7:00 AM | Networking Opportunities | Registration Opens | | |
8:00 AM | Panel | 1. Small Fish, Big Pond: Preserving Autonomy in Large Markets | alyson engle, MD, physician, Integrated Pain Management Candy Ranshaw, Administrator, Adobe Surgery Center Amanda Ryan, DO, MBA, Chief Executive Officer and Physician Owner, Advanced ASC of Carlsbad New Mexico John Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Fox Valley Orthopedics | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:00 AM | Panel | 2. Robotic-assisted Surgery: Helpful or Hype? | Brian Gantwerker, MD, Neurosurgeon, The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles John Peloza, MD, Spine Surgeon, Midwest Orthopedic and Spine Specialists Stephen Kovacs, MD, Chief, Division of Pulmonolgy Medicine, UPMC Hamot Ruben Azocar, MD, MHCM, FASA, FCCM, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:00 AM | Panel | 3. The Big 3: How Orthopedics, Ophthalmology and GI Will Fare in the Next Few Years | Amanda Sosnosky, MBA, BSN, RN, CASC, Administrator, Orthopedic Surgery Center of Green Bay; Administrator, Orthopedic Surgery Center of the Fox Valley Corey Welchlin, DO, Owner, Center for Specialty Care Alex Scott, MBA, Vice President, Operations, Amsurg Kathleen Regan, MHA, BSN, RN, CASC, Administrator, Buffalo Surgery Center | Grand J (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:00 AM | Panel | 4. Navigating Private Equity in ASCs: Cash In or Sell Out? | Michael Graziano, CASC, Administrator, Clifton Surgery Center Dave Doherty, Chief Financial Officer, Surgery Partners Dana Jacoby, CEO, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vector Medical Group Rebecca Geise, Chief Operating Officer, Premier Bone & Joint Centers of Wyoming Nyleen Flores, CPMSM, CPCS, Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Lake Oconee Orthopedics | Grand K (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:00 AM | Presentation | 5. Understanding Letter of Protection | Robert S. Bell, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon and Medical Director, NW Surgery Center | Grand L (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:00 AM | Panel | 6. Navigating the Future of Pain Management | Britni Cullen, MBA, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Clearway Pain Solutions Taif Mukhdomi, MD, MS, MHA, Interventional Pain Physician, Pain Zero Jaymin Shah, DO, RPh, Medical Director, Mercyhealth Pain Center Cristina Tamasdan, MD, Associate Professor, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University; Director, Pain Management, St. Vincent's Medical Center Connecticut, Hartford HealthCare | Grand MN (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:00 AM | Panel | 7. Upstream ASC Leadership: Strategic Imperatives for ASC Administrators and CEOs | Chuck Schwab, Executive Director, ASC Ventures, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute Cherie Whiting, PhD, RN, FACHE, Administrator, Lakeshore Surgery Center Yelena Mason, Administrator, APEX Eye Surgery Center Neeraja Kikkeri, DDS, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, North Texas Team Care Surgery Center Rena Courtay, MBA, BSN, RN, CASC, Assistant Vice President Perioperative Ambulatory Surgery, Duke University Health System | Grand Suite 3 (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:45 AM | Keynote Panel | 1. Future-Proofing ASCs: Strategic Planning and Growth Opportunities | Kyle Anderson, Vice President, Finance and ASC, Ortho Rhode Island Ali Mesiwala, MD, FAANS, Neurosurgeon, DISC Sports & Spine Center Natalie Christy, RN, BSN, MHL, Vice President, Surgical Services, Community Health Network | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
8:45 AM | Semi-Keynote Panel | 2. ASCs in 2030: Top Opportunities, Headwinds and Issues | Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, CASC, Administrator, Boston OutPatient Surgical Suites Harel Deutsch, MD, Co-Director, Rush Spine Center, Rush University Medical Center | Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
9:05 AM | Panel | 7. Bold Ideas to Lead Multigenerational Teams | Gina Hartman, RN, MAOL, CASC, Director, Operations, Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center Caleb Ashmore, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CLSSYB, Orthopedic Rehabilitation Services Supervisor, Harris Health System Deanna Sasaki-Adams, MD, MBA, Neurosurgery Professor, Medical Sciences, University of Arkansas Melissa Ladd, RN, Director of Nursing, Michigan Surgical Utica, LLC | Grand Suite 3 (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
9:25 AM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in the Foyer | | |
