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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Networking Blitz
DESCRIPTION:A tremendous networking opportunity for new and more seasoned members alike!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is for all ACHE of North Texas members who want to become more involved and/or become more connected/networked with their fellow ACHENTX members. \nThe ACHE North Texas Membership & Networking Committee cordially invites you to the ACHE of North Texas chapter’s Networking Blitz. This fun event will allow members to get to know one another in a very meaningful way. There will be special fun breakout sessions and activities\, where personal connections will be made. The intent of this program is to bring members together to get a real in depth view of ACHENTX\, to enable you to meet some of the chapter’s leadership and other fellow ACHE members\, and to help you map out how to best take advantage of the plethora of local and national benefits and opportunities available to you through. It’s a way to “let us get to know you” as well and become a part of your professional network. \nOur guest speaker for the evening will be Jyric Sims FACHE\, Chief Executive Officer\, Medical City Plano. \nWe are looking forward to meeting each of you and/or getting to know you better. \nLight snacks will be offered. \n\n\n\n\n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-networking-blitz/
LOCATION:Moody Outpatient Center at Parkland Hospital\, 5151 Maple Avenue\, Dallas\, TX\, 75235\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cocktails with the Chiefs Event - Dallas
DESCRIPTION:Our popular in-person Cocktails with the Chiefs event is back!\nThis event always offers incredible networking opportunities and this year will feature the following special panelists: \nJim Allard\, DNP\, FACHE\, RN\, NEA-BC\nChief Nursing Officer\nMedical City Children’s Hospital\nMedical City Women’s Hospital-Dallas \nKevin Greene\nAssistant Vice President & Administrator\nCook Children’s Medical Center-Prosper \nBrett Lee\, FACHE\nPresident\nTexas Health Hospital Frisco \nFelicia Miller\, MBA\, SPHR\, SHRM-SCP\, CHHR (Moderator)\nExecutive Vice President & Chief Talent Officer\nParkland Health & Hospital System \nBenton Sprayberry\, FACHE\nVice President of Operations – South Region\nSteward Health Care \nRegister Here\n  \nA special thanks to Steward Health Care for providing the venue for this event and to Sound Physicians for hosting the food and beverages!\nSpeakers Bios: \nDr. Jim Allard is the Chief Nursing Officer at Medical City Children’s Hospital and Medical City Women’s Hospital – Dallas. Jim’s clinical and leadership tenure has span 23 years in nursing. As a frontline clinician he worked in pediatric critical care with a focus on pediatric congenital heart. As a driven nurse leader since 2008\, Jim’s interests include civility\, shared governance\, evidence based practice\, MAGNET and Just Culture principles. Jim’s current responsibilities include strategic development and oversight of nursing services\, inclusive of all Women’s and Children’s areas. \nPrior to his most recent role\, Jim has served in various leadership roles in HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake\, The Woman’s Hospital of Texas\, Medical City Children’s\, Children’s Health Dallas\, Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Jim earned a Doctorate of Nurse Practice at Texas Christian University\, and Masters in Nursing Administration from the University of Texas Arlington. He holds a certification from ANCC as a Nurse Executive Advanced and is a member of ANA\, TNA\, TONL\, AONL and ACHE. He has served on the TONL Membership Committee\, Texas Team Practice Committee and was appointed to the TNA Policy Council where he has chaired the Maternal Mortality Task Force and most recently serves as the Workplace Advocacy and Practice Committee Chair. Community service includes serving on the ANA Professional Issues Panel as a Steering Committee member\, updating the fatigue position statement. Jim has been an ACHE member for 4 years. He is a member of the ACHE LGBTQ Healthcare Leaders Community\, and recently appointed to a 2-year team on the ACHE LGTBQ Healthcare Leaders Community Committee. Jim also serves as the Diversity and Inclusion Committee’s Vice Chair. His personal leadership vision is “To develop the leader in every nurse.” \nKevin Greene is the Assistant Vice President and Administrator at Cook Children’s Medical Center Prosper\, Cook Children’s Health Care System’s newest medical center in Prosper\, Texas. Kevin’s current responsibilities include strategic development and operational oversight of all services for the ambulatory surgery center and medical center. \nPrior to his current role\, Kevin served in various leadership positions at HCA Houston Healthcare West\, Lake Granbury Medical Center and Cedar Park Regional Medical Center. Kevin holds a Bachelors of Business Administration and Biology from Abilene Christian University and a Master’s of Science in Health Care Administration from Trinity University. Kevin has served on multiple leadership boards in Granbury and Houston\, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Prosper Chamber of Commerce. Kevin also participates on the Texas Hospital Association’s Leadership Development Council and the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Policy