ACHE WFC: In-Person DEI Networking Event
2022-07-29 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join ACHE WFC for an In-Person DEI Networking Event!
Friday, July 29th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm at Rose Bar Tampa!

Why: Come out and meet the DEI committee for the ACHE-WFC. This is our first in-person event since the pandemic, and this will be a great way to mingle with those who are in your committee and chapter!

Please note, that light appetizers will be provided. There are happy hour specials and a full menu available at your own personal cost. Please be sure to check out the website for information on food options that you can choose from for your personal purchases.
Opening the networking event will be Christopher King, Blues Legend BB King’s grandson and 2021 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. Please be sure to arrive on time as parking is limited.

Date and Time:

Friday, July 29, 2022 at 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

Location:

Rose Bar Tampa
122 S Howard Ave
Tampa, FL 33606

To purchase your ticket, use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wfc-ache-in-person-dei-networking-event-tickets-382961487117

ACHE WFC - September New Member Webinars
2022-09-12 12:00 - 2022-09-13 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Please join ACHE WFC for two New Member Seminars this month! We invite all new ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this virtual seminar.

About this event

Please join us for a New Member Seminar! We invite all new ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this virtual seminar. Chapter experts will provide comprehensive information on all of the benefits of chapter membership. Discussions include use of chapter resources, connections with national ACHE, and many of the events and offerings of the Western Florida Chapter.
If you have any questions, you may contact Paul Wagner, Membership Chair at Paul.wagner@uhsinc.com.
To register for the webinars, use the links below:

September 12th at 12:00 pm EST: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ache-wfc-new-member-seminar-september-12-2022-tickets-403676034887
September 13th at 5:00 pm EST: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ache-wfc-new-member-seminar-september-13-2022-tickets-403678732957

ACHE WFC Member Appreciation Event - Tampa Bay Rays Game
2022-09-18 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join ACHE WFC for a Member Appreciation Event with the Tampa Bay Rays!
Save the date for September 18, 2022 at 1:10 pm EST! More details are below, including a registration link.

Get ready to cheer on the Tampa Bay Rays!
The Western Florida Chapter of ACHE invites you to join us for an exclusive evening of networking and baseball!
Event: ACHE-WFC Member Appreciation
When: Sunday, Sept. 18th, 2022
Time: Game at 1:10pm
Location: Tropicana Field — Papa John’s Bullpen Box
ACHE WFC is offering this special member appreciation networking event at the Rays vs. Rangers game! This is an exclusive opportunity to bring your family or come by yourself to cheer on Tampa’s MLB team!
Limited amount of tickets available, so be sure to reserve your spot today! Come cheer on your Tampa Bay Rays!
Tickets are $10 per person (includes ticket and catering), to purchase yours use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ache-wfc-membership-appreciation-event-tampa-bay-rays-vs-texas-rangers-tickets-387002674417

Unconscious Bias In Healthcare - Executive Leadership Forum
2022-10-29 16:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sparkman Wharf, 603 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Join us on the Yacht StarShip III, a 92 foot and 2-deck cruise ship boarding in the Sparkman Wharf entertainment district of downtown Tampa for the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) Florida’s Leadership Forum, “Let’s Talk Unconscious Bias in Healthcare.”
ACHE Western Florida Chapter and ACHE North Florida Chapter will co-host the DE&I event which will include an interactive panel discussion from subject matter executive experts in health systems across Florida. The panelists will provide thoughts on tackling unconscious bias and strategies to mitigate it.
Click here to register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unconscious-bias-in-healthcare-executive-leadership-forum-tickets-428185974777

Yacht will board at 4:30 pm from 603 Channelside Drive Tampa, FL 33602
Fee: $75 – $100
1.5 Face-2-Face credit hours

This is an all-inclusive event. Food and beverages will be served. Hotel accommodations are available. All guests are welcome to stay at Marriott Tampa Water Street – 505 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602.

Virtual Board of Governors Review Course & F2F Sessions
2022-11-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
NCHE is pleased to partner with ACHE to help members prepare for the ACHE Board of Governors Exam in Healthcare Management (BoG Exam).
The BoG Exam is a comprehensive multi-choice exam testing 10 core healthcare management knowledge areas. This multi-week virtual review course provides the opportunity to gain insight and information into many of the 10 core knowledge areas; explore effective test-taking strategies; review sample test questions; and gain a better understanding of the exam’s content, structure and scoring.
Whether you use the course to set the foundation for your study or take it as the culmination of your review efforts, upon completion of this virtual review course, attendees will be able to:

Identify knowledge gaps and needed areas of focus
Apply test-taking strategics to their exam experience
Earn ACHE face-to-face education credit
Confidently move forward with their exam preparation

For more details and to register, go to https://nche.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=73&ts=1665699072

ACHE-WFC New Member Seminar - November 14, 2022
2022-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for a New Member Seminar!
We invite all new ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this virtual seminar on November 14th, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST. Chapter experts will provide comprehensive information on all of the benefits of chapter membership. Discussions include use of chapter resources, connections with national ACHE, and many of the events and offerings of the Western Florida Chapter.
If you have any questions, you may contact Paul Wagner, Membership Chair at Paul.wagner@uhsinc.com.
To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ache-wfc-new-member-seminar-november14-2022-tickets-446013306807

ACHE-WFC New Member Seminar - November 15, 2022
2022-11-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for a New Member Seminar!
We invite all new ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this virtual seminar on November 15th, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST. Chapter experts will provide comprehensive information on all of the benefits of chapter membership. Discussions include use of chapter resources, connections with national ACHE, and many of the events and offerings of the Western Florida Chapter.
If you have any questions, you may contact Paul Wagner, Membership Chair at Paul.wagner@uhsinc.com.
To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ache-wfc-new-member-seminar-november-15-2022-tickets-446015082117

Advancement to Fellow Webinars - November 30th, December 2nd & December 7th!
2022-11-30 - 2022-12-07, 2022-11-30, 2022-12-02, 2022-12-07
ACHE Western Florida Chapter will host three Advancement to Fellow webinars:

November 30th, 2022 at 5:30PM
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:00 PM
December 7th, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Join current fellows as they go over the process of becoming a fellow, the value fellowship has brought to their careers, and go over tips and tricks about the Board of Governors Examination.
Register Now to receive the Video Conference Information! Use the following links to sign up for our sessions:

November 30th – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancement-to-fellow-webinar-november-30th
December 2nd – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancement-to-fellow-webinar-december-2nd
December 7th – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancement-to-fellow-webinar-december-7th

2022 Holiday Party & State of the Chapter
2022-12-01 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Please join us as we celebrate another fantastic year, just in time for the holidays. Our venue for this year’s event is the St. Petersburg Museum of History.
To purchase your ticket and get more details, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-ache-wfc-holiday-party-state-of-the-chapter-tickets-449463576657

Agenda
5:30-6:30pm: Hor d’ouevres, mingling, & museum access
Transition to dinner and event
6:40-6:45pm: Welcome & Keynote introduction
6:45pm-7:00pm: Keynote speaker
7:00pm-7:45pm: Awards & State of the Chapter address
7:45pm-8:30pm: Museum access & mingling

Keynote: Alicia Schulhof brings more than 17 years of experience leading complex health care organizations to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Most recently, she was the president of Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital (PMCH), and a statewide pediatric service line leader for Ascension, St. Vincent in Indiana. During her tenure at PMCH, Schulhof led the design and implementation of a statewide pediatric dashboard and data analytics hub, and facilitated the development of a five-year, statewide pediatric strategic plan that was adopted by the state-level leadership team.
Before taking the helm at PMCH, Schulhof served in positions of increasing responsibility at Indiana University Health, culminating as president of the North Suburban Area. As area president, Schulhof had oversight of three hospitals in the region: North, Saxony and Tipton hospitals. Combined, the North Suburban Area has more than 2,000 deliveries and 40,000 emergency department visits per year. Her past roles at Indiana University Health included serving as system senior vice president for continuous process improvement and as the chief operating officer for Riley Hospital for Children.
During the decade before she joined Indiana University Health, Schulhof worked for HCA Healthcare. She served as the chief operating officer and ethics and compliance officer for Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, Florida; as associate administrator and ethics compliance officer for Northside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida; and as an associate administrator for Medical City Dallas Children’s Hospital in Texas.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from Purdue University, Schulhof received her master’s degree in health care administration from Indiana University. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

ACHE 2022 Orlando Cluster
2022-12-05 - 2022-12-08
Take the next step in your professional development, network with fellow healthcare leaders and gain actionable takeaways at ACHE’s 2022 Orlando Cluster, Dec. 5-8, at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek.
Choose from 12 different interactive, one- and two-day seminars that dive into critical topics such as digital innovation, health law, crisis leadership, high reliability and workforce transformation.
Visit ache.org/Orlando to register and earn up to 24 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits.

