedures to address structural racism and sexism\n\nThis program is valued as 1.5 Hours of ACHE Face to Face Credits\n\nRegistration\nACHE\, ASHHRA\, NAHSE\, NESHS and Hospital Association Members\n$35.00 \nFuture Members\n$70.00 \nClick Here to Register Now!\nWe are proud to partner with ASHHRA to offer this program!  \n \n\nMeet Our Speakers\n  \nChineye Anako\, MPH\, CHES\nRegional Director for Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion\nTrinity Health Of New England\n \nChineye Anako is a public health practitioner whose work has focused on the intersection of public health and health equity solutions. Past initiatives include work on food security/life cycle\, violence prevention in youth and cultural and linguistic programs. She is the Regional Director for Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion for Trinity Health Of New England\, a five-hospital system across Connecticut and Massachusetts. Under her leadership\, she led the Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Initiative\, which revised the patient demographic questions to be inclusive of all genders and sexual orientation on all hospital in-take forms and in EPIC system throughout the Regional Health Ministry (RHM). She also oversees the 3+1 Language Services Program\, which she developed and implemented. The program provides cultural and linguistic care to patients\, including those from marginalized groups. \nIn addition to her role at Trinity Health Of New England\, Chineye is the President of the Connecticut Chapter for the National Association for Health Services Executives (NAHSE). NAHSE is a healthcare organization that ensures greater participation of minority groups in the healthcare field. She also serves on the board of the Connecticut Public Health Association (CPHA) and Copper Beech Institute (CBI). \nChineye holds a master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in Health Promotion from Southern Connecticut State University and a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Cell Biology from the University of Connecticut. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and an EPIC Summer Scholar at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Chineye Anako is an avid traveler and a native from Nigeria. \n  \nCheri A. Blauwet\, MD\nDirector\, Kelley Adaptive Sports Research Institute\nAssistant Professor\, Harvard Medical School\nOrthopaedic Surgery\, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation\nAttending Physician\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital \nDr. Cheri Blauwet is a specialist in sports medicine with specific interest in caring for the masters athlete and the female athlete\, from recreational to elite. She brings expertise in non-operative management of sports injuries with emphasis on conservative techniques\, as well as sports injury prevention. She is an expert in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for the diagnosis and treatment of sports-related conditions.   A graduate of the Stanford University School of Medicine\, Dr. Blauwet completed her residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School\, where she served as Chief Resident\, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. \nDr. Blauwet is a former elite Paralympic athlete\, having competed in three Paralympic Games and bringing home a total of 7 medals. She is a two-time winner of the wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon (2004\, 2005). Translating her background as an athlete into current leadership opportunities\, she now serves on the Board of Directors of the Boston Athletic Association as well as the United States Olympic Committee.  As the Director of the Kelley Adaptive Sports Research Institute\, she is actively involved in research focused on understanding the impact of community-based adaptive sports\, as well as injury prevention in the elite Paralympic athlete. \n  \nDr. Michelle L. Edwards\, FACHE\, FAANP \nChief Experience Officer\nProvidence St. Joseph Health \nDr. Michelle L. Edwards currently serves as the first ever Chief Experience Officer at Providence St. Joseph Health which operates 51 hospitals and nearly 1100 clinics in seven states. In this role\, she is responsible for ensuring a seamless\, modernized\, and differentiated consumer experience with augmented digitally-enabled access and navigation. This includes designing an enhanced end-to-end experience for patients while simultaneously simplifying care for the system’s 120\,000 caregivers and 25\,000 physicians. \nDr. Edwards