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Scientific Session

Professional development and education
General Topic: Business of Rheumatology

13M124: Contracting, Promotion and Negotiating to Win-Win

Monday, November 13, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT
Location: Room 26A-B
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • SD

    Sheetal Desai, MD

    UC Irvine
    Orange, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): Alexion: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated); AstraZeneca: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Aurinia: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKlein(GSK): Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Janssen: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • SS

    Steven Shaber, JD

    Poyner Spruill LLP, Attorneys at Law
    Raleigh, NC, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

This session will help with understanding basics of contracting, paths to promotion, and how to negotiate these areas, whether you're in private, academic, or any other job settings. This session will also fill a learning gap for most rheumatologists who are not given this education in traditional training paths.

Learning Objectives:

  • Fundamentals of contracts and common pitfalls to avoid
  • Basics of negotiation
  • Different paths to promotion and tailoring it to your goals and needs - is it a good fit?

Presentations:

  • 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM PT
    Negotiations: Practical Skills for Medical Professionals

    Speaker: Steven Shaber, JD – Poyner Spruill LLP, Attorneys at Law

  • 12:20 PM – 12:30 PM PT
    Q&A
  • 12:30 PM – 12:50 PM PT
    Merits and Promotions

    Speaker: Sheetal Desai, MD – UC Irvine

  • 12:50 PM – 1:00 PM PT
    Q&A