Learning Objectives
- Assess the epidemic’s impact on our work and consider successful strategies to withstand its impact.
- Discuss ambulatory surgery centers as an option to continue bariatric surgery despite inpatient bed and staffing shortages.
- Evaluate best practices for outpatient bariatric surgery.
- Learn how to maximize personal financial health and that of your business.
- Gather with colleagues for support and advice as we chart a course forward.
| 8:00am |
Positives and negatives of COVID19 on bariatric surgery practices Shawn Garber, MD |
| 8:20am |
How to get your hospital to pay their fair share! Paul Kemmeter, MD FACS |
| 8:40am |
I survived by minimizing overhead Colleen Kennedy, MD MBA FASMBS |
| 9:00am |
Just get as many patients as possible to surgery (Pfeiffer) vs. Maximize billing of all kinds on each patient (Seger) Joshua Pfeiffer, MD; Michael Seger, MD |
| 9:30am | Break |
| 10:00am |
The need for surgical centers as a revenue source Daniel Cottam, MD |
| 10:20am |
How to set up and run a successful ASC Bo Neichoy, MD |
| 10:40am |
Maximizing patient safety doing same-day surgery Peter Billing, MD FACS |
| 11:00am |
Outpatient bypass Titus Duncan, MD |
| 11:20am |
Outpatient sleeve Emma Patterson, MD FRCSC FACS |
| 11:40am |
How do I get that approved? Helmuth Billy, MD |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm |
Pluses and minuses of telemedicine Paul Enochs, MD FASMBS |
| 1:50pm |
Exit opportunities: planning for your retirement Naveen Ballem, MD |
| 2:10pm |
How to market and grow your practice Matthew Weiner, MD |
| 2:30pm |
Medical weight loss should be part of your practice (Lofton) vs. I’m doing less MWL than I used to…by choice (Kurian)
Holly Lofton, MD; Marina Kurian, MD FASMBS |
| 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:30pm |
Partnering with a private equity firm VS. Josh Roller, MD |
| 3:30pm |
Staying independent Rami Lutfi, MD FASMBS |
| 4:00pm |
Are online patient care and engagement platforms worth the cost? Michael Snyder, MD |
| 4:20pm |
How to have an “academic” private practice Benjamin Clapp, MD |
| 4:40pm |
“I get knocked down, but I get up again” Round Table Panel Rachel Moore, MD FASMBS; Paul Kemmeter, MD FACS; Helmuth Billy, MD; Benjamin Clapp, MD |
| 5:00pm | Adjourn |