Covid-19: What We Learned - Supply Chain
2023-06-28 11:15 - 12:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
Summer “Global Perspectives” Virtual Series: Event 2.
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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

New Member Webinar – August 28th
2023-08-28 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Please join us for a New Member Seminar held virtually on August 28th at 5:00pm. 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@smh.com.

New Member Webinar – August 29th
2023-08-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
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Please join us for a New Member Seminar held virtually on August 29th at 12:00pm. 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@smh.com.

ACHE-WFC Reconnect Seminar - September 13, 2023
2023-09-13 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Wednesday, September 13 · 5 – 6pm EDT
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The ACHE WFC is busier than ever! Please join us to learn more about ACHE WFC through our “Reconnect” Webinar! We invite all established ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this free virtual seminar. Chapter experts will provide comprehensive information on how to make the most of your membership and how to reengage with the chapter. Discussion includes the use of chapter resources, connections with national ACHE, and many of the events and offerings of the Western Florida Chapter!

Interdependence of Public, Private, & Federal Healthcare Delivery
2023-09-19 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Summer “Global Perspectives” Virtual Series: Event 4.
September 19th, 2023 at 4:30 – 6:30 pm.
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Event Description:
The traditional boundaries between Public, Private and Federal Healthcare delivery have become more permeable as healthcare regulations and requirements have changed. The beneficiary population can no longer be considered as belonging to its system alone.
Patients seek services outside healthcare systems for many reasons, including access, capacity, and cost. Traditionally, migration between healthcare systems would be discouraged through financial measures or by threat of dissenrollment. Today healthcare systems rely on each other to provide services that they cannot provide for financial, geographical or accessibility reasons. The Veterans Administration and Department of Defense both rely on partnerships with public and private healthcare systems to provide care to Veterans, Service Members, and their dependents beyond the capability of the Federal system. Likewise, public and private healthcare systems enter into affiliation agreements with Federal sector healthcare systems for academic and research-based support.
Through this discussion, participants will gain an understanding of the complexities related to documentation of episodes of care, reimbursement for completed care, and information technology challenges; the interoperability and cooperation of Public, Private and Federal Healthcare Systems during natural or manmade disasters; and the future of Public, Private and Federal Healthcare Delivery as it relates to the continued homogenization of their respective patient populations.
Agenda:
4:00 -4:15 – Event & speaker introduction
4:15 -5:15 – Speakers Present
5:15 – 6:30 – Speaker Q & A
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.
Featured Speakers:
Victor Weeden, DHA, FACHE
Dr. Victor Weeden is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Master of Health Administration Program at the University of South Florida. He served on the ACHE Western Florida Chapter Board as a Director-at-Large from 2020-2022 and is currently the President-Elect. Dr. Weeden has been an active ACHE member since 2002 and board certified since 2005. He has previously served on the ACHE Europe and United States Air Force Regent Advisory Councils.
Dr. Weeden is a passionate educator and career healthcare administrator that joined the USF College of Public Health in 2021. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Organizational Behavior, Health Services Management, Health Care Leadership, and the Advanced Seminar in Health Care Management. He received his Doctor of Health Administration from Central Michigan University. Prior to academics, Dr. Weeden served 37 years in the United States Air Force, including 23 years in numerous healthcare administration and leadership roles. He retired from active military service in August 2021 at MacDill AFB, where he served as the Deputy Director and Administrator of the 6th Medical Group.
Dr. Weeden is purpose driven; he is living his dream of teaching, advising, and mentoring future healthcare leaders. Dr. Weeden is very excited to continue serving on the ACHE Western Florida Board to promote our healthcare profession and advance leadership excellence. His research interests include the examination of global healthcare systems, healthcare leadership development, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on organizational behavior and performance outcomes

Major Rashida Brown, MHA
Major Rashida J. Brown is the Resource Management Flight Commander for the 6th Medical Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As the Flight Commander, she oversees a $46.2M budget and leads 18 healthcare administration personnel supporting operations for a rapid global air refueling wing, two Joint combatant command headquarters, 33 mission partners and representatives from 44 international coalition nations in the Department of Defense’s largest single-unit catchment of 265K beneficiaries. She arrived to MacDill with robust experience in the deployment of the new DOD electronic health record, MHS GENESIS, and wing-level Diversity & Inclusion programs.

Col(ret) Paul F. Martin, USAF, MSC, FACHE
Paul Martin is currently the Supply Chain Management, Chief of Outpatient Centers at James A Haley VA Hospital. Paul has 40 years-experience in healthcare. A retired Air Force Medical Service Corps Colonel with 30 years of service, his roles included Deputy Command Surgeon “Division VP” for Air Force Special Operations Command, Command Administrator “Regional COO” for U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Group Commander “CEO” Pope AFB Medical Group, Squadron Commander/Administrator “COO” for 3 different Air Force facilities, and roles in Logistics, Managed Care, Finance, and Patient Administration. Immediately following his retirement from the Air Force, Paul was the Practice Administrator “CEO” for the HCA Florida Heart Institute in Pinellas County. He followed that experience by establishing an LLC to subcontract with Decon, LLC providing First Receiver training and consultation to Navy and Air Force medical facilities. Prior to his commission in the Air Force, he was an analyst for The Joint Commission.
Paul earned a bachelor degree in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration from DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, a Masters in Health Services Administration from Webster University, St Louis, MO a Masters in Strategic Studies from Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL. A board-certified member of ACHE since 1992, he achieved Fellow status in 2005. His Fellows thesis, Establishing and Sustaining Healthcare Operations in a Contingency: A Logistical Perspective, was the ACHE Fellows Thesis of the Year. Paul has served the College in multiple roles: Regent, Chair of the Regents Compliance Committee, Professional Development Committee, Counselor Committee, Regents Advisory Council and Secretary of the Low Country Healthcare Executives. Paul is currently active on the Governing Board of the Air Force Medical Service Corps Association.

David J. VanMeter, FACHE, MHA
David VanMeter was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer /Deputy Medical Center Director of the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and Clinics (JAHVH) in January of 2016. In this capacity he has oversight responsibility for more than 6400 employees, an annual budget of $2.0B, and approximately 2 million outpatient visits a year. He leads one of the busiest and most complex medical centers in the federal sector and oversees daily operations of one of the flagship medical centers in the Department of Veteran Affairs.
He served as the JAHVH Associate Director from 2013-2016. Prior to his transfer to Tampa, Mr. VanMeter served as the Assistant Director of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He has served VA in various capacities of increasing supervisory and fiscal responsibility for nineteen years and his experience spans diverse operations, services, and locations.
Mr. VanMeter is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was recognized for his dedication, response, and recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and he is the recipient of the 2012 ACHE Federal Sector Award for Federal Excellence in Healthcare Management for Early-Career Healthcare Executives. He is a native son of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and earned a dual degree bachelor’s in business administration and Financial Management from the University of Kentucky Gatton School of Business and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy. He previously served as a Member-At-Large for the ACHE Western Florida Chapter.
Rescheduled to September 19, 2023 — 4:30-6:00 PM EST

