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Surgical Leadership Today and Tomorrow:
the 2012 Surgical Leadership Conference

September 20-21, 2012

InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center
Cleveland, Ohio

 

 

Program Overview

This conference is designed to provide a forum for discussion of successes, challenges, and business strategies among Surgical Leaders. A diverse faculty will provide updates on surgical metrics, continuous improvement, integration, and predictive analytics. Surgical, educational, and scheduling innovations will also be shared.

Learning activities will be presented in several formats, including traditional lectures, workshops, and case discussions. There will be two keynote sessions each morning. The afternoon sessions are divided into three tracks: Managing Contributing Margin, The Cleveland Clinic Experience, and Innovations. Participants may select presentations from each track, but seating in each afternoon session is limited. All activities will be conducted in the host hotel with the active participation of the surgical divisions of the Cleveland Clinic Enterprise.

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Target Audience

This conference is designed for Surgical Administrators, Nursing Leaders, Physicians, and Surgical Finance staff.

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Learning Objectives

As a result of attending this conference, the participant will be able to:

• Describe strategies to manage contribution margin in a surgical setting
• Apply techniques for managing and engaging staff in a surgical setting
• Describe innovations in incorporating alternative practices into a surgical setting

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Directors

Primary Activity Director
Victoria L. Butler, MSN, RN, CNOR, FACHE
Senior Nursing Director, Surgical Operations
Cleveland Clinic

Co-Activity Director
Carol Pehotsky, MSN, RN, CPAN, ACNS-BC
Assistant Director of Professional Development and
    Perioperative Education, Surgical Operations
Cleveland Clinic

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Guest Faculty

Lt. General Russel Honoré United States Army, retired Global Preparedness Expert Matthew Garabrant Senior Consultant The Advisory Board Company

Otis Brawley, MD Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President American Cancer Society

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Cleveland Clinic Faculty

Daniel Alam, MD, FACS Section Head, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Staff, Head and Neck Institute Joanne Cohen Executive Director and Curator, Art Program Charis Eng, MD, PhD, FACP Hardis and American Cancer Society Professor and Chair Genomic Medicine Institute Director, Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare Staff Taussig Cancer Institute and    Stanley Shalom Zielony Institute for Nursing Excellence Cleveland Clinic Maria Jukic, JD Executive Director, Arts and Medicine Institute Scott Muns, MBA Directory, Sales Operations and Strategy Market and Network Services Brian Parker, MD Quality and Patient Safety Institute Section Head, Transplant Anesthesiology Staff, General Anesthesiology Joseph Patrnchak Chief Human Resources Officer Barb Picciano, RN Director, Healing Services Madhu Sasidhar, MD Section Head, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine Jamie Starkey, LAc Lead Acupuncturist Center for Integrative Medicine Lars Svensson, MD, PhD Director, Aorta Center Marfan and Connective Tissue Disorder Clinic Quality Director, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Affiliate Cardiac Surgery Programs Staff, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Christina Vernon, AIA, LEED, AP Executive Sustainability Officer MEDICAL OPERATIONS FACULTY Darryl Greene, MS Executive Director, Continuous Improvement Robert Lorenz, MD, MBA, FACS Medical Director of Payment Reform, Risk, and Contracting Staff, Head and Neck Institute Staff, Taussig Cancer Institute William Morris, MD Staff, Medical Operations Staff, Hospital Medicine Jeff Omslaer Senior Finance Director Maureen Palmer, RN, BSN, MBA, CRRN, NEA-BC Administrative Director Andrew W. Proctor, MS Senior Director, Business Intelligence Robert Wyllie, MD Chief Medical Operations Officer Vice Chair, Office of the Chief of Staff Physician-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital

SURGICAL OPERATIONS FACULTY Wael Barsoum, MD Chairman, Surgical Operations Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery John Bergfeld, MD Operating Room Medical Director Natalie Bright, MSN, RN, CNOR Clinical Manager, Surgical Operations Scheduling Steven Brodsky, CPA Finance Director Surgical Operations Christopher Clinton, MHA Administrative Director Surgical Operations Karen Graves, RN, CNOR Assistant Nurse Manager, Cardiothoracic Surgery Regina Griffin, MSN, RN, CNOR Director, Main Operating Rooms Linda Hughes, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR Director, Ambulatory Surgery Centers Robert Kenney, MBA Senior Process Improvement Specialist Paul Krakovitz, MD Vice Chairman, Surgical Operations Staff, Head and Neck Institute Staff, Pediatric Institute Lindsay Muns, MBA, MHSA Administrator, Surgical Operations Ernie Richmond, MBA Finance Manager, Surgical Operations Wendy Simmons, BSN, RN Nurse Manager, Wooster Outpatient Surgery Center Wolf Stapelfeldt, MD Vice Chairman, Surgical Operations Department Chair, General Anesthesiology Staff, Outcomes Research Colleen Wisniewski, MSM, BSN, RN Nurse Manager, Twinsburg Ambulatory Surgery Center FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL Deborah Atsberger, MSN, RN, CPAN Director of Perioperative Services HILLCREST HOSPITAL William Bryant, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR Director of Perioperative Services Michelle Slater, MSN, RN, CNOR Nurse Manager, Operating Rooms LUTHERAN HOSPITAL Amy Boone, MBA, BSN, RN Director of Perioperative Services

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Planning Committee

Deborah Atsberger, MSN, RN, CPAN Amy Boone, MBA, BSN, RN William Bryant, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR Lori DeWitt, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA Karen Graves, RN, CNOR Regina Griffin, MSN, RN, CNOR Linda Hughes, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR Robert Kenney, MBA Valerie Kovacic-Mauer, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR Lindsay Muns, MBA, MHSA Dawn Schultz, BSN, RN, CNOR Michelle Slater, MSN, RN, CNOR

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Location

InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center
9801 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216.707.4100 or 877.707.8999

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Hotel Accommodations

The hotel and conference center is located on the campus of Cleveland Clinic. A block of rooms has been reserved at the InterContinental Hotel until 5:00 pm (EST), August 20, 2012. To make your reservations, contact the Hotel Reservations Department at 216.707.4100 or 877.707.8999. Identify yourself as being with the CCF Surgical Operations National Conference (reservation code SNC) for a special rate of $189 single/double (plus tax). After August 20th, the discounted rate will still be available to attendees based on room availability.

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Ground Transportation

Taxi service is available from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to the InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center.

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Information

For further information about the Conference, contact Carol Pehotsky at:
Local: 216.444.8284
Email: pehotsc@ccf.org
Toll Free: 800.223.2273 x48284
Web Address: www.ccfcme.org/SurgLeader12

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Registration and Cancellation

Registrations are accepted by fax or online until 4:00 pm (EST), Wednesday, September 19th. To register after this date, you must do so on-site. Requests for a refund must be received in writing by September 5th, 2012. A $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund. No refunds will be given after September 5th, but registration is transferable for this conference through September 19th.

For questions about registering, call 216.448.0777 or email cmeregistration@ccf.org.

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Parking

Parking is available in the East 100th St./Carnegie Ave. Visitor's Parking Garage at prevailing rates. Valet parking is available at the hotel for an additional charge.

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Accreditation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

This program is pending approval for Continuing Nursing Education credits. Cleveland Clinic (OH-045/10-1-12) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Please contact Carol Pehotsky at pehotsc@ccf.org for questions regarding Continuing Nursing Education contact hours.

