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Schedule
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 |
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7:00 am-5:15 pm |
Conference Attendee Assistance: Check-In and Badge Pick-Up |
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7:30-10:00 am |
Conference Breakfast, sponsored by BRG
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8:00-9:45 am |
In-House Counsel Think Tank
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10:00 am-12:45 pm General Session
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10:00-10:15 am
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Asha B. Scielzo, AHLA President, Director, Health Law & Policy Program, American University Washington College of Law |
10:15-11:15 am
Fireside Chat
Eric Zimmerman (Moderator), McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Todd Askew, Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Executive and Board Offices, American Medical Association
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11:15 am-12:45 pm
2. Year In Review
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Robert G. Homchick, Davis Wright Tremaine
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12:45-2:00 pm
Lunch and Learn: Tinder for Health AI–Strategies for “Swiping Right” on only the Best Developers
Brenton Hill, Head of Operations and General Counsel, Coalition for Health AI, CHAI This session will teach health care delivery providers emerging best practices and strategies for speed dating AI developers to arrive at the perfect match and avoid the relationship drama of misaligned expectations and values. |
This is not included in the conference registration fee; there is an additional fee of $65; limited attendance and pre-registration is required. Continuing Education Credits are not available. Interested in sponsoring this event? Sponsor
2:15-3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
3. Attorneys Beware: Legal Ethics Issues with the Use of AI in the Practice of Law (not repeated)
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Aastha Farr, Associate General Counsel, SCAN Health Plan
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4. Ti[c]kTo[c]k: AMCs Need to be Ready for Upcoming Research Security Program Requirements
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Kristen Kim, VP, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center The international exchange of information and ideas that is critical to advancing scientific research is under increased scrutiny. Academic medical centers and their partners need to respond to warnings from US government officials about the potential national and economic security risks of access to US research information and implement specific requirements to protect the data and the research enterprise. This session will:
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5. Better Together: Joint Ventures between Health Systems and Other Providers Along the Care Continuum
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Jerry Chang, BRG
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6. The Honeymoon Is Over: Preparing for and Responding to Ransomware Attacks in the Health Care Sector
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Kirk Nahra, Wilmer Hale
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3:15-3:45 pm
Coffee and Networking Break
Exhibits Open–Meet the Exhibitors. Interested in sponsoring this event? Sponsor
3:45-5:00 pm Extended Sessions
7. Advanced Fundamentals of GME Reimbursement for Teaching Hospitals and Strategic Considerations for Academic Health Systems (not repeated)
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Allison Cohen, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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8. Hot Topics in Health Privacy/Data for 2025: Will You Surf the Wave or Wipeout? (not repeated)
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Manasa Gopal, Associate General Counsel, Columbia University We will discuss the latest regulatory and legal developments in health privacy/data sector impacting AMC's, Providers and Health Systems for 2025, including updates on the following:
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9. Preparing for Antitrust Scrutiny of Health Care Transactions in 2025
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Nicole Demers, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Chief of the Antitrust Section, Office of the Attorney General
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10. A View from the Top of Risk Mountain: Tips to Manage Compliance Risks and Opportunities for 2025
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Anthony J. Burba, Barnes & Thornburg LLP This panel will discuss the key compliance risks and opportunities facing the health care industry heading into 2025. Panelists will include senior in-house counsel, the Chief Compliance Officer of a large academic and community health system, and experienced outside counsel. The conversational and interactive format will provide different perspectives on key issues facing the industry, including:
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5:00-6:00 pm
Networking Reception, sponsored by PYA
This event is included in the registration fee. Attendees, speakers, and registered guests are welcome.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
7:15 am-4:30 pm
Conference Attendee Assistance
If you have not checked in, stop by to print your badge.
7:15-8:15 am
Conference Breakfast, sponsored by PYA
This event is included in the conference registration fee. Attendees, speakers, and registered guest are welcome.
