Women in Health Care Management

a Boston, Massachusetts based professional networking organization

Women in Health Care Management Fall Networking Meeting - December 3, 2002

TOPIC: From Concierge Medicine To The Crowded Er: Access Issues And Solutions
An evening of presentations and discussion featured the following panelists:

  • Richard Goldman, M.D., Wellesley physician establishing a "concierge practice"
  • David Osler, M.D., Assoc. Chief of Pediatrics, Medical Director, Cambridge Health Alliance
  • Dolores Mitchell, Executive Director, Group Insurance Commission

Women in Health Care Management Spring Meeting - May 21, 2002

TOPIC: Biotechnology and the Transformation of Health Care in Massachusetts
Panel moderated by Janice Bourque, Executive Director of the Mass Biotech Council, with panel members working in the fields of genetic testing, biotech therapeutics, and managed care.

Small Group Orientation – January 10, 2001

WHCM is known as an organization that helps health care professionals in the greater Boston area network and keep current on industry developments.  This meeting oriented members as to how many WHCM members participate in “Small Groups” and how they have been established in different ways to meet the unique needs of its members.

Network Meeting, November 8, 2000

November 8, 2000, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

Hosted on the roof top ballroom at the Holiday Inn, 5 Blossom Street, Boston. WHCM featured Alice M. Sapienza, DBA: "Women Leading Today's Health Care Organizations." We enjoyed cocktails and networking followed by a presentation and discussion of the importance of understanding and adjusting your "leadership style" in today's rapidly changing health care environment.

Thursday, February 3, 2000

Professional and Personal Negotiation for Conflict Resolution Janice B. Wyatt, MS, President and CEO of Health Care Negotiation Associates presented the topic and offered some strategies for professional and personal negotiation for conflict resolution. Ms. Wyatt is among the national leaders in the development of the negotiation and conflict resolution field. She is a member of the original faculty of the Harvard School of Public Health Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.