ACLM 2010 50th Annual Conference

ACLM 50 Years Later: Advances in Medicine 2010 Annual Meeting
March 4 - 7, 2010
Caribe Royale
Orlando, Florida

Speakers and times are subject to change. All sessions will be located in the Caribbean III unless otherwise noted.

Registration Hours:
Friday, March 5, 2010 7:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 6, 2010 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 7, 2010 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
   
Exhibit Hours:
Friday, March 5, 2010 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 6, 2010 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
   

Thursday, March 4, 2010
(* denotes the session is accredited for ethics credits)

12:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. ABLM 2010 Program/Review Course:
Expert Medical Witness & Testimony
(pre-registration required)
S. Sandy Sanbar, MD, PhD, JD, FCLM
Chairman, ABLM
Past President, ACLM

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Board of Governors Meeting
Location: Boca I

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Committee Meetings
Location: Boca II

   
Friday, March 5, 2010

7:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Registration/Information Desk Open

Location: Caribbean Foyer
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
Location: Caribbean VI & VII


6:45 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

Past President’s Breakfast (Open to Past Presidents of ACLM)

7:00 a.m. - 7:50 a.m.

Poster Session I
Poster Committee Chair Karin W. Zucker, JD, LLM, MSF
Army Baylor University Grad. Program in Health & Business Administration

7:50 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements
President of ACLM: Melvin A. Shiffman, MD, JD, FCLM

Program Chair: Victoria L. Green, MD, JD, MBA, MHSA, FCLM
   
 

GENERAL SESSION I

8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Recent Developments in Legal Medicine
Moderator: Theodore LeBlang, JD, FCLM
Southern IL. Univ. School of Medicine

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Federal and State Legislation
Robert Meals, JD
Law Office of Robert N. Meals

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Federal Court Rulings
Elaine Bukowski, MD, JD, FCLM

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

State Court Rulings
Christopher White, MD, JD, FCLM
University of Cincinnati

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Questions and Answers

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Break – Visit the Exhibitors

   
 

GENERAL SESSION II

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Critical Developments in Legal Medicine and Government Issues
Moderator: Dale Cowan, MD, JD, FCLM
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

10:00 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.

Medical-Legal Literature 2009 - 2010: Top Ten Hits
Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH, FCLM
Southern IL Univ. School of Law

10:25 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

10 Reasons Why Doctors Get Sued
Paul D. Blaylock, MD, JD, FACEP, FCLM
Providence Medical Group

10:50 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Addiction Law and DWI
Lance L. Gooberman, MD, JD, FCLM

11:15 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

EMTALA: Recent Updates and Court Opinions
James R. Hubler, MD, JD, FCLM
OSF Saint Francis

11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Questions and Answers

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Professional Development Lunch (pre-registration required)
Alejandro Moreno, MD, MPH, JD, FCLM

   
  GENERAL SESSION III

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Pharmacy Industry Update
Moderator: Martin Stillman, MD, JD, FCLM
Hennepin County Medical Center

1:30 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.

Quality and Vendor Distribution of Medications and Equipment
Juan A. Albino, MD, MPH, FCCP

1:55 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Update on Legislative Developments in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Eli Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM
Organic Disposal Solutions, Inc.

2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Questions and Answers

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Break – Visit the Exhibitors

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

The Science of Medicine and Law
Moderator: Kent E. Harshbarger, MD, JD, FCLM
Montgomery County Coroner's Office

2:45 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Advances in Forensic Sciences
Matthias I. Okoye, MD, JD, FCLM
Nebraska Forensic Medical Services PC

3:10 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.

*Ethical Issues in Health Care
Poster Committee Chair Karin W. Zucker, JD, LLM, MSF
Army Baylor University Grad. Program in Health & Business Administration

3:35 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Questions and Answers

   
  GENERAL SESSION IV

3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

New Trends in Health Care Delivery
Moderator: Marvin H. Firestone, MD, JD, FCLM

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Development of Hospital-Based Legal Clinics
Charity Scott, JD, MSCN
Georgia State University

4:15 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.

EHRs After ARRA 2009: Meaningful Use and Beyond
David Donnersberger Jr., MD, JD, FCLM
University of Chicago – Pritzker School of Medicine

4:40 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.

Binding Arbitration in Contracts
Paul E. Knag
Murtha Cullina LLP

5:05 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Questions and Answers

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

President’s Welcome Reception
Location: Caribbean VI & VII

   

Saturday, March 6, 2010

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Registration/Information Desk Open
Location: Caribbean Foyer

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Women's Issues Breakfast
Dorothy Rasinski Gregory, MD, JD, FCLM


7:00 a.m. - 7:50 a.m.

Poster Session II
Location: Caribbean VI & VIII
Poster Committee Chair Karin W. Zucker, JD, LLM, MSF
Army Baylor University Grad. Program in Health & Business Administration

   
  GENERAL SESSION V

8:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Health Care Quality And Safety: Ethical, Legal and Risk Management Considerations
Moderator: Richard S. Wilbur, MD, JD, FCLM
American Medical Foundation

8:00 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.

