Schedule at a Glance

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ASHES 22nd Annual Conference and Healthcare Marketplace
Schedule At A Glance

Saturday, September 29, 2007

8:00am- 5:00pm

NAHTM Certification Instructor Training, Level 1 Certification Instructor Training*(Continues on Saturday)

Sunday, September 30, 2007

6:45am-2:00pm	Attendee & Exhibitor Golf Event(Pre- registration required)
8:00am-5:00pm	NAHTM Certification Instructor Training, Level 1 Certification Instructor Training*(Continues from Saturday)
2:00pm	“Hearts & Hands Event” Volunteer Effort Collection Begins
2:00pm-6:00pm	Registration Opens, *Sponsored by Ecolab, Inc.*
2:00pm–5:00pm	CHESP Review Session (Pre-registration required) Note: Registering for the Review Session is not an Examination application.
5:15pm-5:45pm	NAHTM Training Session for World Café Table Hosts*
5:00pm–6:00pm	New Member & 1st Time Attendee Orientation, *Sponsored by Encompass Group*
6:00pm–9:00pm	Have a Blast with the Past Welcome Reception (All attendees and exhibitors welcome)

Monday, October 1, 2007

7:00am-4:00pm	Registration Open, *Sponsored by Ecolab, Inc.*
7:00am-4:00pm	Connection Central Lounge Open
7:00am-4:00pm	Cyber Center Connections Open, *Sponsored by AFFLINK*
7:00am-4:00pm	Connections Media Center Open
7:00am–7:45am	Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast
8:00am-10:00am	The Annual Meeting Begins Now! Opening Keynote – 7 Policies That Create WOW!, *Sponsored by Orkin Commercial Services*
10:15am–5:15pm	ASHES Healthcare Certificate Program (Pre-registration required)
10:15am–11:30am	Learning Labs Kick-Off (Choose 1 of 6)
	• Update on the Environment of Care Pertaining to Environmental Services (Session Repeats)
	• Working it – With a Single Partner!
	• Waste Management Challenges During and After Hospital Construction
	• The Role of Environmental Services in HAI Prevention
	• Optimizing Patient Throughput –Are the Benefits Still Following One Year Later
	• Policy Writing Made Simple
10:15am-11:15am	Sodexho Opening Session*
11:45pm-12:30pm	ASHES Member Meeting & Box Lunch (All member attendees and member exhibitors are encouraged to attend)
12:45pm–1:45pm	Sodexho Break-out Sessions*
1:00pm-3:00pm	Focus Group Session 1 (Participants by Invitation)
1:00pm–3:00pm	NAHTM Strategic Planning World Café - Part 1*
1:30pm–5:30pm	DOT Regulated Medical Waste HazMat Compliance Training (Pre-registration Required)
1:30pm-2:45pm	Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 5)
	• Update on the Environment of Care Pertaining to Environmental Services (Session Repeats)
	• Making the Patient Safety and Green Connection – A Green Cleaning Panel Discussion
	• The Role of Environmental Services in HAI Prevention (Session Repeats)
	• Assuring Linen Quality – HLAC Accreditation Process
	• How to Manage EVS for Optimal Service Quality and Productivity
2:00pm-4:15pm	Sodexho Break-out Sessions*
2:45pm-5:00pm	Career Connections Event
3:30pm-5:30pm	Focus Group Session 2 (Participants by Invitation)
5:00pm	CHESP Laptop Exam Session 1 Check-In (Pre-applicants Only)
5:30pm-7:30pm	CHESP Laptop Exam Session 1 (Pre-applicants Only)
6:00pm-9:00pm	NAHTM Reception*