Understanding Implicit Bias and its Impact on Healthcare Leadership
2023-01-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
The communities for which healthcare organizations operate are rapidly diversifying. Not only do they provide care for a diverse community of patients and families, but their workforce is also growing more diverse. It is incumbent on healthcare organizations and their leaders to both understand and embrace the needs of diverse populations. Their ability to respond to the needs and preferences of a broader customer base will be critical to their financial and operational survival, but they first must understand what their implicit biases are to do that. The goal of the session is for leaders to understand and recognize internal biases both conscious and unconscious. This new program will focus on the healthcare leader’s personal recognition of internal bias and its impact on decisions in the organization. The impact of the healthcare leaders’ ability to recognize biases in areas such as employment and policy decision making will lead to increased diversity in individuals holding leadership positions and will help us better serve the communities we are in.
Earn 1.5 Face-to-Face Credit Hours
To purchase your ticket, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-implicit-bias-and-its-impact-on-healthcare-leadership-tickets-480462404987
Agenda
5:00-5:30PM: Networking & Dinner
5:30-7:00PM: Panel discussion
– Dr. Vyron Folds, Division Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for HCA Healthcare’s West Florida Division
– Jazleen Vecchiarelli, Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for BayCare Health System
– Dr. Shanelle Rae, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Tampa General Hospital
– Dr. Desiree Chachula, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Moffitt Cancer Center
Moderator
Dr. Vyron Folds, Division Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for HCA Healthcare’s West Florida Division
Vyron Folds currently serves as the Division Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for HCA Healthcare’s West Florida Division. Prior to this role, Vyron accumulated 25 years of Human Resources leadership experience with the United States Air Force, where he most recently served as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for the U.S. Special Operations Command. While in that role, Vyron was responsible for writing, managing, and coordinating a wide-ranging portfolio of policies, programs and processes relating to diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as collecting workforce demographic data and analysis. He also served as the principal advisor to the Chief of Staff on workforce strategies, programs and activities.
Prior to his latest military assignment, Vyron served as the Executive Director of Human Resources for the 6th Force Support Squadron here in Tampa, where he led more than 600 military and civilian Human Resources professionals. Before that, Vyron held a multitude of leadership positions, including Senior Director of Human Resources for the 12th Air Force in Arizona, overseeing investigations and instruction of LEAN concepts to 11 countries in the Caribbean and Central/South America. While stationed in Germany as the Director of Human Resources, Vyron worked in the 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance organization.
Vyron’s impressive career is decorated with many honors, including the Tuskegee Airman award, the NAACP Award, the Blacks in Government award and several other notable honors.
Vyron earned a Doctor of Business Administration in Leadership from Walden University, a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Master of Science in Leadership from Capella University. Additionally, he holds a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate from the University of South Florida and has completed the Greenbelt Instructor course.
Vyron is also an active member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., which actively serves the Tampa Bay Area through volunteerism, fundraising and other activities benefiting local nursing homes, Veterans Affairs hospitals, food banks and more.
Panel Members
Jazleen Vecchiarelli, Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for BayCare Health System
Jazleen Vecchiarelli is the Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for BayCare Health System. She’s been part of the health system for about 10 years. In her role, she provides strategic direction for enterprise-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the $4.9 billion organization supporting 30,000 team members. Jazleen leads the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to support a diverse and inclusive workplace culture. Prior to this, Jazleen was a hospital operations leader managing cross-functional teams committed to achieving results. She holds an MPH in Health Care Organizations and Management from the University of South Florida.
Dr. Shanelle Rae, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Tampa General Hospital
Shanelle Rae, Ph.D is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist who focuses on creating and implementing sustainable and balanced organizational infrastructure to create equitable outcomes, Diverse and Inclusive practices and a sense of well-being for all.
Shanelle earned her Ph.D in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Miami and currently serves on the Board of Directors at the UM School of Behavioral Sciences. Shanelle is the Director of DEI at TGH and is an associate Professor at USF.
Dr. Desiree Chachula, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Moffitt Cancer Center
Desirée Chachula is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Moffitt Cancer Center. She leads Moffitt’s DEI portfolio that guides workforce and patient equity efforts. Programs and focus within the portfolio include DEI Education & Training, Employee Engagement Groups, Diversity Data and Measures, Inclusion Climate and Culture, Employee Life-Cycle for Under-Represented Populations, Supplier Diversity and External Benchmarking and Cultural and Linguistic Competency.
Desirée combines years of curriculum and instruction teaching and consulting experience with academic training as a social scientist to bring a scientist-practitioner approach to cultural competence and diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare. She is an expert on disproportionality the differences of a population group to an outcome based on shared demographic traits. This work sheds light on policies, practices, beliefs and biases that perpetuate the marginalization of vulnerable populations.
Desiree is a Principal Investigator for the Health Equity Train the Trainer initiative which aims to educate care providers throughout Florida how to effectively enact health equity in their professional practice.
Beyond practice and research, Desirée has specialized training working with special populations. She is adept on LEP issues as well as a Board Certified Transgender Care Professional.
Prior to joining Moffitt in 2016, Desirée held research appointments at the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education as well as at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Desirée was a Reynold’s Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship at Harvard University where she earned her Masters in Language and Literacy. She is a National Science Foundation Fellow in linguistics and has won numerous academic awards including a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Fellowship and a NSF Research Award. She earned her Ph.D. in Multilingual & Multicultural Education from New York University.
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Reinventing Customer Service in Healthcare
2023-02-02 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Consumer-driven services in business and the need for efficiency are accelerating changes in the way organizations operate and compete. Many consumers today are taking greater control of their purchasing power and healthcare decisions and are demanding excellence in service. The challenge is how to give them the best service in a meaningful and economic way. Organizational survival relies on healthcare leaders with the vision, determination and courage to test various methods of enhancing the patient experience. Patient expectations are being set by other industries; for example, the airline industry, in which Southwest Airlines is the only airline that has turned in profitable years for 33 consecutive years, consistently achieved the best on-time performance, received the fewest customer complaints and fewest mishandled bags, is consistently cited for the best customer service, the smartest management and as the most fun place to work. Can the principles from a culture like Southwest Airlines help healthcare win the hearts and minds of their employees?
Agenda
5:00 -5:15 – Event & speaker introduction
5:15 -6:15 – Speakers Present
6:15 – 6:30 – Speaker Q & A
Qualified Education Credit Hours: 1.5
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the West Florida Chapter, is authorized to award a total of 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualified Education credits toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualified Education credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
To purchase your ticket, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reinventing-customer-service-in-healthcare-tickets-465861473207
Lara Klick, MBA, CPXP
Lara Klick is Vice President and Patient Experience Officer at Tampa General Hospital. In her role, Lara provides strategic and operational oversight of all aspects of the patient experience. This includes the analysis of performance and opportunities for improvement, the provision of support and communication during healthcare crisis and the resolution of issues and recovery of relationships. In her 20 plus years of experience in the acute healthcare arena, she has been a part of the evolution of the role of the patient experience professional. Her focus is on elevating role of the patient voice in the healthcare dialogue. She has opened hospitals to families and given health care providers concrete tools to facilitate a collaborative relationship with patients and families. This laser focus on patient centeredness is fueled by her belief that health care providers, patients and families all have a common goal and her role is to help them work together to reach it. In addition to her professional background, Lara is the proud mother of two children who delight in the fact that they’re taller than her now. She will tell you that her greatest achievements in her life call her mom.
Edward M. Rafalski, Ph.D., MPH, FACHE
Edward Rafalski, Ph.D., MPH, FACHE is currently the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for BayCare Health System in Clearwater, FL. Dr. Rafalski is responsible for all planning, business development, real estate, market research, clinical research, marketing, digital strategy, government relations, public relations and communications at BayCare Health System. Dr. Rafalski has an extensive background in strategic planning, data analytics, decision support, GIS, business development, marketing, public relations, group purchasing and managed care contracting. He has also served as an executive liaison for emergency department and children’s hospital operations. After graduating from the University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in public policy studies, Dr. Rafalski received a master’s degree in public health from Yale University School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in public health sciences from the Division of Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois, School of Public Health where he has taught as Clinical Assistant Professor. His health services research and teaching interests include: the effects of market economics on health care services, healthcare decision support, quantitative methods, managerial epidemiology health disparities, marketing and strategic management. Dr. Rafalski is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Six Sigma Black Belt and member of the 2014 TNCPE Board of Examiners, trained in the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Ed is also a member of the University of South Florida College of Public Health’s Master Health Administration Advisory Board.
Paul Grossman
Paul is the founder, CEO and Chief Experience Officer of PLG ExperienceSolutions, a consulting and training company that helps healthcare organizations create consistently exceptional experiences for its employees and, as a result, their patients. For more than 25 years, Paul has focused on improving customer experiences. Before starting his own company, he spent 10 years with Integrated Loyalty Systems as their senior vice president of content and solutions, designing culture-change programs and training workshops for healthcare organizations around the country, including Dignity Health, Ochsner Clinic, Penn Medicine, Carson Tahoe Health, the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC. Paul was the lead consultant on engagements with all seven hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center, as well as clinics of Dignity Health in California, and the Women’s and Children’s Hospitals of Michigan Medicine, to name a few. In addition to culture change and patient experience journey mapping, Paul specializes in employee engagement and onboarding programs for healthcare, having redesigned more that two dozen healthcare orientation programs with the philosophy: “How you treat staff on day one determines how they’ll treat patients… and each other.” Prior to that, Paul spent eight years as a Disney Castmember, specifically as a senior manager first with the famed Disney Institute at Walt Disney World, teaching the Disney Approach to visiting organizations. Then he moved to Disney Event Productions, ultimately returning to the Disney Institute to become one of its most highly rated trainers and national keynote speakers, focusing on applying Disney cultural elements to other industries. Paul spent 13 years before Disney with Kaset International/AchieveGlobal, at the time one of the world’s largest “soft skills” training and consulting companies. There he learned the intricacies of adult learning, instructional design and organizational consulting. He was the co-author of the industry standard Everybody Has a Customer, based on the “internal customer service” concept of: “If you’re not taking care of a customer, you should be taking care of someone who is.” Paul has been both a preceptor and guest speaker at the USF School of Public Health, is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), currently serving on the Board of the Western Florida Chapter, is a longtime member of the ACHE Consultant’s Forum, and received the prestigious ACHE Regent’s Award in 2021. He has frequently presented workshops and speeches at healthcare conferences around the country, including multiple times for ACHE’s national Congress on Healthcare Leadership, as well as numerous local chapter events, both in Florida and across the country. Paul lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Sue. He has two grown children and is a passionate hockey fan.

