TAHFM e-Newsletter
Events And Education
Be sure to check the TAHFM website calendar often to stay up to date on educational and networking opportunities.
 

TAHFM is excited to offer select breakout sessions from the 2022 Annual Conference for on-demand learning. Each one of these sessions will inform and educate on many aspects of healthcare facilities management, as well as provide the chance to earn much needed CE credits - up to 9 credits. Rates start at $100 per session for individuals and group rates to bring trainings to your team from $400. This series is accessible from anywhere, on your own time until December 30, 2022. For more information, visit the website.

 

TAHFM’s clay shoots’ proceeds support our organizational mission to provide scholarships and affordable education for the TAHFM community. This is your opportunity to support a worthy cause while participating in a fun and challenging sporting clay event, and a prime opportunity for increased visibility and excellent networking with healthcare facility managers from across the state of Texas. Tounaments include:

  • 12 station course
  • Targets and ammo (12 or 20 gauge), 1 golf cart per team included with registration fee
  • Mulligans available
  • Awards for the top team and individuals
  • Pre-tournament breakfast, snacks & beverages throughout the day
  • Post-tournament awards reception

Tournaments will be held on the following dates:

  • DFW Sporting Clay Tournament:  Sept. 8 
  • Houston Sporting Clay Tournament:  Oct. 5
  • Central Texas Sporting Clay Tournament:  Oct. 26

For more information, visit https://www.tahfm.org/page/2022clay_tournaments

 

Are you planning to take the CHFM Exam in the near future? Join us on Friday, September 9, 2022, for the CHFM Exam Review Course, presented by Bert Gumeringer. This program will help you gain confidence in the five key competency areas of the CHFM exam. Through a combination of lecture, CHFM-formatted practice test questions, and study materials, you will feel more prepared to take the CHFM exam.
For more information & to register for the Free-to-Members educations, visit https://www.tahfm.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1667126&group=.

 

Texas State Technical College and the Office of Career Services Statewide would like to invite TAHFM Members to attend their Fall 2022 Industry Job Fair. It will be held on 5 different days in areas around the state and is a good opportunity to introduce your facility to fresh faces coming out of college.

Event Dates

  • WACO: Thursday, October 13 from 10 am - 2 pm (students/graduates from the North Texas and East Williamson County campuses are bussed to this event)
  • ABILENE: Wednesday, October 19 from 9 am - 12 pm (students/graduates from the Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater campuses are bussed to this event)
  • MARSHALL: Thursday, October 27 from 2 - 6 pm
  • FORT BEND: Thursday, November 3 from 9 am - 12 pm
  • HARLINGEN: Thursday, November 10 from 10 am - 2 pm

Registration link: https://sites.google.com/tstc.edu/jobfairemployer/home

For any questions or more information, please visit tstc.edu/jobfair or contact Hannah Luce TSTC at 903-923-3327.

 

Stay on Top of Your Game with this Free Member Benefit

Resilient Flooring Safety & Specification, Presented by Karen Perucki of Tarkett. TAHFM presents this session as part of its Education through Association member-only program for no charge.

Learning Objectives:

  • How flooring safety enhances space and resource productivity leading to improved financial return for end-users
  • Why reducing the incidence of trip/slip/fall accidents is critical to flooring safety
  • How to determine which resilient flooring products to specify in a variety of applications
  • What codes and requirements impact material selection for floors, stairwells, ramps, and thresholds including proposed changes to ADA
  • Reasons and methods for improving safety in stairways

 

Don’t forget you also have access to select PowerPoint presentations from Annual Conference breakouts in the 2022 Annual Conference Wrap Up area. These are available free of charge for members and can be found here.

WEBINARS: TAHFM is here to assist its members with education by sharing best practices and addressing emerging issues through virtual town halls and webinars. You will find a library of recorded material for members to login and watch on-demand.

 

 
 
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