Young Surgeons Representatives' Annual Meeting Workshops

2007 Workshop: Leadership Workshop

Pay-for-Performance: How will surgeons be affected?
Moderator: Frank Opelka, MD, FACS

From Imus to Oprah to Katie
Patricia A. Clark, Communication Strategies, Ogden Dunes, IN

Preparing Surgeons for the Practice of Leadership
Chip Souba, MD, ScD, MBA, FACS, Dean, College of Medicine, Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Engaging Young Members of the Profession—Generational Concerns for Surgical Societies
Mary Maniscalso-Theberge, MD, FACS, Reston, VA
John Armstrong, MD, FACS, Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville—Invited

2006 Workshop: Leadership Workshop

Considering Young Surgeons' Membership Needs and Expectations
Paul Pomerantz, Executive Vice President
American Society of Plastic Surgery

Medicare: To Participate or Not to Participate?
Frank Opelka, MD, FACS

Contract Language: Getting the Protections You Need
Mark Rust, JD, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, Chicago, IL

Concepts in Contracts for Young Surgeons
Dr. Opelka

NSQIP For Dummies. . . What Is It And How Does It Work?
Kathy Rowell, Executive Vice President
QCMetrix, Waltham, MA

Leadership Skills for Successfull Surgeons
Moderator: Terry Buchmiller, MD, FACS, Chair, Committee on Young Surgeons

Outside Influences and Perspectives on Medicare Payment and Quality Issues
Moderator: Dr. Russell

ACS Efforts Regarding Quality of Care Improvement
Moderator: Dr. Russell
Speakers: R. Scott Jones, MD, FACS and Frank Opelka, MD, FACS

2005 Workshop: Leadership Workshop

Moderator: Chad A. Rubin, MD, FACS, Columbia, SC

Getting Through: Assessing and Targeting Your Leadership Style for More Effective Communication, Buy-In, and Team Results
Michele G. Kayden, PhD, Brookline, MA

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2004 Workshop: Leadership Workshop

Professional Speaking Lab
J. Robin Wright, Evanston, IL

Leadership Skills to Overcome Obstacles
Stephen R.T. Evans, MD, FACS, Washington, DC

New Arenas for Achieving Change
Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS

Achieving Change: Perspectives from a Young Surgeon
John H. Armstrong, MD, FACS, Bethesda, MD

Open Forum
ACS Executive Director Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

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2003 Workshop: Leadership Workshop

Emotional Intelligence
Bruce L. Gewertz, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

The New Leader
Wiley W. Souba, MD, FACS, Hershey, PA

Perspectives on Leadership & Advocacy
L. D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS, Norfolk, VA

Open Forum
ACS Executive Director Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

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2002 Workshop: Leadership Workshop

Risk Management Communications Strategies for Surgeons and Their Staffs
J. Robin Wright, Evanston, IL

How to Be a Really EXPERT Expert Witness
Erle E. Peacock, Jr., MD, FACS, Chapel Hill, NC

Financial Analysis and Management of a Surgical Practice
Frank G. Opelka, MD, FACS, River Ridge, LA

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2001 Workshop: Surgical Education: Principles and Practice
Facilitators: Stephen R. T. Evans, MD, FACS, Washington, DC, and Hugh M. Foy, MD, FACS, Seattle, WA

Forum: Surgeons as Teachers

Teaching Patients about Informed Consent
Erie E. Peacock Jr., MD, FACS, Chapel Hill, NC

Patient Education on the Web
Robert L. Parry, MD, FACS, Cleveland, OH

Teaching Government Officials
Max R. Langham, MD, FACS, Memphis, TN

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2000 Workshop: Developing an Outcomes Approach to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs In Your Own Practice
Facilitator: Brent James, MD, Salt Lake City, UT

Forum: Surgeon-Payor-Hospital: How Do You Fit In?

Impact of Health Care Policies on Payment Issues
Jack Matloff, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

Coding, RVU, and Documentation
Frank Opelka, MD, FACS, New Orleans, LA

How Does it Work in Canada? The Single Payer Perspective
Rene Lafreniere, MD, FACS, Calgary, AB

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1999 Workshop: Formulating Presentation Skills that Work

Facilitator: Bobbie Craddock Lawrie, Chicago, IL

Forum: Successful Practice Management and Investment Tips

Successful Practice Management Tips
George S. Conomikes, CEO, Conomikes Associates Inc., Costa Mesa, CA

How to Invest and Diversify
Roger Gibson, Pittsburgh, PA

Investments Mistakes to Avoid
Brian G. Miscall, MD, FACS, Albuquerque, NM

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1998 Workshop: High Power Negotiation Skills That Work

Facilitator: Charles Barker, Principal, Conflict Management, Inc.

Forum on Ethical Issues

Facing the Future Challenges for Maintaining an Ethical Surgical Practice
Thomas J. Krizek, MD, FACS, Dade City, FL

How to Avoid a Lawsuit
Paul Nora, MD, FACS, La Jolla, CA

The Role of Documentation in the Surgical Practice
Frank Opelka, MD, FACS, River Ridge, LA

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1997 Workshop: Formulating Presentation Skills that Work

Speaker: Bobbie Craddock Lawrie, Chicago, IL

Forum on Managed Care Issues

Marketing to Managed Care
William Tunner, MD, FACS, Richmond, VA

Contract Evaluation
W. Kenneth Davis Jr., JD, Chicago, IL

Legal Issues in Managed Care
Erie Peacock Jr., MD, FACS, Chapel Hill, NC

Negotiation Skills
Michael Zinner, MD, FACS, Boston, MA

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1996 Workshop: Improving Quality to Control Costs

Speaker: Brent James, MD, Salt Lake City, UT

Forum on Medicolegal Issues

Risk Management
Ms. A. Michele Kuhn, Chicago, IL

Informed Consent
Paul Nora, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

Your Deposition – Videotape I Illinois State Medical Society

Discovery I Deposition
Mr. Kevin Glenn, Chicago, IL

How to Handle the Frivolous Law Suit
Erle Peacock, MD, FACS, Chapel Hill, NC

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1995 Workshop: High Power Negotiations that Work

Speaker: Mr. Charles Barker, Cambridge, MA

Forum: Implications of New Organizational Arrangements for Surgeons and Hospitals

Network I System Development: Where Do Surgeons Fit?
Bruce E. Spivey, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

Physician Profiling: How Good Were the "Good Old Days"?
Larry Miller, MD, Boston, MA

Improving Quality to Control Costs
Brent James, MD, Salt Lake City, UT

Physicians' Relationships with Hospitals
Craig Bradley, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL

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1994 Workshop: Formulating Presentations that Work

Speaker: Bobbie Craddock Lawrie, Chicago, IL

Forum: Panel Discussion on Managed Care

Negotiating and Contracting with Managed Care Entities
W. Kenneth Davis, JD, Chicago, IL

Structuring Your Practice to be Successful Under Managed Care
James Unland, Chicago, IL

Initiatives in Measuring the Outcomes and Effectiveness of Medical Services
J. Sanford Schwartz, MD, Philadelphia, PA

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1993 Forum: Practice Management Issues

Reducing Medicare Hassles
Tom Smolic, JD, Los Angeles, CA

Marketing Your Surgical Practice
Michael Bruckner, Bloomingdale, IL

Managing Office Personnel
Karen A. Zupko, Chicago, IL

Forum: Socioeconomic Issues Affecting Surgical Practice

Washington, DC's Role in Creating Competitive Pressures and the Impact of Competition on Your Surgical Practice
Glenn R. Markus, MD, Washington, DC

What Does Systems Thinking have to do with Health Systems?
James L. Reinertsen, MD, Minneapolis, MN

Legal and Regulatory Concerns of the Practicing Surgeon
Paul G. Gebhard, Chicago, IL

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Revised February 1, 2007

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