previously served as the System Senior Vice President\, Advanced Practice at Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI)\, now CommonSpirit Health\, which is the largest nonprofit health system in the United States by revenue. In her position at CommonSpirit\, she developed the health system strategy for Advanced Practice Care across all clinical sites in all geographic areas for the 21-state enterprise. She was responsible for implementing innovative care models\, improving care team performance\, and integrating advanced practice providers throughout the organization. \nDr. Edwards\, a family and acute care nurse practitioner by background\, was appointed the first Advanced Practice executive leader in 2013. This was an inaugural role for CommonSpirit Health and a first for the U.S. health care sector. It has since led to the elevation of the Advanced Practice profession through the creation of similar roles at several large U.S. health care systems. Prior to assuming her role with CommonSpirit\, she was the Founder and Managing Director of PICC Health Institute LLC\, a novel\, NP-led primary care center for which she received numerous awards. \nAs a former clinical operations leader with Walgreens\, she directed a new market launch for one of the leading convenient care clinic operators in the country\, resulting in the opening and growth of 12 retail health centers in the metropolitan area of Houston\, TX. Dr. Edwards leverages a unique background as an experienced clinician and business leader to enhance service delivery in ways consumers want to receive it\, allow better precision with predicting patient outcomes and ensure efficient use of limited human capital and financial resources. \nHer extensive health care experience and progressive track record spans more than two decades in clinical practice\, business and program development\, public speaking\, professional writing\, and consulting. Her commitment to clinical excellence\, enthusiasm for innovation\, inclination to challenge the status quo\, and unique ability to build strong\, collaborative\, interdisciplinary partnerships has earned her a reputation as a leader in the industry. In October 2018\, she was featured as the Leader to Watch by the American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL)\, becoming the first Advanced Practice leader to grace the cover of the organization’s journal. Dr. Edwards has served on the Board of The Source for Women of Houston\, American Nurse Practitioner Foundation and Morning Star at Castle Pines Village; and is an Advisory Committee member for several large organizations. Dr. Edwards is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). She earned her Bachelors and Masters degree from The University of Alabama family of organizations\, and her Doctorate from The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. \nMeet Our Moderator\nChristine Mackey-Ross\, BSN\, MBA\nPresident\, Executive and Physician Leadership Search\nAMN Leadership Solutions \nAs President\, AMN Executive and Physician Leadership Search\, Christine brings 40 years of experience in healthcare\, the first 15 as an oncology clinical nurse specialist\, the remaining 25+ in executive search. Christine has successfully identified executives for C-suite\, President and Chief Executive Officer positions in a wide variety of settings; academic and health science systems\, community hospitals large and small\, urban and rural\, physician groups and managed care organizations.  The common theme in the work she selects is\, “furthering the mission of those institutions focused on improving lives” \nChristine understands the intricacies of aligning clinical and business priorities. In addition to her executive role at AMN Healthcare\, Christine remains actively involved in all facets of search execution for her portfolio of engagements. \nPrior to joining AMN Leadership Solutions\, Christine was a Senior Partner at Witt/Kieffer\, a global executive search firm.  While there\, her leadership roles included; Central Region Director; Leader-Physician Executive and Integration Practice; Founder/Managing Director\, Witt/Kieffer International and seven years on the Board of Directors. \nAfter hours\, Christine serves on a community hospital system Board of Trustees\, as a Historic Preservation Commissioner and a Citizen Deputy Juvenile Officer for her municipality’s Restorative Justice Committee. “For me\, I want in some small way to make a contribution to healthier communities and improved access to healthcare.”
