February 13-14, 2008
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando
Orlando, FL
Horne LLP provided sponsorship in support of this program.

Program Description

The Physicians Law Institute will provide a focused analysis of the legal challenges faced by physicians and their counsel. Topics at this year's program will include credentialing and peer review challenges, retail clinic legal issues, physician recruitment, retention strategies, and clinical research. Several advanced sessions will be offered for those attendees looking for more in-depth discussion on complex issues facing you and your clients. February 14 will include a joint plenary session and several overlap breakout sessions with the Hospitals program. Attendees can register for just the Physicians program or "add-on" the Hospitals and Health Systems Law Institute and attend three days of programming (February 13-15) for a more comprehensive look at the intertwined and distinct legal issues facing two of the most important components of the healthcare community.

If you register for the Physicians program only, you can attend sessions at the Hospitals program on Thursday, February 14, but you will not receive the written materials or CLE credit for those sessions. Take advantage of the opportunity to register for both the Physicians and the Hospitals programs and get three full days of quality education and the full set of written materials from both programs.

Several Practice Groups will hold a luncheon during the Physicians Law Institute:

• Physician Organizations, sponsored by Pershing Yoakley and Associates - February 13
• Health Information and Technology - February 14
• Hospitals and Health Systems and Labor and Employment (joint luncheon) - February 14

If you are registering for the Hospitals Law Institute, you may also want to attend the luncheon sponsored by the following Practice Groups:

• Healthcare Liability and Litigation - February 15
• Medical Staff, Credentialing and Peer Review - February 15

For each lunch, there is an additional fee of $38 for members of the Practice Group hosting the lunch and $45 for AHLA Members not enrolled in that PG and Non-Members. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

CLE Information

This program will be worth approximately 14.25 credits (including 2.0 ethics credit) for 60-minute states and approximately 17.1 credits (including 2.4 ethics credit) for 50-minute states. Participants will be given CLE Request forms at the program. Forms must be completed and returned to AHLA staff to receive credit. The sessions, unless otherwise designated, are intermediate to advanced in level. There are no prerequisites required to register for this program.

This seminar will be worth approximately 17.0 CPE credits. AHLA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. NASBA's web site is located at www.nasba.org.

Download the Continuing Legal Education Request Form

Hotel Information

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando Hotel
5601 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32819
Reservations: (800) 232-7827 or (888) 273-1311
Hotel Phone: (407) 503-1000
Hotel Website
 

Travel Information

ASSOCIATION TRAVEL CONCEPTS (ATC) offers these cost saving options:

Airline Discounts

• Up to 15% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased more than 30 days (United). Restrictions apply.
• 5% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased prior to the meeting (American Airlines).
• ATC will also search for the lowest available fare on any airline.

Online Booking

• Discount fares can be found using the AHLA Travel Center online booking engine. Go to our website and follow the Member Travel links.

Car Discounts

• Discounted meeting rates (Avis & Enterprise).

Zone Fares

• Region-to-region flat rates.

Make your reservation from one of the following options:

Email: reservations@atcmeetings.com
Web: www.atcmeetings.com
Fax: (858) 362-3153

The above discounts apply for travel February 10-18, 2008. Some restrictions may apply. Service fees apply.

You may also call your own agency or the vendors directly and refer to the following I.D. numbers:

United:	510CK	(800) 521-4041
American Airlines:	A4228AK	(800) 433-1790
Enterprise:	32H7476	(800) 593-0505
Avis:	J952801	(800) 331-1600