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Join us at ACPE's Fall Institute in Beautiful Amelia Island Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is 13 miles long (21 km) and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. , Fla.

Get away from it all this fall and spend some time strengthening your management skills and reducing your workday stress during a perfect retreat at ACPE's Fall Institute.

Gain new insights on current events ...

New topics covered this year at ACPE's Milestone Program include:

Disruptive Physician Behavior

A Practical Guide to Prevention and Intervention

There is an epidemic of disruptive behavior that creates a hostile workplace, derails operations and demeans your profession. Learn the practical skills to spot the early warning signs and the take the necessary actions to protect patients, staff and the entire organization.

Waking Up to Innovation

Moving from Fads to Focus

This workshop moves you from copycat, herd behavior Herd behaviour describes how individuals in a group can act together without planned direction. The term pertains to the behaviour of animals in herds, flocks, and schools, and to human conduct during activities such as stock market bubbles and crashes, street demonstrations,  toward the innovative actions required for long-term business success.

The Alpha-Driven Culture

The Interface of Dominant Leaders

Bold, self-confident, highly intelligent and demanding. Alphas get things done and little stands in their way. But, what happens when the organization is full of alpha men and alpha women? Learn to guide their behaviors so the traits that make them so productive don't drive their co-workers crazy.

Give your career a boost ...

Career Counseling Noun 1. career counseling - counseling on career opportunities
counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
 

Spend an hour with ACPE's career counselor Barbara Linney at the Fall Institute in Amelia Island, Fla. Barbara will help you develop a concrete plan that will help you advance your career. Counseling sessions must be scheduled in advance. Contact Barbara at blinney@acpe.org or call 800-562-8088.

Meet Executive Recruiters

Executive recruiters from around the country will be on hand to meet you and discuss your career aspirations aspirations nplaspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f

aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl 
 and their current searches. Be sure to bring current copies of your resume--you may find a position that interests you.

Career Workshops A selection of Career Workshops are taught by industry experts and designed to give you the edge in this very competitive job market. Topics to include:

* The Itch to Switch: The Steps To Career Change, Not Just Job Change

* The Elements of a Career Advancement Campaign

* Is the Fit Right?--Are you a good match for the new organization?

All in the magnificent setting of Amelia Island, Fla....

One of America's few remaining unspoiled island paradises, Amelia Island is the southernmost of the chain of Atlantic coast barrier islands that stretch from North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures


Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop.
 to Florida. Its rich history, 13 miles of uncrowded beaches, lush, natural setting, moss-covered oaks, unparalleled golf, boating, and fishing, stunning sunrises and sunsets, and friendly locals make it more than just a place to visit.

Take a course from our expert faculty ...

New!

Building The Extraordinary Health Care Organization: Reliable Systems for Patient Safety, Confidence, Trust, Loyalty. Nov. 16-18

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 or understood by patients--until a harmful error does occur. We must go beyond mere error reduction to building systems that patients can see and touch--that inspire their confidence and instill in·still
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To pour in drop by drop.



instil·lation n.
 their trust in us and our organizations.

The principles of designing safe systems are the same principles used to build organizations that inspire patient confidence. This program combines these principles with real applications to help your organization achieve patient loyalty.

Or consider one of our other courses:

Leadership and Management for Group Practice Department Chairs

Leadership and Management for Medical Staff Officers

The Physician in Management Seminar

Leading Beyond the Bottom Line

Managing Physician Performance

Three Faces of Quality

The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island offers guests the perfect coastal getaway with genuine Southern hospitality, award-winning cuisine and impeccable im·pec·ca·ble  
adj.
1. Having no flaws; perfect. See Synonyms at perfect.

2. Incapable of sin or wrongdoing.



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 five diamond service. Nestled nes·tle  
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v.intr.
1. To settle snugly and comfortably: The cat nestled among the pillows.

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 between a championship 18-hole PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used.

(2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA.
 golf course and the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 sq km; c.36,000,000 sq mi/93,240,000 sq km with marginal seas). Physical Geography
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, guest rooms offer private balconies, all with breathtaking coastal and ocean views, marble baths, honor bars and 24-hour in-room dining.

To register or get more information visit www.acpe.org/fall or call 800-562-8088

Save the Date!

2005 Winter Institute

February 19-24

Tucson, Arizona Tucson (pronounced /ˈtusɑn/, Spanish: Tucsón [tuk'son]  

Warm days and cool nights are only part of the reason to come to Tucson in February.

ACPE courses for every level of physician leader:

* Leadership Skills for Medical Staff Officers

* Essentials of Health Law

* The Physician in Management Seminar

* Leadership and Management for Specialty Program Directors

* Conflict and Cooperation--Influence in Organizations

* Managing Physician Performance

* Financial Decision Making

For more information visit www.acpe.org or call 800-562-8088

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ACPE Network Offers FREE TELECONFERENCE

Faced with an angry, unhappy or disgruntled dis·grun·tle  
tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles
To make discontented.



[dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen; see
 parent? The ACPE--Children's Hospital Network recently presented a free teleconference on "Dealing with Angry Parents." Presenter Stephen Lazoritz, MD, CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises.

CPE - Customer Premises Equipment
 offered tips on

* The Magic Minute

* How to listen, listen, listen

* Find out what will make them fell better

* Focus on the present and future

* Follow up, no matter how unpleasant

To listen to the teleconference visit the Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties.  Physician Leaders Network at www.acpe.org. You will find the recorded teleconference by clicking on Network Resources.

This is just one of ACPE's free topical, positional and regional networks helping physician executives connect across the Web and in person to share advice, information and the latest resources on a wealth of health care topics.
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