Interdependence of Public, Private & Federal Healthcare Delivery
2023-09-19 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Summer “Global Perspectives” Virtual Series: Event 4.
September 19th, 2023 at 4:30 – 6:30 pm.
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Event Description:
The traditional boundaries between Public, Private and Federal Healthcare delivery have become more permeable as healthcare regulations and requirements have changed. The beneficiary population can no longer be considered as belonging to its system alone.
Patients seek services outside healthcare systems for many reasons, including access, capacity, and cost. Traditionally, migration between healthcare systems would be discouraged through financial measures or by threat of dissenrollment. Today healthcare systems rely on each other to provide services that they cannot provide for financial, geographical or accessibility reasons. The Veterans Administration and Department of Defense both rely on partnerships with public and private healthcare systems to provide care to Veterans, Service Members, and their dependents beyond the capability of the Federal system. Likewise, public and private healthcare systems enter into affiliation agreements with Federal sector healthcare systems for academic and research-based support.
Through this discussion, participants will gain an understanding of the complexities related to documentation of episodes of care, reimbursement for completed care, and information technology challenges; the interoperability and cooperation of Public, Private and Federal Healthcare Systems during natural or manmade disasters; and the future of Public, Private and Federal Healthcare Delivery as it relates to the continued homogenization of their respective patient populations.
Agenda:
4:00 -4:15 – Event & speaker introduction
4:15 -5:15 – Speakers Present
5:15 – 6:30 – Speaker Q & A
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.
Featured Speakers:
Victor Weeden, DHA, FACHE
Dr. Victor Weeden is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Master of Health Administration Program at the University of South Florida. He served on the ACHE Western Florida Chapter Board as a Director-at-Large from 2020-2022 and is currently the President-Elect. Dr. Weeden has been an active ACHE member since 2002 and board certified since 2005. He has previously served on the ACHE Europe and United States Air Force Regent Advisory Councils.
Dr. Weeden is a passionate educator and career healthcare administrator that joined the USF College of Public Health in 2021. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Organizational Behavior, Health Services Management, Health Care Leadership, and the Advanced Seminar in Health Care Management. He received his Doctor of Health Administration from Central Michigan University. Prior to academics, Dr. Weeden served 37 years in the United States Air Force, including 23 years in numerous healthcare administration and leadership roles. He retired from active military service in August 2021 at MacDill AFB, where he served as the Deputy Director and Administrator of the 6th Medical Group.
Dr. Weeden is purpose driven; he is living his dream of teaching, advising, and mentoring future healthcare leaders. Dr. Weeden is very excited to continue serving on the ACHE Western Florida Board to promote our healthcare profession and advance leadership excellence. His research interests include the examination of global healthcare systems, healthcare leadership development, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on organizational behavior and performance outcomes

Major Rashida Brown, MHA
Major Rashida J. Brown is the Resource Management Flight Commander for the 6th Medical Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As the Flight Commander, she oversees a $46.2M budget and leads 18 healthcare administration personnel supporting operations for a rapid global air refueling wing, two Joint combatant command headquarters, 33 mission partners and representatives from 44 international coalition nations in the Department of Defense’s largest single-unit catchment of 265K beneficiaries. She arrived to MacDill with robust experience in the deployment of the new DOD electronic health record, MHS GENESIS, and wing-level Diversity & Inclusion programs.

Col(ret) Paul F. Martin, USAF, MSC, FACHE
Paul Martin is currently the Supply Chain Management, Chief of Outpatient Centers at James A Haley VA Hospital. Paul has 40 years-experience in healthcare. A retired Air Force Medical Service Corps Colonel with 30 years of service, his roles included Deputy Command Surgeon “Division VP” for Air Force Special Operations Command, Command Administrator “Regional COO” for U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Group Commander “CEO” Pope AFB Medical Group, Squadron Commander/Administrator “COO” for 3 different Air Force facilities, and roles in Logistics, Managed Care, Finance, and Patient Administration. Immediately following his retirement from the Air Force, Paul was the Practice Administrator “CEO” for the HCA Florida Heart Institute in Pinellas County. He followed that experience by establishing an LLC to subcontract with Decon, LLC providing First Receiver training and consultation to Navy and Air Force medical facilities. Prior to his commission in the Air Force, he was an analyst for The Joint Commission.
Paul earned a bachelor degree in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration from DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, a Masters in Health Services Administration from Webster University, St Louis, MO a Masters in Strategic Studies from Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL. A board-certified member of ACHE since 1992, he achieved Fellow status in 2005. His Fellows thesis, Establishing and Sustaining Healthcare Operations in a Contingency: A Logistical Perspective, was the ACHE Fellows Thesis of the Year. Paul has served the College in multiple roles: Regent, Chair of the Regents Compliance Committee, Professional Development Committee, Counselor Committee, Regents Advisory Council and Secretary of the Low Country Healthcare Executives. Paul is currently active on the Governing Board of the Air Force Medical Service Corps Association.

David J. VanMeter, FACHE, MHA
David VanMeter was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer /Deputy Medical Center Director of the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and Clinics (JAHVH) in January of 2016. In this capacity he has oversight responsibility for more than 6400 employees, an annual budget of $2.0B, and approximately 2 million outpatient visits a year. He leads one of the busiest and most complex medical centers in the federal sector and oversees daily operations of one of the flagship medical centers in the Department of Veteran Affairs.
He served as the JAHVH Associate Director from 2013-2016. Prior to his transfer to Tampa, Mr. VanMeter served as the Assistant Director of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He has served VA in various capacities of increasing supervisory and fiscal responsibility for nineteen years and his experience spans diverse operations, services, and locations.
Mr. VanMeter is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was recognized for his dedication, response, and recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and he is the recipient of the 2012 ACHE Federal Sector Award for Federal Excellence in Healthcare Management for Early-Career Healthcare Executives. He is a native son of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and earned a dual degree bachelor’s in business administration and Financial Management from the University of Kentucky Gatton School of Business and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy. He previously served as a Member-At-Large for the ACHE Western Florida Chapter.

Culture & Workforce in Healthcare Symposium
2023-09-21 07:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tampa Marriott Water Street, 505 Water St, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
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This 10 hour, instructor led, symposium will provide expert insight regarding a range of topics impacting the culture and workforce in healthcare. The panels cover topics including RN retention, professional well-being for healthcare workers, civility in the workplace, talent management, and mindful leadership. Panels will share relevant stories, reflections, and tools to support improved practices in the healthcare environment. Attendees are welcomed and encouraged to ask questions and interact with the panelists. The symposium will feature five events:

Sustainable Strategies to Support Resiliency and Professional Well-Being for Healthcare Professionals
Talent Management for Bench Strength Development
Developing an Environment of Civility and Respect in Healthcare Organizations: Resources to Empower Healthcare Leaders to Identify, Intervene and Prevent Workplace Bullying, Incivility and Disrespect
RN & Clinical Staff Retention & Turnover
Mindful Leadership: Leading with Heart and Mind for Healthcare Leaders

For more details, see below!

Keynote Speakers:

Delvecchio S. Finley, FACHE – 8:00am
Doni Landefeld, Ph.D., ACPEC – 12:00pm

Speaking Events:
Sustainable Strategies to Support Resiliency and Professional Well-Being for Healthcare Professionals – 1.5 in person F2F Education Credits

Time: 8:30am-10am

Panelists: Dr. Katie Cole, Dr. Seema Weinstein, Gail Ryder, Diego Perilla

Adverse patient events have been attributed to healthcare staff who have experienced difficulty sleeping, reduced job satisfaction, impaired behavior and anxiety. These attributes contribute to more serious consequences such as burnout, depression, post-traumatic disorder and suicidal ideation. The suicide rate for physicians is higher than that for any other profession, in part because of the stress of medical school, risk for malpractice, sleep deprivation and challenges with work/life balance. Healthcare leaders often struggle with finding long-term solutions to address an important but personal issue for their staff and organization. During this panel, participants will learn sustainable strategies and approaches that will address well-being and resiliency for healthcare professionals in today’s healthcare environment. Even when leaders recognize this as a problem, they are often presented with confusing information or get-better-quick solutions that bring no lasting change and can sometimes increase cynicism among employees. During this panel, participants will learn the importance of sustaining well-being for healthcare professionals in today’s health care environment.

