Events and Education
November 13, San AntonioIn this first of a series of basic skills and educational development for the healthcare facility professional the curriculum will provide an overview of codes, standards, and best practices that are designed to better orient the future healthcare leader to the regulatory knowledge and basic physics associated with managing a complex healthcare facility.
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February 4–5, Fort WorthDubbed "the stamp of approval" by many employers, the ASHE Health Care Construction (HCC) Certificate proves to health care organizations that you have been properly trained to work in a health care construction environment — making you the desirable candidate for the job.
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April 3–6, 2016, Westin Galleria DallasHealth care facilities managers consider Interlink to be one of the best and most affordable opportunities for learning and sharing in Texas. Interlink consistently delivers top-notch educational content, hours of continuing education credits, as well as ongoing opportunities to discuss emerging issues and best practices with colleagues, vendors, and consultants. Mark your calendars now for next year’s exciting multi-day event!
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Member Spotlight
Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M UniversityThe Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University is conducting a new search for multiple Lecturers, or Assistant or Associate Instructional Professors, non-Tenure Track. The Department is seeking new teaching professionals who are interested in a full time academic career in teaching and service in construction methods and materials; building architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems; estimating; scheduling; project controls; and the technology involved with these subject areas including building information modeling (BIM).
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ASHE Update
American Society for Healthcare EngineeringThe Energy to Care benchmarking and awards program run by ASHE reached an important milestone recently when the 1,000th facility joined the free program. Since 2009, hospitals participating in the program have tracked more than $67 million in energy savings.
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American Society for Healthcare EngineeringASHE is now accepting proposals from those who want to present sessions at the 53rd ASHE Annual Conference in Denver July 10-13, 2016. All abstracts must be submitted to ASHE by Oct. 31. Join the roster of prestigious speakers, and submit your session abstract before the deadline.
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American Society for Healthcare EngineeringASHE has posted additional resources on its Focus on Compliance website to help round out information on managing utility systems. ASHE and the Joint Commission are working together to provide compliance resources on a variety of Joint Commission requirements, starting with EC.02.05.01, utility systems.
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Your Facilities Management News
Andrew Kireta Jr., MCD magazine, September/October 2015 issueAs I’m flying across the country writing this, I’m again reminded of the different sections of the flight safety briefing. The part that stands out goes something like this, "In case of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the panel above your seat. Reach up, grab the mask fully extending the plastic tubing, place the mask over your nose and mouth and breathe normally." What if we actually have to use the masks?
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