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SUMMARY:ACHE of East Texas Third Quarter Education Event
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n  \n\nThis event has been approved for 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Credits!\nSchedule of Events\n7:00pm – 7:30pm     Registration and Networking\n7:30pm – 9:00pm     Panel Topic: Career Positioning—Proactively Managing Your Professional Development     (Job Interviewing Skills Essential Communication Techniques for Career Management Success)\nCo-Presenter: John G. Self\nPresident\nJohnGSelf + Partners\, Inc.\n\nCo-Presenter: Debbie Splinter\, FACHE\nHR Director\nTexas Spine & Joint Hospital\n\n  \nSpeakers Bios: \nJohn Self \nMr. Self is Founder and President and Managing Partner of JohnGSelf + Partners\, Inc. He directs the firm’s executive search and career transition practices. \nFor more than 20 years in executive search\, Mr. Self has led numerous high profile engagements that have delivered exceptional results for his clients. He is recognized for his keen insights in candidate screening and selection and his ability to quickly master the needs and organizational culture of his clients. \nIn addition to his work in the continental U.S.\, Alaska\, and Hawaii\, Mr. Self has recruited internationally in Canada\, The Republic of the Philippines\, Australia\, and South Africa. He also has led searches for a client in Abu Dhabi\, the UAE. \nFor more than 20 years he has advised a wide range of senior leaders and executives on career management issues\, from job transitions to crisis career management events. He is a nationally recognized thought leader on the subject of interviewing skills. He is a faculty member for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) annual Congress where he teaches the highly rated rate course on interviewing skills for senior executives. \nMr. Self is a member of ACHE. In 2010\, he was named the Senior Healthcare Leader of the Year in North Texas. He also received a national ACHE merit award for service to the College. He is Past President of ACHE\, North Texas chapter\, one of the nation’s largest. During his tenure as President\, Mr. Self played a key role in helping to expand chapter membership\, programming\, and services. He also is a former Chair of the Nominating Committee and a former member of the Regents Advisory Council for North Texas. \nPrior to entering the search industry at JohnMarch Partners in 1994\, Mr. Self served as Special Projects Manager for East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System in Tyler. In that capacity\, he managed the successful repositioning of the System’s home infusion therapy business\, an assignment he began as an outside consultant. During his tenure\, top-line revenues and profits increased significantly. He subsequently joined the System as a member of the leadership team and was appointed Executive Director of East Texas Emergency Medical Services\, the state’s largest private ambulance company. During this time\, ETMC EMS was named Private Provider of the Year by the Texas Department of Health and underwent a major restructuring which integrated 12 separate county service agreements into a master regional network. \nAfter coordinating the search for his replacement at EMS\, Mr. Self reorganized the System’s international recruitment company\, successfully recruiting nurses and allied health professionals in four countries. \nPrior to joining the ETMC System\, Mr. Self served as principal with CitiHealth\, Inc.\, a consulting firm that provided interim management and marketing resources to community hospitals and affiliated businesses. \nFrom 1980 to 1987\, Mr. Self served as Senior Vice President and was the senior business development officer for Hermann Hospital’s Affiliated Hospital Systems\, one of the nation’s largest regional networks of managed and affiliated hospitals. In his role Mr. Self advised boards of directors regarding operational assessments\, marketing strategies and talent acquisition issues. \nMr. Self served as interim CEO of several rural and community hospitals with Hermann’s Affiliated Hospital Systems and CitiHealth. \nPrior to rejoining the Hermann System\, Mr. Self was the Regional Development Manager for new business development with LifeMark Corp\, a national hospital management firm. \nFrom 1977 to 1980\, Mr. Self served as the National Marketing Manager for the medical division of Rocky Mountain Helicopters (RMH) of Provo\, Utah. RMH was the largest provider of emergency helicopter transport systems in the United States. He also was involved in identifying and recruiting program directors\, pilots and support personnel for the proposed helicopter systems. \nFrom 1976 to 1977\, Mr. Self served as Director of Community Relations for Hermann Hospital and was appointed the first Director of Operations for Life Flight\, Hermann’s acclaimed emergency helicopter transport system. In this role\, Mr. Self coordinated the team that developed and implemented what is today one of the country’s largest and most successful of the hospital-based air transport systems. \nFrom 1970 to 1976\, Mr. Self served as an editor\, writer\, and reporter for newspapers in Tyler\, Lubbock\, and Houston\, Texas. In addition to writing about crime in Harris County for The Houston Post\, Mr. Self authored investigative stories on corruption and mismanagement within the Houston Police Department\, the Texas Department of Corrections\, and the rapid growth of heroin trafficking in Houston. \nMr. Self lectures on career management and recruitment issues at national\, regional\, and local meetings as well as several leading graduate schools. He has published articles on the recruiting process\, including candidate total integrated onboarding and leadership development. \nMr. Self holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism from East Texas State University (Texas A & M Commerce). In 2012 Mr. Self was named a Distinguished Graduate of the Department of Journalism. He serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Humanities and Arts. \nDebbie Splinter\, FACHE \nDebbie serves as the CHRO/Human Resource Director for Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital in Tyler\, Texas.  She has her Bachelors in Business Administration and her Master’s degree in Human Resources.  Debbie has over 28 years of HR experience in Healthcare.  Debbie is responsible for the administration of recruitment/retention strategies\, benefits\, compensation\, payroll\, training\, legal and regulatory compliance.  Her primary focus is to provide support and guidance to management in employee relations and leadership development.  Debbie serves as the President Elect for the Texas Society of Healthcare Human Resources and Education.  She is a Board Member and Chairs the Governance Committee for the East Texas American College of Healthcare Executives.  Locally she serves as the Chair for the TISD Health Science Advisory Committee\, is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and volunteers for the Smith County Animal Shelter. \n\nA special thanks to UT Tyler Soules College of Business\,\nExecutive MBA Healthcare Management\, for hosting this event!\n \n  \n\nRegister Here
