Practice Management Virtual Course: Staying Afloat – Financial Literacy for Your Practice

Course Description:

The SMFM Practice Management Course will continue the tradition of providing relevant and actionable information to assist in the everyday management of our MFM practices. Sessions this year will focus on maintaining the practice's financial viability. 

This live online course will be held on October 18-19, 2024. Agenda is below. Registrants will also have access to the recording and slides after the sessions. 

Course Agenda:

Dates and agenda are subject to change. Times listed are in Eastern Time (ET). For questions, contact Mackenzie Smith. 

Day 1: Friday, October 18, 2024
12:00-12:05 PM:     Welcome and Course Introductions (Fadi Bsat, MD and Suwan Mehra, MD)
12:05-12:35 PM:     Practice Financials 101 (Suwan Mehra, MD)
12:35-1:25 PM:     Practice Performance Indicators (Brain Iriye,  MD)
1:25-2:15 PM:     Clinical Informatics Basics and How AI Can Help Your Practice (Hye Heo, MD)
2:15-2:30 PM:     Break
2:30-3:05 PM:     Optimizing the Practice Model (Emily Blend, MBA, MSN, RN)
3:05-3:40 PM:     Creating Alignment: Obtaining Administrative Support for MFM Investment at Your Institution (Frank Ciafone, MBA)
3:40-4:15 PM:     Q&A (All Course Faculty)

Day 2: Saturday, October 19, 2024
11:00-11:45 AM:     Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Personnel (Christina Scifres, MD)
11:45-12:00 PM:     Compensation Models (Meredith Rochon, MD)
12:30-1:00 PM:     Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 PM:     Telemedicine (TBA)
1:45-2:30 PM:     Conflict and Managing Difficult Interpersonal Interactions (Ngina Connors, MD, MBA)
2:30-3:15 PM:     Building a Collaborative Team (Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD)
3:15-3:30 PM:     Break
3:30-4:00 PM:     Juggling the Directors' Roles: Quality Initiatives (Andrew Healy, MD) 
4:00-4:30 PM:     Q&A (All Course Faculty)

Discount Information: 

10% discount for 3 or more registrants from the same practice, and a 15% discount for 5 or more registrants form the same practice. Please reach out to educationdept@smfm.org for more information. 

If you are interested in the 2024 Fall Coding for MFM's Virtual Course as well, you can purchase both as a bundle for 20% off at this link.