Events

10th Annual Business & Legal Issues in Dialysis & Nephrology Symposium

Thursday, May 10, 2012
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Hyatt Regency O’Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Registration for this event is now closed.

We invite you to an engaging full-day seminar covering business and legal issues faced by nephrologists; hospital and dialysis facility CEOs, CFOs and COOs; lawyers; administrators; and consultants. Hear from leading industry experts on important topics affecting the industry.

   
Agenda  
   
8 – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
   
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
   
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Overview of Campaign 2012 – Will the Wild Ride Continue?
Frank J. Donatelli, Executive Vice President and Director, Federal Public Affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC; Former Deputy Chairman, Republican National Committee; Former Assistant to President Ronald Reagan for Political and Intergovernmental Affairs
   
9:30 – 11 a.m. Panel – Perspectives on Future Alignment of Dialysis Providers & Nephrologists (PPACA & Beyond)
Robert Blaser, Government Affairs Representative, Renal Physicians Association
Jeffrey L. Hymes, M.D., Senior Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Medical Care
Stephanie A. Kennan, Senior Vice President, Federal Public Affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC
John Robertson, M.D., Partner, Nephrology Associates Medical Group;
Vice President, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc.
Barry M. Straube, M.D., Director, The Marwood Group
Moderator: Robert J. Pristave, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
   
11 – 11:15 a.m. BREAK
   
11:15 a.m. – Noon Top Ten Legislative and Regulatory Issues Affecting the Renal Industry
James B. Riley, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
   
Noon – 1:15 p.m. LUNCH
   
1:15 – 4:30 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSIONS
   
Track I  
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Facility Operations – A Practical Guide to Business and Legal Issues
Marshia S. Coe, R.N., B.S.N., Health Systems Management, Inc.
Scott P. Downing, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
   
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Ancillary Business Revenue for Physicians & Practice Operations – Legal & Business Concerns
Shaun Edelstein, Chief Operating Officer, Balboa Nephrology Medical Group
Jason S. Greis, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP
   
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
   
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. How to Be a Good Medical Director – Key Issues in Medical Director Agreements
Michael S. Anger, M.D., FASN, FACP, President of Western Nephrology; Co-National Medical Director, American Renal Associates
Amber M. Walsh, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
   
Track II  
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Achieving Compliance with HIPAA and HITECH Act Privacy and Security Requirements
Justin Greis, Senior Manager, Advisory Practice, Ernst & Young
Kimberly J. Kannensohn, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
   
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Practical and Contractual Issues Raised by Participation in Clinical Research
Bernard E. Ilson, M.D., Medpace
Joseph P. McMenamin, M.D., J.D., Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
   
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
   
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Kickbacks, False Claims and Litigation – How they impact your Business
Jeffrey C. Clark, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
Jeffrey E. Rogers, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
   
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. RECEPTION
   


For more information, contact Lindsay Mathews at 312.750.8602 or lmathews@mcguirewoods.com.

Our programs are intended for the benefit of our clients and contacts and we reserve the right to refuse any registration at our sole discretion.

 

MORE INFORMATION

Lindsay Mathews
312.750.8602
lmathews@mcguirewoods.com