Utah Pa&np Conference Group

OUR PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2022 WAS OUR 46TH ANNUAL UTAH PA&NP CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD AT THE SNOWBIRD SKI AND SUMMER RESORT IN SNOWBIRD, UTAH ON AUGUST 3-5, 2022. THIS WAS A HYBRID CONFERENCE, MEANING IT WAS HELD IN-PERSON AS WELL AS TELEVISED VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING TO REMOTE PARTICIPANTS.20 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS PROVIDED TALKS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS FOCUSED ON INFORMATION HELPFUL TO PAS AND NPS IN THEIR DAILY PRACTICE.35 VENDOR/EXHIBITORS DISPLAYED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT CAN BE USED IN THE WORK OF NPS AND PAS TO HELP PATIENTS IN NEED WHO MAY HAVE PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL CHALLENGES.3 VENDOR EACH PROVIDED A NON-CME SPEAKER ALONG WITH A MEAL ON ONE OF THE THREE DAYS.CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS SUBMITTED EVALUATION FEEDBACK THAT WILL BE USED AS WE SELECT SPEAKERS FOR THE COMING YEARS AND TO IMPROVE THE CONFERENCE.WE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED ACCREDITATION (20 CREDIT HOURS), SO WE COULD OFFER CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) TO NPS AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) HOURS TO PAS.WE EMAILED A SAVE-THE-DATE EMAIL TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 POTENTIAL ATTENDEES.ONSITE, WE PROVIDED EACH ATTENDEE WITH A BOOKLET, CONTAINING CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND PAGES FOR NOTES. EACH ATTENDEE ALSO RECEIVED A NAME BADGE AND LANYARD THAT SYMBOLIZED THEIR AFFILIATION WITH THE CONFERENCE AS WELL AS INDICATED THEIR REGISTRATION VERIFICATION.WE MADE SPEAKER SLIDES AVAILABLE ONLINE SO EACH PARTICIPANT COULD DOWNLOAD THEM, PRINT THEM OUT, OR REFER TO THEM ONLINE DURING PRESENTATIONS.SIGNAGE WAS ALSO PROVIDED ONSITE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE CONFERENCE AND THE LOCATION OF ONSITE REGISTRATION TO THE ATTENDEES.UTAH PA&NP CONFERENCE GROUP (UCG) FUNDED BREAKFAST AND SNACK ITEMS ON SOME OF THE MORNINGS/DAYS.UCG PAID EACH SPEAKER A HONORARIUM AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR OFFERING THEIR EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AND TIME.UCG PAID FOR THE AUDIO VISUAL AND OTHER PRESENTATION NEEDS SUCH AS LCD PROJECTORS AND PRESENTATION COMPUTERS.UCG PAID FOR THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE AND ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM THAT ALLOWED POTENTIAL REGISTRANTS TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE CONFERENCE AND TO REGISTER.UCG PAID A THIRD PARTY EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO MANAGE ALL THE DETAILS NEEDED TO PLAN, PREPARE, AND COORDINATE THE PROMOTION, COMMUNICATIONS, SPEAKERS, ACCREDITATION, VENUE, MEALS, AND SETUP.