Advisory Council and Innovation Task Force. \n“Knowing that every child’s life is sacred\, it is the Promise of Cook Children’s to improve the health of every child through the prevention and treatment of illness\, disease and injury.” \nBrett Lee serves as the inaugural president of Texas Health Hospital Frisco (a unique joint venture between Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern)\, being named to that role in 2019. \nLee brings a wealth of health care experience to the position\, having spent the majority of his career in leadership roles in pediatric hospitals\, including serving as vice president of operations and clinical services at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas\, where he worked closely with UT Southwestern to help plan the opening of a new hospital campus in Plano and collaborated on the recruitment of multiple faculty members. He also has extensive experience working in complex joint venture environments\, having served as the president of a joint venture between Tenet Healthcare and Baylor Scott & White Health that operated five hospitals in North Texas. \nMr. Lee holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Oklahoma\, a Master of Health Science Degree in Health Finance and Management from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health\, a Master of Science in Leadership Development Degree from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business\, and a Doctorate in Allied Health/Physical Therapy from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions.  \nMr. Lee is the lead author of the bestselling book Growing Leaders in Healthcare: Lessons from the Corporate World\, published by the Health Administration Press\, and the subsequent American College of Healthcare Executives self-study course Creating a Leadership Development Program in your Healthcare Organization. He then went on to publish three additional books\, Managing Clinically: What can Medicine Teach us About Leadership\, Voices from Riley; a Collection of Prayers from a Top Children’s Hospital\, and his newest book\, The Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Actions\, Awareness\, and Perception (which received the James A. Hamilton Award as the 2017 “book of the Year” by the ACHE).  \nMr. Lee was given the Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award as the national young healthcare executive of the year by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)\, was recognized as a “Rising Star” of the healthcare industry by Becker’s Hospital Review\, was named as an “up and comer” by Modern Healthcare\, and the Dallas Business Journal named Lee as one of their “Who’s Who in Healthcare”.  \nLee is married to his high school sweetheart\, Mindy\, and they have one school-age son\, Preston. In his free time\, Lee is an avid runner and enjoys traveling with family. \nFelicia Miller\, MBA\, SPHR\, SHRM-SCP\, CHHR is the EVP & CTO at Parkland. Felicia has more than 30 years of leadership experience in healthcare HR across both non-profit and for-profit health systems\, including more than 22 hospitals and approximately 187\,000 employees. Her most recent experience as Chief Human Resources Officer for Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s Texas region saw her leading the charge for comprehensive talent management in a heavily data-driven culture while fostering cross-functional working relationships with executive counterparts across divisions. \nPrior to her time at Tenet\, Felicia spent 19 years with Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and Texas Health Resources. Her tenure with PHD included roles with increasing responsibility and seniority\, having progressed from a career center coordinator to manager roles\, senior HR generalist and director of HR. \nFelicia received a Master of Business Administration from LeTourneau University. She also has dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Health Information Management and Health Professions from Texas State University. Felicia’s professional certifications include Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR)\, SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and Healthcare Huma Resources (CHHR). She is also an active community member\, involved in multiple business organizations and the recipient of numerous professional accolades. \nBenton Sprayberry is the Vice President of Operations – South Region for Steward Health Care\, and has served in other roles for Steward Health Care since joining the organization in November 2018. She’s had responsibility for a variety of services\, projects\, and initiatives across the entire system during her tenure. Most notably\, robotic service lines\, wound care centers\, hospital-based service providers\, as well as hospital closures\, divestitures and acquisitions. In her current role of VP of Operations\, Benton oversees operations for 12 acute care facilities in Texas\, Louisiana\, Arkansas\, and Florida. \nPrior to Steward Health Care\, Benton served in operational roles for Community Health Systems at three of their acute care facilities in Alabama. Benton holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Auburn University\, a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB)\, and is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives. \nIn her free time\, Benton enjoys taking and teaching both yoga and Pilates classes\, volunteering with her French bulldog (Louis) through Therapy Dogs International\, serving the community and state through a number of non-profit organizations\, serving as a Board Member for the North Texas Chapter of ACHE\, and traveling with her significant other. \nRegister Here\n  \nThank you\, Sound Physicians and Steward Health Care for hosting this event!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/cocktails-with-the-chiefs-event-dallas/
