"Your speakers are excellent!"R.L., MD, - PORTAGE, MI
John J. Burke (Hamersville,
OH)
is Commander of the Greater Warren County, Ohio, Drug Task Force and Co-Commander
of the Southern Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), an operation
which includes focus on pharmaceutical diversion. He is also president of
Pharmaceutical Diversion Education, Inc., a company devoted to providing
education to health professionals, law enforcement, and regulatory agents
on the issues of prescription drug abuse, and the balance required between
pain management and drug diversion.
Commander Burke has been a law enforcement officer for over 40 years and
in 1990 was asked to establish the Cincinnati Police Department's Pharmaceutical
Diversion Squad, one of the first units of its kind in the United States,
where he pioneered the development of policies and procedures unique to
the investigation of prescription drug abuse. He lectures nationally,
has authored a monthly column on drug diversion in Pharmacy Times
for the past 6 years, and is president of the National Association of
Drug Diversion Investigators. Commander Burke is on the speaker's bureau
and a consultant to King Pharmaceuticals. You may contact Commander Burke
at (513) 582-3917, or by email at
Burke@rxdiversion.com
Robert J. Conroy, JD, MPH
(New York, NY)
is a senior partner with Kern
Augustine Conroy and Schoppmann, PC where he focuses his practice on
litigation of complex medical and healthcare matters. He is a recognized
authority on health law related matters and founding director and past chair
of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Health and Hospital Law
Section. Mr. Conroy earned his law degree from New York Law School, an M.P.A
from City University of New York, Baruch College and was awarded an M.P.H.
by Harvard University, School of Public Health, Mr. Conroy was admitted
to the practice of law in 1981 and he is a frequent speaker to both medical
and legal audiences across the country. You may contact Mr. Conroy at (800)
445-0954 or by email at RConroy@drlaw.com
Claudio A. De Vellis, Esq.
(Lake Success, NY)
is a partner and director of the Estate Planning, Asset Protection and
Estate Administration Practice at
Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger,
LLP. As such he advises individuals and families on wealth preservation
issues, including structuring tax-efficient business succession plans,
creating qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and implementing
asset protection strategies. Mr. De Vellis also provides a wide range
of business and tax planning services to closely held business owners.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. De Vellis practiced in New York City
as a certified public accountant for seven years. Mr. De Vellis has lectured
on a range of topics on estate and gift tax planning, and asset protection.
You may contact Mr. De Vellis at (516) 328-1874, or by email at CDevellis@abramslaw.com
Barry A. Franklin, Ph.D.
(Royal Oak, MI)
is director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Laboratories at William
Beaumont Hospital which, during his tenure, has achieved national recognition
in the treatment and evaluation of coronary artery disease. His areas
of research interest include combining exercise physiology with cardiology,
heart disease prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction, obesity and
metabolism and lipids/lipoproteins. Dr. Franklin holds adjunct faculty
appointments at Wayne State and University of Michigan medical schools
and has written or edited over 500 publications including 21 books. He
is editor in chief of American Journal of Medicine and Sports and
holds editorial positions with almost 20 other scientific and clinical
journals. You may contact Dr. Franklin at BFranklin@beaumont.edu
Sue Houck (Boulder,
CO)
is president & CEO of Houck
& Associates, Inc. a firm specializing in redesigning medical practice
operations which has helped pioneer sustainable improvements in access,
workflows, EHR implementation, patient satisfaction, and financial results
nationwide. Ms. Houck has over twenty years of healthcare experience and
is the author of What
Works, Effective Tools & Case Studies To Improve Clinical OfficePractice ,
the first comprehensive book on ambulatory care redesign
Michael T. Goldstein,
MD, JD (New York, NY)
is of counsel at Abrams,
Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP
and a board certified, practicing ophthalmologist, sub-specializing in
corneal surgery. While practicing medicine he attended Pace University
School of Law graduating Cum Laude as a member of the Law Review. Dr.
Goldstein's areas of legal interest include all aspects of healthcare
law with a special interest in malpractice defense, OPMC and other regulatory
agency defense. You may contact Michael Goldstein at (212) 371-6209, or
by email at MGvisionny@aol.com
Joel M. Greenberg, Esq.
(Lake Success, NY)
is a senior partner at Abrams,
Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP
and co-director of the Long Island Health Law Practice. He has decades
of experience helping physicians, medical groups, dentists, and other
health care providers deal with a host of business and legal issues including
practice formation, dissolution and sale; employment, partnership and
shareholder agreements; federal and state regulatory compliance; and professional
misconduct laws. Mr. Greenberg is a frequent lecturer on health law issues
at hospitals, medical societies, colleges, and bar associations. He served
as the Managing Editor of the New York Health Law Update from 1998 through
2003 and was Chairman of the Hospital and Health Law Committee of the
Nassau County Bar Association from 2000 to 2002. You may contact Mr. Greenberg
at (516) 328-2300, or by email at JGreenberg@abramslaw.com
Bruce A. Johnson, JD, MPA (Denver,
CO)
is a partner with Faegre & Benson, LLP where he represents and consults with medical groups, hospitals, academic practice plans and other health care enterprises in a variety of operational, regulatory and transactional matters. Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in the application of the Stark self-referral prohibition, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, tax-exempt organizations, antitrust, regulatory compliance, physician compensation plans, as well as physician-hospital integration issues.
