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Monday, March 2, 2026
7:00am - 7:30am CT
Monday Networking and Orientation
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
8:00am - 9:30am CT
Welcome & Opening Session > Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture: Hidden Potential—The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Location: George R. Brown - Hall A
Adam Grant, PhD – Organizational Psychologist and New York Times Bestselling Author
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.5
9:00am - 12:30pm CT
AUPHA - Leadership for All: Fostering Opportunity, Belonging, and Success
10:00am - 10:20am CT
LinkedIn Laboratory
Tammy Gooler Loeb, CPCC – Tammy Gooler Loeb Coaching & Consulting
Elizabeth Gross, Certified Digital Career Strategist – Job Search Divas
10:00am - 11:30am CT
A Practical Approach To Accelerate Your Career Trajectory
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Angel L. Vargas, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
Camille Applin-Jones, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
Jennie H. Chahanovich – Wilcox Medical Center (Hawaii Pacific Health)
Joanne Kauffman – Kaiser Permanente
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am CT
Healthcare Law: The Year in Review 2025-2026
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Jonathan H. Burroughs, JD, MD, FACHE – The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network Inc.
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am CT
Healthcare Leadership in the Brain Economy
Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Penny L. Cannon – U.S. Army Reserve
Leiry Dominguez – U.S. Army Reserve
Nate Horwitz-Willis – Air Force National Guard
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am CT
How To Build a Consumer-Centric Organization That’s Getting Healthcare Right
Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Mark Clement – TriHealth
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am CT
Leaders Who Coach: Ask the Questions That Build Trust and Performance
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Jessica Taylor, FACHE, PCC – Coaching Coalition
Sara Turley, FACHE – UCI Health
Aaron Fields, ACC – OhioHealth
Kevin E. O'Connor, CSP, CEC – ACHE
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am CT
Leadership Insights: Fostering a Culture of Innovation—Lessons From Houston Methodist
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
Marc L. Boom, MD, FACHE – Houston Methodist
Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD, FACHE – Houston Methodist
Michelle Stansbury – Houston Methodist
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
10:00am - 11:30am CT
Leadership Insights: From Crisis to Clarity—A Healthcare Turnaround Journey
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom A
Adia K. Ross, MD – Advocate Health
Kerry R. Watson – Watson Healthcare Management Solutions
Asha S. Rodriguez – 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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Janet I. Guptill, FACHE – The Scottsdale Institute
John Glaser, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Peter Stetson, MD, FAMIA – TigerConnect
Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am CT
Navigating Through Crises Is What We Do
Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
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
Student Session: How To Discern Between Criticism and Constructive Feedback
Location: Hilton Americas - Grand Ballroom GJ (Level 4)
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
Student Session: Leveraging Your Strengths in Your Healthcare Management Career
Location: Hilton Americas - Grand Ballroom AD (Level 4)
David Tapia, FACHE, FHIMSS – Aressana Health PLLC
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.5
10:00am - 11:30am CT
Triad Leadership Impact
Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Allen Overturf, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC – Penrose Hospital, CommonSpirit Health
Kristi Olson – CommonSpirit Health
Melissa A. Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, FAAN – Kirby Bates Associates
Kristin Mascotti, MD, CPE – Penrose Hospital, CommonSpirit Health
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.5
10:30am - 11:15am CT
Beyond Credentials: Interviewing for Leadership Potential and Promotion
Mike Milsted – LAK Group
11:30am - 11:50am CT
LinkedIn Laboratory
Tammy Gooler Loeb, CPCC – Tammy Gooler Loeb Coaching & Consulting
Elizabeth Gross, Certified Digital Career Strategist – Job Search Divas
12:00pm - 1:30pm CT
Hot Topic: Building Our Future—Preparing, Leading and Inspiring the Next Generation of Physician Leaders
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
Cheryl Pegus, MD, 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
Location: George R. Brown - Hall A
Anne Morriss – Leadership Strategist and Bestselling Author
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 0
1:00pm - 4:30pm CT
AUPHA Board of Directors Meeting (Closed)
1:30pm - 1:50pm CT
LinkedIn Laboratory
Tammy Gooler Loeb, CPCC – Tammy Gooler Loeb Coaching & Consulting
Elizabeth Gross, Certified Digital Career Strategist – Job Search Divas
2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Beyond the Bricks: Engineering a Culture of Trust and Shared Purpose
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Meiko Onken – Banner University Medicine
Alison Flynn Gaffney, FACHE – Banner University Medicine
Tawnya Tretschok – Banner University Medicine
Gordon Carr, MD – Banner University Medicine
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Bridging the Gap: Turning Aligned Incentives Into Action
Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Aaron DeBoer, FACHE – Honest Health
Rob Bessler, MD – Honest Health
Paul Fu, MD, FACHE – Bronson Healthcare
Todd Van Tol, FACHE – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Dawn Samaris – Kaufman Hall
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 0
2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Competency by Design: Building Fair Systems for Healthcare Leadership
Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Monica Davy, JD – Vizient Inc.
