SHSMD Connections Networking

Sunday – Tuesday, October 13 – 15

Mentoring Sessions

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Don’t miss the exclusive opportunity to connect with experts and seasoned professionals through our Mentoring Sessions, available exclusively for registered attendees!

Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills, gain insider insights, or expand your network, these one-on-one 15-minute sessions are designed to give you the personalized guidance you need to succeed.

Sunday, October 13

New Member & First Time Attendee Welcome Reception | 3:00–4:00 p.m. MT

New SHSMD Members and first-time attendees are invited to meet with SHSMD leaders to discuss how to get the most out of conference and their membership. Join us and discover how SHSMD can help you learn, connect, grow your career and make a difference.

Monday, October 14

The President’s Club | Senior Leaders Meet Up | 4:15–5:10 p.m. MT

Intended for senior leadership (VP and above).

Engage in a thought-provoking discussion on current challenges and opportunities with fellow C-suite leaders, including former SHSMD Board members. This meet up is also a great chance to reconnect with colleagues.

Facilitated by: Christine Albert and David Grandy

Sponsored by

Young Professionals Meet Up | 4:15–5:10 p.m. MT

Intended for Professionals under age 40 and those interested in discussing career journeys.

Building a Personal Brand: Why It Matters for Career Success and How to Do It

If people can't positively describe your value, it will be challenging to grow in your career. Internally or externally, your "brand" matters. Why? Because being known by more people for something good is never bad. And the best time to start is right now.

During this special member meetup, Alan Shoebridge, SHSMD’s past president, will lead a discussion on how to build your personal brand with a special deep-dive focus on using LinkedIn to establish a solid foundation.

In addition, Alan will lead a panel discussion with Molly Busch and Timothy McMahon, SHSMD Rising Stars, to get their unique perspectives and insights into how they’ve positioned themselves for career growth.

Facilitated by: Alan Shoebridge, Molly Busch and Timothy McMahon

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Strategic Planners and Business Developers Meet Up | 4:15–5:10 p.m. MT

Intended for health care / provider-based business developers and strategic planners.

Leading, Prioritizing, and Shaping Growth Strategies for Your Organization

This meet-up group is designed for strategic planners and business developers working in provider organizations. Network with peers, share best practices and brainstorm solutions to work challenges.

Discussion Questions:

What should growth mean to your organization? What kind of growth is your organization pursuing and why?
If you are successful in that area, how do you do it?
How do you decide on which areas to grow? How does your organization decide what areas to offset? How to you shape these conversations?
How do you tackle demand management in the face of business capacity constraints?

Facilitated by: Kirstin Jones and Dennis Jolly

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Marketers' Meet Up | 4:15–5:10 p.m. MT

Intended for health care marketers of all kinds.

Marketing has never been more complex - learn from your peers about highest marketing priorities now and in the future. Sample small group topics will include:

Workforce challenges and solutions
Content marketing
Website design management
DEI strategies
Customer experience
Physician relations
Market research
Community engagement

Facilitated by: Suzanne Hendery, Amy Stevens and Ryan Younger

Sponsored by

Communicators and Public Relations Meet Up | 4:15–5:10 p.m. MT

Intended for health care communications and PR teams.

How Communicators and Public Relations Teams Build Public Trust

Are you the person responsible for building public trust? Does it fall on you to ensure that your organizational reputation is all it can be? Meet up with other Communicators and PR team members to share best practices and discuss key priorities and ideas. Open discussion is encouraged, but we will focus on two pressing topics in today’s word: dealing with misinformation and crisis PR.

Facilitated by: Dorian Harriston and Mary Reinke

Sponsored by: COHN Marketing, a local Denver agency

Small or Rural Organization Meet Up | 4:15–5:10 p.m. MT

This new Meet Up is for anyone who works in a small or rural organization juggling multiple roles.

Small and Rural Synergies: Collaborating for Better Care

Discuss with other small and rural health care organizations – and the solutions providers who serve them – how to combine forces to help one another overcome barriers, improve operational efficiency, and improve patient care and outcomes. Plan to also share in conversations the role community involvement plays in rural and small facility success as well as the interdependence that exists when working alongside larger health care organizations.

Discussion Questions:

How do you communicate tough changes from your organization to the community?
Can you share examples of successful partnerships or collaborations between small and rural hospitals that have improved patient care or operational efficiency?
How can small and rural hospitals leverage technology and telemedicine to enhance their services and create synergies with larger institutions?
How can we foster stronger relationships between small and rural hospitals and larger health care networks to enhance patient outcomes?
What role does community involvement play in creating successful synergies between small and rural hospitals?
What are some potential barriers to creating synergies among small and rural hospitals, and how can these be overcome?

Facilitated by: Julia Yoder and Terri Flood

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