Leveraging Data-Driven Tools to Advance Health Equity at Northern Light Health
2023-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Healthcare leaders know that nonclinical factors can greatly impact a person’s overall health. Discover how one organization has tackled health inequities in its community during the free webinar, “Leveraging Data-Driven Tools to Advance Health Equity at Northern Light Health,” Feb. 23, 11 a.m.–12 p.m Central time (12:00pm-1:00 p.m. EST).
Attendees will learn how to use analytics to pinpoint social vulnerabilities to inform health equity strategy.
This webinar—worth 1 ACHE Qualified Education credit—is made possible through the support of Oracle Cerner.
To complete your registration, visit https://www.ache.org/learning-center/education-and-events/events/single-session-events/zm022323
On-demand Professional Development
Earn ACHE Qualified Education credits toward FACHE®advancement or recertification when you watch educational webinars and sessions from the On-Demand Recorded Content Library. The library features more than 100 recordings on topics such as financial management; safety/quality; diversity, equity and inclusion; strategy and innovation; workforce; and more.
Check out the full On-Demand Recorded Content Library here.

Developing Mentoring and Coaching Skills
2023-02-28 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | USF College of Public Health, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, 33612, United States
Event Description:
Data has shown that mentoring programs are an effective way to offer guidance and support for healthcare executives who are entering the field or who are seeking career advancement. A mentoring relationship provides a safe environment in which those with less experience may learn from experienced executives. This panel will present a framework for the development of a mentoring program. The program will begin with a brief presentation by the moderator, followed by remarks from each of the panelists. The program will conclude with a 30-minute question-and- answer period.
Panelists include Lou Galdieri, Mary Maloney & Stephanie Stringer, featuring Jeff Younger as moderator.

Location: USF College of Public Health (13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612): CPH 1023A
Event Schedule:
4:30pm-5:00pm: Networking & Dinner
5:00pm-6:00pm: Programming
6:00pm-6:30pm: Q&A Session
To register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/developing-mentoring-and-coaching-skills-tickets-523185240137

Topics of Discussion Include:

Various frameworks of mentoring

What is a mentor?
How does the mentoring process work?

Explain the differences between mentoring and coaching
How to identify individuals within your organization to make the mostof the mentor/protégé relationship
The benefits of a mentoring program

Mentoring internally and externally to your organization Mentor/Protégé Dyad
Best practices

