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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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| 1:00pm - 6:00pm |
Attendee Registration Lobby
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| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Northwestern Neurosurgery Spine Center of Excellence Tour Lobby
Meet group in Loews Lobby at 2:20pm
Learn the story of more than 200 years of fascinating social, cultural and political history, and explore more than a century of groundbreaking architecture. The journey begins with an up-close perspective of Chicago’s internationally-known architecture as seen from the Chicago River. Then venture through the Chicago Lock on to Lake Michigan for expansive views of Chicago’s extraordinary 26-mile skyline.
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| 2:30pm - 5:00pm |
Roundtable Discussions
- Academic Practice Maher
- Hospital Based Practices Adler
- Private - Small & Medium (1-10 Surgeons) Burnham A
- Private - Large (11+ Surgeons) Burnham B
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| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Exhibitor Registration and Set Up Sullivan ABC
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| 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
New Members/First Timers Meet & Greet Pullman
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| 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
NERVES Welcome Reception Sullivan ABC
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Thursday, May 2, 2024
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| 7:15am - 4:15pm |
NERVES Annual Meeting Registration Lobby
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| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors Sullivan ABC
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| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Sullivan ABC
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| 8:30am - 9:45am |
Tim Roberts Annual Keynote Address Sullivan ABC
Transforming Lived Experience Into Action and Access
Cindy Nava, Public Policy Advocate and Political Strategist
Experience the path to utilizing resilience and lived experience to create unprecedented impact across sectors: from healthcare to education to immigration and housing. As a former undocumented immigrant for over 20 years, to a brain surgery survivor to becoming the 1st Former DACA recipient to obtain a White House Political Appointment, Cindy will discuss the steps, lessons learned and tactics that prevail during times of despair, lack of access, and resources to overcome life's hardest battles and moments through strategic and optimistic action that leads to long term policy change and access.
Sponsored by:
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| 9:45am - 10:15am |
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Sullivan ABC Foyer
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| 10:15am - 11:15am |
General Session Sullivan ABC
Are Your People Tanking Your Bottom Line?
Amanda Hammett, Core Elevation
The fact of the matter is if you don’t understand millennials, you can’t keep them. With that in mind, we will bust prevailing millennial myths and replace them with facts about this often misunderstood generation. Next, we will learn about the psychology of WHY they do what they do at work. Participants will be provided with a formula that will reveal a major area of missing profits from your bottom line.
Sponsored by:
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| 11:15am - 11:30am |
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Sullivan ABC Foyer
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| 11:30am - 12:30pm |
Breakout Sessions
- 2024 Coding Updates Maher
Nicola Hawkinson, DNP, RN, RNFA, Founder, SpineSearch
Delve into the world of neurosurgical coding with a primary focus on spine coding. The session aims to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the latest updates and key considerations in this dynamic field. Nicola will present crucial spine coding updates, offering insights into both orthopedics and pain management within the realm of spine coding. Gain knowledge that goes beyond the surface, exploring the nuances of coding in neurosurgery.
- Conversations That Make You Sweat Burnham A&B
Amanda Hammett, Core Elevation
Life requires you to engage in conversations that make you uncomfortable - maybe even sweaty. Some call them “difficult,” others say they are “hard,” and I group them all together to call them Tough Conversations. Discover the skills to master conversations that make you sweat.
- Using the NERVES Socio-Economic Survey to Revamp Compensation Adler
Donna Bailer, JD, LLM, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham "UAB"
Kirsten Yelvington, MSHM, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham "UAB"
Using the NEVES Socio-Economic Survey, the Department of Neurosurgery at UAB revamped its physician compensation plans for its adult MDs, pediatric neurosurgery MDs, Neurointerventional Radiologist and Neurologist. Previously the department used AAMC benchmarks for salary and Vizient benchmarks for wRVUs. The session will step through the directives of the institution for new compensation plan requirements, the approach and goals of the new plan for the department, issues related to academic data and rank from the survey, as well as extrapolation of data points into a chart by 5 percentile increments. Variable pay percentage and factors will also be discussed as well as the treatment of a chair’s pool, call pay, and administrative stipends. At the conclusion, participants should be better prepared to address decision points they may face as they develop a compensation plan using NERVES survey data.
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| 12:30pm - 1:45pm |
Lunch & NERVES Business Meeting Sullivan ABC
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| 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
Chicago Excursions Meet in lobby at designated times
- 2:20pm - The Famous Chicago Architecture River Tour
- 2:30pm - Private Wrigley Field Tour
- 2:45pm - Chicago Gangster Tour
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| 6:30pm - 10:00pm |
NERVES Reception & Dinner Cityview Terrace
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Friday, May 3, 2023
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| 7:45am - 8:30am |
Breakfast & Networking with Exhibitors Sullivan ABC Foyer
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| 8:30am - 9:30am |
General Session Sullivan ABC
Bridging Clinical and Insurance Perspectives: Neurosurgery Insights Through the Lens of a Payer Medical Director
Gregory J. Przybylski, MD, MBA,
Chairman, Department of Neuroscience, JFK University Medical Center
Professor of Neurosurgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine |
| 9:30am - 10:00am |
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Sullivan ABC Foyer
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| 10:00am - 11:00am |
General Session Sullivan ABC
NERVES 2023 Socio Economic Survey Results
Amber Moore and Emily Penn, Katz Sapper & Miller
Join us to hear Katz Sapper & Miller’s annual review of the 2023 NERVES survey results (reporting 2021 data). Attendees will hear this year’s benchmarking standards for the neurosurgery industry and update attendees on salary and benefit trends.
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
General Session Sullivan ABC
Neurosciences Landscape Update: The Convergence of Strategy & Digital Health
Kate Zentner, Sg2
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