National Symposium on Leading and Governing Healthcare Organizations

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Who Should Attend
The Symposium is designed for governing boards, CEOs and senior executives, physicians and other clinicians with leadership and governance responsibilities, staff members who coordinate and support governing board activities, and executives in health-care related industries.

Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Expand their awareness of the environmental context of health care and emerging trends in such areas as quality, regulatory and legislative reform, clinical integration and achieving greater efficiency and effectiveness.

- Understand how new demands for quality and performance improvement are changing the board's role and oversight responsibilities.

- Gain insights into the innovative governance practices and critical leadership competencies that will move your board from good governance to excellent governance.

Register for the Winter Symposium

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Event Overview

The Center for Healthcare Governance presents its winter Symposium on leading and governing health care organizations. In this three-day program, trustees and executive leadership will gain insights into the trends that are transforming the delivery system and learn strategies and tools for navigating this increasingly turbulent environment. In plenary sessions, industry experts will offer analyses of the contextual issues framing the health care environment – from the effects of a global economic crisis, to the implications of health care reform, to emerging opportunities to engage staff and clinicians in clinical and cultural transformation, and rising expectations for transparency and accountability. In small group, interactive sessions, we'll focus on innovative models and strategies for honing governance performance and expertise around such issues as quality improvement, innovation, and achieving greater organizational efficiencies and effectiveness.

You'll also learn how to get the most from your leadership team by studying a remarkable example of outstanding leadership promoting creative thinking and leading change. You'll gain valuable insights into how our how great leaders inspire and implement innovative possibilities and learn strategies for unlocking potential and moving forward. Ample time will be provided for sharing, asking questions and seeking guidance from our top governance experts and your peers.

Consider arriving early to enjoy all that Naples has to offer and register for the Sunday pre-conference workshop. This acclaimed Center offering is designed to increase trustees' quality literacy and their effectiveness in guiding the improvement of quality and clinical performance in their hospitals and health systems. Highly interactive and participatory, participants will learn how to identify and use the levers of effective governance to advance the quality agenda and motivate optimal quality performance. You'll get more out of your Symposium experience with the strong foundation that this workshop offers.

By attending the Symposium, the leaders of your organization will acquire new knowledge and skills to manage the complexities of our industry and hold your board and your organization accountable for improved performance. You will learn to ask the tough questions, gain valuable insights on how to get the most from your leadership teams, and build the consensus that successful implementation requires.

Special Features

Hot Topic Roundtable Discussions
Grab lunch and join a roundtable discussion group for facilitated conversation on the tough issues and hot topics in hospital and health system governance. Share what's working well in your organization and gain others' advice and on what you're struggling with. Take advantage of this opportunity to tap into your peers' expertise.

Plan a Retreat for Your Leadership Team
The Symposium offers an excellent opportunity for your board to meet in a customized retreat setting with select Symposium faculty. Debrief on what you've learned during the program and explore how it applies to your organization, or address a specific board issue that you're facing. Contact us at (888) 540-6111 for more information and to schedule your event. Retreat opportunities are limited, so please act quickly.