*Emerging Fundamentals of Health Care Reform: Ethical Realignment; Outcomes Focus; Benchmarking
John A. Anderson, MD, JD, FCLM

8:25 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

To Err is Human and Costly: Problem Residents and Predictors of who will become One!
Andrew A. Gonzalez, JD
UIC College of Medicine

8:50 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Malpractice Suits in Psychiatry and the Role of Communication in Related Risk Management
Oren Asman, Adv, Haifa University, Israel

9:15 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.

Medical Error and Quality Care
Don Harper Mills, MD, JD, FCLM

9:40 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.

You’ve Never Heard of Hospital or Physician Compare? You will.
Thomas R. McLean, MD, MS, JD, FCLM
Third Millennium Consultants LLC.

10:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Questions and Answers

10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Break – Visit the Exhibitors

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Current Institutional Concepts and Issues
Moderator: Arthur J. Cohen, MD, JD, FCLM MBA

10:30 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

*Medical, Ethical and Practical Trends in Hospital Medicine
Erin A. Egan, MD, JD, FCLM
Hospital Medicine

10:55 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

Institutional and Nursing Home Risk Management
Howard S. Podolsky, MD, JD, FCLM

11:20 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

The Disruptive Physician: Understanding the Joint Commission Standard, the American Medical Association Code of Conduct, and Their Significance for the Peer Review Process.
Michael J. Jordan, JD
Walter & Haverfield, LLP

11:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

*Use of Policy Analysis and Ethicists in Hospital/Nursing Home Litigation
John K. Hall, MD, JD, FCLM
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

12:10 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Questions and Answers

12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Cyril Wecht Luncheon: ACLM Then and Now!

Moderator:

 

Darren P. Mareiniss, MD, JD, Mbe, FCLM
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

   
Speaker:

Cyril H. Wecht, MD, JD, FCLM
Trustee & Past Chairman, ABLM
Past President, ACLM

   
  GENERAL SESSION VI

1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Health Care Reform: Past, Present, and (Now the) Future - A Panel Discussion

Moderator:

 

Gary I. Birnbaum, MD, JD, FCLM

   

Panelists:

Joni Lehman, JD
Florida International University

Jane M. Orient, MD
American Association of Physicians and Surgeons

Arnold J. Rosoff, JD, FCLM
University of Pennsylvania-Wharton

The Honorable Dorothy Hukill, Esq

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Questions and Answers

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Break – Visit the Exhibitors

3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The S. Sandy Sanbar Lecture
Recent Developments in ABLM
History of ABLM: 51 years

Speakers:

 

S. Sandy Sanbar, MD, PhD, JD, FCLM
Chairman, ABLM
Past President, ACLM

Cyril H. Wecht, MD, JD, FCLM
Trustee & Past Chairman, ABLM
Past President, ACLM

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Annual Meeting of Fellows

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Annual Banquet
Location: Boca VI – VII

   
Sunday, March 7, 2010
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk Open
Location: Caribbean Foyer

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
Location: Caribbean VI & VII


   
  GENERAL SESSION VII

8:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Current Concepts in Medical Negligence
Moderator: Vicky A. Trompler, MD, JD, FCLM
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC

8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.

Informed Consent and Risk Management in Pediatric and Primary Care
Rita P. Raman, MD, MS, JD, FCLM
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

8:20 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.

What We Got Here is...Failure to Communicate: A Fertile Field for Malpractice
Michael M. Raskin, MD, JD, MS, MPH, MA, MBA, FCLM
University Medical Center

8:40 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Apportioning Fault in Medical Negligence
Robert A. Bitonte, MD, JD, MA, LLM, FCLM

9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

Developments in Urology Medical Malpractice
C. William Hinnant Jr., MD, JD, FCLM
Medicolegal Consultants, LLC

9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.

Developments in OB/GYN Medical Malpractice
Francois M. Blaudeau, MD, JD, FCLM, FACHE

9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Questions and Answers

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

*ACLM Bioethics Award Presentation
Moderator: Thomas R. McLean, MD, MS, JD, FCLM

10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.

*Bioethics 1st Place Winner : Something More to the Story: Moore v. Regents of the University of California Two Decades Later
David C. Szostak
DePaul University College of Law

10:35 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

*Questions and Answers

   
  GENERAL SESSION VIII

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

New Trends in Clinical Care
Moderator: Monique Anawis, MD, JD, FCLM

10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

The Learned Intermediary Doctrine as Currently Applied to the Prescription of Psychotropic Medications
Yvonne McDowell, MD, JD, MPH, MBA

11:05 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.

New Trends in Stroke
Mark Fisher, MD, JD, FCLM
UCI Medical Center-Dept. of Neurology

11:25 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (6 th Edition) – A New Tool for Disability Practitioner in the 21 st Century
Mohammed I. Ranavaya, MD, JD, MS, FCLM, FRCPI, FFOM, CIME
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners

11:45 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Questions and Answers