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SUMMARY:2026 Lean Fundamentals Certificate Program
DESCRIPTION:Ready to Lead with Lean?\n\n\n\nPlease Note \nAttendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPricing:\n\n\n\n\n$699 5-week interactive course\n\n\n\n\n\n10% discount for groups of 3+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nEVENT CONTACT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTERFAX 781-262-6136\n\n\n\n\nMAIL -  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister now for Level 1 of the Lean Learning Path\, your first step from mastering the fundamentals to becoming a confident Lean Leader.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExclusively for MHA members\, this 5-week interactive course offers more than just training. You’ll learn alongside peers from across the state\, gaining practical skills while building a powerful professional network. \n\n\n\n\nSeats are limited—secure your spot today and start your journey toward impactful\, efficient leadership!   \n\n\n\n                          EVENT DETAILS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse competencies include Introduction to Lean Tools and Culture\, 5S Workplace Organization\, 5S Audits\, Structured Problem Solving and Visual Control Systems.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWEEK 1 TUESDAY\, MAY 5WEEK 2TUESDAY\, MAY 19WEEK 3TUESDAY\, MAY 26WEEK 4TUESDAY\, JUNE 2WEEK 5TUESDAY\, JUNE 9\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Timing: Runs weekly for 5 weeksDuration: 4 hours per dayTimeframe: Between 8:30 AM and 1:00 PM (Exact start time to be confirmed)
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/lean-fundamentals-certificate-program/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T120000
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SUMMARY:Work\, Learn\, Lead: How the BHWI's Employer-Embedded Pathways Grow the Workforce
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nThis session will highlight the employer-embedded workforce initiatives developed by the Behavioral Health Workforce Institute and funded by Accelerate the Future\, showcasing models across the career and education continuum. Participants will hear how these initiatives are expanding and diversifying the behavioral health workforce while meeting real-time employer needs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience Takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nIdentify concrete opportunities to partner with BHWI and Accelerate the Future to strengthen recruitment\, retention\, and advancement for your behavioral health staff. \n\n\n\nUnderstand the range of employer-embedded initiatives within the Behavioral Health Workforce Institute portfolio and how they span from entry-level pipelines to advanced clinical preparation. \n\n\n\nAnalyze which program models (e.g.\, apprenticeships\, learn-and-earn degrees\, licensure pathways) best align with your organization’s current and future workforce needs.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/work-learn-lead-how-the-bhwis-employer-embedded-pathways-grow-the-workforce/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T073000
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SUMMARY:10th Annual Design Operations & Construction Conference
DESCRIPTION:Please Note \nAttendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis conference is FREE for MHFPS\, NEHES\, and other facility professionals working for a hospital or system. If you are eligible for free registration please contact Laurie Snelson at  lsnelson@mhalink.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$199/pp Member Rate \n\n\n\n$299/pp Non-Member Rate \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\nEVENT CONTACT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTERFAX 781-262-6136 \n\n\n\nMAIL –  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n7:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks \n\n\n\n7:45 – 8:45 a.m. | Energy Under Pressure: Navigating Mandates\, Deadlines\, and System Demands \n\n\n\n\nBrian Pasquale\, Senior Director\, Engineering & Infrastructure\, UMass Chan Medical School\n\n\n\nBrian Scott\, Principal\, Bespoke Project Management \n\n\n\nJeff Rios\, Senior Vice President\, WSP Engineers \n\n\n\nSuzanne Wood\, Senior Director\, Sustainability & Campus Services\, UMass Chan Medical School\n\n\n\nTim Peer\, Vice President\, District Energy\, BOND\n\n\n\nModerator: Jean Robinson\, Associate Vice Chair\, Facilities Management\, University of Massachusetts\, Lowell\n\n\n\n\n8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | Portfolio Optimization for Healthcare: Funding Capital Projects Without Sacrificing Control \n\n\n\n\nClaudio Capone\, Chief Strategy Officer & Consultant\, Winding Lane Management\n\n\n\nChris Chou\, Managing Director\, Capital Markets Analytics Group\, Colliers Project Leaders\n\n\n\nSam Sears\, Executive Vice President\, Remedy