Business Leadership for Physicians: Necessary Knowledge Not Taught in Medical School

TRACK: Management and Administration in OEM

Catherine M. Baase, MD, FAAFP, FACOEM, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
Roger L. Chaufournier, MHSA, CSI Solutions, LLC, Bethesda, MD
Pamela A. Hymel, MD, MPH, FACOEM, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Anaheim, CA
Craig D. Thorne, MD, MPH, FACOEM, Erickson Living, Washington, DC

Health care is complex and fast-moving and occupational health physicians recognize that providing excellent care is not enough. They know that it is critical to develop exceptional leadership skills and business acumen as well. This interactive workshop is designed to include succinct presentations on advanced leadership and management tools and case examples about how they have already positively impacted clinical care and program development within several companies. The lead speaker is a renowned healthcare business professor and other faculty members are innovative occupational health physician leaders, they have mastered leadership and management skills to present business cases for new or improved services with measureable return on investment and process improvement techniques and tools to improve the delivery of occupational health services and demonstrate value. Specific case reports will highlight best practices in demonstrating business case and returnon-investment, collaboration with multiple stakeholders, and measuring and managing work. Attendees will have the opportunity to present their own management challenges they are faced with to the faculty in advance and during the interactive workshop to maximize this learning opportunity. This session may be of particular interest to residents and recent graduates.