ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Medtrade organizers are now accepting abstracts for the Medtrade 2011 educational conference, which will take place Oct. 24-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Specifically, Medtrade and its Educational Advisory Board are looking for dynamic speakers with extensive knowledge in the HME industry. Session topics should fall within one of the following tracks:
Audits: Pre- and Post-payment
Business Operations
Competitive Bidding
Human Resources, Leadership & Staff Development
Industry Updates
Information Technology
Legislative & Regulatory
Non-Medicare/Medicaid Markets
Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology
Reimbursement
Retail
Sales & Marketing
Sleep and Oxygen & Respiratory Issues
To submit a presentation for consideration, go to www.medtrade.com/medtrade-spring/conference/speaker-service-center and click the "Submit My Medtrade Speaker Proposal" link. All submissions received by Friday, Jan. 28, will be reviewed by the Medtrade EAB and may be considered for inclusion in the 2011 program.
The EAB uses the following criteria when selecting presentations: timeliness of topic, overall content, audience interest, creativity, prior speaking expertise, knowledge of subject matter, prior speaker evaluation results and speaker references to create a balanced number of sessions and content.
Meantime, Medtrade Spring is coming up April 12-14 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. For more information, call 800/933-8735.