Full Agenda, Preconference Workshop and More Announced for OR Business Management Conference
Rockville, MD (PRWEB) October 09, 2014 -- The OR Business Management Conference is an interactive and educational event aiming to aid today’s operating room and surgical suite business managers in increasing efficiency, reducing supply chain costs, optimizing throughput, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes. Presented by OR Manager, the conference will be held in Orlando, FL, February 15-18, 2015. The agenda has been expanded to include more sessions, a preconference workshop, and more opportunities to network with industry peers.
The conference will kick off Sunday, February 15, with the first-ever Preconference Workshop, “Safety, Quality, and Compliance in Perioperative Services: Understanding the Processes, Drivers, and Potential Pitfalls.” This workshop, which gives the non-clinician a clinical update to better support the nursing and surgical staff, is pre-approved for an additional 3.5 continuing education units (CEUs).
The conference starts on Monday, February 16, with an opening keynote presentation, “The Evolution of Healthcare and the Quest for Excellence,” by Keith Siddel, PhDc, JD, MBA, CHC.
The full 2015 OR Business Management Conference provides 24.5 CEUs for those who attend both the Preconference Workshop and the full conference.
The full agenda is now available and includes sessions such as:
- Implementing Change: Physician and Clinical Preference Items
- Mapping Perioperative Services Transformation
- Technology and Teamwork to Maximize Efficiency and the Patient Experience in the OR
- Lean Is a Journey, Not a Destination
- Balancing Your Staff’s Life at Work and Away
- Systems Thinking and Lean Transformation: An Integrative Model for the Operating Room
- Delivering High-Quality Health Care for Low Cost: Rethinking the Way We Look at Supplies in the OR
- Using Lean for Supply Chain Management
- The OR Supply Chain—Taking It to the Next Level
- From Care Coordination to Coding: What OR Business Managers Need to Know About Reimbursement
- And more!
To see the full conference agenda, including information on the Preconference Workshop, visit http://www.ormanager.com/managementconference. In its fourth year, the OR Business Management Conference has been expanded to include more sessions, experts, and information to give attendees more CEUs than ever before. “Attendees in 2014 told us they were ‘revitalized and inspired to improve.’ Our goal is to generate that same level of enthusiasm in 2015, and we believe our program will meet the needs of everyone who comes to Orlando,” says Elizabeth Wood, Editor of OR Manager.
Attendees will have the opportunities to join interactive breakout sessions and workshops as well as general keynote presentations to improve strategic planning and problem-solving skills. Networking breaks, receptions, and off-site events, including a Yoga Smoothie Smash and the Sleuth’s Mystery Theater Networking Dinner on Tuesday night, will provide informal and entertaining networking opportunities.
For more details on the agenda, CEUs, networking opportunities, and more, please visit http://www.ormanager.com/managementconference.
About OR Manager
OR Manager, an Access Intelligence company, provides news and information for perioperative directors and managers, OR business managers, and other decision makers in the surgical suite through the monthly OR Manager publication, the digital OR Reports, the OR Manager Conference, webinars, books, and other publications.
Elana Lilienfeld, OR Manager, http://www.ormanager.com, +1 301-354-1715, [email protected]
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