31st Annual Convention and Expo

July 29 - August 1, 2009

The AHDI Board of Directors and Staff invite you to join us in Nashville, Tennessee, for AHDI’s 31st Annual Convention and Expo. In a season of economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever for professionals to stay connected to the information and resources that will keep them relevant to the future of our economy. With President Obama's stimulus bill comes a huge opportunity for everyone in the health IT sector, including documentation specialists. What does this strong push for EHR adoption mean to you as an MT or editor? What skills and credentials will you need in this evolving technology-driven picture? This will be the focus of our 31st annual meeting - helping to position documentation professionals for relevance and impact in the future of healthcare delivery. Career pathing, advanced training, new documentation roles, and orientation to enabling technologies will be among the key topics for this conference. You won't want to miss it! We're planning another spectacular show for 2009 that you don't want to miss, so please join us at the 31st Annual Convention & Expo this summer in Nashville.

The Hotel

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
888-777-6779

Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center invites you to experience the energy and excitement of Music City. On the banks of the Cumberland River, Gaylord Opryland is just minutes from Nashville International Airport and a short drive or riverboat cruise from downtown Nashville. You'll be amazed at the nine acres of indoor gardens, cascading waterfalls and an indoor river with its own Delta flatboat. Within this lush landscape, you'll discover fine dining and casual restaurants, unique shopping experiences, a 20,000-square-foot resort spa, a fitness center, a and a brand new late-night Nightclub, called Fuse. This luxurious resort is the flagship property of the Gaylord Hotels family. It features 2,881 stylish guest rooms, including 174 spectacular suites. Every room features high-speed wireless Internet access and two phones, including one cordless.

Reservations

The AHDI group rate for sleeping rooms at the Gaylord Opryland are $161 for single and double occupancy rooms, $181 for triple occupancy, and $201 for quadruple occupancy. These rates will expire as of June 29th, 2009 at 3pm pacific / 6pm eastern You may reserve your hotel room online or by phone.

Make your reservations online

Reservations by phone: 888-777-6779
Please reference our event code, "N-AAMT" when reserving by phone to receive the group discount.

Program

Each year AHDI offers a program designed to meet the emerging needs of the healthcare documentation industry and its practitioners, students, educators and business owners. Please click the link below to view the 2009 Interactive Schedule of Events, featuring linked session descriptions and speaker bios. As always, this schedule is subject to change.

ACE 2009 Interactive Schedule of Events

Presenting at ACE 2009

The 2009 ACE schedule is full. However, AHDI is accepting abstracts for webinar presentations to occur during the 2009 calendar year as well as back-up presentations at ACE 2009. If you would like to submit a Call for Abstracts form please click the link below:

Complete the Call for Abstracts form online

Registration

You may register for the 31st Annual Convention & Expo via either of the links below:

Download the Registration Form form for mail or fax submission

Sponsorship and Advertising

AHDI’s Annual Convention & Expo draws hundreds of medical transcription and allied health professionals together each year. The convention offers numerous sponsorship and advertising opportunities for organizations seeking unique access to MT practitioners, educators and business owners that will increase product/service awareness, generate valuable sales contacts, and provide for image/product branding. Sponsorship of meeting events enables your corporation to demonstrate your commitment to the profession – providing an invaluable opportunity for image marketing with MT professionals and potential clients. If you are interested in information about sponsorships or advertising at ACE 09' in Nashville, please contact: Jeff Rhodes, 410-584-1952 or email: jrhodes@networkmediapartners.com

Conference Prospectus

A la carte Sponsorship Opportunities

Exhibit Hall

Exhibitors come from all sectors of the medical transcription profession and industry. Publishers, computer hardware manufacturers, software vendors, system integrators, recruiters and educators all recognize the benefits of exhibiting to AHDI members and have found the AHDI annual meeting to be a critical resource for professional networking and sales contacts. If you are interested in information about exhibiting at ACE 09' in Nashville, please contact: Jeff Rhodes, 410-584-1952 or email: jrhodes@networkmediapartners.com

2009 Exhibitor Kit
1.0 MB - recommend downloading to computer before opening (right-click, Save Target As)

2009 ACE Exhibitor Prospectus - Nashville
1.42 MB - recommend downloading to computer before opening (right-click, Save Target As)

2009 Managers / Supervisors Workshop

The 2009 Managers / Supervisors Workshop will be held directly following ACE 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN, on Sunday, August 2nd from 8am - 11:30am. You may register for this event using the same online registration process or paper registration form you would use for the Annual Convention & Expo. See the registration section above.