LOCATION:1900 Pearl Street\, 1900 N Pearl Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201
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SUMMARY:COVID-19: What We Learned: Supply Chain
DESCRIPTION:A Virtual Education Event Offered by ACHE of North Texas.\nThis event has been approved for 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Credits!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nEmergency 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. \n  \nOur panelists will include: \nJon Albrecht\nVice President & Chief Pharmacy Officer\nMethodist Health System \nKevin Barnes\, FACHE (Moderator)\nDirector of Finance\nSouthwest Transplant Alliance \nNate Mickish\nVP Strategic Sourcing at Texas Health and President\nOnHand \n\nRegister Here\nSpeakers Bios: \n  \nJon Albrecht became VP and Chief Pharmacy Officer for Methodist Health System in Dallas\, TX in January 2019. Jon was Director of Pharmacy Services for Methodist Dallas Medical Center from in 2008-2016\, and then served as Chief Operating Officer from 2016-2018. Previously he spent 23 years at Parkland Memorial Hospital. \nJon graduated with a B.S. in Pharmacy from Auburn University. Jon completed a Specialized Pharmacy Residency in Nutrition Support at Rhode Island Hospital. Jon has also completed a Masters in Healthcare Administration from Walden University. \nIn his pharmacy career\, Jon has worked in almost every hospital pharmacy role from pharmacy technician to director. He has managed pharmacy services in inpatient\, emergency department\, jail health services\, home health\, ambulatory clinic\, and pharmacy informatics settings. In his hospital operations role\, Jon managed oncology and GI services lines\, radiology\, pharmacy\, food service\, environmental service\, physical plant\, and construction. \nJon is also Clinical Assistant Professor for University of Texas College of Pharmacy and Clinical Associate Professor for Texas Tech University Health Science Center. Jon is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy and a Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist. \nJon has published and presented on numerous clinical and management topics. \n  \nKevin Barnes joined STA as Controller in July of 2014 and was promoted to Director of Finance in January of 2016. He is responsible for the management oversight of the finance department including budgeting\, payroll\, and financial reporting. \nPrior to joining STA\, Kevin was the Director of Finance and Information Systems at Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO) from the 2006 to 2014. As the highest-ranking financial leader in the organization\, he helped lead revenue growth by more than 50 percent from 2006 to 2012. Net assets more than doubled in his tenure. Kevin led the negotiation and discounting of clinical bills which saved the organization more than $3\,000\,000 per year. \nKevin has more than 20 years of financial leadership experience in the organ procurement industry and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). He has also served on the board examination committee of ACHE. \nKevin earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Perdue University\, a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Indiana University\, and has a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas. \n  \nNate Mickish is the vice president of strategic sourcing at Texas Health and the president at OnHand\, a supply chain solutions company. Nate leads the contracting\, category management and procurement teams supporting Texas Health’s operations. He also oversees the growth and performance of OnHand\, a joint venture between Texas Health and Premier\, Inc. (PINC). Nate joined Texas Health in January of 2013 after serving as procurement director with CHI Health (f/k/a Alegent Health) in Omaha\, NE. \nNate received his BS in accounting and MBA from the University of Nebraska. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://achentx.org/event/covid-19-what-we-learned-supply-chain/
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Life Fellows & Retirees Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a great time of conversation\, idea exchange\, networking and fellowship!\n\n\n\n\n\nOur next ACHE of North Texas Life Fellows and Retirees Luncheon is going to be at the University of Texas in Arlington. Not only will you have the opportunity to reconnect with your healthcare community colleagues\, but we will also be joined by some U T Arlington graduate students and Professors as well. It will be a grand opportunity for us to mix\, mingle\, and have a great conversation with this group!\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-life-fellows-retirees-luncheon/
LOCATION:University of Texas at Arlington\, College of Business Building\, 701 South West Street\, Arlington\, Texas\, 76010
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