Friday-Saturday, January 10-11, 2014
San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
San Juan, Puerto Rico
NILA's Annual "Lab Leaders Forum" and Mid-Winter Meeting for clinical laboratory executives (CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Presidents, VPs, and other Laboratory Executives) offers the ideal platform for personal interaction and shared insights.
Schedule | ||
Date Friday, January 10 Saturday, January 11 |
Time 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. |
Function Breakfast/Meeting/Lunch Breakfast/Meeting/Lunch |
NILA focuses on business/management issues facing laboratories, such as legislative and regulatory issues, marketing/sales, contracting with managed care companies, finding and keeping good employees, financial management, expanding test menus, managing growth, and competing with large publicly traded laboratories.
If there is an issue, topic or problem not listed below that you would like to discuss, let us know, and we will add it to the agenda. This meeting is an open forum and encourages interaction.
Friday, January 10
9:00 a.m.-Noon
The Legislative and Regulatory Outlook for 2014
Discussion led by NILA's Washington Representatives
Julie Allen, Drinker, Biddle and Reath
Erin Will Morton, Drinker, Biddle and Reath
Includes:
Friday, January 10
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Friday, January 10
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Survival Strategies for the Community Clinical Laboratory
Group Discussion
Includes:
AAB's Legal Counsel, Kurt Bratten (O'Connell & Aronowitz) will also participate in the discussion.
Saturday, January 11
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
The Importance of a Robust Laboratory Information System and the Ability to Interconnect with Electronic Medical Records Software
Discussion led by
Eric Crugnale, Sunrise Medical Laboratories
Saturday, January 11
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Open Discussion
Any topic attendees wish to discuss PLUS follow-up from previous day's discussions.
There is still time to reserve your hotel room at the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino! The deadline for the guaranteed NILA room rate of $198 single/double has passed. However, as of December 20, there were still sleeping rooms available for $229 single/double. And, the NILA office may be able to help you obtain the $198 room rate. For assistance, call the NILA office at 314-241-1445 and ask for Denise Hurt. To book your hotel reservation directly for the $229 rate, call Marriott reservations at 888-817-2033 or 787-722-7000.
The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is located along Condado Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This luxury resort offers numerous activities and entertainment options - relax at the pool, complete with water slide and whirlpool, or try your luck at the on-site casino. The convenient Condado Beach location also means that you are in a prime location to visit many Puerto Rican attractions, from the Bacardi Rum distillery, to the fortifications of El Morro and San Cristobal, to the natural beauty of El Yunque rainforest.