Program Overview
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PRECONFERENCE and DAY 1 – Tuesday February 25, 2014
| 06:30 – 8:00pm | Registration Open |
CAAMA Certification (separate registration and fee required – includes sessions each morning)
| 10:00 – 12:00pm | 1P1: CAAMA Certification Examination Preparation Activity |
Pre-Conference Morning Sessions (separate registration and fee required)
| 08:00 – 12:00pm | 1P2: Countdown to ICD-10: How to Survive after October 1, 2014 – Nicole D Harper |
| 1P3: Emergency Medicine is the Window to Affordable Healthcare: Less Works Best Through Efficient Operations – James Easter |
Pre-Conference Afternoon Sessions (separate registration and fee required)
| 1:00 – 5:00pm | 1P4: Physician Alignment: What is it? How to Plan, Implement and Sustain – Renee Mazeroll, Anthony Long, Stacey Long, Ross Swanson |
| 1P5: Disaster Risk Communication |
Conference Day 1: Welcome
| 5:15 – 5:45pm | 1G1: Round Table Discussion: How to Get the Most of your AAMA Meeting |
| 5:45 – 6:30pm | 1G2: New Member and First Time Attendee “Meet and Greet” |
| 6:30 – 8:00pm | Welcome reception in exhibit hall |
DAY 2 – Wednesday February 26, 2014
| 06:30 – 7:00pm | Registration Open |
Pre-conference Activities
| 07:00 – 07:50am | Vendor breakfast symposia (open to all) |
| 07:00 – 08:00am | 2P1: CAAMA Certification Examination Preparation Activity (pre-registration required) |
General Session
| 08:00 – 08:30am | Opening Ceremonies and Welcome Remarks |
| 08:30 – 09:30am | 2G1: Keynote Address: Healthcare Transformation:Leading in Turbulent, Challenging Times – John S. Self |
Exhibits and Break
| 09:30 – 10:15am | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall Open |
Breakout Sessions
| 10:15 – 12:00pm | Stroke Center Certifying Bodies 2B1-A-B: Identifying the best Partner for Your Organization +The Shrinking Talent Pool in Neurosciences – Stacey Lang and Kim Warren |
| Effective Tools & Techniques (2B2-A&B) 2B2-A: Making Information Useful: Technology for Measuring and Documenting Clincal Value to Improve Reimbursement – Nate Gosse 2B2-B: The Importance of Partnership in the Wake of Health Care Reform – Mark Carlson |
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| Embracing Patient Centered Care (2B3-A&B) 2B3-A: Creating a Patient and Family Centered Care Organization – Linda Larin and Erika Laszlo 2B3-B: Transforming Military Health System into a Patient Centered Model of Care – Regina Julian |
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| Global Reach, Local Impact (2B4-A&B) 2B4-A: Contingency Planning – Obtaining Relevancy Now to Meet the Demands of the Future – Michael Jette 2B4-B: Black Swan Disasters – Andrew Bates |
Exhibits and Networking Lunch
| 12:00 – 1:30pm | Lunch with Topical Discussion Tables – Exhibit Hall Open |
Breakout Sessions
| 1:30 – 2:30pm | 2B5: Maintaining Competency in the Health Profession: Didactic Professional and Service Opportunities – M Nicholas Coppola and Bernard J. Kerr Jr |
| 2B6: Achieving Savings Without Reducing Important Service – Anthony Long | |
| 2B7: The Service Line Impact of Vascular Quality Initiative – Ross Swanson | |
| Domestic Skills with Global Impacts (2B8-A&B) 2B8-A: At the Intersection of States and Countries – Maj Christopher Williams 2B8-B: Putting Plans into Practice – National Level Exercise Alaska Shield – LTC John Garrity |
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| 2:30 – 3:30pm | 2B9: Enhancing Emotional and Social Intelligence in Health Care Leadership – Ryan K Lahti |
| 2B10: Countdown to ICD-10: How to Survive After October 1, 2014 – Nicole D Harper | |
| 2B11: Quality Process Improvement System: Community Based Primary Care Practice– AbdulRahman Al-Naimi | |
| 2B12: TBA Contingency Planning Session – Pietro Marghella |
Exhibits and Break
| 3:30 – 4:15 | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall Open |