7:15-8:15 am
Coffee and Conversation: Resolving Health Care Industry Disputes
Geoff Drucker, Senior Director of Dispute Resolution Service, American Health Law Association Grab your breakfast and head into this informal conversation about our Dispute Resolution Service. |
This is not included in the conference registration; there is no additional fee; limited attendance; and pre-registration is required. Continuing Education Credits are not available.
8:15-9:30 am Extended Sessions
11. Clinical Trials by Fire: Don’t Get Burned (not repeated)
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Tynan O. Kugler, PYA, PC Increasingly, physician practices have joined hospitals, health systems, and academic medical centers to offer clinical trials to contribute to medical research and innovation, to improve patient care, and to advance various strategic and operational goals. However, establishing and managing compliant and financially feasible clinical trials can be challenging for organizations trying to offer cutting edge treatments and grow alternative revenue streams amid an intricate legal and regulatory landscape. The session will discuss:
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12. All in the Family: AMC and Community Hospital Affiliation Trends
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Michelle Garvey Brennfleck, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
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13. Interactive Discussion of Diffusing Compliance Landmines (Advanced)
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Jacqueline C. Baratian, SVP & Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Kaiser Permanente The goal of this session is to get the audience involved and to provide practical, real-world discussion of how to diffuse compliance landmines. This is an advanced session that will use hypotheticals to explore ways in which conduct that initially looks problematic may not actually be a problem. We will also use the hypos to discuss the ins and outs of:
The hypos will cover a variety of different compliance issues effecting hospital, physicians, and AMCs, including AKS, Stark, exclusion/licensing, and various billing issues. |
14. Risk and Rewards: Tailwinds and Headwinds for Value-Based Care (VBC) Providers
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Christy Cawthon, Vice President, Medical Economics and Contract Performance, Southwestern Health Resources
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9:30-10:00 am
Coffee and Networking Break
Exhibits Open–Meet the Exhibitors. Interested in sponsoring this event? Sponsor
10:00-11:00 am Concurrent Sessions
15. The Americans with Disabilities Act's Requirement in Health Care Settings (not repeated)
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Steven E. Gordon, Retired, Civil Rights Enforcement Coordinator, Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits discrimination by covered entities, including health care providers, such as academic medical centers, hospitals, and physicians. The United States Attorneys’ Offices across the nation in partnership with DOJ's Civil Rights Division have been enforcing the ADA in health care settings. Cases have included enforcement actions against health care providers for failing to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with communication disabilities, such as being deaf and hearing loss, ensuring physical access to medical care for people with mobility disabilities, and ensuring equal access to health care provider's websites. This program will focus on the ADA legal principles applicable in health care settings, common issues that arise in these cases, DOJ enforcement efforts, including an exploration of actual cases against health care providers. |
16. Biospecimen and Data Sharing
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David J. Peloquin, Ropes & Gray
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17. Key Managed Care Contracting Provisions Affecting Provider Reimbursement
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Meri Gordon, Polsinelli
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18. Health Care Enforcement: Year in Review and Outlook
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Daniel Cody, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC
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11:15 am-12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
19. What is Your Emergency: Update 2025 on Emergency Response Services and Behavioral Health Crisis Alternatives (not repeated)
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Gerald (Jud) E. DeLoss, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Legal Officer, Illinois Association for Behavioral Health Ambulance transport is a critical part of the US health system, involving tens of millions of emergency transports annually. The industry has experienced many of the same challenges as other parts of the inter-connected acute care health system in recent years: Overwhelming demands during the pandemic, staffing shortages, behavioral crises in the community, struggles to deliver care in rural, and underserved communities. This presentation will provide an update on legal issues affecting ambulance transport and other aspects of emergency medical services. Topics include:
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20. Navigating Medical Staff Issues: Challenges Involving Medical Necessity (not repeated)
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Hilary Buckley Domeika, Division Senior Corporate Counsel, Providence St. Joseph Health This session will address the challenges associated with medical staff issues involving medical necessity. It will also explore the unique relationship, interaction between, and actions taken by the hospital medical staff and the employer of the physician. In-House counsel and outside counsel for the medical staff and employer will share their unique perspectives, experiences, and insights working through these issues. This session will discuss the following topics:
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21. Charting the Future: A Legal Roadmap for Advancing Care with Advanced Practice Providers
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Joe Aguilar, HMS Valuation Partners With the current instability and shortages in the provider markets, care provided by advanced practice providers (APPs) continues to grow in relative importance. This advanced session will examine the following key aspects of utilizing APPs to provide medical care:
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4. Ti[c]kTo[c]k: AMCs Need to be Ready for Upcoming Research Security Program Requirements (repeat)
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Kristen Kim, VP, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center The international exchange of information and ideas that is critical to advancing scientific research is under increased scrutiny. Academic medical centers and their partners need to respond to warnings from US government officials about the potential national and economic security risks of access to US research information and implement specific requirements to protect the data and the research enterprise. This session will:
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12:15-1:30 pm
Lunch and Learn
This is not included in the registration fee; there is an additional fee of $65; limited attendance and pre-registration is required. Continuing Education Credits are not available.
