- Steering Committee Update
- Mark Your Calendar
- Beatrice Rosenberg Award
- Get Involved in Programming
- Are You a Young Health Law Practitioner
- E–mail Notices
Steering Committee Update
The Health Law Section’s Steering Committee welcomes two new members, Robyn Diaz and Kendra Martello. Steering committee members are responsible for coordinating programs, projects, publications and community outreach activities. The steering committee also may develop public statements and submit comments on legislation, court rules and regulatory reform related to health law. Members assist with several committees including the Health Law Section’s Programs and Education Committee, Community Outreach Committee, and the Young Practitioner’s Committee. We encourage you to get involved in a committee, volunteer opportunity or mentoring event! Questions? Please contact the Health Law Section Steering Committee Cochairs, Amanda Brino or Nalini Pande.
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Mark Your Calendars
October
Secrets to a Successful Career in the Law: “The Best Career Advice I Ever Received Was… ”
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
12:00–2:00 p.m.
D.C. Bar Conference Center
1250 H Street NW
B-1 Level
(Metro Center)
Description
Whether you are in a large or small firm, a solo practitioner, a government lawyer, or looking for an alternative career path, there are concrete steps you can take to maximize your chances for success in the law. A panel of experienced practitioners will offer advice you can implement immediately on how to accelerate your professional development while steering clear of potholes and dead ends. Topics will include developing expertise, finding mentors and champions, networking, working with career coaches, marketing, getting clients, managing job changes, and finding your passion. Each panelist will finish the sentence: "The best career advice I ever received was…” At the end of the course, you’ll receive a handout summarizing the key points.
Speakers:
Alan Fish, Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP
Christopher Manning, Partner, Manning & Sossamon PLLC Christopher Yianilos, Legislative Director, Office of United States Senator John Warner
Edward E. Honnold, Owner, Transition Services, Career Consultant to Attorneys
Moderator:
Coke M. Stewart, Kaye Scholer LLP
Cost :
$10.00 Law Students
$25.00 Section Members and Subscribers
$35.00 Non-Section Members
November
Privacy and Information Security: Emerging Issues for Businesses and Consumers
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
12:00–2:00 p.m.
D.C. Bar Conference Center
1250 H Street NW
B-1 Level
(Metro Center)
Description
Learn from our distinguished panel members, who will address emerging issues in privacy, information security, and federal regulations protecting the confidentiality of protected health information. Topics covered by our speakers will include:
- Up-to-the-minute news on security breach notification laws;
- The FTC’s role in protecting consumers from lax data security standards and identity theft;
- The HIPAA Security Rule and CMS’ Security Guidance on Remote Access to Protected Health Information.
Speakers:
Robin Campbell, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP
Molly Crawford, Esq., Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
John C. Parmigiani, John C. Parmigiani & Associates, LLC, former
Director of Enterprise Standards for HCFA (now CMS) and former Chairman
of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Security and Electronic Signature
Standards Implementation Team
Moderators:
Robyn Diaz, Esq., MedStar Health, Inc.
Sondra L. Mills, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Consumer Litigation
Cost:
$25.00 Section Members and Subscribers
$35.00 Non-Section Members
$25.00 Students, Government and Nonprofit Employees
January
D.C. Bar Health Law Section’s End-of-Life Health Care Decision-Making Project
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
12:00–2:00 p.m,
Bar Conference Center
1250 H Street, NW, B-1 Level
Description
Too often, people with serious injuries or illnesses have little or no control over decisions about their medical care, because their conditions prevent them from making their wishes known. In these situations, families and close friends are forced to make decisions for a loved one without knowing that person’s preferences. The goal of the D.C. Bar Health Law Section’s End-of-Life Health Care Decision-Making Project is to provide free community workshops on advance directives, for senior citizens at: senior centers, churches, synagogues, and elsewhere.
Each workshop lasts approximately one hour and involves the presentation of a video (prepared by AARP) on end-of-life health care decision-making issues, a presentation by an attorney on the meaning and content of an advance directive, a presentation by a medical professional regarding the importance of advance health care planning, and the distribution of an advance directive form (approved by the D.C. Hospital Association). No legal or medical advice is provided. The intent of the workshops is to spread awareness of the issues and to provide the tools necessary for end-of-life health care decision-making. This program will provide training on advance directives and teach attendees’ how to answer questions at the workshops. This training is free, and lunch will be provided. Attendance limited to 10 people. Please call or email Robyn Diaz at (202) 444-3213 with questions.
