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Monday, March 2, 2026
7:00am - 7:30am
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Monday Networking and Orientation
7:00am - 7:30am
CT
Monday Networking and Orientation
8:00am - 9:30am
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Welcome & Opening Session | Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture | Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
8:00am - 9:30am
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Welcome & Opening Session | Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture | Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant, PhD
– Organizational Psychologist and New York Times Bestselling Author
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
A Practical Approach to Accelerate Your Career Trajectory
10:00am - 11:30am
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A Practical Approach to Accelerate Your Career Trajectory
Angel L. Vargas, FACHE
– Kaiser Permanente
Camille Applin-Jones, MBA, BSN, FACHE
– Kaiser Permanente
Jennie H. Chahanovich
– Wilcox Medical Center (Hawaii Pacific Health)
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Healthcare Law: The Year in Review 2025-2026
10:00am - 11:30am
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Healthcare Law: The Year in Review 2025-2026
Jonathan H. Burroughs, JD, MD, MBA, FACHE
– The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network, Inc.
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
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Healthcare Leadership in the Brain Economy
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Healthcare Leadership in the Brain Economy
Jennifer Bickel, MD
– MD Anderson Cancer Center
Harris Eyre
– Rice University
Kana Enomoto
– McKinsey Health Institute
Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD
– UTMB Health
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Healthcare Without Walls: Scalable Solutions from Military Field Operations
10:00am - 11:30am
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Healthcare Without Walls: Scalable Solutions from Military Field Operations
Penny L. Cannon, MHA
– U.S. Army Reserve
Andrew R. Adamich, Doctor of Optometry
– National Guard Bureau
Cherie Jennings, USAR, 328th Field Hospital, CRNA, MSN
– U.S. Army Reserve
Leiry Dominguez, Supply System Technician
– US. Army Reserve
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
How to Build a Consumer-Centric Organization That’s Getting Healthcare Right
10:00am - 11:30am
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How to Build a Consumer-Centric Organization That’s Getting Healthcare Right
Mark Clement
– TriHealth
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
How to Discern Between Criticism and Constructive Feedback
10:00am - 11:30am
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How to Discern Between Criticism and Constructive Feedback
Katherine A. Meese, PhD
– HuMargin Group
Lenetra King, FACHE, ACC-ICF
– The WME Group
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Leaders Who Coach: Ask the Questions That Build Trust and Performance
10:00am - 11:30am
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Leaders Who Coach: Ask the Questions That Build Trust and Performance
Jessica Taylor, MBA, FACHE, PCC
– Coaching Coalition
Sara Turley, MBA, FACHE
– UCI Health
Aaron Fields, MHA, ACC
– OhioHealth
Kevin E. O'Connor, CSP, CEC
– ACHE
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Leadership Insights: From Crisis to Clarity: A Healthcare Turnaround Journey
10:00am - 11:30am
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Leadership Insights: From Crisis to Clarity: A Healthcare Turnaround Journey
Adia K. Ross, MD, MHA
– Advocate Health
Kerry R. Watson, MA Organizational Mgmt
– Watson Healthcare Management Solutions
Asha S. Rodriguez, MBA
– Atrium Health Cabarrus
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Learning From Our Digital Past: Guiding AI's Future in Healthcare
10:00am - 11:30am
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Learning From Our Digital Past: Guiding AI's Future in Healthcare
Janet I. Guptill, FACHE
– The Scottsdale Institute
John Glaser, PhD
– Harvard Medical School
Peter Stetson, MD, MA, FAMIA
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Christy Harris Lemak, FACHE
– University of Alabama at Birmingham
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
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Leveraging Your Strengths in Your Healthcare Management Career
10:00am - 11:30am
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Leveraging Your Strengths in Your Healthcare Management Career
David Tapia, MBA, FACHE, FHIMSS
– Aressana Health, PLLC
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Navigating Through Crises is What We Do
10:00am - 11:30am
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Navigating Through Crises is What We Do
Nathan S. Kaufman, MSc
– Kaufman Strategic Advisors, LLC
