Winter Symposium a Resounding Success with Attendees

January 6-9, 2008 - Trustees, CEOs and executive/clinical leadership gathered at the The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, FL, for the Center's National Symposium on Governing and Leading Healthcare Organizations. The three-day program, which received excellent reviews from attendees, provided an opportunity to explore the exemplary governance practices that can generate improved organizational performance.

The winter program theme was Leading in Challenging Times: Responding to the Changing Environment. Overall, the event received very positive feedback from participants:

• I thought the program was timely, focused and practical. Good combination of big picture and 'do now' sessions.
  
• Virtually all of the sessions were at the CEO/Chairman level, with very appropriate topics. Outstanding, first-class speakers!
  
• Great linkages among topics created a strong theme message with useful provocation for change.
  
• I enjoyed being kept abreast of health care trends and best practices, as well as the chance to learn from other industries.
  
• The program had very dynamic plenary session speakers, and I appreciated the variety of breakout sessions.

The Center is pleased to announce that conference recordings are available for purchase from Source of Knowledge. The recordings, which feature session audio synchronized with speakers’ presentations, can be ordered here..

The Center staff would like to extend special thanks to each of our members who showed their support by attending the Symposium, as well as to our outstanding faculty, whose contributions once again ensured a high-quality program. In addition, we would like to thank those who attended a Center event for the first time as non-members; we sincerely hope that this Symposium was a positive experience for you, and invite you to join the Center for greater access to our full range of membership benefits.

We also would like to recognize the continued support of all our affiliate members, including Korn/Ferry International, who generously sponsored the Symposium Networking Reception, as well as BoardVantage, CareTech Solutions, The Corlund Group, DDI, Foley and Lardner, Huron Consulting/Wellspring Partners, Integrated Healthcare Strategies, Noblis and Russell Reynolds Associates.

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The Center offers its congratulations to Harborview Medical Center of Seattle, which has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2007 Foster G. McGaw Prize.

Sponsored by the American Hospital Association (AHA), The Baxter International Foundation and the Cardinal Health Foundation, the $100,000 prize is presented annually to a health care organization whose innovative programs significantly improve the health and well being of the surrounding community. Harborview Medical Center was selected for its involvement in providing health care and other services to the homeless, immigrant communities, mentally and chronically ill, and children.

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The Center for Healthcare Governance introduces Bruce A. Berger, Ph.D., R.Ph., whose background in social and behavioral pharmacy has lead him to presenting/facilitating in the areas of managing change, interpersonal effectiveness and behavioral interventions for health care, among others. Learn more about Bruce A. Berger below:

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