Risk Management and Legal Issues in the Healthcare Academy

• Where/When: May 20-21, 2027, at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus
• What: The program offers six themed focus presentations and panel discussions on specific focus areas of higher education law
• Who: Full administrative teams – Colleges are encouraged to send at least two in-person attendees, with up to 18 additional administrators attending online

The program follows a “Lightning Talk” format. There are six total topics, and each topic includes an opening presentation followed by three to five mini presentations within the topic, providing different perspectives. The topic concludes with an open panel discussion for the audience, which allows live participants a chance to get their issues addressed. 

Institutional registrations allow all leadership members at your college access to the content. Oftentimes, only a select group of leaders get access to these types of programs. With institutional registrations, all key stakeholders in the college or even members of university legal teams can have access. 

Institutional Registrations are $4,500 per institution*. 

This includes:

• Up to 5 in-person registrations and access to live broadcast for 30 additional attendees, for a total of 35 registrations
• All registrants will have access to recorded content following the event
• After payment, our office will send a coupon code to the person who registered the school for distribution to your team. This will remove the fee for other attendees from your school. Allow up to 3 business days to receive the coupon, or contact us directly at gbaumgart@austin.utexas.edu.

To register your college or for additional information, visit the registration site (link coming soon).
 

*Institutional Rates will lower per unit if multiple healthcare college/schools from the same institution register:

• $4500 – for one healthcare college/school from a single institution 
• $3300 – per college/school when more than one healthcare college/school from a single institution registers 
• $1500 – individual (one person) rate

Please check back later to see a list of confirmed speakers. 

If your institution would like to participate in the discussions, please contact Glen Baumgart, Director of the UT Austin College of Pharmacy Center for Continuing Professional Development, at gbaumgart@austin.utexas.edu.

• John A. Davis Rodríguez, PhD MD, Vice Chancellor, Education & Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF
• Diane B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., M.S., R.Ph., FASHP, Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division, Associate Dean for Healthcare Partnerships, G.D. Searle Endowed Fellow in Pharmacy, Provost’s Distinguished Leadership & Service Academy Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
• T. Kristopher Harrell, Pharm.D., M.A., FASHP, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
• Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D., FCPA, Dean & Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
• Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, MSW, PhD, President and CEO, Hartford Faculty Scholar, Fulbright Senior Scholar, CSWE Minority Fellow, Council on Social Work Education
• Doreen Stiskal, PT, MS, PhD, Manager of PT Programs, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
• Jonathan Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director, Cicero Institute

IPE Advisor:

• Veronica Young, PharmD, MPH, FNAP, Founding Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education, The University of Texas at Austin

Event Coordinator:

• Glen Baumgart, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Development, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Glen Baumgart, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Development
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
gbaumgart@austin.utexas.edu 

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