Upcoming Events:

• August 6, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET -- Clinician Executives Webinar, "Translating Clinical Experience into Executive Leadership," 1.5 Qualifying Education Hours and 
  1.8 CNE Contact Hours
• August 20, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM ET -- Lunch and Learn, "Improving the Bottom Line by Optimizing Patient Throughput,” 1.5 Hours of In-Person Education Credit
• September 16, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET — Health Connect South, Georgia Aquarium, 1.5 Hours of In-Person Credit, 9 Hours of Qualifying Credit, 20% Discount for Members

See Below for Information on Other Upcoming Events

Register Now for This Thursday's Clinician Executives Webinar

“Translating Clinical Experience into Executive Leadership: Crafting Your Resume, Skills Portfolio, and Professional Narrative”



August 6, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Via Zoom



1.5 Hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit
1.8 CNE Contact Hours!

Whether you are pursuing your first leadership role or preparing for your next promotion, this session will help you stand out and move forward with intention.

Moderator:

Marion Spears Karr, FACHE,

Managing Partner & Founder,

In-FLOW Executives; and Strategic Business & Talent Advisor, Aegis Health

Panelists:

Cynde Gamache,

Chief Nursing Officer,

Southeast Georgia Health System

Panelists:

Angela Henry, MBA, FACHE,

Sector Leader, Senior Client Partner,

Korn Ferry

DATE/TIME:

August 6, 2026, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

LOCATION:

Virtual Session Via Zoom

CEUs:

• 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit
• 1.8 CNE Contact Hours



COST:

• ACHE Members: $15
• Non-Members: $20

Register Now!

August 20 In-Person Lunch and Learn at Maggiano's in Buckhead

"Improving the Bottom Line by Optimizing Patient Throughput”

August 20, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM ET

1.5 Hours of ACHE In-Person Education Credit

Our August 20 lunch and learn will be held at Maggiano's in Buckhead.

About the Program
Effective patient throughput is a challenge for most organizations even though a sound program can significantly affect operational costs, service capacity, and patient experience. Creating good patient throughput includes strategies that closely align organizational structures, processes, and people to initiate discharge execution at the time of admission.

Bringing these complex systems together requires an ongoing transdisciplinary approach to plan, manage, and monitor each area’s metrics such as length of stay, patient holding, emergency department left without being seen, and patient satisfaction. Results of a sound program may include increased bed capacity, improved revenue, and reduced costs. This discussion will explore strategies to reduce excess inpatient days and create bed capacity through multiple interlocking clinical initiatives.

Some of the topics and questions covered include:

• How can you leverage hospitalists to expedite discharges?
• How do you address restructuring Care Management to reduce length of stay?
• How do you create bed capacity without adding beds?
• What strategies have you used at your organization to reduce practice variation?
• What strategies have you used to reduce bottlenecks in the ED, OR, and PACU?
• What financial and quality benefits have you been able to quantify?
• What clinical outcomes and service measures have you been able to impact?

Moderator:

Tony Stajduhar,,

Senior Advisor,

Jackson Healthcare

Panelists:

Richard Bowe, MD,

Anesthesiologist, 

SVP of Physician Practices,

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, 

SVP Phoebe Foundation

Panelists:

Jon-Paul Croom, FACHE,

Senior Brokerage Partner, Healthcare,

DTSpade, Former Market President at WellStar and CEO for Two Hospitals with Community Health Systems

Event Details:

August 20, 2026, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm Eastern Time

Location:

Maggiano’s Atlanta-Buckhead

3368 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30326

(404) 816-9650

Agenda:

11:30 am: Check-in, networking, lunch

Noon to 1:30 pm: Education program and lunch

1:30 pm to 2:00 pm: Networking

2:00 pm: Conclude

CEUs:

1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person Education Credit

IMPORTANT: ACHE has changed its policy regarding sign-in sheets. We are no longer using sign-in sheets for credit reporting. We will have a QR code at the event that you will use to sign in for credit using ACHE’s form. You will need to complete the form by 5:00 PM on the day of the event. Please be prepared to scan the QR code with your phone at the event.

COST:

ACHE Member: $55

Non-Member: $75

Student ACHE Member: $20

Student Non-Member: $30

$10 Late Fee added after August 17

NOTE – Early Registration Deadline Monday, August 17.

No credit/refund after this date. If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute.

If you have questions, contact Bruce Lloyd at 404-444-8136 or send an email.

Community Partner Event:

HEALTH CONNECT SOUTH 2026 GATHERING –

September 16, 2026, 7:00 am – 4:30 pm

Georgia Aquarium

ACHE of Georgia’s Panel at Health Connect South has Been Approved for 1.5 Hours of ACHE In-Person Credit.

Up to 9 Hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit

Click Below for ACHE of Georgia 20% Registration Discount

Health Connect South is known for its signature annual gathering, which has become the largest healthcare gathering in the Southeast to hear and talk about “the new” in health, the current challenges, and possible solutions.

ACHE of Georgia Panel Discussion —

1.5 Hours of ACHE In-Person Credit

Health Connect South will again offer a panel from ACHE of Georgia with 1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person credit. The topic is “The State of Healthcare: Industry Leaders’ Perspectives.”

Jay Dennard, FACHE, FHFMA, CPXP,

President / System VP of Governmental & Community Affairs,

GHS Foundation / Northside Hospital System

Chet Bhasin, FACHE, MBA, MS,

Executive Director,

Georgia Board of Healthcare Workforce

Chris Franklin,

President,

LocumTenens.com

20% Registration Discount for ACHE Members

Health Connect South is offering ACHE members a 20% registration discount. Click the link below to register with the pre-loaded discount code.

Upcoming Events:

• August 6, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET — Clinician Executives Webinar, “Translating Clinical Experience Into Executive Leadership: Crafting Your Resume, Skills Portfolio, and Professional Narrative.” 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit and 1.8 CNE Contact Hours. Learn More or
  Register Now
• August 14, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM — Lunch with a Healthcare Executive, Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center, Macon. Our senior executive host is ACHE of Georgia President Sanford G. Duke, MD, MBA, FACHE, Physician Executive Lead, Atrium Health Georgia. Limited registration. Event is full. Waiting list available.
• August 20, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — “Improving the Bottom Line by Optimizing Patient Throughput,” lunch and learn at Maggiano’s in Buckhead. Approved for 1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person Education credit. Learn More or Register Now
• September 16, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET — Health Connect South, Georgia Aquarium. A community partner event with up to 9 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit, plus an ACHE of Georgia panel with 1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person Education credit. ACHE members who register using this link receive a 20% discount. Learn More or Register Now.

Visit www.acheofgeorgia.org/events for more information on upcoming ACHE of Georgia events.

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