Institute for Leadership & Business (ILB) Track Course Descriptions

Leading with Purpose: Perspectives in Successful Leadership

• Features three key thought leaders sharing their insights and expertise on varying leadership perspectives
  • Medical Leadership: Past, Present and Future - Kevin R. Loughlin, MD, MBA 
    • Effective Leadership: Training and Preparation
    • Effective Leadership: Application and Implementation
  • The Essentials of Successful Clinical Leadership - Larry Kaiser, MD, FACS
    • Essential Skills for Success
    • Current Challenges all Clinicians Face
  • Leadership in a Changing Medical Landscape: J. Stephen Jones, MD, FACS
    • Why Leadership Matters
    • The Medical Landscape: How It's Changing, and Leading Change

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Improving Clinic Efficiency

• Explores various ways to increase clinic-based efficiency and decrease time spent charting. 
• Focuses on principles of efficiency, optimizing electronic medical record utilization, efficient clinic workflows, and review the basics of billing and coding.

Understanding Compensation Models in Urologic Practice: Academics, Employed, and Private Practice

• Understanding compensation is essential before accepting a job in a world of academics, private practice, and employed position (including HMO). As there are a wide variety of compensation structures for urologists, these models can dictate not only what a urologist will make in the near future, but also what the long-term opportunities may be. Different types of structures can work for different physicians, depending on the applicant’s experience, skills, and goals.
•  This course equips learners to decide what type of structure is best to support their current status, expectations and long term goals by reviewing the wide array of  physician compensation models, identifying the differences, and addressing critical questions that should be asked before accepting a position and/or signing an agreement. "Funds flow" models in academic medicine and their impact on compensation will also be discussed. This will include the specific issues related to the financial arrangements between various entities within an academic health system and how this may impact compensation.

Avoiding Medical Malpractice: What you Need to Know, What You Can Do

• Intended to educate on what constitutes medical malpractice and what differentiates medical malpractice from criminal conduct. Defines the standard of care as it relates to patient outcomes. Examples of individuals who have been convicted of criminal felony are presented.
• Presents actual cases that have been brought to trial and discusses the errors the Urologist made and how the outcomes could have been different if the practice provider had taken other steps or communicated with their patient more honestly and effectively. The case presentations are real. The cross examinations are real. You are taken to the courtroom.
• Outlines the steps to take to defend yourself should you be named in a malpractice litigation and know who to trust.

Teleurology: Practical Guide to Improve Patient Access

• Telemedicine/Virtual Care has rapidly expanded in today’s tech savvy world where digital relationships have become as commonplace as face-to-face encounters. Quality urologic care is often inaccessible or limited in many rural communities and even in urban populations for those with limited means and/or time. Telemedicine/Virtual Care platforms are changing these paradigms. This course explores the opportunities and challenges in teleurology by focusing on proven techniques for enhancement of urologic care. Participants are guided through practice integration, pitfalls, billing, regulations, and the changing legislative landscape of telemedicine/virtual care.

 Time Efficiency and Productivity Hacks for the Busy Urologist

• Time efficiency and productivity optimization are critical skills for achieving success regardless of training level or practice type. This applied course is an interactive session in which attendees will identify prioritized goals, learn how and when to say yes/no, apply email organization strategies, employ strategies to optimize electronic health record use, and create daily and weekly planning sessions for immediate application into daily life. Learners are provided with a pre-reading list and encouraged to use a bullet journal to create a personalized time efficiency system. Prioritization of self-care and incorporating time for passion projects or desired activities will also be discussed. 

Personal Finance Boot Camp and Financial Independence for the Urologist

• A solid financial foundation is crucial for a balanced medical career free from stress and burnout. Physicians are often late to the game of budgeting, insurance and risk protection, debt management, and investing. This course presents vital tools and resources to protect your investment so you may practice urology because you enjoy it, and not be trapped by financial concerns.