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The bachelor's and master's degree programs at The College of St. Scholastica are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

LaTour/Eichenwald Forum on HIIM Leadership & Innovation

2013 LaTour Eichenwald Forum

5:30 p.m. | June 3, 2013

Mitchell Auditorium, The College of St. Scholastica campus

Light refreshments will be served.

Free and open to the public. Registration requested.

Keynote Address

Patty T. Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, (ex-officio - President/Chair, AHIMA Board of Directors) will provide the keynote address at this year's LaTour Eichenwald Forum on HIM Leadership and Innovation.

Learning to Lead Adaptively: Not just Surviving but Thriving

The HIM profession is undergoing significant change and therefore serious challenges. Given the environment, how does one do more than just survive the challenges facing healthcare and the HIM profession? Moreover, how does one encourage positive change while tackling tough challenges? This discussion will review the most significant changes ahead within the context of adaptive leadership. Why survive when you can thrive!

More information about our keynote speaker

Patty Sheridan Patty is the Immediate Past President and Chair of the American Health Information Management Association Board of Directors. She has held volunteer roles in state and national HIM organizations including president of NYHIMA, and participation in AHIMA's Organizational Structure Taskforce, E-Health Taskforce, and e-HIM® Workgroups. Patty is committed to supporting HIM academic education and is currently a member of the Resurrection University Board of Directors for the College of Nursing and College of Allied Health

Patty is also the President of Care Communications, Inc. a national health information management consulting company based in Chicago. Patty began her career as a coder which she credits to opening many doors throughout her career. She has held various HIM roles in acute care settings as well as senior executive roles at AHIMA. She co-authors the column "Hands-on Help," which appears monthly in the online magazine, Advance for Health Information Professionals and is a frequent speaker on the topics of health information management, leadership and leading transformational change. Patty's personal vision is to be a calm presence, to always dream big and to live a happy and purposeful life.