title: A new year, new opportunities for growth.
abstract: Reflecting back on my 20 years in risk management, I wonder at times how I got this far. In my first risk position, to my great fortune, my boss Melinda felt it important that I attend the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) Annual Conference. Flying out of San Francisco in 1996 after the conference ended, I was in awe of the wealth of information available to me through this venue. I was grateful for those in our industry willing to share their expertise and engage me in conversation at an event where I didn't know a soul. I was hooked, and have missed just a few Annual Conferences since then.
authors.forename: Ann D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gaffey
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D012308:Risk Management; D012952:Societies