How to make the most of the professional relationship

What to expect from the mentor
What to expect from your protégé

Jeff A. Younger, MHA, BS, LFACHE, FRBMA – Moderator
Jeff Younger has served as a member of the Advisory Board for the University of South Florida College of Public Health and MHA Advisory Board for the past several years, sharing his experience and counsel whenever possible. He has been in the healthcare field for over 42 years, working as a hospital executive for three facilities and the Vice President and COO of a 300 bed hospital in Chicago prior to coming to Tampa.
Between 1995 and 2013, he served as the CEO of several organizations, including a large radiology group in Tampa, a 60+ physician MSO group, Physicians Practice Management of Tampa Bay Inc., and created a teleradiology company. In 2013, Jeff became the CEO of Preferred Radiology Alliance, helping it grow to over 240 radiologists. Also, he served as the COO of Academic Alliance in Dermatology, and helped it to grow to its current size of over 24 office locations (the 3rd largest in Florida).
Jeff is a Life Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a past Founding Board Member-Western Florida Chapter Board, Fellow in the Radiology Business Management Association, and Past President and Fellow of the Radiology Business Management Association. He has a Bachelor of Business Degree from Millikin University and a Master’s Degree in Hospital and Health Administration from Xavier University.
He has been married to his wife for the past 41 Years, and still lives in the Tampa Bay Area. He is the proud father of three grown children, and grandfather to his six grandchildren.
Stephanie Stringer, PHR – Panelist
Stephanie Stringer is an accomplished Human Resources Business Partner and Director with over thirteen years of experience in the healthcare industry. Stephanie has a passion to serve others and is focused and driven with concentration on leadership coaching, mentoring, team member retention and engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She enjoys being a part of a solution focused company to harness the full power of the most valuable asset to an organization, its people.
Stephanie currently serves in her role at AdventHealth Carrollwood, where she is responsible for the strategic advancement of the human resource function. She is an alumna of The University of Alabama and spent a summer living abroad immersing herself in different cultures, which helped shape who she is today.
When Stephanie is not working, she enjoys spending time with her spouse, working out, reading a good book, binging a Netflix series, and watching her two favorite teams play football – Roll Tide and go Bucs!
Lou Galdieri, MHA, BSN, RN – Panelist
Lou Galdieri was appointed Co-Chief Operating officer for BayCare Health System on October 28, 2022. Prior to his promotion, Galdieri was president of Morton Plant Hospital and market leader for BayCare Health System’s West Region since November 2018. He had served as president of Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin hospitals since 2009. Mr. Galdieri joined Morton Plant Mease in 2000 as a part-time nurse recruiter, advancing to director of planning and director of operations.
Mr. Galdieri began his career as a nurse more than 35 years ago. Lou earned a Master of Science degree in Health Administration from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia in 1999. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from LaSalle University in Philadelphia and a nursing diploma from the Community Medical Center School of Nursing in Scranton, Pennsylvania. At Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, he held a variety of leadership and nursing positions including clinical director and patient and staff relations roles.
Mr. Galdieri has previously served on multiple boards such as the Pinellas County EMS Advisory Board, the Clearwater Free Clinic, and both the Safety Harbor and Dunedin Chambers of Commerce. He currently serves as Incoming Chair of the Amplify Clearwater Chamber Board, sits on the Board of Directors for MPM Health Care, as well as the Board of Directors for the Morton Plant Mease HealthCare Foundation. Most recently, Mr. Galdieri received the honor of being named to the 2022 City and State Florida Healthcare Power List.
Mary Maloney, M.A. – Panelist
Mary Maloney has dedicated her life’s work to launching brands. She is a brand strategist and organizational change management thought leader specializing in the healthcare industry. Serving as a CEO and Chief Marketing Officer, she’s led repositioning, messaging and branding initiatives on both the client and agency side for global and iconic brands including Mercy Health System, Penn Medicine, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Intuit, Centene and The Center for Creative Leadership – Healthcare Division. She sold her first business at age 31. As principal for Revealing Genius LLC, she works with accomplished leaders in the medical community to distinguish their personal brands using a proprietary, trademarked process, to effectively communicate their expertise and their “why” to rapidly fulfill their most desired career goals. Her education includes Duquesne University, Villanova University and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
More Information Coming Soon!

ACHE 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-23 | Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chiacgo, IL, 60601, United States
Congress is the Conference for Healthcare Leaders Who Care
Seeking new, in-depth perspectives from across healthcare and beyond? Want to network with thousands of the best and brightest leaders? The 2023 Congress may just be the most important event of your year! When you attend, you will:

Hear candid perspectives from leaders within and beyond healthcare on the most critical issues
Grow your network and take the next step up as a leader in healthcare.
Join objective, solutions-focused sessions to help you make an impact.
See and be seen by some of the most esteemed leaders in the country.

Join us March 20-23 to chart a bolder, brighter future in healthcare. Together, we can make a difference.
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ACHE WFC New Member Webinar - Quarter 1
2023-03-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACHE WFC will host a New Member Seminar on 3/27/23 from 5:00pm-6:00pm
Please join us for a New Member Seminar. We invite all new ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this virtual seminar. Chapter experts will provide comprehensive information on all of the benefits of chapter membership. Discussions include use of chapter resources, connections with national ACHE, and many of the events and offerings of the Western Florida Chapter.
To register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ache-wfc-new-member-seminar-march-27-2023-tickets-597231624867
Please note the content will be identical between the sessions on 3/27 and 3/28.
If you have any questions, you may contact Paul Wagner, Membership Chair at Paul-wagner@smh.com.

ACHE WFC New Member Webinar - Quarter 1
2023-03-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACHE WFC will host a New Member Seminar on 3/28/23 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Please join us for a New Member Seminar. We invite all new ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this virtual seminar. Chapter experts will provide comprehensive information on all of the benefits of chapter membership. Discussions include use of chapter resources, connections with national ACHE, and many of the events and offerings of the Western Florida Chapter.
To register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ache-wfc-new-member-seminar-march-28-2022-tickets-597236429237
Please note the content will be identical between the sessions on 3/27 and 3/28.
If you have any questions, you may contact Paul Wagner, Membership Chair at Paul-wagner@smh.com.

Green Hospitals and Healthcare
2023-04-25 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute Oncology Tower at Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, 34239, United States
Location: Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, in the Roberta L. Sudakoff Foundation Education and Conference Center; 1st floor of Oncology Tower, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL.
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Event Description:
Today, most industries in the United States are finding new ways of becoming more environmentally sustainable to cut costs and/or fulfill their corporate citizenship missions. Although hospitals and other healthcare organizations are conscious of these efforts, they face the unique challenges of round-the-clock operations, hazardous waste management, large-scale staffing and extreme energy consumption. Healthcare leaders are aware of the role their organizations play in the community, but sometimes are unsure how they can make the business case for going green to their board or staff. By learning from peers, this session will address the myriad ways to change the culture of the organization; cut operating costs and improve staff recruitment, retention and patient satisfaction; and gain visibility and credibility within the community as an exemplar for environmental sustainability.
Topics for Discussion Include:

Making the business case for going green in terms of the bottom line/financials and long-term return on investment, staff satisfaction, and increased customer base.
The progress hospitals have made in their green efforts, as well as how they have leveraged partnerships with outside organizations to put a sustainability plan in action.
Operational strategies that will allow healthcare organizations to be more successful in sustainability. Training for staff and the organization to embrace sustainability.
How becoming more sustainable is part of the larger mission of healthcare and how it is related to your community relations mission

Agenda:
5:00pm – 5:30pm: Networking and Dinner
5:30pm – 7:00pm: Programming
Speakers:
Laura Stillman – Moderator
A 30-year veteran and healthcare partner, Laura excels at leading projects, managing practice areas, and providing strategic planning. As Healthcare Practice Leader, Laura oversees Flad’s health care group and serves as principal-in-charge for major healthcare projects, most recently leading the design team for Lee Health’s new community hospital. She is also involved in ongoing projects at UF Health and was on the planning and programming team for the new Oncology Tower and Venice Hospital for Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Randy Keiser-Panelist

As Senior Vice President and National Healthcare Director, Randy Keiser is involved with Turner Construction’s major healthcare projects in North America. His 42-year career at Turner has been dedicated to hospital construction which encompasses over 250 projects and $3.5 billion annually. His leadership skills have helped Turner maintain the status of the #1 Healthcare CM in the U.S. for 22 of the past 25 years. Turner’s portfolio of sustainable hospital construction includes many industry leading projects including the first LEED Zero Energy certified healthcare facility, the first standalone net zero designed greenfield hospital and one of the first net zero carbon facilities.
Randy serves the healthcare design and construction industry through leadership roles for ASHE, FGI Guidelines, HCD advisory board, Vanderbilt Healthcare Symposium Committee and others.
Randy and his wife, Gwen make their home in Nashville TN.

