As noted in a recent BVWire, a paper by Prof. Robert Comment (Johns Hopkins) on the “redundancy” of DLOM calculations has started a fierce debate and defense of DLOM methods in the BV profession. To hear a full and fair airing of Dr. Comment’s views—and get an opportunity to ask specific questions about his research and conclusions—don’t miss the first BVR webinar of 2012, Why Your DLOM is Vulnerable to a Daubert Challenge, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012.

Next year will also see a return of BVR’s groundbreaking Online Symposium on Healthcare Valuation. This monthly series of cutting-edge programming begins with an Economic & Regulatory Update on Jan. 24, 2012, featuring series curator Mark Dietrich. It will be followed by The Valuation of Hospitals on Feb. 28, 2012, featuring Don Barbo and Robbie Mundy. Subscribers to all 12 programs receive not only an estimated 24 CPE credits, but also access to BVR’s Healthcare Desktop Learning Center, an online multimedia library of all healthcare webinars dating back to 2002, including the entire 2011 Symposium. For more information on the 2012 Symposium, click here.

Note the change of date: The Advanced Workshop on Monte-Carlo Simulations, featuring David Dufendach and Jason Andrews (both Grant Thornton), originally scheduled for Jan. 26, 2012, will now air on March 8, 2012.