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IMAGINE: Dr. Anya Sharma, a primary care physician in Seattle, spends nearly two hours every evening wrestling with the EMR system to close charts and process referrals. The cumbersome interface, designed without clinical workflow in mind, forces her to click through dozens of irrelevant fields for a simple prescription refill authorization. This daily "death by a thousand clicks" not only delays patient care but is a significant source of burnout. Instead of just accepting it as "the way things are," what if Dr. Sharma had a framework to pinpoint the exact workflow failure, prototype a simple solution, and effectively pitch a pilot program to her clinic's IT committee?

The healthcare landscape is filled with systemic frustrations that physicians are uniquely positioned to identify but are often unequipped to solve. This lecture moves beyond complaining about broken systems and provides a practical toolkit for Washington physicians to become agents of change. Forget waiting for top-down mandates; this session is a guide to transforming your daily operational headaches into actionable, physician-led innovations.

In this engaging virtual session designed to empower you to stop just diagnosing problems in the system and start developing the cure – we will explore a pragmatic, step-by-step approach to innovation that respects your limited time and leverages your deep clinical expertise. This is your opportunity to turn cynicism into creative fuel and drive meaningful improvements in patient care and your own professional well-being.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this lecture, participants will be able to:

Identify and reframe daily clinical frustrations as concrete opportunities for targeted innovation.

Apply practical ideation techniques to develop physician-centric solutions for common healthcare bottlenecks.

Evaluate emerging technologies to distinguish between hyped trends and genuinely useful clinical tools.

Develop effective strategies for pitching innovative ideas to administrators and navigating institutional bureaucracy.

Formulate a plan for building collaborative teams by engaging key stakeholders like data analysts, IT professionals, and administrative allies.

Outline actionable first steps to move a promising idea from concept to a pilot or small-scale implementation.

Who Should Attend?

This LIVE lecture is designed for physicians, residents, and clinical leaders who are interested in improving their work environment, enhancing patient care, and leading change from within their organizations.

If you have ever thought, "There has to be a better way to do this," this session is for you.

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