Interested in sponsoring this event? Sponsor
1:45-3:00 pm Extended Sessions
22. When Helping Patients Violates the Law: Strategies for Providers in Developing and Operating Comprehensive Patient Assistance Programs (not repeated)
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Jessica Barth, Senior Health System Counsel, MultiCare Health System
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23. Crisis Communication Management (not repeated)
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Vanita Gowda, Chief Communications Officer, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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10. A View from the Top of Risk Mountain: Tips to Manage Compliance Risks and Opportunities for 2025 (repeat)
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Anthony J. Burba, Barnes & Thornburg LLP This panel will discuss the key compliance risks and opportunities facing the health care industry heading into 2025. Panelists will include senior in-house counsel, the Chief Compliance Officer of a large academic and community health system, and experienced outside counsel. The conversational and interactive format will provide different perspectives on key issues facing the industry, including:
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13. Interactive Discussion of Diffusing Compliance Landmines (Advanced) (repeat)
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Jacqueline C. Baratian, SVP & Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Kaiser Permanente The goal of this session is to get the audience involved and to provide practical, real-world discussion of how to diffuse compliance landmines. This is an advanced session that will use hypotheticals to explore ways in which conduct that initially looks problematic may not actually be a problem. We will also use the hypos to discuss the ins and outs of:
The hypos will cover a variety of different compliance issues effecting hospital, physicians, and AMCs, including AKS, Stark, exclusion/licensing, and various billing issues. |
3:00-3:30 pm
Snack and Networking Break, sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney
Exhibits Open–Meet the Exhibitors.
3:30-4:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
24. Navigating 340B and Pharmacy Law Developments (not repeated)
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Kristin C. Carter, Senior Counsel, Johns Hopkins Health System
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25. I’ll Take LEGAL ETHICS for $200!
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Ritu Kaur Cooper, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman
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26. Health AI: Governance of Quickly Evolving Technology
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Suresh Balu, Director for the Duke Institute for Health Innovation, Associate Dean for Innovation and Partnership for School of Medicine Artificial Intelligence is ushering in a fundamental shift in how health care is delivered. Good governance plays a critical role in developing, procuring, implementing and auditing any quickly evolving technology, and the stakes for doing it right in health care AI couldn’t be higher. This session will explore the critical issues surrounding governing AI in health care organizations, from legal, clinical and technology perspectives.
