Leadership, Business and Innovation Weekend 2023
Challenging the Norm
Reducing costs, improving productivity and enhancing patient experience with great leadership and innovation
The ESCRS Leadership and Business Innovation weekend programme returned—this year, in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday and Sunday, 7 and 8 October 2023. The two-day programme focussed on Leadership and Finance, delivered by keynote ESCRS speakers and leading business innovation consultants
Programme
Leadership and innovation in ophthalmology
Delegate registration and badge collection (08.00 - 08.15)
| 08.15 - 11:00 | Session 1 |
|---|---|
| 08.15 - 08.30 | Introduction and Welcome - Paul Rosen |
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Leadership values and leadership culture - Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen |
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Q&A session |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | From concept to implementation: leadership and innovation in ophthalmology - John Marshall |
| 09.30 - 10.30 | Q&A session - John Marshall, Matt Jensen and Karl Thomas |
| 10.30 - 10.45 | Avoiding physician burnout - David Lockington |
| 10.45 - 11.00 | Q&A session - David Lockington |
Break (11.00 - 11.30)
| 11.30 - 12:45 | Session 2 |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 | Leading a team in a private ophthalmological practice: challenges and solutions - Arthur Cummings and Daniel Kook |
| 12.00 - 12.45 |
Delegate Task Delegate teams discuss what leadership in an ophthalmology setting means to them. |
Lunch and Networking (12.45 - 13.30)
| 13.00 - 16:30 | Session 3 |
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| 13.00 - 13.30 |
Innovating to reduce costs - Matt Jensen and Artemis Matsou In public and private practice, ophthalmologists need to control costs. Matt Jensen and Artemis Matsou discuss how you can make savings without compromising patient services. |
| 13.30 - 14.00 |
Project Teams are tasked to produce one innovation to reduce costs. For example, "You need to save 5% of your costs, how would you go about this?" - Karl Thomas |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Teams present their solutions to Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen. |
| 1430 - 15.00 | Optimising workflow to maximise productivity and enhance patient experience - Celine Reibel, Paul Rosen and Matt Jensen |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Q&A session - Karl Thomas |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Artificial intelligence and innovation in ophthalmology - Panel Discussion |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Discussion |
Practical tools for ophthalmologists in planning and managing financial resources and creating value
| 08.30 - 11:00 | Session 1 |
|---|---|
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Raising funds - John Marshall and Matt Jensen |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | Preparing business plans - Celine Reibel and Arthur Cummings |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Market analysis and segmentation - Daniel Kook and Matt Jensen |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Pitching your business idea to a venture capital company - Arthur Cummings and Karl Thomas |
Break (11.00 - 11.30)
| 11.30 - 12:45 | Session 2 |
|---|---|
| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Group Project Delegates break into groups and prepare 10-minute pitch presentations |
| 12.00 - 12.30 |
Pitch Presentations |
Lunch and Networking (12.30 - 13.30)
| 13.30 - 15:45 | Session 3 |
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| 13.30 - 14.00 |
Lean business canvas model for a new private practice - Daniel Kook, Matt Jensen and Karl Thomas |
| 14.00 - 14.30 |
Group Project A five point plan for setting up a new private practice - Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Group presentations to Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | The future of ophthalmology is bright - David Lockington |
| 15.30 - 15.45 | Final wrap up and close - Paul Rosen |
Topics
| Leadership values and culture | Innovating to reduce costs | Preparing your business plan |
| Leadership and innovation in ophthalmology | Optimising workflow to maximise productivity and enhance patient experience | Market analysis and segmentation |
| Avoiding physician burnout | Artificial intelligence and innovation in ophthalmology | Pitching your business idea to a venture capital company |
| Leading a team in a private ophthalmological practice | Raising funds | Lean business canvas model for a new private practice |
