Maximizing Your AAOE Conference Experience as a Hospital-Based Orthopedic Practice-Webinar Recording

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In a webinar focused on enhancing participation at the AAOE Conference for hospital-based orthopedic practices, Andrea Allen and Joe Ogle presented tips and highlights for attendees. The session began with general advice for conference preparation, emphasizing the usefulness of the Attendee Service Center and the mobile app to help organize and maximize one's experience. Key elements of the conference include pre-conference activities, like a welcome happy hour, and sessions spread across the weekend. <br /><br />Highlighted sessions on Friday include a talk on compliance concerns with AI and maximizing AAOE membership value. Saturday and Sunday offer educational opportunities, including a keynote by endurance athlete Mark Pollack and discussions on customer service and AI's role in practice efficiency. A special mention was made about networking opportunities and engaging group discussions designed specifically for hospital-based practices.<br /><br />The importance of the exhibit hall was stressed, encouraging attendees not to be intimidated by its size and to remember business cards for networking and prize drawings. Exhibitors play a crucial role in keeping the event affordable, and participants were encouraged to engage with them.<br /><br />Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Continuing Medical Education (CMEs) credits are available for attendees, with tips provided for tracking them using the mobile app. The session concluded with a Q&A, where the value of networking and peer support was reiterated as key benefits of conference attendance. Attendees were encouraged to directly follow up with any further queries or for additional registration information.

Keywords

AAOE Conference

hospital-based orthopedic practices

Attendee Service Center

mobile app

compliance concerns

AI in healthcare

networking opportunities

Continuing Education Units

exhibit hall

conference preparation