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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Register Now for the New Medical Executives Institute

Navigating through the often-convoluted and confusing waters of medical society management has always been trying for new medical society executives. Now with healthcare reform, Medicare payment reductions and ever-increasing legal issues for all nonprofits, the challenges are mounting.

Fortunately, AAMSE has tapped into its members' wealth of knowledge and experience to help those with less than three years of experience in the field with the New Medical Executives Institute, May 10 - 12 in Chicago, IL. Participants will gain valuable skills in such areas as:

  • Basic medical society information;
  • Volunteer management;
  • Effective communicating and networking;
  • Advocacy;
  • Understanding of the Federation and the AMA connection; and
  • Finance and Legal issues.

If you or someone you know could benefit from participating in the New Medical Executives Institute, click here for more information and to register.

Registration for members is just $225, $295 for nonmembers.

The 2010 New Medical Executives Institute will be held at the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Chicago, at a special room rate of $189 per night. To make your reservations, call (800) 235-4670.

AAMSE thanks Pfizer, Inc. for their generous support of the 2010 New Medical Executives Institute.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

AAMSE EDWeb: "Legal Issues 2010"

There is still time to register for the AAMSE EDWeb, "Legal Issues 2010: Keeping Your Association Out of Trouble," to be held Thursday, February 18, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Central Time.

Make sure you are prepared for new challenges and developments in association law and legal issues that will affect your members. Hear from top association legal experts as they address the chief issues facing medical societies in 2010.

The panelists for this EDWeb are George Constantine, JD and Ronald M. Jacobs, Esq of the law firm Venable LLP.

Mr. Constantine is the former staff attorney of ASAE and currently sits on ASAE's Legal Section Council. His practice focuses exclusively on providing legal counseling to and advocacy for trade and professional associations. He has extensive experience with many of the major legal issues affecting associations, including contracts, tax, antitrust, governance, and political activity matters.

Mr. Jacobs advises clients on all aspects of state and federal political law, including campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, gift and ethics rules, pay-to-play laws, and tax implications of political activities. He offers practical advice that considers not only the legal requirements, but also the reputational risk of political activity to a broad range of clients, including large and small associations.

Intended Audience: CEOs, CFOs and legal counsels

Objectives:

Participants will learn:

  1. The chief legal issues facing medical societies in 2010.
  2. Significant legislation that may have an impact on associations.