Annual Meeting Call for Presentations

2025 Call for Presentations

Submissions are now being accepted for the AHRA Annual Meeting.
Submission Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

AHRA Annual Meeting
August 3-6, 2025
Paris Hotel | Las Vegas, Nevada

The AHRA Annual Meeting is the premier event for medical imaging leaders as well as other healthcare professionals. As a speaker, you will enjoy the prestige and satisfaction of presenting to the most active and committed members of the profession.

WHY SUBMIT?

  • Share your knowledge and expertise with your peers.
  • Add to your professional experience.
  • Gain personal satisfaction.

Attendees at the AHRA Annual Meeting value presentations where the real-life experiences of radiology administrators are included. If you are a consultant or representative of a vendor, please consider partnering with an active radiology administrator in developing your presentation proposal.

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Submission Process and Guidelines

All presentation applications must be submitted electronically—no paper applications will be accepted!

This policy is designed to speed up the application process. All parts of your presentation submission, including resume(s), must be in electronic format and submitted via the AHRA website.

Required Information

  • Primary presenter & co-presenter(s)
  • Name and degree/credentials
  • Position/title
  • Institution/organization
  • Mailing address, city, state, and postal code
  • Email address
  • Readily available phone number
  • Current CV/resume (required for CE accreditation) 
  • Previous speaking information (if applicable)

A paragraph-style biographical summary is not acceptable—a full chronological resume is required. Your resume must contain the following information: Work history experience relevant to the topic being proposed; chronological education history listing degrees received; list of previous speaking engagements; list of publications the speaker has authored that are relevant to the topic.

Available Presentation Types

60-Minute Sessions

  • May be presented twice
  • Attendance ranges from 50-150 people
  • Lecture-style presentation
  • Questions and answers follow presentation

90-Minute Sessions

  • May be presented twice
  • Attendance ranges from 50-150 people
  • Allow more time for audience participation and interaction

Panel

  • Panel moderator serves as the primary presenter
  • 60-minute session
  • Audience engagement through Q&A
  • Panelists may be selected once the session is approved from scheduled speakers and AHRA leadership

Workshop (4 hours)

  • May be presented only once
  • Attendance ranges from 10-30 people
  • Paid attendance
  • Allows for a more in-depth and hands-on approach to discussion

Presentation Information

ALL items below are required.

  1. Title of Presentation (10-word limit)
  2. Preferred Presentation Format (60-minute, 90-minute, or workshop)
  3. Session Description—Please supply a 10-sentence (minimum) description of your topic. Be as specific as possible about the material you will cover in your session. Your description will be used in the AHRA mobile app and website, as well as in AHRA marketing efforts.
  4. Learning Objectives—Provide three takeaways participants will gain by the end of the session. These learning objectives should take the form of "You will learn to..." followed by at least three bulleted items that attendees will learn. Sessions submitted without learning objectives will not be considered.
  5. Learning Level—Please select the career level your presentation is catered towards (early career, mid career and executive levels).
  6. Session Category—Which CRA Domain category does your search best fit into? Your session may fit into multiple categories, but please indicate only one primary (required) category and one secondary (optional) CRA Domain category.
  7. Please let us know if you would be willing to make your presentation twice.
  8. Available Dates for Presentation—Please indicate ALL days you would be available.

AHRA Annual Meeting

  • Sunday, August 3, 2025
  • Monday, August 4, 2025
  • Tuesday, August 5, 2025
  • Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Topics

Below is a list of topics that the Annual Meeting Design Team have identified as being of interest to the AHRA membership:

  • Mammography/Breast Imaging
  • Communication and Information Management CRA Domain
    • Creative Ways and Successes for Marketing Imaging Services
    • IT Expert lead session on how to help leaders save time in daily tasks 
  • Advanced Leadership and Career Development
    • Workshop for Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt or Green Belt
    • VPS or C-Suite Executives guided sessions on career progression 
  • Current Affairs/Healthcare Landscape Today and in 2025 
  • Unique Contracting Strategies and Ideas with Payers 
  • AI Topics
    • AI’s Impact on Radiology
    • How AI Can Help with Staffing Issues/Workflow Efficiencies 

Speaker Compensation Category

Please let us know which one of the following categories you prefer for compensation:

Category 1

In-Kind Sponsor: Any AHRA Board member, employee of a vendor, OR individual who is a consultant, regardless of AHRA membership status, who is speaking on a topic related directly to their business is recognized through in-kind sponsorship. The speaker receives complimentary meeting registration, and the company is acknowledged as an in-kind sponsor.

Category 2

Members, non-members, vendors and consultants speaking on a topic NOT directly related to their business. Compensation is comprised of a waiver of the registration fee and an honorarium of $400 for a single session. For any additional sessions presented, the speaker will receive an additional $100 per session.

Contracts are signed only with the primary presenter, and only the primary presenter is eligible for any speaker compensation.

Review & Acceptance

Submissions are due January 17, 2025. Submitters will be contacted by a member of the design team to schedule an interview discussion about the presentation. Notice of acceptance will be e-mailed in April 2025.

Questions? Please contact us at education@ahra.org

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