The Institute for Medical Quality's PreCALS PLUS Medical Staff Issues and Answers Conference will be November 1 to 2 at the Hilton Orange County Airport in Irvine. Medical staff teams (chiefs of staff, committee chairs, quality-management personnel, and medical staff directors and coordinators) are encouraged to attend.

The conference will focus on changes to JCAHO's standards for 2008, with special attention to those related to the medical staff, credentialing standards, and quality improvement. Also discussed will be California's Title 22 regulations, new state laws governing inspection and licensure of hospitals and other health care facilities (SB 1301 and 1312), federal conditions of participation, and professionalism as it relates to medical staff reappointment. In addition, participants will learn about current legal issues involved with medical staff self governance.

Visit http://www.imq.org for registration information.

Contact: Leslie Anne Lacopi, 415/882-5167 or liacopi@imq.org.