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D E P A R T M E N T
O F M E D I C I N E
P R O F E S S I O N A L
G R O U P
7:00 to 8:00am Registration/ Breakfast
*Please sign-in and pick up a packet from the registration table
Three breakfast stations will be set up near the registration table and two on the second floor
8:00 to 9:00am Division Meetings
Allergy- Legacy B (2nd floor)
Cardiology-Centennial Ballroom C+D (1st floor)
Dermatology-Enlightenment (2nd floor)
Digestive Disease-Optimist A (2nd floor)
Endocrinology-Legacy A (2nd floor)
Geriatrics- Entrepreneur (2nd floor)
GIM Hospitalist- Centennial Ballroom A+B (1st floor)
GIM Med Peds- Centennial Ballroom A+B (1st floor)
GIM/HSR- Centennial Ballroom A+B (1st floor)
Hematology-Oncology-Transformation (2nd floor)
Infectious Disease- Synergy (2nd floor)
Nephrology- Artistry (2nd floor)
Pulmonary- Legacy B (Shared with Allergy 2nd floor)
Rheumatology- Catalyst (2nd floor)
9:15 to 10:30am
Extended Division Meetings (by request of division)
Allergy- Legacy (2nd floor)
Dermatology- Enlightenment (2nd floor)
Endocrinology- Legacy A (2nd floor)
Geriatrics- Entrepreneur (2nd floor)
GIM Hospitalist-Optimist A (2nd floor)
GIM Med Peds- Transformation (2nd floor)
Nephrology- Artistry (2nd floor)
Pulmonary- Legacy B (2nd floor)
9:15 to 10:30am Workshop #1
Select one (1) session
NOTE: Requires that you have already completed the on line training before the retreat to obtain your recertification card.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Recertification
Illumination (2nd Floor)
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
Improving Outpatient Billing
Exploration (2nd floor)
Sylvia Martinez and Billing Team
*Combined Care Connect Outpatient Master Class & Best Practices for an Efficient Outpatient Practice Class
Developing an Agenda for SelfCare, Bio-Feedback, Meditation, and Wellness Resources
Synergy (2nd floor)
Drs. Rashmi S. Mullur, Mihaela Taylor, and Stephen Sideroff
Laurate (1st floor near entrance)
Drs. Adam Cavallero, Anna Chirra, and Hawkin Woo
Using Outpatient Reports to Improve Patient Care: PSRA, Quality Reports and Patient Satisfaction Reports
Pathways (1st floor)
Drs. Matteo Dinolfo, Samuel Skootsky, and Benjamin Waterman
Beyond Traditional Outpatient E/M Coding: Annual Visits, Transitional Care Codes, and other Special Coding
Optimist B (2nd floor)
Dr. Bernard Katz
CC Mobile Catalyst (2nd floor)
Dr. Evelyn Curls and Alvira Vickery
10:30 to 10:45am Break (SNACKS)
*Two nutrition hubs located on the second floor and one hub near the registration table.
10:45 to 12:00pm Workshop #2
Select one (1) session
NOTE: Requires that you have already completed the on line training before the retreat to obtain your recertification card.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Recertification (repeated)
Illumination (2nd floor)
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
Improving Outpatient Billing (repeated)
Exploration (2nd floor)
Sylvia Martinez and Billing Team
Developing an Agenda for Self-Care, Bio-Feedback, Meditation, and Wellness Resources (repeated)
Synergy (2nd floor)
Drs. Rashmi S. Mullur, Mihaela Taylor, and Stephen Sideroff
Best Practices for Efficient Inpatient Practice
Transformation (2nd floor)
Drs. Nate Cox and Neil Parikh
Panel - 360 ° Evaluation: What are the Characteristics of Highly Evaluated and Successful Faculty (Inpatient or Outpatient)? What are the Elements of Highly Effective Feedback?
