Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to define patient self-management and barriers to its achievement; identify the reasons why improving patient self-management is critical to achieving better clinical, patient experience, and cost of care outcomes; identify what strategies can be successfully incorporated into office practice to improve patient self-management; and create successful tactics at their organizations to engage and motivate the entire care team (including patient advisors) in improving patient self-management.

Stephen Beeson, MD is a nationally recognized presenter who has provided tools and tactics for engaging and training physicians to medical groups and hospitals throughout the country. In September of 2006, Dr. Beeson released his new book, "Practicing Excellence. A Physician's Manual to Exceptional Health Care." This national best seller articulates a strategic, prescriptive "how-to" approach to engage and train physicians to drive organizational performance.