Conference

Conference

2012 PracticeMatch Recruiters' Conference - Schedule of Activities

SUNDAY, FEB 12
7:15 am - 5:00 pm ASPR Physician Recruitment 201 Module
5:00 - 7:00 pm PracticeMatch Conference Welcome Reception
MONDAY, FEB 13
8:00 - 10:00 am Welcome, Breakfast, and Keynote Speech
Dave Caperton, Humorous Speaker, Seminar Leader, and Author
10:00 - 10:30 am Vendor Break
10:30 - 11:45 am BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Streamlining the Recruitment Process
Kent McMackin, Senior Vice President, Physician Services, Cogent HMG
BREAKOUT SESSION 2: Physician Contract Negotiations
Max Adams, Esquire, The Medi-Law Firm
11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 2:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSION 3: Make It Count: Onboarding for Physician Retention
James Goodman, Director of RPO Physician Recruitment, and Lynne Feraco, Reliant Medical Group
BREAKOUT SESSION 4: Recruiting to Difficult Locations
Kevin Store, Medical Staff Recruiter, Portage Health
2:00 - 3:15 pm GENERAL SESSION 1: Effective Marketing and Sourcing Techniques
Misty Simmering, Physician Recruiter, Christus St. Frances Cabrini and Amy Eaton, Training and Development Manager, PracticeMatch
6:30 - 11:00 pm Yacht Cruise
TUESDAY, FEB 14
9:00 - 10:30 am GENERAL SESSION 2: Selling Yourself and Your Department to Executive Leadership
Brett Walker, Director of Physician Recruitment, Indiana University Health and Randi Nichols, Executive VP, Human Resources and Operations Support Services, Reliant Medical Group
10:30 - 11:00 am Vendor Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pm BREAKOUT SESSION 5: Preparing Physicians for the Interview Process
Don O'Bryan, Corporate Director of Physician Recruitment, Mountain States Health Alliance
BREAKOUT SESSION 6: Recruiting with an Eye on Retention
Eleanor Callanan, Manager of Provider Recruitment & Retention, Arnot Health
12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 - 2:30 pm GENERAL SESSION 3: Social Media and Technology Panel
Donna Alexander, Physician Recruiter, Baptist Health System and Steve Jacobs, Physician Recruiter, Kaweah Delta District Hospital
WEDNESDAY, FEB 15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Brunch and Social Media Round Table Discussions
Success Story
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"Today, I couldn't be more pleased with PracticeMatch. It is a wonderful resource that allows a doctor to find me and for me to find a specific doctor. When the ability to find each other works as well as this, we have a great company to partner with. The training provided can not be beat by any of the other website organizations that I have seen. Kudos to PracticeMatch for making an in-house recruiting person's a bit less stressful."
Carol Lindsey
St. Alexius - Bismarck, ND