RLI Practice Leaders Forum

2025 ACR-RBMA
Practice Leadership Forum


Register
January 24-26, 2025 | Phoenix

Ignite Growth ... Navigate Change ... Accelerate Success

Join us in Phoenix, AZ, for the 2025 ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum, where you'll discover the latest practice management strategies to drive your organization forward. 

Carve out protected time to strategize with your team. Our program runs from noon on Friday through noon on Sunday, with plenty of time built in to discuss practice challenges and solutions with your colleagues and peers. 

Reserve your team's spot for three days of learning, collaboration, and networking. 
 

There is Something for Everyone

Whether you're a newcomer or you've been leading a practice for years, this event is where you'll convene with radiology's best and brightest to exchange ideas and gain insights on: 

  • Physician Manpower and Compensation
  • Politics, Legislation, and Regulation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Risk Management and Cyber Security
  • And Much More. 

The 2025 Forum is shaping up to have a great lineup of current practice management topics. Please visit the Program tab to see the sessions and faculty! 
 

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Optimize Your Impact | Attend as a Team 

Practice administrators and physician leaders can come together to listen, learn and think strategically about problem solving as a team. Carve out protected time for your team to prepare for 2025 and beyond.

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Accreditation Information

Physician Accreditation and Designation Statements

The American College of Radiology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

The American College of Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at info@acr.org.

Technologist Accreditation and Designation Statements

The American College of Radiology is approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM) to sponsor and/or review Continuing Education programs for Radiologic Technologists and Radiation Therapists. 

The American College of Radiology designates this educational activity as meeting the criteria for up to 11.5 Category A credit hour(s) of the ARRT.

For more information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at info@acr.org.

RBMA Continuing Education Credit

ACHE Qualified Education (non-ACHE) credit
Offered through the American College of Healthcare Executives toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
 
NASBA CPEs
RBMA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
 
RBMA Continuing Education
RBMA offers a continuing education program for members in which credit is earned toward RBMA fellowship

Time

Session

Faculty

1:00 - 1:05 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks Richard Duszak, MD, MBA, FACR
Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
1:10 - 1:50 PM
Keynote Address Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, FSBI
1:55 - 2:45 PM
Physician Compensation: Productivity vs. Value Kurt Schoppe, MD
Brian Van Eck
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Break with Exhibitors  
3:15 - 4:05 PM
Session on Advanced Practice Professionals/Non Physician Workforce Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA
Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
4:10 - 5:00 PM
Hospital Agreements: Why and How the Paradigm is Changing W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD
Kurt Schoppe, MD
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Networking Reception with Exhibitors  












Time 

Session

Faculty

7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast with Exhibitors  
 8:30 - 9:00 AM How ACR is Managing the Current Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity in Healthcare Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, FSIR, FAHA
9:05 - 9:35 AM Aligning Success: Strategic Priorities for Radiology Groups & RBMA’s Partnership Peter Moffatt
9:40 - 10:30 AM Real World Implementation of AI - Part 1 TBD
10:30 - 11:00 AM Break with Exhibitors  
11:00 - 11:50 AM Real World Implementation of AI - Part 2 TBD
11:50 AM - 1:00 PM  Lunch with Roundtables  
1:05 - 2:05 PM AI in Radiology: From Implementation to Impact Moderators: Keith E. Chew, MHA, CMPE, FRBMA and Woojin Kim, MD
Faculty: Christopher Ebling
Joseph Guiffrida
Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA
Jason Wiesner, MD, MBA
2:10 - 3:00 PM Breakouts  
  Physician Compensation - Productivity vs. Value Breakout Kurt Schoppe, MD
Brian Van Eck
  Breakout on Advanced Practice Professionals/Non Physician Workforce Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA
Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
  Hospital Agreements Breakout
W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD
Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
 3:00 - 3:30 PM Break with Exhibitors  
 3:30 - 4:20 PM Breakouts (Repeated)  
  Physician Compensation - Productivity vs. Value Breakout Kurt Schoppe, MD
  Breakout on Advanced Practice Professionals/Non Physician Workforce Brian Van Eck
  Hospital Agreements Breakout
W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD
Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
 4:25 - 5:15 PM Navigating the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Melissa Chen, MD
Barbara F. Rubel, MBA, FRBMA





