2009 World AIDS Day / Leadership Conference
source: http://www.ohioaidscoalition.org/leadership.html
November 16 -17, 2009
The 2009 World AIDS Day Leadership Conference is being produced by the Ohio AIDS Coalition, the Ohio Department of Health HIV CARE Services Section, the Ohio Department of Health HIV/STD/Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Program and the Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS Education & Training Center.
Workshops & Plenary Sessions:
For a current conference schedule for Monday, November 16, click here.
For a current conference schedule for Tuesday, November 17, click here.
The final conference schedule will not be available in advance since changes are often made up until a few days before the conference. Upon your arrival at the conference, you will receive the “Conference Program Packet” which will contain detailed information about the final agenda and about the content of presentations.
Conference Venue and Registration Information:
The 2009 World AIDS Day Leadership Conference will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center at 4900 Sinclair Road, just off Interstate 71 on the north side of Columbus. A reduced room rate of $79.00 plus applicable tax will be extended to all conference participants.
A limited number of free hotel rooms have been provided for consumers attending the conference. All others must reserve their own room directly with the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center. Call toll free: (877) 609-6086 or local: (614) 846-0300. Ask for the World AIDS Day Leadership Conference rate of $79. Hotel room space is limited. Please contact the hotel by October 26, 2009.
Conference Goals
Conference Brochure
Continuing Education Information:
Recognized Clock Hours (RCH) for Chemical Dependency Professionals are approved for all Conference Plenary Sessions and all Conference Workshopsfor a maximum of 10.25 hours. (PID#: 09-349-R)
Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits are approved for all Conference Plenary Sessions. Conference Workshops not approved for CPE are marked on the Conference agenda. Maximum available is 10.25 hours. If attending the 3-hopur Ethics Training session, the maximum available will be 10.75 hours. (Approval #: MCST110918)
PLEASE NOTE: The Ethics Training session is limited to professionals seeking certification for ethics training to fulfill Ohio state licensure requirements for counselors, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and chemical dependency professionals. This session is 3 hours and participants must attend the entire session in order to receive continuing education credits. All participants must “sign-up” in advance for this session. Advance “sign-up” will be held on Monday morning, Nov 16 in the Conference ballroom lobby area. Please have your license number with you.
Partial contact hours will be awarded to Nurses who attend individual sessions and submit an evaluation. A maximum of 10.75 contact hours will be available for nurses. The Ohio Department of Health (OH-011 0412) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Details regarding which workshops and plenary sessions will offer Nursing CNEs will be available at the Nursing Contact Hours Information Table at the Conference. The Table will be located in the downstairs ballroom area of the Ramada Plaza and can be accessed after singing into the Conference. The Nursing Contact Hours Information Table will open on Monday morning November 16 at 8:00 AM.
For additional information, please contact Kevin Sullivan at the Ohio AIDS Coalition: 614-444-1683 / 1-800-226-5554 or sullivan@ohioaidscoalition.org
