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4th Annual American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons Program Coordinator's Symposium |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Capitol 5, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
Room: Capitol 5, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
TAGME Board-Certification Task Force Meeting
Executive Session - Board Task Force Members only
Executive Session - Board Task Force Members only
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: Capitol 5, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
Room: Capitol 5, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Program Coordinator's in Plastic Surgery Monitored Assessment Session
Closed Session: Admission by Prior Approval Only – Certificate must be provided
Closed Session: Admission by Prior Approval Only – Certificate must be provided
3:00 PM - 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
TAGME Board-Certification Task Force Meeting
Executive Session - Board Task Force Members only
Executive Session - Board Task Force Members only
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
7:15 AM - 4:15 PM
Room: Capitol 1-3, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
Room: Capitol 1-3, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
7:15 AM - 7:45 AM
Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Introduction and Welcome
John Kitzmiller, MD, University of Cincinnati
Joseph Serletti, MD, University of Pennsylvania, President ACAPS (Associate Member status)
John Kitzmiller, MD, University of Cincinnati
Joseph Serletti, MD, University of Pennsylvania, President ACAPS (Associate Member status)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
RRC Welcome and Q&A: New Rules and Changes
Rod Rohrich, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center & Plastic Surgery RRC Chair
Peggy Simpson, Ed.D., ACGME, Executive Director, ACGME RRC
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Rod Rohrich, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center & Plastic Surgery RRC Chair
Peggy Simpson, Ed.D., ACGME, Executive Director, ACGME RRC

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Program Director-Coordinator Relationship: Who Is Responsible for What?
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- Building the director-coordinator team
- Understanding the program director's role
- Supporting your program director
- Managing mistakes

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Conflict
Leadership Behavior
Peggy Simpson, Ed.D., ACGME, Executive Director, ACGME RRC
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Conflict
Leadership Behavior
Peggy Simpson, Ed.D., ACGME, Executive Director, ACGME RRC

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Working Lunch: Coordinators Idea Exchange and Networking Session or "Let's Get Real"
Co-facilitators:
Kaydance Hope C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern
Kathy Hoh, C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
Co-facilitators:
Kaydance Hope C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern
Kathy Hoh, C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Managing Change
Given that organizational and individual resistance to change is a common challenge during any change process, develop strategies to manage resistance and to help organizations and individuals move through the change process.
Peggy Simpson, Ed.D., ACGME, Executive Director, ACGME RRC
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Given that organizational and individual resistance to change is a common challenge during any change process, develop strategies to manage resistance and to help organizations and individuals move through the change process.
Peggy Simpson, Ed.D., ACGME, Executive Director, ACGME RRC

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
San Francisco Match - Update and Review of New System
Dennis Thomatos, SF Association Management Services and the Match
Dennis Thomatos, SF Association Management Services and the Match
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Practical Tips to Keep You from Killing Your Residents
Dana Fox, President, Strategic Edge
Dana Fox, President, Strategic Edge
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
The New ACGME Duty Hour & Work Environment Standards: Discussing the Changes
Ruth Nawotniak, C-TAGME, University of Buffalo
Ruth Nawotniak, C-TAGME, University of Buffalo
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: Capitol 1-3, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel (unless otherwise noted)
Room: Capitol 1-3, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel (unless otherwise noted)
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Introduction and Welcome
Guest Speaker: Ruth H. Nawotniak, MS, CTAGME, UB Suny General Surgery Residency Program
Co-facilitators:
Kaydance Hope, C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern
Kathy Hoh C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
Guest Speaker: Ruth H. Nawotniak, MS, CTAGME, UB Suny General Surgery Residency Program
Co-facilitators:
Kaydance Hope, C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern
Kathy Hoh C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
8:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Program Coordinator's Session
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- Role and Expectations of Program Coordinators
- Defining the program coordinator role
- The successful coordinator
- General GME Program Management
- Rotation scheduling
- Curriculum
- Evaluation
- Organizational systems for documentation

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Program Director Mentoring Committee Session: Resolving Conflicts
Room: Capitol 4, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
Howard Langstein, M.D., University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Room: Capitol 4, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
Howard Langstein, M.D., University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Lunch on Your Own
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Travel to ACAPS Business Meeting
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
ACAPS Business Meeting
Room: Capitol 4, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
All Training Administrators Attending
Room: Capitol 4, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
All Training Administrators Attending
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Room: Capitol 1-3, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
Room: Capitol 1-3, Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast on Your Own
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Insight into Resident Portfolios
Elizabeth Krapels, CPS, C-TAGME, UTHSC/GME
Lynn Cauble, C-TAGME, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Elizabeth Krapels, CPS, C-TAGME, UTHSC/GME
Lynn Cauble, C-TAGME, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Recruitment: Idea and Networking Session
Kaydance Hope C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern
Kathy Hoh C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
Elizabeth Krapels, C-TAGME, University of Tennessee
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- New Changes to ACCPS Recruitment
- Making a first impression
- Receiving and managing applications
- Reviewing applications
- Conducting interviews
- Ranking candidates
- The Match
- The Scramble
Kaydance Hope C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern
Kathy Hoh C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
Elizabeth Krapels, C-TAGME, University of Tennessee

11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
TAGME Certification / Training Administrator's Update
Kaydance Hope, C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kathy Hoh, C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
Kaydance Hope, C-TAGME, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kathy Hoh, C-TAGME, University of Cincinnati
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Wrap-Up and Future Planning Session
Q&A Panel
All Speakers
Q&A Panel
All Speakers