2012 Leadership Conference and ACS Advocacy Summit
March 25-27, 2012
J.W. Marriott
Washington, DC
The 2012 Leadership Conference and First Annual Advocacy Summit will take place Sunday, March 25-27, 2012 at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, DC.
The theme for the 2012 Leadership Conference is Surgical Leadership for Quality and Safety, which will be held March 25-26. Separate, concurrent sessions are planned for Young Surgeons, Residents, Chapter Leaders, and Chapter Executives (Administrators and Executive Directors). Each Chapter should appoint and send one-two Young Fellows and Residents, and their Chapter Officers and Managers. The Leadership Conference immediately precedes the College’s Advocacy Summit.
March 26-27, 2012 will mark the first American College of Surgeons’ Advocacy Summit. The Summit will convene hundreds of College members from across the country and across specialties to attend advocacy training and meet with their federal legislators to educate and influence them on the issues impacting ACS members, including liability reform, quality improvement, trauma, workforce, and many others. Attendees should note that the Capitol Hill visits are a critical component of the Summit, and should plan their travel arrangements accordingly.
Tentative Agenda:
| Sunday, March 25, 2012—Leadership Conference | |
| 11:00 am – 6:00 pm | Registration |
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS I. NSQIP Leaders’ Panel Discussion II. Legal Concerns for ACS Chapters |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS I. QI Leadership Skills II. Financial Skills for Chapter Leaders |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Welcome Reception (dinner on your own) |
| Monday, March 26, 2012—Leadership Conference & Advocacy Summit | |
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration |
| 8:00 – 10:00 am | Keynote Speaker |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Health Policy Town Hall with ACS Leaders |
| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | Welcome and Introductions |
| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Political Luncheon with Stuart Rothenberg, Rothenberg Political Report |
| 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | Issue Briefing |
| 2:00 pm- 2:15 pm | Break |
| 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm | Keynote Address by leading health policy expert |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Health Policy Panel and open discussion with surgeons, patients, and other health care stakeholder groups |
| 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Advocacy Training with Christopher Kush, Soapbox Consulting |
| 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm | Health Care Reform in the Courts, Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, and Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review |
| 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Reception |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Dinner with Pulitzer Prize winning columnist George Will |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2012—Advocacy Summit | |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am | Breakfast and Congressional Visit Planning |
| 8:45 am | Buses depart to Capitol Hill |
| 9:00 am – 2:30 pm | Congressional Visits |
| 10:30 am - 2:30 pm | Lunch and Congressional Visit Debriefing Room open, Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street, SE |
Three Easy Ways To Register (please choose only one method)
Online Registration:
Fax:
Please complete the registration form (1070K PDF) and fax to 312-202-5003
Mail:
Please complete the registration form (1070K PDF) and mail to:
American College of Surgeons
Attn: Registration Services
633 N. Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Hotel Reservations
Reservations are now available at the JW Marriott Hotel Washington at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/acs2012wasjw or by calling 800-266‑9432. Be sure to mention that you are attending the Leadership Conference, Advocacy Summit, or both to receive the group rate of $295 for a single/double.
JW Marriott Hotel Washington
1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Questions?
For questions about the Leadership Conference, please contact Rhonda Peebles in the Division of Membership Services at rpeebles@facs.org. For questions about the Advocacy Summit, please contact Catharine Harris in the Division of Advocacy and Health Policy at charris@facs.org.
Revised January 24, 2012