TORCH Leadership & Management Institute
(TLMI) Annual Conference & Retreat – September 8 – 9, 2010 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort, near Austin, TX - REGISTRATION is now Available!
Attend TLMI's premier annual education and training event that focuses on professional and personal development, and allows participants to learn from and network with peers, industry professionals and healthcare leaders. This event is beneficial for all hospital staff levels (including executives, directors, managers and professional staff), as well as students! We encourage all who are interested in improving their leadership skills to join us for this event. Look for information coming soon or contact Dawn Haberkorn at dawn.haberkorn@torchnet.org
For Program and Registration Information, See Links Below:
2010 TLMI Program Brochure
Hospital & Student Registration Form
2010 Rural Hospital Information Technology (HITCON) Conference –
October 20 – 21, 2010 at the Westin Austin
HITCON is the leading education conference & tradeshow on rural hospital information technology. Register to gain vital information on key HIT topics and knowledge from health IT experts and industry professionals, and have access to quality IT vendors showcasing their products and services. Watch for details!
2010 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conference – Presentations
The TORCH
Foundation, Texas Department of Rural Affairs and TORCH recently hosted
the
Texas Critical Access Hospital Conference in Austin, TX. Nearly 200
people
attended this educational and networking event. We would like to
especially thank our hospital attendees, speakers, exhibitors and
sponsors
for making this a very successful event...we couldn't have done it
without
you! Below are the conference
presentations.
Wednesday, June 30th Presentations:
Thursday, July 1st Presentations:
Texas Patient Safety Organization (TXPSO) Grant-Funded Program
Grant Funding Available for Hospital Under 50 Beds — Don’t Miss Out, Sign Up Today!
The TORCH Foundation has received a grant from the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) to support the Texas Patient Safety Organization (TXPSO) program for rural and community hospitals in Texas. The purpose of the TXPSO program is to help hospitals and healthcare providers submit and analyze information about incidences in which patients were adversely affected in order to mitigate future adverse events.
The Patient Safety Act of 2005 establishes strong Federal confidentiality and privilege protections for information to create a secure environment where healthcare organizations and clinicians can voluntarily report and analyze patient safety data, such as near misses and incidences, to help identify root causes of adverse events, reduce risks, and develop best practices.
Grant funding is available to rural and community hospitals under 50 licensed beds to access the PSO services at no cost (except for a one-time $500 setup fee). Sign up today!
Grant Line Now Available Online; Foundation Launches "The ASK"
Grant Line is the Foundation's newsletter containing information, resources and alerts on current funding opportunities. Grant Line is now electronic and can be accessed on the Foundation website under teh Grant Resource tab. Also, check out "The ASK," our online blog for grant writing tips, training resources, prospecting and funding research. Learn what's happening in the work of rural healthcare funding here.
2009 Education Scholarships and Stipends
The Foundation is pleased to announce that four individuals have been awarded scholarships and stipends for 2009! The
purpose of these scholarship opportunities is to support promising individuals who aspire to make a difference in rural
healthcare and hospital staff who desire to improve their job performance through continuing education. These awards were
made possible by the generous donations and participation in our first Silent Auction held last year during the TORCH Annual
Conference. The 2009 recipients are:
Texas MHA Scholarship
Amy Lawler, Texas A&M University
Rural Healthcare Internship Stipend
Matthew Wylie, Summer Internship at Uvalde Memorial Hospital
Continuing Education Stipends
Larry Price, Assistant Administrator, Limestone Medical Center
Helen Ann Dodson, Assisted Manager, D.M. Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Congratulations to
all!
A Brand New Day
It is a brand new day at TORCH, the Foundation and TMSI, and 2010 has a promising outlook.
To get a brief overview of the exciting things to come in the areas of education, health IT, workforce, leadership, and
other programs, please see our [Brand New
Day brochure]. For more
information please contact our office.
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