Brad Pollitt, AIA-Panelist
Since joining UF Health Shands in 1989 Mr. Pollitt has served as Hospital Architect, Director of Major Construction Projects, Director of Facilities Planning, and Director of Facilities Development. In 2000 he was named Vice President of Facilities with responsibilities for core services including strategic facility planning, construction, facilities operations, real estate, environment of care, safety, security and transportation serving the UF Health Hospital System. During his tenure, UF Health has seen the development of over $3 billion of construction, renovation and capital improvement to enhance the operations and quality of over 5.5 million sf of UF Health facilities.
Mr. Pollitt has lectured on facility management topics at the American Society of Healthcare Engineers, and other numerous healthcare forums. In addition he has provided educational instruction at the University of Florida College of Engineering as a guest lecturer on facility process and quality improvement in facilities management.
Mr. Pollitt has a BA and an MA degree in Architecture from the University of Florida College of Architecture. He is a licensed architect in the State of Florida, is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects Academy for Health. Prior to joining Shands in 1989, Mr. Pollitt worked as an architect in the fields of healthcare, hospitality and historic preservation.

Improving the Health Status of Your Community
2023-05-23 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Summer “Global Perspectives” Virtual Series: Event 1

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Event Description:
Healthcare organizations exist to serve the communities in which they reside. Though community health has always been a focus for these organizations, new regulations require them to take an active role. The health of a community or geographic population has a critical impact on a healthcare organization’s planning, operations, financial sustainability, outcomes and success.
Due to the implementation of the key components of the healthcare reform by legislation, it will be even more important that provider organizations are both aware of and responsive to the health status and disease states that are most prevalent in their communities. Not only is a population-based focus the right thing to do, but it may prove to be the financially astute course of action.

Agenda:
5:30 -5:45 – Event & speaker introduction
5:45 -6:45 – Speakers Present
6:45 – 7:00 – Speaker Q & A
F2F Credits: 1.5

Norm Miles, MHSA, MRECM – Panelist
Norm is the Senior Vice President, Director, DEI Consulting at Blue Cottage of CannonDesign – leader of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Social Impact consulting.
Norm is a proven thought-leader and proponent of building DEI into culture, operations and space design. His contributions help foster inclusive frameworks and programs around outcomes-based initiatives and goals. His successes in guiding institutional leaders through strategic transformations equip him to drive measurable impact within the diverse communities that organizations strive to serve.
Norm has more than 20 years of executive experience in healthcare advisory services and operations management. His experience has included capital investment/development, operations engineering, business development, human capital, diversity, equity, and inclusion advisory. Prior to joining Blue Cottage, Norm most recently worked as a Partner at Korn Ferry. Norm earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Oakwood University; a Masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan; and a Masters in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver.

Lisa Bell, MPH – Panelist
Lisa Bell is the Director of Community Benefit for BayCare Health System, a leading not-for-profit organization comprised of 16 hospitals and hundreds of other locations throughout Tampa Bay and central Florida regions.
Bell leads the Community Benefit and Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) work across the four-county region. Her innovative approach to data collection and vision for mitigating the impact of social determinants on health outcomes has spearheaded strategies that are setting the standard of how health systems can effectively work with community partners. Bell has provided strategic leadership in addressing food insecurity, leading the region in a system-wide approach screening every patient for food insecurity and connecting patients with a Healing Bag (2-3 days of non-perishable food and community resources on discharge). This is the only effort of its kind in the state of Florida.
Lisa is responsible for fiscal oversight and impact of CHNA Implementation Plans, in excess of $15 million annually, along with BayCare’s Community Benefit investments that collectively make up 10% of BayCare’s annual operating revenues.
Prior to BayCare, Lisa led similar work for SSM Health in Madison, WI. Madison presented unique opportunities for Lisa to hone her public health practice, work with the population health experts at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, engage in state and local advocacy efforts to address health disparities, and develop multidisciplinary collaborations to better drive health improvement through collective impact and community engagement.
Lisa is Chair of the Florida Hospital Association Community Benefit statewide workgroup. She also provided primary leadership in the development of a four-county collaborative of hospitals and Florida Department of Health partners called All4HealthFL, serving as Chair from 2018-2021.
Lisa held an Adjunct Faculty appointment at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health from 2008-2015. Since 2010, Lisa has held an Adjunct Faculty position in the College of Health Sciences at St. Petersburg College.
Lisa received a bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene and a master degree in Public Health from A.T. Still University in Mesa, AZ graduating Summa Cum Laude. She was the first inductee into the University’s Public Health Honor Society.
Tamika Powe, MPH, MCHES, CDP – Panelist
Tamika Powe has been in the healthcare field for over 20 years. She started her career with Tampa General Hospital in 2000 as a Surgical Associate and transitioned to the newly created Community Relations Department in 2006. Tamika’s background in health and wellness allowed her to help build Tampa General Hospitals Community Health Education Program to include disease specific interventions offered to the community at the Community Health Education Center. After successfully implementing several evidenced based programs designed to help people manage various health conditions, she was promoted to a Community Health Educator. In this position, she was able to expand the health education opportunities further to include the designation as a training site for many of these programs. Since 2013, Tamika has also been directly involved with TGH’s Community Health Needs Assessment process. She led the charge to join the Healthy Hillsborough Committee and ALL4HealthFL. These collaboratives address Community Benefit and Social Determinants of Health initiatives in partnership with other non-profit healthcare organizations in the Tampa Bay Area. Tamika holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health, is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES®), a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP®) and Community Benefit Specialist.
Tamika currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Tampa Bay Healthcare Collaborative, is a member of the Mayor’s African American Advisory Council, the Advisory Board for the Urban League of Hillsborough County. Tamika is a member of the Society of Public Health Education’s National and Florida Chapters. She also completed The University of Tampa’s Modern Advances in Leadership Certificate Program, presented by the Sykes College of Business TECO Energy Center for Leadership and is an alumna and active member of Tampa General Hospital’s LEAD TGH Program and Leadership Hillsborough.
Caroline Gay, FACHE, FHFMA – Moderator
Caroline Gay is a certified life coach and business consultant, and formerly the Chief Analytics Officer/Chief Population Health Officer at Lakeland Regional Health. She spent 10 years as a healthcare executive and uses that experience to analyze, relate, and co-create solutions with clients.
Caroline graduated from East Carolina University with a Master’s in Accounting, where she established a strong foundation of strategic and systems thinking.
Caroline recognized the need for a more elevated leadership style to effectively get results in today’s world. She delivers courses and workshops on Integral Leadership to educate leaders on how to solve problems with a holistic approach that helps them better understand themselves and how to relate to others.

ACHE WFC New Member Webinars - Quarter 2
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-06
ACHE WFC will host two upcoming New Member Webinars:

June 5th, 2023: 12:00pm-1:00pm

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/633530646217

June 6th, 2023: 5:00pm-6:00pm

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Please note the content will be identical between each session.

