The 3rd annual todays surgicenter
conference continues to bring ASC owners, operators and surgeons
the education programming, networking opportunities and supplier
exhibit hall necessary to thrive in the current ASC environment.
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Thursday,
September 14, 2006
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| 10am-5pm |
Exhibitor Set-Up
Location: South
Seas E |
| 6-8pm |
Registration / Exhibits /
Cocktail Reception
Location:
Jasmine Registration South & South
Seas A, B & E
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Friday,
September 15, 2006
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| 7-7:45am |
Registration / Exhibits
Location: Jasmine
Registration South & South Seas E |
| 7-7:45am |
Continental
Breakfast
Location:
South Seas A, B & E
Sponsored by
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| 7:45-8am |
Welcome Remarks
Location: South
Seas A & B |
| 8-9:15am |
General Session
Regulatory, Legal and Legislative Update
Location: South
Seas A & B
Speakers: Lorin Patterson, JD &
Eric Zimmerman |
| 9:15-10:15am |
General Session Payments,
Reimbursements and Contracts
Location: South
Seas A & B
Speaker: Robert J. Carrera |
| 10:15-10:45am |
Break / Exhibits
Location: South
Seas E |
| 10:45-11:30am |
Concurrent Sessions
Start-Up Track: Feasibility Analysis: What
You Need to Get Started
Location: Jasmine
A & B
Speaker: Bob Zasa
Existing Track: Turning Around Struggling ASCs
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speaker: Tom Mallon, CEO
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| 11:40am-12:30pm |
Concurrent Sessions
Start-Up Track: Project and Equipment
Financing
Location:
Jasmine A & B
Moderator: Joe Delligatti
Speakers: Jeff Fox & Peter Myhre
Existing Track: Improving Operating Room Efficiency
Tracking and Lowering Costs with Inventory
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speaker: Mike Pankey, RN, MBA
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| 12:30-2pm |
Lunch / Exhibits
Location:
South Seas A, B & E
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| 12:45-1:15pm |
Vendor Presentation: Learn
How to Trade in Today's Market and Dramatically
Increase Your Portfolio's Profit Potential
Location:
South Seas A & B
Speaker: Gene Guarino, certified
financial planner
Sponsored by
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| 2-2:50pm |
Concurrent Sessions
Start-Up Track: Understanding ASC Business
Models
Location:
Jasmine A & B
Speakers: Joshua M. Kaye, Esq. & Jerry J. Sokol, Esq.
Existing Track: Peacefully Co-Existing in a Competitive
Market
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speaker: Spence Byrum
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| 2:50-3:30pm |
Break / Exhibits
Location: South
Seas E |
| 3:30-4:15pm |
General Session Build, Buy or Lease? Expanding an
Existing Center or Starting From Scratch
Location:
South Seas A & B
Speakers: Gordy Bruinsma, Jeff Eckert,
AIA & Todd Tidmore |
| 4:25-5:15pm |
General Session How Wellness Services Can Add to Your
Facility
Location:
South Seas A & B
Speaker: Joe Delligatti |
| 5:15-5:30pm |
Afternoon Wrap-up
Location: South
Seas A & B |
| 5:30-6:30pm |
Happy Hour
Location:
South Seas A & B
Sponsored by
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Saturday,
September 16, 2006
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| 7-7:45am |
Continental Breakfast
Location: Jasmine
Registration South
Sponsored by
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| 7:45-7:50am |
Welcome Remarks
Location: Jasmine
A, B, E & F |
| 7:50-8:50am |
Concurrent Sessions
Start-Up Track: Designing and Equipping Your Surgery Center for Maximum Efficiency
Location:
Jasmine A & B
Speakers: Steve Dickerson, AIA &
Larry Hampton
Existing Track: Marketing Considerations for ASCs
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speaker: Bill Southwick
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| 9-9:50am |
Concurrent Sessions
Start-Up Track: How to Select a Surgicenter
Manager or Billing Company
Location:
Jasmine A & B
Speaker: Thomas A. Michaud
Existing Track: Legal Strategies for Recruiting and
Removing Physician Members
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speaker: Lorin Patterson, JD
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| 9:50-10am |
Break
Location: Jasmine
Registration South |
| 10-10:50am |
General Session Physician / Hospital Joint Ventures: A Case
Study
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Moderator: Joe Delligatti
Speakers: Rob McCarville, MPA, Ashby Q. Burks, Esq. & Ken Martin, MD |
| 11-11:30am |
General Session Stark 101
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speaker: Cynthia Alcantara |
| 11:30am-12pm |
General Session Top 10 Tips for Profitability
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speaker: Lorin Patterson, JD |
| 12-12:30pm |
Wrap-Up with Q&A
Location:
Jasmine E & F
Speakers: Lorin Patterson, JD & Cynthia Alcantara |
Attendees choose between two tracks of seminars, one designed
for start-up facilities and another for existing. Each track
caters to the education and information needs for each type of
facility.
* Agenda / Faculty subject to change without
notice.
