AGENDA
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Board of Directors meeting
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. President's Reception
Thursday, September 22, 2005
7:00 AM Continental breakfast
8:00 AM Welcome and Opening Ceremonies; introduction of candidates. James Pendleton, M.D., AAPS President.
I. Criminal Prosecutions and Medical Testimony
8:30 AM Broken Bones, Broken Families. Marvin Miller, M.D., geneticist for Children's Medical Center, Dayton, OH.
9:15 AM Shaken Baby Syndrome. Francine and Alan Yurko (invited).
9:35 AM Menke's Syndrome. Tammy Crowe Fourman
9:55 AM Questions and Answers
10:15 AM Break
II. Freedom Panel
10:30 AM M. Stanton Evans, Director, National Journalism Center; Howard Phillips of the Conservative Caucus Foundation; and Morton Blackwell, Founder and President of the Leadership Institute.
12:01 PM Lunch. Hon. Ron Paul, M.D. (R-TX)
2:00 PM Briefing about Capitol Hill: Michael Ostrolenk, Kathryn Serkes, and Jack Strayer.
3:15 PM Congressional visits. Optional reception on Capitol Hill. Hon. Tom Coburn, M.D. (invited)– extra charge for reception.
Friday, September 23, 2005
III. Economics, Science, and Freedom
7:00 AM Continental breakfast
8:00 AM Can the Art and Science of Medicine Be Digitized? Jane M. Orient, M.D., AAPS Executive Director.
8:30 AM Evidence-Based Medicine: Perverting Science in a Quest for Control? Linda Gorman, Sr Fellow, Independence Inst.
9:15 AM Medical Care - Liberty = Government Malpractice. Richard Ebeling, Ph.D., President, Foundation for Economic Education.
10:00 AM Questions and Answers
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Safety Culture: Can It Exist? Bill Rutherford, M.D., Research Professor, College of Aviation, W Mich Univ.
11:30 AM Third Parties and Licensure Boards v. Innovation: a Case Report. Anna Lee, M.D., private physician, Cherry Hill, NJ.
12:01 PM Lunch. Silicosis: Son of Asbestosis? Professor Lester Brickman, Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.
2:00 PM Sham Peer Review: Overview and Case Histories. Michael Logan, Esq., Chairman, AAPS Sham Peer Review Committee; Larry Poliner, M.D., Dallas, TX; Danae Powers, M.D., State College, PA., Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D.,
3:30 PM Medicine in New Zealand. Prof. Maurice McTeague, Mercato Center, George Mason University.
4:15 PM Stem Cell Research. David Prentice, Ph.D., Sr Fellow in Life Sciences, Family Research Council, Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM Reception
7:30 PM Banquet. Editorial Censorship. Rick Sternberg, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, National Center for Biotechnology Information (GenBank), NIH.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
7:00 AM Continental breakfast
8:00 AM Business Meeting: Resolutions, Reports, and Elections
IV. Practical Legal and Economic Issues
9:30 AM Report from the AAPS Limited Legal Consultation Service. Andrew Schlafly, Esq., AAPS General Counsel.
10:15 AM Cash-Based Practice and Patient Power Project. J. Allan Panter, M.D., Gainesville, GA; Juliette Madrigal-Dersch, M.D., Marble Falls, TX; Herb Rubin, M.D., Los Angeles, CA; and Kathryn Serkes, AAPS Public Affairs Counsel.
11:30 AM For the Good of the Order.
NOON Adjourn
1:00 PM Board of Directors meeting
Program Committee: Kenneth Christman, M.D., Chairman; James Pendleton, M.D.; and W. Daniel Jordan, M.D.
*Learning Objectives: At the program's conclusion, participants should be able to: (1) Identify and implement policies and procedures to improve compliance with government regulations, reduce administrative errors, and prepare for audits; (2) Identify and implement policies and procedures to minimize third-party disruption of patient care and interference with the patient-physician relationship; (3) Identify ethical marketing solutions most useful in improving patient care, including appropriate use of the internet.
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