Alzheimer’s Association event set for Jan. 20 in Dallas

11/16/2017

The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual event “Advance Research and Care Symposium” is set for Saturday, January 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree Campbell Center in Dallas. The educational seminar will detail information on the neuroscience of early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia – specifically with regard to breakthroughs in biomarkers, imaging, prevention and ethical considerations. … Read More

DFWHC and Abilene Christian host “Smoking Cessation” webinar

10/11/2017

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love and Abilene Christian University (ACU) Nursing Professor Dr. Tonya Sawyer-McGee hosted the “Hot Topic” webinar “Clinicians Role in Advocating Smoking Cessation” this morning at the DFWHC offices in Irving. The educational event was attended by more than 25 registrants representing hospitals across North Texas. The webinar was introduced by Love, who also … Read More

DFW Alliance to host Oct. 18 event on “Tele-psychiatry”

10/06/2017

The DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will host the educational session “Tele-psychiatry and Behavioral Health Outcomes” on Wednesday, October 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Speakers will include Dr. Ken Hopper, a board-certified MD and psychiatrist; Dr. Mari Tietze, professor of health informatics at Texas Woman’s University; and Michael Etzel, a … Read More

DFWHC/Abilene Christian University webinar on “Smoking Cessation” just six days away!

10/05/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Abilene Christian University will co-host the educational webinar “Clinicians Role in Advocating Smoking Cessation” on Wednesday, October 11 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Abilene Christian University (ACU) came aboard as a DFWHC Associate Member in 2017, offering a 10 percent discount to DFWHC members to online healthcare graduate programs operating out of the local … Read More

DFWHC hosts Young Healthcare Executive Cohort meeting

10/05/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted a Young Healthcare Executive Cohort meeting for 20 attendees this morning at its headquarters in Irving. DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love served as host of the event, which included speakers Russell Laughlin of Hillwood Properties; Chris Gallagher of Access Physicians; Kelsey Mellard of Honor Health; and Joey Sudomir, chief informatics officer at Texas Health … Read More

DFWHC to participate in Nov. 6-7 Healthier Texas Summit

09/20/2017

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love will be moderating a panel during the Healthier Texas Summit, November 6-7 at the Hilton Downtown in Austin, Texas. The panel includes Freddy Warner, vice president government affairs at Memorial Hermann Health System, and David Tesmer, senior vice president community engagement and advocacy at Texas Health Resources discussing “Public Policy, Public Health and … Read More

ACHE annual dinner set for Tuesday, November 14

09/19/2017

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) will host its Annual Membership Dinner on Tuesday, November 14 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel. Dr. Rulon Stacey will serve as the keynote speaker. Dr. Stacey is a managing director in the healthcare practice at Navigant. He is a former chair of the board of directors of the ACHE … Read More

DFWHC’s Love to discuss “Growing Little Minds” on Friday

09/19/2017

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love will discuss the “Growing Little Minds” campaign during the First3Years Annual Meeting and Conference this Friday, September 22 at the Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with Love’s presentation beginning at 11:00 a.m. “Growing Little Minds” was an infant brain development campaign that … Read More

Capacity audience turns out for Dr. Thomas Royer presentation

09/15/2017

A capacity audience of 80-plus attendees found out today what the health care future holds during the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Vestagen educational event “The Acute Care Hospital of the Future: A Dangerous Place” at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. The complimentary “Lunch & Learn” was highlighted by speaker Dr. Thomas Royer, former president/CEO of CHRISTUS Health … Read More

DFWHC and Abilene Christian University to co-host Oct. 11 webinar

09/13/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Abilene Christian University will co-host the educational webinar “Clinicians Role in Advocating Smoking Cessation” on Wednesday, October 11 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Abilene Christian University (ACU) came aboard as a DFWHC Associate Member in 2017, offering a 10 percent discount to DFWHC members to online healthcare graduate programs operating out of the local … Read More