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2026
Senior Medical Staff Leader Forum

April 19-22  |  Denver, Colorado

Lead with clarity. Influence with confidence. Transform your organization.

The Senior Medical Staff Leader Forum equips senior medical staff leaders with the skills, strategies, and connections to solve today's challenges and create lasting impact, starting the moment you return home.

April 25-28 | Denver, Colorado

2027 Senior Medical Staff Leader Forum

Lead with clarity. Influence with confidence. Transform your organization.

The Senior Medical Staff Leader Forum equips senior medical staff leaders with the skills, strategies, and connections to solve today's challenges and create lasting impact, starting the moment you return home.

Strategies. Solutions. Success.


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CHOOSING THE SENIOR MEDICAL STAFF LEADER FORUM

Where Leaders Become Legacy-Builders

Senior medical staff leadership isn't learned in theory alone—it's built through shared experience, practical tools, and trusted guidance. This forum delivers real-world solutions to today's most pressing leadership challenges through expert insight, peer collaboration, and future-focused learning.

Sentact's Senior Medical Staff Leader Forum turns insights into action.

2027 AGENDA

The Leadership Forum: Four Days to Shape Your Future

Spend four days advancing your leadership skills.
Start with the 1-day Fundamentals Intensive for a crash course in credentialing, peer review, MEC leadership, and hospital finances, or dive into the 2.5-day Forum to tackle physician wellness, dyad leadership, behavioral challenges, and more.

Explore the agenda and choose the path that best fits your leadership journey.

MEDICAL STAFF LEADER FUNDAMENTALS INTENSIVE AGENDA

  April 25, 2027 | A Common Knowledge Base: Nuts and Bolts of Medical Staff Leadership
8:30-8:45 Welcome & Intro: Why We Have an Organized Medical Staff
8:45-9:30 Credentialing and Privileging
9:30-10:30 Effective, Collegial, and Evidence Based Peer Review
10:45-11:15 Functions and Responsibilities of MEC
11:15-12:00 Fundamentals of Hospital Finances
1:00-1:30 Critical Role of Medical Staff Office and Medical Staff Professionals
1:30-2:15 Clinical Departments: Supporting Chairs and Section Chiefs
2:15-2:30 Competency, Late-Career Physicians and Patient Safety
2:45-3:30 Bylaws, Rules & Regs, Policies & Procedures, Fair Hearings and Hospital Council - What You Need to Know
3:30-4:00 C-Suite and Hospital Board Relationships
4:00-5:00 Troubleshooting Panel: On-Call, Critical Incidents, Survey Readiness, etc.

 

SENIOR MEDICAL STAFF LEADER FORUM AGENDA

  April 26, 2027 |  Building a Team of Effective Physician Leaders
8:00-8:10 Welcome and Course Overview
8:10-8:45 Identifying/Developing Effective Medical Staff Leaders
8:45-10:00 Effective Leadership Styles for Physician Leaders
10:15-11:00 Leadership Authenticity and Versatility
11:00-12:00 Top Ten Rules to Apply as Physician Leaders
1:00-2:00 Emotional Intelligence and the Role of Coaching and Mentoring
2:00-2:45 Change Management for Physicians
3:00-4:00 Making Sense of AI and Its Impact on Patient Care and Physician Performance/Satisfaction
4:00-4:30 COS + CMO Partnerships
4:30-5:30 Panel: Leadership Challenges - True Stories

 

  April 27, 2027 | Putting Leadership Skills to Work for Best Clinical Outcomes and Physician Satisfaction
8:00-8:45 Psychological Safety as a Tool to Improve Clinical Outcomes
8:45-9:45 Conflict Resolution and Contract Negotiations
10:00-10:45 Huddles and Rounding - Effective Tools to Support HRO
10:45-11:45 Critical Conversations in Support of a Just Culture and Addressing Behavioral Outliers
1:00-1:45 A Structured Approach to Improving Clinical Outcomes
1:45-2:30 Physician/APP Wellbeing - Can Wellness Programs Improve Outcomes and Productivity?
2:45-3:30 APPS - Empowering Their Positive Impact on Patient Care
3:30-4:15 Clinical Excellence and Physician Satisfaction Can Live and Thrive in the For-Profit World
4:15-5:15 Panel: Exercising Power and Influence as Physician Leaders

 

  April 28, 2027 | Putting it All Together
8:00-8:45 Clinical Update: In-Flight Medical Emergencies
8:45-9:30 What's New: Patient Safety Structural Measures
9:30-10:15 Physician Leaders and Continued Clinical Work
10:30-12:00 Tabletop Discussions: What Have We Learned?

