Physicians as Leaders

What role should physicians play as leaders in contemporary health care systems? We offer a link to a series of essays concerning this question. Physician as Leader I: 3 Fundamental Styles Physician as Leader II: 4 Blended Styles Physician as Leader III: General Competencies and Culture Physician as Leader IV: Core Competencies Physician as Leader […]
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2025-2026 Salus Health Care Forums

The First Salus Forum in the second series was held on November 5, 2025. Attention was directed in this forum to a recent health care report and to the concepts of population health and the innovative delivery of healthcare in rural communities. The second Salus Forum in the second series focused on the role played […]
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September 2, 2026: Salus Forum

In attendance on September 2, 2026, at this twenty-fourth Salus Forum, were Mitch Applegate, Bill Bergquist, Jenny Chen, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Howard Haft, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Drs. Bergquist and Westfall. They introduced the topic of Emergence as a major challenge in the provision […]
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  • On October 2, 2026
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August 5, 2026 Salus Health Care Forum

The twenty-third Salus forum was held on August 5, 2026. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, Bill Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Walt Mills, Perry Pugno, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. Howard Haft was an honored guest. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Drs. Fish and Mills who introduced the topic […]
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July 1, 2026 Salus Health Care Forum

In attendance at the twenty-second Salus forum held on July 1, 2026 were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Perry Pugno, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Drs. Vukalcic and Teurman who focused on the impact of anesthetic drugs on patients in contemporary […]
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  • On July 30, 2026
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April 1, 2026 Forum

This twentieth forum was convened on April 1 2026. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Jo Marie Reilly, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Westfall who brought in the opportunities and challenges associated with the identification of hotspots and […]
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  • On May 5, 2026
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March 4, 2026 Forum

The March 4th, 2026 Salus Forum was convened for the nineteenth time. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Fish who brought in the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in […]
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  • On March 30, 2026
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February 4 Forum

The Salus Forum was convened for the eighteenth time on February 4, 2026. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Walt Mills, Jeff Smith, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Bergquist who introduced the concept of late-life doula. The ensuing […]
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2025 Salus Forums

Our ninth Health Care Forum was held on January 8, 2025. It focused on the US Farm Bill and its impact on American Health. The tenth Health Care Forum focusing on collaborative ventures in American health care was held on February 5,2025. Dialogue engaged during the eleventh Salus Health Care Forum focused on ways to […]
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Salus Forum: January 7, 2026

The seventeenth Salus Forum was convened on January 7, 2026. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Walt Mills, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Mills who introduced the concept of master adaptive leadership. The ensuing dialogue centered on the […]
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