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2025 ACR-RBMA
Practice Leadership Forum

January 24-26, 2025 | Phoenix

Ignite Growth ... Navigate Change ... Accelerate Success

Join us in Phoenix, AZ, for the 2025 ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum, where you'll discover the latest practice management strategies to drive your organization forward.

Carve out protected time to strategize with your team. Our program runs from noon on Friday through noon on Sunday, with plenty of time built in to discuss practice challenges and solutions with your colleagues and peers.

Reserve your team's spot for three days of learning, collaboration, and networking.

There is Something for Everyone

Whether you're a newcomer or you've been leading a practice for years, this event is where you'll convene with radiology's best and brightest to exchange ideas and gain insights on:

Physician Manpower and Compensation
Politics, Legislation, and Regulation
Artificial Intelligence
Risk Management and Cyber Security
And Much More.

The 2025 Forum is shaping up to have a great lineup of current practice management topics. Please visit the Program tab to see the sessions and faculty!

Optimize Your Impact | Attend as a Team

Practice administrators and physician leaders can come together to listen, learn and think strategically about problem solving as a team. Carve out protected time for your team to prepare for 2025 and beyond.

Save Big When You Register Your Team!

800-373-2204

Accreditation Information

Physician Accreditation and Designation Statements

The American College of Radiology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at info@acr.org.

Technologist Accreditation and Designation Statements

The American College of Radiology is approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM) to sponsor and/or review Continuing Education programs for Radiologic Technologists and Radiation Therapists.

The American College of Radiology designates this educational activity as meeting the criteria for up to 11.5 Category A credit hour(s) of the ARRT.

For more information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at info@acr.org.

RBMA Continuing Education Credit

ACHE Qualified Education (non-ACHE) credit

Offered through the American College of Healthcare Executives toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

NASBA CPEs

RBMA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.

RBMA Continuing Education

RBMA offers a continuing education program for members in which credit is earned toward RBMA fellowship

Time	Session	Faculty
1:00 - 1:05 PM	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Richard Duszak, MD, MBA, FACR Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
1:10 - 1:50 PM	Keynote Address	Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, FSBI
1:55 - 2:45 PM	Physician Compensation: Productivity vs. Value	Kurt Schoppe, MD Brian Van Eck
2:45 - 3:15 PM	Break with Exhibitors
3:15 - 4:05 PM	Non-Physician Practitioners: Disrupting the National Radiology Workforce	Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
4:10 - 5:00 PM	Hospital Agreements: Why and How the Paradigm is Changing	W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD Kurt Schoppe, MD
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Networking Reception with Exhibitors

Time	Session	Faculty
7:30 - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 - 8:55 AM	How ACR is Managing the Current Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity in Healthcare	Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, FSIR, FAHA
9:00 - 9:25 AM	Aligning Success: Strategic Priorities for Radiology Groups & RBMA’s Partnership	Peter Moffatt
9:30 - 10:20 AM	Beyond ROI: Unlocking AI's Hidden Value in Radiology	Christopher Ebling Joseph Guiffrida
10:20 - 10:50 AM	Break with Exhibitors
10:50 - 11:40 AM	Quantifying AI Benefits: AI's Multifaceted Value in Healthcare and Radiology	Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA Jason Wiesner, MD, MBA
11:40 AM - 12:50 PM	Lunch with Roundtables
12:50 - 2:05 PM	AI in Radiology: From Implementation to Impact	Keith E. Chew, MHA, CMPE, FRBMA Christopher Ebling Joseph Guiffrida Woojin Kim, MD Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA Jason Wiesner, MD, MBA
2:10 - 3:00 PM	Breakouts
	The Compensation Conundrum: Value vs Productivity	Kurt Schoppe, MD Brian Van Eck, MBA
	Non-Physician Practitioners: Making the Best of a Changing Radiology Workforce	Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
	Hospital Agreements Breakout	W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
3:00 - 3:30 PM	Break with Exhibitors
3:30 - 4:20 PM	Breakouts (Repeated)
	The Compensation Conundrum: Value vs Productivity	Kurt Schoppe, MD Brian Van Eck, MBA
	Non-Physician Practitioners: Making the Best of a Changing Radiology Workforce	Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
	Hospital Agreements Breakout	W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
4:25 - 5:15 PM	Navigating the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule	Melissa Chen, MD Barbara F. Rubel, MBA, FRBMA

Time	Session	Faculty
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 - 8:50 AM	DC Update and Other Advocacy Efforts	Ted Burnes, MPA Linda Wilgus, CPA, FRBMA
8:55 - 9:45 AM	Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience: Strategies for Radiology Leaders	Valeria Makeeva, MD Jessica Montgomery, MBA/HCM, FACHE, RT (R)(M)
9:45 - 10:15 AM	Break with Exhibitors
10:15 - 11:05 AM	Impact Beyond Imaging: Leading through Citizenship Duties	Schaeffer Smith, MPH, CPA Steve Cunningham, MD
11:10 - 12:00 PM	2025 PL Forum - What Do We Do Now?	Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, FSBI

2025 Forum Hotel

Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd

Phoenix, AZ 85226

ACR-RBMA Conference Rate: $299 + taxes and fees
Reservation Deadline: Book by December 31, 2024, to receive conference rates
Phone Reservations: Please call 1-866-837-4156

You may also make a reservation in the block using this link

2025 ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum Registration Rates

Individual Pricing	Early Bird (through September 30, 2024)	Regular (October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)	On-Site
ACR/RBMA Member	$895	$1,095	$1,295
Non-Member	$1,195	$1,395	$1,595
Resident	$425	$575	$625

Individual Pricing

Early Bird

(through September 30, 2024)

Regular

(October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)

On-Site

ACR/RBMA Member

$895

$1,095

$1,295

Non-Member

$1,195

$1,395

$1,595

Resident

$425

$575

$625

Individual ACR members may register here. For more information please see the "Ways to Register" section below.

Team Pricing	Early Bird (through September 30, 2024)	Regular (October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)	On-Site
Two-person team member (at least one must be an ACR/RBMA member)	$1,590	$1,990	N/A
Two-person team non-member (neither registrant is an ACR/RBMA member)	$2,190	$2,590	N/A
Additional team member	$750	$950	N/A

Team Pricing

Early Bird

(through September 30, 2024)

Regular

(October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)

On-Site

Two-person team member (at least one must be an ACR/RBMA member)

$1,590

$1,990

N/A

Two-person team non-member (neither registrant is an ACR/RBMA member)

$2,190

$2,590

N/A

Additional team member

$750

$950

N/A

Individual RBMA members and Teams (ACR or RBMA members) may register by contacting ACR Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204. For more information please see the "Ways to Register" section below.

Ways to Register

There are three ways to register:

Individual ACR members may register here or by clicking the "Register" link in the table below.
Teams (ACR or RBMA members) may call ACR Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204.
Individual RBMA members may register via the RBMA website. Alternatively, they can also call ACR Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204.