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6. The Honeymoon Is Over: Preparing for and Responding to Ransomware Attacks in the Health Care Sector (repeat)
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Kirk Nahra, Wilmer Hale
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4:30-5:30 pm
Networking Mixer, sponsored by Clark Hill
This event is included in the registration fee. Attendees, speakers, and registered guests are welcome. Interested in sponsoring this event? Sponsor
Friday, February 21, 2024
7:15-11:45 am
Conference Attendee Assistance
7:15-8:15 am
Conference Breakfast
This event is included in the conference registration fee. Attendees, speakers, and registered guest are welcome. Interested in sponsoring this event? Sponsor
8:00-9:15am Extended Sessions
27. Advising Providers on Innovative Technology Investment and implementation: Challenges and Opportunities (not repeated)
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Delphine O’Rourke, Lead Partner, FemTech Fund III, Portfolia This session will include an overview of innovation and investment in women's health. The Panelists will discuss the connection between investment and innovation and access to health care, where investment and innovation are taking place, how employers are driving the market for women's health, and investment predictions. The discussion will cover concepts that may include (but are not limited to):
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9. Preparing for Antitrust Scrutiny of Health Care Transactions in 2025 (repeat)
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Nicole Demers, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Chief of the Antitrust Section, Office of the Attorney General
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12. All in the Family: AMC and Community Hospital Affiliation Trends (repeat)
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Michelle Garvey Brennfleck, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
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14. Risk and Rewards: Tailwinds and Headwinds for Value-Based Care (VBC) Providers (repeat)
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Christy Cawthon, Vice President, Medical Economics and Contract Performance, Southwestern Health Resources
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9:30-10:30 am Concurrent Sessions
28.Know Thy Neighbor: What Risk Do Affiliated and Community Physicians Bring to Your Organization? (not repeated)
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Marti Arvin, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Erlanger Health This session will discuss the unique compliance and privacy risk that must considered when individuals bring compliance risk to the organization, but they are not under the organization's direct control.
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16. Biospecimen and Data Sharing (repeat)
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David J. Peloquin, Ropes & Gray
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17. Key Managed Care Contracting Provisions Affecting Provider Reimbursement (repeat)
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Meri Gordon, Polsinelli
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25. I’ll Take LEGAL ETHICS for $200! (repeat)
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Ritu Kaur Cooper, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman
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10:45-11:45 am Concurrent Sessions
5. Better Together: Joint Ventures between Health Systems and Other Providers Along the Care Continuum (repeat)
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Jerry Chang, BRG
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18. Health Care Enforcement: Year in Review and Outlook (repeat)
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Daniel Cody, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC
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21. Charting the Future: A Legal Roadmap for Advancing Care with Advanced Practice Providers (repeat)
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Joe Aguilar, HMS Valuation Partners With the current instability and shortages in the provider markets, care provided by advanced practice providers (APPs) continues to grow in relative importance. This advanced session will examine the following key aspects of utilizing APPs to provide medical care:
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26. Health AI: Governance of Quickly Evolving Technology (repeat)
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Suresh Balu, Director for the Duke Institute for Health Innovation, Associate Dean for Innovation and Partnership for School of Medicine Artificial Intelligence is ushering in a fundamental shift in how health care is delivered. Good governance plays a critical role in developing, procuring, implementing and auditing any quickly evolving technology, and the stakes for doing it right in health care AI couldn’t be higher. This session will explore the critical issues surrounding governing AI in health care organizations, from legal, clinical and technology perspectives.
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In-Person Conference Format
How It Works
- We will offer in-depth breakout sessions where speakers and attendees can interact and collaborate with each other in-person.
- We provide seamless check-in and onsite badge printing.
- Built-in extended time between sessions for moving from room to room, networking with colleagues, and personal break time.
- All conference sessions will be recorded. Video of the presentations, along with the materials will be available to all attendees who register and can be watched to earn On Demand Continuing Education Credits. Those that cannot attend in-person can purchase the eProgram and apply for Continuing Education Credits. More information on our ePrograms.
- For questions or more information, please email [email protected]
Conference Accessibility and Special Needs
AHLA is committed to ensuring equitable access to our educational content. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and offering accessibility accommodations for our in-person conferences.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
If your organization is interested in sponsoring Advising Providers: Legal Strategies for AMCs, Physicians, and Hospitals conference, please contact Valerie Eshleman.