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Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

* For employees of these respective organizations only.

Saturday, September 6

• 8:00am-5:00pm
  NAHTM Certification Instructor Training, Level I Certification Instructor Training, Continues on Sunday*

Sunday, September 7

• 6:45am-2:00pm
  Attendee & Exhibitor Golf Event
   
• 8:00am-5:00pm
  NAHTM Certification Instructor Training, Level I Certification Instructor Training, Continues from Saturday*
   
• 2:00pm-6:00pm
  Registration, Sponsored by ECOLAB, ASHES Platinum Sponsor
   
• 2:00pm-5:00pm
  Conversation Café 
   
• 2:00pm-5:00pm
  Cyber Center, Sponsored by KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL, ASHES Corporate Champion and Platinum Sponsor
   
• 2:30pm-4:30pm
  CHESP Review Session (Pre-registration required) Note: Registering for the Review Session is not an Examination application. 
   
• 5:00pm-6:00pm
  New Member & 1st Time Attendee Orientation Sponsored by ENCOMPASS GROUP, ASHES Silver Sponsor
   
• 6:00pm-9:00pm
  ASHES Welcome Reception (All attendees and exhibitors welcome. Ticket or badge required) Sponsored by THE CLOROX COMPANY, ASHES Corporate Champion and Diamond Sponsor

Monday, September 8

• 7:00am-7:45am
  Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast
   
• 7:00am-4:00pm
  Registration, Sponsored by ECOLAB, ASHES Platinum Sponsor
   
• 7:00am-4:00pm
  Conversation Cafe
   
• 7:00am-4:00pm
  Cyber Center, Sponsored by KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL, ASHES Corporate Champion and Platinum Sponsor
   
• 7:30am-5:00pm
  Sodexo Business Center*
   
• 8:00am-10:00am
  The Annual Conference Begins Now! ASHES Opening and Keynote Presentation
   
• 10:15am-11:30am
  Annual Meeting Learning Labs Kick-Off (Choose one)
  • Tools for Managing Talent  
  • Building Loyalty through Wow Customer Service
  • OSHA Regulatory Update
  • A Microbiologist Reviews Current Antimicrobial Technologies: Is Your Sanitization Strategy Killing the Germs That Really Matter?
  • Introduction to Lean Transport: Reducing Wated Time in Patient Transport
     
• 10:15am-11:45am
  Sodexo General Session*
   
• 11:45pm-1:00pm
  ASHES Member Meeting & Box Lunch (All member attendees and member exhibitors are encouraged to attend)
   
• 1:00pm-2:30pm
  Sodexo General Session*
   
• 1:00pm-2:30pm 
  Transportation Certification Program
   
• 1:15pm-2:30pm
  Learning Labs (Choose one)
  • Infection Control Essentials
  • Lessons from Social Butterflies: Networking Tools For Success
  • Your Equipment is Breaking-down Causing Low Performance and Productivity. How Robust is your Human Capital Maintenance Program?
  • Meeting the Standards: Presentation on the Environment of Care, Sponsored by Aero West (West Sanitation), ASHES Silver Sponsor
     
• 2:30pm-5:00pm
  ASHES Healthcare Marketplace & Opening Reception, Sponsored by STERIS CORPORATION, ASHES Platinum Sponsor
   
• 2:45pm
  Sodexo eXpress Services Team Update*
   
• 5:00 - On
  Free time - This is a great time to enjoy San Antonio!

Tuesday, September 9

• 6:30am
  CHESP Exam Check-in (Pre-applicants Only) Note: Be sure to pre-apply.
   
• 7:00am-10:00am 
  CHESP Exam (Pre-applicants Only)
   
• 7:00am-4:00pm
  Registration, Sponsored by ECOLAB, ASHES Platinum Sponsor
   
• 7:00am-7:45am
  Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast
   
• 7:00am-9:15
  Sodexo ES Product Leadership - Supply Council Update (Materials Management)*
   
• 7:30am-4:00pm
  Conversation Café  
   
• 7:30am-4:00pm
  Cyber Center, Sponsored by KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL, ASHES Corporate Champion and Platinum Sponsor
   
• 7:30am-5:00pm
  Sodexo Business Center*
   
• 7:45am-9:30am
  ASHES General Session: Leaders In Quality
   
• 8:00am - 9:15am
  NAHTM Certification Level 1 Instructor Forum*
   
• 9:15am-1:00pm 
  ASHES Healthcare Marketplace and Box Lunch
   
• 1:00pm-3:00pm
  Focus Group - 1st Session (By invitation only)
   
• 1:00pm-5:00pm
  Sodexo ES Product Leadership - Materials Management*
   
• 1:30pm-4:30pm
  DOT Regulated Medical Waste HazMat Compliance Training - Advanced Session - Presented by SODEXO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ASHES Platinum Sponsor (Choose this session or one of the Learning Labs)
   
