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Sunday, March 2, 2008 — 7:30 PM, Convention Center 103
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- Controversies in Pathology Part Deux: Update on Sleaze, Graft, and Corruption and Why a Surgical Pathology Needs to Care!
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Moderator:
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Robert E. Petras, AmeriPath, Inc., Oakwood Village, OH
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Disclosure:
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In accordance with ACCME guidelines regarding disclosure, the USCAP policy requires that faculty members who have a significant financial or other relationship with a commercial company, entity, or service (which will be discussed in this Symposium) must disclose this to attendees. The Academy also requires that speakers disclose any products that are not labeled for the use under discussion. Dr. Robert E. Petras indicated he and his wife are employees of AmeriPath, Inc./Quest Diagnostics and Dr. Petras has stock options. All other faculty members for this Symposium have indicated they have no disclosures to make.
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| 7:30 | Introduction - Robert E. Petras, AmeriPath, Inc., Oakwood Village, OH |
| 8:00 | Overview of Irregular Business Practices in Surgical Pathology -
Robert L. Michel, The Dark Report, Spicewood, TX |
| 8:30 | How to Compete When Everyone Seems to be Cheating - Jane Pine Wood,
Esq., McDonald Hopkins Co. LPA, Dennis, MA |
| 9:00 | Organized Pathology to the Rescue: The ASCP Approach (no handout available) - John S.J.
Brooks, FRCPath, Philadelphia, PA |
| Pathologists need to be cognizant of the controversial "gray areas of compliance" and irregular
business practices which are beginning to erode the practice of surgical pathology and subvert the
ethical foundation of our profession. This program wwill help to increase awareness, to help organize
and to combat unprofessional business practices by providing updates on gray areas of compliance such as:
gifting, kickbacks, inducements, discounted client-billing, "condominium" laboratories, sham group
practice arrangements and insurance exclusions and offer guidance on how to compete when everyone else
seems to be cheating. Following this program, you will be able to: •Identify and differentiate
various business practices in surgical pathology; •Demonstrate increased awareness of what is
considered compliant with the law; •Acquire techniques to compete; •Help pathology
organizations combat this threat. |
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