Governance & Executive Education
AWPHD in partnership with WSHA offers its members educational opportunities to increase their knowledge and understanding of hospital governance in Washington state. This education assists executive leadership and board members in assessing and enhancing hospital operations and board effectiveness.
Earn your Governance & Executive Education certificate by completing 12 points by December 31st. Each session qualifies for 1 point.
Register for upcoming courses and access the OnDemand library of content through the AWPHD and WSHA Governance Education Portal. For more information on how to create an account and register for an upcoming session or and watch recorded sessions, use this how-to. Any further questions, please email govedu@wsha.org.
Upcoming Governance & Executive Education Sessions
Best Practices for Successful Hospital Foundations
Speaker: Cindy Reynolds, Principal Consultant, Accordant HealthOne Hospital’s Unique Journey to Capital Financing
Speakers: Matt Ellsworth, AWPHD, Josh Martin, Summit Pacific Medical Center, Caitlin Caldwell, Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital MarketsMember Advocacy in Action: Tales From Olympia and DC
Speakers: Jacqueline Barton True, WSHA + Member PanelCyber Risk Management is a Boardroom Issue
Speakers: Chad Schmitt, Scaled Health + Member PanelEngaging Your Board in its Role of Safety & Quality
Speakers: WSHA Staff + Member PanelDefending Against a One-Two Punch: State and Federal Budget and Policy
Speakers: Jacqueline Barton True and Chelene Whiteaker, WSHAThe Board’s Role in CEO Succession Planning
Speaker: Craig DeaoEngaging Your Board in its Role of Safety & Quality
Speakers: Cassie Sauer, WSHA + Member PanelGuidance for PHDs in Open Public Meetings & Records Rules
Speaker: Harry Boesche, MRSCHigh Functioning Boards
Speaker: Craig DeaoGovernance Education Short - Executive Session Basics
Please enjoy our newest form of content, shorts. These abbreviated videos are designed to provide you with need-to-know education on a narrow topic. Most importantly, you will learn why this topic is important to your role as a hospital governing board member. And what is and is not within your scope of responsibility. Completion of this short provides 1 credit towards the AWPHD and WSHA Health Care Governance Certification.
To log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification please follow the steps below.
How to log your point after watching a Gov Ed Short as a board in the Governance Education Portal:
1. Login at the Governance Education portalÂ
2. Go to the Course catalog
3. Search for “Gov Ed Short_Executive Session”
4. Click on the specific course name you would like to log a point for
5. Click on the recording and click “complete and continue”, as soon as the slides appear you will receive your point towards the Gov Ed short for your certification.
Governance Education Short - Roles Defined at a PHD (Policy vs Administration)
Please enjoy our newest form of content, shorts. These abbreviated videos are designed to provide you with need-to-know education on a narrow topic. Most importantly, you will learn why this topic is important to your role as a hospital governing board member. And what is and is not within your scope of responsibility. Completion of this short provides 1 credit towards the AWPHD and WSHA Health Care Governance Certification.
To log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification please follow the steps below.
How to log your point after watching a Gov Ed Short as a board in the Governance Education Portal:
1. Login at the Governance Education portalÂ
2. Go to the Course catalog
3. Search for “Gov Ed Short_Roles Defined at a PHD”
4. Click on the specific course name you would like to log a point for
5. Click on the recording and click “complete”, then click next to open the slides, as soon as the slides appear you will receive your point towards the Gov Ed short for your certification
Governance Education Short - How to be a High-Functioning Board
Please enjoy our newest form of content, shorts. These abbreviated videos are designed to provide you with need-to-know education on a narrow topic. Most importantly, you will learn why this topic is important to your role as a hospital governing board member. And what is and is not within your scope of responsibility. Completion of this short provides 1 credit towards the AWPHD and WSHA Health Care Governance Certification.
To log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification please follow the steps below.
How to log your point after watching a Gov Ed Short as a board in the Governance Education Portal:
1. Login at the Governance Education portalÂ
2. Go to the Course catalog
3. Search for “Gov Ed Short_How to be a High-Functioning Board”
4. Click on the specific course name you would like to log a point for
5. Click on the recording and click “complete and continue”, as soon as the slides appear you will receive your point towards the Gov Ed short for your certification.
Governance Education Short - Managing a Crowd during OPMA
Please enjoy our newest form of content, shorts. These abbreviated videos are designed to provide you with need-to-know education on a narrow topic. Most importantly, you will learn why this topic is important to your role as a hospital governing board member. And what is and is not within your scope of responsibility. Completion of this short provides 1 credit towards the AWPHD and WSHA Health Care Governance Certification.
To log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification please follow the steps below.
How to log your point after watching a Gov Ed Short as a board in the Governance Education Portal:
1. Login at the Governance Education portalÂ
2. Go to the Course catalog
3. Search for “Gov Ed Short_Managing a Crowd”
4. Click on the specific course name you would like to log a point for
5. Click on the recording and click “complete and continue”, as soon as the slides appear you will receive your point towards the Gov Ed short for your certification.
Governance Education Short - Set up your Framework: Learn from an Experienced Public Records Officer
Please enjoy our newest form of content, shorts. These abbreviated videos are designed to provide you with need-to-know education on a narrow topic. Most importantly, you will learn why this topic is important to your role as a hospital governing board member. And what is and is not within your scope of responsibility. Completion of this short provides 1 credit towards the AWPHD and WSHA Health Care Governance Certification.
To log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification please follow the steps below.
How to log your point after watching a Gov Ed Short as a board in the Governance Education Portal:
1. Login at the Governance Education portalÂ
2. Go to the Course catalog
3. Search for “Gov Ed Short_Set up your Framework”
4. Click on the specific course name you would like to log a point for
5. Click on the recording and click “complete and continue”, as soon as the slides appear you will receive your point towards the Gov Ed short for your certification.
Governance Education Short - Best Practices to Process Public Records Requests
Please enjoy our newest form of content, shorts. These abbreviated videos are designed to provide you with need-to-know education on a narrow topic. Most importantly, you will learn why this topic is important to your role as a hospital governing board member. And what is and is not within your scope of responsibility. Completion of this short provides 1 credit towards the AWPHD and WSHA Health Care Governance Certification.
To log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification please follow the steps below.
How to log your point after watching a Gov Ed Short as a board in the Governance Education Portal:
1. Login at the Governance Education portalÂ
2. Go to the Course catalog
3. Search for “Gov Ed Short_Best Practices to Process ”
4. Click on the specific course name you would like to log a point for
5. Click on the recording and click “complete and continue”, as soon as the slides appear you will receive your point towards the Gov Ed short for your certification.
2024 Procurement for PHDs
To automatically log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification for this session, please log in through the Governance Education portal.
Agenda
- General Procurement Overview;
- The latest changes to procurement laws and how they apply to public hospital districts;
- Useful MRSC Tools for Procurement.
2024 New Commissioner Welcome & Training
A welcome to the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts and the available tools and resources for commissioners. Followed by a training on Governance: Rules of the Road. This is an excellent resource for becoming a high-functioning board of commissioners for a public hospital district. To automatically log your point toward your Health Care Governance Certification for this session, please log in through the Governance Education portal.