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Strategy Smarts: Winning the Game of Implementation
10:00am - 11:30am
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Strategy Smarts: Winning the Game of Implementation
Annie Steelman, DBA, FACHE
– RWJBarnabas Health
Meredith Inniger, FACHE
– VMG Health
Daan van Knippenberg, PhD
– Rice University
Katie Eimers
– UNC Health
Andrew Goldfrach, FACHE
– Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Triad Leadership Impact
10:00am - 11:30am
CT
Triad Leadership Impact
Allen Overturf, MSN-L, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, CHFP
– CommonSpirit - Penrose Hospital
Kristi Olson, President
– CommonSpirit Health
Melissa A. Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, FAAN
– Kirby Bates Associates
Kristin Mascotti, MD, MS-HQSM, CPE, FAAPL
– Penrose Hospital, Commonspirit Mountain Region
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.5
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Hot Topic | Building Our Future: Preparing, Leading and Inspiring the Next Generation of Physician Leaders
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Hot Topic | Building Our Future: Preparing, Leading and Inspiring the Next Generation of Physician Leaders
Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH, FACC
– FlyteHealth
Sharmila Makhija, MD
– Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
John Whyte, MD
– American Medical Association
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.5
12:00pm - 1:45pm
CT
Bachmeyer Address and Luncheon | Move Fast and Fix Things
12:00pm - 1:45pm
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Bachmeyer Address and Luncheon | Move Fast and Fix Things
Anne Morriss
– Leadership Strategist and Bestselling Author
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Beyond the Bricks: Engineering a Culture of Trust and Shared Purpose
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Beyond the Bricks: Engineering a Culture of Trust and Shared Purpose
Meiko Onken
– Banner University Medine, Tucson, Banner Health
Alison Flynn Gaffney, FACHE
– Banner Health
Tawnya Tretschok
– Banner Health
Richard Orlandi, MD, MBA
– Banner Health
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Bridging the Gap: Turning Aligned Incentives into Action
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Bridging the Gap: Turning Aligned Incentives into Action
Aaron DeBoer, FACHE
– Honest Health
Rob Bessler, MD
– Honest Health
Paul Fu, MD, MBA, FACHE
– Bronson Healthcare
Todd Van Tol, MBA, FACHE
– Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Holly Adams, PhD, FACHE, FACMPE
– Bronson Healthcare
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
CEO & COO Exclusive Session | The State of Our Industry From a Financial and Strategic Perspective
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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CEO & COO Exclusive Session | The State of Our Industry From a Financial and Strategic Perspective
Dawn Samaris
– Kaufman Hall
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Competency by Design: Building Fair Systems for Healthcare Leadership
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Competency by Design: Building Fair Systems for Healthcare Leadership
Monica Davy, JD
– Vizient, Inc.
Alicia Gresham
– Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Teresa Lyn D. Malcolm, MD
– Dartmouth Health
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Fellow-Exclusive Session With Anne Morriss
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Fellow-Exclusive Session With Anne Morriss
Anne Morriss
– Leadership Strategist and Bestselling Author
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Human-Centered Leadership is the Default, Not the Differentiator: Redefining Communication and Relationship Management in Healthcare
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Human-Centered Leadership: Redefining Communication and Relationship Management in Healthcare
David L. Schreiner, FACHE
– David L. Schreiner, Ph.D., LLC
Sara M. Johnson, FACHE
– KS Leadership Advisors
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Leadership Insights | How Health Systems Can Collaborate, Not Compete, to Solve Our Biggest Issues
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Leadership Insights | How Health Systems Can Collaborate, Not Compete, to Solve Our Biggest Issues
Robert W. Allen, FACHE
– Intermountain Health
Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE
– SSM Health
Carter Dredge
– Mindshare Institute/Intermountain Health
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Leadership Insights: Fueling Growth in the Academic Health Enterprise
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Leadership Insights: Fueling Growth in the Academic Health Enterprise
Tom Jackiewicz
– University of Chicago Health System
Amy Ross, Carol Emmott Fellow
– UChicago Medicine
Scott Oakes, MD
– University of Chicago
Bess Wildman
– University of Chicago