Mr. Johnson is the originator and site manager for the Medical Group Management Association's Stark Compliance Solutions product and Web site, has authored scores of articles and books and is a frequent national speaker. Recognition of his professional accomplishments include being listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2009, Super Lawyers, Health Care, 2006-2009 and selection as Outstanding Physician Practice Lawyer, Nightingale's Healthcare News, 2009. You may contact Mr. Johnson at (303) 607-3620 or by email at BAJohnson@faegre.com
Louis Kuritzky, MD
(Gainesville, FL)
is a board-certified family practitioner and a clinical assistant professor
in the University of Florida's Department of Family Medicine where he
has twice received the Family Practice Residency's "Teacher of the Year"
award. He has given over 1,000 presentations to medical audiences on dozens
of clinical topics and has published more than 100 articles, chapters,
audiocassettes, videotapes, and monographs. Dr. Kuritzky is on the speaker's
bureau of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. You may contact Dr. Kuritzky at (352) 377-3193 or by email at
LKuritzky@aol.com
Stephen R. Levinson, MD
(Easton, CT)
received his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and specialty training
in head and neck surgery from UCLA. He practiced medicine for 26 years and
received training from the AMA and HCFA as an E/M coding educator. Dr. Levinson
has developed E/M coding and auditing software, presented numerous courses
on documentation, coding, medical quality and efficiency and other topics,
and is the author of Practical E/M: Documentation and Coding Solutions for
Quality Patient Care published by the AMA and released in its second edition
in 2008. He also recently authored the AMA published, Practical EHR: Electronic
Record Solutions for Quality Patient Care. You may contact Dr. Levinson
at ASALLC@aol.com
Daved B. Mandell, JD, MBA (Ft. Lauderdale,
FL)
is an attorney and a principal of the financial consulting firm
O'Dell, Jarvis & Mandell, LLC. He is an author of a number of books
for doctors including, For Doctors Only: A Guide to Working Less and Building
More, WEALTH PROTECTION, M.D. and The Doctor's Wealth Protection Guide,
endorsed by five state medical societies. Mr. Mandell also created the
Category I CME Monograph Risk Management for the Practicing Physician
which has gone through 4 editions since 1998. He has written articles
in over 100 publications, including over 30 medical specialty journals,
and he has addressed many of the nation's leading medical conferences.
Mr. Mandell holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, from which he graduated with honors, a law degree is from the UCLA School of Law, where he was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for achievement in legal ethics, and earned his MBA from UCLA'S Anderson School of Management. You may contact Mr. Mandell at (800) 554-7233, or by email at Mandell@ojmgroup.com
Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.
(New York, NY)
is a senior partner with Kern
Augustine Conroy and Schoppmann, PC. He has devoted his career to
the defense of healthcare professionals in actions brought before state
licensing authorities, the Office of Inspector General (Medicare) and
other state and Federal authorities regulating physicians. He has served
as a faculty member of the Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School
of Management, Executive Program in Health Care Delivery Management and
he is a past two-term Chairman of the State Bar Association's Administrative
Law Section. Mr. Schoppman earned his J.D. at Seton Hall University School
of Law, J.D. and was admitted to practice 1985. He has authored numerous
articles in a variety of medical publications and is a frequent speaker
to physician audiences across the country. You may contact Mr. Schoppmann
at (800) 445-0954, or by email at
MSchoppmann@drlaw.com
Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS
(Greensboro, NC)
is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Medical
Justice, Inc. a company focused on creating a practice infrastructure
to prevent, deter, and respond to frivolous medical malpractice suits.
He is a board-certified neurosurgeon, a Fellow of the American College
of Surgeons and has developed deep expertise on medical malpractice issues,
counterclaims, and Internet-based assaults on reputation.
In 2000, Dr. Segal co-founded and served as CEO of DarPharma, Inc, a biotechnology company in Chapel Hill, N.C., focused on the discovery and development of first-of-class pharmaceuticals for neuropsychiatric disorders. He is a contributor to medical publications and a frequent, national speaker on medical malpractice topics. You may contact Dr. Segal at (877) MED-JUST, or by email info@medicaljustice.com
Douglas B. Wojcieszak
(Glen Carbon, IL)
is the founder of The Sorry Works! Coalition , the nation's leading organization advocating full-disclosure as a middle-ground solution to the medical malpractice crisis. The group's website has received over 2 million hits and has been publicized in countless popular and trade publications, including Time Magazine, National Review, National Law Journal, and American Medical Association News. Mr. Wojcieszak is a public relations consultant who has had several personal and professional experiences with tort reform and medical malpractice issues including the loss of his oldest brother to medical errors in 1998. He was executive director of Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW), a grass-roots, pro-tort reform group during which time he first studied full-disclosure methods for medical errors as a way to lower malpractice lawsuits and liability costs as well as reduce medical errors. Mr. Wojcieszak is a co-author of, "Sorry Works! - Disclosure, Apology and Relationships Prevent Medical Malpractice Claims". You may contact Mr. Wojcieszak at 618-559-8168, or by email at Doug@SorryWorks.net