2014 ACE Summit Keynote Speakers
 
Dr. David S. Nilasena, MD, MSPH, MS
Chief Medical Officer, Region VI
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
 
Dr. David Nilasena is the Chief Medical Officer of thhe CMS Dallas Regional Office and serves as the regional lead for the agency's Value-Based Purchasing initiatives, including quality reporting and pay for performance programs in hospitals, ASCs, and ambulatory care settings.
Dr. Marty Makary, MD, MPH
Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Researcher and Associate Professor of Health and Policy Management -- Johns Hopkins University
 
Dr. Marty Makary is the New York Times best-selling author of Unaccountable, a 2012 Library Journal Book of the Year.  Unaccountable details how transparency is revolutionizing medicine and empowering patients.   Dr. Makary is a medical commentator for CNN and FOX News and speaks on a wide variety of current health topics.
Dr. Sheri Fink, MD, PhD
Award-Winning Author
 
Dr. Sheri Fink is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of the book, Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm Ravaged Hospital (Crown 2013).  A former relief worker in disaster and conflict zones, Dr. Fink has won the National Magazine Award and the Overseas Press Club Lowell Thomas Award, among other journalism prizes.

2014 ACE Agenda

 
Monday, February 3 

8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Registration 

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

ReFresh Lounge Sponsored by Aethon 

 Architecture and Design Track 

11:30 am - 12:45 pm  

Defining and Designing the Patient Experience

- Download Presentation(s): Patrick J. Stockhaus, Christine Guzzo and Dennis Vonasek
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm  

Panel: Designing Award Winning Facilities

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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  

Panel: Talkitecture: A Discussion with Leading Professors on Innovation

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm  

Bringing Life to Public and Not So Public Spaces within the Hospital Environment

- Download Presentation(s): Christopher Janney | Jill S.M. Pearsall

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Capital Equipment Track 

11:30 am - 12:45 pm  

Unlocking the Balance Sheet: Prioritizing Capital

- Download Presentation(s): Michael Lincoln and David Miles
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm  

Equipment Planning Strategies

- Download Presentation(s): Gloria Cascarino and Danielle Karavedas 
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  

Panel: 60 Capital Equipment Ideas in 60 Minutes 

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm  

Panel: What is the True Capital Equipment Lifecycle?

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Construction Track 

11:30 am - 12:45 pm  

2014 FGI Updates 

- Download Presentation(s): Skip Gregory and Tom C. Krejcie 
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm  

Integrated Project Delivery, A Team Effort

- Download Presentation(s): Roger Larkin | James T. Venker  
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  

Panel: The Impact of the ACA on Construction

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm  

How Technology is Changing Hospital Design

- Download Presentation(s): Eric Wilson | John Krolicki 
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Facilities and Engineering Track 

11:30 am - 12:45 pm  

Competing to Win: Transforming Your Healthcare Institution with Lean Technologies Today

- Download Presentation(s): Ted Hood | Marc Sauve
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm  

The Path to Sustainability

- Download Presentation(s): Laura Brannen, Gail Dahlstrom and 
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  

Reduce, Reuse, Reprocess

- Download Presentation(s): Daniel J. Vukelich and Seema Wadhwa 

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm  

Master Planning Your Next Clinical Facility 

- Download Presentation(s): Chris Hickman | Charles Weinstein

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Market Strategies Track
 
11:30 am - 12:45 pm  

Healthcare Facilities and Construction 101: How to Sell in this Marketplace

- Download Presentation(s): Leo M. Gehring

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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm  

Capital and Construction Trends

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  

Panel: Capital and Construction Trends, A Provider’s Perspective  

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm  

Panel: Capital and Construction Trends, an Industry Perspective 

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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Evening Business Exchange

Tuesday, February 4 

7:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

Registration 

7:00 am - 8:00 am

 

Breakfast 

8:00 am- 9:15 am   A CMS Update 
9:30 am - 10:30 am  

Modern Medicine’s Transparency Revolution

10:40 am- 12:00 pm   The Deadly Choices at Memorial 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

 

Lunch 

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

  Reverse Expo **Provider and Sponsor 

Attendee-Only Access** 

2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

 

Reverse Expo **All Attendee Access** 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Summit Reception 

Wednesday, February 5

7:00 am – 10:00 am

 

Registration 

7:30 am – 9:30 am

 

Breakfast Business Exchange