9:45 AM | Panel | 1. Identify the Next Big Specialty at Your ASC | Bobbi Jo Baerenwald, RN, Director, Nursing, Wisconsin Institute of Surgical Excellence LLC Janet Carlson, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, Executive Director, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Commonwealth Pain & Spine alyson engle, MD, physician, Integrated Pain Management Bruce Feldman, MS, CPPM, Administrator, Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
9:45 AM | Presentation | 2. Optimizing Financial Success in ASCs | Amy Coletti, Principal, ECG Management Consultants Kevin Dowdy, Associate Principal, ECG Management Consultants Naya Kehayes, Partner, ECG Management Consultants Matt Kilton, Partner, ECG Management Consultants | Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
9:45 AM | Panel | 3. Success in GI: What Will Make the Biggest Impact in the Next 2 Years | Andy Paulson, Director, Carle Health Endoscopy Center Larry Trenk, Vice President, Operations, Physicians Endoscopy Nick Vailas, Chief Executive Officer, Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center Aaron Shecthter, CASC, Administrator, Hackensack Endoscopy Center Geogy Vennikandam, MBBS, Chief Operating Officer, GI Partners of Illinois | Grand J (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
9:45 AM | Panel | 4. How Physicians Can Make Better Investments and Decisions | Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OrthoNOW Daniel Mulconrey, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Michael Graziano, CASC, Administrator, Clifton Surgery Center | Grand K (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
9:45 AM | Panel | 5. Where ASC M&A Is Helpful, Hurtful and the Best Path Forward | Jonathan Davis, Chief Operating Officer, Clearway Pain Solutions Marina Williams, MHA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Texas Health Surgery Center Irving Basil Besh, MD, Founder, Precision SurgiCenter | Grand L (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
9:45 AM | Panel | 6. Anesthesia in ASCs: Big Trends and Ideas for 2024 and Beyond | Marco Araujo, MD, Medical Director, The A Clinics Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Strategic Licensure and Neuro-Anesthesiologist, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Ruben Azocar, MD, MHCM, FASA, FCCM, Vice President, Perioperative Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Randy Robbins, MD, Managing Partner, Valiant Anesthesia Associates, PLLC | Grand MN (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
10:05 AM | Panel | 7. The Most Important Financial and Clinical Metrics for Elite ASCs | Alex Andrade, COO, Medical Associates PC Sangyoon Jason Shin, DO, Regional Medical Director of Ambulatory Care, Mount Sinai Lori Callahan, ASC Regional Director, Ortho Illinois Cathy Jones, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Apex Spine and Neurosurgery | Grand Suite 3 (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
10:30 AM | Panel | 1. Foster Team Value and Prevent Burnout with Purposeful Leadership | Karen Murphy, RN, MSN, MBA, Administrator, Fort Sutter Surgery Center Rochelle Pinnock-Herring, MS, RN-BC, CCM, Assistant Director, Clinical Operations, Montefiore Medical Center Gayle Bultsma, BSN, RN, CAPA, Director of Clinical Quality, Copper Ridge Surgery Center Jeany Dunaway, RN, CASC, Administrator, Effingham Ambulatory Surgery Center | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
10:30 AM | Panel | 2. 23 Hour Observation: What Works and What Doesn't | Adam Hornback, Administrator, North Texas Team Care Surgery Center Daniel Mulconrey, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Jeremy Smiley, MD, FACEP, FACP, CHCQM-PHY, Medical Director, Care Management, Endeavor Health Sarah Sterling, CASC, Area Director, Greater San Francisco, Sutter Surgery Center Division, Sutter Health Surgery Center Division Olga Lara, RN, BSN, Clinical Director, Covenant High Plains Surgery Center | Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
10:30 AM | Panel | 3. The Evolution of GI and Where It's Heading | Susan & Johnathan Cheek, Administrator, ADEO Jeffrey Singerman, Administrator, Manhattan Endoscopy Center Ahmed Samad, MBA, FACMPE, CASC, Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Surgery & Endoscopy Center / Digestive Care Dean Lehmkuhler, MHA, Administrator, Northside Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center | Grand J (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
