Sunday, April 1, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. CDT
How to Stay Energized in a Changing World
Greg Risberg
Changes in organizations and increasing work demands multiply stress. In
this "hilariously informative" program, Greg Risberg presents useful ideas
on how to reduce stress and relax under pressure. Participants will learn
how to communicate more effectively, use humor as a stress-reliever, boost
their self-care strategies, and achieve more balance in their lives.
Greg Risberg is a popular motivational speaker whose ideas have reached
over 500,000 people in the past 20 years! He has inspired people in 48 of our
50 states, as well as Canada, England, and even Australia!! Greg has been
a lecturer at Northwestern University Medical School and Loyola Medical
Center, both in Chicago. A past president of the AMA said: "Everyone in health
care needs to hear Greg Risberg!"
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Program Features
Opening Plenary
Thomas L. Stern, MD, Lectureship
Monday, April 2, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. CDT
Global Family Medicine: Our Opportunity and Responsibility
Daniel Ostergaard, MD
As vice president for health of the public and interprofessional activities, Dr. Ostergaard has oversight responsibilities for the international work of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and its relationships with other medical organizations in the United States and abroad. Through these relationships, he coordinates international activities and directs the AAFP Center for International Health Initiatives. Dr. Ostergaard will address the many opportunities and related responsibilities in global family medicine.
The Thomas L. Stern, MD, Lectureship honors the visionary founder and director emeritus of the Residency Assistance Program (RAP), Thomas L. Stern, MD. Dr. Stern passed away in Sun Lakes, AZ, on May 28, 2011. An extraordinary educator, Dr. Stern had contributed to the specialty of family medicine for more than half a century. As AAFP Education Division Director in 1975, he envisioned RAP as a way to help new or struggling residency programs. With successful program directors serving as consultants, he began to identify and share best practices among residency programs, which remains RAP’s mission today.
The recipient of several honors and awards, Dr. Stern served as an executive of both the AAFP and the AAFP Foundation until his retirement in 1991.
The Thomas L. Stern, MD, Lectureship has been delivered during the RAP Workshop annually since 1991.
Global Family Medicine: Our Opportunity and Responsibility
Daniel Ostergaard, MD
As vice president for health of the public and interprofessional activities, Dr. Ostergaard has oversight responsibilities for the international work of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and its relationships with other medical organizations in the United States and abroad. Through these relationships, he coordinates international activities and directs the AAFP Center for International Health Initiatives. Dr. Ostergaard will address the many opportunities and related responsibilities in global family medicine.
The Thomas L. Stern, MD, Lectureship honors the visionary founder and director emeritus of the Residency Assistance Program (RAP), Thomas L. Stern, MD. Dr. Stern passed away in Sun Lakes, AZ, on May 28, 2011. An extraordinary educator, Dr. Stern had contributed to the specialty of family medicine for more than half a century. As AAFP Education Division Director in 1975, he envisioned RAP as a way to help new or struggling residency programs. With successful program directors serving as consultants, he began to identify and share best practices among residency programs, which remains RAP’s mission today.
The recipient of several honors and awards, Dr. Stern served as an executive of both the AAFP and the AAFP Foundation until his retirement in 1991.
The Thomas L. Stern, MD, Lectureship has been delivered during the RAP Workshop annually since 1991.
Cyber Café
Free computer access in the onsite Cyber Café keeps you connected while you’re away.
- Check your e-mail
- Print your boarding pass
- Print your RPS session handouts
Workshops
Prepare your staff, program, and residents for family medicine’s future. Choose from timely and topical workshops that help you define and achieve program excellence, integrate core competencies into your curricula, develop staff, and “understand” new residents. You’ll learn from front-liners about patient-centered care and group visits, achieving compliance, and more. View a list of workshop topics.
Special Events
Take advantage of our pre-conference sessions on Saturday, March 31.
Common Interest Breakfasts
Share coffee with others experiencing the same challenges or achievements. Choose the table/topic of most interest and begin the dialogue. There is no advance sign-up, and topic-free tables will also be available. Please contact the RPS Manager if you would like to volunteer as the facilitator of your topic.
Residency Program Solutions
Program Features
2011 Conference Participants (*PDF file)
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