Share your knowledge and expertise as a health information content leader
The California Health Information Association (CHIA) actively seeks dynamic presenters who embody our values and elevate the health information (HI) community through LEAD – leadership, education, advocacy and discovery. CHIA seeks thought leaders who champion practice excellence, deliver timely and innovative presentations that inspire
LEADing California’s Health Information Professionals to Ignite Better Health Outcomes. Join us in shaping the future of health information—submit your proposal today!
CHIACON26 June 7 - 10 in South San Francisco, CA
CHIACON is California’s premier Convention & Exhibit for today’s health information professionals and offers education on a variety of topics and networking opportunities
Flexible learning solution that includes all the content that would have been presented during a half/full-day seminar. Presentations are two hours or more and hosted live, prerecorded or a combination thereof. Can be offered
in multiple parts/modules.
Proposals due at least 120 days in advance of the proposed event date
Live 60 – 90 minute (1 - 1.5 CEUs) webinar that offers real-time interaction between presenter and attendees. Typically hosted on Tuesday - Thursday, between 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (PT)
Proposals due at least 60 days in advance of the proposed event date
Many opportunities are available to share knowledge and expertise as a subject matter expert and content leader. See our robust Calendar of Events or take part in our annual convention and exhibit at CHIACON. Proposals
should offer
practical approaches and solutions, a greater understanding of new systems and applications, or current issues that are driving best practices. Topics must focus on relevant issues of interest
to all HI professionals, including, but not limited to:
Health Information Access (patient portals, patient engagement, release of information)
Health Information Integrity
Healthcare Informatics, Analytics & Data Use
Information Governance
Information Protection: Privacy & Security
Innovative Best Practices
Organizational Management and Dynamic Leadership
Patient Identification & Matching
Project Management
Revenue Cycle Management
Revenue Cycle Integrity
Social Determinants of Health, Population Management
Telehealth
Workforce Development
Other Emerging Issues
Presenter General Guidelines & Templates
According to AHIMA Recertification requirements,presentations must meet minimum lengths for continuing education unit (CEU) credit. Please confirm
your presentation time meets the following requirement:
30 - 44 minutes (0.50-0.74 hrs) | 0.5 CEUs
45 - 89 minutes (0.75-1.49 hrs) | 1 CEUs
90 - 104 minutes (1.50-1.74 hrs) | 1.5 CEUs
105 – 149 minutes (1.75-2.49 hrs) | 2 CEUs
Presentation materials (PowerPoint and/or any other material utilized during session) are to be submitted as stated in your confirmation letter, to ensure that the presentation is available in a timely manner. CHIA will utilize
the PowerPoint as the event handout, converting it to PDF format for registrants.
CHIA requires that the CHIA PowerPoint template be utilized.
Handout Length: Generally, PowerPoint presentation and related handouts for educational programs should not exceed 45 slides per hour of program content; there are exceptions for some program topics.
Page Numbers: Do not include page numbers on materials or slides. CHIA will number the pages when covered to handouts.
PowerPoint to PDF Handout: Do not convert PowerPoint slides to PDF format prior to sending to CHIA. CHIA will convert PowerPoint to PDF in the 2-per-page handout format unless another format is requested and/or
required.
Bibliography: Include a bibliography with handouts if reference will be made to specific publications, resources, or Internet sites.
Citing Source Content: Include source details for external quotes, graphics, data sources, and content owners.
No Advertisements: Do not include advertisements for the speaker's organization, business, products or services. Handouts and presented materials must be free of commercial bias.
Readability: Ensure that slides are readable for printing and for viewing when projected:
Make text and titles as large as possible for clear and distinct output and clear readability. Larger is better and less is best. Minimum suggested font size is 20pt for bullets and 16pt for graphics-related text
The number of lines of text on each slide should be no more than eight for optimal legibility
Do not crowd too much information onto one slide. If there is a great deal of information to convey, divide it up logically between multiple slides rather than trying to fit all points on one slide
If custom fonts are used, be sure they are sent to CHIA with the final presentation
When designing text layout, remember that bullets have greater impact. Fewer sentences and lots of white space between bullets and text paragraphs add to the ease of reading
It is a good idea to have plenty of “white space” on your slide. An uncluttered slide looks cleaner and has greater impact.
Graphics: Encouraged and should be large enough to be legible. Avoid using screen shots, if possible.They are difficult to read on the printed handout and when projected.
Proofread slides before sending to CHIA.
Background format that results in difficulty reading the handouts or that does not conform to CHIA’s handouts specifications will be deleted by CHIA prior to printing and/or conversion to PDF.
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