Welcome to Congress: Reimagine Healthcare, Solutions, Leadership
By Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE
Greetings, colleagues. Welcome to the re-imagined Congress on Healthcare Leadership. We’re excited to share this innovative, virtual experience. I appreciate that you’ve carved out some of your precious time to reconnect with your ACHE community this week. We know some may miss getting together in person—and we miss having you here in Chicago!—but we have aspired to hold true to the history of Congress and the high standard of programming and networking you expect.
Throughout the event, you’ll be able to attend sessions delivered by your colleagues from across the nation and around the world—and access many more in the on-demand library. You can join live and ongoing networking designed by topic, interest or location/chapter. And, you have the opportunity to benefit from numerous career advising services.
No matter where you are on your leadership journey, we have much to share with each other and much to learn together as individuals and as a profession. And, the ACHE staff is just a click away if you need help navigating or accessing any part of the platform.
On a personal note, I want to thank you for all you have done to serve your patients and your communities the past year. I also want to recognize your 2020 Chair, Michael Fosina, FACHE, for his selfless dedication of time and effort during the past year. His leadership has been truly inspiring. The guidance and insight of the entire ACHE Board this past year have been critical to this organization’s ability to stay on course through the turbulent waters of 2020. Thank you all for your leadership—you are the lifeblood of this organization. Finally, I want to welcome your new 2021 Chair, Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE. I know she will serve with great distinction.
My best wishes for an enriching Congress, and I hope to see you very soon.
Warm regards,
Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE
Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE, is president/CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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Armada Becomes Chair-Elect; Four Governors Take Office
Anthony A. “Tony” Armada, FACHE, president and CEO, AHMC Seton Medical Center, Daly City, Calif., and AHMC Seton Medical Center Coastside, Moss Beach, Calif., has been elected ACHE’s Chair-Elect.
Armada took office March 11 during the Council of Regents Meeting. He will serve the first part of a three-year term in ACHE’s consecutive chair offices: Chair-Elect, Chair and Immediate Past Chair.
He served as an ACHE Governor from 2017 to 2020, and as an ACHE Regent-at-Large for District 3. Armada received a master’s degree from Xavier University and a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.
Read more about Armada.
Four Governors also took office March 11 at the Council of Regents Meeting and were each elected to serve a three-year term:
Carolyn P. Caldwell, FACHE, is president and CEO, Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, Calif. She received a master’s degree from Texas Woman's University and a bachelor’s degree from Alabama A&M University. Read more about Caldwell.
Michael O. Ugwueke, DHA, FACHE, is president and CEO, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, Tenn. He was a Regent-at-Large for District 4 from 2015 to 2018. He received a doctorate from the Medical University of South Carolina, a master’s degree from Emory University and a bachelor’s degree from Shaw University. Read more about Ugwueke.
Thank You to Our Outgoing Board of Governors
The American College of Healthcare Executives would like the thank the outgoing Immediate Past Chair and Governors for their dedicated service to ACHE. The outgoing members of the Board are listed below.
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Making the Most of Your Congress Experience
We look forward to your participation in the 64th Annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership. Although we are unable to get together in Chicago, we are here to help you make the most of your virtual experience this year. Here are a few steps to get you started:
- Build “My Agenda” by browsing through the live education sessions and networking. Click the heart icon to the left of the session details to add it your agenda.
- Make connections through your “Recommended Connections” list; chat with healthcare leaders in your area through the “Chapter Chat” rooms or general “Congress Chat.”
- Earn ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits through participation in most live education sessions. Select presentations in the on-demand library are worth 1 self-reported ACHE Qualified Education credit. Go here to learn more.
Take a look at the Attendee Journey Map for more guidance on how to navigate the Congress virtual event platform and helpful tips for making the most of your experience.
Upcoming
Opening Session Preview
Keller Rinaudo, CEO and co-founder of Zipline, presents Monday (9–10 a.m.) as the Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture keynote speaker with “Unleashing the Power of Innovation to Impact Health.”
Rinaudo is a robotics and healthcare innovator who is showing the world how drone technology can be used to save lives. Zipline, the largest commercial autonomous drone system on Earth, delivers life-saving medical supplies to hospitals and health centers on demand.
The organization uses cutting-edge technology to leapfrog the absence of preexisting infrastructure all over the globe and deliver medical necessities to healthcare professionals and patients in the most remote parts of the world.
Add to your agenda. Please be sure to complete the session evaluation available in the virtual platform.
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Gawande Headlines Bachmeyer Memorial Address
Atul Gawande, MD, will present “The Future of Healthcare: Thriving Once More” at Monday’s Arthur C. Bachmeyer Memorial Address (11:15–11:55 a.m.).
Gawande is a surgeon, writer and public health leader. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and is a professor in both the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Always looking forward, Gawande has dedicated his life to providing practical solutions to better serve the needs of people and the values that make for a healthier society. As a surgeon, Gawande understands the complexity and demands of a medical practice; as an entrepreneur, he delivers innovative solutions to better health.
The Arthur C. Bachmeyer Memorial Address is sponsored by the Alumni Association of the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy of the University of Chicago in tribute to Arthur C. Bachmeyer, MD, HFACHE, a founder and former director of the program.
Add to your agenda. Please be sure to complete the session evaluation available in the virtual platform.
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AHA, AHIP, AMA Special Session: Industry Perspectives: The Current and Future State of the Healthcare Landscape
Join leaders Richard J. Pollack, president/CEO, American Hospital Association; Matthew D. Eyles, president/CEO, America’s Health Insurance Plans; and James L. Madara, MD, CEO/executive vice president, American Medical Association, for this fireside chat Monday afternoon to address critical issues facing U.S. healthcare providers today.
Pollack, Eyles and Madara will address delivery of care, policy and the new administration. Hear how these leaders are guiding their organizations and navigating the current healthcare debate and policy recommendations based on current trends and expectations for the future.
Additionally, you will leave with a deeper understanding of the current issues across the healthcare spectrum and strategies for your organization.
This session qualifies for 1.0 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credit. Attendees must participate during the scheduled time to earn ACHE Face-to-Face Education credit.
Add to your agenda. Please be sure to complete the session evaluation available in the virtual platform.
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