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Pam Knecht is a frequent speaker and a facilitator at state, regional, and national health care conferences as well as at hospital and health system board education sessions and retreats. Pam’s main area of expertise is not-for-profit healthcare governance. Whether you are looking for a healthcare governance speaker, health system governance speaker, or a hospital governance speaker, Pam can help you. She currently serves as a faculty member for The Governance Institute, the American Hospital Association, and iProtean and was also on the faculty of the former Center for Healthcare Governance. Pam is also a skilled speaker and facilitator on the topics of healthcare strategy, health system formation, and hospital integration.

CURRENT ‘HOT TOPICS’:

  • Board Leadership in Times of Disruption or Crisis

  • Proactive Board Renewal

  • Effective Governance of Transformed Care Systems

  • Ensuring a Strong Board−CEO Relationship

  • The Hospital Board’s Role in System Integration

  • Developing Successful Strategic Partnerships & Affiliations

  • Linking Strategy and Governance Structure

  • Board Committee and Meeting Optimization

  • Creating a Healthy Board Culture

 

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

  • Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times
    Kansas Hospital Association
    Critical Issues Summit
    Wichita, KS

  • The Road to High-Performing Governance
    Texas Healthcare Trustees
    AdminLeadership Conference
    San Antonio, TX

  • Reaching for the Stars
    Wisconsin Hospital Association
    Wisconsin Rural Health Conference
    Wisconsin Dells, WI

  • The Board’s Role in Innovation and Performance Improvement
    Baldrige Foundation
    Board of Director Leader Dialogue Innovation Council
    Atlanta, GA

  • Increasing the Board’s Strategic Discussions
    HealthTechS3
    2019 Trustee and Physician Conference
    San Antonio, TX

  • Board Leadership in Changing Times
    HealthTechS3
    2019 Trustee and Physician Conference
    San Antonio, TX

  • Re-Thinking Board Evaluation
    Iowa State Hospital Association
    2019 IHA Governance Forum
    Des Moines, IA

  • True Stories of Governance Mishaps and Fixes
    Iowa State Hospital Association
    2019 IHA Governance Forum
    Des Moines, IA

  • Shared Transformational Leadership
    Iowa State Hospital Association
    2019 IHA Governance Forum
    Des Moines, IA

  • Best Practice Governance: Optimizing Each Core Responsibility
    Washington State Hospital Association
    Annual Member Meeting and Governance Day
    Seattle, WA

  • Evaluating the Board
    Texas Healthcare Trustees
    2018 Healthcare Governance Conference
    Grapevine, TX

  • Reaching for the Stars: Excellence in Governance
    Texas Healthcare Trustees
    2018 Healthcare Governance Conference
    Grapevine, TX

  • Board Leadership in Changing Times
    Washington State Hospital Association
    WSHA and AWPHD 42nd Annual
    Rural Hospital Leadership Conference
    Chelan, WA

  • Reaching for the Stars: Excellence in Governance
    Illinois Health and Hospital Association
    2018 Small and Rural Hospital Annual Meeting
    Springfield, IL

  • Developing a Strategic Board
    Illinois Health and Hospital Association
    2018 Small and Rural Hospital Annual Meeting
    Springfield, IL

  • Board Leadership in Changing Times
    2018 Annual Membership Meeting
    American Hospital Association
    Washington, DC

  • Reaching for the Stars: Excellence in Governance
    Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
    American Hospital Association
    Phoenix, AZ

  • High Performance Boards in an Era of Transformation
    New Jersey Hospital Association
    NJHA CEO Conference
    Atlantic City, NJ

  • Linking Strategy and Governance Structure
    Center for Healthcare Governance Symposium
    American Hospital Association
    Boston, MA

 

VideoS:

Pam Knecht addresses why it is more important than ever for the board and management to be clear about their roles and scope of authority during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to work together effectively.

Watch a clip of Pam Knecht’s thoughts on becoming an excellent system board, curated as part of iProtean’s knowledge library of rich video content.

Watch Pam Knecht present four essential governance practices that boards must adopt to provide leadership in times of change in “Board Leadership in Changing Times,” an AHA video.

Podcast:

Listen to Pam Knecht's insights on board coaching. to Pam Knecht's insights on board coaching. The interview by Michael Peregrine was for McDermott Will & Emery's Governing Health Podcast. 

Pam is happy to develop custom speeches or workshops on topics of particular interest. Browse through our site to see Pam’s healthcare biography, the many publications on health care governance that Pam has authored, a fuller list of speaking engagements, and descriptions of our consulting services. Pam can be reached at 312-988-7000 or pknecht@accordlimited.com.