National Leadership and Education Conference

Join your colleagues for two full days of leadership development, education and best practice in diversity management. Share proven best practices, examine leadership opportunities for ethnic and racial minorities in health care management, and explore strategies to eliminate disparities.

Accept the call to eliminate disparities and increase diversity in health care management, and to promote cultural competence and inclusion.

The complete Conference Program with schedule and all conference information is now available for download here.

Why Should YOU Attend the Institute for Diversity in Health Management's Conference?

Education and Best Practices Programs

Advance your leadership capabilities
Strengthen your role as a diversity practitioner
Gain knowledge of the latest trends in health care diversity management through iInteractive breakouts for all career levels
Learn the results of the Institute's second "Diversity and Disparities: A Study of U.S. Hospitals," the only survey exclusively focused on diversity management in our nation's hospitals

Valuable Tools and Resources

Gain access to a variety of take-away tools, best practices and guides
Network with other national and regional diversity practitioners and health care executives
Hear from experts and thought leaders from hospital, government and business community leaders

Innovative Products & Services

Examine products that can help you solve problems within your organization
Networking and knowledge sharing on state-of-the-art services in health care
Connect with suppliers helping to advance health care products and services

Smart Investment

Take-away tools and resources on diversity and disparities in health care
Focused learning on leadership and professional development
Sessions designed around three competencies
Partnership opportunities with top health care leaders

Program Content Areas

Data collection usage and tools - Improve patient safety across race, ethnicity and language
Diversity in leadership and governance best practices and strategies - Create an organization that reflects the community it serves
Staff development with cultural competency curricula - Equip front line staff, practitioners and physicians
Latest related standards - Hear from the sources to understand the impact and evaluate progress

Registration

Institute Member/Non-member Fees

Register for the 2012 National Leadership and Education Conference by clicking here or by downloading the registration form here.

Note: Registration services are provided by American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). To register online you will be prompted for your ACHE user I.D. and password. If you do not have an ACHE user I.D. and password, you will be able to create one.

Conference Attendance Fees
Full Conference Registration includes all session materials, breakfasts, lunches and receptions.

General Full Conference	Member / Non-Member

	$595 / $695

Luncheon Tickets
For those attendees who wish to attend a conference luncheon(s) but do not wish to register for the full conference, select all that apply:

Luncheon Ticket	Member / Non-Member
	$75 / $100

Hotel and Travel Information

The Loews Vanderbilt Hotel is now sold out.

Please contact A Room With A View for information on the designated Institute overflow hotel. They will secure the lowest available rates at hotels within walking distance of the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. In the event that rooms become available at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel due to cancellations, A Room With A View will notify conference attendees and help transfer reservations back to the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in the order in which they were booked. A Room With A View can be reached at 1-800-780-4343. International attendees can contact A Room With A View at ARWAV@charter.net. This is a FREE SERVICE for all Institute attendees.

Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
2100 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203

Travel Discounts

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management is offering special meeting discounts for all attendees of the 2012 Leadership and Education Conference. Simply call (or have your travel agent call) one of our preferred airlines directly to receive these special fares.

To receive special fares on American Airlines, contact the AA Meeting Services Desk at 1-800-433-1790 for assistance with reservations and ticket purchase and mention promotion code 1762BS. You may also go to www.aa.com and input the promo code to obtain the discounted fare.

For Delta Airlines reservations and ticketing please call Delta Meeting Network reservations at 1-800-328-1111, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM Central Time. Refer to Meeting Code NY2D3. You may also go to www.delta.com and input the Meeting Code into the Meeting Event code box to obtain the discounted fare and avoid any service fees.

For United Airlines ticketing please call their Special Meeting Desk at 1-800-521-4041 and refer to Meeting ID Number 500CJ to receive a 2 - 15% discount off applicable fares, including First Class.

Special rental car meeting rates negotiated with Hertz are available by calling 1-800-654-2240 from within the U.S., or 405-749-4434 from outside the United States, and giving the reservationist the meeting number CV#03AB0008.

Nashville, TN

The Steamboat, "General Jackson" in Nashville, TN

Updated 02/14/12

Informative Graphic

Click here to view a pdf graphic that the Institute will feature in the next issue of "Diversity MBA", magazine. Please feel free to share this handy graphic to anyone that should know about the 2012 National Leadership and Education Conference.

Posted: May 02, 2012