URL:https://massache.org/event/embracing-a-dialogue-about-gender-equity-and-intersectionality-a-virtual-face-to-face-credit-session-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\, Featuring Dr. Peter Slavin
DESCRIPTION:Grab your favorite morning beverage and register to join us as we are provided a morning of inspiration by Peter Slavin\, MD! \nDr. Slavin will share his journey throughout his amazing healthcare career. Afterwards\, we will break out into Zoom networking rooms to recap the lessons learned. \n\nAgenda \n8:00am – 8:45am\nA Moderated Discussion with Peter Slavin\, MD \n8:45am – 9:00am\nQuestion & Answer  \n9:00am – 9:30am\nVirtual Networking Breakout Sessions \nRegistration \nACHE / NESHS / Hospital Association Members: $15.00\nFuture Members: $30.00\nStudents & Early Careerists: Complimentary \nClick Here to Register Now\n\nMeet Our Speaker! \nPETER L. SLAVIN\, MD \n \nPeter L. Slavin\, MD became the President of Massachusetts General Hospital on January 1\, 2003.  From 1999-2002\, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization\, which included over 1\,700 physicians and employed nearly 1\,000 of them. \nFrom 1997 to 1999\, Dr. Slavin served as President of Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis\, Missouri.  Before that\, he did his training in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1984 to 1987 and was Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer from 1994 to 1997. \nDr. Slavin graduated from Harvard College in 1979\, Harvard Medical School in 1984\, and Harvard Business School in 1990. Dr. Slavin teaches health care management at Harvard Medical School where he is a Professor of Health Care Policy. \nHe serves on the Boards of Amwell (a publicly traded telemedicine company) and the University of Miami Health System.  He is former board chair of the Association of American Colleges and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. He is a senior advisor and advisory board member at Arsenal Capital Partners (a New York based private equity firm). He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-breakfast-with-healthcare-champions-featuring-dr-peter-slavin-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Raising the Curtain on Healthcare in America
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n \nDuring this program\, the ACHE of Massachusetts Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion Committee will honor their 3rd Annual DE&I Awardee!\nPictured is D\,E & I Chair Carmen Kenrich presenting last year’s award to Baystate Health!  \n  \n\nAgenda:\n9:00am-9:05am\nWelcome and Opening Remarks \n9:05am-9:15am\nACHE of MA DE&I Award Presentation \n9:15am-10:00am\nGary Gottlieb Keynote \n10:00am-11:30am\nThought Leaders Forum \n\nPricing:\n$ 75.00\nMembers \n$150.00\nFuture Members \n$ 25.00\nStudents & Members in Transition \nClick here to register now! \n\nMeet Our Speakers: \nTerry Fulmer\, PhD\, RN\, FAAN\, is President of The John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City\, a national philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults. She serves as the chief strategist for the Foundation and her vision for better care of older adults is catalyzing the Age-Friendly Health Systems social movement. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and recently served on the independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. She previously served as Dean of Health Sciences at Northeastern University and Founding Dean of the New York University College of Nursing. Dr. Fulmer is nationally and internationally recognized as a leading expert in geriatrics and is also known for conceptualization and development of the national NICHE program and research on the topic of elder abuse and neglect. She is the first nurse to have served on the board of the American Geriatrics Society. She is also the first nurse to have served as President of the Gerontological Society of America\, which awarded her the 2019 Donald P. Kent Award for exemplifying the highest standards for professional leadership in the field of aging. \n  \n \nGary Gottlieb\, MD\, MBA is an Executive Partner at Flare Capital Partners and is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a member of the National Academy of Medicine. From 2015 through June of 2019\, he served as CEO of Partners In Health\, a global NGO providing a preferential option for the poor in health care in severely resource constrained settings. He assumed this role after serving on the PIH Board of Directors for a decade. \nFrom 2010 until February of 2015\, Dr. Gottlieb was the CEO of Partners HealthCare\, the parent of the Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals\, the largest health care delivery organization in New England and among the largest biomedical research and training enterprises in the US. From 2002-2009\, he was president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also served as President of North Shore Medical Center and as Chair of Partners Psychiatry and Mental Health System. Dr. Gottlieb also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston from 2012-2016 and as its chair from 2016-2018. \nPrior to coming to Boston\, Dr. Gottlieb spent 15 years in positions of increasing leadership in health care in Philadelphia. He