Emerging Professionals Webinars

Join us for our monthly EP Webinar series, scheduled for the second Friday of each month at 1:00pm Eastern/12:00pm Central.

EP Master Class Series

We have recently added 4 webinars on a quarterly basis featuring seasoned professionals in the Healthcare IT Industry. They will share thoughts about the health IT landscape and some personal “pearls” we all can learn from. Get the inside scoop from industry experts on how they advanced to where they are today!

Please continue to check back as speakers and topics are added! Is there a topic or speaker you are interested in hearing about? Send your suggestions to: emergingprofessionals@himss.org

Past Webinars

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May 11th - Making the Leap to Consulting
Deborah Davis, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Optum Insight

April 13 - The Importance of Your Personal Brand
Rick Schooler, FACHE, FCHIME, MBA, VP & CIO, Orlando Health, Orlando Florida, 2011 CHIME/HIMSS John E. Gall Jr.  CIO of the Year

March 9 - Overcoming the "Work Experience" Barrier to EHR Employment
Richard Katz, MBA, President, CEO, Human Resource Marketing Services, Inc.
Dr. James Brady, PhD, M.Ed, CPHMS, CISSP, CISM, PMP, Director, Technical Services, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation

February 9 - Meaningful Use and Beyond
Greg L. Wolverton, FHIMSS, Chief Information Officer, ARcare

January 13 - Okay - Where Do I Go From Here? Suggestions to Move Your Career Forward
Charles E. Christian, FCHIME, FHIMSS, Chief Information Officer, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Indiana, John Gall CIO of the Year winner

December 9 - Disruptive Technology Leadership: From EHRs to iPads
Kristopher P. Kusche, M.Eng. CISSP, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Vice President, Information Services - Technology Management, Albany Medical Center

November 11 Getting on the Career Path to Health IT Consulting: Why and How
Daniel Garrett, Principal & Leader of Health Information Technology Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

October 14 Pursue the CPHIMS Advantage
Julianna Kazragys, HIMSS Manager of Certification

September 21 I Need a Job!  Employment Tips from a Chief Information Officer
Drexel G. DeFord, FHIMSS, FCHIME, SVP/CIO, Seattle Children’s

September 9 Critical Success Factors for Health IT Employment Success
Helen Figge, PharmD, MBA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, HIMSS

August 12th Health I.T. Career Development:  Your Meaningful Next Steps
Ken Ong, MD, MPH, CMIO, New York Hospital Queens

July 15th Critical Success Factors for Health IT Employment
JoAnn Klinedinst, Vice President, Professional Development, HIMSS

July 2011 Creating Visibility in Your Healthcare IT Organization
Carol LeMaster, Healthcare IT Practice Manager, AP Professionals, Scottsdale, AZ

June 17th HIMSS Career Services in Support of an HIT Career
Helen Figge, PharmD, MBA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Senior Director, Career Services, HIMSS

June 2011 Job Search Strategies for Finding Employment in Health IT
Dr. James Brady, PhD, M.Ed, CPHIMS, CISSP, CISM, PMP, Director, Technical Services, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation

May 2011 Health IT Careers with Medical Devices and Other Clinical Technologies
Elliot B. Sloane, PhD, CCE, FHIMSS, Director of Health Systems Engineering, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Technologies

April 2011 Transitioning to a Role as a Clinical Health Informatics Specialist: One Physician's Experience
Pawan Goyal, MD, MHA, MS, PMP, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, CBA 

March 2011 Transitioning to a Health IT Career: One Security Professional's Experience
Kim E. Sassaman, CISSP, Director, Information Security & HIPAA Security Officer at Presbyterian Health Services

February 2011 Emerging Professionals Webinar to Focus on HIMSS11
JoAnn W. Klinedinst, CPHIMS, PMP, FHIMSS, HIMSS Vice President of Professional Development

January 2011 Entering the Health IT Workforce: One Vendor's Perspective
Helen Figge, PharmD, MBA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Client Office, Allscripts