Talent Management for Bench Strength Development – 1.5 Qualified Education Credits

Time: 10:15am-11:45am

Panelists: Cami Leech Florio, Kyle Barr, David Howard, Charles Hinson.

Talent management and succession planning are important to the successful operation of every organization. Together, they constitute a systematic process for preparing people to meet an organization’s needs for talent over time. They are designed to ensure the continued effective performance of an organization by developing employees at all levels, while paying particular attention to the identification and training of high- potential candidates for managerial or leadership positions. Talent management and succession planning enable an organization to meet its needs for leadership by assessing the competencies required for key positions, nurturing and developing the talents needed to fill those positions, and implementing procedures and protocols for managerial and leadership replacement when it becomes necessary.

Developing an Environment of Civility and Respect in Healthcare Organizations: Resources to Empower Healthcare Leaders to Identify, Intervene, and Prevent Workplace Bullying, Incivility and Disrespect – 1.5 in person F2F Education Credits

Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm

Panelists: Qualenta Kivett, Tom McDougal, Joan M. Veccioli, Vyron Folds

The organizational culture of a healthcare organization plays a critically important role in shaping the work environment for its employees. Organizations with environments of civility and respect recruit the best and brightest people, exude high morale and high job satisfaction by their employees, and demonstrate high performing teamwork. Unfortunately,disrespect and incivility at work is rampant in many organizations, and it’s on the rise. Uncivil behaviors are characteristically rude and discourteous, displaying a lack of regard for others. There is an organizational price to be paid for uncivil encounters among coworkers. Employees that have experienced or witnessed incivility reduce their commitment to the organization and demonstrate a reduction in work effort. While individual factors may play a major role in contributing to incivility and disrespectful cultures, the workplace environment is a powerful force that consciously or unconsciously enables acts of incivility, disrespect and bullying. Emerging evidence and anecdotal reports suggest that the conscientiousness of healthcare leaders in implementing comprehensive, cohesive, and integrated bullying prevention and intervention programs in their organizations is critical to promote environments of respect and enhance the sustainability of cultures of civility. This panel discussion will focus on tools and methods to identify and address incivility, bullying and disrespectful behavior in the workplace environment as well as methods to develop and support a culture of civility and respect in healthcare organizations.

RN & Clinical Staff Retention & Turnover – 1.5 in person F2F Education Credits

Time: 2:15pm-3:45pm

Panelists: Lisa Johnson, Wendi Goodson-Celerin, Charity Carlisle, Gen Guanci

With an aging population, baby boomers retiring, millennials taking over the work force, and reimbursements being more tied to patient satisfaction and administrative duties, it is no surprise that turnover is at an all-time high. It is imperative for hospitals and health care systems to understand the impact of turnover as well as how to increase retention through engagement, professional development and mentorship.

Mindful Leadership: Leading with Heart and Mind for Healthcare Leaders – 1.5 Qualified Education Credits

Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm

Panelists: Mo Kasti, Colleen Walters, Paul Grossman & Victor Weeden

The use of mindful practices like meditation, introspection, and journaling have been shown to contribute to the success of leading organizations. Mindful practices support personal and professional growth by enabling leaders to gain focus, clarity, creativity, and compassion – qualities which allow leaders to face the myriad demands and struggles of everyday work life. Healthcare leaders, in particular, deal with challenges and pressures that are unique to the healthcare climate. Practicing mindfulness can help healthcare executives more effectively deal with these challenges by teaching them how to approach each situation with focus and clarity to make important decisions, how to be creative and innovative in their approach to healthcare leadership, and how to be compassionate with others in times of turmoil.
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Continuing Education Credit: a Max of 8.5 contact hours are available for program completion. CE Broker program number 20-1074006. Tampa General is an approved Providers for the Florida Board of Nursing and multiple other professional Boards or Councils (Provider #50-1943). Contact hours based on completed session evaluations are approved by:

Florida Board of Nursing for RN, APRN, LPN

In order to receive CE, the participant must:

Attend the entire panel presentation or key-note session. Partial credit will be given for hours attended.
Complete the session evaluation using the provide QR code.
Include on each evaluation, name, email address, and professional license number

Conflict of Interest: Speakers’ are all working healthcare executives who will be sharing their experiences related to topic of panel discussion. Each declares no conflict of interest in any product or brand name that may be mentioned as examples of methods/processes used at their institution. Speak or member of speaker family will not benefit from mention of or use of a product.
Please contact Lana Palmquist, Lana.Palmquist@baycare.org with any questions, or request for special accommodation at least 5 days prior to the program.

ACHE WFC New Member Webinars - Quarter 4
2023-10-01 - 2023-12-01
ACHE WFC will host two New Member Webinars November 6th and 7th.

November 6, 2023 from 5-6pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/743648772497?aff=oddtdtcreator
November 7, 2023 from 12-1pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/743668270817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please note the content will be identical between each session.

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@smh.com.

Crisis Management: Strategies to Effectively Manage a Healthcare Organization
2023-10-12 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Event Description
Unexpected events, such as a natural disaster, pandemic, civil disturbance, medical error, or labor dispute, cause intense stresses that can overwhelm healthcare organizations and leaders. In the event of a crisis, the quality and efficiency of care delivery may be challenged, which takes a toll on every part of the organization. Healthcare leaders must understand how to prepare their organization for unforeseen circumstances by developing a communication plan, managing organizational resources, and leveraging local and state resources and funding. The engaging panel discussion will provide insight on tools to manage an unforeseen crisis within a healthcare organization.
Agenda
11:00 -11:10 – Event & speaker introduction
11:10 -12:15 – Speakers Present
12:15 – 12:30 – Speaker Q & A

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.

Gloria Graham
Gloria Graham’s law enforcement and public safety career has spanned more than 27 years. She is currently the System Director for Public Safety, Emergency Management and PBX Operations for Lee Health System in southwest Florida. Lee Health is a non-profit, public health system with nearly 90 practice locations, 4 acute care hospitals and 2 specialty hospitals with 1,812 hospital beds, more than 16,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and over 830 employed primary care and specialty care providers.
Prior to joining Lee Health she served as the inaugural Associate Vice President for Safety and Security at the University of Virginia after the violent Unite the Right rally of 2017. In 2010, she was appointed Chief of Police at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Graham also served as Assistant Vice President and Deputy Chief of Police at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and Duke University Police Department. She began her law enforcement career in her home state of Indiana in 1995.
Gloria earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice studies from North Carolina Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in leadership development from St. Mary of the Woods College. She is a 2012 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, a 2018 graduate of the University of Southern California Race and Equity Institute, and is an IAHSS Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator and ASIS Certified Protection Professional. Gloria is currently appointed to the Lee County School District Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee, the Pace Lee Center for Girls Board of Directors, and the ASIS Healthcare Steering Committee.

Dr. Scott Nygaard
Dr. Scott Nygaard serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Lee Health. He is responsible for the operations and strategy of the health system, which include: 4 Adult Acute Care Hospitals- totaling 1624 beds, Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida (172 beds), a rehabilitation hospital, Post-Acute Services- including DME, SNF, SNU, HH, home infusion, nursing functions, patient safety and quality for the system, Lee Physician Group, a 1000 provider, multispecialty group practice; as well as Outpatient Services (lab, imaging, wound care, sleep lab, rehabilitation services) and The Center for Care Transformation (Medicaid PSN, NexGen ACO, BPCI, CIN), and LH Strategy.

Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan is the Vice President of Ambulatory Services for Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and oversees the Health System’s extensive network of outpatient campuses and urgent care centers that stretch from Manatee County to North Port. Frank also is responsible for outpatient growth strategy and developing new centers of care to support health needs throughout the region. Frank began his career at SMH in 2002 as an Administrative Fellow. Upon completing the two-year program, he was selected to serve in a leadership position in Ambulatory Services, where he assisted in the expansion of the organization’s Ambulatory network while taking on increasing roles and responsibilities. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration in 2002 and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and also serves as a volunteer youth football and track coach.

