We are delighted to welcome our keynote and all other speakers. Our opening keynote speaker on Thursday is June Simmons, CEO, Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, California. June will discuss Sustainability for Living Well with Chronic Conditions: Engaging Community Participants and Partnerships; Program Fidelity and Sustainability. Our opening keynote on Friday is Bonita Lynn Beattie, PT, MPT, MHA, Vice President, Injury Prevention Center for Healthy Aging, National Council on Aging, Washington, DC. Lynn will discuss Fall Prevention Coalitions: National and Local Perspectives.

The cost to attend the 2 day Prevention Summit is $50.00 and includes lunches and materials. An agenda and registration form for the Prevention Summit is attached. To register for the Prevention Summit; you may fill out the attached registration form and mail or fax it to the appropriate contact on the form or you may register on-line at: http://www.peopleware.net/222115. The deadline to register for the Prevention Summit Tuesday, July 1, 2008.

For hotel accommodations, please contact the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday at 1-800-242-3499 or 920-733-8000 or go online at http://www.radissonpapervalley.com, enter dates of the conference, and enter Promotional Code: PREVEN. When calling to make your reservations, indicate that you want the room rates for the “Wisconsin Prevention Summit 2008.” To take advantage of the special room rate, all reservations must be made by
Wednesday June 25, 2008.

Whether you are a newly enlisted hospital risk manager or a veteran hospital risk manager this program has something for you. This seminar will address the basic training needs of a risk manager as well as the basic elements necessary for a hospital risk management program. Discussions will also focus on interfacing risk management with hospital staff and committees. Basic training in loss prevention, loss identification and loss control techniques will be addressed. Interactive presentation of case studies from our closed claims will be used to illustrate some of the boot camp-basic risks occurring in the hospital setting.

Learning Objectives:

Participation in this seminar will enable the participant to:
Describe the role of risk management in the hospital setting.
List three loss control techniques.
Discuss the claims management process within the hospital setting.

Who Should Attend?
This risk management seminar is intended for hospital risk managers, CEOs, COOs, CNOs, Patient Safety Officers, Quality Managers and hospital managers and directors; no experiential or academic prerequisites are necessary.

Faculty
Seminars are developed and led by ProAssurance Group’s experienced faculty.

Kathy Dolan, RN, MS, CEN, CPHRM
Senior Risk Management Consultant

Michael Rausch, JD
Senior Risk Management Consultant

Jane Kleven, RN, BSN, LNC,
Senior Risk Management Consultant

Kyle Fromm, BSN, JD,
Risk Management Consultant


Wanda Hurr, RN, JD, CPHRM,
Senior Risk Management Consultant

Laurette Salzman, CPHRM
Senior Risk Management Consultant

Seminar Schedule
Three hour session: 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
Sign-in begins at 9:30 a.m.
Lunch will be served 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.



To register for this seminar. . .
Call: 800/279-8331, ext. 8347
(ask for “seminar registration”)
E-Mail: sjacobson@ProAssurance.com

Online: http://www.ProAssurance.com
(visit “Risk Management Seminars”)