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LOCATION:UT Tyler Soules College of Business  Executive MBA Healthcare Management\, 3900 University Blvd.\, Tyler\, TX\, 75799
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SUMMARY:Annual East Texas & North Texas Education Summit
DESCRIPTION:Come join us once again for the popular East Texas and North Texas ACHE chapters’ annual Education Summit.\nThis event has been approved for up to 6.0 Face-to-Face Credits (1.5 per panel). \n  \nRegister Now\nPanel 1: Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Leadership \nModerator:   \nHoward Shaw\, MD\, MBA\, FACOG\, CPE\, FACHE\nChief Medical Officer\nMedical City Denton \nPanelists: \nSarah Campbell\nPresident\nOnPoint Policy \nMary Findley\nCompliance\, Ethics and Governance Executive/Consultant \nBecket Gremmels\nSystem Director of Ethics\nCHRISTUS Health \nJennifer Markusic Wimberly\, MD\nVice Chair of Ethics\, Institutional Ethics Committee\nParkland Health & Hospital System \n  \nPanel 2: Closing Gaps in Patient Care Plans \nModerator: \nMatt Chance – FACHE\nSr. Vice President\, Operations\nTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children \nPanelists: \nAnn Bowers\, RN\, MSN\, CDE\nNursing Manager of Clinical Quality and Risk\nCHRISTUS Health \nDavid A. Helfer FACHE\, CMPE\, ACC\, BCC\nPresident\, Texas Institute for Surgery\nTexas Health Resources Presbyterian-Dallas \nPriti Jain\nDirector of Quality\, Patient Safety\, and Risk Management\nTexas Health Resources \nEkta Pathare FACHE\, MBA\, OTR\, CHT\nPresident\nCGAIT Global LLC \n  \nPanel 3: Leading Information Safety: Planning for Data Privacy and Security \nModerator: \nTim Pugsley\, MBA\, CPHIMS\, CHCIO\, FACHE\nChief Information Officer\nTitus Regional Medical Center \nPanelists: \nNancy Free\nChief Compliance & Data Privacy Officer\nArmor \nDea Gibson\nDirector of Health Information Management\nParallon \nLarry Schunder\nVice President and Chief Technical Officer/Chief Information Securities Officer\nArdent Health Service \n  \nPanel 4: Ensuring Your Community’s Emergency Preparedness \nModerator: \nKaitlyn Cross\, MS\, CEM\nEmergency Management & Business Continuity\nParkland Health & Hospital System \nPanelists: \nLeonard Deonarine\nDirector of Emergency Management\nTenet Healthcare \nRob Monaghan\, HEM\nNorth Texas Division Emergency Manager\nBaylor Scott & White Health \nKaysey Pollan\, CHSP\nDirector of Environmental Safety and Emergency Management\nCook Children’s Medical Center \n  \nA special thanks to Armor for being our host for this event!\nRegister Now\nSpeakers Bios: \n  \nAnn Bowers started her career as an RN on a surgical step down unit a large medical center. It was during this time\, she discovered that chronic health problems robbed people of their quality of life\, and their personal resources. This driving force moved Ann from providing direct patient care to becoming a leader in establishing evidence based workflows to focus on prevention and decrease the complications of diseases. \nAnn has continued this work adjusting to the cultural differences within organizations. She went on to earn her Masters in Nursing with an emphasis on informatics from Grand Canyon University. She has been successful as a facilitator in engaging the clinical team to identify the workflows in documenting quality care while reducing the burden of documentation. She was the first Christus Healthcare employee to receive recognition from the Christus Quality Risk Safety Credentialing Committee and the Chief Medical Officer for her work in motivating the clinical team to work collaboratively towards quality goals. \n  \nSarah Campbell is a highly qualified compliance executive with extensive experience advising healthcare institutions on operating procedures and business practices in compliance with organizational policies\, federal and state regulatory requirements\, and accreditation standards. Throughout her career\, she has applied a unique combination of legal knowledge\, business acumen\, and healthcare expertise\, and demonstrated influential leadership\, client relations\, and advocacy and consensus building to achieve results and mitigate risk. Service expertise includes: Corporate Policies\, Compliance Operations\, Customer Service\, Research\, Risk Assessment\, Leadership & Mentorship\, Policy Management\, and Training & Development. She is currently the President of OnPoint Policy consulting in compliance and regulatory management. She also holds an adjunct professorship with Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Sarah was director of Policies and Procedure Management at Tenet Health for over 10 years. Sarah has a JD from Saint Louis University School of Law\, Master of Health Administration from Saint Louis University and BA from Creighton University. \n  \nMatt Chance joined the staff of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in 2015 as Senior Vice President of Operations.  In his role\, Matt has oversight of the clinical\, ancillary\, non-clinical support\, and IT aspects of the day-to-day operations of the hospital and works closely with the physicians and staff to ensure every patient and family receives clinical and service excellence. \nPrior to joining TSRHC\, Matt served as Chief Executive Officer of Baylor Medical Center at Uptown and held various operational roles at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and the Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System. \nMatt earned his undergraduate degree from Austin College and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University.  Matt is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and is a past President of the ACHE of North Texas chapter.  