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Full Agenda

  • Sunday, March 23, 2025
  • 9:00am – 4:00pm CT
    Board of Governors Exam Review Boot Camp (BOGB)
    Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom E
    Bootcamp Presenter: Stephan Davis, DNP, FACHE, FNAP, FHFMA, ANEF, FAAN – Georgetown University
    Bootcamp Presenter: Cristian Lieneck, PhD, FACHE – Texas State University
    Bootcamp Presenter: Dawn Zell Wright, JD, FACHE – LCMC Health
    Career Resources
     Credit(s): 6.0
  • Monday, March 24, 2025
  • 10:00am – 11:30am CT
    Leveraging an Enterprise Medication Management Strategy for Clinical, Financial and Operational Success (06X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: Doina Dumitru, PharmD, FASHP – Becton Dickinson
    Speaker: Deborah Simonson, PharmD, CPEL – Ochsner Health
    Speaker: Jennifer Tryon, PharmD, FASHP – Henry Ford Health
    Speaker: Dawn Pevey, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE – Ochsner Health
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am – 11:30am CT
    Selecting Stellar Hospital Board Members to Foster Future Success (09X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 381C
    Speaker: Betsy C. Taylor, FAHP – Accordant
    Governance
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:00am – 11:30am CT
    The Journey From a Holding Company to an Operating Company—Lessons Learned on How to Build a World-Class Healthcare Delivery System (03X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom A
    Speaker: Mark Sevco – Sutter Health
    Speaker: Kevin Cook – Sutter Health
    Operations
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Building Successful Consultant Partnerships: The Art of Getting What You Need and Want (15H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
    Speaker: Erica M. Osborne – Via Healthcare Consulting
    Speaker: Terri Cammarano, JD, LLM, CHC – Cedars-Sinai
    Communication & Relationship Management
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Enhancing Health Plan Partnerships to Drive Community Healthcare Value (21H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: Kenneth I. Rivers, FACHE – Kaiser Foundation Health Plan/Hospitals
    Speaker: Richard A. Sarpong, RN, CCRN-K, SCRN, CPHQ – Kaiser Permanente
    Speaker: Kinnar Bhavsar, MD, FACP – Southern California Permanente Medical Group
    Population Health
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Environments Reimagined: How AI and Tech Are Changing Care Delivery and Staffing and What This Means for Capital Prioritization and Facilities Investment (18H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Speaker: Michelle Mader – Ankura Consulting
    Speaker: Paola Buitrago, PhD, RN – Emory Healthcare
    Speaker: Courtney Green, RN, NE-BC – QGenda
    Strategy & Innovation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Fellow-Exclusive Session With Ozan Varol, JD (FEL1)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
    Keynote Speaker: Ozan Varol, JD
     Credit(s): 0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    How Cone Health Achieved a $100M Turnaround and a Process to Fuel Our Future (17H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
    Speaker: Deno Adkins, FACHE – Cone Health
    Financial Management
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    How to Find the Value Sweet Spot With Your Patient Safety Organization(s) (22H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Speaker: Kate Conrad, LFACHE – KCH Solutions
    Speaker: Carol Kemper, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, FAAN – Children's Mercy
    Speaker: Patrick Guffey, MD – Children’s Hospital of Colorado / Anesthesia Quality Institute
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Masters of Executive Leadership: Agile Leadership in Transformational Times (MSTR1)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE – SSM Health
    Moderator: Laurie Baedke, FACMPE, FACHE – Growth Edge Leadership
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Collaborative Strategies: Aligning Medical Staff With Organizational Goals (28H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
    Speaker: James L. Hill, Jr., MD, FACHE, CPE, FASA – University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
    Speaker: Kimberly Togliatti-Trickett, MD – University Hospitals Health System
    Speaker: Christopher J. Dussel, MD, FACHE, FACEP, CPE – University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
    Speaker: Ashley M. Carlucci, DNP, RN, CEN, CENP – University Hospitals
    Physician & Clinical Relationships
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Future-Ready Boards: Transforming Board Practices for Organizational Success (25H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
    Speaker: Karma H. Bass, FACHE – Via Healthcare Consulting
    Speaker: Guy Hudson, MD – Swedish Health Services
    Governance
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Hospital and Health System Ownership of Post-Care Services: Advantages, Challenges and Opportunities (30H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Speaker: John Capasso – Health Dimensions Group