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Managing Behavioral Health Crisis: Contemporary Approaches
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Managing Behavioral Health Crisis: Contemporary Approaches
Stephen M. Merz, MHSA, FACHE
– Sheppard Pratt Solutions
Leslie S. Zun, MD
– Hamdard Health Alliance
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Pathways to Purpose: Leadership Lessons and Tools from Senior Healthcare Executives
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Pathways to Purpose: Leadership Lessons and Tools from Senior Healthcare Executives
Praneetha Elugunti, MSHA, MBA, MSc
– Mayo Clinic
Traci d'Auguste, MBA, MSHA
– Clements University Hospital at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Tiffany Chaney, FACHE
– Advocate Health
Lenetra King, FACHE, ACC-ICF
– The WME Group
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Realized Outcomes of Provider Compensation Redesign
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Realized Outcomes of Provider Compensation Redesign
Jenine Vincent, MHA, CMPE
– Forvis Mazars
Kimberly Rex, MHA
– Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Andrea Elliott, CPA
– CoxHealth
Daniel Perli, MD, MBA, FACP
– Monadnock Community Hospital
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm
CT
Transforming the Patient, Provider and Caregiver Journey through Technology Innovation
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Transforming the Patient, Provider and Caregiver Journey through Technology Innovation
Sanjeev Sah, MHA
– Novant Health
Karen Joyce, PhD
– Surescripts
Noellee Clarke, MD, MBI, FAMIA
– Novant Health
Michael Vaccaro, DNP, MHA/MBA, RN, CENP
– Novant Health
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
APPs Now Make Up 40% of the Provider Workforce. Is Your System Ready?
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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APPs Now Make Up 40% of the Provider Workforce. Is Your System Ready?
Jennifer M. Kolb, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
– American Academy of Physician Associates
Todd Pickard, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, FASCO
– MD Anderson Cancer Center
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Creating a Career Aligned With Personal Mission, Values, and Strengths
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Creating a Career Aligned With Personal Mission, Values, and Strengths
Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, FAAN
– Georgetown University
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
C-suite Exclusive Session: Building Successful Executive Teams for the Future of Healthcare
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
C-suite Exclusive Session: Building Successful Executive Teams for the Future of Healthcare
Jon Sendach, FACHE
– Northwell Health
Michael Gitman, MD
– Northwell Health
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Emergency Preparedness in the Evolving Ambulatory Landscape
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Emergency Preparedness in the Evolving Ambulatory Landscape
David J. Reisman, FACHE
– Mass General Brigham
Lindsay Gainer, MSN, RN
– Mass General Brigham Medical Group
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Growing an Effective Ethics Committee in Rural, Critical Access Hospitals
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Growing an Effective Ethics Committee in Rural, Critical Access Hospitals
Tom P. Mee, RN BSN MBA
– North Country Healthcare
William Nelson, PhD, HFACHE
– Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Keith M. Shute, MD, MMM, FAAFP
– Androscoggin Valley Hospital
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Leadership Insights | Leading Through Complexity: The “Rules of the Road” for Good Decisions in Hard Times
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Leadership Insights | Leading Through Complexity: The “Rules of the Road” for Good Decisions in Hard Times
Christina (Tina) M. Freese Decker, FACHE
– Corewell Health
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Leadership Insights: The CEO-CHRO Partnership in Healthcare
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Leadership Insights: Collaborative Leadership: The CEO-CHRO Partnership in Healthcare
Rachel Polhemus
– WittKieffer
Dennis W. Pullin, FACHE
– Virtua Health
Rhonda Jordan, SHRM-SCP
– Virtua Health
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Leveraging Medical Staff Structures to Advance High Reliability
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Leveraging Medical Staff Structures to Advance High Reliability
Javier Lorenzo, MD
– Stanford Healthcare
Paul Maggio, MD MBA FACS
– Stanford Healthcare and Stanford School of Medicine
Jay B. Shah, MD
– Stanford Healthcare
Julianne Randolph, DO FAAP
– Kaweah Health Medical Center
Health Outcomes
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
National Data on Flip Room Efficiency With Applications for Surgical Governance