Time

Session

Faculty

 7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast with Exhibitors  
 8:00 - 8:50 AM Capitol Hill Update

Ted Burnes, MPA
Linda Wilgus, CPA, FRBMA

 8:55 - 9:45 AM Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience: Strategies for Radiology Leaders Valeria Makeeva, MD
Jessica Montgomery, MBA/HCM, FACHE, RT (R)(M)
 9:45 - 10:15 AM Break with Exhibitors  
10:15 - 11:05 AM Impact Beyond Imaging: Leading through Citizenship Duties Schaeffer Smith, MPH, CPA
Steve Cunningham, MD
 11:10 - 12:00 PM 2025 PL Forum - What Do We Do Now?  Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, FSBI
     


2025 Forum Hotel

 
5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85226

ACR-RBMA Conference Rate: $299 + taxes and fees
Reservation Deadline: Book by December 31, 2024, to receive conference rates
Phone Reservations: Please call 1-866-837-4156

 

You may also make a reservation in the block using this link

 

 

 

2025 ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum Registration Rates


Individual Pricing

Early Bird

(through September 30, 2024)

 

Regular

(October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)

 

On-Site

ACR/RBMA Member $895 $1,095 $1,295
Non-Member $1,195 $1,395 $1,595
Resident $425 $575 $625

Team Pricing

Early Bird

(through September 30, 2024)

 

Regular

(October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)

 

On-Site

Two-person team member (at least one must be an ACR/RBMA member) $1,590 $1,990  N/A
Two-person team non-member (neither registrant is an ACR/RBMA member) $2,190 $2,590 N/A
Additional team member $750 $950 N/A
  • Individual RBMA members and Teams (ACR or RBMA members) may register by contacting ACR Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204. For more information please see the "Ways to Register" section below.

Ways to Register


There are three ways to register:

  1. Individual ACR members may register here or by clicking the "Register" link in the table below.
  2. Teams (ACR or RBMA members) may call ACR Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204.
  3. Individual RBMA members may register via the RBMA website. Alternatively, they can also call ACR Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204.

Location

Date

Registration

Phoenix, AZ January 24 - 26, 2025 Register

2025 Program Faculty and Planning Committee

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Ted Burnes, MPA

American College of Radiology
Washington DC
Faculty


Melissa Chen, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Faculty

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Keith E. Chew, MHA, CMPE, FRBMA

Consulting with Integrity
Faculty



Steve Cunningham, MD

Comprehensive Radiology Services, PLLC
Hattiesburg, MS
Faculty

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W. Kenneth Davis Jr., JD

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Chicago, IL
Faculty

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Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA

University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Program Co-Chair and Faculty


Woojin Kim, MD

Rad AI and Palo Alto VA Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Faculty

Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR

Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, FSIR, FAHA

UVA Health
Charlottesville, VA
Faculty


Barbara F. Rubel, MBA, FRBMA

MSN Healthcare Solutions
Green Cove Springs, FL
Faculty


Kurt Schoppe, MD

Radiology Associates of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Faculty

Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR

Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, FSBI

American College of Radiology
Reston, VA
Faculty


Schaeffer Smith, MPH, CPA

Comprehensive Radiology Services, PLLC
Hattiesburg, MS
Faculty


Brian Van Eck

Radiology Associates of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Faculty

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Linda Wilgus, CPA, FRBMA

Radiology Business Management Association
Evansville, IN
Faculty

Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE

Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE

Radiology Associates of North Texas
Forth Worth, TX
Program Co-Chair and Faculty

Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA

Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA

Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA
Faculty