2018 Fellows Conference Presentations

Saturday, February 17, 2018

• 8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
• Welcome
  Michael P. Stevens, MD, FACR
  CSRO President
• 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
• State of Rheumatology
  Paul H. Caldron, DO
  Arizona Arthritis Rheumatology Associates
  Phoenix, AZ
• 9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
• So You Want to Go Into Private Practice
  Herbert S. Baraf, MD, FACP, MACR
  Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates
  Wheaton, MD
• 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
• Why Join a Multispecialty Group?
  Douglas C. Conaway, MD
  Carolina Health Specialists
  Myrtle Beach, SC
• 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
• Coding for the Practitioner
  Jean Acevedo, LHRM, CPC, CHC, CENT
  Acevedo Consulting Inc.
  Delray Beach, FL
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Practice Management
  Ethel Owen, CPC
  National Organization of
  Rheumatology Managers,
  Past President
• 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Pearls from Early Practice Experience
  Daniel DeLo, MD
  Carolina Arthritis Associates
  Wilmington, NC
• 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
• Early Career Financial Management
  James M. Dahle, MD FACEP
  The White Coat Investor, LLC
  Salt Lake City, UT
• 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Physician Employment and Contracts
  Steve McCoy, Esquire
  Patient First Corporation
  Glen Allen, VA
• 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
• After the Treatment Decision
  Michael C. Schweitz, MD
  CSRO Federal Policy Chair
• 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Medical Malpractice and Risk Management
  James S. Haliczer, Esquire
  Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm
  Attorneys At Law
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 4:30 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.
• Advocacy Participation and the CSRO
  Sarah Doaty, MD
  Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  Anchorage, AK
• 4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Closing Remarks
  Michael P. Stevens, MD, FACR
  CSRO President