OR Excellence Schedule at a Glance Sept. 28 – Oct. 1

Wednesday, Sept. 28

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. — Welcome Party

Thursday, Sept. 29

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Workshop A: Trendsetters in Total Joints
Lee Rubin, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, 
Board-Certified Surgeon, Yale Medicine
Jinlei Li, MD, PhD, Program Director 
of Regional Anesthesia, Yale Medicine

Workshop B: Make Mindfulness Work for You
Jane Lodato, Mount Sinai Health System
Paige McMillan, MHA, 
Mount Sinai Health System

Workshop C: Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times
Kathy Beydler, RN, MBA, CNOR, CASC, 
Whitman Partners

11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Workshop D: People, Processes and Platforms: The Secret Recipe to bring Total Joint Replacement into the ASC!
Karen Ann Brown, RN, BSN, CASC, CAIP 

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Opening Keynote
Welcome and Opening Keynote
From the Mouse: Creating a Culture of Excellence 
Dennis Snow

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
General Session
The State of the Ambulatory Surgery Industry
David Shapiro, MD, CASC
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  
Networking Coffee Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  
OR Excellence Awards 2022

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
General Session
Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Julia Scotti

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  – Exhibit Hall Opening Wine-Tasting Reception

Friday, Sept. 30

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. – Networking Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Second Day Keynote
Leading Strategic Change: How to L.I.V.E. and Thrive as a Transformative Leader
Sheri Prentiss, MD, MPH, CPS/A, CPE, FACPE

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
General Session
Preparing for the Next Pandemic 
Ashish Sinha, MD, PhD, DABA, MBA, FASA
Riverside University Health System

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – 
Networking Coffee Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 
General Session
Strike Quickly to Prevent SSIs
Ahmed Al-Niaimi, MD, FACOG, FACS
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 
General Session
Strategies to Solve the Staffing Shortage
Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR(E), CASC,
Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – 
Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
General Session 
Surgery Is a Human Right
Matthew Goldshore, MD, 
PhD, MPH, and 
Carrie Morales, MD
The Center for Surgical Health

2:30 p.m.  – 3:30 p.m. 
General Session
Supply Shortages and What You Can Do About It
Thomas W. Durick, MD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

3:30 p.m.  – 4:30 p.m. 
General Session
Healthcare’s Digital Transformation
Tony Ambrozie, MBA
Baptist Health South Florida

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 
Power Hour Party in the Exhibit Hall

Saturday, Oct. 1
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.  
Networking Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
General Session
Championing Against the Criminalization of Medical Mistakes
RaDonda Vaught
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

General Session
The Secrets to Improved Instrument Care
Jig Patel, ST, CRCST, CHL, CIS, CER
UCLA Health 

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 
Networking Coffee Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
General Session
Navigating Employment Law Landmines
Casey Duhart, BS, M.Ed., JD
Acadia Healthcare Company

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
General Session
From Good to Genius on the Leadership Journey 
Nancy Yen Shipley, MD
Orthopedic surgeon and host of “The 6%” podcast

12:15 p.m.  – Closing Remarks and Meeting Adjourn