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2008 PPS Conference Schedule at a Glance


12:30 pm to 5:00 pm	Registration Desk Opens
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm	Pre Conference Workshops Legal Issues for Private Practice Employers Christine Walters, MAS, JD, SPHR Discover the "Hidden" Asset to Private Practice Success: Industrial Services Paid Directly to the Employer Larry Feeler, PT, CEAS
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm	President's Welcome Reception

Thursday, November 6
7:00 am to 6:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:15 am to 8:30 am	Networking Breakfast and Candidates Speeches
7:30 am to 8:30 pm	Administrators Breakfast
8:45 am to 10:45 am	Opening General Session with Keynote Speaker Steven Little
11:00 am to 12:30 pm	Educational Sessions Contract Negotiation: To sign or not to sign Erik Van Doorne, PT, DPT Beyond Patient Segmentation: A Pathway to Successful Practice Development Lance Knaub, DPT, OCS, CSCS Paul Balbresky, CLU, ITP Human Resource Issues for Small Business Christine Walters, MAS, JD, SPHR Information Technology - A serious Investment for the Informed Buyer Ralph Riccardi Building Evidence Based Practice Systems in Private PT Practice: Implications on Consumers, Referral Sources, and Payers John Childs, PT, PhD
12:30 pm to 6:00 pm	Exhibits Open
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm	Luncheon in Exhibit Hall
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm	In-Depth Educational Sessions Building Bone Health Into Your Practice Osteoporosis Functional Exam and Exercise Intervention Marilyn Moffat, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA Karen Kemmis, PT, DPT How To Prohibit POPTS in Your State with Advance Advocacy Strategies and Understanding the 2008 Elections Impact Peter McMenamin, PT, MS, OCS Rachel Reiter Justin Moore, PT, DPT Michael Matlack Creating and Protecting Practice Equity: Legal and Practice Management Tools for Succession Planning John Wallace, PT, MS, OCS Paul Welk, PT, JD
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm	Educational Sessions Discover the "Hidden" Asset to Private Practice Success: Industrial Services Paid Directly by the Employer Larry Feeler, PT, CEAS
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm	Reception in Exhibit Hall
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm	Evening Discussion Forum 1 Real Estate Options for Physical Therapy Practice: Building Ownership David Penn, PT, DPT, OCS
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm	Evening Discussion Forum 2 Change: How have you changed practice operations over the last year to meet the challenges of your practice Tom Lorren, PT

Friday, November 7
7:30 am to 9:00 am	Networking Breakfast with Featured Speaker What's Next in Physical Therapy Payment, Practice & Policy: A 2008 Update Justin Moore, PT, DPT
9:00 am to 3:00 pm	Exhibits Open
9:00 am to 10:30 am	PPS General Business Meeting Learn how PPS is working for you. PPS Leadership will provide updates on Section activities to include presentation. Taking Your Practice to the Next Level with Benchmarking Chuck Felder, PT, MBA
10:30 am to 11:00 am	Exhibits & Coffee Break
11:00 am to 12:30 pm	Educational Sessions Tell me again: Why am I in this contract? Jay Jones, CWCP The M.O.G. (Medically Oriented Gym) Russell Certo, PT, OCS Manage Smarter with Visual Dashboards and Scorecards Steven Petrie John Wallace, PT, MS, OCS Developing Therapist Recruitment & Retention Opportunities While Climbing a Volcano and Finding other Rewards along the way Paul Treinen, PT Knowledge Circle Discussion Groups
12:15 pm to 2:30 pm	Voting Open for PPS Elections
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm	Luncheon in Exhibit Hall
12:30 pm to 2:15 pm	Administrators Luncheon All administrators welcome. Join your fellow administrators to learn about the Administrator Council over lunch followed by presentation. Understanding Your Administrative Operations Diane McCutcheon
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm	Dessert & Coffee in Exhibit Hall
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm	In-Depth Educational Sessions Direct Services to Employers Increase Business, Profitability and Autonomy Susan Isernhagen, PT Dennis Isernhagen, PT Jim Milder, PT Ginnie Halling, PT A Systems Approach to Achieving a Highly Efficient Front Office Shawn Quigley, PT, MBA Melinda Alexandre
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm	Educational Sessions Working with a Major Parts Distribution Employer to Reduce Workers Compensation Costs Deborah Lechner, PT, MS Edwin Villaroman Retention through Ownership: Employee Ownership Models Drew Bossen, PT Jayne Snyder, PT Dale Yake, PT, OCS, ATC Dave Robator, PT Knowledge Circle Discussion Groups
7:00 pm to 10:00pm	Final Dinner Event

Saturday, November 8
7:00 am to 12:30 pm	PPS Registration Open
8:00 am to 9:15 am	General Closing Session with Breakfast
9:30 am to 12:30 pm	Educational Sessions - 3 hr Intensive A Twelve Month Plan to Managing Your Practice Lynn Steffes, PT Bridget Winiecki, MPT, MBA Boosting Direct Access Through Wellness & Non-Physician Referrals, Direct Marketing and Brand Identity Brian Peers, MPT, OCS Gail Vasiloff Tannus Quatre, PT, ATC, CSCS, MBA Succession Planning Fosters Practice Success: Your Five Year Plan James Glinn, Sr, PT Kelly Sanders, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC Jason Sanders, PT, DPT, OCS