Innovations in ED Management

Faculty

The Award-Winning Faculty Participating in the Innovations in ED Management Conference Have Been Specifically Chosen for Their In-Depth Knowledge of ED Operations and Their Ability to Present Information With Passion and Energy.

Shari Welch, MD – Program Director

Shari Welch, MD, FACEP –
Course Director

Principal, Quality Matters Consulting
Former ED Quality Improvement Director,
Intermountain Healthcare,
Author, Quality Matters: Solutions for a
Safe and Efficient Emergency Department
Phoenix, Arizona

W. Richard Bukata, MD

W. Richard Bukata, MD –
Course Co-Director

Medical Director,
The Center for Medical Education, Inc.
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center,
Los Angeles, California

Mike Hastings, MSN, RN

Mike Hastings, RN, MSN –
Keynote Speaker

Immediate Past President,
Emergency Nurses Association
Former Clinical Manager, Emergency Department,
Clinical Optimization Consultant, Philips Consulting
Edmonds, Washington

Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA

Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA, FACEP –
Keynote Speaker

President,
American College of Emergency Physicians
Chairman Emeritus, Emergency Medicine
St. Joseph’s Health
Paterson, New Jersey

James Augustine, MD

James Augustine, MD

Vice-President, ED Benchmarking Alliance
Immediate Past Chair, National Clinical Governance Board
US Acute Care Solutions, Canton, Ohio
Clinical Professor, Wright State University
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dayton, Ohio
Board of Directors, ACEP
Naples, Florida

Michael Gibbons, RN, MBA

Michael Gibbons, RN, MBA

Executive Director, ED Benchmarking Alliance
Independent Healthcare Consultant
Former Director of Emergency Services,
Swedish American Health System
Former Nursing Director, University of Utah
Former ED Nursing Director, Intermountain Healthcare
Minocqua, Wisconsin

Michael Granovsky, MD

Michael Granovsky, MD

President, LogixHealth
Founder, Greater Washington Emergency Physicians
Director, ACEP’s Coding and Reimbursement Course
Editor, ED Coding Alert
Washington, D.C.

Ronald A. Hellstern, MD

Ronald A. Hellstern, MD

Principal,
Hospital Practice Consultants, Inc.
Lewisville, Texas

Robin Hemphill, MD, MPH

Robin Hemphill, MD, MPH

Chief of Staff, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Health System
Cincinnati, Ohio
Former Chief Patient Safety Officer and Director
National Center for Patient Safety
VA Hospital System
Washington, D.C.

Nick Jouriles, MD

Nick Jouriles, MD

President, Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance
Past President, ACEP
Professor & Chair, Emergency Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Vice Chair, Faculty Development
US Acute Care Solutions
Canton, Ohio

Euthym Kontaxis, MD

Euthym Kontaxis, MD

Medical Director,
Tennity ED
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, California

Jackson Lanphear, MD

Jackson Lanphear, MD

Co-Medical Director,
Emergency Department
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Erica Michiels, MD

Erica Michiels, MD

Co-Medical Director,
Emergency Department
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Anthony Napoli, MD

Anthony Napoli, MD

ED Medical Director, The Newport Hospital
Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine
Brown University School of Medicine
Providence, Rhode Island

David Romness, MD

David Romness, MD

Department Chairman and Operations Director,
Tennity ED
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, California

David Seaberg, MD

David Seaberg, MD

Executive Vice President, Academic Emergency Departments
US Acute Care Solutions
Past President, ACEP
Chairman, Emergency Medicine, Summa Health
Inaugural Dean, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga

Pam Turner, RN, MBA

Pam Turner, RN, MBA

Independent Consultant
Former Vice-President of Emergency &
Trauma Services, HCA
Former ED Nursing Director,
Valley Hospital, Las Vegas
Former Principal, Rudder Consulting

Sean Wilson, MBA

Sean Wilson, MBA

Architect
National Director of Healthcare
The Beck Group
Charlotte, North Carolina

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of the Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) to insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities; that all contributors present information in an objective, unbiased manner without endorsement or criticism of specific products or services; and that the relationships that contributors disclose will not influence their contributions. Those in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose to learners all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests prior to the beginning of the educational activity.

Resolution of Conflicts of Interest

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, the Center for Emergency Medical Education implemented mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity.