AAPM&R Department Chairs Summit

May 3-4, 2024 in Frisco, TX

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This event has concluded for 2024. Thank you to our faculty and attendees for your participation!

Overview

PM&R Department Chairs are a unique group of leaders navigating a rapidly evolving world in which Physiatry is facing challenges from all sides. This invite-only summit is intended to provide a private, collegial venue for Department Chairs to gather and learn through sharing and collaboration. Discuss the challenges you are facing, gain strategies you can take back to your own institution, and explore opportunities to work together in leading the specialty forward. This summit will be casual, productive, and offer perspective and support you won’t find anywhere else.

Summit Planning Group

Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR, New York University Langone Health

Steven R. Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR
Summit Planning Co-Chair

New York University Langone Health, Rusk Rehabilitation, New York, NY

Sara J. Cuccurullo, MD, FAAPMR

JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health, Rutgers RWJMS, Edison, NJ

Rita Hamilton, DO, FAAPMR, Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation

Rita G. Hamilton, DO, FAAPMR
Summit Planning Co-Chair

Baylor Scott & White Rehab Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, TX

David P. Steinberg, MD, FAAPMR

University of Utah PM&R Program,
Salt Lake City, UT

Target Audience

This summit is an invite-only event for PM&R Department Chairs and/or their equivalent PM&R Division Chiefs that report up through another department.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this summit, participants will be able to identify strategies to:

Demonstrate the value of PM&R to their health system
Navigate and respond to current challenges in PM&R
Hone skills in managing conflict and difficult conversations
Prioritize well-being for personal and team health
Work together to move the specialty forward as PM&R leaders

"The Department Chairs Summit is an incredibly unique two-day opportunity for PM&R Chairs to gather and discuss the challenges we face leading our departments. The retreat-like setting is the perfect relaxing venue for open dialogue and collaborative problem-solving."

-Dr. Steven Flanagan, Summit Co-Planner

Agenda (Subject to Change)

Friday, May 3rd
Noon – 1:00 pm	Lunch and Registration
1:00 – 1:15 pm	Welcome and Introductions Goals for the meeting Envisioning the Future of Our Specialty: Together
1:15 – 3:00 pm	Department Chair Presentations: Unique Challenges and Solutions Department Chairs will be invited to present brief presentations on the topics below followed by full group discussion.
	Strategic Planning and Requesting Resources David P. Steinberg, MD, FAAPMR, University of Utah PM&R Program, Salt Lake City, UT
	Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) as Part of the Physiatrist-Led Team Joe E. Burris, MD, FAAPMR, University of Missouri-Columbia PM&R Program, Columbia, MO
	Building the Research Mission Rita G. Hamilton, DO, FAAPMR, Baylor Scott & White Rehab Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, TX
3:00 – 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 – 5:00 pm	Demonstrating the Value of PM&R to Your Health System Three presenters will provide concrete examples of how they have shown the value of PM&R in their systems. These brief presentations will be followed by full group discussion.
	Metrics in the Acute Care Setting Steven R. Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR, New York University Langone Health, Rusk Rehabilitation, New York, NY
	How to Create Post-Acute Care Service Lines Matthew N. Bartels, MD, MPH, FAAPMR, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
	Development of Outpatient Services in the Face of Population Health Sara J. Cuccurullo, MD, FAAPMR, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health, Rutgers RWJMS, Edison, NJ
6:00 – 9:00 pm	Cocktail Hour and Dinner at the Cowboys Club Hosted by the Baylor University Medical Center Shuttle to leave the hotel at 6:00 pm. Dress is casual!

Saturday, May 4
8:00 – 8:30 am	Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 am	Leveraging Experience Across Career Stage: How Do We Work Together as Leaders of the Specialty? Attendees will break into smaller groups based on their career stage as a Department Chair to discuss goals, challenges and opportunities they face as newer or more experience Chairs. The larger group will then come together to exchange their thoughts and ideas on how department chairs can leverage each others’ skills and experience, and how they can learn from and support each other to lead the specialty together.
10:00 – 10:15 am	Break

10:15 am – 12:15 pm	Conflict Management and Difficult Conversations Workshop Thomas Cox, PsyD Dr. Cox will conduct a 2-hour interactive workshop that will incorporate testing instruments on personality types, social needs, and conflict management styles and strategies, using case studies specific to PM&R on how to manage and mitigate conflict.

12:15 – 1:00 pm	Lunch

1:00 – 2:15 pm	Taking Care of Yourself so You Can Take Care of Others Thomas Cox, PsyD Dr. Cox will lead an interactive presentation on how leaders can more effectively prevent their own burnout while managing the needs of their faculty and teams.

2:15 – 2:30 pm	Bringing It All Together: What Now? The group will share opportunities for change based on the discussions and learnings during the summit.

2:30 pm	Adjourn

Registration

The registration fee is $450 for all AAPM&R members and $500 for nonmembers. Registration includes all meals throughout the duration of the event, including dinner Friday evening. Participants are responsible for their own airfare and hotel reservations.

This is an invite-only, in-person event. Registration may not be transferred, and virtual attendance will not be an option.

Location

The Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa located in Frisco, TX offers a tranquil oasis that is outside the city, but still close to the action with easy access to Dallas Love Field Airport & DFW International Airport. With an onsite spa and immediate access to the Fazio Golf Course at Stonebriar Country Club, there is plenty to do while on property. The Academy has negotiated a room rate of $239/night (plus tax) for this event. Click here for general hotel information.