    Speaker: Kristin Wolkart, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE – Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
    Strategy & Innovation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Masters of Health Equity: Collaboration and Continuous Learning for Success (MSTR2)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Major Symposium Speaker: Dennis W. Pullin, FACHE – Virtua Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Jack Lynch, III, FACHE – Main Line Health
    Moderator: Joy A. Lewis – American Hospital Association / Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE)
    Diversity & Inclusion
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Medicare Advantage Capitation Strategies for Payer-Providers (24H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
    Speaker: Ben Gerber, JD – WVU Health System
    Speaker: Albert Wright, Jr., PharmD, FACHE – WVU Health System
    Financial Management
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Finding the "Signal in the Noise": How Professionalism Tunes Into Patient Safety (35H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: Maureen Triller, DrPH, PMP, PHR, CMQ – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Speaker: Anne S. Tsao, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASCO – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Speaker: Crystal C. Wright, MD, FASA – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Communication & Relationship Management
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Leadership Insights: Succession Planning—Is Your Institution Prepared? Are You? (LEAD06)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Moderator: John S. Winkleman – The Health System Simulation, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
    Major Symposium Speaker: Jack Lynch, III, FACHE – Main Line Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Margaret Crotty – Northwell Health
    Leadership
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Leveraging Direct-to-Employer Relationships to Diversify Revenue and Transform Care Delivery (37H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
    Speaker: Nick Stefanizzi – Northwell Direct
    Speaker: Brian Felty – Southwestern Health Resources
    Speaker: Brad Byars – Providence
    Financial Management
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Maximizing Impact: Reimagined Care Teams to Finally Realize to Top-of-License and Top-of-Ability (42H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
    Speaker: Abraham Doolhoff, FACHE – University of Texas Health at Austin
    Speaker: Harlan C. Johnson, II, RN – University of Texas Health at Austin
    Speaker: Mary J. Montgomery – University of Texas Health at Austin
    Workforce
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Smart Governance Is the Key To Success (38H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Speaker: Brian Silverstein, MD – Innovaccer
    Speaker: Michael Ugwueke, Sr., DHA, FACHE – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
    Governance
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Socially Determined: The Healthcare Executive's Role in Health Equity (36H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
    Speaker: Kina White, DrPH, FACHE – Mississippi State Department of Health
    Speaker: Shawn Rossi, DHA, FACHE – Mississippi Hospital Association
    Speaker: Karin VanZant – Clearlink Partners
    Diversity & Inclusion
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  • 8:00am – 12:00pm CT
    SITE VISIT: Redesigning the Healthcare Experience: Houston Methodist Site Visit (SITEHM)
    Location: George R. Brown Convention Center South Transit Area - Polk St @ Avenida De Las Americas
    Delivery of Care
     Credit(s): 0
  • 10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Governance of High-Performing Health Systems (62H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
    Speaker: Eliza Medearis – Alvarez & Marsal
    Speaker: Larry Gage, JD – Alston & Bird
    Speaker: Richard J. Liekweg – BJC Health System
    Governance
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Healthcare Is Not an Individual Sport: Developing Physicians Into Team Leaders (66H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: Linda Komnick – WittKieffer
    Speaker: Hoda Asmar, MD – Providence
    Speaker: Monique Butler, MD – HCA Healthcare
    Speaker: Richard K. Freeman, MD, FACS – Wellstar Health System
    Physician & Clinical Relationships
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Masters of Innovation: Mayo Clinic’s Vision to Cure, Connect and Transform Healthcare (MSTR5)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Major Symposium Speaker: Richard Gray, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Moderator: Richard G, Greenhill, DHA, FACHE – Quality Insights
    Strategy & Innovation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Understanding and Promoting Clinician Engagement: A Pathway to Improved Outcomes and Burnout Mitigation (69H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
    Speaker: Rachel Thompson, MD – Core Clinical Partners
    Speaker: Sarah Richards, MD, FACP – Nebraska Medicine
    Speaker: Jessica Long – Core Clinical Partners
    Workforce
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm CT
    SITE VISIT: Deepening the Understanding of Mental Health Treatment: A Site-Based Exploration of Innovative Care Models at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (SITEHC)
    Location: George R. Brown Convention Center South Transit Area - Polk St @ Avenida De Las Americas
    Population Health
     Credit(s): 0
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm CT
    SITE VISIT: Personalized Medicine—Following the Tumor: Tour of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (SITEMD2)
    Location: George R. Brown Convention Center South Transit Area - Polk St @ Avenida De Las Americas
     Credit(s): 0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Empowering Front-Line Managers to Lead at Scale With Purpose-Built Technology and Processes (78H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
    Speaker: Tim Darling – Laudio/Laudio Insights
    Speaker: Deanna W. Dudley – El Camino Health
    Speaker: Rowell Daniels, PharmD, MS, FASHP – UNC Hospitals
    Speaker: Bryan W. Sisk, DNP, MPH, RN, NE-BC, CENP – Memorial Hermann Health System
    Technology & Information Management
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Fellow-Exclusive Session: Co-Leadership for the Future of Healthcare (FEL2)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Major Symposium Speaker: Jon Sendach, FACHE – North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: Michael Gitman, MD, FACP – Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health
    Major Symposium Speaker: David Brody, MPA – Northwell Health
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Integrating Social Medicine to Health Care: Essential Hospital Leaders Driving Transformation (161H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
    Speaker: Kalpana Ramiah, DrPH – America's Essential Hospitals
    Speaker: Deborah Visconi – Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
    Speaker: Chethan Bachireddy, MD – Harris Health System
    Speaker: Fred Cerise, MD – Parkland Health
    Strategy & Innovation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Masters of Quality and Safety: Leading with Patient-Centered Care Amidst Competition-Driven Metrics (MSTR3)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Corey Champeau, PA-C, CPHQ, CPPS – Yale New Haven Health System
    Major Symposium Speaker: Christopher M. O'Connor, FACHE – Yale New Haven Health System
    Moderator: Richard G, Greenhill, DHA, FACHE – Quality Insights
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Private Capital Markets and Health Systems: How to Navigate Private Equity Opportunities for Healthcare Entities (72H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Speaker: Jonjy Ananth, MD, FACHE, BCPA – Golden Hands Clinic LLC
    Speaker: Uma Ananth, PhD – Umagen LLC
    Speaker: Tejasvita Chandel – Boston Mantra LLC
    Financial Management
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Building Resilient Healthcare Teams: PAs and NPs Are Shaping the Future of Healthcare (92H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
    Session Moderator: Jennifer M. Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA – American Academy of Physician Associates
    Speaker: Natasha Bhuyan, MD – Amazon/One-Medical
    Speaker: Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, FAANP, FAAN – American Association of Nurse Practitioners
    Speaker: Angela Patterson, DNP – CVS Health
    Workforce
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Masters of Care Delivery: Values-Based Leadership and Care Delivery Excellence at MD Anderson (MSTR4)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Peter WT Pisters, MD, FACHE, FACPE – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Delivery of Care
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Next-Gen Healthcare Delivery: The Pivotal Role of APPs in Future Care Models (81H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
    Speaker: Kathy Baker, PhD, RN, NE-BC – UVA Health
    Speaker: Sue Fletcher, RN – Chartis
    Delivery of Care
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Optimizing Pharmacy Operations Through Outpatient and 340B Strategies (85H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Speaker: Brian Bell – Forvis Mazars
    Speaker: Michael K. Givens, FACHE – St. Bernards Medical Center
    Speaker: Jill Griffith-Goodwin, CPA, CPC – Forvis Mazars
    Operations
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Transition From Hospital and Healthcare Leadership to Academia (80H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: Shyam B. Paryani, MD, FACHE – University of North Florida
    Speaker: Michael A. Mayo, DHA, FACHE – Baptist Health System
    Speaker: Kay Thiemann, FACHE – University of North Florida
    Career Resources