Beatrice Rosenberg Award
The District of Columbia Bar is seeking nominations for the Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service.
The award is named for late D.C. Bar member Beatrice Rosenberg who dedicated her 35-year legal career to public service. Ms. Rosenberg served with distinction at the Department of Justice and at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She also served as a member of the Board on Professional Responsibility of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Bea Rosenberg upheld a high standard of performance throughout her legal career and was recognized for her dedication to her job and the legal profession, her contribution to the community and her dedication to the law and the pursuit of justice. She also served as a mentor to younger lawyers whose careers advanced significantly as a result of her tutelage. Ms. Rosenberg died in 1989 at the age of eighty-one. The award is presented annually at the D.C. Bar Conference.
Purpose
To recognize a member of the D.C. Bar whose career contributions to
the government exemplify the highest order of public service. This year’s
award will be presented at the 2008 Judicial & Bar Conference to
be held on April 10–11, 2008, at the International Trade Center
in the Ronald Reagan Building.
Award Criteria for Nominees
- Must be a member of the D.C. Bar.
- Must personify excellence in government service.
- Must currently be employed by or previously been employed by a federal, state, or local government agency.
- Must be or have been a participant of a long-term government career with an outstanding level of performance and have demonstrated excellent judgment on matters handled on own and by those under their supervision.
- Nominees who have provided service to the community and⁄or bar associations and have acted as a role model or mentor to co-workers and more junior members of the Bar will be considered favorably in the selection process.
Deadline: Entries must be received no later than November 2, 2007 and sent to:
Katherine A. Mazzaferri, Esq.
Executive Director
The District of Columbia Bar
1250 H Street NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
Entry Requirements
* Nomination form
* Resume of the nominee.
Get Involved in Programming
The Health Law Section is seeking volunteers to help with the Programs and Education Committee. The Programs and Education Committee is responsible for organizing educational programs sponsored by the Health Law Section. Examples of recent programs organized by the Committee include Patient Quality of Care, Anatomy of a Health Care Fraud Investigation, and Update on Health Care Antitrust Issues.
Members are asked to participate in once-monthly calls and plan at least one program per year in teams of two. Membership on this Committee offers an excellent opportunity to learn about new areas of health law and to network with government health care officials and leading private practitioners. Those interested in serving on the Programs and Education Committee should contact Lesley Reynolds at (202) 662-0247.
Community Outreach—Call for Volunteers
The D.C. Bar Health Law Section is looking for interested volunteers to join the Community Outreach Committee. The committee will guide the existing community outreach projects of the Health Law Section as well as develop new projects and opportunities for the Section. The Committee holds monthly conference calls and other ad hoc meetings as appropriate. Please contact Paul Kim at (410) 347-7344 , Patrick Hope at (202) 261-4541 or Robyn Diaz at (202) 444-3213 if you are interested in playing an instrumental role in the community outreach activities of the Health Law Section.
An immediate opportunity exists to volunteer with the Health Care Decision-making Project. Through this project, Health Law section members lead informational workshops about advance healthcare directives for senior citizens at senior centers, churches, synagogues, and elsewhere. Speakers provide copies of the advance directive forms approved for use in the D.C. area, instructions on how to complete the form, and, through use of an interactive video, suggestions about how to raise medical decision-making issues with family members. A number of workshops are scheduled for the end of 2007, and interest on the part of senior centers in hosting these workshops is high. The project needs attorneys who are knowledgeable about advance directives to volunteer to be presenters, and⁄or to answer attendees’ individual questions at the workshops. Please contact one of the community outreach coordinators if you are interested in volunteering.
Are You a Young Health Law Practitioner
If so, join the Young Health Law Practitioners Committee of the Health Law Section for networking events, programs geared toward newer health care attorneys, and a chance to meet and socialize with your colleagues. For more information about the activities of this enthusiastic group of your lawyers, please contact Kendra Martello or Paul Kim.
E–mail Notices
Don’t miss important Section e-mail announcements and newsletters! Please add or update your e–mail address.
For information about Health Law Section programs and activities, please visit the Health Law Section web page.
Comments or questions about this newsletter may be addressed to Robyn Diaz.