established the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center’s first program in geriatric psychiatry and developed it into a nationally recognized research\, training\, and clinical program. He served as executive vice-chair of psychiatry and associate dean for managed care at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center\, and as director and CEO of Friends Hospital\, the nation’s first freestanding psychiatric hospital. \nDr. Gottlieb received a B.Sc. cum laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.D. from Albany Medical College in a six-year accelerated program and he completed a psychiatry residency at New York University/Bellevue Medical Center. As a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Penn\, he earned an M.B.A. with distinction from Wharton. \n\nDr. William Shrank is Humana’s Chief Medical Officer. His responsibilities include implementing Humana’s integrated care delivery strategy\, with an emphasis on advancing the company’s clinical capabilities and core objective of improving the health outcomes of our members. He leads Humana’s Care Delivery Organization\, clinical operations\, and the Bold Goal population health strategy. Dr. Shrank most recently held the position of Chief Medical and Corporate Affairs Officer (July 2019-July 2021) during which time he reorganized and advanced our government affairs division. He is a member of the Management Team\, which sets the firm’s strategic direction\, and reports and to President and Chief Executive Officer\, Bruce Broussard. Additionally\, Dr. Shrank serves on the Board of National Committee for Quality Assurance and is co-chair of the Clinical Transformation Taskforce for the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network. \nDr. Shrank joined Humana in April 2019\, having previously been employed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) where he served as Chief Medical Officer\, Insurance Services Division from 2016 to 2019. At UPMC\, Dr. Shrank was responsible for clinical operations\, policy and quality for approximately 3.5 million members in Medicare\, Medicaid\, behavioral health\, Managed Long Term Services & Supports and commercial lines of business. He also developed and evaluated population health programs to further advance the medical center’s mission as an integrated delivery and financing system. \nPreviously\, Dr. Shrank served as Senior Vice President\, Chief Scientific Officer\, and Chief Medical Officer of Provider Innovation at CVS Health from 2013 to 2016. Prior to joining CVS Health\, Dr. Shrank served as Director\, Research and Rapid-Cycle Evaluation Group\, for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation\, part of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services from 2011 to 2013\, where he led the evaluation of all payment and health system delivery reform programs and developed the rapid-cycle strategy to promote continuous quality improvement. \nDr. Shrank began his career as a practicing physician with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and as an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. His research at Harvard focused on improving the quality of prescribing and the use of chronic medications. He has published more than 250 papers on these topics. \nDr. Shrank received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College\, and completed his residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University and his fellowship in Health Policy Research at the University of California\, Los Angeles. He also earned a Master of Science degree in Health Services from the University of California\, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University. \n\nJulie Yoo is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she leads investments in healthcare technology\, with a focus on companies that are modernizing how we access\, pay for\, and experience the healthcare system.  \nPrior to joining a16z\, Julie was the co-founder\, Chief Product Officer\, and Board Director at Kyruus\, a venture-backed healthtech company recognized as a market leader in patient access. Julie led product management\, engineering\, and sales and marketing for the company\, and helped scale the business to reach 20M patients and over 225\,000 healthcare providers across the U.S. \nJulie was previously VP of Product at Generation Health\, and was with the company from its inception through acquisition by CVS Health. Julie was also a Product Manager at Knome\, the world’s first whole genome sequencing service for private individuals. Julie’s tech career began as an early member of the software engineering team at Endeca Technologies\, which was acquired by Oracle.  \nJulie studied computer science and pre-medicine as an undergrad at MIT and obtained an MS in genomics from Harvard-MIT HST and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Julie is a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum and has been recognized through numerous awards and honors from Becker’s Hospital Review\, Health Data Management\, MedTech Boston\, and Rock Health.
URL:https://massache.org/event/raising-the-curtain-on-healthcare-in-america-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Healthcare Champions\, featuring Anne Klibanski\, M.D.
