Long-term care administrators gearing up for 19th annual 'Winter Marketplace'

When the Thanksgiving holiday week clears, long-term care leaders will be getting ready to collect and discuss strategies at the ACHCA Winter Marketplace conference in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the American College of Health Care Administrators, the three-day conference will offer more than 35 hours of educational sessions on new trends, best practices and other insights from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. Dr. Michael E. Frisina, the well-known author of “Influential Leadership — Change Your Behavior, Change Your Organization, Change Health Care,” will be the opening keynote speaker.

For more information on the conference, which will run Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 at the M Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, click here.

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