Dr. Laura Arline
Dr. Laura Arline is Vice President/Chief Quality Officer of BayCare Health System, a large not-for-profit healthcare system located in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. Dr. Arline oversees BayCare’s Quality, Safety, Regulatory, Infection Prevention & Control, and Clinical Documentation Integrity programs. She has been a part of the BayCare Health System team for 16 years, practicing internal medicine and pediatrics and serving in various quality and patient safety roles until she transitioned into a full-time quality administrative position in 2018. Dr. Arline has a passion for clinical excellence and is a strong believer in the quest toward zero harm. She emphasizes, “Behind every number on a spreadsheet or graph is a patient life – the work we do every day supports BayCare’s true north of Clinical Excellence.” Buono, Madeline – Assistant

State of The Chapter
2023-11-16 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Agenda:
ACHE members and their family, friends, and colleagues are invited to arrive beginning at 5:30pm to enjoy cocktails, socializing, and exclusive access to the incredible views from the Tampa Bay Club. We are honored to have Stephanie Conners, President & CEO of BayCare Health System, as our keynote speaker, and we are excited to celebrate our Chapter with each of you!
5:30-6:15pm: Hor d’ouevres & mingling
6:15-7:00pm: Transition to event & dinner
7:00-7:05pm: Welcome & Keynote introduction
7:05-7:25pm: Keynote speaker – Stephanie Conners, President/CEO, BayCare Health System
7:25-8:10pm: Awards & State of the Chapter address
8:10-8:30pm: Mingling
Venue Location:
The Tampa Club, 101 East Kennedy Boulevard #4200, Tampa, FL, 33602.
The Tampa Club is located on the 41st floor of the Bank of America Building.
There is no cost for parking. Link for directions/parking –https://www.thetampaclub.com/web/pages/directions-parking

ACHE WFC Advancement to Fellow Webinar
2023-11-30
ACHE WFC will host an Advancement to Fellow Webinar! Time to be determined.
Please note the content will be identical between each session.
More information coming soon!

Managing for Morale – Effective Management Techniques to Retain Your Staff
2024-01-25 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute Oncology Tower at Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, 34239, United States
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Event Description: Staff retention remains a top priority for healthcare organizations, especially following pandemic-driven burnout. This panel will engage senior-level managers to discuss best practices to retain staff and create a culture of strong morale. This program has been developed and is presented locally by ACHE WFC. The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE In-Person Education Credits (previously called Face-to-Face Education Credits) to this program.
Location: Sarasota Memorial Health Care (1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239); – Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute – Roberta L. Sudakoff Foundation Education & Conference Center; 1st floor of Oncology Tower
Agenda
5:00 – 5:30 – Networking / Dinner
5:30 – 7:00 – Educational Program

Moderator – Sheila Redfearn
Sheila Redfearn currently serves as Employee Relations Manager responsible for supporting four individual Hospitals in the BayCare Health System. Sheila began her career in social services and transitioned her desire to facilitate solutions for individual development to group cultural engagement. With almost two decades of direct employee relations, human resources experience, and an MBA in Human Resources Management; Sheila has continued to evolve her expertise while applying her passion for holistically supporting leaders and individual contributors in their professional growth, enriching team unity and achievement. Shiela is known as a talent developer in her field, achieving exceptional ratings in employee engagement as a leader of other HR professionals. Generating immediate and strategic, legally sound solutions to redevelop standards that inspire success is the hallmark of her professional brand.
Kelly Cullen
Kelly Cullen is the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Tampa General Hospital, a nationally renowned 1,040-bed academic medical center and the region’s only Level I trauma and comprehensive burn care center. Tampa General Hospital is also one of the nation’s busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. At Tampa General Hospital, Cullen is responsible for overseeing all clinical and operational strategies, including managing partnerships with key constituents. She is a health care leader with a proven track record of developing strong, collaborative relationships at all levels of a highly complex health care system. Cullen has more than 30 years of experience as a health care provider and a health care administrator. She is committed to leveraging her clinical and leadership experience to help Tampa General Hospital further its commitment to world-class care. In 2021, Cullen spearheaded TGH’s largest master facility plan in the hospital’s history. This $550 million capital commitment allows TGH to invest in innovation and supports the creation of tomorrow’s TGH. Cullen is leading the development and implementation of the multi-year master facility plan that includes a new ICU, Regional Burn Center, freestanding emergency department, TGH Brandon Healthplex Oncology Institute and more. Construction on these projects will run through 2026. Prior to joining TGH, Cullen spent more than 25 years at Baycare Health System in Clearwater, Fla., where she began her career as a nurse before taking on several leadership roles, including director of nursing and director of operations. During this tenure, Cullen shared responsibility for integrating the strategic plan of the organization, while providing oversight for the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective and compassionate care. Cullen managed all nursing-related operations and led numerous expansion projects. She accomplished all project goals on time and within budget for both Mease Dunedin Hospital and Mease Countryside Hospital. Cullen earned a Master of Business Administration in Health Care Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Francis Xavier University. She is currently a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Florida Hospital Association.
Justina L. Wells, MPH
Ms. Justina L. Wells began in her role as the assistant director on November 6, 2022. Previously, Ms. Wells served as the chief, office of communications and outreach for the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System in Gainesville, Fla. Ms. Wells’ VA career began in in 2011 while completing the Institute for Diversity in Health Management Summer Enrichment Program where she served as an intern at the Birmingham VA Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. In 2013, Ms. Wells completed her administrative fellowship with the Graduate Health Administrative Training Program (GHATP). Ms Wells has also served as a Pathways Intern at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Ms. Wells earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Spelman College and earned her master’s degree in public health with a concentration in health administration from Indiana University. She is a graduate of the 2022 Healthcare Leadership Development Program (HCLDP) class, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Florida Leadership Development Program, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Ms. Wells is also the recipient of the 2021 ACHE VA Regent Early Careerist Award.
Pam Beitlich
Pam Beitlich is the Executive Director of Women and Children’s Services at Sarasota Memorial. She is responsible for Community Outreach/ Childbirth Education, the OB Emergency Room, Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby, the NICU and Pediatrics. She has been a nurse for over 40 years, is a Nurse Practitioner, and completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice at Florida State. She thoroughly enjoys leading a very high performing team in the Division of Women and Children’s, and likes to constantly push outcomes to the next level.With over 4,200 births last year at SMH, Pam has seen so much growth in our community – not just with older community members but with young families moving here. What a great thing to watch! Her primary focus is on patient safety and quality at the hospital, and will always advocate for our mothers and babies to receive the highest standard of care. One of her greatest pleasures in the past few years has been watching the First 1000 Days Initiative begin and blossom into an amazing program to serve our community. She finds it very gratifying to ensure our moms and babies are delivered safely at SMH, and then delivered safely back home with whatever services they need. Pam and her husband Paul have been married for over 37 years, all of those living in Sarasota. All three of their children were born at SMH, went to Southside and Pine View, and love this community. She has strong roots here and wants to continue giving back in whatever way she can contribute.

