THANK YOU TO THE 80 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAMS!
Thank you to the 80 university-based musculoskeletal enterprises and their clinical and administrative leadership teams— who participated in our 2024 AOC Business and Leadership Symposium, September 26-28 in Nashville. Across 3 days, the energy and engagement were palpable watching the very best in our field reconnecting, sharing innovative ideas, and collaborating to shape a powerful future vision for the national academic orthopaedic community.
An all-star lineup of speakers and presenters
Our Distinguished Presenters:
- Monica Kogan, MD, Residency Director, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
- William N. Levine, MD, Chair, Columbia University
- Mary Duvanich, MS, MMHC, Chief Administrative Officer, Vanderbilt University
- Farshid Guilak, PhD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Vice Chair of Research, Washington University; Director of Research, Shriners Hospitals for Children; Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer, AOC Connect
- Grant Garrigues, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director, Upper Extremity Research, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush; Chief Medical Officer, AOC Connect
- Scott D. Boden, MD, Chair, Emory University
- Sheila Conway, MD, Vice Chair, Atrium Health Wake Forest
- Joe Bosco, MD, Vice Chair, New York University; AAOS President, 2020
- Rich Capra, Chief Administrative Officer-Emeritus, UCSF Orthopaedics; President, AOC Connect
- MaCalus Hogan, MD, MBA, Chair, University of Pittsburgh- UPMC
- Parker Gibbs, MD, Chair, University of Florida
- Karl Koenig, MD, Chair, UTHealth Austin
- Stephanie Blaney, MHA, Chief Administrative Officer, Columbia University
- Brandon McMahon, Director, Clinical Operations, Northwestern University
- Steve Petrovic, MBA, University of Cincinnati
- Tamara Scerpella, MD, Chair, University of Wisconsin
- Eric Schips, MPA, Chief Administrative Officer, New York University
- Amanda Whitaker, MD, Chief Value Officer, UC Davis
- Aaron Chamberlain, MD, Senior Medical Director, Intermountain Health
2024 Symposium Presentations
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- AOC + Pacira Efforts to Minimize the Musculoskeletal Opioid Footprint
- Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Setting
- Best Practice Considerations for Launching a New Clinic
- Best Practice Considerations: Effective Access Center Initiatives & Workflows
- Case Study: Improving Staff Belonging & Engagement
- Collaborative Models of Spine Care Across Ortho/Neuro/PM&R
- Considerations for Addressing Faculty Burnout
- Conversation with MedTech Leaders: Collaborations to Improve Evaluation, Validation, and Education for New Technology
- Driving Change with Data Analytics – What to Measure and How to Utilize
- Faculty Compensation Plans to Align Performance & Behavior with Pay
- Funds Flow: You Can’t Always get What You Want, But If You Try, Sometimes You Might Get What You Need
- Managing Disruptive Faculty: The Continuum from 1st Notice Through to Dismissal
- Managing the Transition from Inpatient to Outpatient from Perspectives of Reimbursement & Quality
- Optimizing APP (PA/NP) Utilization
- PRO Collection for CMS Mandate
- Raising the Next Generation of Clinician Scientists
- Real Talk & Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Promote Female & URM Faculty
- Transformative AI/VR/AR Solutions for Improving Care, Education, and MD Lives
- Unlock Health Lunch & Learn
- Unlocking Success: Integrating DME as a Vital Ancillary Service for Improved Care & Cash Flow
- Value Based Care
Deep Appreciation To:
- Our AOC Connect Leadership Team, Board of Advisors, Executive Advisory Council, and our Chair & Vice Chair Advisory Council for their shared commitment to advancing our mission and vision, and especially to the following leaders who went above and beyond to help us organize and deliver upon what you/we experienced in 2024: Richard Capra, Megann Gagnon, Farsh Guilak, PhD, Grant Garrigues, MD, Scott Boden, MD, Bill Levine, MD, Stephanie Blaney, MHA, Mary Henwood, MHA, Angie Scala, Erin Clark, Greg Chang, and Dennis McLoughlin.
- Our all-star line-up of Distinguished Presenters for their game-changing insights.
- And to all the Departments that came as a TEAM— your participation took our 2024 Symposium to the next level!
- All that we do is made possible by the great support of our Corporate Partners whose expertise and financial support allow us to scale AOC value to 5,400+ members spanning 180 Universities and another 120 Health Systems. Thank you Breg, Pacira, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Unlock Health, SocialClimb, Think Surgical, Medacta, PrecisionOS, Stryker, MY01, Epic, and Healio!
How did attendees rate the Symposium?
This year was our BIGGEST and our BEST with 100% indicating “I am happy I attended” and 96% giving the Symposium an overall final grade of “A” or “A-”!
- 100% indicate “I am HAPPY I attended the AOC Business & Leadership Symposium
- 93% rate the Agenda Topics “A” or “A-“
- 95% rate the Speakers “A” or “A-“
- 89% rate the Networking and Engagement Opportunities “A” or “A-“
- 96% rate the OVERALL MEETING “A” or “A-“
SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR’S SYMPOSIUM
Save the Date for the 2025 AOC Connect Business and Leadership Symposium to be held in Nashville at the Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza from Thursday, September 25 through Saturday, September 27, 2025.
Want to be a Speaker or have a topic to suggest for 2025? Contact Michael@aoc-ortho.com.
2024 Annual Business & Leadership Symposium Gallery
