ACPE Announces New Award in Honor of Dr. Lucian Leape
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 18, 2011 — The American College of Physician Executives today announced the creation of a new award aimed at medical schools and teaching hospitals making extraordinary strides in promoting a culture of leadership, professionalism, communication and teamwork among medical…
Dr. Peter Angood Chosen to Lead American College of Physician Executives
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 4, 2011 — The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) today announced the selection of Peter B. Angood, MD, as its new chief executive officer.
Angood, who currently is president and CEO of a Boston-based health care consulting firm, replaces Barry R. Silbaugh, MD, MS, C…
ACPE Launches New Master’s Degree with Thomas Jefferson University
TAMPA, Fla., April 5, 2011 — The American College of Physician Executives and Thomas Jefferson University School of Population Health in Philadelphia are teaming up to offer an important new advanced degree aimed at physicians who want to improve the quality of health care.
The Masters of Scienc…
Silbaugh to Step Down as ACPE CEO
National Search for Replacement to Begin in April
TAMPA, Fla., March 4, 2011 — Barry Silbaugh, MD, CEO of the American College of Physician Executives, announced today that he will be stepping down at the end of this year.
Silbaugh, 63, will assist ACPE’s Board of Directors in a national sear…
New Survey Finds Doctors and Nurses Behaving Badly
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 3, 2009 — Screaming matches in front of bewildered patients. Angry surgeons hurling instruments across the operating room. Treachery and backstabbing as physicians and nurses try to undermine one another.
It may sound like a script from a television medical drama, but these ki…
New Course for Physicians Targets Dangerous Medical Errors
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 14, 2009 — When systems fail in the health care world, the results can be deadly. So creating the most reliable, safest system possible is always a priority. Now the American College of Physician Executives is offering a new course aimed directly at improving patient safety by hel…
Physician Executives and Nurses Team Up to Fight Disruptive Behavior
ACPE and AONE announce new partnership
TAMPA, Fla., April 14, 2009 — Screaming matches in the OR. Surgical instruments hurled across the room. Ominous threats, biting insults and dripping sarcasm.
When doctors and nurses can’t get along, no one wins. In addition to creating an unpleasant…
Survey Results: Health Care Technology Advances as Physician Frustration Grows
TAMPA, Fla., March 10, 2009 — More physician leaders are embracing technological advances, such as electronic medical records, but most still consider them clunky and unresponsive to their needs.
Those are the results found in a recent survey by the American College of Physician Executives (AC…
