Conference Speaker Contract must be completed online via the link provided in the acceptance email invitation
Apply to Be a Moderator
Apply to Be a ModeratorAAPA would like to informally identify the number of CME sessions that include mention or discussion of “off-label” uses of pharmaceutical products (i.e., uses/indications of drugs that have not been explicitly approved by the FDA). As part of your assignment, we would appreciate your noting if such discussions occurred in the session for which you were moderator.
If a speaker is a “no show” (at least 10 minutes before session start time):
If audiovisual equipment malfunctions or is not present:
Conference Speaker Contract must be completed online via the link provided in the acceptance email invitation
Early Bird registration for faculty without complimentary registration
RegisterPresentation Management site http://AAPA2018.sessionupload.com opens for posting of PowerPoints and Handouts
Go NoWSelf-assessment PowerPoint presentation including questions and rationale due to AAPA for review and final approval via email (conferencecme@aapa.org)
All faculty must be registered for conference (http://www.aapaconference.org/register/)
Upload PowerPoint presentations (http://AAPA2018.sessionupload.com) named: PPTsession title
Submit three (3) content-based questions based on the learning objectives to be used for your session evaluation: https://www.formsite.com/aapa/CMEQuestions/index.html. These must be the same as the pre-test/post-test questions in your PowerPoint
Upload Handouts (http://AAPA2018.sessionupload.com) named: Handout-session title
Complete Copyright Release Attestation (https://www.formsite.com/aapa/copyrightrelease/index.html)
Deadline to make hotel reservations through AAPA’s housing site. Speakers eligible for housing remuneration MUST be booked in one of AAPA’s official conference hotels via AAPA’s housing agent.
Book NowMust submit reimbursement form for honorarium and expenses via email to conferenceCME@aapa.org.
Complete the online speaker survey
Audience Response System (ARS) allows for electronic capture of attendees’ responses in real time and data for measuring learning when compared with aggregate responses to the evaluation questions. AAPA uses an ARS system that allows participants to respond via the conference App, text, or website on their smart devices. Detailed instructions are projected in each CME room at the beginning of each session.
As a reminder, speakers are required to provide a minimum of three content-based multiple choice questions that will serve as pre-test, post-test, and evaluation assessment.
Bear in mind the principles of good slide design (Laidlaw, 1987). The main requirement is legibility. This applies to question design too. Keep your question stem and answer options short and simple in order that the audience can read them easily and respond quickly.
The second point also relates to the legibility and clarity of the projected image. If more than four options are given, the screen becomes difficult to read and, when it comes to displaying the results, it is cluttered and could be difficult to interpret.
If you present your audience with too much information and expect them to read and digest it then, make an immediate decision, either the response rate will drop as they are put off by such a daunting task, or the presentation has to be slowed considerably to allow time to meaningfully complete the task and the natural momentum is lost.
Neither of these situations is ideal as the aim of using such a system is to create a non-threatening environment which encourages the participation of all audience members, and for the session to be active and fun.
The system gives the choice of several voting options. These range from a single choice to more complex staged voting or ranking of choices. Again, it is usually best to choose the simpler options, allowing no more than two choices. Anything more complex requires considerable explanation by the lecturer, leads to confusion amongst the audience, reducing the number of valid responses, and becomes cluttered and almost impossible to interpret when the results are displayed on screen.
Invariably, once the presentation is underway the audience quickly becomes involved and much discussion is stimulated as their responses to the questions are displayed. When preparing your presentation, therefore, you must build in time for such discussion.
Copyright Release Attestations: Due April 12, 2018
A copyright release is a document written by the copyright holder allowing you to use their copyrighted work in a specified way. It is important that you tell the copyright holder that you would like to use their information in a presentation to the national conference of PAs and, if you plan to include it as part of your electronic handout, that will be posted online for conference registrants.
The following resources will provide you with additional information regarding copyright and how to get a release:
Complete the following online link for each CME session:
https://www.formsite.com/aapa/copyrightrelease/index.htmlHandouts can be a copy of the presentation, resource list, or other relevant document and are required for each presentation.
This year we have the ability to run presenter mode in the meeting rooms. That allows attendees to see your slides on the monitor, but only you can view the associated notes on the lectern. For more information on presenter mode in PowerPoint click the following site: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Use-Presenter-view-798dcb21-603c-43c3-a782-9a2d7720ab33.
