2019 AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat 

AAAEM General Session

1:00 - 2:30 PM
Business Meeting & Ice Breaker: Gregory Mark Archual, MBA

2:30 - 4:00 PM
Administrator & Staff Wellness: Linda J. Davis-Moon, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, ALC; Amal Khalil, MBA; and Travis W. Schmitz, PhD, MBA

Keynote: Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria

Carlos Garcia Gubern, MD
Chair, Emergency Medicine Department
Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Maria Ramos–Fernandez, MD
Program Director
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

AACEM/AAAEM Joint Educational Sessions:

9:15 - 10:00 AM
Owning the Behavioral Health Population: Jane Brice, MD and Franklin Farmer

10:00 - 10:45 AM
How to Expand your Tele-Health Footprint: David F. M. Brown, MD, Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA and Tim Sullivan, MHA

10:45 - 11:30 AM
Computer Simulation for Department Operations Planning Richard J. Hamilton, MD, Gabe Kelen, MD and Thomas E. Terndrup, MD

11:30 - 12:00 PM
Benchmark Analytics: Boarding & Bed Utilization: James J. Scheulen, PA

12:00 - 12:30 PM
Boarding White Paper and Next Steps: Peter E. Sokolove, MD

Lunch: AACEM/AAAEM Joint Educational Sessions:

12:30 - 1:30 PM
Summa, The Real Story and Lessons Learned: Nickolas J. Jouriles, MD (Moderator), David C. Seaberg, MD (Chair, DEM, Summa), Cindy Kelley, DO (DIO, Summa), and Scott Poland, MD (Former Summa Resident, Core Faculty, Summa)

1:30 - 2:00 PM
Point/Counterpoint 

AACEM Education Sessions: Chairs

8:30 - 8:45 AM
Group photo

8:45 - 9:30 AM
Funding Global Health Programs: Michael J. VanRooyen, MD, MPH

9:30 - 10:15 AM
Role of APPs in the ED: Andrew S. Nugent, MD and Gabe Kelen, MD

10:15 - 10:45 AM
Pro/Con Discussion: Multiple Vice Chairs vs. a Few: Andra L. Blomkalns, MD, David F.M. Brown, MD, Gabe Kelen, MD and Linda A. Regan, MD

10:45 - 11:00 AM
AACEM Supported Activity: EM Action Fund Update: Peter E. Sokolove, MD

11:00 - 11:15 AM

AACEM Library Workgroup: Chair Online Resource Needs: David T. Overton, MD, MBA

11:15 - 12:00 PM
Quick Fire and Timely Topics for Chairs: Robert E. O'Connor, MD, MPH

AACEM Education Sessions: Vice-Chairs

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Interviewing to be a Chair: The Real Scoop from Recently Hired Chairs: Andra L. Blomkalns, MD, MBA, Ian B.K. Martin, MD, MBA, Angela M. Mills, MD and Benjamin Sun, MD, MPP

9:30 - 10:15 AM

The Role of Professional Organization and Certifying Bodies in Faculty Development and Career Advancement: Carl Chudnofsky, MD and Lewis Nelson, MD

10:15 - 11:45 AM

Negotiations: Understand the Underlying Framework: Azeemuddin Ahmed, MD, MBA

11:45 - 12:00 AM

Group Photo

AAAEM Educational Sessions: Administrators 

8:30 - 8:45 AM
Group Pictures

8:45 - 9:30 AM
ED CMI Acuity Based Index Tool: James J. Scheulen, PA

9:30 - 10:30 AM
Nuts & Bolts Session: Round Table Analytics

10:30 - 10:40 AM - Break 

10:40 - 12:00 PM: Hot Topics

Provider Hours, Pay, Nights, & Vacations: Gregory Mark Archual, MBA and David W. Calder, MBA
All Things APP: Travis W. Schmitz, PhD, MBA
Funding for Different EM Roles/Philanthropy: Steven Petrovic, MBA
ACGME vs. Non-ACGME Fellowships: Amy Jameson

AACEM/AAAEM Joint Educational Session:

Benchmark Analytics: What Do You Measure and How Do You Review Faculty: Katy Oksuita, MS

Awards Lunch: AACEM/AAAEM Joint Session

AACEM/AAAEM Joint Educational Sessions: 

8:00 - 8:45 AM
Data Analytics Benchmark Review: James J. Scheulen, PA

8:45 - 9:30 AM
Data Analytics-Cognitive Load: Becky McGowan

9:30 - 11:30 AM
Benchmark Survey Break Out Tables