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Faculty Disclosure Statement

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest.   Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify us at 216.448.0770 at least two weeks prior to the activity

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Agenda

September 19, 2012
3:00 - 8:00 pm	Registration Table Open
5:00 - 8:00 pm	Welcome Reception and Cocktail Hour - Table 45
September 20, 2012
8:00 - 8:30 am	Registration Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 am	Welcome Address
8:45 - 10:00 am General Session - Keynote #1	See First, Understand First, Act First: Leadership and Preparedness in the 21st Century Lt. General Russel Honore (ret.)
10:00 - 10:10 am	Break
10:00 - 11:30 am General Session - Keynote #2	Future of Robotic Surgery: Evolving Market Dynamics and Strategic Considerations Matt Garabrant The Advisory Board Company
11:30 - 12:30	Lunch
BREAKOUT SESSIONS

	MANAGING CONTRIBUTION MARGIN	THE CLEVELAND CLINIC EXPERIENCE	INNOVATIONS
12:30 - 1:30 pm	Vicki Butler, Chris Clinton, Rob Kenney Applying a Scientific Model to Planning Staffing Resources	Darryl Greene Experiencing Improvement	Barb Picciano, Jamie Starkey Healing Services: The Impact on Patient Experience/Acupuncture: Is there a Place in the Surgical Setting
1:35 - 2:35 pm	Andrew Proctor Building a Surgical Dashboard	Carol Pehotsky Creating a Team through Education and Professional Development Opportunities	Joanne Cohen, Maria Jukic Art in Medicine (includes CCF Art Tour)
2:35 - 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 - 3:45 pm	Maureen Palmer Capturing Incremental Volume Through a Centralized Transfer Process	Paul Krakovitz, MD, Linda Hughes Wendy Simmons, Colleen Wisniewski Design, Implementation, and Integration of Ambulatory Surgery Centers	Robert Lorenz, MD Blood Management: Getting Results to be Proud of
3:50 - 4:50 pm	Scott Muns Direct to Employer Strategy:  Building Surgical Volumes in National Market	John Bergfeld, MD, Natalie Bright Increasing Surgical Case Volume while Maintaining Level Surgical Scheduling	Wael Barsoum, MD, Lars Svensson, MD How to Innovate in the Surgical World Today

5:00 - 6:30 pm	Networking Cocktail Hour
September 21, 2012
8:00 - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 am General Session - Keynote #3	War on Cancer, Year 40: Who's Winning? Otis Brawley, MD American Cancer Society
10:00 - 10:10 am	Break
10:10 - 11:30 am General Session - Keynote #4	Predictive Modeling, Analytics, and Applications Panel Moderator: Robert Wyllie, MD, Chief Medical Officer; Panel: W. Barsoum, MD, C. Clinton, W. Morris, MD, J. Omslaer, M. Sasidhar, MD, W. Stapelfeldt, MD
11:30 - 12:30	Lunch
BREAKOUT SESSIONS

	MANAGING CONTRIBUTION MARGIN	THE CLEVELAND CLINIC EXPERIENCE	INNOVATIONS
12:30 - 1:30 pm	Lindsay Muns, Ernie Richmond, Steve Brodsky Managing Surgical Volume and Utilization Across an Enterprise	Joe Patrnchak Caregiver Engagement and Wellness	Dr. Charis Eng The Human Genome Project
1:35 - 2:35 pm	Chris Clinton, Rob Kenney Predictive Modeling and Surgical Forecasting	Dr. Brian Parker Healthcare Risk Management and Transparency	Dr. Daniel Alam Transforming Faces, Transforming Lives: The Past, Present, and Future of Facial Transplantation
2:35 - 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 - 3:45 pm	Regina Griffin, Rob Kenney, Deborah Atberger Leadership Challenges and Approaches Related to OR Metrics and Throughput	Amy Boone, Will Bryant, Michelle Slater The Cleveland Clinic Experience: Growing a Patient Centered Culture of Servant Leaders	Christina Vernon, Karen Graves Code Green: Environmental Leadership in the OR
3:45 - 4:00 pm	Closing Remarks, Evaluations

Schedule and speakers subject to change.

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Disclaimer

The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.

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Online Registration/Fees

 

Registration fees includes course syllabus, continental breakfasts, two luncheons and Thursday networking
cocktail reception.

Category	Payment received on or BEFORE Sept. 3, 2012	Payment received AFTER Sept. 3, 2012
Cleveland Clinic	$175.00	$200.00
CCHS Non-Physician	$175.00	$200.00
CCHS Physician	$400.00	$600.00
Non-Cleveland Clinic	$400.00	$600.00

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