There will be a “mini-studio” in the Speaker Ready Room for presenters to familiarize themselves with PowerPoint Presenter Mode and how it will work in the meeting room prior to presenting.
Presentation Management is software that allows your presentation to be projected from a master server housed in the Speaker Ready Room. It allows your PowerPoint to:
All presenters will receive an email from presentationmanagement@freemanco.com in February, which has their username and a custom link to create a password and gain access to Presentation Management. The email also provides detailed information about using Presentation Management.
If you do not receive this email, need another copy or have additional questions about Presentation Management, please email presentationmanagement@freemanco.com.
Session questions are important to track the learning of conference attendees.
Each presenter needs to provide a minimum of 3 multiple choice questions and answers, which are used for the following:
Questions are required for every presenter, including workshop chairs.
Some resources for writing multiple choice questions:
Audience Response System (ARS) allows for electronic capture of attendees’ responses in real time and data for measuring learning when compared with aggregate responses to the evaluation questions. AAPA uses an ARS system that allows participants to respond via the conference App, text, or website on their smart devices. Detailed instructions are projected in each CME room at the beginning of each session.
Please email your self-assessment PowerPoint presentation, questions, and rationale to conferencecme@aapa.org by the deadline.
The purpose of self-assessment is to allow learners to systematically review their knowledge and skill in a given area of practice, identify gaps, and to remediate the identified gaps through the use of a rationale or other materials provided as part of the learning activity. Although self-assessment can take a number of forms, the most common format involves a series of multiple-choice questions supported by a rationale for the correct answer and other supporting information. Learners generally engage in self-assessment in an “open book” format.
Self-assessment activities usually focus on assessing a particular area of medicine or practice and cover knowledge and skills that are considered foundational to successful practice. Developers of self-assessment activities should be guided by the Competencies for the PA Profession in selecting material for assessment to ensure that self-assessment is relevant to PA practice and the regulatory and requirements for Certification Maintenance, state licensing, and institutional privileging. More information on competencies and competency assessment may be found here: https://www.aapa.org/career-central/employer-tools/employing-a-pa/competencies-physician-assistant-profession/
Self-assessment is NOT intended to be a test of the ability to recall trivial information, nor should it focus on the recall of factual information alone. At its best, self-assessment should help a PA to assess his or her ability to apply basic concepts from a particular area of medicine or surgery in a realistic clinical context. While a good fund of knowledge is foundational, it is the ability to use what one knows productively that matters most. Self-assessment test developers may feel the need to test for the most important foundational knowledge. However, they are urged to assess the application of knowledge whenever possible.
A self-assessment question generally consists of the following parts:
Most self-assessment questions are preceded by a clinical vignette or case. The vignette helps to place the issue into a meaningful clinical context. The added clinical context also aids the question writer in ensuring that the question involves the use of knowledge rather than simple recall of facts.
When preparing self-assessment questions it is important to avoid plagiarism and other practices that might infringe on the rights of others. When developing self-assessment questions, be sure that the end product is clearly your work rather than a lightly edited “borrowing” of the work belonging to someone else.
Below is an example of what is considered plagiarism and copyright infringement. The following vignette was submitted by a test committee member:
A 58 year old smoker is found to have malignant squamous cells in a sputum cytology specimen. Chest x-ray (CXR), computer tomography (CT) scans and bronchoscopy are all normal. Random biopsies of all segmental orifices reveal squamous cell carcinoma at the origin of the anterior segment of the right upper lobe. A right thoracotomy is performed, but no palpable tumor can be found. What is the next most appropriate course of action?
A very similar question was found in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the official journal of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association:
A 55-year-old smoker is found to have malignant squamous cells in a sputum cytology specimen. Chest roentgenogram, tomograms of both lungs, and bronchoscopy are all normal. Random biopsies of all segmental orifices reveal squamous cell carcinoma at the origin of the anterior segment of the right upper lobe. A right thoracotomy is done, but no palpable tumor can be found. The appropriate treatment would be:
(Thoracic Surgery Quiz. Ann Thorac Surg. 1982;33:414. http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/reprint/33/4/414.pdf. Published April 1982. Accessed February 5, 2012.)
In short, changing the words of someone else’s work does not make it your own and is against the law.
Some resources for writing multiple choice questions:
Speakers and workshops assistants must meet all deadlines to receive their full remuneration. The amount that an individual is eligible to receive can be found in the original invitation email from AAPA.
All forms and receipts must be sent via email to conferenceCME@aapa.org
Maximum up to $900 may be used to cover: