2008 AACU State Society Network Advocacy Conference

A wide range of topics were covered at the event and included such issues as:

• An overview of new regulations regarding the provision of ancillary services under Medicare
• Practical and legal ramifications of the use of Electronic Medical Records
• How to create coalitions with other medical groups to advance common legislative goals
• Physician experiences in advocacy and political activity
• Presidential candidate and state legislative proposals on universal health care

The list of speakers was equally varied and included

• Gadi Weinreich, Esq., National Health Chair and Partner at the Sonnenschein, Nath, and Rosenthal law firm
• David Donnersberger, MD, JD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University
• Howard Follis, a private practice urologist and founder of Intuitive Medical Software
• Illinois State Senator Carole Pankau, minority spokesperson of the Senate Public Health Committee
• Representatives from the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the Illinois State Medical Society
• Several AACU Board members and State Society Network representatives, including the AACU President, the AACU President-Elect, and the State Society Network Executive Committee.

Click here for the program agenda.

Contact Bonnie Shadid at statesociety@aacuweb.org or at 847.264.5930 for more information.