About this Event
Two days of education to choose from! Earn up to 9 in-person credits! BOG review! Plus all tickets include admission to our second annual Chapter Business Meeting and Awards Dinner.
Thursday consists of two tracks:
Track 1: 6 in-person credits - Applying Design Thinking to Healthcare’s Most Pressing Challenges see description here: https://www.ache.org/learning-center/education-and-events/choice/available-topics/choice-fincs
Track 2: BOG Review
Thursday evening features a networking cocktail hour followed by our first annual Chapter Business Meeting and Awards Dinner
Friday earn 3 in-person credits with two panels: Navigating Key Legislative Issues Facing Healthcare Leaders and Proactively Managing Your Professional Development as a Healthcare Leader
We will also have a networking event during lunch on Friday afternoon.
We have a disctouned Hotel room block link: www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/acheannualmeeting2026/
Thursday Agenda
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Breakfast
🕑: 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Track 1: Leading Complex Change: Emotional Awareness, Intentionality & Agility
Info: 6 in-person credits! "This highly interactive seminar presents participants with an overview of methods to deepen awareness of their emotions and behaviors. They will learn state-of-the-art approaches to understanding, managing and leading change, and discover how to integrate these skills with their leadership toolkit and shadow. A key outcome is increased emotional agility in managing yourself, your relationships and your leadership shadow. " Learn more: https://www.ache.org/learning-center/education-and-events/choice/available-topics/choice-emtel
🕑: 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Track 2: Board of Governors Exam Review
Info: Interested in sitting for the BOG Exam? This is a fantastic opportunity to review the topics that will be on the exam with fellows from our chapter.
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Break
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Pathway to Fellow
Info: Interested in earning your Fellow? Attend this session to learn about the requirements for FACHE status.
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Networking Cocktail Hour
Info: Join your ACHE of NNE colleagues and sponsors for a conversation and networking. Registration for +1s available.
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
2nd Annual Awards Dinner and Business Meeting
Info: Join your colleagues to celebrate the accomplishments of our members and vote on important issues for our chapter. We will also hear an ACHE update from our own Peter Wright in his role as ACHE Governor. Registration for +1s available.
Friday Agenda
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:15 AM
Breakfast
🕑: 08:15 AM - 08:30 AM
President's Welcome
🕑: 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel 1: Navigating Key Legislative Issues Facing Healthcare Leaders
Info: 1.5 in-person credits. Panelists:
• Steve Ahnen, President, New Hampshire Hospital Association
• Jeff Austin, President, Maine Hospital Association
• Mike Del Treco, President, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
• Moderator: Peter Wright, Principal & Managing Director, Health-E Decisions, LLC
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
Info: Great time to check out of your room!
🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel 2: Proactively Managing Your Professional Development
Info: Proactively Managing Your Professional Development as a Healthcare Leader. 1.5 in-person credits. Panelists:
Carolyn Isabelle, System Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Career Development at Dartmouth Health; Nancy Sherman Logel, Vice President, Healthcare Executive Search, Kirby Bates; Moderator: Anne Tyrol, CNO, Cheshire Medical Center & NH Regent
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch (Boxed)
🕑: 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Networking with Leadership Connections
Info: Join the Leadership Connections Committee for a networking event.
Event venue & nearby stays
DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, United States
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