2001 Conference (Rescheduled) Session Presentations:
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Candidate Communication: Before, During and After
Session Description: Candidates require information about the entire examination process, including how to prepare for an exam, what to expect during and after the exam (during the credentialing process), and what alternatives are available for exceptions to the rules. The session will cover some of the controversial topics such as reference materials and cram schools as well as some sensitive topics such as ADA accommodations and security breaches.
Tadas Dabsys, Director of Examination Services, Psychological Services Inc. - PowerPoint
Ron Rodgers, Director of Management Services, Continental Testing Service - PowerPoint

Creating and Implementing a National Agenda to Reduce Medical Error: Implications for the State Regulatory System
Session Description: Over the next few years the U.S. federal government will build the leadership, networks, research and knowledge base for patient safety that will include crating error reporting systems, and safety systems in health care organizations. These initiatives will require the cooperation and contributions of the regulatory community to look at the current and future standards and monitoring processes for health professionals as a component of this total effort. This session will address some of the federal and state regulatory initiatives associated with reducing medical error.
Nancy Foster, Coordinator for Quality Activities, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services - Adobe Acrobat

Credentialing, Certification, Accreditation, Licensure: What Does It All Mean?
Session Description: What is the difference between an individual who is licensed and one who is certified or registered? The terminology means different things in different situations. This session will provide a general overview of the terminology and implications for regulation.  
Denise Fandel, Executive Director, National Athletic Trainer's Association Board of Certification, Inc. - PowerPoint
David Montgomery, Systems Administrator, Regulation and Licensure, Nebraska Health and Human Services Department - PowerPoint
Donna Nowakowski, Associate Executive Director, National Council of State Boards of Nursing - PowerPoint

Determining the Value of Regulation - Costs vs. Fees
Session Description: This session will focus on the methods used to establish fees and allocate costs for regulatory programs and how effectively those fees and costs relate to the value of regulation.
Bill Hogan, Vice President of Marketing, Applied Measurement Professionals - Microsoft Word

E-Government and Virtual Customer Support
Session Description: The way we do business and communicate with others has been dramatically altered in the last decade. This session will describe the application and implications of e-government, virtual customer support, and other technology-based techniques that regulatory agencies use to deliver government services.
Cynthia Grubbs, Associate Director for Policy, Bureau of Health Professions, Department of Health and Human Services - PowerPoint

Global Differences in Regulatory Models
Session Description: A panel of speakers from Canada, the United States and the European Union will provide a brief overview of the regulatory models that exist in their jurisdictions. This will be followed by a general discussion based on the perceived need to know and understand how professions are regulated in the EU. 
Eugene Donoghue, Chief Executive Officer and Registrar, An Bord Altanais (Irish Nursing Board) - PowerPoint
Charlotte Kinney, Executive Director, New Mexico Board of Medicine - PowerPoint
Deanna Laws, Registrar, Ontario College of Pharmacists - PowerPoint

Health Issues Roundtable
Session Description: Have you wondered what other healthcare organizations are doing about such issues as continuing competence or the HIP database? This session will use interactive roundtable discussions to explore such issues as relationships with testing vendors and the new roles of certificates in a regulatory world. Bring your own hot topics to this lively and informative discussion.
Grady Barnhill, Director of Recertification, Illinois Commission on Dietetic Registration  - PowerPoint

Language Related Issues In Testing
Session Description: This session will focus ion current issues related to testing in more than one language as well as methods for overcoming language barriers in situations where English proficiency is not an essential part of the skills being tested. Discussion will also include why mere translation does not always produce a relevant, equivalent exam.
Ron Hambleton, University of Massachusetts - PowerPoint 

Maintaining Test Security in the U.S. and Internationally
Session Description: Test administration security requirements may vary between the United States and other nations. This session will compare test administration security requirements, challenges, and incident investigations within the United States and beyond.
Barbara Halsey, Computer-Based Testing Quality Director, The Chauncey Group International and Ray Nicosia, Director of Test Security, Educational Testing Service - PowerPoint 

Mutual Recognition - Is It Needed?
Session Description: Boundaries between jurisdictions are becoming transparent - should mutual recognition of a license to practice a specific profession or occupation be recognized across those boundaries? Implications for education, professional privilege, discipline and costs as a result of universal license recognition will be addressed.
Kristin Hellquist, Director of Policy and External Relations, National Council of State Boards of Nursing - PowerPoint
Laurie Scheidt, Executive Director, Missouri State Board of Nursing - PowerPoint

The Power of Collaborative Approaches to Regulation
Session Description: In many jurisdictions, professionals and workers in the same or related fields are regulated by separate boards - for example, occupational therapists and physical therapists, registered nurses and psychiatric nurses and so on. Some jurisdictions have effectively worked to coordinate, even consolidate, oversight of occupations, thereby adopting a common regulatory framework reflecting a more uniform, consistent, and shared regulatory vision and philosophy. This process requires developing a consensus in the overall regulatory framework, and must include the collaboration of key stakeholders. Speakers will present real world examples illustrating the success of such collaborative approaches to regulation from the perspectives of Canada as well as a U.S. state.
John Maline, Executive Director, Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners - Microsoft Word
Louise Sweatman, Director of Regulatory Support, Canadian Nurses Association - PowerPoint

Prior Learning Assessment
Session Description: Entry into a profession may not always be through traditional formal education. This session will provide examples of how regulators around the world evaluate professional experience as an alternative to formal academic education.
Margaret Carter, Director of Professional Practice, College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario - Adobe Acrobat

So You Call Yourself A Licensed Practitioner? Investigating Those Who hold Themselves Out To Be A Licensee
Session Description: As regulators, we are charged with the responsibility to protect the public. One area that presents a unique challenge is the discovery and investigation of persons calling themselves practitioners when not licensed. This session will look at how to investigate cases involving unlicensed practice. Issues will include the different types of unlicensed practice; how law enforcement and courts deal with unlicensed individuals; and, what regulatory authorities are doing to educate employers, professionals and the public about unlicensed practice.
Dean Benard, Investigator, College of Nurses of Ontario - PowerPoint

Update on Federal Issues Impacting State Regulation - What's New From Washington D.C.?
Session Description: Come hear the latest news from the U.S. capitol! Session will include topics such as: HIPDB/NPDB (GAO Study), a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) study, end-of-life/pain management legislation, organ procurement, HIPAA (Privacy Standards), regulation of the Internet, electronic signals and more!
Cynthia Grubbs, Associate Director for Policy, Bureau of Health Professions, Department of Health and Human Services - PowerPoint
Carolyn Hutcherson, Executive Director, Center for Telemedicine Law - PowerPoint

Use of the Internet in Professional Regulation - Costs, Benefits, Politics and Problems
Session Description: From several perspectives this session will explore issues related to use of the Internet in professional regulation. What are the public policy reasons to use the Internet? How does it affect the agency's mission? What are the practical advantages and costs? What are the political forces that make it happen and what are the politics that impede it? 
Claudia Foutz, Executive Director, Arizona Board of Medicine - PowerPoint1; PowerPoint2
Bob Nebiker, Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Health Professions - PowerPoint

Who Are The Decision-Makers in the Regulatory Process? What Are Their Qualifications? Are Their Roles Etched in Stone?
Session Description: This session will present an overview of the various types of administrative proceedings and explore the difference between hearings conducted before a board/college, a Procedural Officer, and an Administrative Law Judge. Why are there differences in the hearing processes? What are the pros and cons of the different processes? Who should be the adjudicator?
Donna Kline, Director of Professional Standards, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta - Adobe Acrobat