American College of Radiology North Carolina Chapter ANNUAL SPRING MEETING Radiologists and Malpractice: From Bias to Verdict Saturday, March 16, 2013 Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club Durham, North Carolina Jointly Sponsored by Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast and North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology
General Information PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVE It is the intent of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology to provide its members with information to help in the maintenance of their local radiology practices. At the conclusion of this CME activity, attendees should be better able to: Have a better understanding on medical malpractice litigation Have a better understanding as to standard of care issues Know how to explain to the jury what happened Understand malpractice risk in North Carolina CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT Accreditation Statement: CMC-NorthEast is accredited by the North Carolina Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Statement: CMC-NorthEast designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4 AMA/PRA Category 1 credits (TM). Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure: CMC-NorthEast adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and commercial support relationships, if any, will be made known at the activity. is committed to making its activities accessible to all individuals. If you have a disability, please submit a description of your needs to the contact person provided in this memorandum to assure that you will be able to participate in the activity. ACCOMMODATIONS A block of rooms have been reserved at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, Durham, North Carolina. The group code is 349622. You may make reservations by calling the hotel direct at 1-800-443-3853 or on line at http:// booking.ihotelier.com/istay/istay.jsp?groupid=881614&hotelld=11999
Agenda 7:30 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast 8:00 am - 8:15 am Introduction and Welcome (Everett & Cregan) 8:15 am - 9:10 am Hindsight and Outcome Biases: (Berlin) Litigation 9:10 am - 10:00 am The Use of Blinded External Reads to Determine Standard of Care (Semelka) 10:00 am - 10:15 am BREAK 10:15 am - 11:10 am Explaining to the Jury That You Missed It (Walker) 11:10 am - 12:00 am Setting the Liability Data Table: Understanding Radiology Malpractice Risk In North Carolina (Sousa) 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Questions and Answers to Panel (Berlin, Semelka, Walker & Sousa) 12:30 pm - 12:50 pm North Carolina Radiological Society Annual Meeting (Sujata Ghate MD - President)
Course Speakers PROGRAM DIRECTORS Kevin M. Cregan, MD President Elect - NCACR Wayne Radiologists PA Goldsboro, North Carolina Catherine J Everett, MD, MBA Vice President- NCAR President and Managing Partner Coastal Radiology Associates PLLC New Bern, North Carolina CME DIRECTOR Dale R. Shaw, MD, FACR North Carolina Radiological Society Charlotte Radiology Charlotte, North Carolina FACULTY Leonard Berlin, MD, FACR Professor of Raidology, Rush Medical College Vice-Chairman Department of Radiology NorthShore University Health System Skokie Hospital Skokie, Illinois Richard C Semelka, MD Professor Department of Radiology Vice Chairman of Quality and Safety Department of Radiology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina David P. Sousa, JD Senior Vice President & General Counsel Medical Mutual Insurance Company of NC Raleigh, North Carolina Robert Dawes Walker, Jr., JD Walker, Allen, Grice, Ammons & Foy, LLP Attorneys and Counselors at Law Goldsboro, North Carolina Directions Located on the campus of Duke University, only 20 minutes from the Raleigh-Durham Airport and 15 minutes from Research Triangle Park. For further information visit the website at: www.washingtondukeinn.com
Registration Form Radiologists and Malpractice: From Bias to Verdict Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club Durham, North Carolina Saturday, March 16, 2013 Registration deadline: March 4, 2013 Please Print or type: Register Online at www.ncacr.org Name (First, MI, Last) Degree Last 4 Digits of Social Security Number Institution Street City State Zip Address above is: Home Business Home Phone Fax E-mail Registration Fee: $100.00 Three convenient ways to register before March 4, 2013 Register Online at www.ncacr.org Fax completed form to 704.872.0935 with credit card information Mail registration form with your payment to: NCRS 196 Whitney Lane Statesville, NC 28625 Charge it to my: VISA MASTERCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS DISCOVER Credit Card # Expiration Date Signature -