Joint UPP EM Faculty Meeting October 25, 2011, 9:30 am Executive Board Rm - 11th Floor Forbes Tower

Operational Department Meeting

This Joint UPP EM Faculty Meeting is the last for 2011

9:30 a.m.

Agenda:

1. Welcome (Yealy)
2. Department and system Update (Yealy/Brennan, 15 mins)

a. Financial/volume/incentives
b. Recruiting
c. Administration/leadership
d. Future changes and opportunities

3. Site updates – (Pacella, Wadas, Turturro)
4. CME logging (Rosenthal)
5. “Ask the Chair” (Phrampus)
6. Working groups (break into three smaller groups for up to 30 mins.)

a. ED MD satisfaction – scribes or other job “easers”
b. ED MD longevity – ABEM certification, group/hospital opportunities and needs
c. Impact of market changes – West Penn ED, health care changes