/ en Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:30:13 -0600 Tue, 26 Nov 24 10:06:52 -0600 /education-events/bootcamp-for-trainers-march-2025 <p>The <a href="/trainers-bootcamp">Bootcamp for Trainers</a> program provides the critical tools required for trainers to refresh their proctoring skills and implement better strategies in creating effective training environments for their teams. Trainers gain valuable tips to assist them in increasing engagement and creating insightful and impactful facilitations.</p><p>During the 1-day, 6-hour virtual program, each attendee will earn six (6) Continuing Education Credits (CECs), while practicing their facilitating and content-delivery skills. The participants will walk away with an abundance of practical training tips and techniques and all the logistic information needed to conduct an engaging and highly successful certification program at their facility! </p><p>Intended Audience:</p><ul><li>Trainers who have attended and 91��������Train-the-Trainer (T3) program and need to renew their trainer eligibility.</li><li>Trainers who have led 91��������Train-the-Trainer (T3) certification programs for CHEST, CSCT, or CNACC at their facilities and need training tips and techniques.</li><li>Trainers who have not trained in the past 3 years.</li></ul><h3><small>REGISTRATION INFORMATION</small></h3><p>This is a one-day virtual program. Attendees will also receive a certificate of program attendance after the successful conclusion of this training. When registering, please use the 91��������account of the attending participant. If you are registering on behalf of someone else, do not do so from your own account – registrations cannot be transferred from one name/account to another.</p><h3><small>Important Information:</small></h3><ul><li><strong>Class Runs: March 12, 2025</strong></li><li><strong>Registration Deadline: March 11, 2025, at 11:59 pm CT</strong></li><li>CECs: 6</li><li>Product Code: 324BC325</li></ul><hr><h4><small>Speakers:</small></h4><p><strong>Pam Toppel</strong> - CHESP, MT-CHEST, CMIP, T-CSCT</p><h3 class="text-align-center"><span>REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE BY MARCH 11, 2025!</span></h3> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:06:52 -0600 Leadership /education-events/bootcamp-for-trainers-december-2025 <p>The <a href="/trainers-bootcamp">Bootcamp for Trainers</a> program provides the critical tools required for trainers to refresh their proctoring skills and implement better strategies in creating effective training environments for their teams. Trainers gain valuable tips to assist them in increasing engagement and creating insightful and impactful facilitations.</p><p>During the 1-day, 6-hour virtual program, each attendee will earn six (6) Continuing Education Credits (CECs), while practicing their facilitating and content-delivery skills. The participants will walk away with an abundance of practical training tips and techniques and all the logistic information needed to conduct an engaging and highly successful certification program at their facility!</p><p>Intended Audience:</p><ul><li>Trainers who have attended and 91��������Train-the-Trainer (T3) program and need to renew their trainer eligibility.</li><li>Trainers who have led 91��������Train-the-Trainer (T3) certification programs for CHEST, CSCT, or CNACC at their facilities and need training tips and techniques.</li><li>Trainers who have not trained in the past 3 years.</li></ul><h3><small>REGISTRATION INFORMATION</small></h3><p>This is a one-day virtual program. Attendees will also receive a certificate of program attendance after the successful conclusion of this training. When registering, please use the 91��������account of the attending participant. If you are registering on behalf of someone else, do not do so from your own account – registrations cannot be transferred from one name/account to another.</p><h3><small>Important Information:</small></h3><ul><li><strong>Class Runs: December 10, 2025</strong></li><li><strong>Registration Deadline: December 9, 2025, at 11:59 pm CT</strong></li><li>CECs: 6</li><li>Product Code: 324BC1225</li></ul><hr><h4><small>Speakers:</small></h4><p><strong>Pam Toppel</strong> - CHESP, MT-CHEST, CMIP, T-CSCT</p><h3><span>REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE BY DECEMBER 9, 2025!</span></h3> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:26:34 -0600 Leadership /education-events/exchange25-education-and-solution-summit <p>Exchange25 Summit, held in Columbus, OH, is the only event built by and designed for health care environmental services leaders to<span><strong> learn, network and find solutions</strong></span> to EVS challenges. This Summit offers active engagement, with conversation circles, group working sessions and other opportunities for peer interaction. This is your invitation to join a thriving community and build lasting connections in an inspiring learning environment.</p><p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block" href="/ahe-exchange-conference"><strong>Event Information</strong></a></p> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:12:25 -0600 Leadership /education-events/ahe-december-2024-bootcamp-trainers <p>Participants of the <a href="/trainers-bootcamp">Bootcamp for Trainers</a> will gain valuable tips to help them succeed as Program trainers and facilitators and help their EVS team build professional expertise. During the 1-day, 6-hour virtual program, each attendee will earn six (6) Continuing Education Credits (CECs) while practicing their facilitating and content-delivery skills. </p><p>The participants will walk away with an abundance of practical training tips and techniques and all the logistic information needed to conduct an engaging and highly successful certification program at their facility!</p><p>Provided with this course: 6 hours of virtual training Downloadable “Bootcamp for Trainers” handbook Certificate of program attendance with CECs.</p><h3><small>INTENDED AUDIENCE:</small></h3><ul><li>Trainers who have attended the 91��������Signature Train-the-Trainer (T3) program and need to renew their trainer eligibility.</li><li>Trainers who have led 91��������Signature Program certification programs at their facilities and need training tips and techniques.</li><li>Trainers who have not trained in the past 3 years and need training tips and techniques and need to renew their trainer eligibility.