February New Member Seminars
2024-02-20 12:00 - 2024-02-21 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
February 20th, 12pm: Click here to register
February 21st, 5pm: Click here to register

Please join us for a New Member Seminar held virtually on Tuesday, February 20th from 12p-1p and Wednesday, February 21st from 5p-6p. 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@smh.com

Behavioral Healthcare: Approaches to Increase Value for the Organization and Meet Community Needs
2024-02-22 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
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Event Description
Historically, hospitals and health systems have not always embraced a role in meeting behavioral health needs in communities because managing behavioral healthcare and mental health is very complex. Physical health and mental health issues occur together. For example, people with diabetes or cardiac conditions often develop depression as well. Being able to receive treatment for both conditions through an integrated behavioral health and primary care setting can be especially helpful since how we live our lives (behave) and our physical and mental health all interact with each other in complex ways.
Ultimately, the goals of behavioral health interventions are similar to those of other primary care treatment: helping people function so they can lead healthier, fuller lives. Receiving both behavioral health and primary care treatment in one integrated setting can help people continue to work or attend school, to engage with their families, to participate in their communities, and to be able to thrive. Managing co-morbidities can lead to an increase in cost and potentially a decrease in reimbursement. It is noted that with current workforce challenges, there is a shortage of mental healthcare providers (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatric nurses). As hospitals and healthcare systems begin to make the movement away from volume toward value-based care, healthcare executives need to implement best practices to align and coordinate high quality care, reduce utilization in the emergency room, address workforce composition, control costs, and address the ethnic and racial disparities of the community.
Agenda
5:30-6:30 – Speaker Introduction / Presentation
6:30-7:00 – Q&A
ACHE Virtual Interactive Education Credits: 1.5
Earn ACHE Virtual Interactive Education credits through these innovative, interactive courses from your home or office. Virtual education is offered on a variety of timely healthcare leadership topics and consists of pre-course surveys and assessments, discussion board conversations and scheduled virtual live sessions.
To receive full credit for the course, you are required to participate in all pre-scheduled virtual live sessions. Participants will have access to all course materials/recordings 180 days after the program concludes.
Heather Lincicome, LCSW, FACHE (Moderator)
Heather Lincicome serves as Vice President of Live Oak Behavioral Health Center Operations and in that role provides oversight of the Tallahassee Memorial Behavioral Health Center and dually as the Chief Liaison Officer for the Apalachee Center. Both facilities provide psychiatric mental health and substance abuse services and treatments for children and adults experiencing mental health and substance use disorders throughout the state of Florida. She has been instrumental in the creation and oversight of a robust psychiatric consultation liaison team which services multiple emergency departments and the medical-surgical floors. She is also developing a robust behavioral health intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization program and a new psychiatric residency program in collaboration with Florida State University.
A Tallahassee native, Heather earned a Master of Clinical Social Work from Florida State University and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Fellow of the American College of HealthCare Executives.
Before becoming Vice President, Heather held the role of Service Line Administrator and Director of Social Services for the Tallahassee Memorial Behavioral Health Center. Heather also worked as an Inpatient and Outpatient Licensed Mental Health Therapist at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital specializing in the provision of trauma-focused treatment for children, adolescent, and adults. Heather also spent time serving as a Senior Behavioral Analyst for the Department of Juvenile Justice and as an Outpatient Therapist for the Veterans Administration providing treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
She also serves as Director-At-Large for the North Florida Chapter of the ACHE and is an active board member of Big Bend Cares which provides services and treatments for individuals and families with HIV/AIDS diagnoses.
Heather is passionate about contributing to the mission of service organizations that improve the lives of members of the community through enhancing access to equitable healthcare and serves on multiple boards of directors. Heather is dedicated to expanding healthcare operations through collaborations and strategic development of programming with proven outcomes.
Terry Cassidy, LCSW, MAC
Terry Cassidly is the Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System for the past since years. She has 25+ years of leadership experience in the administration of behavioral health & addiction services including inpatient, outpatient, and non-profit community-based services. Terry previously served as the Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services for Tenet Healthcare’s New England market. She was recognized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for her leadership in improving the social welfare of citizens in central Massachusetts. For more than 20 years, she has served as a consultant for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Terry received her master’s degree in social work from Boston University. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is nationally certified as a Master Addiction Counselor.
Anthony Santucci, MSN, RN
Anthony Santucci is the Director of Behavioral Health for Acute Care Services-BayCare Health System. With a total of 26 years of experience working with a Behavioral Health patient population, Anthony brought his experience and expertise to BayCare Behavioral Health in 2011. Anthony is responsible for day-to-day business operations, clinical programs, compliance with all governing agency regulations, strategic planning for growth and development of all BayCare Behavioral Health Inpatient Programs and psychiatric emergency departments which consists of 348 inpatient beds located within seven hospitals. Anthony developed the vision for BayCare’s newest and most innovative behavioral health program, the Unit for Psychiatry and Medical Services (UPM). This is a state-of-the-art twenty-four bed adult inpatient acute care psychiatric treatment program that provides acute mental health services to a patient population that has both medical and psychiatric comorbidities. Anthony led each phase of the project including project development, project design and the construction phase with a forward facing and forward-thinking approach. This program is one of a kind and has been nationally recognized by mental health stakeholders across the country. Anthony serves on the National Association of Behavioral Healthcare steering committee on Behavioral Health Services within General Healthcare Systems. Anthony is also an active member of the National Harbor Performance Initiative for Behavioral Health leading the development of a national acuity case index tool. Anthony is a proud graduate of Leadership Tampa 2020- the Strongest Class Ever! He stays engaged with Leadership Tampa Alumni group and loves to participate annually in the LT Health Care Day planning committee.
Jason Sabo, Ph.D.
Jason Sabo earned his Master of Psychology and Doctorate of Psychology from Ball State University. Throughout his career he has worked in multiple settings including: the public school system, residential treatment, private practice and hospital setting. He joined the Lee Health team in 2018. He currently works as the site lead in Pediatric Behavioral Health outpatient clinic within Golisano Children’s Hospital. His clinical specialties are behavioral disorders, anxiety and depression.

Equity of Care
2024-03-05 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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This program has been developed and is presented locally by ACHE WFC. The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE In-Person Education Credits (previously called Face-to-Face Education Credits) to this program.
Event Description
We advocate for consistent care quality regardless of a patient’s background. Disparities in care persist, especially among uninsured individuals, low-income families, racial and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ populations. The Affordable Care Act aimed to tackle access and equity issues by expanding health insurance coverage, but gaps remain. These gaps alter healthcare delivery and financing. Equity in care is fundamental to healthcare management, both ethically and commercially. Organizations must educate staff on disparities to address diverse patient needs effectively. Patient-centered care enhances clinical outcomes and satisfaction while reducing errors and costs. Addressing healthcare disparities is vital for organizational excellence and financial sustainability.
Agenda
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Networking
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Program
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Appetizers & Networking
(*Tickets inclues appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks. There will be a cash bar for those intersted).

Indra Sandal, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chief of Innovation, Tampa VA Medical Center, National Lead, VHA-Uber Health Connect Initiative – Moderator
Dr. Indra Sandal is the Chief of Innovation at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital & Clinics in Tampa, FL. She has a wide portfolio that includes collaborations with the VHA Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE), academic and community partners, and national innovation leaders.
Dr. Sandal has 15+ years of experience leading transformational programs and innovation initiatives across academic, non-profit, and federal sectors. From 2019 – 2022, Dr. Sandal served as the Director of Innovation at the Memphis VA Medical Center and has held several prominent national and local facility innovation roles with VHAIE. From 2020-2022, Dr. Sandal was selected as the VHA Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Executive Management Fellow where she spearheaded the VHA-Uber Health Connect (VUHC) Initiative in 2022. The VUHC Initiative is a collaborative effort between the VHAIE, the Veteran Transportation Program, and Uber Health. The initiative offers rideshare as a supplemental transportation option for Veterans to get to and from their medical appointments and has offered over 145K rides to nearly 25,000 Veterans across 68 VA Medical Centers since January 2022. Since the beginning of the pilot, the VUHC Initiative has achieved over $111M in cost savings for VA from faster emergency and inpatient discharges and avoiding no-show/missed appointments.
Before joining VA, Dr. Sandal also held prominent research roles including Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT from 2011-2014, and Research Assistant at Virginia Tech from 2005-2011. Her genetics and genomic research outcomes included 17 secured patents, 14 peer reviewed journal publications as lead author, 3 book chapters, and over 50 conference presentations worldwide.
Dr. Sandal currently serves as a faculty member for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Catalyst program. Dr. Sandal has an M.B.A. from Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management, a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute, India, and an M.S. in Life Sciences from Kanpur University, India.
Dr. Sandal is a recipient of the 2023 Service to the Citizen Award, an award that recognizes public servants who demonstration excellence in their delivery of services that impact the public’s lives. She is also the recipient of the 2023 Dr. Robert L. Jesse Award for Excellence in Innovation for her outstanding work with the VUHC Initiative. The Dr. Robert Jesse award is presented to VA employees who have demonstrated brilliance enabling the discovery and spread of healthcare innovation that exceeds expectations, restores hope, and builds trust within VA.