Alicia Gresham – Penn Medicine
Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD – Dartmouth Health
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Fellow-Exclusive Session With Anne Morriss
Location: George R. Brown - Room 310A/B
Anne Morriss – Leadership Strategist and Bestselling Author
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 0
2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Human-Centered Leadership: Redefining Communication and Relationship Management in Healthcare
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
David L. Schreiner, PhD, 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: Fueling Growth in the Academic Health Enterprise
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom A
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
Leadership Insights: How Health Systems Can Collaborate, Not Compete, To Solve Our Biggest Issues
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
Robert W. Allen, FACHE – Intermountain Health
Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE – SSM Health
Carter Dredge, BusD – Mindshare Institute/Intermountain Health
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Leadership Insights: Lessons From the Global Health C-suite—AI, Workforce Transformation and Value-Based Care
Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Ronald S. Lavater, FACHE – International Hospital Federation
Hildigunnur Svavarsdóttir – Akureyri Hospital
Lucy Nugent – Children’s Health Ireland
Henry Gallardo, MD – Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Managing Behavioral Health Crisis: Contemporary Approaches
Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Stephen M. Merz, 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
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Praneetha Elugunti – Mayo Clinic
Traci d'Auguste – 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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Jenine Vincent, CMPE – Forvis Mazars
Kimberly Rex – 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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Sanjeev Sah, MHA – Novant Health
Karen Joyce, PhD – Surescripts
Noellee Clarke, MD, FAMIA – Novant Health
Michael Vaccaro, DNP, RN, CENP – Novant Health
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.0
2:15pm - 3:00pm CT
Developing and Maintaining an Outstanding LinkedIn Profile
Tammy Gooler Loeb, CPCC – Tammy Gooler Loeb Coaching & Consulting
Elizabeth Gross, Certified Digital Career Strategist – Job Search Divas
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
APPs Now Make Up 40% of the Provider Workforce. Is Your System Ready?
Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Jennifer M. Kolb, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA – American Academy of Physician Associates
Todd Pickard, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Greg Weidner, MD, FACP, DipABLM – Amazon-One Medical
Margaret Cecil, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ANP-C – CommonSpirit Health
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Creating a Career Aligned With Personal Mission, Values and Strengths
Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Stephan Davis, DNP, 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
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Jon Sendach, FACHE – Northwell Health
Michael Gitman, MD – Northwell Health
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Driving Innovation in Healthcare: Cutting Through the Noise
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD, FACHE – Houston Methodist
Aasim Saeed, MD – Amenities Health
Jason Smith – MATTER
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Emergency Preparedness in the Evolving Ambulatory Landscape
Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
David J. Reisman, FACHE – Mass General Brigham
Lindsay Gainer, MSN, RN, FACHE – Mass General Brigham
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Growing an Effective Ethics Committee in Rural, Critical Access Hospitals
Location: George R. Brown - Room 310A/B
Tom P. Mee, RN – North Country Healthcare
William Nelson, PhD, HFACHE – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Keith M. Shute, MD, FAAFP – Androscoggin Valley Hospital
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Leadership Insights: Collaborative Leadership—The CEO-CHRO Partnership in Healthcare
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom A
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
Leadership Insights: Leading Through Complexity—The “Rules of the Road” for Good Decisions in Hard Times
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
Christina (Tina) M. Freese Decker, FACHE – Corewell Health
Knitasha Washington, DHA, FACHE – ATW Health Solutions
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Leveraging Medical Staff Structures To Advance High Reliability
Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Javier Lorenzo, MD – Stanford Healthcare
Paul Maggio, MD, FACS – Stanford Healthcare/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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Jonathan Turner, PhD, FACHE – LeanTaaS
M. Trevor Bennett, RN, FACHE – Providence Swedish
Kevin Streeter, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC – Huntington Health, an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai
Financial & Operational Models
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Transforming Care Delivery: Driving Results Beyond the Hospital Walls
Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Julia Resnick, MPH – AHA
Nancy Correa, DrPH – Texas Children’s Hospital
Ryane K. Jackson – Memorial Hermann Health System
