AIM Conference agenda

Friday, October 2

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Informal cocktail hour welcome reception, sponsored by Panacea Financial

Saturday, October 3

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.: Opening Session: The State of Independent Medicine

Speakers: AIM Leadership, joined by special guest Dr. John McDonough, Professor of the Practice of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, for a discussion on the policy forces shaping independent medicine today.

8:45 – 9:30 a.m.: The Fight for Independent Medicine: Why It Matters Now

Speaker: Emma Freer, American Economic Liberties Project

9:30 – 10:15 a.m.: After the Takeover: Lessons in Survival and Rebuilding

Speakers: Preston Alexander, Forward Slash / Health & Dr. Adrienne Towsen, Towsen Clinic (West Chester, PA)

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.: Mid-Morning Break

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.: Financial Resilience: Protecting and Strengthening Your Practice

Speakers: Dr. David Norris, Anesthesiologist, Author of The Financially Intelligent Physician; Dr. Ali Sabbagh, Anesthesia   Management Services PC (Commerce Township, MI)

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.: Restoring Balance: Payment Reform, Physician Well-Being, and the Future of Physician-Led Care

Speaker: Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, AMA Board of Trustees

1:45– 2:30 p.m.: Advocacy 101: Where to Start and How to Be Heard

Speaker: Andrew Woods, Liberty Partners Group

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Mid-Afternoon Break

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Sponsor Presentation by Zotec Partners

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.: Keynote Conversation: Leadership, Resilience, and High-Stakes Performance

Speaker: NHL Legend Eddie Olczyk

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.: Networking reception (photo opportunities with Eddie Olczyk available through 5:00 p.m.)

Sunday, October 4

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.: From Practice to Policy: How Physicians Can Drive Change

Speakers: Hayden Rooke-Ley, JD; Oregon Representative Ben Bowman & Dr. Elissa Pirocanac, Bend (OR) Anesthesiology   Group

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.: From Insight to Action: What You Do Next Matters

Speakers: Morgan Harper (AELP); Hayden Rooke-Ley, JD; Dr. Adrienne Towsen; Dr. Elisabeth Potter, Plastic Surgeon (Austin,   TX)

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.: Closing Remarks: Moving Forward Together

Speakers: AIM Leadership

This activity has been approved for 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and AOA Category 2-A credits.

NOTE: Agenda subject to changes