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| 8:30 am–5:00 pm | Registration |
| 9:00 am–Noon |
Plenary Session Getting Through: Assessing and Targeting Your Leadership Style for More Effective Communication, Buy-in, and Team Results In this session, you will have the opportunity to assess your personal leadership style, understand the dynamics of different approaches to leading, and practice techniques that can increase your effectiveness in "getting through" or influencing up, down, within your team, and across your organization. You'll learn to:
Speaker: Getting Through: Assessing and Targeting Your Leadership Style for More Effective Communication, Buy-In, and Team Results (230K PDF) |
| Noon–1:30 pm | Lunch (On your own) |
| 1:45–4:45 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Breaks scheduled by faculty.) |
| 1:45–4:40 pm | How Does Capitol Hill Really Work? Moderator: Christian Shalgian, Manager, Legislative Affairs, Division of Advocacy and Health Policy This session will provide insights into the inner workings of Capitol Hill. Speakers (TBA) will share advice on how surgeons can be the best advocates for their patients and for their profession. |
| 1:45–3:45 pm | Accomplishing Your CME Mission Moderator: Ajit Sachdeva, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Director, Division of Education This Pre-Conference session will benefit all attendees who are responsible for planning, conducting, and evaluating CME programs and events. A variety of topics will be covered by teachers who are recognized experts in the CME field, including (1) how CME affects physicians' practices, (2) how to design CME programs effectively—from needs assessment to curriculum design; and (3) how corporate sponsorship can be used to support the CME mission. Speakers: The Science of CME (615K PDF) Nancy A. Davis, PhD, Director, Division of Continuing Medical Education, American Academy of Family Physicians CME in Transition: Value, Effectiveness, Compliance (515K PDF) Fred W. Holzrichter, CFRE, Manager, Development Office |
| 3:45–4:45 pm | Legal Concerns for Chapters' Consideration |
| 5:00–6:30 pm | Welcoming Reception |
Monday, June 13
| 7:00 am–5:00 pm | Registration |
| 7:00–8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30–8:45 am |
Pre-Conference Session |
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Health Advocacy Conference |
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| 8:45–9:00 am | Welcome and Introductory Remarks Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS |
| 9:00–10:00 am | Congressional Health Care Agenda in 2005 This session will feature congressional experts who will discuss the current environment on Capitol Hill and the implications for health care, both from the policymaking and the political perspectives. |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15–11:00 am | The Changing Face of the Health Care Policy Debate A leading national health policy expert will discuss how the health care debate is changing for 2005 and for the next decade. |
| 11:00 am–12:15 pm | Pay-For-Performance Congress and the Administration are planning to institute pay-for-performance systems under Medicare. Panel participants will discuss the various components of the new payment program and how it will affect surgery. |
| 12:30–1:30 pm | Luncheon Medicare's Challenges for Surgery Mark McClellan, MD, PhD Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| 1:45–2:45 pm | Issue Briefings The College's staff will provide detailed briefings on the issues that surgeons will address during their visits to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 14. |
| 2:45–3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00–3:45 pm | Role Playing To prepare for Tuesday's Congressional visits, this session will allow surgeons to view and participate in mock meetings with members of Congress and/or their staff members. |
| 3:45–4:45 pm | State Legislative Workshop—Successful Advocacy Strategies Moderator: Jon Sutton, Manager, State Affairs, Division of Advocacy and Health Policy Chapter leaders will share their successful state advocacy experiences. Topics will include strategies they found useful, pitfalls to avoid, and practical tips for working with legislators, state specialty organizations, and other stakeholders. Speakers: Support for the Trauma System in Oklahoma (980K PDF) ACS Chapter Advocacy (400K PDF) Establishing Effective State Political Advocacy: The Road to a State Trauma System (45K PDF) |
| 5:30–6:45 pm | Capitol Hill Reception |
Tuesday, June 14
| 7:00 am–Noon | Advocacy Day Registration |
| 7:30–8:30 am |
Breakfast & Capitol Hill Visits College staff will provide final briefings on the issues that will be discussed during Congressional visits. There will be ample opportunity for Q&A. |
| 10:00–11:30 am |
Chapter Management Session New Procedures and Requirements for Chapters' CME Programs In response to new disclosure requirements issued by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for CME), the College's Division of Education has modified the disclosure process for all CME activities. This session will describe the new CME procedures for Chapters' education programs to ensure compliance with the ACCME. Chapter Performance Checklist |
| 11:30 am | Buffet Lunch, Wrap Up, and Depart Home |
Revised November 23, 2005
