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Speaking

For healthcare professionals who need a speaker who can bring people together in an entertaining manner, Dr. Kenneth Cohn is an experienced speaker who weaves decades of experience into a memorable presentation using personal and professional anecdotes that facilitate interaction and discussion and pave the way for future progress. Dr. Cohn has given keynote addresses, spoken at conferences and offered seminars for more detailed learning.

Dr. Kenneth Cohn is currently scheduled to speak at the following conferences:

American College of Healthcare Executives

Just to acknowledge the high degree of appreciation I had with respect to your presentation, “Practical Stategies for Engaging Physicians.”  I was able to take away some excellent concepts and ideas and was much better off for having attended.  I really enjoyed your presentation style.  Not only was your thorough knowledge of the subject very evident, your enthusiasm and passion manifested themselves throughout your presentation.  Of particular note, were the various literary references and storytelling that you utilized to make points much more vividly for the listeners.  Again, thanks, and hopefully I will see you in another presentation in the future.- Gary Keller, CEO, Lafayette Hospital

Estes Park Institute

Speaking Topics 

Our physician leaders and executives enjoyed your discussion on physician engagement, financial collaboration, and hospitalist integration. By using the concepts you introduced, there is tremendous potential to improve care and relationships at Aultman. - William Wallace, M.D., President, Medical Staff

Ken’s expertise has been a great asset to me as I discover and implement deals that create winning situations for hospitals, physicians, and communities. Ken’s framework for exploration and communication has allowed me to look outside the box for winning collaborations in this ever-changing healthcare market. - Demetrix P. Tolliver, MHA, COO, Luling Rehabilitation Hospital

 

More Information on New Talks for 2008-9

I. Engaging Physicians to Cut Hospital Costs

A constant challenge that hospital and physician leaders face is how to align incentives to save resources and invest in improving care for their communities. Until we recognize what matters to both groups, we remain stuck in a blame game, which suboptimizes care.

Participants will learn how:
• A number of hospitals have significantly decreased Medicare length of stay
• A California hospital uses virtual gainsharing to obtain lasting physician engagement and cost reduction
• A Colorado community hospital cut its supply costs by over $500,000 in one year by convening a physician panel and convincing them that their input was valued
• A West-coast hospital system saved over $4 million when orthopedists consolidated their implant vendors from 8 to 2
• A New England physician champion used healthy competition to reduce cost and variability among cardiologists in the catheterization laboratory that he directs
• A number of hospitals limit the controversial aspects of monitoring care outcomes by engaging respected physician champions

II. Medical Staff Models for a Sustainable Future

How do physicians and hospital leaders partner in the 21st century? What have we learned from our mistakes in the 1990’s, when we purchased physician practices expecting productivity to remain stable or increase? Increasingly, we are finding that the way that we engage physicians has more to do with success than the choice of the model.
Participants will learn:
• How to use a new strategic framework to guide thinking through the available choices
• What strategies work to engage physicians regardless of the type of model
• How to cultivate and nurture physician champions

This talk will explore the spectrum of physician-hospital collaboration, ranging from service contracts through virtual communities of practice on one hand, through different ways of structuring deals and dealing with employment issues on the other. The emphasis is on sustainable growth strategies for the future.

The purpose of this talk is to engage hospital leaders and physicians to discuss what they can do to improve care and service for their communities over the next three years.

III. Cutting-edge Physician Recruitment and Retention Strategies

“We aren’t stupid. We just need to be trained,” exclaimed a surgical section chief who realized that he needed to master process skills not taught in medical school, residency, or fellowship. Doctors enjoy learning from their colleagues. Co-mentoring implies that each person brings valuable knowledge, experience, and wisdom to the table.

Participants will learn how to:
• Set up a physician co-mentoring program to improve recruitment, orientation, and retention
• Use Internet tools that can help you differentiate your organization from competitors
• Help physicians acquire interviewing skills and improve communication and collaboration on an ongoing basis

 

Past Speaking Engagements

 Seminars 

 Conferences

 Keynote Addresses

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire membership of AUPHA, I would like to extend our tremendous gratitude for your participation as Pattullo Lecturer at our 2006 annual meeting.  While the entire meeting was a rousing success, I heard from many people that your session was the highlight.

It was a genuine pleasure to hear you share thoughts and experience with audience members.  Your discussion on the educational chasm, collaboration, and strategies for developing passionate and informed healthcare educators really set the stage for AUPHA moving forward.  I am particularly excited about how we as an association can impact quality and performance excellence.

Again, thank you for your wonderful presentation.  It was unique and very thought provoking.

Lydia Reed, MBA, CAE
President and CEO

I met Dr. Cohn at the AUPHA meeting the summer of 2006.  After some quick brainstorming, he and I agreed to a first of its kind Symposium on Interdisciplinary Collaboration.  Ken did an excellent job, in a two-hour format, involving in and illustrating the challenges faced by interdisciplinary healthcare professionals in communicating with each other.  We had 90 students in attendance from various programs in the Texas Medical Center.  We will be sponsoring this program annually and fully expect attendance to grow exponentially. - Dan Martin, Executive in Residence and Interim Program Director, University of Houston Clear Lake at Texas Medical Center

Grand Rounds

University of North Carolina, SUNY Stonybrook, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the Johns Hopkins Business of Medicine Program, and Maine and Baystate Medical Programs on topics relating to physician frustration and leadership strategies

 If you want an experienced, results-oriented, entertaining, and memorable speaker, please  contact Dr. Kenneth Cohn today to discuss customized programs to fit your needs.