Matt has been married to his childhood friend\, Amanda\, for 22 years and they have two elementary aged daughters who keep them busy attending robotics competitions\, soccer games\, and dance recitals! \n  \nKaitlyn Cross is an experienced and service-oriented Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) who began her career in 2011\, while completing her Bachelors of Science in Emergency Administration and Disaster Planning from the University of North Texas. After completing several internships with local fire departments\, Kaitlyn moved to Tulsa\, OK and worked as a Warning & Communications Officer for the Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency. After working several emergency events\, including some federally declared disasters\, Kaitlyn moved back home to take on a new emergency preparedness role with the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council (NCTTRAC). During this time\, Kaitlyn supervised the Hospital Preparedness Program for 19 counties in North Texas; which lead to expertise in regional coordination\, communication\, training and exercise\, and the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF). She worked several large scale emergencies\, most notably serving in the Medical Division’s Operations Section Chief position during the 2014 Ebola event in Dallas. In 2015\, she was recruited to join Parkland Hospital’s disaster management team\, where she has been tasked with overseeing all emergency responses\, education initiatives\, and regulatory compliance. During this time\, she earned her Masters of Science in Leadership with Emphasis in Disaster Preparedness and Executive Fire Leadership from Grand Canyon University. Kaitlyn currently serves as the Dallas Medical Operations Center Vice Chair\, coordinating community-wide planning and response activities\, as well as playing an active role on EMTF’s Medical Incident Support Team. These positions led to leadership roles during the July 7th\, 2016 attack on Dallas Police Officers; as well as a lengthy deployment to the Texas coast during Hurricane Harvey\, where she assisted with several hospital evacuations and shelter operations. While the nature of this field is often coupled with overwhelming tragedy and chaos\, Kaitlyn finds a great sense of gratification in helping others learn from past events\, respond to immediate threats\, and ultimately grow a culture of preparedness and disaster readiness. \n  \nLeonard Deonarine serves as the director of emergency management for one of the largest U.S. Healthcare Corporations. For the past ten years\, he has been responsible for overseeing the preparation of plans and programs for the continuous safe operation of over 60 hospitals to mitigate\, prepare\, respond and recover from all types of emergencies. During times of crisis\, he serves as the designated incident commander for his company. Deonarine is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM). \nPrior to accepting his current role\, Deonarine served as owner and president of a consulting company in New York\, which focused on health\, safety and fire protection. The company provided services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and several large private-sector companies. While working for FEMA\, he helped to develop and deliver the Hospital Emergency Response Team training program. This led to him being awarded a U.S. Homeland Security achievement award. \nHe provided consulting services and incident management education to several healthcare companies prior to being invited to become a full time healthcare emergency management leader. Deonarine served over 20 years in the fire/rescue service spending the last ten years of his career as a Deputy Fire Chief managing large scale industrial emergencies such as refinery fires\, ship fires\, chemical plant disasters and train wrecks. \n  \nMary Findley is an experienced\, purpose-driven Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer with demonstrated ability to lead diverse people and functions in successfully creating a culture of ethics and compliance. Mary’s strengths include strategic problem solving within complex environments\, creating innovative and business-oriented compliance solutions\, excellent communication skills\, and strong board\, physician and regulator relationships. Established commitment to leadership based on honesty\, personal accountability\, trust\, teamwork and a passion for enabling individuals to achieve their full potential. Mary is currently consulting in the area of compliance\, ethics and governance. She served as SVP and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at Parkland Health and Hospital System and Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Baylor Health Care System. Mary has an MS in Tax Accounting and BA in Accounting from Texas Tech University. \n  \nNancy Free serves as the Chief Compliance & Data Privacy Officer at Armor. She is responsible for data protection and for the governance\, risk\, and compliance side of Armor’s security mission. With more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Internal Audit\, she is a trusted advisor to Armor prospects and customers on GDPR\, PCI\, HIPAA\, ISO-27001\, and financial services regulations\, helping them understand the impact of these standards on their businesses. Nancy has implemented GRC and ERM programs for Fortune 500 companies within the transportation\, energy\, and retail industries\, providing assurance against many regulatory and industry frameworks. Nancy is an active participant in local chapters of ISACA\, ISSA\, and ISSA Women in Security (WIS-SIG). \n  \nDea Gibson is the Health Information Director and Facility Privacy Official at Medical City Denton for Parallon Business Solutions. Dea is a graduate of Colorado State University\, where she received a BS in Healthcare Administration and Management. She also has an Associate’s degree in Health Information Management and an RHIT certification. \nIn her 9+ years with Parallon\, she has held multiple medical coding positions and has been the Health Information Director/Facility Privacy Official for several of HCA/Parallon’s DFW area hospitals. Dea has a passion for patient privacy and loves being in the hospital setting. In 2016 she received the Parallon Elite Service award and has been the recipient of multiple “Having a Heart” pins from Medical City Denton. In her free time\, she enjoys traveling with her husband of 14 years. \n  \nBecket Gremmels\, PhD\, is the System Director of Ethics for CHRISTUS Health based in Irving\, Texas. He has been with CHRISTUS since 2015. Before that\, he was the Executive Director of Ethics for Saint Thomas Health in Nashville and Saint Vincent’s Health Services in Birmingham. He received his doctorate in Health Care Ethics from the Albert Gnaegi (guh-NAY-ghee) Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. He wrote his dissertation on the moral limits of gene therapy. He has written articles in National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly\, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics\, Ethics & Medics\, Journal of Moral Theology and Christian Bioethics. He has been married for twelve years; he and his wife have two sons\, ages 8 and 5\, and a daughter who is one year old. \n  \nDavid Helfer\, FACHE\, CMPE\, MS\, BA\, R-CVT\, EMT is currently the President of the Texas Institute for Surgery at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Hospital\, an acute care\, for-profit partnered entity between independent physicians and Texas Health Resources system. He owns a home and his family lives in Nichols\, SC and he commutes to his current role. Dave is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and holds a Master’s Degree in Adult Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Sciences both earned at National-Louis University in Evanston\, IL. While Dave works in Dallas\, he commutes from his family and home who live in Nichols\, SC near Myrtle Beach. \nHe earned an Advance Leadership Certificate course at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He is a Board Certified Executive\, Personal and Career Coach ( CCE) and an Associate Certified Coach ( International Coach Federation)  Dave has served as a mentor for the ACHE for many years both for individuals and groups and is often sought by colleagues to provide career counseling. He is a member of the University of Texas-Dallas Executive Healthcare Council. \nHe possesses an extensive clinical background as Emergency Medical Technician license in TX and VA\, is a Registered Cardiovascular Technologist\, Certified Pulmonary Technician and managed numerous clinical departments ranging from cardiovascular\, emergency and surgical services. \nDave has worked in healthcare for nearly thirty years as a clinician\, manager\, executive and consultant in small and large health systems throughout the US. Before his current position\, he was a Sr. Vice President with a physician owned consulting company and before that\, worked as a Divisional Sr. Vice President and Executive Director with CHI St. Luke’s Health in Houston building and operating the Woodlands Hospital\, Woodlands\, TX. At the same time\, he had executive responsibilities within the St. Luke’s Medical Center flagship hospital accounting for nearly $400 M in operational revenue leading nearly 1000 employees. \nDave has conducted private consultation throughout the US and has participated in numerous teaching and coaching relationships\, some under the purview of the ACHE and University of Texas\, Dallas as well as Arlington.   He is the President-Elect for the Rotary Club of Dallas-Uptown and held officer roles including Secretary. Dave has been named a Board member of the UTD Healthcare Executive Council. \nDave served in the US Army between 1973 and 1976 stationed in Fort Bragg\, 82nd Airborne Division and worked as a helicopter electrician. He was Honorably discharged as a Sergeant E-5. His first job in a hospital was as a phlebotomist drawing blood on patients working his way up to a President of a hospital. \n  \nA passionate healthcare leader with more than 14 years of experience\, Priti Jain\, MHA\, CPHQ\, has dedicated her career to driving change\, strengthening quality and safe patient care\, building strong relationships and improving the patient experience. Priti has been with Texas Health Resources for her entire healthcare career in various roles in the hospital and corporate environments. Priti started her career at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth managing regulatory readiness and performance improvement teams to enhance the quality improvement program. She then transitioned to THR corporate as Lean Six Sigma Project Manager while pursuing her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Change Agent certifications. She utilized this advanced education to successfully lead Lean Six Sigma projects teams in the corporate and hospital environments\, teach Change Management classes and mentor students\, who were in THR pursuing their belts. While serving as a project lead at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth she was promoted to Director of Quality\, Patient Safety and Risk Management. Under Priti’s leadership\, her team and she developed and implemented a new quality\, patient safety and risk management program; some highlights include Performance Improvement (PI) classes\, PI project methodologies with Lean Six Sigma concepts and Performance Improvement program in all departments. Priti was once again promoted to the THR Corporate Transformation office where she led system wide initiatives to improve ‘affordability\, innovation and reliability’ to strongly position THR for future sustainability. However\, her love for hospital operations and desire for engagement with hospital leaders and front line staff called her back to Texas Health Southwest as the Director of Quality\, Patient Safety and Risk. Priti continues in that role today pursuing her passion of hospital performance improvements. Under her leadership and tenure THSW has been named on the list of Top 100 Hospitals (since 2016)\, CMS 5 Star Rating for Overall Quality\, received a Letter Grade of ‘A’ from Leapfrog and has successfully implemented High Reliability Organization processes and concepts. \nPriti is a member of NAHQ and ACHE. With North Texas ACHE\, she participates on the Membership and Networking committee. She treasures time with her family\, husband\, Suneel\, and two children\, Syra and Sohan\, playing sports\, cooking and reading with them. \n  \nRob Monaghan is an experienced Homeland Security and Emergency Management professional currently working for Baylor Scott & White Health as the North Texas Division Emergency Manager. He currently supports multiple hospital emergency management programs throughout North Texas. He earned his degree from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Administration and Planning. Rob’s former experience includes\, managing nationwide hazardous material spills and commercial construction. \n  \nA nationally and internationally renowned Healthcare Executive and Speaker with over 15 years of management and leadership experience\, Ekta Pathare\, FACHE currently serves as a Vice Practice Division Director and Member of the Board for the American Society of Hand Therapists with where she leads Advocacy and Public Policy\, State and Federal legislation and Practice projects and initiatives affecting the Practice of Hand Therapy. Ekta has proven experience in business startups. Turnaround\, Business development\, business analysis\, program development\, collaboration\, change management\, navigating the regulatory environments\, patients centered care