Women as the Personal Chief Medical Officer - Your Power and Influence

Event description
Navigating through the medical maze of providers and payers can be daunting; particularly when you or a loved one is in need. Communication and preparedness is key. Learn when it's time to call in a professional advocate in order to facilitate getting the care that is needed. Our panel will feature professionals from many aspects of healthcare, each bringing their perspective on how to best interface with the system to provide the best possible outcomes for you and your loved ones. Come and be empowered.

Learning objectives
1. Gain an understanding of what is required to be your own advocate
2. Learn how to better communicate with your healthcare professionals
3. Be empowered to navigate the medical maze

Agenda
5:30 - 6:40 PM      Registration/networking/heavy hors d'oeuvres buffet
6:40 - 7:00 PM      Announcements and introductions
7:00 - 8:15 PM      Panel discussion
8:15 - 8:30 PM      Q&A

Event location
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
1775 Dempster Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-723-2210

Directions

Special instructions

Sponsor

Speakers
Rev. Kathie Bender Schwich (moderator)
Senior vice president, mission and spiritual care, Advocate Health Care

Julie Salefski Blaszak
Associate vice president, creative services, Sg2

Damaris Boutros
Professional private healthcare advocate, NShore Patient Advocates

Elif Oker, MD
Medical director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Anna Stargardt
Volunteer, Advocate Health Care

Registration information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online registration deadline: May 17, 2016
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed

Member rate:
$39 until May 17, 2016
$45 after May 17, 2016

Nonmember rate:
$75 until May 17, 2016
$85 after May 17, 2016

Student rate:
$20

Advocate employee rate:
$25

Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
If yes, requests must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by May 17, 2016; no refunds are available after this date.

Event questions/support
- Chapter contact for event: Ruth Martin at ruth.martin@abbvie.com or 847-938-3933
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- Online registration assistance: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3

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Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
1 - Regular registration	$45.00 / €39.00	$85.00 / €73.00
2 - Student registration	$20.00 / €17.00	$20.00 / €17.00
3 - Advocate employee rate	$25.00 / €21.00	$25.00 / €21.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

Event Policies

Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.

COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.

By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.

Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.