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WEBCAST ON CD
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presented on April 18, 2008

Putting a system in place to ensure compliance with a variety of state reporting and disclosure laws can be a daunting challenge. Some pharmaceutical companies are hiring new employees just to handle the state-specific requirements. Almost all companies are seeing an increase in costs to collect, maintain, and report data that meet each state’s individual requirements.

Every company is looking for a quick fix. Unfortunately, there isn’t one. But you can develop strategies to help your company remain in compliance with the current laws and be prepared for additional laws as they are enacted.

Conquer aggregate spend challenges
Listen to this 60-minute Webcast, State Specific Rules: Real-life Scenarios for Aggregate Spend Compliance.  Healthcare compliance expert Linda Pissott Reig (Principal, Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman, P.C. & V.P., Compliance Services, Porzio Pharmaceutical Services, LLP) and compliance officer Retta M. Riordan (Organon USA, Inc., a part of Schering-Plough Corporation) will detail best practices for overcoming aggregate spending challenges by breaking down state requirements and applying their ideas to practical, real-life situations.

At the conclusion of this Webcast, participants will be able to:

• Identify ways to deal with aggregate spend challenges
• Evaluate up-to-date information on state requirements
• Identify alternate approaches to ensure compliance (e.g. outsourcing, increased staffing, technology solutions)
• Work through real-life scenarios and answer common questions about selected state law obligations

AGENDA

• The landscape of state regulations
• Updates on the Physician Payments Sunshine Act
• State law updates including District of Columbia, West Virginia, and Nevada
• Scenarios and real-life cases
• Implementation challenges
• Options in handling real-life cases
• Impact
• Increased costs to track data
• Backlash from sales and marketing
• More data - a potential positive or a risk
• Q&A

MEET THE SPEAKERS
Linda Pissott Reig, Esq., Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. Ms. Reig is a principal of the Porzio Bromberg & Newman law firm and Vice President of Compliance Services for Porzio Pharmaceutical Services. Her work involves drafting agreements with vendors, consultants, and other third parties, reviewing promotional materials, conducting training, providing business advice on consulting agreements and advisory boards, and evaluating continuing medical education and other sponsorship opportunities. She evaluates compliance programs and company practices in connection with annual declarations required by state law, as well as creates work plans for development of comprehensive compliance programs for companies preparing to launch an FDA-approved product for the first time.

Retta M. Riordan, Business Ethics and Compliance Officer, Organon USA Inc., a part of Schering-Plough Corporation. Ms. Riordan has developed and enhanced the Company’s Compliance Program based on the OIG Guidance, including developing and conducting training programs to ensure compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures; responding to inquiries submitted to the Company’s helpline; monitoring employees’ actions for compliance with the laws and company policies; ensuring that appropriate and consistent actions are taken against employees who violate these rules; and conducting internal investigations of non-compliance with company rules.  She also has implemented procedures to ensure compliance with various state requirements.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS WEBCAST?
Pharmaceutical professionals, including the following titles and departments:

• Compliance officers
• Legal department
• In-house counsel
• Sales Operations
• Sales Training
• Marketing
• Sales
• Regulatory
  

PROGRAM MATERIALS
You will receive presentation slides, and other materials that you can print and distribute to all of your peers at your location. Purchase a CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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