Alisha Stanton, MSW, LICSW, Chief, Social Work Service, Bay Pines, VA Healthcare System
Alisha Stanton serves as the Chief, Social Work Service at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in VISN 8 with a passion for serving Veterans, their families and her staff. She has 19 years of Federal Service, including service in the United States Army. She aspires to unleash the full potential of her team by creating a healthy work environment that allows team members to reach their full potential in service to Veterans Health Administration (VHA). She has oversight of multiple VHA programs that focus on social determinants of health to promote health care equity for Veterans.

Tricia Penniecook, MD, MPH, Vice Dean for Faculty and Global Affairs, University of South Florida, College of Public Health
Tricia Penniecook has over 25 years’ experience as an academic leader, educator, public health administrator, physician, executive coach and change strategist. She is an expert in accreditation, having served as site visit member and chair as well as national board member of the Council for Education in Public Health. Her experience as Interim Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Vice Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs at the University of South Florida, serve as a platform for her purpose: being a trusted advisor for women of color who are leaders in academia.
She graduated from Medicine and Public Health from Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. She has worked in Public Health Practice as County Health Director, State Health Director and Epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health in Costa Rica, as adviser to the President and CEO of Costa Rica’s National Health Care System and Director of the National Center for Strategic Development and Research. She became the first Afrolatina Dean of the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University, leading the school to be among the first to adopt the new Framework for Public Health Education, with emphasis on Health Equity, a global presence and a faith-based foundation. She also served as Vice-President of Academic Administration at Oakwood University, an HBCU in Alabama.
She has been the Vice-Dean for Education, Faculty and Global Affairs, University of South Florida, College of Public Health for six years. She provided strategic leadership for all academic, educational, student and faculty related matters within the College till January 2023. After serving as Interim Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of South Florida, she returned to the College of Public Health as Vice Dean for Faculty and Global Affairs and Chair of the CEPH reaccreditation process.
She is the President and CEO of BossStar Leadership Solutions, an organization created for Women of Color in Higher Education to prevent, manage and overcome burnout. It is in this role that she designs and leads workshops in health and higher education institutions. She is a Certified Executive Coach, providing group and individual coaching to women who are or aspire to be executive leaders.
She served as Co-host of Pink Room Live, the webcast arm of 4RealWomen International, an organization that works towards the empowerment of Girls and Women in North and Latin America and the Caribbean. She is no stranger to starting over and leading change, and believes that women need to be empowered with knowledge, skills and opportunities to step confidently into their life’s purpose.

Selynto R. Anderson, Ph.D., Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, Lee Health
Selynto R. Anderson, Ph.D., joined Lee Health in September 2022 as Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer and is responsible for championing, developing, executing and overseeing Lee Health’s social inclusion and equity strategy and programs. Prior to joining Lee Health, Dr. Anderson served as VP Community Health & Health Equity/Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Self-Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, S.C., where he spent the first 15+ years of his career and held various positions. He started as a community health educator and grew into management and other key leadership roles, including manager of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation & transitional rehabilitation, director of occupational health services and director of community prevention and wellness services. Some of his career accomplishments include: leading an initiative to implement social determinants of health into the electronic health record to proactively monitor and track aspects of population health; grant writing that resulted in the implementation of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) substance abuse program; developed policies and procedures around population health management that included health outcomes and patterns of development; and designed a Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy that addressed health disparities, health equity and the social determinants of health. Dr. Anderson earned his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and a master’s degree in Education from Anderson University in Anderson, S.C. He also earned a doctorate in public health from Walden University in Minneapolis, holds a certificate in diversity management in health care from the American Hospital Association and was a Thomas C. Dolan Career Accelerator Program Scholar through the American College of Healthcare Executives.

ACHE WFC Top Golf Networking Event
2024-03-14 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Date and time

Thursday, March 14 · 5:30 – 7:30pm EDT

Location

Topgolf
2021 Top Golf Way Fort Myers, FL 33913

About this event

Join us for another ACHE WFC’s 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 **

Bending the Execution Curve: Implementing Successful Organizational Change in Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations
2024-04-09 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
ACHE WFC: Bending the Execution Curve: Implementing Successful Organizational Change in Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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This program has been developed and is presented locally by ACHE WFC. The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE In-Person Education Credits (previously called Face-to-Face Education Credits) to this program.
Join us for an insightful panel discussion on the critical elements of successful organizational change within hospitals and healthcare organizations. We will focus on practical strategies to overcome challenges and foster lasting transformation, with a particular emphasis on engaging staff members. Discover how aligning organizational changes with individual interests and ongoing work empowers staff to actively drive change, amplifying buy-in and leveraging collective expertise.
Additionally, we will reshape the perception of resistance to change, viewing it as invaluable feedback rather than a roadblock. Gain insights into understanding and addressing the underlying concerns fueling resistance, guiding future initiatives more effectively. Lastly, we will emphasize the creation of robust supports to sustain behavioral shifts. Explore how infrastructural frameworks and skill development pave the way for enduring transformation, enabling hospitals and healthcare organizations to navigate change with resilience and efficacy, ultimately enhancing their missions and improving patient outcomes.

