Program:
5:30 PM             Registration Begins
5:45 PM            Reception / Exhibitors
6:45 PM            Dinner/MAPU Business Meeting
7:30 PM            *Educational Program – Case Presentations - Jointly sponsored by the                             Massachusetts Medical Society and MAPU

“Urology Coding Challenges--Modifiers Simply Put"       

Guest Panelists:

M. Ray Painter, MD
Co-Founder and President                        
Physician Reimbursement Services
Denver, CO

David Kauder, MD
Urology Consultants of the North Shore
Salem, MA

Stephanie Stinchcomb, CPC, CCS-P, ACS-UR
Manager of Reimbursement
American Urological Association

9:30 PM             Program Adjournment

Education Program Objectives:
Completion of this program should enable the physician to:
1.  Identify goals and strategies of both sides in a medical malpractice trial.
2.  List 4 key system and documentation strategies to reduce risks associated with failure to diagnose.
3.  Develop a detailed documentation processes for a practice.
4.  Address questions and concerns about a medical malpractice trial in a neutral setting.

Education Program Objectives:
Completion of this program should enable the physician to:
1.  Review current medical evidence
2.  Consider up-to-date strategies for the optimal treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
3.  Compare and evaluate new data and current techniques 

Target Audience
Practicing Urologists, Practice Managers, Office Staff, Residents                  

CME Credit/Accreditation
*ProMutual Group designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study.

Jointly sponsored by ProMutual Group and the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists.  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of ProMutual Group and the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists.  ProMutual Group is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

For questions or special assistance, please contact Ginny DuLong at (781) 434-7313 or e-mail vdulong@mms.org.

Program will be held
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
5:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Westin Hotel
70 Third Avenue
Waltham, Massachusetts

 

The Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following organizations for their support by exhibiting at this program:

Abbott
Aloka
Allergan
American Medical Systems
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals
Aureon laboratories
Boehringer Ingelheim
Boston scientific urology
CBL path, inc
CCK & PRS
Coloplast
Endocare
Ferring pharmaceuticals
Lilly usa
Medtronic
Novartis pharmaceuticals
Olympus acmi
Pfizer
Plus Diagnostics
Richard wolf Medical Instruments
Sanofi-Aventis
Strata pathology services
United Medical Systems
Urologix