General Session
| 4:15 – 5:30pm | 2G2: Keynote Address: Effective Implementation of a Patient Outreach Program – Richard Buck |
Poster Viewing and Reception
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | Poster Viewing and Reception |
DAY 3 – Thursday February 27, 2014
| 07:00 – 5:30pm | Registration open |
Pre-conference Activities
| 07:00 – 07:50am | Vendor breakfast symposia – sponsored by SpecialtyCare (open to all) |
| 07:00 – 08:00am | 3P1: CAAMA Certification Examination Preparation Activity (pre-registration required) |
General Session
| 08:00 – 08:45am | AAMA Business Meeting (open to all) |
| 08:45 – 10:00am | 3G1: Keynote Address: Health Care Reform: Riding the Waves of Change – Dan Gross |
Exhibits and break
| 10:00 – 10:45am | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall Open |
Breakout Sessions
| 10:45 – 12:00pm | 3B1: The Implications and Effects of Patient Protection Affordable Acare Act on Neurology – Abdul Rahman Al-Naimi |
| 3B2: Value-Driven Cancer Care: Implications of Payment Changes from Washington and Beyond – Trever Burgon | |
| 3B3: The New Economics of Cardiovascular Care – Brian Contos | |
| 3B4: Your Post-Military Career: Getting the Job You Want – M Nicholas Coppola and Bernard J. Kerr, Jr. |
Exhibits and Networking Lunch
| 12:00 – 1:30pm | Lunch with Topical Discussion Tables – Exhibit Hall Open |
Breakout Sessions
| 1:30 – 2:30pm | 3B5: The Business and Economics of Neuromodulation Programs – Aaron Hajart |
| 3B6: Behind the Scenes in Your Cancer Center: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You – Richard Stark | |
| 3B7: Going at Risk: Bundle Payment for Cardiac Valve Surgery – Robin L. Steaban | |
| 3B8: Lessons learned from the design, outfitting and operation of off-base MHS Health Centers – Jerome Hyzy Jr. | |
| 2:30 – 3:30pm | 3B9: Integrating Telemedicine within the service line model – Tim Shepard |
| 3B10: Patient Financial Assistance – Garett Kreitz | |
| 3B11: Community Heart and Vascular Health & Wellness – Lawrence Watkins | |
| 3B12: The Community Impact of Safety Net Hospitals – Eric H. Conde |
Exhibits and break
| 3:30 – 4:15pm | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall Open |
Breakout Roundtable Discussions
| 4:15 – 5:30pm | 3C1 to 3C7: Facilitated Hot Topics and Service Line (College Specific) Networking – Hosted by College Chairs. |
After-Hour Workshop
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | 3G2: Managing Your Career in a Hypercompetitive Digital Age – John G. Self (open to all) |
DAY 4 – Friday February 28, 2014
| 07:00 – 12:00pm | Registration Open |
Pre-conference Activities
| 07:00 – 07:50am | Vendor breakfast symposia (open to all) |
| 07:00 – 08:00am | 4P1: CAAMA Certification Examination Preparation Activity (pre-registration required) |
Breakout Sessions
| 08:00 – 09:15am | 4B1: Understanding the Silent Element of Culture: Disruptive Colleagues and Their Impact on Patient Safety – Margo Karsten and Dan Kopp |
| 4B2: The Master Plan Works Best When Functions and Programs are Needed and Aligned – James Easter | |
| 4B3: Leading-Edge Research: Being Efficient, Economical and Effective – Robert McKenney and Mike Ranella | |
| 09:15 – 09:30am | Refreshment Break |
| 09:30 – 10:45am | 4B4: The Power Within – Exceeding Expectations and Creating “Wow” Experiences – Cassandra Wilis-Abner |
| 4B5: The Little Hospital that Did – John Henderson | |
| 4B6: Blueprint for Cardiovascular Care Management – Brian Contos |
General Session
| 10:45 – 12:00pm | 4G1: Keynote Address: Why Hospitals Will Never Fly – Jeffrey Henderson |
| Closing remarks |
POSTCONFERENCE Friday February 28, 2014
CAAMA Certification (separate registration and fee required – box lunch provided)
| 12:00 – 1:00pm | 4P2: CAAMA Certification Examination Final Overview |
| 1:00 – 4:00pm | 4P3: CAAMA Exam |