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Walk in Their Shoes: Fostering Trust and Connectedness
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Carson F. Dye, FACHE – Exceptional Leadership LLC
Lily J. Henson, MD, FACHE – Piedmont Augusta Hub
Brett Lee, PhD, FACHE – Ascension Health
Intentional Leadership
Credit(s): 1.0
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
You’re Handing the Competition Your Advantage if You Don’t Know Your Strengths
Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Andy Hillig, FACHE, PCC – LAK Group
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Beyond Resolution: Leveraging Conflict Styles for High-Trust Leadership
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Hannah Shirkey, 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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Christopher M. Nolan, FACHE – BJC HealthCare
Karen Bradshaw – SSM Health
Health Outcomes
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Leader as Coach Live Lab: A Bold New Way To Lead
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Mo Kasti, CCMC – The Healthcare Leadership Institute
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Leadership Insights: Navigating Healthcare’s New Realities—Collaboration, Innovation and the Path Forward
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom B/C
Marty J. Bonick, FACHE – Ardent Health
Katherine A. Meese, PhD – HuMargin Group
Current Trends & Strategy
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Leadership Insights: Strengthening the Rural Healthcare Workforce—Strategies for Sustainable Growth
Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom A
Jeremy Cauwels, MD, FACP – Sanford Health
John Fryer, FACHE – Lumeris
Charlene MacDonald – Federation of American Hospitals
Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, FACHE – SmartSigma AI
Workforce Cultivation
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Leading the Future of Cancer Screening: Innovation, Efficiency and Equity in Health Systems
Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Travelle Ellis, MD, PhD – Exact Sciences
Evan Varadi – Privia Health
Keith K. Fernandez, MD – Privia Health
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Mastering Workqueue and Inventory Management: Driving Results While Empowering Your Team
Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
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
Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile and Align With Your Resume
Location: George R. Brown - Room 310A/B
Elizabeth Gross, Certified Digital Career Strategist – Job Search Divas
Career Insights & Advancement
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Physician Leadership Development: From Medical School to Medical Staff
Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Juan A. Sanchez, MD, FACHE – HCA Healthcare
Monique Butler, MD MBA – HCA Healthcare
Gerald P. Wickham, EdD – HCA Healthcare
Gregory Guldner, MD – 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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Patricia McGaffigan, RN, CPPS, CPHFH – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Beth Daley Ullem – Patients for Patient Safety US
Eric Thomas, MD – McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston
Care Transformation
Credit(s): 1.0
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Solving the Psychiatric Staffing Crisis
Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Vishal K. Adma, MD – Integrated Psychiatric Consultants
Sasidhar Gunturu, MD, FAPA – BronxCare Health System
Erick Messias, MD, PhD – SSM Health/Saint Louis University
Kimberly O'Connor-Soule, LSCSW – Camber Children's Mental Health and 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
Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Samuel McCrimmon, JD – Regional One Health
Sarah K. Brownell, FACHE – CannonDesign
James W. Thomson, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, LEED AP – 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
Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Tiara Walz, PhD, FACHE – Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration
Allison L. Ferro, PhD, RN, FACHE – Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration
Lindsey Umlauf, DPT, 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
4:45pm - 5:45pm CT
Board and Leadership Hosted Reception for All AUPHAMembers
5:45pm - 6:45pm CT
Monday Congress Networking Reception
Credit(s): 0
5:45pm - 6:45pm CT
Student Associate Networking Reception
Credit(s): 0
6:30pm - 8:30pm CT
CHEF Networking Event at ACHE’s 2026 Congress on Healthcare Leadership
Location: Vic and Anthony’s Steakhouse Houston; 1510 Texas Avenue
6:45pm - 8:45pm CT
Florida Chapters ACHE Congress Networking Reception
Location: Toms Watch Bar, 1201 Caroline St
6:45pm - 8:45pm CT
Houston Methodist Alumni Reception
6:45pm - 8:45pm CT
Joint Networking Congress Reception: PA, NJ & DE Chapters
Location: MKT Bar -1001 Austin Street
6:45pm - 9:15pm CT
ACHE Puerto Rico Chapter Networking Reception
6:45pm - 9:15pm CT
Advocate Team Health Reception (Invite Only)
7:00pm - 8:30pm CT
Wasatch Front Alumni Reception
7:00pm - 9:00pm CT
ACHE Canada Networking and Dinner
7:00pm - 9:00pm CT
Montana ACHE Networking Dinner
Location: Four Seasons Hotel - Toro Toro Restaurant
7:00pm - 9:00pm CT
North Carolina Chapter Reception
Location: The Grove
7:00pm - 10:00pm CT
Leaders Connect: An Evening Experience by Jackson Physician Search | Kirby Bates Associates | LocumTenens.com (Invitation Only)
7:00pm - 10:00pm CT
Missouri and Kansas Networking Event
Location: Puttery 1818 Washington Ave
7:00pm - 10:00pm CT
Nebraska and Western Iowa ACHE Chapters Networking Event
Location: Puttery 1818 Washington Ave