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Essential Conference
Information
Technical Conference
Registration Hours
The Registration
Desk is located in the Convention Center Lobby Level – Laredo 1 & 2 (Central
Registration Desk) Hours
of Operations are as follows:
Tuesday, February
4
7:00 am – 3:00
pm
Wednesday, February
5
7:00 am – 12:00
pm, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, February
6
7:00 am – 12:00
pm, 1:00pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, February
7
7:00 am – 12:00pm,
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday, February
8
7:00 am – 12:00pm
Badges
Badges
must be worn at all conference events. Please wear and display your badge prominently
for easy access to conference activities. Name badges will be required
for entrance to Section Meetings, Technical Conference Sessions, and Network Meetings.
If you lose your badge, please go to the AHQA registration desk to obtain a replacement.
Hotel Information
The Coronado
Springs Resort is the official headquarters for the AHQA 2003 Technical
Conference, Changes, Challenges & Commitment: A New Era in Health Care
Quality Improvement. The hotel is approximately 20/25 minutes to Orlando International
Airport. For visitor information, please be sure to stop by the Convention
Hospitality Services Desk located at the resort.
Disney’s Coronado
Springs Resort
1000 West Buena
Vista Drive
Lake Buena
Vista, FL 32830
Phone: (407)
939-1000
Fax: (407)
939-1003
Hotel Check-in/Check-out
times
Hotel check-in
is 3:00 pm. Guests arriving before 3:00 pm will be accommodated on a first-come
basis pending availability of rooms.
Checkout time is
11:00 am. Please see the hotel bell stand staff if you would like to store any
luggage. Make sure you ask the bellman the following questions, who will be watching
the luggage and how many people have access to the storage area. Please follow
your instinct before leaving your luggage.
Business Center
Photocopying, computers,
facsimiles, and other business services are available at the Coronado Springs
Resort. Business center hours of operations are: Sunday – Saturday – 7:00am –
5:00pm.
Messages
If you are staying
at the Coronado Springs Resort, your messages will go directly to your room. If
a caller identifies you as an attendee with the AHQA Technical Conference, urgent
messages or faxes will be posted on the message board located next to the AQHA
Registration Desk.
Evaluations
Attention all
conference attendees! Please take an active role in quality improvement by
completing the conference evaluations as you participate in the sessions. Your
feedback will help us evaluate the quality of the program and plan future events.
Evaluation forms will be distributed in all sessions and available at the Registration
Desk. Completed forms will be collected after each session or can be deposited
in the designated basket located at the AHQA registration desk.
Continuing Medical
Education Credits (CME) for Physicians
This activity has
been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship
of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the American Health Quality
Association. The University of Colorado School of Medicine (UCSM) is accredited
by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The UCSM
designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.75 category 1 credits
toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only
those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
All faculty participating
in CME activities sponsored by CFMC are expected to disclose to the audience at
the activity any real or apparent conflict(s) related to the content of their
presentation. CME forms may be picked up and returned to the AHQA Registration
desk.
Audio Cassette
Tapes
Teach’em has
been designated as the official recording company for the 2003 Technical Conference.
All educational sessions will be audio taped and available for sale in the registration
area during hours of operation. For purchase after the conference, order forms
will be available at the AHQA Registration Desk or at the Teach’em table.
You may also call Teach’em at (312) 467-0424 at the conclusion of the conference
to place your order.
Exhibit Hall
All meal functions
will be in the Exhibit Hall unless otherwise noted. Be sure to stop by and visit
all of the exhibitors and checkout the Poster Presentation while you are there.
Speaker Ready Room
Attention Speakers:
The Speaker Ready room will be available to test audio-visual equipment in
preparation for upcoming sessions. The room will be available during the following
dates and times: Thursday, February 6, 2003 through Friday, February 7, 2003 from
7:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Refreshments &
Meals
Attendance at this
years’ Technical Conference will exceed all previous meetings. We welcome your
family and friends to Orlando, but regret that hotel space can only accommodate
registered participants at the plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, and meal
functions. However, your guests are welcome to join you at the Reception on Thursday,
February 6, 2003.
Transportation
Mears Transportation
is the official transportation for AHQA 2003 Technical Conference. You can contact
Mears at 407-423-5566 for shuttle and Sedans transportation.
No Smoking Policy
The Coronado Springs
Resort is a smoke-free hotel. Conference attendees and staff request that you
honor the no-smoking policy at all AHQA sponsored events.
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