Spring Conference preview

Saturday, March 01, 2014 11:31 AM

Registration open for May 16-18 Spring Conference

Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD

As president-elect of the Colorado Medical Society, it is my pleasure to announce the 2014 CMS Spring Conference, to be held May 16-18 at the Sonnenalp Resort in Vail.

The theme this year, “Narrative as Persuasion: The Proven Effectiveness of Storytelling,” has invited some exciting changes to our programming from years past. Our faculty – top state and national experts – will address attendees on critical issues facing medicine in Colorado.

• COPIC board member Gerald Zarlengo, MD, will address liability and patient safety.
• Jay Crosson, MD, the American Medical Association’s Group Vice President for Physician Satisfaction: Care Delivery and Payment, will address physician satisfaction and practice sustainability framed around the groundbreaking RAND Corporation study on the subject.
• Robert J. Valuck, PhD, president of the Colorado Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force and coordinating center director of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, will update attendees on the effort to reduce prescription drug abuse in our state.
• Michele Lueck, president and CEO of the Colorado Health Institute, will address access to health care framed around the most comprehensive study of access to care in the history of Colorado.

New this year, participants will also learn how to apply tangible storytelling skills and acumen delivered by Aaron Templer, a professional communications consultant, in order to more effectively express medicine’s message on these and other issues. We’ve also built in some extra social time this year starting Friday night, to celebrate our profession together, and perhaps share a few stories with one another.

Registration is free for CMS member physicians and component society staff. Non-CMS member physicians and guests can register for a fee of $125 to cover events and meals. The hotel group rate of $155 per night for a junior suite is available until April 4, 2014. Reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis. Reserve a room through the Spring Conference registration form by contacting the hotel at (800) 654-8312 or online at www.sonnenalp.com. Click here for more information and to register.

I hope you’ll consider attending to learn, network and be inspired.