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Expanding Horizons: Broader Roles for Senior Physician Leaders (97H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: Carson F. Dye, FACHE – Exceptional Leadership LLC
    Speaker: Sanford G. Duke, MD, MBA, FACHE – Atrium Health Navicent
    Speaker: Lily J. Henson, MD, FACHE, FAAN – Piedmont Augusta
    Physician & Clinical Relationships
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    In Pursuit of Zero Harm: A Focused Approach to Quality Improvement (99H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Speaker: Nicole M. Manuel – Veterans Health Administration
    Speaker: Edward E. Yackel, DNP, RN, FNP-C, FAANP – Veterans Health Administration
    Speaker: Kirsten Aghen, RN, MPH, CPHQ – VHA National Improvement Office
    Speaker: Jennifer Strawn, DNP, RN, NEA-BC – Veterans Health Administration
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Shaping the Future: Integrating Clinical Excellence, Operational Efficiency and Strategic Workforce Development (102H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Speaker: River J. Meisinger – AMN Healthcare
    Speaker: Amy Wilson, DNP, RN, CPHQ – SSM Health
    Speaker: James Terwilliger – CommonSpirit Health's Northwest Region
    Speaker: Sebastien Girard – Novant Health
    Strategy & Innovation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, March 26, 2025
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Strategically Aligning Provider Compensation Into Enterprisewide Goals and Objectives (107X)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
    Speaker: Andrea Elliott, CPA – CoxHealth
    Speaker: Jenine Vincent, MHA, CMPE – Forvis/Mazars
    Financial Management
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • 10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Innovating Physician Network Strategy—New Models and Value-Based Care Alignment (120H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Speaker: John Harris, MBA – VMG Health
    Speaker: Brett Bingham – Banner Health
    Physician & Clinical Relationships
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Moving Up: From Senior Leader to Senior Executive (126H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Speaker: Rob Kramer, PCC – Spiro Coaching Institute
    Speaker: Adia K. Ross, MD – Advocate Health-High Point Regional Hospital
    Speaker: Chris DeRienzo, MD – American Hospital Association
    Career Resources
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 10:45am – 11:45am CT
    Reducing Unwarranted Care Variation and Improving Outcomes Through Data (117H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: Chris Frost, MD – Lifepoint Health
    Speaker: Rajender Agarwal – Lifepoint Health
    Speaker: Amanda Green, MD, FACP, FSHM, CPPS – Paris Regional Health
    Delivery of Care
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Fellow-Exclusive Session With Michael Sorrell, EdD (FEL3)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
    Keynote Speaker: Michael J. Sorrell, EdD – President of Paul Quinn College
     Credit(s): 0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Optimizing Provider Compensation: Real-Life Strategies and How-To Guide for Community Based Not-for-Profit Hospitals (131H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
    Speaker: Rebekah S. Fincher – Conway Regional Health System
    Speaker: Carter Dodd – Conway Regional Health System
    Physician & Clinical Relationships
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Whole-Person Care Integration: Streamlining Patient Flow to Improve Patient Safety and Timeliness to Treatment (138H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
    Speaker: Jesse Tamplen, LCSW, FACHE – John Muir Health
    Speaker: Kristen Pace, RN, PMH-BC – John Muir Behavioral Health
    Delivery of Care
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Advancing the Patient and Provider Experience With the Ambulatory Administrative Academy, a Robust Training Program for Our Front-Line Administrative Staff (142H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
    Speaker: David Brody, MPA – Northwell Health
    Speaker: Agnes M. Barden, DNP, RN, CPXP – Northwell Health
    Speaker: Benjamin Rosman – Northwell Health
    Workforce
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Maximizing Value: The Strategic Benefits of Partnering With a PBM (167H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: Stacy Lambert – Liviniti
    Speaker: Margie Vargas – Memorial Healthcare System
    Speaker: LeAnn Boyd, PharmD – Liviniti
    Speaker: Joseph Favatella, PharmD, FACHE, MBA, CSP – Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Strategy & Innovation
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • 3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Raising the Bar on Executive Levels—Structure, Titles and Spans for Optimal Organizational Performance (168H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
    Speaker: Sean Butler – SullivanCotter
    Speaker: James Roth – SullivanCotter
    Career Resources
     Credit(s): 1.0