Presentation recordings from the 2026 WSHA & AWPHD Rural Hospital Leadership Conference are now available.

The recordings are also posted in our Governance Education portal. For hospital board members working to earn their Health Care Governance certification, watching these videos counts as credit hours toward the certification. To find the recordings, log in to the portal, then go to the Course Catalog and search for the session title. After you’ve watched the recording in the portal, click “complete and continue.” Your point will be automatically logged to your account.

If you attended the conference, don’t forget to log your credits earned in-person in the Governance Education Portal. Search for “2026 RHLC” to find the course name and take the “survey” to confirm your in-person attendance. The following conference sessions were eligible for credit:

  • Navigating Tension in the Boardroom
  • Public Records Act
  • Framing the Questions: Applying Ethical Principles in the Hospital Board
  • Hospital Financial Distress: What Should Boards Know, Do and Say?
  • Measuring What Matters: Using Board Evaluations to Strengthen Governance
  • Everyday Practice of OPMA and Structure of Committees
  • Define, Identify and Manage Risk in Healthcare
  • Leading Together: The Board Chair and CEO Partnership
  • Innovation in Action: How Hospitals are Shaping the Future of Care
  • Inside the Issues: State Legislative Wins, Federal Shifts and the Rural Health Transformation Program
  • The Art of an Effective Board Meeting (credit only available for in-person attendance, no recording available)
  • Division of Labor: What Work Does Your Board Take on and How? (credit only available for in-person attendance, no recording available)
  • Governance Unscripted: You’re the Board. What Would You Do? (credit only available for in-person attendance, no recording available)
  • CEO & Board Chair Lunch (credit only available for in-person attendance, no recording available) 

For questions about how to create an account, login to your account or log credit hours in the Governance Education Portal, please email [email protected]. (Ashley Trotti)