AHA Board Names Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., as Chair-Elect Designate
Kate Dickerson, MSc WASHINGTON (July 17, 2022) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Dartmouth Health, based in Lebanon, N.H., as its Chair-elect Designate. Dr. Conroy will be Chair-elect in 2023 and become the 2024 Chair of the AHA, the top-elected […]
2021 Annual Retreat: Defining and Addressing Societal Health
Kate Dickerson On October 21, 2021, members of Women of Impact (WOI) gathered in San Diego, California for an inspiring and restorative retreat.Members of WOI represent all sectors of health and health care.The group’s goals for day one were to: Develop a common definition of societal health Identify WOI’s shared values pertaining to societal health […]
Women of Impact: Delaware Valley Host Dr. Lia Logio
Morgan Overton Join the Women of Impact Zoom Empowerment Discussion with Dr. Lia Logio on “Adaptive Leadership: The First Step is Self Management” on Monday July 12th at 7pm. Please RSVP to woi.healthcare.dv@gmail.com. Dr. Logio has been a medical educator and passionate clinician during her career as an internist. Her expertise ranges from relationship-centered care, empathic communication,patient safety,quality […]
Women of Impact, Delaware Valley Host: Dr. Elizabeth Leilani Lee
Kate Dickerson WOI: Delaware Valley are excited to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Leilani Lee, Division Health of Internal Medicine at Cooper Health who will discuss and host an interactive workshop on “Goal Setting and Time Management: How do I align my time with my goals?” Dr. Lee is a full time physician, mom of 2, and physician leader. Join […]
Women of Impact: Delaware Valley Host Dr. Vivian Lee
WOI: Delaware Valley are excited to welcome Dr. Vivian Lee to a virtual meeting, November 12th, at 7:30pm- 8:30pm to discuss her new book “The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone.” We will navigate the limitations of our current health system, as well as tangible solutions for health equity. We will […]
Women of Impact Statement on Racial Injustice and Solidarity
As women executives that represent all sectors of the healthcare industry, the Women of Impact stand together with our Black community in shock, mourning, and outrage of the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis, of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, and of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Women of Impact believe Black Lives Matter. These acts of […]
Women of Impact: Public Health Cohort Gathers in Pittsburgh
Sarah Morgan Two dozen members of the newly established Women of Impact Public Health Cohort gathered in Pittsburgh last month to reflect and recharge. Meeting August 7-9 at the Jewish Healthcare Foundation’s airy 26th floor conference space, the women participated in an intensive leadership development training presented by the de Beaumont Foundation, which advances policy and […]
#WOMENatHLTH : Join Women of Impact at HLTH 2019! (& Discounted Registration!)
Kate Dickerson Join Women of Impact at the 2019 HLTH | Create Health’s Future conference from October 27-30 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas! HLTH (pronounced “health”) is a one-of-a-kind ecosystem event for the health industry, and it’s on a mission to bring together 5,000+ senior leaders to solve the most pressing problems facing healthcare today and […]
Pregnancy-Related Deaths Reflect How Implicit Bias Harms Women. We Need To Fix That.
Laurie Zephyrin, MD, MPH, MBA This article originally appeared on STAT News: reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine. Laurie Zephyrin, M.D., is the vice president for health care delivery system reform at The Commonwealth Fund, a member of Women of Impact, and a WHAMglobal Board Member. I have had babies, delivered other women’s babies, and worked in a […]
New Research Shows How Payer-Provider Partnerships Can Accelerate Adoption of Evidence-Based Care
Ceci Connolly, BA & Connie Hwang, MD, MPH Article in the NEJM Catalyst by Ceci Connolly, BA & Connie Hwang, MD, MPH In an effort to accelerate the delivery of medical knowledge and the adoption of evidence-based practices at the point of care, the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) launched a project exploring the role of health plans […]