Disclosure of Adverse Events and Mediation Strategies
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center, 555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor

This third briefing in the GNYHA "Beyond Risk Management" series will explore how to discuss adverse outcomes as well as skills and techniques used in mediation, facilitation, and conflict management to enhance patient-provider communication about adverse outcomes, follow-up, and how to discuss early resolution of claims. For more information contact Terri Straub, and to register contact Rosanne Denaro, at GNYHA.

Automated CME Administration from CNAPSIS (New Jersey & Manhattan)
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2003 (NJ); Friday, April 25, 2003 (NYC)
Time: 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (NJ & NYC)
Location: NJ Council of Teaching Hospitals, Conference Room, 154 West State Street, Trenton, NJ; GNYHA Conference Center, 555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor (NYC)

GNYHA Ventures, Inc. will hold two briefings, in NJ and NYC, to demonstrate CMEOffice, a valuable product from CNAPSIS, LLC, designed to automate the entire Continuing Medical Education administration process for hospitals (see story on page 2). For more information or to register, contact Sahar Zodeh at GNYHA.

NIDA Federal Funding Opportunities
Date: Friday, April 25, 2003
Time: 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center, 555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor

At this briefing, two National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) staff members will give presentations on the grants available and the grant process at NIDA. NIDA's grant programs cover interventions and dissemination in a wide variety of populations, as well as scientific research in a number of disciplines. The briefing is intended for grants management staff and program staff who work with substance abuse or related areas. For more information contact Gary Sokolow, and to register contact Jennefer Vicioso, at GNYHA.