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Monday, Nov. 2nd
Learning Sessions 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Learning Sessions 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Learning Sessions 4:45 - 6:15 p.m. ASHHRA Business Meeting & Breakfast 8:30 - 10:15 a.m.  Commence your day with our enriching keynote speaker, Kevin Lofton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI). CHI is a national health care system of 77 hospitals and 40 long-term care facilities in 20 states with $8.2 billion in operating revenues and more than 65,000 employees. Join Kevin for breakfast as he discusses CEO’s expectations of health care human resource leaders. In addition, hear about how Kevin’s philosophy of values- based leadership impacts the partnership between an organization's leaders and human resources. Kevin is widely recognized nationally and serves in leadership capacities in many of the major health care organizations. He served as the 2007 Chairman of the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Board of Directors. Kevin is a Fellow and former Regent at Large in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). He also served as President of National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) and was a founding board member of the Institute for Diversity. In recognition of his outstanding leadership, innovation, and management accomplishments, Kevin has ranked five times in Modern Healthcare Magazine’s “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” list. He was also ranked in the 2007 Ebony Magazine “150 Most Influential Blacks in America.” Among his many awards, he received the ACHE Robert Hudgens Award as the Young Healthcare Executive of the Year in 1993, and the 2006 National Diversity Healthcare Leader of the Year from the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Experience health care leadership in a whole in new light. Learning Sessions: 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. M1 MLP/PS Injecting Humor into Health Care: A New Shot of Excellence Ronald P. Culberson, MSW, CSP Director of Everything!, FUNsulting, etc. Did you know that humor is a cure for many ailments in work, life and the health care environment? It has been proven, through research and practical application, that humor is a wonderful tool that can help us manage stress and become more effective. Learn how combining excellence with humor can reduce stress, improve creativity, increase productivity and most importantly, balance the seriousness of life and work.
M2 Because the Joint Commission now addresses bullying behavior that is akin to harassment, you now need to have a framework for dealing with these issues without getting bogged down in legal definitions. Lyman will offer strategies and techniques for correcting behaviors and setting a tone throughout the workplace. Learn to cut through the legal definitions and get to the heart of the matter. Learning Objectives
M3 During this session David Ray will highlight the key findings of Diversified’s recently released Retirement Plan Trends in Today’s Health Care Market. This study includes data on defined benefit and defined contribution plan characteristics unique to health care organizations.
M4 Receive the latest guidance pertaining to the oversight of executive compensation programs, including sample compensation philosophy statements, compensation committee charters, and best practices. Rohan and Rosenbaum will address the Top 10 executive compensation issues facing tax-exempt health care organizations and discuss HR’s role.
M5 Attend this live “Brand Scan” of your career site. Gain tools, ideas and examples that you can apply immediately to your organization. This session is not for the shy, but rather for HR professionals who want to share and learn about organizational culture best-practices and employment branding secrets.
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Health Care Labor Union Panel King and Starcher will provide an overview regarding the various developments with respect to the Service Employees International Union, and particularly, its new agreement with the California Nurses Association and the National Nurse Organizing Committee. Learn the latest information on the NLRB and recent decisions affecting the health care industry.
Exhibit Hall Open / Exhibitor Appreciation Lunch 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Learning Sessions 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Gain knowledge on how to "build" a multi-faceted" learning tool that sheds light on the health needs of various cultures and improve communications in your community. Learn to improve your understanding of different cultures and how to improve interaction with employees of different color or ways of life. Discover how to develop an excellent learning tool for employees/physicians and the community.
M9 Through a case study review of Aurora Hospital in Phoenix, hear how through a nurse social networking site you can increase transparency, eliminate contract nurses, increase your "active" nursing pool by 300 percent, and pre-hire nurses for a new hospital.
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M11 We all know them - the people in the office that make employees cringe. Whether loudly announcing others failures, or slowly eroding self-esteems with snide comments, they are ruining the morale at your organization. But what they are doing isn’t illegal…is it? Soderstrom addresses the issues you face with employees who create difficult workplace environments. Learn to have a balanced perspective of legal and environmental repercussions of inappropriate behavior and gain strategies to prevent this from poisoning your work environment.
With the aging of the Baby Boomers, employers have raised questions regarding differences in employees’ ages and their impact on recruitment, retention, team effectiveness, and employee engagement. Lynch will show you how the groundbreaking Age & Generations Study will be translated into practical implications and a usable tool.
M13 Shifting priorities dictate a change in focus from tactics to strategic solutions guiding business decisions, succession planning and talent management. This session will provide a CEO's perspective of the value of the HR executive as a strategic partner and how this individual can help drive performance and success throughout the organization.
M14 Explore a 10 year adventure in strategy, with the development of a positive workplace initiative. Learn how this treasure map helped navigate the rough waters of a merger, union organization drive, benefits takeaways, and ultimately lead to some pretty smooth sailing. Discover the HR interventions developed along the way that led to strong leadership, an engaged workforce, and the realization that leadership is the key to unlocking the treasure chest!
Learning Sessions: 4:45 – 6:15 p.m. M15 MLP/HBK Aging as We Speak: What is an HR Person to Do? Karen S. Hill, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE VP/Nurse Executive, Central Baptist Hospital Lynette Walker, RN, PhD Director, HR, Central Baptist Hospital The supply of knowledgeable RN’s will soon outpace the demand. The graying of the nursing workforce, increased retirements, an increased ratio of new graduates, a shortage of nurse educators, and insufficient research all contribute to the loss of knowledge within the profession. Hill and Walker will discuss the identification of those individuals within your workforce and will suggest models for sustaining a highly skilled workforce within your organization.
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M17 Grady and Smith will present the approach they took in improving the quality of patient care by addressing the working relationships between nurses and patient care technicians. This session will convey patient care teams improved the quality of patient safety and care through a series of strategies, building strong work relationships with the institution and each other.
M18 In light of the turbulent market times, the focus for retirement is shifting from savings to benefit security. Ohl and Hansen will present a comprehensive view of alternative benefit structures focused on benefit security, and how you can evaluate and communicate the value of the benefit package to employees.
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Workforce Panel Health Leaders will discuss how to retain employees and various other ways in which health care organizations are weathering through with limited resources during these economic times. Learn how your 24/7 operations can sustain and keep great employees.
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