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    How can practices cope with the ongoing challenge of decreasing profit margins? One proven strategy involves continuous process improvement using the principles of lean management. While you are at AAO 2023, you can learn about the lean approach be attending these events.

    SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 2023

    9:45-11:00 a.m.  25 Ideas for a Lean and Efficient Retina Practice (event code 221).
    Senior Instructor:  Kamal Kishore, MD.  
    Where: South 213.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    9:45-11:00 a.m. Designing/Developing a Success­ful ASC (223).
    Senior instructor: John A. Marasco. 
    Where: South 215.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    3:45-5:00 p.m. How to Improve Tech Productiv­ity Without Hiring More Staff (272).
    Senior instructor: Heidi Ann Campbell, COT.
    Where: South 207-208.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    3:45-5:00 p.m. Automation Panel Discussion: Run­ning Your Practice With Less Staff and Eliminating Time-Wasting Processes (275).
    Senior instructor: Ryan Schum­acher.
    Where: South 215.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration. 

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    Work smarter, not harder! How can lean principles transform work flows? Attend Dr. Kimura’s course on Sunday for practical tips and a Q&A .

    SUNDAY, NOV. 6, 2023

    8:00-9:15 a.m. Key Aspects of Good Space Design (404).
    Senior instructor: Jared Vander­weele. 
    Where: South 214.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    8:00-9:15 a.m. Leveraging Workface Automation to Address Workforce Staffing Short­ages (405).
    Senior instructor: Jeffery Daigrepont.
    Where: South 215.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    8:00-9:15 a.m. Work Smarter, Not Harder! Learn Lean Lessons From Uveitis, Oncol­ogy, and Inherited Retinal Disease Services (705).
    Senior instructor: Alan E. Kimura, MD, MPH.
    Where: South 201.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    9:45-11:00 a.m. Flow and Efficiency Benchmarks to Improve Practice Performance (422).
    Senior instructor: Andrew Maller, MBA.
    Where: South 212.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    9:45-11:00 a.m. Improving Clinical Efficiency: The Lean Approach (706).
    Senior instructor: Matthew Lee Parker, PhD, COMT.
    Where: South 212.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration. 

    MONDAY, NOV. 6, 2023

    8:00-9:15 a.m. Change the Way You Think About Clinic Templates With Departure- Based Scheduling (601).
    Senior instructor: Gregg A. Heatley, MD.
    Where: South 211.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    9:45-11:00 a.m. Optimizing Patient Flow and Staff Efficiency Through Facility Design (616).
    Senior instructor: John A. Mar­asco.
    Where: South 211.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Boost Physician Efficiencies: Creat­ing a Lean Culture With Technology (633).
    Senior instructor: Aneesh Suneja, MBA.
    Where: South 211.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration. 

    On Demand

    How to Eliminate Flow Logjams From Your Practice (809V).
    Senior instructor: Larry R. Brooks.
    Where: Online.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

    Top 10 Ways to Reduce Over­head (810V).
    Senior instructor: Debra L. Phairas, MBA.
    Where: Online.
    Access: AAO 2023 registration.

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