Submission Deadline
December 28, 2022
Proposals for sessions to be considered for presentation at HTU 2023 are being accepted online through Dec. 28, 2022. We invite you to speak with an internal SME at HealthTrust regarding your proposed idea BEFORE making your online submission as there may be particular approaches or subjects of interest or even topics to avoid. Contact education@htu.healthtrustpg.com to request a conversation.
Date & location | The 2023 HealthTrust University Conference will be held live in Las Vegas
July 17‒19 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Target Audience | Content that is targeted to multiple disciplines is strongly preferred. Programs are submitted for Continuing Education (CE) credits for Supply Chain, Pharmacy and/or Nursing disciplines. Certificates of participation are offered for Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Executives for sessions with applicable content.
Who can present? | HTU welcomes proposals from all subject matter experts. However, on-contract suppliers should only submit proposals in partnership with a HealthTrust member presenter. Independent supplier submissions will not be considered for presentation.
CHECKLIST | Items required by Dec. 28 with your proposal submission via this site:
Note: The above items are due by the Dec. 28, 2022 deadline; PowerPoint slide decks are not due until June 2023, according to timeline below.
If your submission is selected, all first-time HTU presenters will be asked to attend a best practices training session prior to creating your slide deck.
REQUIREMENTS & SELECTION PROCESS | Proposals will be reviewed ONLY if they:
Selection will be based upon the use of new and/or innovative methods, topic relevance, speaker qualifications, objectivity, practicality and take-home value for members. Final selections will be based on the best possible mix of topics and competencies for the varied audience that will be attending the conference.
Program Length & Number of Presenters | All Education Sessions are 60 minutes in length to include presentation of content as well as live Q&A and polling to encourage audience interaction (via event mobile app).
The maximum # of participants per session is 4. (1 Presenter, 2 Presenters, 3 Presenters or a Panel Session; with 1 Moderator & up to 3 Panelists or 4 Panelists and no Moderator).
PRESENTER TIMELINE & IMPORTANT DEADLINES
— COMPLETE Proposals submitted via this site by: Dec. 28, 2022*
— Speakers notified of decision: Week of Feb. 6, 2023
— All approved presenters to sign disclosures & approve edits for registration site copy & CE applications by: March 3, 2023*
— FINAL, completed presentations* due to HealthTrust: June 8. (Sessions or panels with multiple speakers will need to submit their slides to the session's Lead Presenter by June 1 for approval and combining into one deck. The Lead Presenter is then responsible for submitting the combined, final presentation to HealthTrust by the June 8 deadline.)
*Failure to meet any of the above presenter deadlines may result in a session being removed from the schedule.
2023 HTU Programming Note | Suppliers are not permitted to attend HTU Education Sessions that offer CE credit or HealthTrust Business Sessions. At 2023 HTU, some professional development sessions may again be offered that are open to both members and suppliers to attend.
Speaker Registration & Travel | Conference registration, hotel and travel expenses (per HealthTrust travel policy) will be covered for approved speakers. (Full reimbursement policy will be provided upon program selection.)
Thank you in advance for your interest and submission. Contact education@htu.healthtrustpg.com with questions or to request a SME conversation to discuss your potential topic ideas.