Location: USF College of Public Health, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612 CPH 1023A (Scroll to the end, for a picture of parking option at Parking Pay Stations)
Agenda
4:00 – 4:30 – Networking & Light Refreshments
4:30 – 6:00 – Educational Program
Moderator – Emily Allinder Scott
Emily Allinder Scott, MHA, FACHE, currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation and Service Line Officer for the BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Florida. Her work is centered on enhancing BayCare’s Service Lines and creating a streamlined system of care that provides the right care, at the right time, in the right location, and at the right cost.
Emily has extensive experience in clinical governance, physician organization and care delivery site operations, service line leadership, business growth and development, value-based care, and performance improvement. She has a passion for partnering with providers to enhance the quality and efficiency of patient care. Prior to her time at BayCare, Emily spent eight years in Texas at Memorial Hermann Health System (MHHS) in Houston and Baylor Scott & White Health System in Dallas. She served in progressive positions as the Vice President, Clinical Integration, Vice President, Clinical Transformation and Vice President, Accountable Care Organization, including administrative leadership of Hospital Based Providers. During her tenure, MHHS saved over 100 million dollars through clinical care redesign. Prior to MHHS, Emily served six years in progressive leadership positions, at Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, Missouri. A native of Independence, Missouri, Emily graduated with honors from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and earned a Master of Health Administration from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She completed her Administrative Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Emily is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She resides in Tampa, Florida with her husband, Aaron, and six-year-old twins, Violet and Henry.
Dr. Mark Moseley
Dr. Mark G. Moseley joined USF Health in January 2017 as USF Health’s Chief Medical Officer. He was subsequently named as USF Health’s Chief Clinical Officer, and in this role helped to oversee the day-to-day operations of the USF Health faculty practice plan until May 2022. Since April 2022, he has served as the first President of USF Tampa General Physicians, a role he was selected for via competitive national search. As President, he leads the integration of the Tampa General Hospital and USF physician practice infrastructure; leading ~1,600 team members and supporting the practices of over 1,000 clinicians. Dr. Moseley is a system Executive Vice President at TGH, a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Morsani College of Medicine, and a courtesy Professor in the College of Public Health.
Dr. Moseley is an Ohio native and alumni of the Ohio State University Colleges of Medicine Public Health. He was the first dual-degree graduates of OSU’s combined five-year MD, Master of Health Administration program. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Christiana Care in Wilmington Delaware, serving as chief resident in his final year of training. He subsequently returned to Ohio State as an academic faculty member in Emergency Medicine and for the next 12 years held progressive leadership roles as Medical Director of the Emergency Department and Vice-Chairman in the Department of Emergency Medicine. His final senior leadership role at OSU was as the health system’s Assistant Chief Operating Officer.
Dr. Moseley is the recipient of numerous teaching awards for trainees in medicine and public health at both the Ohio State University and the University of South Florida. He was voted by Columbus, Ohio Business First as a city-wide 40 under 40 awardee in 2010. In 2013, he was awarded the OSU College of Medicine Innovation Award for conceiving, designing, and implementing the After-Hours Clinics model of care. He is also the recipient of the OSU Department of Emergency Medicine’s Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves as a national member of the Business Advisory Committee for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
Kelly Batista
Kelly Batista is the Executive Director of the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute for Sarasota Memorial Health Care System in Sarasota, Florida. Working in a dyad-leadership model with the Institute’s Chief Medical Director, Mrs. Batista is responsible for the strategic development and operational oversight of the Jellison Cancer Institute, including physician alignment and recruitment, programmatic expansion and implementation, and the design and construction of multiple new cancer care facilities.
In prior leadership roles at Sarasota Memorial, Mrs. Batista oversaw multiple ambulatory care facilities and service areas including outpatient ancillary services, and rehabilitation and cardiopulmonary programs.
She serves on the Board of the Western Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, holding various leadership roles since 2014 including as Chapter President. In support of future healthcare leaders, Mrs. Batista participates on the University of South Florida MHA Advisory Board. She also serves on the Southwest Florida Advisory Board for the American Cancer Society.
Steven Chew
Steven Chew currently serves as the Vice President of Service Lines at Tampa General Hospital (TGH), a 1,040 bed Academic Medical Center affiliated with the University of South Florida (USF) Health Morsani College of Medicine, and serves as the only Level 1 Trauma Center for West Central Florida.
As the VP of Services Lines, Steven’s primary role is leading the Administrative dyads of TGH’s 15+ Service Lines. In this structure, the Administrators work collaboratively with his/her Medical Director counterparts to develop, execute, and promote strategic and operational imperatives specific to their Service Lines / Institutes. Focusing on quality, outcomes, patient access, innovative technology, Team Member and Provider engagement, and financial stability, TGH’s Service Line structure has been pivotal to the continued expansion and market growth throughout the region. Serving over 15 years of his over 20 year healthcare career at TGH, Steven has worked in a variety of departments and leadership roles. These include Materials Management, Surgical Services Operations, Hospital Operations, Quality, and Strategic Services.
Steven holds a degree in Biology and Organic Chemistry from Rutgers University and a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from USF. He’s been recognized as a Modern Healthcare Top Emerging Leader in 2022, a USF Outstanding Alumni in 2020, and a Tampa Bay Business Journal 40-Under-40 honoree in 2018.

Parking Options: Lot 38C

Daily/Visitor Parking
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Event: College of Public Health (CPH) Building

Advancement to Fellow Webinar - April 10th - 5pm
2024-04-10 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACHE Western Florida Chapter will host Advancement to Fellow webinars
April 10th, 2024 at 5:00 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.
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Advancement to Fellow Webinar - April 11th - 12pm
2024-04-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACHE Western Florida Chapter will host Advancement to Fellow webinars
April 11th, 2024 at 12:00 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.
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Advancement to Fellow Webinar - May 1st - 5pm
2024-05-01 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACHE Western Florida Chapter will host Advancement to Fellow webinars
May 1st, 2024 at 5:00 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.
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ACHE-WFC New Member Seminar - May 13th, 2024
2024-05-13 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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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@smh.com.

ACHE-WFC New Member Seminar - May 14th, 2024
2024-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Advancement to Fellow Webinar - May 16th - 12pm
2024-05-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
May 16th, 2024 at 12:00 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.
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ACHE-WFC Reconnect Seminar - May 20th, 2024
2024-05-20 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Your ACHE Western Florida Chapter is busier than ever… find out more! Please join us for a “Reconnect” Webinar. We invite all established ACHE Western Florida Chapter members to attend this virtual seminar. Chapter experts will provide comprehensive information on how to make the most of your membership along with how to get reengaged with the chapter. Discussion 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@smh.com.

Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Leadership
2024-05-29 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Wednesday, May 29 · 4:30 – 6pm EDT
Virtual Interactive Event via Zoom
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Event Description
Ethical challenges arise in all aspects of healthcare and service, from the bedside to the boardroom. Hospital leaders and boards set the ethical compass of the organization by making decisions about priorities, policies, and resource allocation. Understanding the expanding paradigm of planning, creating, and maintaining an ethical healthcare organization is crucial to help identify strategies for implementing ethics initiatives within your own organization. Healthcare leaders must “walk the talk” and demonstrate their commitment to ethics throughout their organization.
Agenda
4:30-5:30 – Speaker Introduction / Presentation
5:30-6:00 – Q&A
ACHE Virtual Interactive Education Credits: 1.5
Earn ACHE Virtual Interactive Education credits through these innovative, interactive courses from your home or office. Virtual education is offered on a variety of timely healthcare leadership topics and consists of pre-course surveys and assessments, discussion board conversations and scheduled virtual live sessions.
To receive full credit for the course, you are required to participate in all pre-scheduled virtual live sessions. Participants will have access to all course materials/recordings 180 days after the program concludes.
Katherine Drabiak, JD (Moderator)
Katherine Drabiak, JD, is a Professor at the University of South Florida College of Public Health and College of Medicine. She is Co-Director of the Law and Medicine Scholarly Concentration Program at USF’s Morsani College of Medicine. Drabiak’s teaching and research is focused in health law, public health law and medical ethics. Drabiak has authored numerous law review articles and written for peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics; Bioethics; AMA Journal of Ethics, and Clinical Ethics. Her writing has appeared in popular media outlets such as The Hill, Chicago Tribune, and Orlando Sentinel. She is an active member of Advent Health’s Medical Ethics Committee and has worked with the Florida State Bar Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the 13th Judicial Circuit, and the Florida Department of Health.
Joshua (Jojo) G. Dyachim, M.Th, HECC, BCC
Jojo Dyachim currently serves as the Director of Mission and Ethics for BayCare Health System in West Central Florida. He is originally from Nigeria.
He bagged a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in theology from Urban University, Rome. He completed a post-bachelor’s degree in biomedical science at the University of South Florida. He is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at Loyola University Chicago in Health Care Mission Leadership with specialization in clinical and organization ethics. He is a Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) with the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities and Board Certified Chaplain with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains.
He is an avid supporter of Chelsea Football Club, London and enjoys reading, cooking, dancing and outdoor time at the beach.
Dr. Terri Ashmeade, MD
Terri Ashmeade, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and a neonatologist in the Jennifer Leigh Muma NICU at Tampa General Hospital. She is also the Chief Medical Officer for USFTGP. Her experience in NICUs and her active roles in defining best standards for patient safety helped pave the way for the Chief Medical Officer position, a job that aims to elevate quality care and patient safety across USF’s hospital partners and inpatient and outpatient facilities.
Angela Blackburn, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC
Angela Blackburn, Ph.D., APRN, NNP-BC, Associate Professor is an experienced advanced practice nurse, nurse leader, and educator. She teaches in the graduate program at the School of Nursing at the University of West Florida. Dr. Blackburn is a certified neonatal nurse practitioner. She earned her Ph.D. in Nursing (Ethics Specialization) from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her areas of research interest include caring science, worksite wellness, ethics, and qualitative research methods (narrative research and arts-based research). She is a HeartMath® trainer. She completed the Watson Caring Science Caritas Coach Education Program® (CCEP) to advance the philosophies, theories, and educational-clinical-research practices of Caring Science in 2021. Dr. Blackburn completed the Watson Caring Science Postdoctoral Scholar Program in Boulder, Colorado in 2022-2023. As part of this program, she participated in a one-year exclusive personal study with renowned nurse theorist Dr. Jean Watson to expand her knowledge of caring science and the theory of human caring. Dr. Blackburn is a member of the Ascension Gulf Coast Ethics Integration Committee. She served 10 years on the University of West Florida Institutional Review Board (Committee Chair 2020-2022). She holds leadership positions on the board of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Upsilon Kappa Chapter.