10:30 AM | Panel | 4. Prior Authorization Success: How to Combat Obstacles While Meeting Margins | Anne Chittenden, Director, Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center Michael Gale, Administrative Director, Sentara Obici Ambulatory Surgical Center Wendy Hughes, Business Office Manager, Piedmont Outpatient Surgery Center | Grand K (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
10:30 AM | Presentation | 5. Why I Stopped Worrying and Embraced Policymaking | Brian Gantwerker, MD, Neurosurgeon, The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles | Grand L (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
10:30 AM | Featured Session | 6. The Power of Digitizing Payer Contracts: Unlocking the Secret to Higher Reimbursements | Brett Spark, Co-Founder and President, Aroris | Grand MN (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
11:20 AM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall | | |
12:25 PM | Panel | 1. Hospital Red Flags: When to Ditch Your Partnership | Marco Araujo, MD, Medical Director, The A Clinics Jeffrey Dottl, CPA, Principal, Physicians Surgery Centers, LLC Hooman Melamed, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Spine Pro Shar Hashemi, MD, FACS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Washington DC Hand & Upper Extremity Ambulatory Surgery Center | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
12:25 PM | Featured Session | 2. Elevate ASC Patient Care and Satisfaction with Six Smart RCM Strategies | David Law, Chief Client Officer, Zotec Partners Margaret Paroski, MD, Honest Health, mparoski@chsbuffalo.org | Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
12:25 PM | Presentation | 3. Medication Regulatory Updates Impacting the Care and Procurement in ASCs | Matthew Effron, Pharmacy Manager, Cleveland Clinic | Grand J (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
12:25 PM | Panel | 4. How to Win With Value-based Care Today | Jean Ann Scarafia, Head, New Markets, Commons Clinic Sangyoon Jason Shin, DO, Regional Medical Director of Ambulatory Care, Mount Sinai Maria Todd, PhD, Director of Business Development, St George Surgical Center Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OrthoNOW | Grand K (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
12:25 PM | Panel | 5. Navigating Financial Uncertainty: Tips from ASC Administrators and Leaders | Stephanie Danielson, MSN, RN, Administrator, Pinnacle Surgery Center Johnny Russell, DHA, MBA, Director, Area Operations, Sutter Health Tonya Moore, Practice Manager, Laser Eye Surgery of Erie, Inc Amy Coletti, Principal, ECG Management Consultants | Grand L (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
12:25 PM | Presentation | 6. Transparency in the Economics of Anesthesiology: Financial Management and Strategies for Alignment | Firas Abdul, Director, Anesthesiology, Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Jenn Danner, BSN, RN, Senior Director, Orlando Health Ambulatory Surgery Center John Mahalek, Surgical Services Administrator, Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute | Grand MN (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
12:25 PM | Panel | 7. Supply Strategy: How Smart ASCs are Facing Shortages | John Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Fox Valley Orthopedics Brian Fornataro, Administrator, Mountain Surgery Center Tina Driggers, Administrator, Credentialing, Day Surgery Center Melanie Zaboth, Director of Operations, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Emory Healthcare | Grand Suite 3 (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
1:10 PM | Panel | 1. Doing More With Less Staff: The Newest Strategies in Continuing Labor Shortages | David McConnell, MD, Medical Director, Kearney Ambulatory Surgical Center Olga Medowska, Director, Operations, ANR Clinic Sheila Thompson, RN, BS, Practice Administrator, Twin Cities Pain Clinics & Surgery Centers Jeffrey Singerman, Administrator, Manhattan Endoscopy Center | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
1:10 PM | Panel | 2. Help Patients and Budgets with Digital Transformation | Sophia Moradi, MHA, Administrator, Avalon Surgery Center Amy Ziegler, DNP, NEA-BC, ACNP-BC, Director of Business Administration, Advanced Heart and Vascular Surgery Center Nitesh Kumar, MD, Director, Business Development and Traumatic Brain Injuries Specialist, Lakeview Hospital and Neuro-Rehab Center Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, CASC, Administrator, Boston OutPatient Surgical Suites | Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