ACHE WFC Advancement to Fellow Webinar
2023-06-06 - 2023-06-13
ACHE WFC will host three Advancement to Fellow Webinars:

June 6th, 2023 – 12:00pm-1:00pm

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June 8th, 2023 – 5:30pm-6:30pm

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June 13th, 2023 – 12:00pm-1:00pm

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ACHE-WFC Emerging Leaders: Proactively Managing Your Professional Development
2023-06-21 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The panelists will share valuable insight on the nuts and bolts of career planning. Please join us for our ACHE’s Western Florida Chapter Zoom-enabled event on Proactively Managing Your Professional Development, designed especially for our early careerist members. Register here on Eventbrite!
This virtual panel engages our emerging leaders with focus on providing practical guidance for career planning by discussing the necessary steps within one’s organization and the community to advance to the next level in their career. The event will be moderated by Mr. Travis Roderick, Consultant and Former Chief Executive Officer.
Agenda
5:30 -5:45 – Event & speaker introduction
5:45 -6:45 – Speakers Present
6:45 – 7:00 – Speaker Q & A
Virtual Qualified Education Credit Hours: 1.5
**Please scroll down to learn how to secure your Qualified Education Credits**
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Event Moderator
Travis Roderick – President, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Operations Strategist
Travis is a highly accomplished healthcare executive seeking an executive leadership opportunity to leverage his extensive experience and relationship skills in driving transformative change within organizations. With a proven track record, Travis excels in building managerial systems and processes that foster clinical innovation, excellence, and a people-focused approach to care.
Throughout his career, Travis has demonstrated versatility in healthcare management, having successfully navigated start-ups, turnarounds, high-growth scenarios, and the management of large national systems with complex stakeholder relationships. Regardless of the environment, his leadership style and management methods have consistently yielded positive results.
Travis’s approach to building exceptional healthcare companies revolves around his ability to identify and develop top talent while instilling a collective ambition and compelling vision. He prioritizes fostering strong connections among team members, ensuring alignment and unity. Once the people component is established, Travis diligently works with his teams to define the tactical steps, processes, and systems necessary to consistently deliver promised results.
With a strong emphasis on his proven relationship skills, innovation experience, and strategic thinking, Travis excels at creating strategic alliances among various constituents. By leveraging these alliances, he achieves ambitious goals that were previously considered unattainable.
Panelists
Brandon May, MBA – President, Baycare Health System
Brandon has extensive experience in the operation and financial management of health care organizations. Prior to coming to Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Brandon served as the chief executive officer of Doctors Hospital of Manteca in Manteca, California, which is part of Tenet Healthcare Corporation based in Dallas. During his tenure with Tenet, he held a variety of leadership positions within three key growth markets. Brandon is familiar with West and Central Florida as he was previously CFO at Bartow Regional Medical Center, now a BayCare hospital.
Prior to his professional career, Brandon received his Master’s in Business Administration and his Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. While there, he competed in intercollegiate athletics as a hurdler/sprinter for the Men’s Track and Field Team.
Brandon is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has been active in local North Tampa chambers of commerce, currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pasco Economic Development Council and is a Board Trustee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Foundation.
Brandon is an outdoor enthusiast and is married with two children.
Michelle Jaeger – Chief Executive Officer, DAS Health
Michelle Jaeger is the President and Chief Executive Officer of DAS Health, a healthcare technology and services firm that for nearly 20 years has become a trusted advisor for nearly 2,000 healthcare clients, providing services to over 30,000 users and over 15 million patients nationwide.
Michelle previously served as Senior Vice President of Global Growth for UnitedHealthcare. In this role, she successfully transformed the Brazil insurance and care delivery growth agenda to exceed membership targets and meet the financial goals of the business. Prior to that, Michelle held the role of Senior Vice President of OptumRx Client Management where she led a team of more than 200 professionals. She was responsible for the strategic direction of the client management organization including the expansion of products and services. Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, Michelle spent almost a decade at Medco Health Solutions – now Express Scripts – including her last role as an Executive Director, and before that worked for ancillary benefit companies and financial organizations holding positions in general management, account management, compliance and operations.
Michelle has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications from St. Cloud State University. She has served as the Zambia Liaison for the Board of Tiny Tim and Friends and Steven’s Square Foundation. In her free time, Michelle likes to exercise, watch her son play baseball, read, cook, travel and spend time with family and friends.
Emily Molnar, MHA, CPH – Manager, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Emily Molnar grew up in Sarasota County before attending The University of Alabama for her undergraduate degree. At Alabama, Emily majored in Management with a specialization in Health Care Analytics and minored in Spanish. In 2018, Emily graduated and moved to Tampa where she attended the University of South Florida Master of Health Administration program. Her work experience during graduate school included a Graduate Research Assistant position with the USF Health Informatics Institute and an internship in the Medical Economics department of WellCare Health Plans. She was also an active student member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and worked as the Finance Committee Intern, and she served as President of the USF Healthcare Management Student Association.
After graduating, Emily started an Administrative Fellowship at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System where she completed many high-level projects related to the system’s COVID-19 response and planning for the new Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice opening. Emily also took a strong liking to her work with the Post-Acute and Rehabilitation division and eventually transitioned into the role of Business Planning and Project Manager with this team. She is now part of the leadership team supporting the entire post-acute continuum and assists with budgeting, financial analysis, strategic planning, and process improvement. Some of her favorite projects include developing a comprehensive environmental scan to analyze all levels of post-acute care on a local and national level, coordinating efforts of the inpatient rehabilitation team to prepare for the next CARF accreditation survey in October 2023 (hoping for a third deficiency-free result), and implementing occupational therapy services in the new Cornell Family Behavioral Health Pavilion for acute behavioral health patients.
Emily’s future goals include service line and operational leadership. In her free time, Emily also enjoys yoga, cooking, and playing with her dog.
How to Secure Virtual Qualified Education Credit Hours:
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Western Florida Chapter, is authorized to award a total of 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualified Education credits toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualified Education credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
Qualified Education Credits are self-reporting credits. Please self-report your credits using the link titled “My education Credit” on your myACHE profile page. If additional assistance is needed, please contact ACHE Customer Service (contact@ache.org or 312-424-9400).

Racial and Social Disparities in Healthcare
2023-06-22 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join ACHE Central, Northern, and Western Florida Chapters for the Racial and Social Disparities in Healthcare Forum on June 22nd from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm.
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**Please note: ALL ATTENDEES must register for this event using the link below. PLEASE REMIND YOUR ATTENDEES – this is a two step registration process and they will not receive F2F credit unless they complete both steps using this link only: https://account.ache.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Reg_evt_key=05e7f751-87ac-4db0-8578-9896f791cd36&WebCode=EvtRedirectorTL&site=ACHE

Covid-19: What We Learned - Supply Chain
2023-06-28 11:15 - 12:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
Summer “Global Perspectives” Virtual Series: Event 2.
To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/covid-19-what-we-learned-supply-chain-tickets-633496283437
Event Description:

Emergency 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.
This event is approved for 1.0 Hours of Recertification Credit towards the Certified Value Analysis Healthcare Professional (CVAHP) certification by the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals. Approval Number: AHVAP-2023-123
Topics for Discussion:

A general debrief and discussion of how different organizations managed the COVID-19 Pandemic in terms of supplies and equipment.
Timeline of the pandemic and local/governmental events and the challenges with organization policies/procedures regarding supply chain: distribution, shortages, and product availability/restocking
Federal, state, and community assistance that was provided for supplies and equipment
Key take-aways for the audience to replicate at their organization