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE of MA & Dr. Anne Klibanski for a Virtual Fireside Chat! \n \nRegister to join ACHE of Massachusetts as we are provided an evening of insight with an intimate virtual fireside chat with Anne Klibanski\, M.D. on\nTuesday\, December 7\, 7:00pm-8:30pm.\n\nDr. Klibanski will engage in conversation regarding:\n\nHer journey from physician to leader\nThe current challenges that healthcare is facing at the state\, national and global levels\nThe evolution of MGB as an integrated system and as a leader in Massachusetts during the pandemic\nHow MGB is leaning into their ambulatory centers\nAnd so much more!\n\nAfterwards\, we will break out into Zoom networking rooms to recap the lessons learned.\n\nAgenda \n7:00pm – 7:45pm\nA Moderated Discussion with Anne Klibanski\, M.D. \n7:45pm – 8:00pm\nQuestion & Answer  \n8:00pm – 8:30pm\nVirtual Networking Breakout Sessions \nRegistration \nACHE Members: $15.00\nFuture Members: $30.00\nStudents & Early Careerists: Complimentary \nClick Here to Register Now\n\nMeet Dr. Klibanski!\nAnne Klibanski\, M.D. is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mass General Brigham\, a Boston-based integrated health care system that includes internationally known Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital\, nationally recognized specialty hospitals including Spaulding\, Mass Eye and Ear\, and McLean\, seven community hospitals\, a health insurance company\, physician networks\, community health centers\, home care and long-term care services. The largest private employer in Massachusetts with 78\,000 employees and annual revenue of $13.4 billion\, the non-profit health care system is the nation’s leading recipient of NIH funding and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School\, establishing the health care\nsystem’s position as a national leader in medical research and teaching. \nAppointed to her role as President and CEO in June 2019\, Dr. Klibanski’s vision for Mass General Brigham is to build the integrated academic health care system of the future with patients at the center\, transforming care\, improving outcomes and expanding impact locally\, nationally and globally. \nDr. Klibanski has served as the health care system’s Chief Academic Officer and as Chief of Neuroendocrine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is recognized internationally for her high impact research in neuroendocrine disorders and pituitary tumors. Dr. Klibanski received her B.A.\, magna cum laude in literature from Barnard College and her M.D. from New York University Medical Center. She is the Laurie Carrol Guthart Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/conversations-with-healthcare-champions-feat-anne-klibanski-2-4/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA's ECN Virtual Dinner with the C-Suite
DESCRIPTION:Twenty-five Early Careerists are invited to join ACHE of Massachusetts Early Careerist Network for our Virtual Dinner with the C-Suite! \nAttendees will engage in networking\, dinner* and learn some pearls of wisdom from the C-Suite\, as they will talk about their career journey and answer your questions about your career path.\n*ACHE of MA Early Careerist Network will provide attendees with a $15.00 gift certificate to Grubhub to redeem for a take-out dinner to enjoy during the event. \n\nAgenda:\n6:00 – 6:30 PM\nDinner and Discussion with the C-Suite \n6:30 – 7:30 PM\nOpen Forum Question and Answer with the C-Suite \n\nIt’s complimentary to attend this great opportunity! \nREGISTRATION IS BASED UPON REQUEST AND APPROVAL\nHow are attendees chosen? If you are interested in attending\, please register with this link below by Sunday\, December 6. The applicants will be reviewed and approved registrants will receive an approval status and a link to the program by December 7. Those not chosen for the event will be notified as well and invited to participate in our next program. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW \n\nOur C-Suite Attendees:\n \nJohn Christoforo\, FACHE\, Retired President & CEO\, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJohn Fogarty\, FACHE\, President & CEO\, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham \n  \n  \n  \n  \nChristine Schuster\, President & CEO\, Emerson Hospital \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/ache-of-mas-ecn-virtual-dinner-with-the-c-suite-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The ROI of DE&I: Building the Business Case
DESCRIPTION:As part of its commitment to champion diversity\, health equity\, and inclusion\, the Massachusetts Medical Society\, the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\, and the American College of Healthcare Executives Massachusetts Chapter have partnered to develop a series of webinars that encourage dialogue and share best practices.\n\nThe return on investment\, or ROI\, for diversity in terms of performance and economic outcomes that result from leveraging the knowledge\, skills\, abilities\, talents\, intellectual capital\, perspectives\, work styles\, etc. of a diverse workforce. Join us during this webinar as expert faculty Juan Fernando Lopera\, Chief Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Officer\, Beth Israel Lahey Health shares how DHE&I can be a valuable asset to your organization.\n\n\n\nIt’s Complimentary to Attend – Click Here to Register! \n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker: \n Juan Fernando Lopera\nChief Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Officer\nBeth Israel Lahey Health
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-the-roi-of-dei-building-the-business-case-2-5/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA ECN Next-Level Networking Program
