10th Annual Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference

Program Agenda

WEDNESDAY, FEBURARY 18, 2009

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

• Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Workshop
• Fundamentals of Providing Healthcare:  Regulation, Payment, and Fraud & Abuse Considerations for Providers and Suppliers

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Reception Honoring Young Lawyers
(All registrants are welcome to attend!)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration & Information Desk Open

7:30 am – 10:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Plenary Session

Fraud and Abuse Enforcement: Recent Developments and Future Direction

9:30 am – 9:45 am

Break

9:45 am – 11:00 am

Concurrent CLE Sessions

• Genetics, Race, and Diversity in Clinical Trials
• New Developments in Antitrust
• Practice on the Edges : Coming to a Neighborhood Near You—Whether You Like it or Not

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Break

11:15 am – 12:45 pm

Plenary Session

Current Developments in Physician/Hospital Joint Ventures

12:45 pm – 1:00 pm

Break

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

INTEREST GROUP LUNCHES

• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Healthcare Fraud & Compliance
• Managed Care & Insurance
• Medical Research, Biotechnology & Clinical Ethical Issues
• Payment & Reimbursement
• Public Health & Policy

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Break

2:45 pm – 4:15 pm

Plenary Session

Ethical Interactions Between Providers and Vendors

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Break

4:30 pm – 5:45 pm

Concurrent CLE Sessions

• Recovery Audit Contractors: Compliance and Appeals Strategies
• Tax-Exemption Update: The New Form 990 and Other Ongoing Compliance Efforts
• Using Deferred Compensation to Incent On-Call Coverage

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Emerging Issues Conference Reception Honoring our Program Faculty and Planning Committee Members

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009

7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration & Information Desk Open

7:30 am – 10:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Ethics Session

"To Whom Should I Be True?" Legal Ethics and Client Loyalty in a Changing World

9:15 am – 9:30 am

State of the Section Address - Section Chair Vickie Yates Brown will discuss the activities, achievements and aspirations of the ABA Health Law Section.

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Plenary Session

Telemedicine: Licensing and Credentialing Challenges for Providers

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Break

11:15 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent CLE Sessions

• Master Class in e-Health Crisis Investigation and Management for Healthcare Attorneys
• Respecting Rights of Conscience: An Emerging Area at the Intersection of Health Care & Employment Law
• Retail-Based Clinics and the Convenient Care Delivery Models: Legal and Operational Issues

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Interest Group Lunches

• Business & Transactions
• eHealth, Privacy & Security
• Healthcare Facility Operations
• Healthcare Litigation & Risk Management
• Physician Issues
• Tax & Accounting

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Break

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Plenary Session

Clinical Research Trials and Tribulations

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Concurrent CLE Sessions

• Disruptive Practitioners and the New 2009 Joint Commission Standards
• Expedited Partner Therapy: Exploring the Legal Landscape
• The New Stark Rules: Analysis and Application

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009

8:00 am – 11:30 am

Open Council Meeting - All members are welcome to attend the Section Open Council Meeting

12:30 pm – 6:00 pm

10th Annual Margarita Cup Golf Scramble Disney’s Palm Golf Course

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Margarita Cup Reception - All meeting attendees are welcome!