Artistry (2nd floor)
Drs. Jodi Friedman, Michael Lazarus, Lisa Skinner, & William Reid
UCLA Risk Management
Catalyst (2nd floor)
Patricia Miller, Esq & Dr. William Reid
Improving Inpatient Billing
Journey (2nd floor)
Dr. Patrick Bui
*Combined Care Connect Outpatient Master Class & Best Practices for an Efficient Outpatient Practice Class
High-Yield Tips for Efficient Outpatient Medicine (repeated)
Laurate (1st floor)
Drs. Adam Cavallero, Anna Chirra, and Hawkin Woo
Benefits (from a faculty perspective)
Legacy A&B (2nd floor)
Arlene Bieschke, Albert Haro, Ernie Norris, and Dr. Robert Oye
12:00 to 12:15pm Break
12:15 to 12:25pm Welcome and Thank you Address
Centennial Ballroom A-D (1st floor)
Johnese Spisso, MPA, President, UCLA Health, CEO, UCLA Hospital System, Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences
Alan Fogelman, MD, Executive Chair, Department of Medicine; Castera Professor of Cardiology
12:25 to 12:30pm Introduction of Luncheon Speaker
Centennial Ballroom A-D (1st floor)
Lisa Skinner, MD, Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research), President, Department of Medicine Professional Group Executive Board
12:30 to 1:15pm Getting to “Yes” for Doctors and Patients: Negotiating Patient Preferences
Centennial Ballrom A-D (1st floor)
Daniel O’Connell, Ph.D
1:15 to 1:30pm Question and Answer Session
1:30 to 1:45pm Break
1:45 to 3:00pm Workshop #3
Select one (1) session
NOTE: Requires that you have already completed the on line training before the retreat to obtain your recertification card.
NOTE: Requires that you have already completed the on line training before the retreat to obtain your recertification card.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Recertification
Illumination (2nd floor)
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
Part 1
Legacy A+B (1st floor)
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
Improving Outpatient Billing (repeated)
Exploratory (2nd floor)
Sylvia Martinez and Billing Team
ABIM Maintenance of Certification Module PART 1 Nephrology Module
Pathways (2nd floor)
Drs. Mohammad Kamgar and Suzanne Nicholas
ABIM Maintenance of Certification Module PART 1 (Outpatient)
Optimist B (2nd floor)
Drs. Michael Lazarus and Mina Ma
Visionary Board Room (2nd floor)
Dr. Robert Oye, Minisha Kochar, Dr. Run Yu and Whitney Hackler
CC Mobile (repeated)
Catalyst (2nd floor)
Dr. Evelyn Curls and Alvira Vickery
*Combined Care Connect
Outpatient Master Class & Best Practices for an Efficient Outpatient Practice Class
Laurate (1st floor near entrance)
Drs. Adam Cavallero, Anna Chirra, and Hawkin Woo
3:00 to 3:15pm Break (SNACKS)
3:15 to 4:30pm Workshop #4
Select one (1) session
NOTE: Requires that you have already completed the on line training before the retreat to obtain your recertification card.
NOTE: Requires that you have already completed the on line training before the retreat to obtain your recertification card.
*Combined Care Connect
Outpatient Master Class & Best Practices for an Efficient Outpatient Practice Class
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Recertification
Illumination (2nd floor)
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
Legacy A+B (2nd floor)
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
Improving Outpatient Billing (repeated)
Exploration (2nd floor)
Sylvia Martinez and Billing Team
Laurate (1st floor near entrance)
Drs. Adam Cavallero, Anna Chirra, and Hawkin Woo
ABIM Maintenance of Certification Module PART 2 Nephrology Module
Pathways (2nd floor)
Drs. Mohammad Kamgar and Suzanne Nicholas
ABIM Maintenance of Certification Module PART 2 (Outpatient)
Optimist B (2nd floor)
Drs. Michael Lazarus and Mina Ma
4:30pm Adjourn
*Please leave your completed program evaluation on your chair or submit to the registration table
Created on February 15, 2018.