The Magnificent Land of Oz.
Epic's 2020 Users Group Meeting.
August 24 to 27 in Verona, Wisconsin.
General Registration opens June 18 at noon, central.
UGM is designed for executives, directors, clinical staff, and other leaders with strategic focus.
Analysts, trainers, and others that work closely with the system for setup, maintenance, and training should attend XGM.
A UserWeb account is required to register.
Cancellation policy
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On Sunday, August 25...
Taste of Epic is from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
First-Time UGM Orientation is from 4:45 pm to 5:00 pm and again from 6:30 pm to 6:45 pm.
On Monday, August 26...
Advisory Councils are from 8:30 am to 5:10 pm.
Legal Council is from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
CIO Monday Morning Breakouts are from 10:00 am to noon.
CIO Roundtables are from noon to 5:30 pm.
Monday Meetup is from 5:10 pm to 6:30 pm.
International Meetup is from 5:10 pm to 6:30 pm.
CEO Council Welcome Dinner is from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Legal Council Reception is from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
On Tuesday, August 27...
Executive Address & Cool Stuff Ahead is from 8:45 am to noon.
CEO Council is from 11:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Executive Breakouts are from 12:30 pm to 5:10 pm.
Patient Experience Executive Forum is from 12:30 pm to 5:10 pm.
Safety Forum is from 12:30 pm to 5:10 pm.
Peer-to-Peer Sessions & Cool Stuff Breakouts are from 12:30 pm to 5:10 pm.
Tuesday Night Dinner is from 5:10 pm to 8:00 pm.
On Wednesday, August 28...
CEO Council is from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm.
Peer-to-Peer Sessions & Cool Stuff Breakouts are from 8:30 am to 5:10 pm.
On Thursday, August 29...
Forums are from 8:30 am to noon.
Taste of Epic (4:30 to 7:00 pm)
Ease on down to the Epic campfire clearing for Sunday's Taste of Epic.
Munch on favorite recipes from representatives of our culinary guild.
Then, get a head-start down the road for the upcoming conference with early registration hours, first-timer orientation, and classic Wisconsin lawn games with friends.
First-Time UGM Orientation (two offerings - 4:45 & 6:30 pm)
Advisory Councils (8:30 am to 5:10 pm)
Communications Advisory Council (CAC)
Directors & Associates Council (DAC)
Financial Leaders Advisory Council (FLAC)
Nursing Advisory Council (NAC)
Perioperative Clinician Advisory Council (PCAC)
Pharmacy Advisory Council (PharmAC)
Physicians Advisory Council (PAC)
Physicians & advanced practice clinicians only
Project Managers Advisory Council (PMAC)
Regulatory Programs & Quality Measurement Advisory Council (RPQM)
Legal Council (9:00 am to 4:00 pm)
CIO Monday Morning Breakouts (10:00 am to noon)
CIO Roundtables (noon to 4:00 pm)
CFO Roundtables (1:00 to 4:00 pm)
CIO and CFO Reception and Expo (4:15 to 5:30 pm)
Monday Meetup (5:10 to 6:30 pm)
Gather with your peers for snacks on the back deck.
Connect with friends to make dinner plans, swap ideas, and unwind after a productive day of Advisory Councils.
International Meetup (5:10 to 6:30 pm)
CEO Council Welcome Dinner (5:30 to 8:00 pm)
Legal Council Reception (6:30 to 8:30 pm)
Advisory Council Descriptions
General Session: Executive Address & Cool Stuff Ahead (8:45 am to noon)
CEO Council (noon to 5:00 pm)
Executive Breakouts (12:30 to 5:10 pm)
The Executive Breakout agenda includes tracks for physician, nursing, revenue cycle, analytics, and operational executives.
This year's Executive Breakouts will again include the Roundtable Rewind.
These sessions and discussions cover key points of emphasis from Monday's CIO Rountables, but are open to a wider executive audience.
Topics include technology trends, application updates, and Epic initiatives.
Patient Experience Executive Forum (12:30 to 5:10 pm)
Safety Forum (12:30 to 5:10 pm)
Peer-to-Peer Sessions & Cool Stuff Breakouts (12:30 to 5:10 pm)
Tuesday Night Dinner (5:10 to 8:00 pm)
CEO Council (8:00 am to 1:30 pm)
Peer-to-Peer Education Sessions & Cool Stuff Breakouts (8:30 am to 5:10 pm)
Including tracks for patient experience, home care, physician wellbeing, analytics, genomics, telemedicine, managed care, infection control, and more.
Forums (8:30 am to noon)
Stay for Thursday and join a focused forum.
These morning-long meetings provide an opportunity to dive deeper into a specific topic.
Analytics and Cognitive Computing
End-of-Life Care
Lean
Maternal Safety
Opioid Management
Patient Experience
Patient Flow
Pediatrics
Sex, Gender, and Names
Sepsis and Deterioration Management
Social Care
Suicide Prevention
Usability
Executive Address & Cool Stuff Ahead
Epic leaders share stories of customer heroics from this turbulent twister of a year.
Then, hear their take on what lies beyong the dark forest of COVID-19, including new development on the road ahead.
Advisory Councils & Peer-to-Peer Sessions
Sharing knowledge among the Epic community is the heart of UGM - and a big part of what makes Epic users successful.
More than 100 UGM sessions qualify for continuing education credit.
If you're a physician, nurse, or pharmacist, use the CME, CNE, and CPE filters when registering to find relevant courses.
Cool Stuff Breakouts
This session series picks up where Tuesday's Cool Stuff Ahead presentation leaves off.
Get a deeper dive into the latest development and a glimpse of where we're heading.
Executive Highlights
UGM hosts a number of smaller, focused executive collaborations.
CEO Council (Tuesday & Wednesday)
CIO Roundtables (Monday)
CFO Roundtable (Monday)
Executive Breakouts (Multiple tracks Tuesday afternoon)
Patient Experience Executive Forum (Tuesday)
Unsessions
Topics are assigned a room and a moderator for open group discussion during peer-to-peer session hours.
The Unsession schedule will be available in registration and in the event app.
Meet the Experts
Drop in and Meet the Experts working on your various areass of interest during peer-to-peer session hours.
Ask questions, provide feedback, and maybe even make a new Epic friend.
Watch here for a schedule of experts and topics.
