Are you a healthcare professional who is considering organizing a conference or seminar? Although you are well-versed in your particular field, you may want assistance with the logistics of organizing the program: developing a budget, soliciting financial support, finding and inviting speakers, coming up with a marketing plan, printing and distributing brochures and invitations, etc.

The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office (CHSE) can help! We are experts at the nuts and bolts aspect of putting continuing education events together and ensuring that they run smoothly. We are equipped to handle everything from local programs lasting only a few hours to national and international programs lasting several days. We provide a wide variety of services, including:

Program Development & Marketing:

• Assist with development of the conference & the application
  
  
• Develop online course
  
  
• Develop budget
  
  
• Apply for additional credits i.e., AAFP, CME, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and more
  
  
• Develop program evaluation
  
  
• Summarize program evaluations and provide copy to conference director
  
  
• Develop program brochure
  
  
• Handle printing/copying of brochure
  
  
• Order mailing labels
  
  
• Contract postal services and mail brochures
  
  
• Write advertisement and publish in professional journal
  
  
• Advertise on the CHSE website
  
  
• Send program announcement to CHSE email list
  
  

Conference Logistics

• Contract for the program site
  
  
• Handle meeting room set-up
  
  
• Contract for the catering
  
  
• Select menus
  
  
• Contract for audio visual
  
  
• Contract for video taping of the program
  
  
• Pay the upfront expenses for the conference
  
  
• Arrange set-up for vendor booths
  
  
• On-site registration & conference oversight
  
  
• Prepare syllabus
  

Speaker Logistics

• Send speaker letter requesting: disclosure form, audio visual needs, handouts & travel arrangements
  
  
• Assist with contracting speaker(s)
  
  
• Contract accommodations for speaker(s)
  
  
• Prepare speaker name badges
  

Participants

• Registrations - online, telephone, fax & mail
  
  
• Send registration confirmation
  
  
• Collect participant tuition and deposit
  
  
• Certificates - mail or distributed at conference
  
  
• Maintain transcripts
  
  
• Prepare participant name badges
  

Educational Grants

• Solicit educational grants
  
  
• Oversee signed Letters of Agreement for educational grants

Course Development Form
Want to learn more? To speak to the CHSE director regarding the possibility of assisting with your conference, please fill out this brief form by clicking here. After you submit your form, the CHSE director will contact you to set up an appointment to discuss your conference.


About the CHSE Program
Our mission: Continuing Health Sciences Education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine seeks to provide quality life-long learning to healthcare professionals in the disciplines of dentistry, medicine, nursing, and public health.

CHSE strives to meet the needs of healthcare professionals by providing educational activities that allow interaction between diversified healthcare professionals. The emphasis on multidisciplinary in nature, informs the prospective learner that CHSE embraces the concept of a holistic approach to healthcare and recognizes the interdependence of healthcare professionals in treating patients.

CHSE offers approximately 60 to 70 activities annually, accredits 22 Grand Rounds, 15 on-line courses, and provides HIV/AIDS & Domestic Violence online courses for incoming residents. In addition, CHSE collaborates with Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) to provide continuing education credits for their courses.

Special resources available at the School of Medicine for continuing education conferences include: the Standardized Patient Program, the School of Medicine's nationally renowned Fresh Tissue Lab; and the Dr. John M. and Dorothy Paris Simulation Center.


Brochure
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Online Courses
For more information regarding online courses, click here

• HIV/AIDS Update
  
  
• Domestic Violence
  
  
• Conscious Sedation
  
  
• Bipolar Illness: Suicide In Bipolar Illness
  
  
• Geriatrics: Depression In The Nursing Home
  
  
• Practical Strategy For Managing Anemia Of Chronic Kidney Disease
  
  
• Ethical Guidelines For Gifts To Physicians From Industry
  
  
• Bioterrorism: Overview Of The Bioterrorism Threat
  
  
• Bioterrorism: Additional Bioterrorism Courses
  
  
• Hypothermia: Consequences of Perioperative Hypothermia
  
  
• Hypothermia: Prevention & Treatment Of Perioperative Hypothermia
  
• Perioperative Shivering: Physiology & Pharmacology
  
  
• Thermoregulation and Heat Balance
  

CHSE Office

• Sharon K. Whitmer, Ed.D., Director
  Directs the CHSE Program. Dr. Whitmer is responsible for the annual budget, activity development, personnel functions, needs assessment, policies, and accreditation compliance.
  
  
• Paul Fultz, B.A., Webmaster
  Mr. Fultz develops online courses, brochures, handles technical issues with online courses, and develops/maintains the CHSE website.
  
  
• Ms. Kimberly Moore, Program Assistant
  Manages the financial accounting of CHSE. Ms. Moore prepares conference materials, contacts speakers to arrange hotel accommodations & other logistical considerations and handles honorarium payments.
  
  
• Ms. Viola Sanders, A.S., Program Assistant
  Manages the data entry software. Ms. Sanders contracts conference sites, arranges logistics & catering, coordinates grand rounds data, handles journal/enduring materials data and processes evaluation summaries.

CHSE Advisory Committee
For more information on the CHSE Advisory Committee, click here

• Michel Atlas, MSL, AHIP, Associate Professor, Kornhauser Library
  
  
• Robert Cacchioni, M.D., Instructor, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
  
  
• Wood E. Currens, D.M.D., Associate Dean, Student/Alumni Affairs, School of Dentistry
  
  
• Joyce Dunagan, Continuing Education Coordinator, South Central AHEC
  
  
• Linda Freeman, Ph.D., Professor, School of Nursing
  
  
• Paul Fultz, B.A., CHSE Webmaster
  
  
• Terri Gipson, Information Specialist, Purchase AHEC
  
  
• Ruth Greenberg, Ph.D., Director of HSC Academic Programs
  
  
• Irene Litvan, M.D., Raymond Lee Lebby Professor of Parkinson Disease
  
  
• Mike Mansfield, D.M.D., Director of Continuing Dental Education
  
  
• Mary Nan Mallory, M.D., Professor of Emergency Medicine
  
  
• William McKinney, M.D., V.V. Cooke Professor and Chief Division of General Internal Medicine
  
  
• Mukunda Ray, M.D., Professor, Department of Pathology
  
  
• John Roberts, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
  
  
• Barbara Speck, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
  
  
• Uldis Streips, Ph.D., Professor Microbiology and Immunology
  
  
• Gulgun Tezel, M.D., Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  
  
• Kathy Vincent, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry
  
  
• Gina Wesley, Ph.D., Director, Standardized Patient Program, School of Medicine
  
  
• Sharon Whitmer, Ed.D., Director, Continuing Health Sciences Education
  
  
• Cheryl Zambroski, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor, School of Nursing