ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum

January 30 – Feb 1 | Dallas

Registration Details

Date:

Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2026

Location:

Dallas, TX

Credits:

To be determined

Format:

In-Person

Cost:

See pricing below

The ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum offers practical management strategies aimed at recalibrating your business operations for new health care models, improving profitability, and introducing a value-based mindset within your team.

Register

Course Overview

Join us in Dallas for the 2026 ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum, where you’ll discover the latest practice strategies to drive your organization forward. The Forum offers a unique space for collaborative learning, practical skill-building and candid conversations about the evolving challenges in radiology. Through expert-led sessions, interactive panels and real-world case studies, attendees gain actionable strategies to improve operations, enhance team performance and lead with greater clarity and confidence—no matter their practice size or setting.

Engage in strategic discussions with your team.
Collaborate with peers from practices across the country.
Expand your expertise on current issues.

Key Topics at the 2026 Meeting:

Addressing Workforce Shortages
Artificial Intelligence
Practice Consolidation
Politics, Legislation, and Regulation
And much more.

Pricing

Type	Early Bird through Oct. 15, 2025	Regular Oct. 16, 2025 – Jan. 29, 2026	On Site Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2026
ACR/RBMA Member	$895	$1095	$1295
Non-Member	$1195	$1395	$1595
Resident	$575	$675	$775
Two-person team member	$1590	$1990	N/A
Two-person team non-member	$2190	$2590	N/A
Additional team member	$750	$950	N/A

For team registrations, please call ACR Meetings at 1-800-373-2204.

Schedule

Noon – 1pm	Registration
1 – 1:15pm	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
1:15 – 2:05pm	Joy in Practice: Why Being There Matters	Jim Whitfill, MD, MBA
2:10 – 3pm	Consolidation and Radiology: Impacts, Trade-Offs, and Strategies for Success	Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA Eric Rubin, MD, FACR
3 – 3:10pm	Polling Questions
3:10 – 3:40pm	Break with Exhibitors
3:40 – 4:30pm	The Role of Leadership in the Workforce Crisis	Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, FACR Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
4:35 – 5:25pm	Legislation and Radiology: Capitol Hill Updates, Challenges, and Opportunities	Christopher "Kit" Crancer Amy K. Patel, MD
5:30 – 6:30pm	Networking Reception with Exhibitors

7:30 – 8:30am	Breakfast With Exhibitors
8:30 – 8:50am	RBMA is Working for You!	Jamie Dyer
8:55 – 9:15am	ACR Membership: the Best Insurance Policy for Radiologists and Their Practices	Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, FSIR, FAHA
9:20 – 10:10am	From Foundation Models to Agentic AI: Building the Frontier Practice in Radiology	Woojin Kim, MD
10:10 – 10:20am	Polling Question
10:20 – 10:50am	Break with Exhibitors
10:50am – 12:05pm	Consolidation Up Close: What It Means for Radiology Practices	Jared D. Christensen, MD, MBA Andrew Moriarty, MD, MBA Krishna Nallamshetty, MD, FACR Sarah Russell, MBA Schaeffer Smith, MBA
12:05 – 1:15pm	Lunch with Roundtable Discussions
1:15 – 2:05pm	Legal and Organizational Considerations in Consolidation	W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD Kurt Schoppe, MD
2:10 – 3pm	Breakouts
	Consolidation in Radiology: A Deeper Dive with the ACR Task Force	Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA Eric Rubin, MD
	From insight to Action: An Interactive Discussion on Consolidation	Jared D. Christensen, MD, MBA Andrew Moriarty, MD, MBA Krishna Nallamshetty, MD, FACR Sarah Russell, MBA Schaeffer Smith, MBA
	Real-World Encounters with Legal and Organizational Issues in Consolidation	W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD Kurt Schoppe, MD
3 – 3:30pm	Break with Exhibitors
3:30 – 4:20pm	Breakouts
	Leadership in Action: Working Together to Tackle the Workforce Crisis	Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, FACR Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
	Practice Experience with Fostering Connections: What Works and What Doesn’t for Physicians	Jim Whitfill, MD, MBA
	Policy and Radiology: Navigating Challenges and Shaping the Future	Christopher ""Kit"" Crancer Amy K. Patel, MD
4:25 – 5:15pm	Securing the Pipeline: Recruitment and Retention Reimagined	Andrew Moriarity, MD, MBA Robert Optican, MD, MSHA, FACR Sarah Russell, MBA Shannon Wilson, FRBMA
5:15pm	Adjourn for the evening

7 – 8am	Breakfast With Exhibitors
8 – 8:50am	AI in Practice: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Next	Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD, CIIP, FSIIM Richard Lewis, MSc, MIPEM, CIIP
8:55 – 9:45am	2025 in Hindsight: The Strategic Pivots No One Anticipated	Kurt Schoppe, MD Brian Van Eck, MBA
9:45 – 9:55am	Polling
9:55 – 10:25am	Break With Exhibitors
10:25 – 11:15am	Top Ten Legal Issues in Radiology (with a Bonus on Hospital Contracting)	W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD
11:20am – Noon	2026 Practice Leadership Forum: What Do We Do Now?	Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
Noon	Meeting adjourns