2020 AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat
12th Annual AACEM/AAAEM Joint Retreat
March 15-18, 2020
JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
74-855 Country Club Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
How to Register
- Register online for Chairs and Administrators
- Register via our 2020 AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat form and email it back to us.
Pricing
| Early Registration Ends 12/2/2019 | Standard Registration Ends 1/20/2020 | Late/On-site Registration After 1/20/2020 | |
| AACEM Member | $700 | $800 | $900 |
| AAAEM Member | $700 | $800 | $900 |
| AACEM/AAAEM Non-member | $900 | $900 | $900 |
| *Vice Chairs | $900 | $900 | $900 |
| **CDP or CAEMA Participant | $700 | $800 | $900 |
*Vice Chair Registration
Vice Chairs must have their Chair complete the vice chair endorsement form prior to registering for the 2020 AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat.
**CDP and CAEMA Participants
CDP and CAEMA tuition include CDP Session #2 and CAEMA Session #1 ONLY. Participants planning to attend the AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat in its entirety are required to register.
How to Book Your Hotel Room
- Reserve your room online
- Reserve by phone, call (760) 341-2211 and mention group name, AACEM/AAAEM Retreat
| Room Type | Room Rate |
| Standard Room | $309 |
Flight Information
The Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) is a 6-minute drive to the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.
General Schedule of Events
| SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 | |
| 9:30 AM to 3:45 PM | CAEMA Program Director’s Suite A |
| 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM | CAEMA Dinner |
| SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020 | |
| 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM | AACEM Strategic Planning Griffin Room (by invitation only) |
| 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM | CAEMA Program Director’s Suite A |
| 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | CDP Program Director’s Suite 2 |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | AAAEM Opening Session Springs Salon D & E |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | AAAEM Keynote: Payment Models and ED Growth Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC LogixHealth President |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | AAAEM Keynote Speaker Q & A |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | AAAEM Committee Review Moderated by: Ashlee Melendez, MSPH, BSN |
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | AAAEM Ice Breaker: What Would You Do? |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | AACEM First Timers Reception |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | AAAEM First Timers Reception |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | AACEM/AAAEM Welcome Cocktail Reception The Grove |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Women Chairs and Vice Chairs Dinner |
| MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast Springs Patio |
| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Individual Sessions with Roundtable Analytics Director’s Suite 2 |
| Joint Educational Sessions Springs Salon F | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Keynote: How to Thrive in the Eyes of the Dean Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH and Joseph Adrian Tyndall, MD, MPH |
| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Institutional Solutions to Address Disparities in Compensation and Advancement of Emergency Medicine Physicians: A Critical Appraisal Tracy Madsen, MD, ScM Basmah Safdar, MD, MSc |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Compensation and Recognition Systems for Senior/Aging Physicians Deborah Diercks, MD, MSc and Michael D. Brown, MD, MSc |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Optimal Model for Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine Chris Fox, MD and Richard D. Zane, MD |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Philanthropy: How to Do It, How to Succeed At It, Endowments vs Fund Raising for Operations Denis Pauze, MD |
| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Benchmark Survey: Data Analytics- ED CMI Acuity Based Index Tool Nate Holt, PhD Roundtable Analytics |
| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Awards Luncheon Moderated by: Michael D. Brown, MD, MSc and Ashlee Melendez, MSPH, BSN |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Yoga Complimentary Linda J. Davis-Moon, MSN, APRN-BC |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Networking Reception The Pointe |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | AACEM Executive Committee Dinner |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast Springs Patio |
| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Individual Sessions with Roundtable Analytics Director’s Suite 2 |
| AACEM EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: CHAIRS Salon F | |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Group Photo |
| 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | Establishing an Emergency Medicine Investigator Pipeline Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD and Robert W. Neumar, MD, PhD |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Developing Your Bench Jane H. Brice, MD, MPH |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Negotiations Skills Workshop Azeemuddin Ahmed, MD, MBA and Andrew S. Nugent, MD |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | What Happens When Research Hits the Public Eye In a Negative Way James R. Miner, MD |
| 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | AACEM Supported Activities Updates Peter E. Sokolove, MD and Michael D. Brown, MD, MSc |
| AACEM EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: VICE CHAIRS Director's Suite A | |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Welcome and Intro to Vice Chair Track Deborah Diercks, MD, MSc |
| 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | Taking the Next Step: Getting the Interview David W. Wright, MD |
| 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Taking the Next Step: Preparing for the Interview Jeremiah "Jay" Schuur, MD, MHS |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Taking the Next Step: Interview Follow-up and Negotiations John Christian Fox, MD |
| 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Understanding Medical Center Finances/Changes in the Marketplace David C. Seaberg, MD |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Vice Chairs Interest Group Introduction/Group Discussion/Quickfire Michael A. Gisondi, MD |
| 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Group Photo |
| AAAEM EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: ADMINISTRATORS Springs Salon D & E | |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Group Photo |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Operational Dashboards and Available Software Tools Moderated by: Tim Sullivan, MHA Dennis Ferrante, Shannon Giger, MHA, Steve Maxwell, MSM, and Jennifer Patton Muir, MBA |
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Provider Dashboards: Physician Productivity and Incentives Moderated by: David Christiansen, MBA Gregory M. Archual, MBA and Becky McGowan, MBA |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Hot Topics Ashlee Melendez, MSPH, BSN and Travis W. Schmitz, PhD, MBA |
| 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Break |
| JOINT EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS Salon F | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Benchmark Survey: Data Analytics - EM Research Steve Maxwell, CAAMA |
| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Case and Lessons Learned: Hahnemann Hospital and ED Closure Lunch Session Theodore A. Christopher, MD, Richard J. Hamilton, MD, Louis J. Ling, MD, and Leah Gassett, MBA (ECG Management Consultants) |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Joint AACEM/AAAEM Executive Committee Meeting Griffin Room |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Yoga Complimentary Linda J. Davis-Moon, MSN, APRN-BC |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | AAAEM Executive Committee Dinner |
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 | |
| JOINT EDUCATIONAL SESSION Salon F | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast Springs Patio |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Benchmark Survey: Data Analytics- Benchmark Review James J. Scheulen, PA, MBA |
| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Lessons From the Early Leaders and Chairs of Emergency Medicine Brian J. Zink, MD |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Virtual Urgent Care: Quantifying ROI and Unlocking Hidden Value Robert Femia, MD |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Table Talks/Hot Topics
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| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Moderated Report Outs Michael D. Brown, MD, MSc and Ashlee Melendez, MSPH, BSN |
| 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Open Forum/Deeper Dive |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Roundtable Analytics/Benchmark Survey Sessions |