Annual Urgent Care Convention

Thank you for joining us in New Orleans!

We hope everyone enjoyed the Convention - it was great to be with you all.  Online lectures will be available very soon!

If you were not able to join us, be sure to watch for the May Newsletter for program highlights, and you can follow the links below to learn more about the programs that were offered.

Save the Date for April 20-23, 2009 in Las Vegas!

The 2008 Convention will run April 29th-May 2nd - from Tuesday through Friday - so you can stay over for the weekend (or come in early) to enjoy the New Orleans JazzFest!

We're staying at the Marriott on Canal Street, within easy walking distance of all the extra activities you and your family could possibly want...or you can work out in the fitness center, lounge by the pool....

The 2007 Convention had over 530 participants plus almost 100 exhibitor booths - and 2008 will be even bigger and better!

We will continue our past tradition of our specialized pre-conference workshops, but based on your feedback are re-vamping the main convention activities to have more flexible choices and scheduling so you have time to enjoy the location and network with peers.

Anyone who came to the 2007 program in Daytona Beach knows you need to plan to register early, so SAVE THE DATES on your calendar today! 

Continuing Education Credits

The Urgent Care Association of America will be awarding up to 21.5 continuing education hours for the National Convention.  Six hours for a one-day PreConference Course, ten hours for Comprehensive Clinic Startup, eleven and one-half hours for the Convention, and four additional hours for active participation in Topical Networking Groups.

Physicians
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 19.50 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.  click here for more information on equivalency

Nurses
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Physician Assistants (clinically-focused programs only)
This program has been reviewed and is approved for 17.5 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME Credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Physician Assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA's CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.

Professional Coders
Note:  Statements below refer only to the Billing PreConference program (6.0 units), and three sessions in the Main Convention: Coding Update (2 sessions - 1 unit each) and Revenue Cycle Management (1 unit).
This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for __ (see above) Continuing Education Units.  Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.

State and Topical Networking Meetings

State Meetings Currently Scheduled (email staff to add your state)

• Louisiana
• Oklahoma
• Florida
• Washington
• North Carolina
  

Topical Meetings Currently Scheduled - email staff to suggest a topic

• Patient Satisfaction Surveys