MAPS Spectrum Standard of Care Conference 2012
CME Conference 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada - March 2 - 4
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The legalities of medical practice -  
The top 10 biggest mistakes Doctors make that lead to legal problems, and how to avoid them  

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Al Augustine, Esq.
March 4 - AM Session - 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
The TOP Veteran malpractice litigators, Jeff Levens Esquire, and Al Augustine, Esquire,  will present a comprehensive workshop explaining how to legally protect your medical practice before problems happen and how to get the help you need if you do develop a regulatory challenge.

Attorneys Augustine and Levens are a successful veteran trail lawyers who are recognized advocates for health providers, backing and protecting Doctors who provide new and innovative treatments to patients.

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He believes physicians treating autism have needed to defer their expertise and have not been in a position to seriously challenge the opposition to new, practical medical treatments. He also feels that physicians have also been disorganized and have not influenced the standard of care that is being developed by national AAP organizations.


The following topics will be covered:
  • Why autism treatment is coming under increasing attacks and what to do about it
  • How to “bullet proof” your practice
  • The ten biggest mistakes Doctors make that lead to legal problems
  • How simple changes in your charting can significantly reduce your risks.
  • Why you need electronic record keepingCase studies presented of Doctors who have had their practices challenged by Medical Regulatory Boards and how they could have avoided it.
Algis Augustine, Esq. will also present a new legal protection program exclusively for MAPS doctors.

The MAPS Umbrella Stand is a project based on the recognition that the autism community needs to be more organized and that the MAPS professional organizations will provide physicians the tools they need to stand up legally to state harassment. This project recognizes that we all need to stand together in order to achieve the kind of protection needed.

The MAPS Umbrella Stand project will include comprehensive legal defenses specific to the autism community. This strategy of a “defense in a box” will significantly lower the cost of defense by as much as 90%.

The project will include advocacy, general publicity and public support for treatment and a national counsel that could assist local attorneys. In addition, he will be explaining how taking MAPS CME courses on emerging and novel diagnosis and treatment of autism will insure a safer haven for these treatments.

Autism is an emerging area of challenge that will become very sophisticated in its attack. Since it is complex by nature, the defense is also complex. Therefore, a well-developed defense that is autism specific is required.

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To register for the MAPS Spectrum Standard of Care Conference 2012 in Las Vagas, NV, please call 855.447.4200 x 251 or register online here:

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Algis K. Augustine, Esquire graduated from Notre Dame in 1966, and the Law School of the University of Illinois in 1969. After graduating from law school, he entered private practice as an associate of Crowley, Barrett and Karaba until August of 1974. Learn more...
 Jeffrey B. Levens, earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois in 1971 with distinction in political science and a minor in journalism, while working as a reporter for the student newspaper, the Daily Illini, and other papers. After graduation, Jeff was a legislative intern in the Illinois Senate; then attended Loyola College of Law (Chicago), earning his Juris Doctorate in 1975.   Learn more...