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VENUE: Spokane Convention Center
HEADQUARTERS HOTEL: The Davenport Hotel and Tower

The Perfect Storm: Healthcare for All Ages
The 2008 Annual Meeting will focus on healthcare’s perfect storm – a fast moving aging population that is demanding, empowered, and living longer. Here you will learn the brutal facts of how a rapidly advancing boomer generation will dynamically affect healthcare and your practice, as you know it today.

This age wave is a profound demographic revolution that will shift and transform every aspect of our professional and personal lives. Medical groups whose products and services are aligned with the needs of a massive, maturing generation, as well as the generations that follow, are in the threshold of a tremendous opportunity.

You’ll learn all about new physician compensation models, and how to build new business plans that look at physician retirement and recruitment. We’ll address how to find, train and motivate younger staff, and address generational differences in the workforce. An invaluable three-hour marketing session will provide you with invaluable and essential tools to understand and prepare your practice for changing market dynamics. Other educational offerings will cover healthcare law, new facility designs and service models, real estate investments, equipment lease vs. purchase, contract negotiations, dashboards and reports, and much more.

2008 Speaker Headliners
· Maddy Dychtwald – Agewave Expert
· Eric Berkowitz Ph.D – Leading Expert in Medical Group Marketing
· Lynne Lancaster – Generational Specialist
· Deena Ebbert – FISH Philosopher
· Ken Terry – Healthcare Reform Advocate

Lodging
Look for a registration brochure to arrive in early February! In the meantime make your hotel reservations early at the Davenport Hotel and Tower, rated by Conde Nast as one of 100 hotels in the world and by Expedia as one of the top 10 hotels in the country.

Before you make your reservation, log ontop www.thedavenorthotel.com to decide if you want to stay in the elegant historical hotel or the new adjacent tower. It won’t be an easy decision as both feature luxurious and spacious guestroom accommodations.

Call 1-800-899-1482 to make your reservation. Be sure to ask for the MGMA special single or double occupancy rate of $150.00 per night.

EXHIBITOR INFORMATION

Oregon/Washington MGMA Annual Meeting
The Perfect Storm: Healthcare For All Ages

April 27 – 30, 2008
Venue: Spokane Convention Center
Hotel: The Davenport Hotel and Tower

If you have exhibited with us before, you know this is a stellar, national-caliber conference that just keeps getting better and better, each and every year. Well, 2008 is no exception.

Once again we’ve outdone ourselves with an educational program that’s guaranteed to draw attendees in record proportions. This year we have, not three, not four, but five nationally acclaimed keynote speakers.

We’ve outgrown every hotel in the Pacific Northwest, so this year we’ll be taking over the Spokane Convention Center for our meeting and exhibitor space, with lodging headquarters at The Davenport Hotel and Tower – considered one of the top hotels in the country.

Members are already talking about this event and key sponsorships are nearly sold out.

We’ve worked harder than ever this year to ensure that you have adequate and quality time with our attendees. Our attendees will find more than an exhibit hall at this conference. Instead, we like to think of it as a marketplace destination. In addition to generous break times throughout the day, we’ve planned a lavish Opening Night Reception on Sunday, a Wine Tasting on Monday, plus a number of special activities in the exhibitor area to keep our attendees coming back.

There is no deadline to register as an exhibitor. Simply put: Exhibit space is limited and we expect booths to go fast, so don’t delay. To register, return the exhibitor agreement right away.

For exhibit forms please visit the WSMGMA site or click on the links below:

We appreciate the overwhelming support and continued relationships with our exhibitors, and look forward to your participation at our 2008 Joint Annual Conference.

If you have any questions regarding the above information, please contact Jan Larsen at the WSMGMA office at 1-800-552-0612, ext. 3026, or send an email to jal@wsma.org.

MaryKaye Brady, RN, MBA, FACMPE
Metropolitan Pediatrics LLC

MaryKaye Brady is the CEO of Metropolitan Pediatrics LLC, a multi-site pediatric practice located in metropolitan Portland. She provided the developmental organization and leadership for Metropolitan Pediatrics from start-up to the accomplishment of its mission of providing the highest quality of care for children and their families in our community. Under her guidance, Metropolitan Pediatrics has received the Certificate of Superior Performance and has been designated a Best Performer by Medical Group Management Association for four of the last five years. Mary Kaye is a Certified Medical Practice Executive and a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives.

