Phase I Schedule

 
PLEASE NOTE: These courses are for example purposes and subject to change as the course nears.

February 4

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am Introduction - Robert W. Strauss, Jr., MD, FACEP
8:15 am - 9:15 am Productivity and Compensation: Measurement and Feedback - Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP 
9:15 am - 10:00 am Malpractice Litigation Stress: Doctor Beware - Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am New Physician Recruiting and Orientation - Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP  
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Effective Conflict Management - Robert W. Strauss, Jr., MD, FACEP 
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Staffing and Scheduling Methodologies I - Jody Crane, MD, MBA
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Staffing and Scheduling Methodologies II - Jody Crane, MD, MBA
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Negotiating Skills - Robert W. Strauss, Jr., MD, FACEP  
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Networking Reception
6:15 pm Complimentary Dinner

February 5

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 am Conducting High Impact Meetings - Robert W. Strauss, Jr., MD, FACEP
9:00 am - 10:30 am The Role of the ED Medical Director: Developing Leadership and Communication Skills - Thom A. Mayer, MD, FACEP 
10:30 am - 10:45 am Break
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Implementing Effective Peer Review and Physician Profiling - Thom A. Mayer, MD, FACEP
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Customer Relations and Patient Satisfaction - Thom A. Mayer, MD, FACEP 
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Reimbursement Issues - Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP  
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm Billing and Coding - Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP 
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm Networking Reception

February 6

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 10:00 am Legally Interviewing, Hiring and Terminating - Daniel J. Sullivan, MD, JD, FACEP 
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
10:15 am - 11:00 am Bringing Up Young Leaders - Teresa S. Wu, MD, FACEP   
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Risk Management I - Daniel J. Sullivan, MD, JD, FACEP
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Risk Management II - Daniel J. Sullivan, MD, JD, FACEP
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm The Problem Physician - Tracy G. Sanson, MD, FACEP  
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Keeping Your Contract: Preventing and Dealing with Problems - Robert W. Strauss, Jr., MD, FACEP (Moderator); Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP; Tracy G. Sanson, MD, FACEP; Daniel J. Sullivan, MD, JD, FACEP; Teresa S. Wu, MD, FACEP

5:15 pm - 6:45pm

 Networking Reception

February 7

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 am Driving Hospital Quality - Jay A. Kaplan, MD, FACEP
9:00 am - 10:00 am Containing Cost While Providing Prudent Care - Jay A. Kaplan, MD, FACEP 
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am Preventing Errors in Emergency Medicine - Kirk B. Jensen, MD, MBA, FACEP
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Interactions that Create/Prevent Malpractice - Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Hospital Contracts - Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Physician Contracts - Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Complaint and Compliment Management - Robert W. Strauss, Jr., MD, FACEP
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Networking Reception

February 8

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:30 am Engineering Patient Flow I: Theory, Metrics, and Application - Kirk B. Jensen, MD, MBA, FACEP
9:30 am - 9:45 am Break
9:45 am - 11:15 am Engineering Patient Flow II: Directing Change - Kirk B. Jensen, MD, MBA, FACEP 
11:15 am Adjourn
Learn From Others

Well coordinated and facilitated. Great opportunity for Medical and Clinical Directors to attend together, and to discuss and learn from others.