Sessions for Friday March 16, 2001 PM
1:15 – 2:15 am Concurrent Sessions
Human Relations Track:Winning Strategies for Resisting Unionization of Hospital Employees
Roger GilsonAttorney-at-LawJackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & KrupmanStamford, CT
How do you avoid unionization of your healthcare staff? What doyou do when a union appears at your door? Here are the steps to take to avoidunionization in your institution, including an overview of the current state ofthe labor movement in healthcare.
Finance & Business Development Track:Vital Signs for Your Cardiovascular Services
Susan Heilman, RN, MPMSenior ConsultantHealth Care VisionsPittsburgh, PA
Current trends and “best practice” operatingstatistics can be vital to the success of your cardiovascular program. Findingsfrom a national benchmarking study of multiple aspects of cardiovascular servicedelivery offer the advantage you need to survive in this rapidly changingmarket.
Technology Track:Using the Internet to Enhance Patient Care: Where Do You Start?
Ralph S. Buckley, MDAssistant Professor of Clinical MedicineUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA
How do you deal with patient questions about medical informationthey have retrieved or access to their own clinic information via Internet? Thissession will review the explosion of Internet-based medical information, themigration of healthcare systems to electronic patient records, the wideavailability of continuing medical education, and the impact on clinicians andtheir offices of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Keynote – ACCA Nycomed Amersham Award of ExcellencePresentationLeadership Lessons From the Cardiovascular Trenches
Gerald V. Naccarelli, MDChief of CardiologyDirector, Cardiovascular CenterPennsylvania State University College of MedicineMilton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA
It has been said that the job of a leader is to oversee all,act on some, and overlook a lot. Gerald V. Naccarelli, MD, will focus onthose things that should be “overseen”, “acted on”, and”overlooked”. Here are leadership lessons from the cardiovasculartrenches – – working with administration, building relationships, being humble,and, most of all, pursuing excellence – – from ACCA’s Award of Excellencerecipient.
Keynote – ACP Innovator Award PresentationThe Future of Cardiology
Eric J. Topol, MDChairman,Department of CardiologyCleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH
What will cardiovascular service delivery look like in the nextten years? Eric J. Topol, MD, will share the insights that helped ACP selectthis leading cardiologist as recipient of the Annual Innovator Award.
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