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Thursday, October 5, 2023: Annual Fall Conference | Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland | Theme- Emerging Healthcare Trends: 2024

Divisional Meetings

Thursday, September 28, 2023: Physician Liaison Divisional Group | Virtual | Building Strong Relationships Through Strategic Outreach Efforts | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Tuesday, October 17, 2023: NEW GROUP: Allied Health (Post-Acute) Divisional Group | Virtual | Networking Lunch-n-Learn Collaborative | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, November 1, 2023: Quality Divisional Group | Virtual | Part 1 of a 3-part series on Health Equity | 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Thursday, November 2, 2023: Volunteer Services Divisional Group | Virtual | Engage, Empower, Excel: Interactive Roundtable Discussion | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Interested in joining our collaborative Divisional Group meetings? Contact us at thehealthcarecouncil@healthcare-council.org.

Member Organization Events

Thursday, October 26, 2023: FORward VISion Secures: 2023 Cybersecurity Virtual Symposium | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Our member, FORVIS, is hosting its first-ever cybersecurity Virtual Symposium! Join their IT Risk & Compliance leaders as they explore a multitude of cybersecurity hot topics. Along with three industry-agnostic sessions, featuring keynote speakers, they’ll be hosting industry breakout sessions to choose from, including Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, and Government Contracting (CMMC). To register, click here.

Board Meetings

December 12, 2023 | Ed Lovern, Senior Vice President, Operations, Jefferson Health

CEO Coffee Chats

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Carolyn Carpenter, President National Capital Region, Johns Hopkins Health System

Endorsed Partner Webinar Series (Solutions Corner)

Check back for updates

Advisory Council

Supply Chain Advisory Council

Next Meeting: Thursday, December 14, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Alan Edwards, Vice President Supply Chain Solutions Group, Mary Washington Healthcare 540-741-1843, alan.edwards@mwhc.com

Divisional Meetings and Contacts:

Allied Health Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Elizabeth Barnes, Vice President of Program Operations, Easter Seals, ebarnes@eseal.org and Marcus Bolston, Senior Director, Adult Day Services, Easter Seals, mbolston@eseal.org

Behavioral Health Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Dr. Marie Rose Alam, M.D., FAPA, Chief Executive Officer, Spring Grove Hospital Center 410-402-7652, marierose.alam@maryland.gov

Facilities & Engineering Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Friday, December 1, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Chris Martin, Assistant Vice President of Facilities, Infrastructure, Projects & Compliance, christopher.m.martin@medstar.net

Healthcare Policy Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 12, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Matt Gilmore, Partner at Geppert, McMullen, Paye & Getty, mgilmore@gmpglaw.com

HR Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Thursday, September 21, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Brendan Johnson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources – Adventist HealthCare 301-315-3350, BJohnso3@adventisthealthcare.com

IT Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Thursday, November 30, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Matt MacVey, Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Children’s National Hospital 202 476-3734, mmacvey@childrensnational.org

Marketing/PR Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Monday, December 4, 2023 | Location TBD | Time TBD

CONTACT: Chair- Daniel McEvily, Director of Marketing & Communications, Chase Brexton 410-837-2050 x1050 dmcevily@chasebrexton.org and Co-Chair- Kerri Donnelly, Director of Business Development/Community Relations, Marquis Health Consulting Services kdonnelly@mqshealth.com

Patient Experience Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Thursday, November 16, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Carolyn Cook, Director of Service Excellence, MedStar Health 301-774-8912, Carolyn.m.cook@medstar.net

Pharmacy Divisional Group

Next Meeting: TBD

CONTACT: Chair- Mahro Ershadi, Chief Strategy and Pharmacy Officer, Chase Brexton Health Care 301-910-5122, mershadi@chasebrexton.org

Physician Liaison Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Thursday, September 28, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Michelle Christ, Physician Liaison, Suburban Hospital, mchris30@jhmi.edu and Co-Chair- Kim Cox, Physician Office Liaison, Sibley Memorial Hospital, kcox17@jhmi.edu

Population Health Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Monday, November 13, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Mindy Pierce, Senior Director, Nexus Montgomery and Population Health Programs 301-628-3475, mindy_pierce@primarycarecoalition.org

Quality Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Virtual | 1:30 – 2:30 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Jamie White, Vice President Patient Experience & Chief Quality Officer, Frederick Health 240-566-3668, jbwhite@frederick.health

Rehab Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Open

Volunteer Divisional Group

Next Meeting: Thursday, November 2, 2023 | Virtual | 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CONTACT: Chair- Sarah Walker, CDVS, Manager, Volunteer Services, Holy Cross Health 301-754-7306, sarah.walker001@holycrosshealth.org

Young Healthcare Professionals Divisional Group

Next Meeting: December 7, 2023 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM: Young Healthcare Professionals Divisional Group | Networking Event with Guest Speaker, Carolyn Carpenter, President National Capital Region, Johns Hopkins Health System

CONTACT: Chair- Derek Marconi, Special Projects Manager, Adventist HealthCare, Fort Washington Medical Center 240-446-2389, dmarconi@adventisthealthcare.com

“Speakers were engaging and knowledgeable with great diverse topics!”

Attendee, Annual Fall Conference, 2023

“Awesome speakers with great energy and passion- kept my attention the whole day!”

Attendee, Annual Fall Conference, 2023

“These meetings have been great.”

Attendee, Rehab Divisional Group Meeting

“This was my first meeting but I am excited for future topics.”

Attendee, Quality Divisional Group Meeting