Medtrade accepting abstracts

ATLANTA, Dec. 19, 2012—Medtrade is now accepting abstracts for Medtrade 2013, searching for dynamic speakers, presentations and topics for the event being held in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 7-10, 2013 (the expo is Oct. 8-10) at the Orange County Convention Center. Medtrade is especially looking for speakers with extensive knowledge in the HME industry. Session topics to be considered should fall within one of the following tracks:

• Audits: Pre & Post Payment
• Business Operations
• Competitive Bidding
• Human Resources, Leadership & Staff Development
• Information Technology
• Legislative & Regulatory
• Medicare Carrier Updates
• Non-Medicare/Medicaid Markets
• Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology
• Reimbursement
• Retail
• Sales & Marketing
• Sleep, Oxygen & Respiratory Issues

To submit a presentation for consideration, please go here. All submitted presentations received by Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, will be reviewed by the Medtrade Educational Advisory Board (EAB) and may be considered for inclusion in the 2013 program. Submissions received after Jan. 18 will not be reviewed, so please be sure to submit your proposal by the deadline date.

The EAB uses the following (but not limited to) criteria when selecting presentations: timeliness of topic, overall content, audience interest, creativity, prior speaking expertise, knowledge of subject matter, prior speaker evaluation results, speaker references to create a balanced number of sessions and content based on available slots overall.

Submission of a presentation, being a Medtrade exhibitor nor prior Medtrade sessions presented guarantee that your submission will be selected. If you are selected to speak, you will be notified by May 31, 2013. If you have any questions contact Toni Ward, conference manager, at [email protected] or 770-291-5441. Also go to www.medtrade.com.