With the burden of chronic disease at an all-time high, physician morale at an all-time low, and the entire health care system near breakdown, the need for new models of health-oriented, prevention-focused integrative care has never been stronger.

Heal Thy Practice features a nationally renowned faculty covering vital topics like direct fee-for-service, 'concierge' medicine, implementing health IT, the Patient Centered Medical Home, nutrition & lifestyle change in primary care, marketing and medicolegal issues, interdisciplinary team-based practice and other key practice management issues.

Join fellow physicians committed to integrative, preventive primary care at one of the Southeast's most beautiful resorts. Application in process for AAFP and ACCME continuing education credits.

The Institute for Medical Studies designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Institute for Medical Studies is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Group Rate: $149/night

Confirmed Speakers Include:

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Conference Chair: Brian Forrest, MD, Director, Access Health Care, Apex, NC
Direct Pay Fee-For-Service Practice: Restoring Patient-Centered Care

Grace L. Keenan, MD, Founder/Director, NOVA Medical Group, Ashburn, VA
The Nuts & Bolts of Health IT Implementation

Steven Masley, MD, President, Masley Optimal Health Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Cutting Edge Nutrition for Primary Care Physicians

Alan Dumoff, JD, Gaithersburg, MD
Medicolegal Issues in Integrative Medicine

Terry McGeeney, MD, CEO, TransforMED,Leawood, KS
Practical Steps for Transforming Your Practice into a Patient Centered Medical Home

David Nace, MD, Chief Medical Officer, McKesson Health Solutions, Malvern, PA
Current & Future Directions in Health Information Technology for Primary Care

Dr. William Lee, MD, Raleigh, NC
Primary Care in a Concierge Setting: The MDVIP Experience

Patrick Hanaway, MD,  Founder/Director, Family to Family Clinic, Asheville, NC
President Elect American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine
Functional Medicine: A Model for Primary Care

J. David Forbes, MD, Nashville TN, Nashville, TN, Founder/Director, Nashville Integrated Medicine, Current President American Holistic Medical Association
Re-envisioning Your Practice and Re-kindling Your Enthusiasm

2010 Conference Topics Include

• Transitioning from Insurance-Based Medicine to Fee-For-Service
• Essential Do's and Don'ts for Marketing a Holistic Practice
• The Concierge Health Care Model
• Group Nutrition Counseling: A Model for Change Relationship
• Practice Management Nuts & Bolts: Understanding Profit/Loss, Right-Sizing Your Staff, Engendering a Culture of Excellence in Your Office