SHCA 2008 Election Results Are In
My Colleagues,
I'm very pleased to share with you the results of the recent Board of Directors election:
Carol Waldemayer, Patient Advocate, Hardin Memorial Center, a long-time and very involved and committed SHCA volunteer, will be assuming the role of President-Elect. Congratulations Carol!
The Society's efforts on behalf of the membership will continue to flourish under your leadership.
The election results for new Board members allow me to also congratulate Steve Cahoon, Kate Clarke-Pascente, Kevin Kasnick, and Sandra Sands, who are adopting the positions of those Board members whose terms have expired. (Many thanks to those outgoing Board members - Jodi Fawcett and Irene Zbcziak, for their hard work on our behalf, and I'm going off the Board, too.) All newly elected Board members will assume their new positions in April at the 2009 Annual Conference.
With such strong leadership in place to guide future Society's activities and welfare, please join me in being assured of SHCA's ongoing success.
Regards,
Ellen Tolbert
2009 Nominating Committee Chair
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AHA is Accepting Applications for the 2009-2010 Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
Space is available for the 2009-2010 Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, co-sponsored by AHA and the National Patient Safety Foundation.
The Fellowship program is a year long learning experience focused on improving organizational approach on patient safety. Fellows gain new skills, tools, and leadership capacity to engage staff, senior leaders and clinicians in creating cultures of safety and providing highly reliable care.
Visit www.ahaqualitycenter.org or call (312) 422-2933 for more details.
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