DESCRIPTION:Next-Level Networking: Learning more techniques about networking and how best to apply those skills\, featuring Special Guest Speaker\, Loran Nordgren!\n \nMr. Nordgren is a professor at the Kellogg School Of Management\, bestselling author and a former Fullbright Scholar. Mr. Nordgren’s mission is to use behavioral science to make leaders and organizations better\, and he will share with our attendees insights into why having a network matters\, and how to maximize your efforts in building your network. \nJoin us for Speed Networking after Mr. Nordgren speaks! Speed Networking is a lot like “Speed Dating“ but without the “dating”. It’s an opportunity to meet accomplished professionals like yourself\, one professional at a time. Come ready to learn from one of the best in the field and practice what he shares with us in real time! \nIt’s complimentary to attend\, and you do not need to be an early careerist – all ACHE members are welcome.  \nClick here to register now!\n\nMeet Loran Nordgren \nLoran Nordgren is a professor at the Kellogg School of Management and bestselling author. Loran’s mission is to use behavioral science to make leaders and organizations better. His research has been published in leading journals such as Science\, and his ideas are regularly discussed in prominent forums such as the Harvard Business Review. In recognition of his work\, Professor Nordgren has received the Theoretical Innovation Award in experimental psychology. A former Fulbright scholar\, Loran teaches Leadership in Organizations in every program offered at Kellogg. He is a six-time recipient of the Kellogg teaching impact award and has twice received Kellogg’s Management Teacher of the Year award. Loran also serves as the academic director of the executive MBA programs. He was one of Poets & Quants’ 40 under 40 business school professors. As a practitioner\, Loran has worked with companies throughout the world on a wide-range of behavior change problems\, a process he calls Behavioral Design. Loran’s first book The Human Element: overcoming the resistance that awaits new ideas\, spent multiple weeks on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list.
URL:https://massache.org/event/ache-of-ma-ecn-next-level-networking-program-2-5/
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Healthcare Champions\, featuring Erika Pabo\, MD\, MBA
DESCRIPTION:Registration Now Open\n\n\n\nJoin ACHE of MA & Dr. Erika Pabo for an inspiring evening of insight from a Healthcare Champion!\nThursday\, March 10\, 6:00pm – 7:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Pabo is an executive leader and social entrepreneur with deep experience in value-based insurance and care delivery who is committed to transforming the health care system into one better able to meet the needs of individual patients and populations at a cost that is sustainable to society over time. \n\nAgenda \n\n\n6:00pm – 6:45pm \n A Moderated Discussion with Erika Pabo\, MD\, MBA \n6:45pm – 7:00pm \n Question & Answer \n7:00pm – 7:30pm \n Virtual Networking Breakout Sessions \n\n\nRegistration \nACHE / NESHS / Hospital Association Member: $15.00 \nFuture Member: $30.00 \nEarly Careerist / Student: Complimentary \n  \nClick Here to Register Now\n\n \n\nMeet Dr. Pabo!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPabo currently serves as Co-President for Author by Humana\, a dual transformation company incubated and operated as a business segment within Humana. In her Co-President role\, she serves as the external leader of the company overseeing business and growth strategy\, marketing and communications\, consumer design\, insights and experience\, as well as organizational effectiveness and has joint P&L responsibility for the business.  She also continues to serve as Chief Health Officer for Author\, which she has been in since the company’s inception and\, in this role\, she is responsible for the Author’s customer service\, clinical strategy and clinical operations.  Author’s reason to believe is to knock down barriers to health and serve as a catalyst to help people live their best lives on their terms.  The health team that Pabo leads is that catalyst\, providing a wide range of tech enabled services ranging from social support services to disease management to direct care delivery in critical areas such as behavioral health.  Her health team has also executed new utilization management approaches at Author\, utilizing machine learning to remove friction and manual work from the process while still ensuring that they can serve as thoughtful stewards of healthcare resources for consumers. \nShe continues to serve as faculty at Harvard Medical School and to see patients a half day per week as a primary care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Advanced Primary Care Practice\, South Huntington – a level III NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home. She also continues to serve as Associate Faculty at Ariadne Labs\, which is a joint health system innovation center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health working to save lives and reduce suffering by creating scalable solutions that improve health care delivery at the most critical moments for people everywhere. \nPrior to joining Humana\, she served as Medical Director for Population Health and Associate Medical Director for Brigham and Women’s Hospital Primary Care Center of Excellence\, overseeing the population health management portfolio for all of primary care’s covered lives as well as helping overseeing primary care growth\, operational improvement and care delivery innovation in areas ranging from behavioral health and substance use to chronic disease management to physician wellness. \nPrior to her work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, she worked in early stage technology\, building tools for chronic disease management at Twine Health (now acquired by Fitbit) as well as previous work at Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care\, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement\, and the Global Health Delivery Project.  Dr. Pabo has written and presents regularly on primary care redesign\, tech enabled chronic disease management and population health at national conferences.  She has also provided consulting services to various health care companies\, incubators and investors. \nPabo earned a BA in History of Medicine from Yale College\, a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine in both the Primary Care and Management and Leadership tracks at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is ABIM board certified in Internal Medicine.  She lives in Boston\, MA with her husband Eric\, her two sons Jasper and Silas\, and chocolate Labrador Wally.  In her spare time\, she enjoys reading\, running\, cycling\, hiking and kitesurfing.
