Hospital Administrator Educational Track

Hospital administrators should attend the 2010 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting for this important one day educational track to learn about the positive impact of IR on health systems. These sessions will address the value of IR to hospitals, specifically the unique role IRs play in hospital-based healthcare, and the value of improving communication between IRs and hospital administrators.

Registration for hospital administrators is FREE.

Sunday, March 14

8:00 am to 9:30 am

Welcome and introduction
Room 24 (Tampa Convention Center) View event details

9:30 am to 10:00 am

Networking Break/Exhibit Hall

10:00 am to Noon

The Role of IR in Health Systems Reform (Categorical Course)
Ballrom B/C (Tampa Convention Center)
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This course will examine the current state of healthcare, and the role IR plays in quality patient care.

The current state of healthcare in America
IR and Hospital Administrators: A case study
Quality metrics to determine best practices
Comparative effectiveness and IR
IR's contribution to quality patient care
Leadership and IR in the next decade

Noon to 1:30pm

Lunch with the SIR Executive Council and SIR Foundation Board
Room 24 (Tampa Convention Center)

1:30 to 3:30 pm

The Evolution of the Economics of Medicine: IRs Revolutionizing the Practice of Medicine (Plenary Session)
Ballroom B/C (Tampa Convention Center)
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4:00 to 6:00 pm

Interventional Radiology: A Closer Look at Institutional Impact (Special Hospital Administrator Session)
Room 24 (Tampa Convention Center) View event details

What happens when a hospital loses its IR department? What is the value of IR to a hospital's emergency department and beyond?

What does a hospital look like without IR?
A day in the life: the role of IR
IR integration - Working together for the benefit of the patient: a case study
Impact of an active interventional radiology practice on your institution - the downstream effects of IR

6:00 to 6:15 pm

Closing Comments
Room 24 (Tampa Convention Center)

6:30 pm

Opening Reception
Tampa Marriott Waterside