strategies\, budgetary and regulatory compliance. She is currently working on a chapter publication on Evidence based medicine and Healthcare Policy affecting Practice of hand therapy to be published in 2020. \nEkta Received her MBA from the University of Dallas and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Mumbai. Ekta is also a Nationally Certified Hand Therapist and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). She serves as the Vice Chair for the education committee of ACHE of the education committee of ACHE North Texas. \n  \nKaysey Pollan\, CHSP is currently the Director of Environmental Safety and Emergency Management at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth\, Texas. She has been with Cook Children’s for over 5 years and is responsible for the development and oversight of the Environment of Care and Emergency Management programs for the Medical Center and 18 offsite facilities. Prior to her employment at Cook Children’s\, Kaysey spent time at the Medical Center of Plano as their Disaster Program Coordinator. Kaysey has also worked in the public sector emergency management field including positions at the South Plains Association of Governments and the City of Plano. She received her degree from the University of North Texas in Emergency Administration and Planning and will complete her Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Tyler in the fall of 2019. Kaysey has been the recipient of the Regional Service Excellence “Hot Stuff Award” presented by the North Central Texas Council of Governments Department of Emergency Preparedness and the Cook Children’s Peak Performer Employee of the Year award. Kaysey has been actively involved in disaster preparedness and response for over 15 years and has had involvement in over 12 Presidential Declared disasters. \n  \nTim Pugsley joined Titus Regional Medical Center in 2015 and has twenty two years of experience in Information Technology with sixteen of those in Healthcare. His previous position was CIO at Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital\, a physician owned specialty hospital focused on the total care of the orthopaedic patient. Before being a member of the senior leadership team at NOH\, Mr. Pugsley was Director of Corporate Technologies with Student Resources\, a division of UICI\, a leading provider of insurance with annual revenues exceeding 2.1 Billion dollars. Prior to UICI\, Mr. Pugsley was Vice President of Information Technology and Client Services for i-Trax LLC\, a national telehealth nurse triage and disease management provider. He also has extensive experience in system design\, analytics\, and operations management. \nMr. Pugsley earned both his Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Bellevue University in Bellevue NE. \nHe is a Fellow with The American College of Healthcare Executives as well as holding certifications with College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHCIO\, FCHIME) and Health Information Management Systems Society (CPHIMS). \nMr. Pugsley is married to his wife of sixteen years\, Amanda Pugsley and they have three children\, Jordan\, Madelyn\, and Emma. His hobbies are focused primarily on outdoor sports including golf\, fishing\, boating\, and hunting. \nMr. Pugsley’s role at TRMC includes oversight for the corporate Digital Strategy and Development as well as Health Systems Support Services including Clinical Informatics\, PACS/CPACS\, Systems Management\, Biomed\, Information Systems\, Human Resources\, and Program Management. \nTitus Regional Medical Center is a 174-bed multi-specialty hospital with over $180 Million in Annual Revenues. The hospital is located in Mount Pleasant\, Texas and serves over 50\,000 lives within 5 counties. TRMC is Joint Commission certified and is recognized as a premier Stroke Center in North East Texas \n  \nHoward A. Shaw\, MD\, MBA\, FACOG\, FACHE\, CPE\, FAAPL\, is currently Chief Medical Officer at Medical City Denton in Denton\, Texas. Prior to arriving in Denton\, he served as Chief Medical Officer at Great Plains Health in North Platte Nebraska. He has served in multiple capacities in both community and academic hospitals. He has been Medical Director of Women’s and Children’s Services at Yale-New Haven Hospital\, St. Raphael Campus\, Chief Quality Officer at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford\, CT and multiple roles at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine\, Tulsa including\, Residency Program Director\, Medical Student Director and Vice-Chair of the Department of Ob/Gyn. \nDr. Shaw received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry and his MD degree at the University of Kansas. He is widely published in the world literature and has been an invited speaker regionally\, nationally and internationally. Dr. Shaw was inducted into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame in November of 2013. He is a Certified Physician Executive and fellow of both the American Association for Physician Leadership and the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n  \nLarry Schunder is the Vice President and Chief Technical Officer/Chief Information Securities Officer for Ardent Health Services\, where he oversees the Technology and Information Security for 31 hospitals across 7 States. Prior to joining Ardent Health Services in January 2018\, he was with LHP Hospital Group as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for almost 10 years. \nLarry has over 40 years’ of IT experience\, primarily focused in the banking and hospital industries\, throughout the United States as well as overseas. Previous experience prior to Ardent/LHP Hospital Group includes\, ACS\, EDS\, Price Waterhouse and as a founding partner of PHNS.  He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Data Processing and Analysis from The University of Texas\, Austin. \n  \nDr. Jennifer Markusic Wimberly is the Physician overseeing the Community-Oriented Primary Care Transgender Clinic at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas\, Texas. Prior to that she was on the Faculty for the Program in Ethics in Science and Medicine and the Assistant Professor for the Department of Urology\, both at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center\, also in Dallas. Prior to moving to Texas\, Jennifer was the Attending Physician for the Department of Urology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington\, DC. \nJennifer has won a number of awards\, including being named Active Teacher in Family Medicine by the American Academy of Family Physicians\, and Resident Teacher of the Year while at the Georgetown University Department of Urology.
URL:https://acheetx.org/event/save-the-date-east-texas-north-texas-ache-joint-education-summit/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church – Terrell\, 403 North Catherine Street\, Terrell\, TX\, 75160
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SUMMARY:Creating Exceptional Patient Experiences:  What Healthcare Can Learn from Disney
DESCRIPTION:The Sooner Healthcare Executives\, the ACHE chapter in Oklahoma\, invites you to attend a special event. \nJoin Oklahoma’s executive leadership for an exciting day of education and networking! This event is eligible to earn 6 Face-to-Face credits that can be used towards earning your FACHE. Breakfast\, lunch and parking are included in your registration cost. Register for the Free Pre-Summit Networking Reception. \nCreating Exceptional Patient Experiences: What Healthcare Can Learn From Disney\nAs a Disney leader for nearly two decades\, Jake Poore will share his insights into the secrets to Disney’s success\, and how it can be adapted to your competitive advantage. He will take you on a journey from Disney to healthcare\, sharing best practices and lessons learned from organizations known for their world-class service\, delivered consistently and seamlessly through the eyes of their customers. \nLocation Information\nThe Samis Education Center is located on the OU Medicine Oklahoma City campus and is home to beautiful and functional meeting spaces. The main event will be held in the Samis Auditorium and lunch will be served in a separate space on the Lower Level. Parking instructions for the event will be emailed to all attendees at least 7 days in advance. \nVendors\nThe planning committee is opening the event to a limited number of vendors and sponsors to provide educational materials to attendees. Please contact Rizan Mohsin if you are interested in becoming a vendor. \nClick here for more details or to register.
URL:https://acheetx.org/event/creating-exceptional-patient-experiences-what-healthcare-can-learn-from-disney/
LOCATION:Oklahoma University Children’s Hospital – Samis Education Center\, 1200 Children's Avenue\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73104
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190430T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190430T110000
DTSTAMP:20260608T052542
CREATED:20190319T185523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T162614Z
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SUMMARY:ACHE of East Texas Education Event
DESCRIPTION:Both panels are approved for 1.50 Face-to-Face credits each (Total – 3.0)\n\nDate: April 30\, 2018\nTime: 7:00am – 11:00am\nLocation: CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Institute for Healthy Living\n3133 Good Shepherd Way Longview\, TX 75605 \nRegister Now!\n  \nMaster of Ceremonies: Gurinder Singh\, Programming Chair\, ACHE East Texas \nSchedule of Events \n7:00am – 7:30am Registration/Welcome/Announcements \n7:30am – 9:00am Panel 1: Accountability for the Care We Provide \nModerator: \nMary Elizabeth Jackson\nVice President\nCHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System \nPanelists: \nAnthony Brooks\, MBA\nChief Executive Officer at Azalea\nOrthopedics & Sports Medicine \nErich Koch\, FACHE\nChief Financial Officer\nTyler Family Circle of Care \nRon Short\, MBA\, FACHE\nChief Operating Officer\nCare Systems\, Inc. \n9:00am – 9:15am Break \n9:15am – 10:45am Panel 2: Healthcare Executives Role in the Opioid Crisis \nModerator: \nKaty Nustad\, FACHE\nAdministrative Officer\nLongview Veteran Affair Clinic \nPanelists: \nLynn Jennings\, MD\nStaff Physician\nLongview VA Clinic in Longview\, TX  \nSushma Sharma\, PhD\nDirector Community\, Public and Population\nDallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation \nCandy Still\, PharmD\, BCPS\nAcademic Detailing Clinical Pharmacy Specialist\nVeterans Health Administration in VISN16 \nBrad Walsh\nProject Administrator\nParkland Hospital \n10:45pm – 11:00am Master of Ceremonies’ Closing Remarks and Adjourn \nSpeakers Bios: \nAnthony Brooks\, MBA\, currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Azalea Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Tyler\, TX. He joined the practice in February of 2018 after serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Longview Regional Medical Center for two years. Prior to his work at Longview Regional Medical Center\, Anthony served in multiple roles with increasing responsibility including Chief Financial Officer at Sparks Medical Center and Assistant Chief Financial Officer at Dallas Regional Medical Center. Anthony has a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Webster University and a Bachelors in Business Administration with a focus in accounting from Texas State University. In his spare time\, Anthony enjoys spending time with his family and traveling. \nMary Elizabeth Jackson currently serves as the Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Community Relations in Tyler\, Texas. Expanding the communication lines between rural service areas\, local community leaders\, and the health system’s leadership is a prime focus her current position. \nPrior to coming to CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances\, Mary Elizabeth owned a communication-consulting firm\, offering services ranging from fund raising\, message development\, strategic planning\, community organization\, media relations\, public relations development\, and mediation. Her clients included public policy organizations\, not-for-profit groups\, and public elected officials. She has worked for the Texas Attorney General as communication director and statewide director of Volunteer Services\, the State Comptroller’s Office Regional Economic Development\, and for the Texas House of Representatives. \nMary Elizabeth has worked in the public policy field helping