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Let’s Celebrate Our Final Day
Can you believe it’s already the last day of the 50th Annual Conference and Exposition? The past couple days have been filled with many great memories, opportunities, and new friends and faces. We’re all lucky to have been able to collaborate and learn from one another. Take one last opportunity today to learn something new and challenge yourself. Make yourself uncomfortable and step outside your comfort zone – we’ve been encouraging you to do so the entire conference! We know you’ll be glad you did.
We can’t thank you enough for being here this year... for being a part of our Golden Anniversary and helping us celebrate 50 years of ASHHRA.
Today’s Closing Ceremony Brunch
9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
As the conference comes to a close, join us for a delicious brunch while congratulating your colleagues as they are honored with an ASHHRA award of excellence. The National Mentorship Award, HR Leader Award, and Outstanding Leadership and Service Award will be given to members for their professional accomplishments.
Then be entertained by The Second City, "The world’s premier comedy club/theatre and school of improvisation." From Mike Myers to Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert to Tina Fey—The Second City imprint is felt across every entertainment medium. After extensive research into the world of health care HR, prepare to roar with laughter as the actors provide timely improv on an array of issues familiar to you. Don’t miss this closing ceremony, it will leave you upbeat and laughing all the way home!
Yesterday's Motivational Breakfast
Population Health: Is it the Secret Sauce?
During yesterday's motivational breakfast, David B. Nash, MD, MBA, addressed population health and it’s role – or lack thereof – in the U.S. health care system. His insightful and engaging talk captivated attendees.
He emphasized that although we spend the most on health care in the world, we’re number 17 on the list in terms of wellness, mortality, etc. He said that even more than genetics, a person’s zip code in the United States will give the greatest insight to the state of their health.
To achieve greater health, he said we’re going to have to embrace preventative health. A staggering statistic he shared was that 10 percent of what we do to be healthy is dependent on access to health care, although, out of all the money we spend on maintaining our overall health, 88 percent goes to medical services. There’s a huge gap there – only 3 percent of American adults actually practice healthy behaviors. And that’s exactly what we’re going to have to focus on – encouraging better outcomes through population health, preventative health care and understanding where we stand in all of it. Dr. Nash said that the connection between population health and health care reform has most to do with understanding and embracing big data, and that if we need to know anything about health care reform it’s that without outcomes, there’s no income.
To begin to move forward, we must focus on keeping people healthy, focus on the health of our employees, and train and create leaders to propel the movement.
Make the Most of It
Schedule at a Glance
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
Resource Center
This isn’t just any Resource Center, it’s also a full-service information station. It has books by renowned authors in the field of health care HR, tools, resources and survey reports for you to reference. Meet the ASHHRA HR specialist to learn about the HR Concierge program, and learn how you can get the most from your membership.
TUESDAY 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Video Highlights
Monday Learning Session: Past Presidents Panel
Enduring Leadership Lessons in an Uncertain Future: Leadership Constants that Drive Success
Monday morning’s session with ASHHRA past presidents proved to be a wonderful exchange of leadership tidbits and insight. The leadership panel consisting of Mary Anne Kelly, Brandon Melton, Irma L. Pye, SPHR, CHHR, Robert Riney and Dan Zuhlke shared their insights on leadership lessons learned and each answered the question, "What do I know for sure?"
Here are a couple of the best sound bites from this motivational, informative and insightful session.
Attendee to Attendee
All the Way from Thailand!
Thank you to Wichai Thodsapornsongchai, Jiruth Sriratanaban, Yuwaree Pichitchok and Kanjanee Opastipakorn (not pictured) for traveling 24 hours – all the way from Thailand! – to attend this year’s conference.
We can’t thank them enough for their dedication to ASHHRA and being a part of this year’s event.
Rebecca Stirzaker
Valley Baptist Health System
Harlingen, Texas
What has been your biggest takeaway from this year’s conference thus far?
We’ve been trying to get to Chicago since Friday, and we were determined to get here because this is one of the best conferences that I’ve ever attended. We really only have been able to attend today, so I missed yesterday’s sessions. We had some great presenters this morning. I attended a great session today on recruiting. We’ve kind of been in a little box – advertising positions and waiting for them to come to us. What I got out of the session today is the idea of using social media to engage with potential recruits. We can really positively touch a lot of people utilizing social media in the right way.
What session are you looking forward to attending tomorrow morning?
I’m looking forward to attending "Workplace Bullying: Solutions and Prevention." Recognizing bullying is very important – a lot of times it’s not overt, it’s sometimes passive-aggressive. You have some who will really speak up and take their stand, and you have others who will not say anything.
What has been your favorite moment thus far?
When I see faces I recognize and the warm welcome. Seeing familiar faces makes it feel like a big family.
Save the Date
Thank You, Exhibitors!
We wanted to extend a sincere thank you to all of our exhibitors this year. It's our hope that you made some new connections, saw some old friends, and took time to visit with and thank our exhibitors for joining us this year. Without their invaluable support, ASHHRA would not be the organization that it is today.
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