 

Creating and Supporting a Culture of Clinical Excellence

Taking Care of Ourselves and Making a Difference

This day is dedicated to taking care of ourselves while strengthening the culture of care.

Sessions will cover clinical excellence, psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and physician wellness, offering strategies to foster collegiality, navigate difficult conversations, and celebrate successes. You’ll leave with practical tools to promote professionalism, resilience, and lasting impact.
Putting it all Together

Putting it all Together: The Future and Your Legacy

Bringing everything together with a focus on the future of medical leadership and the legacy you'll leave behind.

From policy updates and shaping culture to exploring career paths and personal next steps, you’ll gain insights and inspiration to influence change and define your leadership journey.

MEET THE MINDS BEHIND THE FORUM

Featured Faculty & Speakers

This Forum was created by brilliant minds and extensively experienced physicians who know firsthand the challenges medical leaders face. Our physician faculty bring real-world expertise, proven leadership, and practical strategies designed for immediate impact.

Built by physicians, for physicians—so you leave ready to lead on day one.

Steve Quach, MD Follow me on LinkedIn

Founder and CEO
Chimera Leadership Group

Sharon Beckwith Follow me on LinkedIn

SVP | General Manager, Peer Review & Clinical Quality Consulting
Sentact

Carrie Horn, MD Follow me on LinkedIn

Chief Medical Officer and Chief, Division of Hospital & Internal Medicine
National Jewish Health

Patrick Kneeland, MD, SFHM Follow me on LinkedIn

VP for Medical Affairs & Advanced Care Strategy
Dispatch Health

Chandu Vemuri, MD, FACS Follow me on LinkedIn

Chief Medical Officer
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing

Barbara Martin, PhD, ACNP-BC, MPH Follow me on LinkedIn

System Senior Vice President for Advanced Practice
CommonSpirit Health

Gwen Dooley, MPM, NP, ACC Follow me on LinkedIn

Chief People Officer
CarePoint Health

Monique Diaz, MD Follow me on LinkedIn

Regional Chief Medical Information Officer - California
CommonSpirit Health

Sean L. Hansen, MD Follow me on LinkedIn

Upper Central Region Director of Hospital Medicine
CommonSpirit Health

Sunmee (Sue) Lee, MD, FACOG Follow me on LinkedIn

Chief Medical Officer
AdventHealth Medical Group, West Florida Division

Lee Scheinbart, MD, CPE, FAAPL Follow me on LinkedIn

Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Medical Outlook Group

Hannah Shirkey, MBA, CPA, FACHE Follow me on LinkedIn

Chief Executive Officer
Wapiti Medical Staffing

Registration Options

Intensive Registration

Medical Staff Leadership Fundamentals Intensive

$1,500
$1,300 Early Bird Rate

till 12/31

April 25, 2027

Includes:

  • Registration for one person
  • All intensive event sessions
  • Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments 
Leadership Forum Registration

Senior Medical Staff Leader Forum

$2,500
$2,250 Early Bird Rate

till 12/31

April 26-28, 2027

Includes:

  • Registration for one person
  • Opening welcome reception
  • All main event sessions
  • Interactive leadership panels 
  • Monday night networking dinner
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, and refreshments
Full Event Registration

Full Forum Experience

$3,700
$3,500 Early Bird Rate

till 12/31

April 25-28, 2027

Includes:

  • Registration for one person
  • All intensive event sessions
  • All main event sessions
  • Opening welcome reception
  • Monday night networking dinner
  • Interactive leadership panels
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, and refreshments

Jacquard Hotel

Plan Your Trip

Our hosting hotel, The Jacquard, Autograph Collection, is nestled in Denver's vibrant Cherry Creek neighborhood. The nearest major airport is Denver International Airport (DEN); approximately 24 miles away by car, with a typical drive time of around 34 minutes.

Prefer public transit? You can take the RTD A Line commuter rail from DEN to Union Station in about 37 minutes, then complete the journey downtown via taxi or rideshare.

Access to the forum hotel room block will be available upon registration.

ACCME logoThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Sentact. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Consultants designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Questions?

Contact us at events@sentact.com