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26th Annual Lab Institute: Changing of the Guard: Working With a New Administration, the New Millennial Generation, and a New Health Care System - Arlington, VA
09/17/08-09/19/08
Since 1983, Washington G-2 Reports’ Lab Institute has chronicled all the major developments and events that have transformed the laboratory and pathology sectors – its goal remains constant – to set the standard as the industry’s early warning system for objective, accurate information and forecasts that directly impact the “bottom-line” of laboratory and pathology operations.
At this year’s 26th annual Lab Institute, you will:
- Choose from 20 different sessions, 2 intensive workshops, an all-day seminar for future leaders of the lab and network at 2 fabulous receptions
- Hear from the nation’s foremost thought leaders on the future of healthcare policy and lab industry trends
- Go inside the board and hear what the lab industry’s top CEOs are saying about the lab sector
- Improve your bottom-line line and reduce your risk with two intensive half-day workshops on Coding & Reimbursement for Clinical, Molecular and Anatomic Pathology and Avoiding the Legal Minefields for Labs
- Recognize the industry’s leading stars with the presentation of the Washington G-2 Reports’ Laboratory Public Service National Leadership Award and the Washington G-2 Report/Dennis Weissman Scholarship Award for Excellence in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Don't Miss This Year's Keynote Speakers!
Opening Keynote II—Millennials Rising: Realignment of U.S. Politics & Healthcare Policy
Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais, authors of Millenial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube & The Future of American Politics
Keynote Address III—Crystal Ball Gazing: 2008 Election Analysis and Forecast
Linda Douglas, Contributing Editor for he National Journal and host of the National Journal on Air
Keynote Address IV—Personalized Diagnostic Testing: The Future Is Right Now
Tina Nova Bennett, PhD, President, CEO & Co-Founder, Genoptix, Medical Laboratory
Here are Confirmed Sessions for September 17 - 19:
Going Inside the Boardroom: Taking the Measure of the Lab Sector
Dave Dexter, CEO, Senora-Quest Labs
Dr. Michael Talbert, Chair, Department of Pathology & Lab Director, University of Oklahoma
Dennis Weissman, Program Chair, Founder & Executive Editor, Washington G-2 Reports
Healthcare Reform Redux: Tale of Two Diverging Pathways – Government Run or Let the Private Market Rule?
Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute
Maggie Mahar, Health Policy Fellow, The Century Foundation
Capitol Hill Buzz: Laying It On the Line for Labs & Pathologists
Don Lavanty, Esq., President, JT Rutherford Associates
Regulatory Insider: Probing All the Hot Spots
Cheryl Wiseman, Health Insurance Specialist, CMS
Cortney Harper, FDA
Making the Most In Developing Your Test Menu
Brian Jackson, MD, ARUP
Entrepreneurial Pathology Part I: Lowdown on Automation & Information Technology
Barry Portugal, President, HealthCare Development Services
Strategies for Lab & Pathology Coding & Reimbursement
Charles Root, PhD, President, CodeMap
Managing Labs For a New Generation: Making Change Work For Your Organization
Adam Slone, CEO, Slone Partners
Tara Kochis, Executive Vice President, Slone Partners
Jeff Smith, Vice President, Leadership Consulting, Slone Partners
Jon Catanese, Marketing Consultant
Legal Issues
Hope Foster, Esq., Member, Mintz Levin
Better Blood Management: The Real Deal In Controlling Product Costs
Timothy Hannon, Medical Director, St. Vincents and president and CEO, Strategic Healthcare Group
Getting Down to Business: Practical Solutions for Lab Compliance Challenges
Chris Young, Laboratory Management Support Services
Future of Customized Diagnostics: Strategic Implications for Labs
David Hickey, Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Panel Discussion: Promise & Realities of Personalized Medicine
Tina Nova-Bennett, PhD, President, CEO & Co-Founder, Genoptix Medical Laboratory
MollIe Roth, Esq., Corporate Counsel & VP for Business Development, Diaceutics Inc.
David Hickey, Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Patrick Terry, Director of Government Affairs & Industry Relations, Genomics Health, Inc.; Secretary, Personalized Medicine Coalition
Roundtable: Has Genetic Testing Reached A Tipping Point for Labs
Jorge Conde, President and CEO, Knome
G-2’s Up & Comers: Labs On the Move
Petros Tsiporas, MD, Board Chairman & CEO, Ikonisys
Here are sessions we’re working on:
- Putting the Patient First in Diagnostic Testing: Doing Good & Doing Well
- Entrepreneurial Pathology II: Going Inside the Trenches
- Taking Stock of the Lab M&A Market: Does the Math Add Up
- Web Technology Solutions for Test Selection & Ordering
- Democratizing the Human Genome: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
- Giving Patients Direct Access To Their Medical Records: Safeguarding the Lab Testing Process
This year’s program will present to over 600 laboratory executives the latest legal, regulatory, scientific and technology initiatives impact the lab.
Pre-Conference Workshop A – Coding & Reimbursement for Clinical, Molecular and Anatomic Pathology – Wednesday, September 17, 8:30-12:00
Diana W. Voorhees, M.A., CLS, MT, SH, CLCP, Principal/CEO, DV & Associates, Inc.
Dennis Padget, President, Padget & Associates
Pre-Conference Workshop B – Legal Minefields for Labs – Wednesday, September 17, 1:00-4:30
Peter Kazon, Esq., Senior Counsel, Alston & Bird
Pre-Conference Workshop C – Lab Leaders’ Bootcamp – Wednesday, September 17, 8:15-4:30 – a special all-day seminar where Lab Professionals Address 6 Core Issues for Future Managers
- Lab Management 101a — Lab Budgeting and Financial Management
Jim Root, Chi Solutions - Lab Management 101b — Lab Regulatory Environment & Reimbursement Basics
Dennis Weissman, Program Chair, Founder & Executive Editor, Washington G-2 Reports - Lab Management 201a — Lab Automation & LIS
- Lab Management 201b — Lab Marketing & Sales Basics
- Lab Management 301a — Advanced Lab Management Issues – Growing the Lab with Outreach, Molecular & POCT
- Lab Management 301b — Advanced Lab Management Issues – Optimizing the Lab with Lean, Six Sigma, Quality
Earl C. Buck, Vice President, Chi Solutions
Venue: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Ph: 703-920-3230.
Mention you're attending G2 Lab Institute to take advantage of the special reduced room rate of $194 for a standard, single/double occupancy (plus taxes).
Deadline to guarantee reduced rate: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 (providing group room block has not been filled); thereafter (or if the block is filled), rooms are subject to availability.
This stylish, contemporary hotel offers a full suite of accommodations, amenities and services, including direct access to the Washington, DC metro rail (at the Crystal City metro stop) from the lobby.
Substitutions & Cancellations: Should you be unable to attend for any reason, please inform us IN WRITING prior to September 3, 2008 and IOMA will give you a full refund less a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel after September 3, 2008, you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any IOMA event of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled event. Substitutions of enrolled delegates may be made at any time, please call IOMA at 800-401-5937 ext. 2 to let us know before September 12, 2008.
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