Winter Institute.

Hyatt Regency Bonaventure January 26-31, 2008

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

American College of Physician Executives

Physicians * Leaders

Escape to Florida for education and relaxation.

ACPE's 2008 Winter Institute will be at the exclusive Hyatt Regency Bonaventure in sunny Weston, FL, just 30 minutes outside of Ft. Lauderdale. Attendees will enjoy the perfect getaway, pairing medical management and leadership training of the highest quality with balmy days and beautiful surroundings.

Who Should Attend

ACPE's Winter Institute offers a variety of courses which are appropriate for physicians, health care administrators, nurse managers, as well as advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who have management and/or leadership duties.

Bring a team and take advantage of tuition discounts.

Winter Institute Courses

Prevention: the best legal medicine.

Essentials of Health Law

A critical overview of essential health care laws and current trends in liability, this course arms you with the practical knowledge you need to protect yourself from potential legal pitfalls.

Take a proactive approach. Learn to think like a lawyer about:

*** Health care fraud and abuse, including Stark legislation

*** False Claims Act violations and corporate compliance

*** Conflicts of interest

*** Peer review

*** Problem practitioners

Walk away from this course with the ability to interpret health care law and how it affects you, reduce your risk of liability, deal with problem practitioners more effectively and better navigate the world of managed care contracting. Plus, you'll receive unlimited online access to an extensive body of health law resources!

* Only live session in 2008

Saturday-Sunday, January 26-27

14 CME credits

Graduate Degree Section 1 Elective

$725 ACPE members / $800 non-members

Susan Lapenta, JD * Henry Casale, JD

Between a rock and a hard place?

Leadership Skills for Medical Staff Officers

As a medical staff officer, you are more than a clinician. Your success depends on how well you use your skills as a physician and as a leader to balance the interests of your hospital's administrators and its medical staff.

Gain the credibility essential to bridge that gap. Learn how to:

*** Improve individual physician and system performance through more effective peer review and other processes

*** Understand credentialing and privileging best practices

*** Manage organizational politics to avoid turf battles and other dysfunctional behavior

*** Create a culture of safety and quality

*** Make meetings a valuable use of time

Saturday-Monday, January 26-28

18 CME credits

$795 ACPE members / …