Message from the President

Dear ACHE South Florida Members & Colleagues:

I hope you are doing well during these uncertain times. I wanted to share some information on various ACHE activities that may impact some of you. As always, please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

The ACHE of South Florida Board salutes all of our local healthcare heroes who are actively working to keep patients and the community safe and healthy.

THANK YOU for what you do!

Visit www.ACHE.org/COVID for resources and webinars to support healthcare leaders as they respond to patient and community concerns around coronavirus (COVID-19).

Congress Refunds

If you were registered to attend Congress, please know that ACHE is beginning to process registration refunds. Registrants will receive an email with details. All refunds will be processed by April 20th.

Convocation

Any new Fellow that planned to attend the 2020 Convocation Ceremony will be invited to participate in 2021. Cap and gown fees for 2020 will be refunded in a separate transaction from Congress registration.

Fellowship Recertification

• For those in the 2019 recertification class that received an extension to complete the requirements by March 31st, this extension has been continued for the class to complete all requirements and submit the recertification application and fee by Dec. 31, 2020.
• For those who are due to complete their recertification requirements in 2020, ACHE has extended the deadline to complete the requirements, submit the recertification application and pay the recertification fee until March 31, 2021.

Board of Governors Exam

If you had planned to take the Board of Governors Exam at Congress 2020, you should have received an email from Julianna Kazragys, FACHE, CAE, ACHE Credentialing Manager, with information on how to schedule your test at a site near you at a future time.  

• If you have an active exam waiver on file, the waiver will be valid through Dec. 31, 2020.
• All current exam-authorized individuals will have until Dec. 31, 2020 to take and pass the exam without their application expiring.

ACHE Membership Renewal

The deadline to renew your 2020 ACHE membership has been extended to May 4, 2020.

Sincerely,

Haroula Protopapadakis Norden, FACHE

Chapter President ACHE of South Florida