2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia, 22202
Telephone: (703) 418-1234 Fax: (703) 418-1289

This FSMB group rate is below the government rate of $209 so only one rate is needed this year.

Good News: No charge for the Hotel's Shuttle to Reagan National Airport - every 20 minutes until Midnight

8:00 am – 8:30 am: Early Bird Special – AIM Overview for the New Board Executive

Presenter: Lyle R. Kelsey, CAE, Immediate Past President, Executive Director, Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision

8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration and Pre-Session Networking - Continental Breakfast Provided

Greetings: AIM President Pamela E. King, Chief of the Bureau of Management Service, Florida Department of Health

Welcome from the FSMB: Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)

Welcome to Washington, DC from the District of Columbia and Virginia Boards: Feseha Woldu, PhD, Acting Executive Director, District of Columbia Board of Medicine and
William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Medicine

Presenter: AIM President Pamela E. King, Chief of the Bureau of Management Service, Florida Department of Health

Panel: Gary Clark, Executive Director, American Association of Osteopathic Examiners (AAOE) - Past President and Founder of AIM

Larry D. Dixon, Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners Executive Director and First AIM President and Founder of AIM

Annette Van Veen Gippe, Deputy Director, American Osteopathic Information Association - AIM Associate Member and Founding Participant of AIM

Moderator: Joan Wehrle, CPMSM, AIM Eastern Region Representative and Executive Staff Coordinator, State Medical Board of Ohio

11:15 am - 12:00 Noon: The Texas Medical Board's Fast-Track Procedure for Minor Violations

Presenter: Mari Robinson, Director of Enforcement, Texas Medical Board

Description: Texas Board Implements Fast-Track Procedure for Minor Violations

The Texas Medical Board has adopted a new, fast-track enforcement procedure allowing doctors facing discipline for relatively minor administrative violations to quickly resolve the matter, rather than undergoing lengthy investigations. According to a board spokesperson, diverting administrative cases into the new streamlined procedure will allow the board to free up investigative resources that can then be redirected to more serious violations involving inadequate patient care or unprofessional conduct.

Physicians who choose to participate in the expedited system can agree to administrative charges and pay a fine, rather than undergo a full investigation and the resulting stress and expense. A licensee who disputes the charges can contest the violation in writing and the case will be reviewed by a board committee, or a physician may opt out of fast-track entirely and contest the charges through the board’s traditional investigation and litigation process.

For more information, please go to the Texas board’s Spring 2008 newsletter at www.tmb.state.tx.us/news/Spring08/spring08.php.

1:35 pm – 1:45 pm: Presentation of the Doug Cerf Executive Directors Award and the Ronald K. Williamson Memorial Award for Board Investigators

2009 Recipient: Ronald K. Williamson Memorial Award for Board Investigators: To be announced

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.

Topic Reference: JAMA article: Risk Factors for Relapse in Health Care Professionals With Substance Use Disorders - Karen B. Domino, MD, MPH; Thomas F. Hornbein, MD; Nayak L. Polissar, PhD; Ginger Renner; Jilda Johnson; Scott Alberti; Lynn Hankes, MD - JAMA. 2005;293:1453-1460.

2:30 pm – 2:35 pm: Presentation of the George S. Palmer, MD Award for Excellence and the Special Recognition Award

2:50 pm – 3:30 pm: Looking Ahead in Investigating Provider Discipline - An Overview of the AIM & FSMB Certified Medical Board Investigator (CMBI) Training Program

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

Presenter: Randal C. Manning, Executive Director, Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and AIM Treasurer

Recipient of AIM Best of Boards Honorable Mention in 2008

This project came about as a negotiation tool to eliminate legislation.

Goals of the Assessment Panel

Medical Boards are the entities in each state that are charged with licensing and regulating the practice of medicine. In that category, boards take disciplinary actions against physicians licensed in their states and who violate the state Medical Practice Acts.

Review current investigatory and disciplinary practices of the board
Compare best practices from the FSMB Model Practice Act
Make recommendations for improvements/enhancements
Review compliance with the current statutory requirements of the board
Review the board’s transparency of operations
Review the board’s observance of due process rights of the public, complainants, and licensees
Review the information provided to the public for completeness, usefulness, and ease of access.

4:00 pm – 4:10 pm: Presentation of the 12^th Annual 2009 AIM Best of Boards Award

Presented by: Tina M. Steinman, Best of Boards Committee Chair and Executive Director, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

4:10 pm – 4:30 pm: Continuation of the 2009 AIM Annual Business Meeting - Part II

Special Thanks to our Host Boards; FSMB; Presenters; and the 2009 AIM Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee

Our Presenters: Without their willingness to share their time, knowledge, and experience, we would be unable to bring you such important programs.

FSMB: Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and Staff

Host Boards: Feseha Woldu, PhD, Acting Executive Director, District of Columbia Board of Medicine and William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Medicine and their Staff.

2009 AIM ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM AGENDA

Wednesday, April 29, 2021

Washington, D.C.

Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport

Description: Texas Board Implements Fast-Track Procedure for Minor Violations