DATES: Tuesday-Thursday: July 8-10, 2008 (Tuesday – Thursday) Las Vegas, Nevada

AIM Group Hotel Room Rate: $71 per night (lower than the government rate for that time period) plus 9% hotel tax and $1 per day per room for unlimited local phone service (a mandatory fee) and any incidental charges.

Call in hotel room reservations: Dial 800-937-7777 and give the AIM group code XCMBI. Arrival Date is Monday, July 7 (must arrive the day before) and departure date is either the evening of Thursday, July 10 (a limited number of rooms have been blocked for July 10 in anticipation of departures Thursday evening) or July 11. Training session ends on Thursday, July 10 at 4:00 pm.

CUT-OFF DATE: The last day the hotel will accept reservations at the $71 rate is June 6, 2008.

Meeting Rooms along with the Meal and Break Schedule

Tuesday - Meeting Room: Aquitane/Devonshire/Cornwall Room

Continental Breakfast and Registration: 7:00-8:00 am

Break: 9:00-9:15 am

Break: 10:45-11:00 am

Luncheon Buffet: 11:45 am - 1:00 pm - Luncheon Buffet with breakout sessions in the Kent Room

Break: 2:00-2:15 pm

Break: 3:30 – 3:45 pm

END DAY AT 4:30 pm

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Reception in the Kent Room

Wednesday – Meeting Room: Aquitane/Devonshire/Cornwall Room

Continental Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 am

Break: 9:30-9:45 am

Break: 10:45-11:00 am

Luncheon Buffet: 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Break: 2:30-2:45 pm

Break: 3:30-3:45 pm

END DAY AT 4:30 pm

Evening Free

Thursday – Meeting Room: Aquitane/Devonshire/Cornwall Room

Continental Breakfast: 7:00-8:00 am

Break: 8:45-9:00 am

Break: 10:00-10:15 am

Luncheon Buffet: 11:30-12 Noon return to tables with food plates for 12 Noon – 1:00 pm Keynote Address by Lynn Hankes, MD

Break: 1:00 – 1:15 pm

Break: 3:00-3:15 pm

3:15 pm: Awarding of Course Completion Certificates

END OF TRAINING COURSE AT 3:45 pm

7:00 am - 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast and Registration in the Aquitane/Devonshire/Cornwall Room

Welcome from AIM & FSMB: Leslie A. Gallant, CMBI Program Chair; Past President of AIM; Member, FSMB Board of Directors; and Executive Administrator, Alaska State Medical Board

Greetings from the Host Boards: Douglas C. Cooper, CMBI, Chief of Investigations, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners & CMBI Program Committee Member and Catryna Kelly, Executive Administrator, Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine

Defining the attitudes and skills necessary for a successful medical board investigator, particularly in their interactions with the patient and physician community.

Presenter: Thomas K. Hannah, CMBI, Chief (Ret), MQA Investigative Services, Florida Department of Health & CMBI Program Committee Member

9:15 am – 10:45 am: Both Sides of the Legal Aisle: Perspectives of the Prosecutor and the Defense

Creating an effective and positive team with your Prosecutors to win your cases. Presentation includes the perspective of Defense Counsel.

Presenter: James A. Wilson, Attorney at Law, Durham, North Carolina - Former Chief Prosecutor and General Counsel to the North Carolina Medical Board

Review of the analysis of complaint handling, case planning and development, use of experts, sources of evidence and prosecution.

Panel Moderator: Loy Ingold, CMBI, Investigator, North Carolina Medical Board

Douglas C. Cooper, CMBI, Chief of Investigations, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners & CMBI Program Committee Member

Thomas K. Hannah, CMBI, Chief (Ret), MQA Investigative Services, Florida Department of Health & CMBI Program Committee Member

11:45 am – 1:00 pm: Luncheon Buffet in the Kent Room with Breakout Sessions on Best Investigative Practices with Discussion Leaders

Using neurolinguistics and kinesiology to your advantage when interviewing both complainants and respondents. Also examining methods to avoid gender or ethnic biases in conducting investigations.

Presenter: Sergeant Billy Rakes, formerly with the Orlando Police Department and currently consultant to the Special Investigations Division, Polygraph Unit

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm: Approaches to Complaint Specific Interviewing – Continued

Presenter: Sergeant Billy Rakes, formerly with the Orlando Police Department and currently consultant to the Special Investigations Division, Polygraph Unit

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm: Approaches to Complaint Specific Interviewing – Continued

Presenter: Sergeant Billy Rakes, formerly with the Orlando Police Department and currently consultant to the Special Investigations Division, Polygraph Unit

An explanation of the processes, the personnel, the roles they play, the medical records, the expectations, and the realities of working with hospital staffs and system procedures.

Presenter: John Ellerton MD, CM, Chief of Staff, University Medical Center, Las Vegas and Professor of Medicine, University of Nevada, School of Medicine

9:45 am – 10:45 am: Physician Health Programs – What They Do and Do Not Do

What are Physician Health Programs; how they work; why Medical Boards need them; and how they can be helpful. Includes a summary of the current state of drug and alcohol testing.

Presenter: Greg Skipper, MD, Medical Director, Alabama Physician Health Program

Examining standard of care cases in terms of lack of definition; common problems for the non-medically trained investigator; use of medical experts; and what resources are available.

Presenter: Douglas C. Cooper, CMBI, Chief of Investigations, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners & CMBI Program Committee Member

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm: Investigating Standard of Care Cases: Use of Medical Records

Presenter: Thuy Tran, RHIA, Director, Health Information Management, HCA Health Care, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Presenter: Rick J. Zenuch, Director, Law Enforcement Liaison & Education, Purdue Pharma LP, Stamford, Connecticut; Former Chief of Law Enforcement, Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; Former Inspector, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Statewide Intelligence

9:15 am – 10:00 am: Effective Investigation of Pharmacology and Prescribing Cases

11:30 am – 12 Noon: Luncheon Buffet (Return to tables with food plates for Keynote Address)

Dr. Hankes is Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He served for 13 years as the full-time Director of the Washington Physician's Health Program. He is among the 100 pioneer physicians in the entire U.S. who passed the first certification exam in Addiction Medicine and is currently a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is Past President of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs.

Working together with law enforcement and other regulatory agencies to protect the public. This will be a case presentation.

Introduction: Douglas C. Cooper, CMBI, Chief of Investigations, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners & CMBI Program Committee Member

Matt Alberto, Deputy Chief, Department of Public Safety (DPS), State of Nevada

Jennifer Reubart, Detective, Department of Public Safety, Investigation Division, Nevada HIDTA (Pharm-NET)

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm: Awarding of Certificates of Course Completion and Closing Remarks

Leslie A. Gallant, Program Chair; Executive Administrator, Alaska State Medical Board; Past President of AIM; and current member of the FSMB Board of Directors

Douglas C. Cooper, CMBI, Program Committee Member, Chief of Investigations, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners

Curtis L. Ellis, CMBI, Program Committee Member, Director of Investigations, North Carolina Medical Board

Thomas K. Hannah, CMBI, Program Committee Member, Chief (Ret), MQA Investigative Services, Florida Department of Health

Background: Administrators In Medicine (AIM), in a collaborative effort with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), has designed a state medical and osteopathic board investigator certification program that will provide comprehensive, subject specific education and training for state medical and osteopathic board investigators. The goal of the program is to provide a resource to boards that will give specialized training to individuals who are in the position of investigating complaints received by medical and osteopathic boards. The program is specifically intended for investigators who have basic investigation skills but who are new to the peculiarities of investigating physicians while also providing continuing education and certification for individuals with more advanced skills.