Note: This is a preliminary program and may be subject to change. The Council Steering Committee (CSC) has considered council feedback in developing the 2009 program and hopes this preliminary program will assist you in planning travel.
AMCLC Preliminary Agenda
Saturday, May 2
Budget & Finance Meeting
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Categorical Course
Musculoskeletal MR Imaging: What You Need to Know
Separate registration fee required.
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Resident & Fellow Section Program
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Board of Chancellors Meeting
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Chapter Leaders' Workshop
1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Council Steering Committee Meeting
1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
RADPAC® Meeting
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Resident & Fellow Section Reception
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3
New Councilor/Alternate Breakfast
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Caucuses
7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Resident & Fellow Section Program
7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
New Fellows Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Teller Committee Meeting
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Managed Care Committee Lunch
11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
ACR Council Convenes:
Presiding: David C. Kushner, M.D., FACR
Opening Remarks
Reports:
Executive Director – Harvey L. Neiman, M.D., FACR
Chair – James H. Thrall, M.D., FACR
Secretary-Treasurer – Paul H. Ellenbogen, M.D., FACR
Nominating Chair – Nancy A. Ellerbroek, M.D., FACR
Candidate Presentations
Presidential Address – Arl Van Moore Jr., M.D., FACR
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Meet the Candidates Forum
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
New Fellow Robing and Photos
4 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Convocation
5:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
President's Reception
7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Monday, May 4
Breakfast for All Registrants
7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Carrier Advisory Committee Breakfast
7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Chapter Leaders' Breakfast
7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Reference Committee Breakfast
7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Resident & Fellow Section Breakfast
7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
ACR Elections
7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
ACR Council Convenes:
Presiding: David C. Kushner, M.D., FACR
Reports:
RFS - Charles W. Bowkley III, M.D.
ABR - N. Reed Dunnick, M. D., FACR
ACRIN® – Mitchell D. Schnall, M.D., Ph.D.
RTOG® – Walter J. Curran Jr., M.D., FACR
Moreton Lecture
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.
Reference Committee Open Sessions
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Open Microphone Lunch Session:
Topic: Effective State Government Relations Strategies
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Reference Committee Open Sessions
1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
ACRA™ Council Convenes:
Presiding: David C. Kushner, M.D., FACR
Capitol Hill Preparation
Legislative Update
ACRA Government Relations Update
4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m. (ACRA convenes immediately following the final reference committee open session.)
Tuesday, May 5
Breakfast for All Registrants
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Caucus Breakfast Meetings
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
ACR Council Convenes:
Presiding: David C. Kushner, M.D., FACR
In Memoriam
Introduction of New Officers
Chapter Recognition Awards
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Economics Session
Presentation of William T. Thorwarth Jr., M.D. Award
Presentation of the William T. Thorwarth, Jr., M.D. Award
Keynote Speaker- Donald H. Romano
Commission Overview - Bibb Allen, Jr., MD
Coding and Compliance (Interactive Session) -Rich Duszak, MD, Bibb Allen, Jr., MD
Coverage Challenges (Interactive Session) - Robert Zeman, MD, Christopher Ullrich, MD
Valuation (Interactive session) - Geraldine McGinty, MD, James Rawson, MD
9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lunch Presentation - Paul J. Chang
Re-Engineering Radiology in an Electronic and Flattened World: Radiologist or Value Innovator.
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Reference Committee Reports
1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Open Microphone Session
Topic: Self-Referral: What Do You Think?
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Board of Chancellors Meeting
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Council Steering Committee Meeting
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
RADPAC® Gala
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
Breakfast for All Registrants
Capitol Hill Logistics and Preparation
7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Departures to Capitol Hill
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Congressional Visits
Meeting Adjourns