URL:https://massache.org/event/conversations-with-healthcare-champions-featuring-erika-pabo-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Empower To Heal: Afrocentric and Gender Affirming Approaches To Breast Health Care\, hosted by NAHSE CT
DESCRIPTION:Program Goal \n\nTo develop an educational and interactive 1-hour program that centers on an Afrocentric + Gender-Affirming Approach to Breast Health Care that provides a different perspective on strategies to eliminate disparities in breast health outcomes among Black people.\n\nProgram Objectives \nAt the end of this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nDescribe contributory factors to disparities in breast health outcomes in the state of CT\nDescribe major advancements made in clinical research to meet the care gap in treating triple negative breast cancer\nIdentify persisting barriers to access to receiving appropriate breast health care amongst individuals living in historically underrepresented communities and/or with a low-income\nIdentify key culturally competent and gender-affirming approaches to engaging individuals in conversations about their breast health care concerns\nIdentify at least one key advocacy issue on the legislative agenda related to breast health care\n\nThis program is complimentary to attend. Please click here to register now. \n\nThis event is sponsored by NEPHTC & YSPH\, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing\, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Provider id #1131137. This program will also be valued at 1.0 credit of Qualified Education granted by the American College of Healthcare Executives. 
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-empower-to-heal-afrocentric-and-gender-affirming-approaches-to-breast-health-care-2-5/
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SUMMARY:2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Congress\non Healthcare Leadership\nJoin leaders from across the care continuum in-person at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership to gather solutions\, tools and resources to advance healthcare in your organizations and communities. Select from more than 130 sessions to personalize your schedule. \nThe safety of our Congress participants\, faculty\, exhibitors and staff remain a top priority. \nClick here to register for ACHE’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership.
URL:https://massache.org/event/2022-congress-on-healthcare-leadership-2-4/
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SUMMARY:2022 Congress Member Networking Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Attending ACHE’s 2022 Congress?\nMake sure to join fellow ACHE of MA Members\, as well as our neighbors in Connecticut with CTAHE for a Member Networking Dinner on Monday\, March 28\, 2022 at Lou Malnati’s Gold Coast Location!\n\nDon’t leave Chicago without experiencing a traditional Chicago – Deep Dish Pizza and networking with fellow ACHE  Members!  Start your Congress experience with a private networking dinner at Lou Malnati’s Gold Coast Location on Monday\, March 28\, 2022. \n \nRegistration is Required: Open to the first 60 Registrants! \nCost: $45.00 per person\nIncludes Dinner & Open Beer and Wine   \nAgenda:\n5:45 pm: Meet in the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel lobby (The Congress Headquarter Hotel) to share rides if desired\n6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Dinner at Lou Malnati’s Gold Coast Location Private Dining Room\nContinue the night with the group at the bar afterwards\, or finish exploring all that Chicago has to offer!\n*As of Feb 22\, 2022\, Chicago has repelled their mandatory proof of vaccination and mask mandate to enter any restaurant\, bar or nightclub.  \nClick here to register now! 