Speakers:
J. Hudson Garrett Jr., Ph.D., MSN, MPH, MBA, FNP-BC, IP-BC, PLNC, VA-BC, BC-MSLcert, MSL-BC, CPHRM, CIC, LTC-CIP, CPPS, CPHQ, CVAHP, CMRP, CPXP, CDIPC, FACDONA, FAAPM, FNAP, FACHE, FSHEA, FIDSA – Moderator
Dr. Hudson Garrett is the Executive Director and Executive Vice President for the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP), Chief Certification Officer for the AHVAP Certification Center, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Infection Prevention and Infection Control from the University of South Florida. He has completed the Johns Hopkins Fellows Program in Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. He is also a Fellow in the Academy of National Associations of Directors of Nursing Administration and was selected as a Lifetime Member in the Association, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a member. He is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Project Management and a Senior Fellow and Ambassador of the Management and Strategy Institute. He was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow and Practitioner in the National Academies of Practices. Dr. Garrett is a graduate of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 13-month Global Patient Safety Fellowship with the and is a graduate of the IHI Patient Safety Executive Development Program. In August of 2021, Dr. Garrett was awarded the Fellowship Designation by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America in recognition of his work in infectious diseases and infection prevention and control. In November 2021, he was awarded the Fellow Designation by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He has achieved Fellows Status and Board Certification in Healthcare Management from the American College of Healthcare Executives. He holds graduate certificates in healthcare leadership from both Cornell and the University of Notre Dame. He is a frequent international lecturer in the areas of infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infections, outbreak response and prevention, and infection prevention and control. He holds Board Certifications in Patient Safety, Healthcare Quality, Patient Experience, Vascular Access, Antibiotic Stewardship, Prehospital Emergency Medicine, Tactical Medicine, as a Designated Infection Control Officer, Infection Control, in Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing, Critical Care Fundamentals, Healthcare Value Analysis, Medical Device Safety, TeamSTEPPS, Healthcare Risk Management, Healthcare Management, and as a Director of Nursing in Post-Acute Care and Infection Prevention and Control.
He has served on international and national organizational boards in the areas of environmental services, dental infection control, infection control, acute care infection control, post-acute care infection control, healthcare value analysis, and vascular access. He has served on expert panels related to disinfection and sterilization with the United States Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency, most notably serving on the FDA’s Panel and Working Group for Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Healthcare Surfaces Institute and a 15 year member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Garrett has lectured around the world and provided testimony to government and regulatory agencies on a variety of topics related to infectious diseases, patient safety, and healthcare leadership.
Ronald J. Colaguori, FACHE – Panelist
Ronald Colaguori, FACHE, is the Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations Support with BayCare, a $5.1B health system in West Central Florida. His responsibilities include all aspects of supply chain management including over $350M in annual self-distribution sales through BayCare Integrated Service Center, LLC, and $850M in contracted spend through BayCare Purchasing Partners, LLC, a wholly-owned GPO. Before joining the supply chain team in February 2016, Ron was BayCare’s Vice President, Hospital Operations Support for two years. He also served as the Vice President/COO at St. Anthony’s Hospital for 8 years starting in 2006. Ron also held operations roles at St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Anthony’s Hospital between 1994 and 1998.
Prior to rejoining BayCare in 2006, Ron served in multiple leadership roles in the Cleveland Clinic West Region, including Vice President, Operations and Senior Vice President/COO for eight years.
Ron started his career at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he served as an Administrative Fellow and as an analyst in the strategic planning department.
Ron earned a dual MHA/MBA degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and University Scholar.
John A. Armitstead, MS, RPh., FASHP, FKSHP, FFSHP – Panelist
John A. Armitstead is System Director of Pharmacy Services, Lee Health, Fort Myers, Estero and Cape Coral, Florida. John obtained an MS Degree in Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy from Ohio State University and completed a Pharmacy Residency at Riverside Methodist Hospitals in Columbus, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio.
Currently as System Director of Pharmacy Services at Lee Health, John is responsible for strategic planning, financial management, direction and coordination of pharmacy care provision in a five hospital, three skilled nursing facility and county-wide ambulatory health system with a $200 million budget including 400 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Over 210 new pharmacy practice positions have been initiated in his decade at Lee Health under approved, innovative business plans.
John has trained over 250 pharmacy residents and precepted more than 100 Doctor of Pharmacy students. He also serves as a Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Program in Health Services Pharmacy Administration at Lee Health. He has presented nationally and internationally over 130 professional topics and had over 50 publications, including three book chapters.
Armitstead is a Fellow of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and Kentucky Society of Health System Pharmacists. John is a Past President of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Ohio Society of Health System Pharmacists and the Kentucky Society of Health System Pharmacists. He has served as Chair of the House of Delegates for the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He has served as a Board Member of these societies for more than 25 years.
John is a 2016 Distinguished Alumni from Ohio Northern University, a winner of the 2005 Clifton J. Latiolais Award and the Jack L. Beal Post-Baccalaureate Award from Ohio State University in 2015, Pharmacist of the Year in Kentucky in 2004, Preceptor of the Year at the University of Kentucky in 2001 and Lee Health in 2014 as well as President’s Circle Awards Winner from Lee Health in 2016 and 2018. In 2020 John was awarded the ASHP Board of Directors Award for Distinguished Leadership.
Dale A. Berry, Jr. – Panelist
37 years of experience in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Directing, and coordinating all facets of domestic and global logistics and supply chain operations. Highly instrumental in transportation and distribution, supply chain management, warehousing and material handling operations. Retired from the United States Air Force after serving 21 years as Medical Logistics Superintendent. Extensive experience in Medical Construction, Startup and expansions for New and existing Hospital and Clinics.
LOGISTICS MANAGER & SAFETY OFFICER, Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc. – Feb 2016 to Present
Responsible for Acquisition, Facilities all Contracts dealing with logistics, Vehicles, Medical and Facility Equipment and Repair, Safety data sheets and DH Biomedical for Equipment Preventative Maintenance. Establishes policies and ensures compliance. Develops and implements shipping and receiving procedures for just in time (JIT) orders. Performs Contract negotiation with Medical and Service Vendors, Examines competitive bids and makes awards. Follows environmental and safety regulations and acts in compliance with U.S. Laws and local Government Agencies. Serves as Safety Officer and complies with Safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics. Responsible for Facility Monthly Checklist Reports monitoring Generators, Fire Extinguisher Logs, and Emergency Fire Sprinkler Inspections. Maintains the Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Disaster Plan
MEDICAL CONSULTANT EQUIPMENT PLANNER, Euthenics, Inc. – Feb 2008‐ Feb 2016
Managed Equipment planning for New Hospitals and Clinics, Identified Equipment requirements, to include space and utility requirements. Worked closely with clinical staff and Medical Treatment professionals to identify ancillary items and develop a budget. Coordinated with Architects and engineers to ensure all plumbing, voltage and space requirements were identified prior to construction. Consulted with vendors to ensure ADA requirements and space utilization optimization. Coordinated with AutoCAD technician and redlined blueprints to locate and identify equipment requirements/needs. Created a detailed catalog of approved equipment items and cut sheets, identifying utility requirements to Architects, Engineers, and construction personnel.
Project Manager for:
Yale Medical Center informatory, New Haven, CT
Wellesley College for Women Medical Clinic, Wellesley, MA
Golisano Children’s Hospital, Fort Myers, FL
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN
Sarasota Memorial Health Care Center, Northport, FL
Sherman Hospital, Elgin, IL
Jupiter Medical Center, Jupiter, FL
Bay Pines VA Medical Center, Saint Petersburg, FL
SUPERINTENDENT MEDICAL LOGISTICS, U.S. Air Force – September 1986 – September 2007
Managed Medical Logistics and hospital supply operations. Supervised hospital and clinic facilities construction and expansions for MacDill Air Force Base, including build‐outs, equipment and medical supplies. Supervised procurement and JIT inventory processes and emergency equipment deployment. Served in a hospital administrator role, overseeing all business functions and hospital service delivery.
Communication ∙ Analytical Skills ∙ Transportation Management ∙ Cross‐functional Team Leadership ∙ Pricing Strategy ∙ Contract Negotiation ∙ Freight ∙ Quality Control ∙ Supply Chain Optimization ∙ Logistics Management ∙ Quality Assurance ∙ Operations Management ∙ Contract Management ∙ Purchase Orders ∙ Facility Management (FM) ∙ Supply Management ∙ Warehouse Operations ∙ Supply Chain Operations ∙ Budgeting. Performed inventory and financial management processes, including ordering, receiving and storing supplies, locating and cataloging stock, quality control, property management and maintenance.
• Placed orders directly with companies utilizing Decentralized Blanket Purchase Agreements (DBPA’s) up to $25K per purchase order
• Performed Quality Assurance on contractor delivers and services, evaluated quality, cleanliness, packaging and deliverables as agreed in negotiation of the contract ensured FDA and ADA requirements were also met
• Issued modifications to existing contracts, to add or remove services or clarify services rendered with contractor, Distribution Company or courier
• Prepared monthly reports from DMLSS automated system and contractual logs to track pricing and purchase orders for 115 contracts, data was accurately reported on an Excel worksheet and copies were filed in each contract and a monthly consolidation binder.
• Purchased items under $2,500 using the International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card (IMPAC) Small Purchase threshold.
• Researched items and obtained three quotes for each purchase utilizing the micro‐purchase threshold guidelines established by the Department of Defense.
• Utilized Defense Department Cataloging software; Universal Data Repository (UDR), Base Contracting Automated System (BCAS) Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) pricing agreement periodicals, The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Specialties: Started up community clinic, getting it operational in 30 days. Charged with developing a 25 patient room community medical clinic for retired Air Force families in Brandon, FL., managed all phases of operations. Orchestrated team, construction plans and buildout, infrastructure, and procurement of equipment and supplies. Developed and managed $850K budget. Achieved record time installation. Received award for timely implementation and cost management.
Education and Certifications:
‐ Logistics & Supply Chain Management – Community College of the Air Force, and University of Phoenix
‐ Certification Limited Warrant Purchasing Officer
‐ Certification Supply and Cold Chain Management
‐ Certification Contract Management

