American College of Emergency Physicians
Register for the Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) Board Review Course at ACEP26
October 4 | 8 am – 5 pm
$1,500
The Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) Board Review Course is being presented at ACEP26 in Chicago in partnership with the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) on October 4, 2026. Dr. Daniel Handel, author of Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM): The Essentials, serves as the Executive Course Director for this one-day intensive board review course.
Registration for the HALM conference within a conference is now open with ACEP26 registration here. Cost to attend is $1,500, and participants will be eligible for up to 6 CME credits from the AAPL.
The HALM Board Review Course is designed for physicians aiming for HALM subspecialty certification. This course unites expertise across medicine, health systems science, quality and safety, business, public health, communication, computer science, economics, and law. The course aims to strengthen your command of executive leadership and governance to create change in complex systems.
ABEM is scheduled to proctor the next HALM exam on November 9-23, 2026. The exam application window closes August 31, 2026. The HALM exam contains 180 board questions—four 50-minute testing sessions with 45 questions in each session.
Expert Speakers for the HALM Board Review Course
Learn from leading experts, including:
Dan Handel, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer
Greater Charlotte Area • Professor of Emergency Medicine • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Jennifer Wiler, MD, MBA, FACEP
Tenured Professor of Emergency Medicine • University of Colorado School of Medicine
Maggie DiCostanzo, Esq
Attorney
Fennemore Craig
Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAPL, FAAFP, CPE
Chairman of Graduate Medical Education and DIO
Saint Francis Hospital • Clinical Professor of Family Medicine • Temple University-Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Schedule for the HALM Board Review Course
The course schedule is subject to updates but is roughly outlined below.
Time
Duration
Item
Speaker
8:00 – 8:10 AM
10 min
Welcome and Introductions
8:10 – 9:10 AM
60 min
Section 1: Business of Health Care
DiCostanzo
9:10 – 9:15 AM
5 min
Buffer
9:15 – 9:55 AM
40 min
Section 2: Care Innovation, Health Equity, and Population Health
McDonough
9:55 – 10:15 AM
20 min
Morning Break
10:15 – 10:45 AM
30 min
Section 3: Governance
Wiler
10:45 – 10:50 AM
5 min
Buffer
10:50 – 11:30 AM
40 min
Section 4: Health Care Policy, Law, and Advocacy
Wiler
11:30 – 11:35 AM
5 min
Buffer
11:35 AM – 12:05 PM
30 Min
Section 5: Health Information Technology
Handel
12:05 – 1:25 PM
80 min
Lunch (extended)
1:25 – 2:00 PM
35 min
Section 6: Human Resource Management
DiCostanzo
2:00 – 2:20 PM
20 min
Afternoon Break
2:20 – 2:55 PM
35 min
Section 7: Leadership in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
McDonough
2:55 – 3:00 PM
5 min
Buffer
3:00 – 3:30 PM
30 min
Section 8: Organizational Leadership and Communication Skills
Handel
3:30 – 3:35 PM
5 min
Buffer
3:35 – 4:05 PM
30 min
Section 9: Professionalism and Ethics
Handel
4:05 – 4:20 PM
15 min
Wrap-up, Final Q&A, and Evaluations
Join us at ACEP26 for this special opportunity to review important HALM topics with leading experts in preparation for the November ABEM exam!