ACHD looks forward to seeing you at our 66th Annual Meeting! Please read below to find our schedule of events.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | ACHD Executive Committee Meeting |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | ACHD Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1:00 pm | Registration Opens! |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Annual Meeting Kick off Reception |
Thursday, September 13, 2018
| 7:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Registration Opens
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| 6:45 am - 7:30 am |
Morning Wellness Walk
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| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
General Breakfast
|
| 8:40 am - 8:45 am |
Welcome
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| 8:45 am - 9:45 am |
General Session: Making Healthcare Personal Speaker: Dr. Krupali Tejura, Assistant Clinical Professor, Radiation and Oncology, City of Hope |
| 9:45 am - 10:45 am |
General Session: Raising Health Speaker: Mary Pitman, CEO, Public Health Institute |
| 10:45 am - 10:50 am | Break |
| 10:50 am - 11:50 am |
General Session: Lyfting Healthcare - One Year Later Speaker, Gyre Renwick, Vice President, Lyft Business |
| 11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Break
|
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
General Lunch
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| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | CEO Roundatable |
| 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Role of a Healthcare District CEO Moderator: Jean Hurst, Partner, Hurst Brooks Espinosa |
| 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Role of a Healthcare District Trustee Moderator, Kelly Brooks, Partner, Hurst Brooks Espinosa |
| 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm |
Break
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| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Controlled Substance Initiative (CSI) Momentum Project Speaker: Mark Gordon, Chief Nursing Officer, Kern Valley Healthcare District |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session: Managing the Media Speaker: Sarah Jimenez, Senior Strategist, Paschal Roth Public Affairs |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm |
Break
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| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm |
General Session: Best Practices in Practices Speakers: "Ouchless ER" Michele Tracy, Director of Emergency and Trauma Services, Marin Healthcare District "Sober Circle" Ramona Faith, CEO, Petaluma Health District "Children's Crisis Center" Randy Smart, MD., Mark Twain Healthcare District "Wilderness Medicine Conference, " Jeffrey Kepple, MD., CEO, Plumas District Hospital |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Afternoon Wellness Walk
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| 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Awards Reception
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Friday, September 14, 2018
| 6:45 am - 7:30 am |
Morning Wellness Walk
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| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
General Breakfast
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| 8:45 am - 10:00 am |
General Session: State of the Association Speakers: Ken Cohen, CEO, ACHD Sheila Johnston, VP, Member Relations & Administration Amber King, VP, Government Affairs |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Break
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| 10:15 am - 11:15 am |
General Session: BETA Eminent Speaker Speaker: Paul Keckely, Ph.D., Independent Research and Policy Analysis |
| 11:25 am - 12:00 pm |
Breakout Session: A Conversation about Seismic Retrofitting. Are you ready for 2020 and 2030? Speaker: Robert David, Executive Director, OSPHD Moderator: John Dao, Partner, WIPFLI/HFS |
| 11:25 am - 12:00 pm |
Breakout Session: From the Board Room to the Community: The Ripple Effects of Positive Psychology. Speaker: Patty Sue de Vries, Director, LeadWell, Stanford Health Improvement Network |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | General Lunch |
| 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
Break
|
| 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm |
General Session: The Importance of Children's Wellbeing Speaker: Dr. Mona Patel, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles |
| 2:20 pm - 3:00 pm |
General Session: Mental Health Landscape in California Speaker: Sheree Lowe, VP, Behavioral Health, California Hospital Association
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| 3:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
For questions or concerns, please contact Sheila Johnston.