Medical Properties\n\n\n\nTeresa Wilson\, Director\, Project Management\, Colliers Project Leaders\n\n\n\nTim Quirk\, Vice President\, Real Estate & Facility Planning\, Brown University Health\n\n\n\nModerator: Tim King\, Director\, Client Services (Healthcare)\, BOND Building\n\n\n\n\n9:45 – 10:15 a.m. | BREAK \n\n\n\n10:15 – 11:15 a.m. | The Intelligent Hospital in Practice: Lessons from AI & Automation \n\n\n\n\nChad Pires\, Director\, Environmental Health & Safety\, Boston Children’s Hospital\n\n\n\nHaley Theroux\, Senior Director\, Operations\, Hexmodal Technologies\n\n\n\nJay Balapa\, IT Director\, JLL Healthcare powered by ATG intelligence\n\n\n\nTony Armelin\, Director of Facilities\, Trinity Healthcare of New England\n\n\n\nModerator: Keefe Buchanon\, Regional Director\, Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL)- ATG Intelligence\n\n\n\n\n11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Building Smarter: Better Practices in Design and Delivery from Two Massachusetts Teams \n\n\n\n\nJim Sweeney\, Senior Project Manager\, Whiting-Turner Construction\n\n\n\nKathleen Hylka\, Vice President\, Facilities and Support Services\, UMass Memorial Health\n\n\n\nKwang Lee\, Healthcare Director\, Healthcare Market Lead\, NBBJ\n\n\n\nStephanie O’Brien\, Director/Project Executive – Healthcare\, Consigli Construction\n\n\n\nRon Gorham\, Principal\, Healthcare Practice Leader\,Perkins & Will Design\n\n\n\nWayne Gietz\, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer\, Sturdy Health\n\n\n\nModerator: Tim King\, Director\, Client Services (Healthcare)\, BOND Building\n\n\n\n\n12:15 – 1:30pm | Lunch & Networking  \n\n\n\nMore speakers will be announced soon!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/10th-annual-design-operations-construction-conference/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:MHA's 2026 Emerging Leaders Summit
DESCRIPTION:$179/pp Rate $149/pp 4+ Group Rate \n\n\n\nIf you are experiencing any difficulties with the site or registration\, please email Sara Ramon at sramon@mhalink.org or Laurie Snelson at lsnelson@mhalink.org for assistance. In your correspondence\, please include the registrant’s name\, title\, organization\, and email for confirmation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nEVENT CONTACT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTERFAX 781-262-6136 \n\n\n\nMAIL –  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Note \nAttendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA \n\n\n\n1 – 1:50 p.m. Professional Headshots \n\n\n\n2 – 3 p.m. Welcome & Keynote \n\n\n\nAmy Smalarz\, Senior Director\, Healthcare Education and Workforce Development\, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association \n\n\n\nGarry Ridge\, Chair Emeritus\, WD-40; Founder\, The Learning Moment\, The Culture Coach \n\n\n\n3 – 3:20 p.m.: BREAK & Book Signing \n\n\n\n3:20 – 4:20 p.m.: The Moves that Matter: What Strong Leaders Do Differently \n\n\n\nTim Foley\, Vice President\, Government Relations\, UMass Memorial Health  \n\n\n\nRenee Fosberg\, Senior Vice President & Chief Digital Officer\, Emerson Health \n\n\n\nKristin McGurn\, J.D.\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw LLP \n\n\n\nModerator: Greg Wilmot\, CEO and Founder\, PrimePoint Health\, former President & CEO\, NeighborHealth   \n\n\n\n4:20 – 4:50 p.m.: Recipes for Impact: Mixing Purpose\, Passion\, and Service \n\n\n\nTeresa Maynard\, Owner & Operator\, Sweet Teez Bakery \n\n\n\n4:50 p.m.: Ready for the Next Step? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation and Transferring Registration Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/mhas-emerging-leaders-summit/
LOCATION:MCLE Conference Center\, 10 Winter Place\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T120000
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SUMMARY:Back from Burnout: Connection\, Compassion\, and Commitment 
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nPlease Note \nAttendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n• The Challenge: Burnout leaves nurses depleted\, diminished\, and disconnected from their strengths\, and from each other.• The Solution: Transformational\, interactive learning revitalizes energy\, restores resilience\, reinstates self-efficacy\, and reignites growth.• The Results: Significant improvements in stress management\, ability to meet challenges\, belonging\, and morale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience Takeaways:• Burnout is a loss experience.• Transformational leadership reinstates vitality and self-efficacy.• Strength-based\, experiential\, and interactive learning restores resilience.• Sustained growth and well-being occur through connection\, community\, and culture change.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/back-from-burnout-connection-compassion-and-commitment-2/
CATEGORIES:Caring for the Caregiver
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