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
National Data on Flip Room Efficiency With Applications for Surgical Governance
Jonathan Turner, PhD, MBA, FACHE
– LeanTaaS, Inc
M. Trevor Bennett, MBA, MSN, RN, FACHE
– Providence Swedish
Kevin Streeter, MBA, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
– Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm
CT
Walk in Their Shoes: Fostering Trust and Connectedness
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Walk in Their Shoes: Fostering Trust and Connectedness
Carson F. Dye, FACHE
– Exceptional Leadership LLC
Lily J. Henson, MD, FACHE
– Piedmont Augusta Hub
Brett Lee, PhD
– Ascension Health
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Beyond Resolution: Leveraging Conflict Styles for High-Trust Leadership
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Beyond Resolution: Leveraging Conflict Styles for High-Trust Leadership
Hannah Shirkey, MBA, CPA, FACHE
– Blue Ocean Curiosity
Sunmee (Sue) Lee, MD, FACOG
– AdventHealth Medical Group West Florida Division
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Collaborators Not Competitors: Improving Regional Community Health
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Collaborators Not Competitors: Improving Regional Community Health
Christopher M. Nolan, MPA, FACHE
– BJC HealthCare
Karen Bradshaw, MSW
– SSM Health
Health Outcomes
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Leading the Future of Cancer Screening: Innovation, Efficiency, and Equity in Health Systems
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Leading the Future of Cancer Screening: Innovation, Efficiency, and Equity in Health Systems
Travelle Ellis, MD, PhD
– Exact Sciences
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Mastering Workqueue & Inventory Management: Driving Results While Empowering Your Team
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Mastering Workqueue & Inventory Management: Driving Results While Empowering Your Team
Adam Gobin, FHFMA, AHA Fellow
– Wellstar Health System
Melissa Crozier
– Wellstar Health System
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Physician Leadership Development: From Medical School to Medical Staff
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Physician Leadership Development: From Medical School to Medical Staff
Juan A. Sanchez, juan.sanchez2@hcahealthcare.com
– HCA Healthcare
Monique Butler, MD, MBA
– HCA Healthcare
Gerald P. Wickham, EdD, MA
– HCA Healthcare
Gregory Guldner, MD, MS
– HCA Healthcare
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Putting the Patient Back in "Patient Safety" Amid Complexity and Technology Innovation
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Putting the Patient Back in "Patient Safety" Amid Complexity and Technology Innovation
Patricia McGaffigan, MS, RN, CPPS, CPHFH
– Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Beth Daley Ullem, MBA
– Patients for Patient Safety US
Eric Thomas, MD, MPH
– McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Solving the Psychiatric Staffing Crisis
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Solving the Psychiatric Staffing Crisis
Vishal K. Adma, MD
– Integrated Psychiatric Consultants
Sasidhar Gunturu, MD, FAPA
– BronxCare Health System
Erick Messias, MD, MPH, PhD
– SSM Health Saint Louis University
Kimberly O'Connor-Soule, LSCSW
– Camber Children’s Mental Health & Children’s Mercy + Camber Mental Health
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
Strategic Thinking About Philanthropy and Design for Big Healthcare Projects
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Strategic Thinking About Philanthropy and Design for Big Healthcare Projects
Samuel McCrimmon, J.D.
– Regional One Health
Sarah K. Brownell, FACHE
– HDR
Matthew DeBoer
– HDR
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm
CT
You Belong at the Table, but Bring Your Own Chair: Navigating Imposter Syndrome
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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You Belong at the Table, but Bring Your Own Chair: Navigating Imposter Syndrome
Tiara Walz, PhD, MHA, MBA, MSED, FACHE
– Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health & Business Administration
Allison L. Ferro, PhD, MHA, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
– Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health & Business Administration
Lindsey Umlauf, DPT, MBA, MHA, FACHE
– Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, U.S. Army
Amelia Duran-Stanton, PhD, DSc
– Army Medical Center of Excellence
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Monday Congress Networking Reception
5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Monday Congress Networking Reception
Credit(s): 0
5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Student Associate Networking Reception
5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Student Associate Networking Reception
Credit(s): 0