</li></ul><p><em>*Before signing up, please read the 91��������Signature Programs trainer eligibility requirements.</em></p><h3><small>LEARNING OUTCOMES</small></h3><ul><li>Summarize the certification training and testing process, including eligibility, curriculum, and the certification exam.</li><li>Identify and apply the five most effective skills trainers can use when leading a certification program at their facility.</li><li>Discuss major certification program curriculum themes; identify and evaluate opportunities to reinforce those themes when training.</li><li>Identify all training materials and discuss how to use them efficiently during the training.</li></ul><h3><small>COURSE OUTLINE</small></h3><ul><li>Overview of the certification programs.</li><li>Preparing to lead the certification program.</li><li>Using the Facilitator Guide during training.</li><li>Certification exam process for proctors.</li></ul><p><strong>CECs:</strong> 6</p><p>Product code: 324ESS1224</p><hr><h4><small>Speakers:</small></h4><p><strong>Pam Toppel</strong> - CHESP, MT-CHEST, CMIP, T-CSCT</p><p><strong>Gary Dolan</strong> - CHESP</p> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:23:16 -0500 Leadership /chesp/extended-exam-review <div class="raw-html-embed"> <div class="raw-html-embed"> .center_body .center_Lead { color: #63666A; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 21px; } <div class="col-sm-12 center_body"> <h1 class="text-align-center"> Certified Health Care Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) Extended Review </h1> <p class="center_Lead"> Certified Health Care Environmental Services Professional (CHESP) Extended Review is a comprehensive one-day program designed to highlight the expertise of health care environmental services professionals. This review covers key competency areas of the CHESP exam, including regulatory compliance, design and construction, environmental sanitation operations, waste management operations, textile management operations, finance, and administration. </p> <p class="center_Lead"> The program provides an opportunity to connect with fellow future CHESPs, participate in exam-simulated practice questions, extended math reviews, and have ample time for questions. </p> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:44:18 -0500 Leadership /education/certificate-mastery-product-selection-CMPS Mon, 20 May 2024 11:58:15 -0500 Leadership /ahe-academy Thu, 09 May 2024 14:28:09 -0500 Leadership /press-release-association-health-care-environment-new-executive-director-2024 <p><strong>Chicago, March 4, 2024 </strong>| <strong>Formats:</strong> News Release</p><hr><p>CHICAGO — The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) has selected its next executive director: Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ortolano. Ortolano will replace current 91��������executive director Patti Costello, who is retiring April 5 after 29 years with the 91�������� and AHE.</p><p>“Patti has done a tremendous job leading 91��������through both good times and challenges like the recent pandemic,” said Deanna Martin, MS, CAE, Vice President of Professional Membership Groups at the 91��������. “She works tirelessly to support 91��������members and environmental services leaders in hospitals and other care settings.”</p><p>Ortolano will serve as executive director for both 91��������and another AHA professional membership group, the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE). Prior to this role, Ortolano was executive director of ASHE and another professional membership group. She brings nearly 20 years of leadership and association experience to AHE.</p><p>“Lizzie is a strong leader who excels at creating a culture of collaboration to meet strategic goals,” says Martin. “She’ll be a great fit with the 91��������team, the 91��������Advisory Board, and 91��������members, and will continue to ensure 91��������meets member needs.”</p><p>###</p><p><strong>91�������� AHE</strong></p><p>The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a professional membership group of the 91��������. 91��������is the organization of choice for professionals responsible for caring for the patient and resident care environment across all care settings; including hospitals, long term care, continuing care retirement communities and ambulatory care. 91��������advances members’ ability to establish and maintain care environments that are free of environmental surface contamination and that support safety, service, and efficient and effective operations. www.ahe.org</p> Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:43:09 -0500 Leadership /education-events/exchange24-education-and-solution-summit <p>Exchange24 Summit is the only event built by and designed for health care environmental services leaders to<span><strong> learn, network and find solutions</strong></span> to EVS challenges. We’ve heard your feedback - the new and improved Summit offers more active engagement than ever before, with conversation circles, group working sessions, and other opportunities for peer interaction. This is your invitation to join a thriving community and build lasting connections in an inspiring learning environment.</p> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:00:55 -0600 Leadership /education-events/webinar-evs-algebra-refresher <p>Algebra is a foundational skill that most EVS leaders will find themselves needing to utilize multiple times throughout their career. Whether calculating FTE salaries or labor costs per pay period, knowing the basics of algebra comes in handy.</p><p>AHE's <a href="/designations/chesp">CHESP certification</a> requires passing an exam that includes algebraic equations. Understanding how to set up these equations and calculate the desired output is integral to becoming a Certified Health Care Environmental Services Professional. This webinar will provide a quick algebra refresher for those who are preparing to take the Exam.</p><h3><small>REGISTRATION INFORMATION</small></h3><p>This is a pre-recorded, on-demand webinar available at your convenience.</p><p>Product Code: 324WB0224</p><hr><h3><small>SPEAKER</small></h3><p><strong>Scott Hedding, MBA, FACHE, CHESP</strong><br>Vice President of Environmental and Linen Services<br>MedStar Health</p> Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:04:24 -0600 Leadership