Conferences

Each year, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership hosts a National MLP Summit where partnerships from around the country (and people interested in developing a partnership) come together to discuss advancements in the model and share best practices.  Staff from partnership sites in the MLP Network also frequently offer sessions at a variety of national medical and legal conferences.

MLP Presentations at National Conferences
Upcoming MLP National Summit and Capitol Hill Day
Previous National Summits
 

Medical-Legal Partnership: Patients to Policy
5th Annual National Summit

Thursday, March 25th and Friday, March 26th
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
Arlington, VA (Crystal City)

Agenda
Registration and Tuition Discounts
Hotel Information
Accreditation
Welcome Reception -- Wednesday, March 24th
Welcome to Virginia -- Info on Transportation and Activites
MLP Capitol Hill Day -- Wednesday, March 24th

Agenda

Registration and Tuition Discounts

Tuition Rates:

Discounts:

Waivers:

A finite number of tuition waivers will be granted based on financial need.  Waivers cover tuition fees, but DO NOT cover hotel or travel expenses.  The deadline to submit tuition waiver applications has passed.

Hotel Information

The conference is being held at the:

• By phone:  (703) 486-1111 (mention that you are with the "Boston University / 5th Annual Medical-Legal Partnership Conference" to secure the discounted rate)
• Online: Click here to make your reservation (our meeting information has already been entered, and you will automatically receive the discount)

Other Hotel Options
If you still need to make a hotel reservation, there are many options within walking distance.  Please contact the hotel directly to make reservations.  There is not a special conference rate at any of these hotels.

• Crystal City Marriott
• Radisson
• Embassy Suites
• Crowne Plaza
• Hyatt
• Doubletree

Accreditation

Physicians:

• Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• The continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for a maximum of 12.75 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Nurses:

• Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  The content has been reviewed and approved for a maximum of 12.5 credits.

Social Workers:

• Continuing education credit for Social Workers is provided by Commonwealth Educational Seminars (info@CommonwealthSeminars.com).  Commonwealth Educational Seminars, #1117, is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (www.aswb.org).  ASWB Approval Period: 10/6/09-10/5/12.  Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.  Social workers will receive 12 continuing education clock hours in participating in this course.

Attorneys:

• Attorneys seeking CLE credit should contact their individual state bar associations. Illinois attorneys should contact the Boston University Continuing Medical Education office at (617) 638-4605.

For more information about accreditation for this conference, click here.

Wednesday Welcome Reception

Please join the National Center and your medical-legal partnership colleagues for a welcome reception on the evening of Wednesday March 24th from 6:00 - 7:30pm. The reception will be in the Atrium on the second floor of the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel. It is an open house, so please stop by whenever you arrive at the hotel.  Hor'dourves will be served.  All conference registrants are welcome!

Welcome to Virginia

The Virginia Medical-Legal Partnerships have put together some information on navigating Arlington, VA, as well as activities to take advantage of in the greater DC area while you're in town for the Summit.  Click here for more information.  Please email Carolyn Pointer with the Child Health Advocacy Program in Charlottesville at carolynp@justice4all.org if you have any questions.

MLP Capitol Hill Day

On March 24, 2010, medical-legal partnership teams will meet with members of Congress and staff to educate them about MLP and its positive impact on vulnerable populations in communities across the United States. Capitol Hill Day is separate from the MLP Summit, and registration for Capitol Hill Day is now CLOSED. (Registration for the MLP Summit is still open.)

People already registered for Capitol Hill Day can find more information here.

Previous MLP Summits

In 2001, the Family Advocacy Program (now MLP | Boston) held its first national "Medical-Legal Partnership 101" conference to train health care providers and lawyers around the country how to adapt the medical-legal partnership model in their communities.  Since its creation in 2006, NCMLP has held an annual National MLP Summit.  Select presentations from past summits are available to MLP Network members in the resource library.

2009
2008
2007
2006
 

2009

Medical-Legal Partnership:  Transforming Healthcare Through Preventive Law
4th Annual National Medical-Legal Partnership Summit
March 26-27, 2009
Cleveland, OH

2008

Medical-Legal Partnership: A Prescription for Prevention
3rd Annual National Medical-Legal Partnership Summit
March 12-13, 2008
Kansas City, MO
      Click here to view the 2008 summit brochure.

2007

Medical-Legal Partnership: Building a Network for Child Health
2nd Annual National Medical-Legal Partnership Summit
May 4, 2007
Toronto, ON

2006

Medical-Legal Collaboration: A National Summit
1st Annual National Medical-Legal Partnership Summit
April 28, 2006
San Francisco, CA

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