Educational Session Proposal Submission Form

Submissions for an educational session based upon solid needs assessment, which address clinical practice gaps and are designed using educational delivery methods that are appropriate to the target audience and that actively engage the learner will be considered for inclusion at Reproductive Health 2010 in Atlanta, GA. To be considered submissions must:

Be in the field of reproductive and sexual health
Reflect the latest in science and research
Use evidence-based medicine
Address the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed by clinicians for effective practice

Online submission is now available, you can expect to be contacted by the end of April regarding the status of your submission. Please contact Megan Challender with any questions regarding the educational session submission process.

Megan Challender
ARHP Education Coordinator
(202)621-1419

Each educational session idea should be submitted separately. Fill in as much information as is available.

Step 1: Provide your contact information:

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Your Name:*
Institution:
Address 1:*
Address 2:
City/State/Zip:*
Phone:*
Fax:
E-mail:*
Step 2: Provide information on your proposed educational session:
Working title for educational session:*
General description of topic to be addressed:*
During Reproductive Health 2010 the following session types will be available for educational session. Please indicate which format would be best for your session: * preconference sessions lunch and learns plenary sessions concurrent breakout sessions Why is this format most appropriate:*
What are the current professional practice gaps related to the quality of reproductive health care that this program will address? How will this session address the difference between current practice and changes in clinical practice that can be achieved using best practice guidelines and evidence based medicine?*
List three to five draft learning objectives that address intended changes in knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes. Learning objectives should be clearly measurable and should not begin with general words or phrases like “understand” or “be better able to”.* Example of measurable learning objectives At the conclusion of this educational session, participants should be able to: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Please state the teaching methods that will be used during this session. Session should incorporate effective adult learning principles and be interactive. Examples of interactive sessions include: Case Study Review, Panel Discussions, Demonstration, Debate, Group Discussion, Role-playing and Skills Workshops:*
Please list faculty who will participate in this educational session. Please provide names, credentials, affiliations, areas of expertise and email addresses. If multiple faculty are listed, please identify the lead faculty for this session.
If this educational session idea is based on an already-funded program, please state what foundation, agency, commercial supporter, or other institution has provided funding.
Thank you for your submission to Reproductive Health 2010. Reproductive Health receives far more educational session submissions than are possible to accept. The planning committee will review submissions and respond to applicants by the end of March regarding the status of your submission.

Session Types

Pre-conference Session – Pre-conference sessions are accredited, require formal learning objectives and should be highly interactive. Pre-conference sessions are three and a half hours in length and usually have more than one presenter. Typically, these sessions have an attendance of 20-30.

Lunch and Learn – Lunch and learns are unaccredited, small discussion groups and do not require formal learning objectives. Lunch and learns are 60 minutes in length and typically have 20-25 participants. As the name suggests, participants will be eating lunch during these sessions and audio visual equipment will NOT be available. The primary goal of a lunch and learn is to encourage discussion and networking among the participants. Presenters of these sessions will be facilitators of the discussion rather than formal faculty.

Plenary Session – Plenary sessions are accredited, require formal learning objectives, and are presented to all conference attendees. Several plenary sessions are awarded lectureships. A plenary speaker will have between 30-45 minutes to present material, including at least 10-15 minutes for audience questions.

Concurrent Breakout Session – Concurrent Breakout sessions are accredited, require formal learning objectives and are presented to approximately 75 conference attendees. Friday afternoon Concurrent Breakout sessions are 50 minutes, including time for questions, while the sessions Saturday morning last 90 minutes, including time for questions.

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Example of measurable learning objectives

At the conclusion of this educational session, participants should be able to:

Identify at least two hormone-related conditions that affect bone health in your patients in order to inform an appropriate treatment plan
Critically evaluate three tools/tests to accurately assess fracture risk in your patients
Identify three interventions to support bone health in your patients in order to reduce risk of fracture
Apply pertinent recommendations for hormone therapy in your patients so that quality of life is improved

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