URL:https://massache.org/event/2022-congress-member-networking-dinner-2-5/
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SUMMARY:ACHE’s Virtual Leadership Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Virtual\nLeadership Symposium\nYou’re invited to this premier virtual healthcare leadership event. From the convenience of your home or office\, over two days: \n\nEarn up to 6 ACHE Face-to-Face Education and continuing medical education credits.\nHear from 90 faculty in more than 30 virtual live sessions.\nGather solutions\, tools and resources to continue advancing healthcare in your communities.\n\nMaximize your experience; Congress registrants can receive a discounted registration. \nRegister for the Virtual Leadership Symposium Only\nRegister for the Virtual Leadership Symposium with Congress on Healthcare Leadership 
URL:https://massache.org/event/aches-virtual-leadership-symposium-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Saving Our Moms: Organizational Strategies to improve Maternal Health Outcomes\, hosted by NAHSE Greater Boston Chapter
DESCRIPTION:Recent data show that U.S. maternal mortality rates are rising\, and Black\, American Indian\, and Alaska Native people giving birth are two to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts. Emerging data also indicate that implications of the COVID-19 pandemic may further exacerbate these disparities. With that being said\, the NAHSE Greater Boston Chapter has implemented an “immediate call to action” since its inception in 2020 to discuss the ongoing disparities in Maternal Health Outcomes\, and how we could begin reshaping the Maternal Health care delivery model to improve birth outcomes. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nLearn organizational strategies to strengthen healthcare leadership and workforce structures\nGain knowledge and skills to deal effectively with cultural differences to improve maternal health outcomes\nGain an understanding of barriers among patients\, providers\, and the U.S. health care system in relation to racial/ethnic disparities in health care and quality of care\nLearn evidence-based best practices to conceptualize cultural competence and culturally appropriate care\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW! \n\nConfirmed Speaker \nShafia Monroe\, DEM\, CDT\, MPH \nShafia Monroe is a renowned midwife\, doula trainer\, Master of Public Health\, motivational speaker\, and writer. She began studying midwifery as a teenager after learning about the high infant mortality rate in her city. Though born in Boston\, Massachusetts\, she recognizes her Alabama roots and practices traditional African American healing\, using the laying on of hands and herbs for pregnant and postpartum families. She was called to midwifery at age 15\, when she learned about infant mortality and the granny midwives of the 20th century. Monroe is the keeper of African American birth traditions and postpartum rituals. She has spent over three decades studying the life of the 20th -century African American midwife and traveled internationally\, interviewing\, and shadowing midwives to learn their cultural rituals firsthand. \nUnder Monroe’s leadership\, ICTC increased the number of doulas of color\, Black midwives\, diversified the midwifery workforce\, and challenged systemic racism within the profession. From 2002 to 2015\, she directed the International Black Midwives and Healers Conference and recruited Erykah Badu\, four-time Grammy award-winner\, singer\, songwriter\, and holistic healer\, to become the ICTC International Spokesperson from 2010 to 2015. Monroe also led the Oregon Coalition to Improve Birth Outcomes (OCIBO) in 2011\, investigating the use of doulas to improve birth outcomes and creating the legislative concept HB3311. This work resulted in Medicaid reimbursement for Oregon doulas\, with Oregon leading the national model by being the first state to cover doula services for Medicaid families. In 2002\, Monroe developed a groundbreaking doula-training program as an international model for reducing infant mortality\, increasing the number of doulas of color\, empowering families for informed consent and physiological birth\, and teaching traditional birth and postpartum practices using the legacy of the 20th -century African American midwife\, the SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training\, LLC. She created Shafia Monroe Consulting/Birthing CHANGE in 2013\, to train health care providers and doulas in cultural competency for working with diverse population in maternal and child health and improve perinatal outcomes. \nMonroe proudly serves as an advisory member of the Oregon Health Authority Office of Equity and Inclusion’s Cultural Competence Continuing Education Advisory Committee\, Oregon Islamic Chaplain Organization\, the Oregon Community Doula Association\, Alabama Birth Equity Committee\, Black Mamas Matter Alliance\, Black Mothers ACTT for Safe Care Initiative\, and a board member of the National Accreditation Council for Black Doula Trainers. \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/saving-our-moms-organizational-strategies-to-improve-maternal-health-outcomes-hosted-by-nahse-greater-boston-chapter-2-5/
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