• 1:30pm-2:45pm
  Learning Labs (Choose one)
  • JUST ADDED! ES and IC: Meeting Expectations, Coping with Reality & Fostering Collaboration
  • What's Happening? Problem Solving, Alternatives, and Solutions - No Presentation for this session.
  • Hospital Waste Stream Management: A Holistic Approach
  • Discussion on Green Building
  • Get Your House In Order - Building Blocks of Effective Linen Management
  • Process Improvement/ Six Sigma  (Session Continues at 3:15pm)
     
• 2:45pm - 3:15pm
  Sunshine Break, Sponsored by STERICYCLE, ASHES Gold Sponsor
   
• 3:30pm-5:30pm
  Focus Group - 2nd Session (By invitation only)
   
• 3:15pm-4:30pm
  Learning Labs (Choose one)
  • JUST ADDED! ES and IC: Meeting Expectations, Coping with Reality & Fostering Collaboration
  • Back to the "Washing" Board: Linen Management Must Haves - Presentation Not Yet Available
  • Developing Future Leaders
  • National Waste Overview - Presentation Not Yet Available
  • Healthcare Waste: Looking for the Numbers - Presentation Not Yet Available
  • Process Improvement/ Six Sigma  (Continues from 1:30pm)
     
• 4:30 - On
  Free time - This is a great time for vendors/exhibitors to entertain customers and enjoy San Antonio!

Wednesday, September 10

• 7:00am-7:45am
  Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast
   
• 7:00am-4:00pm
  Registration, Sponsored by ECOLAB, ASHES Platinum Sponsor
   
• 7:00am- 6:00pm
  Conversation Café 
   
• 7:00am- 6:00pm
  Cyber Center, Sponsored by KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL, ASHES Corporate Champion and Platinum Sponsor
   
• 7:30am-12:00noon
  Sodexo Business Center*
   
• 7:45am-8:45am
  CHESP Recognition Breakfast (RSVP and ticket required) Sponsored by ADM INTERNATIONAL, ASHES Gold Sponsor
   
• 9:00am-10:15
  ASHES General Session: Fuel, Fire, and Focus for Today's Business Leaders
   
• 10:30am-11:45am
  Learning Labs (Choose one)
  • Insights Into Prevention & Control of MDROs & Other New Microbes - Critical Role of ES Professional  (Continues at 1:15pm)
  • Reducing Workplace Injuries
  • "Employees Must Wash Hands Before Returning to Work "
  • USP 797 Newly Revised Pharmacy Standards on Sterile Compounded Preparations - the role of ES Workers in Patient Safety
  • Maintaining and Updating a Wayfinding Program
     
• 10:30am - 1:00pm
  NAHTM Business Meeting*
   
• 11:45am-1:00pm
  Lunch on your own
   
• 11:45am-7:00pm
  Silent Auction Raffle
   
• 1:15pm-4:30pm
  Where's the Data? - Advanced Session (Choose this session or one of the Learning Labs)
   
• 1:15pm-2:30pm
  Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 6)
  • Insights Into Prevention & Control of MDROs & Other New Microbes - Critical Role of ES Professional (Continues from 10:30am)
  • Establishing a "Healthier" Environment Without Eliminating Disinfectants
  • Critical Conversations at the Job
  • Verbal Judo  (Session Repeats)
  • Aim for Sustainability
  • Recognizing Drug/Alcohol Use and Your Employee
     
• 2:45pm-4:00pm
  Learning Labs Continue (Choose one)
  • Guiding Principles for OR Cleaning
  • Effective Labor Management - Presentation Not Yet Available
  • Verbal Judo (Session Repeats)
  • Pharmaceutical Waste Overview
  • Hiring and Retaining Excellent Employees in Envirionmental Services
  • Patient Transport Handoff
     
• 6:30pm- 7:00pm
  President's Reception
   
• 7:00pm-11:00pm
  ASHES Annual Awards Dinner followed by "ASHES Got Talent" Contest

Thursday, September 11

• 7:00am-8:00 am
  Brewed Awakenings, Continental Breakfast 
   
• 8:15am-9:30am
  Learning Labs (Choose 1 of 4)
  • Connecting with Your Inner Trainer
  • Slips and Falls: The Science of Slip Fall Prevention  
  • Pharm Waste Case Example
  • Law and Order: Healthcare Security  
  • Transitioning Your Patient Transporters Into Hospital Ambassadors
     
• 9:45am - 11:00am
  ASHES Closing Session:  Clostridium difficile: A Growing Threat In Your Facility, William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H, Sponsored by THE CLOROX COMPANY, ASHES Corporate Champion and Diamond Sponsor
   
• 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  Department of Veteran Affairs EMS Meeting *
   
• 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Meeting *

Friday, September 12

• 8:00am - 4:00pm
  Department of Veteran Affairs EMS Meeting *
   
• 8:00am - 4:00pm
  U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Meeting *

* For employees of these respective organizations only.