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Tentative schedule, subject to change.

Learning Tracks:

  • Planting Seeds of Knowledge to Make Medicine Better
  • Cultivating Better Communication
  • Growing Personally and Professionally
  • Thriving in a Changing Marketing Environment
7:45-8:30 a.m.: Breakfast & Networking
8:30-8:40 a.m.: Welcome
Shoenberg Theater
Welcome, Introductions, and Logistics Angela Ferris Chambers
Director, Market Research & CRM, BJC HealthCare
8:40-9:30 a.m.: Opening Keynote
Shoenberg Theater
Care Delivery Innovation at BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine Tom Maddox, MD
Director, BJC HealthCare Innovation Lab
9:30-9:40 a.m.: Break/Travel
9:40-10:30 a.m.: Breakout Session 1
Planting Seeds of Knowledge
to Make Medicine Better
Shoenberg Theater
 
Biomechanics: Understanding the What’s, Why’s, and How’s of the Way We Move Michael Harris, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Surgery, Mechanical Engineering, WUSM
Cultivating Better Communication
Missouri Room
 
Crisis Communication: The Role of the Public Information Officer in the Branson Duck Boat Tragedy Yvette Williams
System Director, Corporate Communications, Cox Health
Growing Personally & Professionally
Garden Room
Managing Stress in the Workplace Cynthia Hovis
Clinical Supervisor, EAP, BJC HealthCare
Thriving in a Changing
Marketing Environment
Botanical Room
The Healthcare Consumer: Chronicling Our Industry’s Newest Change Agents John Palmer
Strategic Analyst, Market Insights, NRC Health
10:30-10:40 a.m.: Break/Travel
10:40-11:30 am: Breakout Session 2
Planting Seeds of Knowledge
to Make Medicine Better
Garden Room
3D Printing for Patients of All Ages and Surgeons of All Disciplines Robert Wesley
3D Printing Engineer, St. Louis Children's Hospital
Cultivating Better Communication
Missouri Room
Overcoming the Curse of Knowledge: Tips for Writing for the General Audience Mychal Voorhees
Health Communication & Training Specialist, WUSM Becker Library
Growing Personally & Professionally
Shoenberg Theater
 
Taking Your PowerPoint Presentations to the Next Level Kristen Jorstad
Senior Consultant, BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Thriving in a Changing
Marketing Environment
Botanical Room
Clicks Don't Count! How to Align the Consumer Journey to Boost New Patient Acquisition Jack Dabrowski
Director, Communications and Marketing, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Hospitals
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Lunch & Networking
Take time to explore the Missouri Botanical Garden
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1-1:50 p.m.: Breakout Session 3
Planting Seeds of Knowledge
to Make Medicine Better
Garden Room
Improving Access to Innovative Cancer Treatments in the Community: Providing Tomorrow’s Treatments Today Bryan Faller, MD
Oncologist, Director of Cancer Research, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Cultivating Better Communication
Botanical Room
Using Office 365 to Improve Your Internal Communications Ed Seaberg
Vice President, Information Technology, Infrastructure and Operations, BJC HealthCare
Kristen Jorstad
Senior Consultant, BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Growing Personally & Professionally
Shoenberg Theater
 
Making Workfront Work for You Laura Morgan
Senior Manager, Creative Services, BJC HealthCare
Thriving in a Changing
Marketing Environment
Missouri Room
Search Strategies: Key to Effective Digital Marketing JoAnna Dettmann
Co-Founder and CEO, tSunela
Kaysha Hanock
Co-Founder and COO, tSunela
Emily Phillippi
Director, Digital Media, tSunela
1:50-2 p.m.: Break/Travel
2-2:50 p.m.: Breakout Session 4
Planting Seeds of Knowledge
to Make Medicine Better
Garden Room
Back to the Future: Potential Contributions of Traditional Remedies to Innovative Patient Care and Marketing Wendy Applequist, PhD
Associate Curator, William L. Brown Center at Missouri Botanical Garden
Cultivating Better Communication
Shoenberg Theater
IS ANYONE READING THIS? Best Practices for Amplifying Your Email Communications  Emily Barlean
Employee Engagement Expert, Fleishman Hillard
Tricia Anagnos
Employee Engagement Expert, Fleishman Hillard
Growing Personally & Professionally
Missouri Room

Finding Balance - How To Reset Your Day Without Leaving Your Desk

Kimberly Akuna
Mind and Body Program Coordinator, move by BJC
Thriving in a Changing
Marketing Environment
Botanical Room
Millennials And The Demographic Divide In Healthcare John Palmer
Strategic Analyst, Market Insights, NRC Health
2:50-3 p.m.: Break/Travel
3-4 p.m.: Keynote and Closing
3-3:45 p.m.: Closing Keynote
Shoenberg Theater
Positioning BJC for Success for the Next Generation of Healthcare Jerry Fox
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, BJC HealthCare
3:45-4 p.m.: Raffle and Attendance Prizes
4-5:30 p.m.: Happy Hour
Sassafras Patio

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