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

6:30am	CHESP Laptop Exam Session 2 Check-in (Pre-applicants Only)
7:00am-9:00am	CHESP Laptop Exam Session 2 (Pre-Applicants Only)
7:00am-4:00pm	Registration Open, *Sponsored by Ecolab, Inc.*
7:00am-4:00pm	Connection Central Lounge Open
7:00am-4:00pm	Cyber Center Connections Open, *Sponsored by AFFLINK*
7:00am-4:00pm	Connections Media Center Open
8:00am–9:00am	CHESP Recognition Breakfast, *Sponsored by ADM International, Inc.* (Invitation only and RSVP required)
8:00am-9:00am	Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast
9:15am-10:30am	ASHES General Session: Environmental Services: Manager vs. Leader – How Do Your Leadership Practices Compare to the Best?
9:15am-10:15am	Sodexho Break-out Sessions*
10:30am-11:30am	Sodexho Break-out Sessions*
10:45am-12:00pm	Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 6)
	• Nailing Jello to the Wall: Guiding the Interior Design Decision-Making Process
	• Now You See It; Now You Don’t – A Campaign to Stop Linen Loss
	• Praise, Coach and Discipline: Giving Effective Feedback
	• The Linkage Between Employee Engagement, Diversity and Satisfaction
	• Writing a Business Plan for the ES Department
	• Certification: Is it Right for Your Transporters? Is it Right for You?
11:45am-12:15pm	Sodexho Closing Session*
12:00pm-1:15pm	Lunch on your own
1:30pm-5:30pm	Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Program (Pre-registration Required)
1:30pm–2:45pm	Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 6)
	• Statistical Linen Management – Using Utilization Data to Effect Change
	•Working the Bugs Out
	•Improving Patient and Nursing Satisfaction with Environmental Services
	•What’s Bugging You!, *Sponsored by GOJO Industries, Inc.*
	•Unitizing Your Facility (Session Repeats)
	•Patient Transportation 101…and 102, 103
2:45pm–3:15pm	Sunshine Break, *Sponsored by Stericycle*
3:15pm–4:30pm	Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 6)
	• Standards and Scripting
	• Changes in Infection Control for Healthcare Environmental Services: Are You Ready?
	• Hospital Pandemic Preparedness: Anticipating Unprecedented Surge in Infectious Waste
	• Beyond Timely Trips and Cleans: The Role of EVS and Transport to Quality Care, Satisfaction and Improved Patient Flow
	• Unitizing Your Facility (Session Repeats)
	• Orientation Competencies That Work
4:30pm-7:00pm	ASHES Healthcare Marketplace & Opening Reception, *Sponsored by STERIS Corporation*

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

7:00am- 4:00pm	Registration Open, *Sponsored by Ecolab, Inc.*
7:00am- 6:00pm	Connection Central Lounge
7:00am- 6:00pm	Conference Cyber Center, *Sponsored by AFFLINK*
7:00am- 6:00pm	Connections Media Center
7:00am-7:30am	Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast
7:45am-9:00am	ASHES General Session: The ASHES Situation Room
9:00am-1:00pm	ASHES Healthcare Marketplace & Box Lunch
1:15pm–2:30pm	Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 6)
	• Knowledge and Skills of a Frontline Worker - What Do Your Employees Really Need to Do Their Work?
	• Building Loyalty Through “Wow” Customer Service
	• Partners in Grime
	• Verbal Judo (Session Repeats)
	• Hospital Security – A Total Security Solution (Session Repeats)
	• National Patient Safety Goals for the Frontline Worker
2:45pm-4:00pm	Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 6)
	• Practical Method for Integrating the Environment of Care into Regulatory Compliance
	• Extreme Makeovers - Bang for the Bucks
	• Medical Waste: A Landfill’s Prospective
	• Hospital Security – A Total Security Solution (Session Repeats)
	• Verbal Judo (Session Repeats)
	• Got Lift?
6:30pm- 7:00pm	President’s Reception and Silent Auction
7:00pm-10:00pm	ASHES Annual Awards Dinner followed by "ASHES Idol" Contest and Entertainment

Thursday, October 4, 2007

7:00am-7:45am	AFFLINK Breakfast*
7:00am–7:30am	Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast
7:45am–8:45am	AFFLINK Opening Session*
8:15am–9:30am	Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 4)
	•Waste Diversion and Mitigation of Climate Change
	•Not Too Hot to Handle!
	•EVS and IC - The Dynamic Dual
	•You Have a Healing Garden – Now How to Best Maintain It?
8:15am–2:15am	NAHTM Strategic Planning World Café Part 2: Defining The Strategic Advantage of NAHTM*
9:45am–11:00am	ASHES Closing Session: Principles, Pillars, and Passion: Service Excellence In Environmental Services
1:00pm–5:00pm	Department of Veteran Affairs EMS Meeting*
1:00pm–5:00pm	U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOMM) Meeting*
6:00pm–8:00pm	AFFLINK Reception*

Friday, October 5, 2007

7:00am-7:30am	AFFLINK Breakfast*
7:30am-3:45pm	AFFLINK Marketplace*
8:00am-4:00pm	Department of Veteran Affairs EMS Meeting*
8:00am-4:00pm	U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOMM) Meeting*
3:45am-4:00pm	AFFLINK Closing*

* For employees of these respective organizations only.

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