| Friday, January 26 | Title | Speaker(s) |
| 8 - 9 a.m. | Keynote Session: Leading with Purpose |
Nicholas Pearce PhD |
| 8 - 9 a.m. | Is there a Case on That? | Vicki Myckowiak JD |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | What’s New in Anesthesia and Pain Management for 2024 | Deena Gauthier CPC, CDEO, CANPC, CGSC |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | How to build and sustain real partnership with C-Suites | Donald Arnold MD, FASA; Elmer Choi MD, PHD, FASA, MBA; Sonya Pease MD, MBA, FASA |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | The Business Case for Environmental Sustainability in Anesthesiology | Brian Chesebro MD; Lucinda Everett MD; Jodi Sherman MD |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Streamlining the Revenue Cycle Process | Doris Branker CHC, CPMA, CIRCC, CANPC, CEMC |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Valuing CPT (and Anesthesia) Codes: The RUC and what you need to know | Amr Abouleish MD, MBA, FASA; Neal Cohen MD, MPH, MS; Gordon Morewood MD, FASA, MBA, FASE |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Weaponized Reporting--When the Pen is Deadlier than the Sword | Zachary Deutch MD, FASA; Steven Shafer MD, FASA |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Promoting Wellbeing Through Conflict Resolution Management | Rita Agarwal MD, FASA; Jason Cheng DO |
| 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. | Roundtables: Session 1 | |
| 1:50 - 2:20 p.m. | Roundtables: Session 2 | |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Anesthesia Coding & Billing Conundrums |
Bellinger Moody RHIA, CPC-I, CPC, CCP |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Emerging Independence - How previously employed physicians can take the reins and set up their own independent practice | Jack Dillon MA, MBA; Jason Greenberg MD; Henry Kamali MD; Stan Morton CEO |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Optimizing Economics of Pain Medicine in the Anesthesia Group Practice | Maxim Eckmann MD; Jay Grider DO, PHD, MBA; Gary Schwartz MD, FASA |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Anesthesia Staffing Models: Optimization, Cost Analysis and Practicality | Martha Kelley CMPE, MS; David Leachman MD, FASA, MBA, FACHE |
| 4 - 5 p.m. | Anesthesia Payments: How your case gets billed and how you get paid! | Kelly Dennis MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA, CPMA, CPC, CPC-I |
| 4 - 5 p.m. | How Payment Issues Affecting Anesthesiologists Intersect with Advocacy | Manuel Bonilla MS; Lois Connolly MD, FASA, FACHE; Jonathan Gal MD, FASA, MBA, MS |
| 4 - 5 p.m. | Building a Culture of Change; Strategies to Foster Adaptation & Adjustment at the Employee, Leader and Organizational Level | Elizabeth Duggan MD, MA; Chris Glover MD; Crystal Wright MD, FASA |
| 4 - 5 p.m. | Basics of Operating Room Management | Mark Hudson MD, MBA, FASA; Cynthia Wells MD |
| Saturday, January 27 | ||
| 8 - 9 a.m. | Financialization of Healthcare: What’s All This Brouhaha? | Lawton Burns PhD |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | What You Must Know About Hospital and Payor Contracting | Alexander Choi MD, MPH, FASA; Ron Howrigon AA; Mark Weiss JD |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Billing and Coding for Anesthesia and Related Services | Christopher Troianos MD, FASA, FASE |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Innovation and Big Thinking for Anesthesia in 2030 | Moeed Azam MD, MBA, FASA; John Beard MD; Kevin Tremper MD, PHD, FACA |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Leadership, Self-Development, and Coaching: Techniques, Resources, & Skills to Enhance Leadership Capacity | John Laur MD, FASA, MSC, CPE; Drew Lawson MD; David Zvara MD |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Aligning ASA Quality Priorities with the Quality Payment Program, Clinical Guidance, and Workforce | Thomas Miller PhD; Matthew Popovich PhD |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Negotiating Hospital Contracts Workshop | Mark Weiss JD; Alexander Choi MD, MPH, FASA; Ron Howrigon AA |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | Mental Fitness Training: Leadership, Self-Development, and Coaching Workshop | John Laur MD, MSc, FASA; Drew Lawson MD; David Zvara MD |
| 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. | Roundtables: Session 1 | |
| 1:50 - 2:20 p.m. | Roundtables: Session 2 | |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Professional Liability: Things Every Anesthesiologist Should Know | Vilma Joseph MD; Alan Marco MD; Erik Smith MD |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Anesthesiologists and Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Building a Value-Based Partnership | Katherine Grichnik MD, MS; James Mesrobian MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA; Arnaldo Valedon MD, FASA |
| 4 - 5 p.m. | President's Address & Townhall | Donald Arnold MD, FASA; Manuel Bonilla MS; Lois Connolly MD, FASA, FACHE; Ronald Harter MD, FASA; Brian Reilly |
| Sunday, January 28 | ||
| 8 - 9 a.m. | Addressing Physician Burnout and Creating a Strong Team Culture | Jesse Ehrenfeld MD, MPH, FASA; Ronald Harter MD, FASA |
| 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. | How to Respond to Payer Audits | Vicki Myckowiak JD; Amy Turner RN, BSN, MMHC, CPC, CHC, CHIAP |
| 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Thinking Out Of the Box: Innovative Approaches to the Anesthesia Work Force Shortage | Ioana Pasca MD; Ronald Pearl MD, PHD, FASA; Sonya Pease MD, MBA, FASA |
| 9:15 - 11:15 a.m. | Career Journey: From Personal Branding to Vision & Execution, Everything You Need to Know! | Mada Helou MD, FASA; James Hill MD, FASA |
| 11 a.m. - Noon | Acute Pain Management Hot Topics | Amy Turner RN, BSN, MMHC, CPC, CHC, CHIAP |
| 11 a.m. - Noon | To Grow or Not to Grow: Planning Ahead to Preserve Your Independent Anesthesia Practice | Howard Greenfield MD; Shena Scott MBA, FACMPE; Judith Semo JD, ESQ |
| 11 a.m. - Noon | Getting Your First Job and Keeping It | Molly Kraus MD, FASA; Lori Marshall MD, FASA; W. Sumrall, III MD, FASA |
Date of last update: November 15, 2023