1:10 PM | Featured Session | 3. ASCs Winning with AI: Real-World Success Stories in the Revenue Cycle | Kathrynne Johns, Chief Financial Officer, Allegiance Mobile Health Dan Parsons, Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Thoughtful AI | Grand J (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
1:10 PM | Panel | 4. ASC Ownership, Joint Ventures, Noncompetes and More: Key Issues on the Horizon | Nyleen Flores, CPMSM, CPCS, Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Lake Oconee Orthopedics Barry Graf, SVP Partnerships and Business Development, Virtua Health Colin Park, CPA/ABV, ASA, Managing Director, VMG Health Aaron Shecthter, CASC, Administrator, Hackensack Endoscopy Center | Grand K (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
1:10 PM | Panel | 5. Building Your ASC into a Top Place to Work | Gabriel Figueroa, MD, Chief Operating Officer, Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center Tami Robinson, Administrator, Unity Surgical Center Rebecca Murphy, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, Vice President, Operations, Northwestern Kishwaukee and Valley West Hospitals and Sycamore Surgery Center Aimee Miller, MD, Medical Director, Lido Surgical Institute | Grand L (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
1:10 PM | Panel | 6. How to Retain Qualified Anesthesia Providers in the ASC | Jack Dillon, Chief Executive Officer, Anesthesia Practice Consultants Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Strategic Licensure and Neuro-Anesthesiologist, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Ashley Hilliard, MBA, MSN, RN, CPAN, Administrator, Deerpath Ambulatory Surgery Center Dennis Tognoli, BSN, RN, Site Director and Administrator, Alii Ambulatory Surgery Center | Grand MN (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
1:30 PM | Panel | 7. AI + ASCs: How AI Can Help Your Center Without Breaking Your Budget | Jacob Rodman, Chief Executive Officer, Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic Adriana Puram, BSN, RN, CCRN, Nurse Administrator, Surgcenter of Greenbelt Natalie Malitz, Director of Operations, Eye Care Surgery Center of Evansville Deanna Sasaki-Adams, MD, MBA, Neurosurgery Professor, Medical Sciences, University of Arkansas | Grand Suite 3 (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
2:30 PM | Panel | 1. Cultivating Culture: How to Align New Hires on the Needs of Your ASC | Heather Hilgendorf-Cooley, MBA, CASC, Administrator, Spring Park Surgery Center LLC Lyndsey Synder, Business Officer Manager and Credential Coordinator, Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center LoAnn Vande Leest, RN, MBA-H, CNOR, CASC, Interim Executive Director, The Orthopaedic Surgery Center Lea Anne Abernathy, RN, Administrator, Physicians Endoscopy Center at 119 | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
2:30 PM | Panel | 2. The Future of Orthopedics in ASCs: Where it Stands and Where it's Headed | Earl Kilbride, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Austin Orthopedic Institute Tammy Smittle, RN, BSN, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Stonegate Surgery Center Gina Taylor, MSN, ASC Quality and Accreditation Program Manager, Harris Health System Tim Fuchs, Chief Development Officer, nimble solutions | Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
2:30 PM | Panel | 3. Navigating Reimbursement Challenges in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy | Neal Kaushal, MD, Executive Director, General Gastroenterology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Andrey Ibragimov, RN, MSN, Assistant Director, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center Shannon Pitel, MBA, Administrator, Zazen Surgery Center Helen Lowenwirth, Administrator, East Side Endoscopy | Grand J (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
2:30 PM | Panel | 4. Maximize Profitability When Adding or Expanding Services | Todd Currier, CASC, CPA, Administrator, Bend Surgery Center Sap Sinha, Chief Operating Officer, Allied Digestive Health Rena Courtay, MBA, BSN, RN, CASC, Assistant Vice President Perioperative Ambulatory Surgery, Duke University Health System Blane Uthman, Chief Executive Officer, Spine Center of Excellence | Grand K (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
3:15 PM | Keynote Interview | 1. Keynote Interview: William Prentice, Chief Executive Officer, ASC Association | William Prentice, Chief Executive Officer, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |
4:00 PM | Celebrity Keynote | 1. Keynote Interview - Caitlin Clark | Caitlin Clark, Professional Basketball Player, Nader Samii, JD/MBA, Executive Chairman, nimble solutions | Grand Ballroom EF (East Tower - Ballroom Level) |