8:00-8:10 am

Welcome & Introduction

David Lucas, MD

8:40 - 9:10 am

Balancing Workload in the Era of Subspecialization: How to Divvy Up Apples & Oranges

• Navigate subspecialization and balance workload
• Review framework of subspecialization in Anatomic Pathology
• Discuss different methods of calculating workload: RVUs, Royal College of Pathologists point system, slide counts

Christina Kong, MD

9:10 - 9:40 am

Beyond Bean Counting: Demonstrating the Value of Pathology to the Healthcare System

• Discuss why communicating value is critical for your practice
• Recognize the value pathology brings to the system
• Review tactics to demonstrate value internally and externally

Suzanne Dintzis, MD, PhD

9:40 - 10:10 am

Break

10:10-10:40

Diagnostic Management Team: Demonstration of Value in Clinical Care

• Explain what a Diagnostic Management Team (DMT) is and what it does
• Explore the impact of the DMT on clinical outcome and cost
• Describe the obstacles to widespread DMT implementation

Michael Laposata, MD

10:40 - 11:25 am

Panel Discussion
Diagnostic Management Team: Demonstration of Value in Clinical Care

John Goldblum, MD
Donna Hansel, MD
Mike LaPosata, MD
Barbara Ducatman, MD

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch 

1:00 - 1:30 pm

Physician Burnout: Perspectives in Pathology

• Describe the syndrome of physician disengagement and burnout
• Identify the factors that contribute to physician and pathologist burnout
• Consider rationale for and strategies at organizational and leadership level to reverse burnout

Vinita Parkash, MD

1:30 - 2:00 pm

Promoting Physician Wellness

• Understand that clinician wellness is influenced by a combination of systemic and individual drivers
• Relate the importance of wellness habits to clinical and leadership roles
• Choose at least one individual wellness habit to regularly incorporate into daily practice

James Clements, MD

2:00 - 2:15 pm

Break

2:15 - 2:45 pm

The case for Direct to Patient Communication and Disclosure from Pathologists

• Describe the role of disclosure in Medicine.
• Review a structured process for setting up a direct to patient disclosure program in Pathology
• Understand the reasons for the increasing role of direct to patient communication in Pathology

Vanita Parkash, MD

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Appreciating Our Impact: 
Pathology as the Foundation of Cancer Care in Malawi

• Recognize the obstacles to cancer care in resource limited areas of sub-Saharan Africa
• Describe development of pathology laboratory in Malawi
• Discuss the impact of pathology on cancer care

Yuri Fedoriw, MD

3:15 - 3:30 pm

President’s Summary & Take-Home/Action Items