entities to formulate policy\, work on strategic planning\, and to deal with conflict resolution in-group settings. With over 30 years of experience in advocacy work\, she is now a volunteer for many organizations in developing communication plans and message development. \nJackson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at Tyler. She has completed additional graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She has also completed the required course of study in mediation and mediation for family law. \nAs a community volunteer\, she has served as a consumer member of the State Board of Nurse Examiners (RN) where she was elected chair (first consumer elected)\, former Council member for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Texas\, Leadership Texas\, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Governance Council for the Southern Rural Access Project for Texas\, and past chair of the Tyler-Smith County Area Chamber of Commerce. She is currently on the Texas Association Board of Directors. \nShe and her husband\, Alan\, reside in Tyler and attend Marvin United Methodist Church. They have two children Austin Reeve a graduate of Texas Tech Law School who lives in Tyler with his wife\, Laura. They are the proud parents two daughters\, Maryellen (3) and Allison (22 months). Ashley Elizabeth\, who is a graduate of Texas A&M\, lives in San Antonio with her husband\, Brent\, and their two girls\, Addison (11) and Katherine (9) and son\, Tyler (7). \nDr. Lynn Jennings currently serves as a Staff Physician at the Longview VA Clinic in Longview\, TX that is affiliated with the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center. Since serving at the Longview VA Clinic\, Dr. Jennings has served in various leadership roles including more recently as a champion of the opioid communication strategy at the facility. Dr. Jennings obtained her medical degree at the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Science in Memphis\, Tennessee. She completed an Anesthesiology residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis and a second residency in Family Practice at the North Central Texas Medical Foundation affiliated with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Family Medicine. Dr. Jennings has over 33 years of healthcare experience with special interest in opioids. Dr. Jennings resides in Tatum\, TX (city) with her husband. \n  \nErich Koch\, FACHE\, is the Chief Financial Officer of Tyler Family Circle of Care which is a 5 location\, $17 million dollar FQHC serving over 21\,000 unique patients for over 70\,000 visits. Prior to assuming this role\, Erich served for almost 3 years as Chief Financial Officer of Robeson Health Care Corporation located in Pembroke\, NC\, during which time he helped lead the organization through a turnaround. Before Erich got there\, the company lost $900K\, and after Erich left\, the company had a profit of over $800K. \nErich has more than 18 years of combined healthcare financial management and general accounting experience. Prior to joining Family Circle of Care in Tyler\, Erich also served as a Chief Financial Officer or Controller for a Critical Access Hospital\, Psychiatric Hospital\, Acute Care Hospital\, FQHC\, and FQHC look-a-like. Erich specializes in FQHC’s and FQHC look-a-likes. \nErich is actively involved with the Health Financial Management Association (HFMA)\, the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)\, and The Texas Association for Healthcare Financial Administration (TAHFA). Erich is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). \nErich is a graduate of Heriot-Watt University (MBA\, November 2005)\, and Lakehead University (BA Administration\, May 1998). Erich is also a Fellow with ACHE (FACHE)\, a Fellow with HFMA (FHFMA)\, a Certified Public Accountant from North Dakota (CPA – ND)\, and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator from Alaska (NHA – AK). \n  \nKaty Nustad\, MHA\, FACHE\, is the Administrative Officer at the Longview VA Clinic in Longview\, TX and an East Texas native. She is responsible for daily outpatient operations serving nearly 7\,000 East Texas Veterans as part of the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport\, LA. She has served in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in three health systems in four states over the past 10 years and held various leadership roles including Executive Officer to the Director/CEO\, Administrative Officer of Medicine Service\, and Administrative Fellow. She holds a Masters of Health Administration from Texas A&M University and is an active member of the Junior League of Longview\, the East Texas Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)\, the Longview Chamber of Commerce\, and the First United Methodist Church of Longview. Ms. Nustad is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and is board certified in healthcare management. She currently resides in Longview\, TX with her husband and two children. \nSushma Sharma\, PhD\, is the Director Community\, Public and Population Health at the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHCF)\, Irving\, TX. \nDr. Sharma manages public health research initiatives in her current role at DFWHCF. She serves as the North Texas Community Health Collaborative (CHC) leader\, which has membership of more than 45 organizations\, including 11 area health systems and 96 hospitals. \nDr. Sharma is a scientific executive with over 15 years of post-doctoral experience in scientific research and management. She has extensive experience in conducting and managing research and community programs. She has published over 60 peer-reviewed publications in international journals\, serves on the editorial board of international journals\, and is an invitee reviewer for several journals. She has won several awards\, most recent being the Dr. Ron J. Anderson Thinking Progressively for Health and Innovation Award-Texas Public Health Association 2017. \nDr Sharma’s work has taken her all over the world. In her previous role\, she worked as a Senior scientist at the University of California Berkeley\, Berkeley\, CA. She was a Senior scientist and lab manager at the University of Highlands and Islands in Scotland\, UK. She completed her post-doctoral research fellowship from the British Heart Foundation UK\, after earning her PhD from India. \nDr. Sharma’s ongoing community initiatives: \n\naddressing behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse) related disparities in 16 North Texas Counties\,\ntraining 10\,000 North Texans in Mental Health First Aid (10\,000 lives initiative)\nstandardizing domestic violence reporting and promoting data sharing among North Texas hospitals to facilitate early intervention and prevention of domestic violence\nthe SAMHSA-funded Dallas County ReJuvenATE (Revitalize Juveniles through Acknowledgement\, Training and Empowerment) program to assist high-risk youth and families and promote resilience and equity in communities that have recently faced civil unrest (reference: Dallas shooting in 2016).\n\nRon Short\, MBA\, FACHE\nChief Operating Officer\nCare Systems\, Inc. \n  \n  \nDr. Candy Still received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree at Harding University College of Pharmacy in Searcy\, AR. She completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville\, AR. Dr. Still is currently serving as an Academic Detailing Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for the Veterans Health Administration in VISN16 as the Opioid Safety Initiative Lead.  Prior to her career in pharmacy\, Dr. Still was in the field of Physical Therapy and has over 24 years of healthcare experience.  Dr. Still lives in Bentonville\, AR with her husband and two children. \n  \n  \nBrad Walsh is a Project Administrator at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.  He has served as chair of the HEI survey team for the past six years\, which has earned Parkland the highest marks on the Human Rights Campaign’s annual hospital survey each year.  Brad is trained as an epidemiologist\, with research and community work which includes transgender health and LGBTQ community needs assessment projects.  Brad has a Masters of Public Health from the UT Health Science Center. \n  \nRegister Now!\n  \nA special thanks to\nCHRISTUS Good Shepherd Institute for Healthy Living\nfor hosting this event!
URL:https://acheetx.org/event/ache-of-east-texas-education-event/
LOCATION:CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Institute for Healthy Living\, 3133 Good Shepherd Way\, Longview\, TX\, 75605
ORGANIZER;CN="ACHE of East Texas":MAILTO:info@acheetx.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190315T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190315T173000
DTSTAMP:20260608T052542
CREATED:20190226T182529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190311T221615Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED:  ACHE of East Texas/HFMA Lone Star Chapter Tyler Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of East Texas/HFMA Lone Star Chapter Tyler Roadshow\nNavigating Healthcare Finance\nDue to unforeseen circumstances\, this event has been postponed.  We will let you know once it has been rescheduled.
URL:https://acheetx.org/event/ache-of-east-texas-hfma-lone-star-chapter-tyler-roadshow/
LOCATION:The University of Texas at Tyler\, 3402 Old Omen Road\, Tyler\, 75707\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T052542
CREATED:20190121T200054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190121T200054Z
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SUMMARY:East Texas First Quarter Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker\nJason Rounds\nPresident\nCHRISTUS St. Michael Health System\nAgenda:\n6:00-6:15 pm – Registration and Opening Remarks\n6:15-6:45 pm – Featured Speaker: Jason Rounds\, President\, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System\n6:45 . . . Networking \n  \nClick Here to Register
URL:https://acheetx.org/event/east-texas-first-quarter-networking-event/
LOCATION:Twisted Fork Grill & Bar\, 5522 Summerhill Road\, Texarkana\, TX\, 75503\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T052542
CREATED:20181203T210822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181210T184752Z
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SUMMARY:East Texas ACHE Forum - Holiday After Hours Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Benefiting the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program of East Texas\nREGISTER NOW!\nCome and join us for our final East Texas ACHE After Hours Networking Event of the year\, being held at Brewster’s (Formerly Coaches and Cowboys). Catch up with your fellow ACHE members and friends and make new friends and connections as well. Karaoke\, dancing\, pool\, darts\, you name it. You won’t want to miss this special time of conversation and networking! \nRegistration for this event is free\, but if you would like to make a donation to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program of East Texas\, please feel free to do so when registering for this event. After the program\, we will cut a check from the chapter for all proceeds received for this event. \nSchedule of Events \n7:00pm Registration and Opening Remarks\n7:00pm – 7:30pm (1.0 hr) Networking\n7:30pm – 9:00pm (1.5 hour) Karaoke\n9:00pm Randall King (https://www.randallkingmusic.com) @ Cowboys \nREGISTER NOW!
URL:https://acheetx.org/event/east-texas-ache-forum-holiday-after-hours-networking-event/
LOCATION:Brewster’s Bar And Grill (formerly Coaches and Cowboys)\, 8380 Paluxy Drive\, Tyler\, Texas\, 75703
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