Connections: September 2021

In this issue:

Digital 2021 Awards Logos Now Available!

Click on the download links below to access the logos. Please use your official logo to distinguish yourselves as an affiliated chapter of ASHE, and showcase the logo on your printed materials and other correspondence.

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During the month of December, patches recognizing your level of achievement will be mailed out and vouchers for complimentary CHFM/CHC exam registrations, memberships and publications will be available via your chapter’s SharePoint account.
For additional information, please contact Avis Gordon at agordon@aha.org.

ASHE 2021 Virtual Chapter Leadership Forum and Awards Program
December 8, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST

Mark your calendar for the 2nd Annual Virtual Chapter Leadership Forum. This program will continue the conversation from the Annual Conference with ASHE speakers Lisa Bluhm and Tina Morton, MBA, CAE, along with guest speaker Brian Haney, CLTC®, CFS®, CFBS®, LACP®, CAE.

This unique virtual event will give all participants the opportunity to engage virtually with other leaders, refresh and energize during a scheduled break. Registration information will be released in early November.

We are excited to present this program virtually and look forward to the participation of all leaders and chapters members! Please share this information with all members of your chapter and plan to join us on December 8, 2021.
Please send any inquiries to ashechapters@aha.org.

SharePoint

Want to save time? Your chapter’s SharePoint account is accessible all year round. This access allows you to upload your supporting documentation for the 2021 Awards Program as you work on the criteria for each area. As the owner of the SharePoint folder, you may organize, update and create folders the way you want. Don’t delay, start to upload your documents today!
To obtain the link to your chapter’s SharePoint folder, please contact Avis Gordon at agordon@aha.org.

Doing Good in the Neighborhood

ASHE would like to thank the Tennessee Healthcare Engineering Association (THEA) and its many volunteers for their dedication to community service and in supporting the children at Tennessee Children’s Hospitals! THEA hosted a toy drive during the 2021 ASHE Annual Conference in Nashville this August. The chapter also accepted individual donations from ASHE members in addition to ASHE affiliated chapters who supported this worthy undertaking. THEA collected over 100 toys and more than $5,000 in donations. Monetary donations will be used to purchase additional toys, and all toys will be distributed to six children’s hospitals across Tennessee.
THEA and ASHE would like to thank everyone for their donations that will help put a smile on a young child’s face – thank you!

Project Firstline: Ventilation and Infection Control

Are you looking for resources on ventilation and infection control for your facilities team and clinical staff? ASHE is pleased to be a partner in Project Firstline, a CDC training collaborative for infection prevention and control. Project Firstline is committed to preparing front-line health care workers and the public health workforce to protect themselves, their patients and their communities from infectious disease threats. ASHE is currently developing critical guidance, video training, and other resources including a risk assessment for health care facilities managers, clinicians, and outside contractors and technicians aimed at optimizing environments of care.
Check out ASHE’s Project Firstline website for complete information, and keep checking back as new resources are added regularly.

PDC Call for Abstracts Opens Soon

The 2022 PDC Summit Call for Abstracts will open October 1 and close November 1, 2021 (no exceptions). Guidelines, topics and the submission site will be available at time of opening.
Start preparing your ideas! To prepare for the abstract submission process, consider the following criteria:

Basic session information, including format, title, speakers, intended audience, etc.
Detailed abstract (400-600 words) describing your session topic.
Concise (50-75 word) description of your session that would appear in conference materials.
Four measurable learning outcomes stating what attendees will be able to do after attending the session.
Include at least two of the following concepts:
- Owner perspectives.
- Performance Improvement/Operational excellence.
- Applicability for rural and small hospital scalability.
- Innovation/Forward thinking.
- Patient experience.
- Strategic leadership.
- Technological advances.
- Security/Cybersecurity/Resiliency.

2021 Virtual ASHE Annual Conference On Demand

All 2021 Virtual ASHE Annual sessions are now available on demand! Virtual ASHE Annual Conference attendees/registrants can access all sessions until December 31, 2021 by logging into the conference platform and visiting the “Agenda” section in the menu on the left.
The “Agenda” also houses session handouts to view or download. Be sure to access the handouts before starting or after ending a session, or you will need to leave the session to access them. To access the handouts:

Click “More” at the bottom of the specific session in the agenda.
Scroll to the bottom of the session description, and you’ll see a small blue page icon with descriptive text next to it.
Click the icon or text to open a PDF of the session handout.

Were you or a colleague unable to register or join live? You can still purchase the Virtual ASHE Annual 2021 Conference to access all sessions on demand.