AHE Exchange26 Education and Solution Summit
The premier annual event for health care environmental services, bringing together professionals to learn, network, and discover solutions.
Join EVS experts from across the country August 16–19 in New Orleans for the field’s leading education and solutions summit.
Breakout sessions provide ready-to-use templates, tools, and process improvements attendees can bring back to their teams immediately. Exchange Summit cultivates the confidence EVS leaders need to advocate for their teams, influence decision-making and drive facility-wide improvements.
Explore: Learning Tracks | Pre-Summit Events | Justification Toolkit | Speakers | Location | Exhibitors
Find Your Summit Pathway
The Exchange Summit features four learning pathways tailored to meet the diverse needs of attendees.
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Featured Sessions:
- Legos and Erector Sets: The Role of EVS in Construction Projects
- Manufacturers’ Instructions for Use – Is Compliance Possible?
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Featured Sessions:
- From Mops to Mastery: Building an EVS Leadership Pipeline
- Professional Persuasion: Elevating EVS Through Strategic Dialogue
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Featured Sessions:
- Elevating the Profession in the Operating Room: Dedicated EVS Teams
- Hidden Savings in EVS: How People, Processes & Products Unlock Capacity Without Cutting Quality
- Driving Patient Satisfaction Through Excellence in Cleaning: Lessons from Two of the Cleanest Hospitals in the U.S.
- Smart Floorcare: Reduce Costs While Improving Outcomes
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Featured Sessions:
- UV Devices in the Healthcare Environment: Key Considerations All EVS Professional Should Know
- Improving Performance: Disinfection with Smart Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide Dry-Fogging
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Exchange Summit is not only good for technical information but also good for the spirit. I always feel renewed and inspired to return to this work after the conference.
Featured Speakers
Manley Feinberg
Motivational Speaker, Author, Adventure Leadership Expert
Opening Keynote
Exponential Commitment
Robert Campbell
Sr. Director, Standards Interpretation, Accreditation Decision Management, Medication Safety
General Session
Joint Commission Focus for EVS Leaders
Dale Anderson
Leadership Educator and Consultant
General Session
Resilient Leadership: Thriving Under Pressure
Stacy Palmer
Senior Vice President & COO, The Beryl Institute
Closing Keynote
Guiding Principles for Patient Experience Excellence through an EVS Lens
New Orleans | Hyatt New Orleans
Exchange26 Summit will be held at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Located steps from the prime downtown and next to the Caesars Superdome, making it easy to explore the city, even during the warmer summer months. Experience the culture and immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythm that makes New Orleans unlike anywhere else.
To reserve a room at the discounted rate, you must be a registered attendee of the summit. Links to the hotel room blocks are available in the Exchange26 registration confirmation email.
French Quarter | Canal Street | National WWII Museum | Restaurants & Dining
Exchange26 Solution Center | 70+ Companies
Find Your Solution for EVS Success
Explore the Exchange26 Solution Center and discover countless products and services that can help your organization. More than 70 companies will be onsite to answer your questions and offer interactive demos. Vendors will include cleaning and disinfection products, software solutions, UV technologies, robotics, textiles and linens and much more.
Justify & Promote Your Attendance
To make the most of your experience, and to help provide tangible value of your attendance, use the justification toolkit. It will help you set goals and clearly define objectives so you can easily justify the investment with all the ways you and your organization will benefit.
Spread the word about your attendance with the social media toolkit! Encourage your peers to attend this year's summit!
Exchange26 Sponsors
For general questions about registration or the AHE Exchange event, please contact AHE@aha.org