Friday, March 29

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room 113

CME: 2.0
CE: 2.4

Hanging Your Shingle: Practice Management Tips

Participants This session is designed for physicians who are in current practice and/or are interested in opening or expanding laser services.

Background Requirements Physicians in practice or with at least 2 years of graduate residency training.

Educational Needs/Expected Learning Objectives After this session, physicians will learn:

How to maximize office design for increased practice efficiency and patient safety.
How to optimize financial management and learn basic employee management skills.
What the best practices are to identify and negotiate large capital purchases.
What the basics are of internal and external marketing of a new device or procedure.
How to address difficult patient situations in order to optimize patient satisfaction and loyalty.

directors
Tina S. Alster, MD
George J. Hruza, MD, MBA

Time	Title - Presenting Author
7:00 AM - 7:05 AM	Introduction and Pre-Test - Tina S. Alster
7:06 AM - 7:20 AM	Office Design for Maximum Practice Efficiency & Safety - Melanie Palm
7:21 AM - 7:35 AM	Financial and Employee Management: The Short Course - Todd E. Schlesinger
7:36 AM - 7:45 AM	Identification, Negotiation, and Pricing of Large Capital Investments - Anne M. Chapas
7:46 AM - 8:00 AM	Internal and External Marketing Considerations - Eric F. Bernstein
8:01 AM - 8:15 AM	Handling Difficult Patient and Practice Situations - Tina S. Alster
8:16 AM - 8:30 AM	Putting It All Together to Optimize Practice Operations - George J. Hruza
8:31 AM - 8:55 AM	Panel Discussion and Q&A
8:56 AM - 9:00 AM	Conclusion and Post-Test - George J. Hruza

CME Max AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™, CE Max CE Contact Hours

Novice | Intermediate | Expert

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