Elaine J. Beeble, FACMPE
Women's Clinic, PC

Elaine Beeble has been accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Ms. Beeblesubmitted the following paper to fulfill her Fellowship requirement: "Trust is an Internal Control: Understanding, Assessing and Implementing Internal Controls in a Medical Practice"

This excellent contribution to the field will be featured in an upcoming edition of the ACMPE Executive View. Congratulations Ms. Beeble!

Elaine is currently employed with Women's Clinic in Portland, Oregon as a Finance Manager, Controller, Human Resources Manager. Elaine has worked at Women's Clinic for 4 years, and in the Healthcare Industry for over 25 years as an accountant, office manager and billing manager. Her special interests include internal controls and embezzlement investigations.

Kerry McMullin, FACMPE
Women's Health Today

Kerry McMullin has been accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Kerry McMullin submitted the following case studies to fulfill her Fellowship requirement: "Coping with the Sudden Loss of a Physician" "Finding a Compensation Model that Fits" "Improving Utilization of Space to Accommodate a Growing Medical Practice"

These excellent contributions to the field will be featured in an upcoming edition of the ACMPE Executive View. Congratulations Ms. McMullin!

Kerry has worked in healthcare for 25 years. Kerry is currently employed by Women's Health Today, where she has been the practice administrator for the past six years.

Achieve your career goals with board certification in medical practice management through the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), the certification and standard-setting body of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). First, earn the respected Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) designation. After you become board certified, attain the highest distinction in the profession — Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE).

Find out more about the American College of Medical Practice Executives at the MGMA National web site, or contact our chapter's ACMPE liaison, Marilyn Happold-Latham, MBA, FACMPE

Douglas M. Van Gordon, MCP, CMPE
The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care & Research

Douglas M. Van Gordon, Billing Manager of The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care & Research, located in Bend, Oregon, has earned the professional designation of Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) from the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE).

Kathie J. Oriet, CMPE
Willamette Valley Medical Center

Kathie is currently employed by Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, Oregon as Director of Physician Clinics. She oversees the operations of 18 clinics, 36 employed physicians, 4 non-physician providers and staff. Kathie has over 24 years in medical practice management and received her CMPE in September 2007. Among her other interests, Kathie serves as Mayor of Carlton, Oregon and enjoys working in her flower and vegetable gardens.

Kathy Brown, CMPE

Kathy Brown began her healthcare career in March of 1987, with a background in accounting. She has managed orthopedic practices for 19 of the 20 twenty years, and spent one year setting up a new practice with OB/GYN. She is honored to serve as the liaison between the Oregon Association of Orthopedists and the Oregon BONES Association; she has served in this capacity since the year 2000. She believes in doing what she can toward improving patient care and better business practice which is why she elected to pursue her certification through the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Board Certification reflects a commitment to higher standards for medical practice executives.

Richard J. McKim, CMPE
Rural Health Management, LLC

Rich left active duty with the Army after 11 years, percolating up from platoon leader of an Infantry Aid Station, to being the Executive Officer for a 296 bed military hospital. He was hired by a medical management company, and oddly sent back to his hometown to manage a clinic. He now helps several clinics in rural Oregon remain viable and accessible. He received his CMPE in July 2006, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in April 2007.

Betty Evans, CMPE
Oak Street Medical, P.C.

Betty completed the ACPME program September of 2006. She has been the Administrator for the last 9 years at Oak Street Medical P.C., a multi-specialty clinic located in Eugene Oregon. Betty is looking forward to pursuing the Fellowship program.

Achieve your career goals with board certification in medical practice management through the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), the certification and standard-setting body of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). First, earn the respected Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) designation. After you become board certified, attain the highest distinction in the profession — Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE).

Find out more about the American College of Medical Practice Executives at the MGMA National web site, or contact our chapter's ACMPE liaison, Marilyn Happold-Latham, MBA, FACMPE