ACHE WFC New Member Seminars - Quarter 3
2023-07-01 - 2023-09-01
ACHE WFC will host two New Member Webinars between 7/1 and 9/1- stay tuned for the dates and times!
Please note the content will be identical between each session.
More information coming soon!

Population Health Management: Justice, Access & Financial Implications
2023-07-13 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Summer “Global Perspectives” Virtual Series: Event 3.

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Agenda:
12:00 -12:15 – Event & speaker introduction
12:15 -1:15 – Speakers Present
1:15 – 1:30 – Speaker Q & A
Description:
As reimbursements shift from volume based to value based, healthcare organizations are becoming more responsible for providing the resources necessary to meet the needs of a given population. Aligning quality of care with the appropriate level of care and services becomes pertinent to healthcare organizations’ bottom line. It is imperative for healthcare leaders to develop programs that offer underserved communities an opportunity for a healthier tomorrow.
Several pioneer organizations have developed population health improvement models such as Accountable Care Organizations that force them to take responsibility for the beneficiaries they are serving. As the acuity of care increases, healthcare leaders must coordinate equitable care and properly address social determinants of health. The focus is no longer treating patients, but proactively keeping patients out of the acute healthcare setting and providing care in the community.
Developing population health management into a tangible measure continues to be a challenge for all healthcare organizations across the country. How to properly reduce costs while improving the quality and access of care in communities that lack the resources and education to care for themselves and prevent acute health issues and substantive chronic disease continues to be a major hurdle in population health adoption.
Qualified Education Credits: 1.5
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the West Florida Chapter, is authorized to award a total of 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualified Education credits toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualified Education credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
Speakers:
Joseph Santini, MBA
Joseph Santini is a driven and compassionate professional with over 20 years of experience in strategic growth and business development. He has used that experience along with his skills in leadership, ambulatory health care management, compliance and quality improvement, to excel in various projects relating to program development, implementation, and oversight. Mr. Santini holds both a Master of Business Administration degree and a certificate in Pediatric and Behavioral Health Integration. He has been with Evara Health for 15 years and successfully implemented behavioral health integration into the healthcare setting and was instrumental in launching the Children’s Mental Health Initiative in collaboration with the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, solidifying the direct integration of behavioral health into the pediatric practice. As Evara Health’s Director of Service Lines, Mr. Santini manages the strategic growth of the Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Family Medicine, Dental, Pharmacy, Behavioral Health, Nutrition, Chiropractic, Podiatry and OMT departments. Throughout the years Mr. Santini’s passion for the patient and customer experience has nurtured his use of process improvement to optimize coordination of patient care and services and facilitate his development of effective and unique programs emphasizing wellness and promoting Evara Health as a patient centered medical home. Besides changing lives in the community professionally, Mr. Santini has also spent the last 20 years volunteering and serving as a Board Member and/or Chair of several community service organizations throughout Pinellas County.
Katie Rodgers Turner, MPH
Katie Roders Turner is the Executive Director of the Family Healthcare Foundation. They are honored to lead a skilled and experienced team of Healthcare Navigators who are committed to enrolling Tampa Bay residents into healthcare coverage programs, improving healthcare literacy, and mobilizing community partners. These services are provided to increase equitable access to high-quality healthcare and reduce health disparities in Tampa Bay. Katie has deep-end knowledge on programmatic and fiscal trends in health and human services at the federal, state, and local levels after serving in the public and non-profit sectors for 15 years. In every new role or experience, Katie maintains a passion for access to high quality and affordable health care for Tampa Bay individuals and families. Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of South Florida and has a demonstrated commitment to community service. They are a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Kazakhstan, 2007-2009), an alumna of the Global Health Fellows Program with USAID (2011) and Americorps (2005). They have been featured on National Public Radio, CNN, and ABC Action News in Tampa Bay on behalf of The Family Healthcare Foundation.
Dr. Nicole Gilg Gachiani, MD, MPH, CPE, FAAFP
Dr. Nicole Gilg Gachiani is Director of Quality & Safety at BayCare Medical Group. In her role, she is responsible for defining and implementing the strategy of the quality, safety, and population health programs for the medical group’s 170+ clinics.
Dr. Gilg has over 10 years of clinical practice and medical leadership experience. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, a Certified Physician Executive, and a former Fellow of the Federation of State Medical Boards. She has also held academic appointments at the University of Iowa Medical School and Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Gilg is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame after which she obtained her medical degree and master’s in public health from Tulane University. She completed her family medicine residency in Los Angeles at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center.
Ethan Chernin, MBA, MPH
Ethan Chernin, MBA, MPH has spent all 15 years of his Healthcare experience specializing in value-based care. Having started in President Obama’s administration as one of the first, non-nominated, employees of the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI); Ethan remains one of the nation’s experts in the value-based care.
Ethan is currently the Chief Population Health Officer and Senior Vice President of Provider Services for Healthmap Solutions. Ethan is responsible for leading Healthmap’s provider engagement strategies, innovative provider partnerships and building useful tools that address the health needs of individuals by combining data and evidence-based best practices.
Prior to joining Healthmap, Ethan was Vice President of Population Health for BayCare Health System and Chief Operating Officer of BayCare Physician Partners (BPP). He was BayCare Health System’s senior executive responsible for population health initiatives, value-based care contracts and population health analytics. BPP managed over 250,000 lives, 2,500 physicians and a medical spend of over $2B.
Prior to joining BayCare Health System in 2014, Ethan held executive population health positions at both the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals – Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Ethan was successful in creating one of the nations first capitated pediatric accountable care organizations with the State of Ohio. He was one of the original employees of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center of Excellence program that works with companies to develop innovative solutions that provide their employees with high-quality healthcare while also managing costs through bundled payment and other value-based care arrangements.
Over the past 15 years, Ethan has had responsibility for managing over 1 million value-based care lives across Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid lines of business.
Mr. Chernin earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and a Master’s of Business Administration from the Weatherhead Graduate School of Management at Case Western University and a Master’s of Public Health from the Case School of Medicine.

ACHE WFC Top Golf Networking Event
2023-08-14 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
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Event Description:
Join us for ACHE WFC’s first ever dynamic Top Golf Networking Event, where emerging and senior leaders unite for an extraordinary evening of leisure and connections. Swing into success as you tee off with industry trailblazers, enjoy delicious food, and make meaningful interactions and expand your network!
** Limited seating within golf bays means we have a restricted number of tickets available. Secure your spot now, or join our waitlist for the chance to snag one should additional openings arise **

Date: Monday, August 14th, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Topgolf 10690 Palm River Road Tampa, FL 33619
