PLICO RISK MANAGEMENT PRESENTS

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1 PLICO RISK MANAGEMENT PRESENTS

2 PLICO RISK MANAGEMENT WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A 4% PREMIUM CREDIT BY ATTENDING ONE OF OUR EVENING ROUNDS SEMINARS. FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO RECEIVE A FULL 6% PREMIUM CREDIT AND TO LEARN ABOUT OTHER RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, PLEASE SEE THE 2014 ACTIVITY CATALOGUE LOCATED AT OR CALL

3 PLICO RISK MANAGEMENT EVENING ROUNDS LEGAL UPDATE 2014 Join us for an overview of valuable information regarding current legal issues facing physicians and other healthcare providers. Experienced defense attorneys, John Wiggins, Esq and Malinda Matlock, Esq will present topics important to the practice of medicine and discuss strategies to manage both ongoing and newly identified risks faced by providers in this ever-changing healthcare environment. After participating in the seminar, participants will: Discuss current litigation issues impacting healthcare providers including tort reform statutes Identify practical strategies to avoid or minimize the legal risk of a claim or lawsuit Understand the increased risks to patients and practitioners with regard to prescribing medications Understand legal implications with regard to prescribing from the perspective of criminal actions, civil actions, and Licensure Board actions Identify strategies to treat patients safely and minimize the physician s legal risks Discuss the basis for legal responsibility for the negligence of others Discuss of the interaction and/or relationship between physicians and non-physicians Discuss practices to control and minimize liability for the negligence of others John Wiggins is a founding partner of Wiggins, Sewell & Ogletree in Oklahoma City. He has tried numerous cases, including class action, complex, and bad faith actions for the plaintiff and defense. He is double board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (Civil) and the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (medical malpractice defense). Mr. Wiggins has authored various publications on topics including trial tactics, medical malpractice, personal injury law, and insurance defense, and he is a frequent speaker to medical groups on topics related to healthcare law. He earned his B.A. from Oklahoma State University and his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Wiggins has been defending PLICO physicians since its inception in 1979.

4 Malinda S. Matlock is an equity partner in the law firm of Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, LLP with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. She practices in the areas of professional liability, insurance, premises liability, sexual misconduct and employment litigation. She regularly represents doctors in state courts throughout Oklahoma and before the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Ms. Matlock earned her B.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Oklahoma. She has been on PLICO s defense panel for 23 years. DINNER AND REGISTRATION: 5:00 6:00 PM PROGRAM: 6:00 8:00 PM October 7th Tulsa Tulsa County Medical Society October 8th Norman Norman Regional Hospital October 21st Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Medical Association October 22nd Tulsa Tulsa County Medical Society BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION: 8:00 9:00 AM PROGRAM: 9:00 11:00 AM September 27th Tulsa Tulsa County Medical Society For more information, please visit our website at or call This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) and PLICO. The OSMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The OSMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The Faculty and OSMA CME Planning Committee have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

5 RISK MANAGEMENT EVENING ROUNDS REGISTRATION Enrollee: Group Name: Professional Designation: (please circle) MD DO PA CNS CRNA Nurse Practitioner If you are a physician, please list specialty: PLICO Policy #: Street Address: City: State: ZIP: Phone: Office Manager/Contact Person: Phone: Sept 27, Tulsa Oct 7, Tulsa Oct 21, Oklahoma City Oct 22, Tulsa Oct 8, Norman I am interested in scheduling Ancillary Training for my staff. (Please call by October 1st to schedule to ensure availability.) Please mail your completed form to: PLICO Risk Management, P.O. Box 1838, Oklahoma City, OK or fax the form to