ABC is inviting up to 40 anesthesiologists and practice administrators from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia to meet to organize a group that will foster networking and information exchange on best practices, current problems and resources on the local level.

Date and Time:
Tuesday, April 1st 2008; 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Lunch will be served

Location:
One Washington Circle Hotel – Crescent Room
One Washington Circle NW, Washington, D.C 20037
(near George Washington University)
(202) 872-1680

• Welcome and Introduction: Karin Bierstein, JD, MPH, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Practice Affairs, ABC
• Remarks on the role, history and lessons learned by the Tristate Anesthesia Administrators Group, our PA-NJ-DE model: Hugh Morgan, president and Stephen Comess, past president, TAAG
• When the Hospital No Longer Wants to Pay: Contract Negotiations: Judith Jurin Semo, Esq.
• The Ideal Anesthesia Plaintiff from a Trial Attorney’s Point of View: Catherine D. Bertram, Esq.
• Building The Most Successful Pain Practice in Town: Richard Rauh, Executive Director, Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, P.A. and Southeast Pain Management, PLLC
• Group Discussion
  • Next steps

There are still places available as of Thursday, March 20, 2008. You don’t need to be a client of ABC in order to participate in this meeting, but you do need to reserve your spot quickly. Just send an e-mail message to:

RSVP@anesthesiallc.com

and put the word “WAAAG” in the subject line. Please be sure to include your name, title, group name, mailing address, telephone numbers and any other information we should have or questions you would like to ask. You will hear back quickly whether your RSVP was among the first 40 and, if so, that we are holding a place for you.

We hope that we have provided our readers with some helpful information above. As always, we look forward to receiving your comments and further questions.