Problems with Aging Physicians

Elizabeth A. Snelson
Duration: 60 Minutes
Webinar Id: 602356
Instructor: Elizabeth A. Snelson

Price Details

Recorded Webinar
$179. One Attendee
$379. Unlimited Attendees

Unlimited Attendees: Any number of participants

Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months (Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)

Overview:

Practicing medicine is not like other jobs that have a tradition of retirement at age 65.

Physician shortages fuel support for physicians seeking to continue their careers indefinitely. Patient safety is paramount, but is it served by applying an age limit to medical staff membership and clinical privileges?

If so, what is the magic number?

Why you should Attend:

Can medical staffs and hospitals place restrictions on physicians based on age? Should hospitals and medical staffs place restrictions on physicians based on age? Can physicians sue, alleging discrimination and civil rights violations?

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Age Restrictions on Medical Staff membership and clinical privileges
  • State Laws affecting physician age restrictions
  • Federal laws affecting physician age restrictions
  • Accreditation requirements related to age-based credentialing
  • Implementation of age-based screening
  • Eligibility for peer review protection

Who Will Benefit:

  • Medical Staff President/Chief of Staff
  • Bylaws Committee
  • Credentialing Committee
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Vice President of Medical Affairs
  • Chief of Staff
  • Director of Medical Staff
  • Medical Staff Attorney
  • Hospital Counsel
  • Medical Staff Manager
  • Credentialing Specialist
  • Human Resources Professionals

Speaker Profile
Elizabeth A.Snelson represents medical staffs across the country, focusing on medical staff bylaws, and works for medical societies on medical staff issues. A frequent speaker on medical staff legal issues, Ms Snelson presents at medical staff leadership retreats, and in programs sponsored by state medical staff services associations and medical societies, the American Medical Association, the American Bar Association, and other organizations.

She is Past President of the American Society of Medical Association Counsel, Vice President of the ABA’s Physician Issues Interest Group, and serves Of Counsel to the Minneapolis law firm of Lockridge Grindal Nauen. She was a member of the Joint Commission’s MS 01.01.01 Task Force. Her articles on medical staff legal issues have appeared in various publications. She is the author of The Physicians’ Guide to Medical Staff Organization Bylaws, published by AMA, the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Model Medical Staff Bylaws, the North Carolina Medical Society’s Model Medical Staff Bylaws, and other model medical staff documents.

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