United HomeCare's annual Claude Pepper Memorial Awards Dinner will be held May 17 at Jungle Island, 1111 Parrott Jungle Trail, Miami. This exceptional event honors individuals and corporations that, like the Honorable Claude Pepper, have made a significant contribution to meeting the needs of the elderly and/or the disabled in Miami-Dade County. For more information, contact Blanca Ceballos at (305) 328-0875 or bceballos@unitedhomecare.com.

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Health Care Heroes® Awards Luncheon will take place Tuesday, May 22 at the Jungle Island Treetop Ballroom. For more information, contact Tania Valenzuela at (305) 577-5491 or tvalenzuela@miamichamber.com or visit www.MiamiChamber.com.

You are invited to join Champion Solutions Group and 3Cinteractive® for a seminar and luncheon to discover how mobile communication enables health systems to accelerate clinical, operational and commercial priorities. Our industry experts will explore strategies to improve operational efficiency in healthcare organizations by automating communication to patients, physicians, ancillary professionals and staff. The seminar will be held at Morton’s Steakhouse,500 East Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, May 22 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Register at http://www.championsg.com/event/119/leveraging-the-power-of-mobile-in-healthcare.

Women's Healthcare Executive Network (WHEN) will host a Speed Networking event on May 22 at Jackson North Medical Center, Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 160 NW 17th St., N. Miami Beach. Check-in at 5:30 p.m. Program starts at 6:00 p.m. For more information, call (305) 651-1100 or RSVP to WHENSouthFlorida@gmail.com.

Broward College Continuing Education is offering a FoodSmart Nutrition course for professionals. The purpose of FoodSmart Nutrition is to provide fact-based information from a variety of angles in order to develop and/or enhance an understanding of nutrition and its essential roles in health. It is specifically designed to meet the needs of healthcare-related professionals seeking continuous education in the areas of food and nutrition while at the same time providing ease of understanding for consumers in general. The course will be held Thursdays, May 24 through July 22 from 6-9 p.m. For more information, call (954) 201-7800 or visit www.Broward.edu/ce.

The Florida Sterling Council is hosting its 2nd Annual Florida Healthcare Symposium on May 29 at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes. Join close to 200 leaders from healthcare and business organizationsthroughout Florida and the nation as we share cutting edge best practices in healthcare processes, such as quality of service and clinical outcomes, and how this directly connects to the changes brought about by healthcare reform. For more information, contact the Florida Sterling Council at (850) 922-5316 or visit www.floridasterling.com.

Alzheimer's Community Care announces the 2012 Alzheimer's Educational Conference to be held May 31 to June 1 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. For more information, contact info@alzcare.org or (561) 683-2700 or visit www.alzcare.org.

 

The Second Annual Broad and Cassel Health Forum, Clinical Integration, ACOs and the Future of Health Care Delivery, will be held on June 1 from Noon - 5:30 p.m. at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood. For more information, contact Mike Segal at MSegal@BroadandCassel.com.

The 2012 South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association Healthcare Summit will be held June 7-8. For more information, call (954) 964-1660.

The Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT²) will hold a Health IT Summit in Fort Lauderdale June 12-13 at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty. This Summit will bring together national thought leaders and decision makers addressing the most pressing issues surrounding health care and information technology. For more information or to register, visit www.ihealthtran.com or call (561) 748-6281.