Ensuring Your Community's Successful Emergency Preparedness
2024-06-14 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
In the best of circumstances, healthcare organizations operate in a complex environment. This can be exacerbated when a community faces a local or national emergency, either natural, human-caused, or technological, that thrusts the healthcare system to the forefront of response and makes it the focus of recovery efforts. It is critical that the local healthcare community be actively engaged in the development of comprehensive emergency preparedness plans, training, and exercises to ensure that local organizations communicate and coordinate their mutual support in service to the community.

Building Your Brand as a Healthcare Executive
2024-06-26 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Your Personal Brand is critical to your success. Please join us for our ACHE’s Western Florida Chapter Zoom-enabled event on Personal Branding designed especially for our emerging leaders members. Register here on Eventbrite!
Attendees will learn the ins and outs of creating an effective Personal Brand. The event will be hosted by Mary Maloney, FACHE. Following the introductions, we will “break-out” attendees into groups that will be moderated by our four industry experts. Following the break-outs, we will report back on best practices to the entire group.
Our industry experts will moderate the break-out groups along the following topics:
– Interviewing
– Resumes vs. CVs
– Elevator Pitch
– Cover Letters
Agenda
5:30 – 5:45 p.m.: Introduction of workshop expectations, structure, and industry experts
5:45 – 6:45 p.m.: Virtual breakout groups for learning objective topics with experts
6:45 – 7:00 p.m.: Reconvene to discuss best practices
Qualifiying Education Credit Hours: 1.5
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Event Moderator
Mary Maloney, FACHE (Moderator) – Principal Brand Strategist at Revealing Genius, LLC
An executive advisor, educator, speaker, author and producer, Mary E. Maloney, FACHE, is the founder of Revealing Genius and the expert that accomplished leaders trust for positioning, messaging and brand strategy for themselves, their teams and their organizations. A former CEO and CMO, Maloney guides healthcare C-suite leaders, founders, physicians and board directors to powerfully and strategically message their expertise and “why” so they lead with conviction and achieve their most coveted goals. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), one of only ~8,000 in the world to earn the credential, the benchmark for board certification in healthcare management.
Breakout Session Industry Experts
Alex Maiersperger (Elevator Pitch)– Global Principal, Healthcare at SAS and Co-Founder of the Advancement League
Alex Maiersperger leads Global Product Marketing for Health Care at SAS, and previously led strategy and consumer experience goals at Blue Cross NC and Geisinger Health Plan. He believes we need to do a better job investing in both health and healthcare as a society, and his global role has helped him learn how much we have to “steal” from the rest of the world when it comes to our overall health. He started his career as an Administrative Fellow at Geisinger, and was a Lassonde Entrepreneur Fellow at the University of Utah, helping launch the now leading telehealth solution, Doxy.Me. Alex cofounded the Young Health Leader Summit, bringing together thousands of early career and executive talent the last six years.
Chloe Thompson, MHSc (Interviewing) – Corporate Healthcare Recruiter at Lee Health
Hailing from the east coast of Florida, Chloe began her journey in healthcare administration through her undergraduate studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. She fell into the Healthcare Recruitment by sheer accident after completing a post-baccalaureate internship with Lee Health to prepare for her graduate studies and has remained with the organization ever since. Throughout her tenure at Lee Health, she served on teams to coordinate the Nurse Residency Programs, worked on workforce planning and development initiatives throughout SWFL, and as of present, is one of the organization’s only Corporate Healthcare Recruiters. She has since completed her Master’s Degree in Health Science from Florida Gulf Coast University and has plans to become an Adjunct Professor in upcoming semesters.
Nicole Radford, FACHE (Cover Letters)- Vice President of Laboratory Services at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
Nicole Radford is the VP of Laboratory Services at Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute. She is responsible for the laboratory testing and operations provided at Florida Cancer Specialists’ network of clinics, as well as the operations of the 20,000 square foot Central Laboratory in Fort Myers. In addition to her professional duties, Nicole is a Director-at-Large for the ACHE WFC Chapter and the Regent-at-Large for ACHE’s District 2.
She describes herself as an “ACHE-fanatic”, and believes not only in the power and advantages of ACHE membership, but also that everyone plays a part in making ACHE the great professional organization that it is. Prior to moving from Northern Illinois, Nicole was very active in volunteer service to ACHE, including being a member of the D&I committee (2016-2021), the chair of the Education Committee (2017-2021), and a Director (2019-2021) for the Central IL ACHE chapter. She also served as Regent of Central and Southern Illinois from 2020-2022, and was a judge for the 2023 Richard J. Stull Essay competition. She was honored to be named a Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program Scholar in 2018, became an ACHE Fellow in 2019, and won an ACHE Service Award In 2022.
Nicole has over 25 years of healthcare experience, with most of her experience being in Laboratory Medicine. She has had the opportunity to speak at several events on topics around operational efficiencies and DEI initiatives and concepts. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences from Illinois State University, and a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from University of St. Francis (Joliet,IL). She and her husband live in Fort Myers, and she’s the proud mom of 2 adult children.
Karen Valatis Ed.D (Resumes vs. CVs) – Clinical Assistant Profressor, Health Sciences and Administration, University of West Florida
Karen Valaitis is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of West Florida (UWF) teaching in both the undergraduate and graduate level programs in healthcare administration. She teaches courses such as Understanding U.S. Health Care, Health Care Administration, Medical Terminology, Strategic Planning in Healthcare, Quality Improvement in Healthcare, Healthcare Delivery Systems, and the MHA Capstone. Dr. Valaitis gained healthcare management and practice experience at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked for 20 years. At the Cleveland Clinic, she worked as the administrator for cardiovascular research, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, and neurology. Later, she became the commercialization officer for neurosurgery and neurology, overseeing the department’s intellectual property portfolio. Before coming to UWF, she also worked in healthcare administration at the Ohio State University Medical Center and in executive search for health care programs in higher education. She is certified as a Quality Matters online Instructor and is a Master Reviewer with the Quality Matters Program. Dr. Valaitis earned a bachelor’s degree in science (BS) from The Ohio State University, a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Cleveland State University, and a doctorate degree in education (Ed.D.) from the University of West Florida.
How to Secure Qualifiying Education Credit Hours:
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the ACHE Western Florida Chapter, is authorized to award a total of 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualifying 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 Qualifying 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).
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