2026 Conference Agenda

Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Pre-Conference Networking Reception

Location: The Tobacco Company, Art Deco Lounge
1201 E Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
 
Thursday, June 25, 2026, Day 1
Location: College of Health Professions, Room 1075
900 E Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298

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8:30 AM – 8:45 AM:  Shuttle to CHP Building

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM: Breakfast, CHP 1075

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM: Opening Remarks

Laura McClelland, Daniel Lee, John McHugh, OTHC 2026 Co-Chairs
Amy Darragh, Dean, VCU College of Health Professions

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Paper #1 
A Data-Driven Approach to Characterizing New Dimensions of Complex Team Structure in the Pediatric ICU
Presenter: Dori Cross
Discussant: Yuna Lee

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Paper #2
Distributed scaffolding for frontline learning during large-scale socio-technical transitions: Evidence from the VA EHR transition
Presenter: Alexis Amano 
Discussant: Alden Lai

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM: Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM: Keynote Address
Sean T. Connaughton,  President and CEO
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Paper #3
Stories that satisfy? Linking patient narrative feedback with health care workers' wellbeing
Presenter: Ingrid Nembhard 
Discussant: Sara Singer

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM:  Break

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM: Poster Lightning Talks

How to build capacity in novice innovation teams: The role of staging and feedback

   – Olivia Jung and Pat Satterstrom

(Re)considering the Continuum of Hospital-Area Agency on Aging Informal Partnerships

   – Taylor Bucy

Perspectives of Health System Leaders on Building and Sustaining a Learning Health System: A Qualitative Interview Study

   – Molly Kilcullen

Measuring Comparative Organizational Power Among Hospitals

   – Shuo Jim Huang

Same Threat, Different Futures: Diverse Professional Responses to Anticipated AI Encroachment

   – Farnam Mohebi

Relationships Between Patient Safety Culture and Patient Experiences After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Schein-Based Analysis of Cultural Levels

   – Nadar Alsharari

Peer Coaching-Mediated Strategies for Coping with Job Demands: A Qualitative Study

   – Matthew DePuccio

How Firms Respond to Changes in Competitors' Quality Ratings: Evidence from Nursing Homes

   – Sasmira Matta

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM:  Poster Walks

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Shuttle to Hotel

5:45 PM - 7:45 PM:  Reception Dinner
Echelon Wine Bar
1209 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219

(walking distance from hotel)

​​Friday, June 26, 2026, Day 2
Location: College of Health Professions, Room 1075
900 E Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM:  Shuttle to CHP Building

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM:  Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Paper #4
Development and Empirical Validation of SepsisDx: An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Conceptualizing Accurate, Timely Sepsis Diagnosis
Presenter: Sara Birken
Discussant: Larry Hearld

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM:  Break

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM: Paper #5
Ambiguity as Resource: Healthcare Innovation in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Presenter: Nova Bradford
Discussant: Patrick Shay

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM: Paper #6

Delay and Displace: Managing Conflicting Logics and the Consequences
Presenter: Alex Schulte
Discussant: John McHugh

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM:  Conference Reflection and Debrief

12:30 PM:  Collect Box Lunches & Conference Adjourns

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​ Note:  Registration is now closed for the 2026 OTHC conference in Richmond, Virginia.

However, if you are still interested in attending, please email us at OTHCassociation@gmail.com as openings may occur.

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​Organization Theory in Healthcare Association (OTHC) is formerly known as the Healthcare Organizational Research Association (HORA)​​

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