Dear Potential Medtrade Presenters:

Thank you for your interest in the Medtrade conference! The Call for Presentations is now closed for the Medtrade 2013 conference. If you are interested in future speaking opportunities, please contact Toni Ward, Conference Manager: antoinette.ward@nielsen.com.  Send over your name as well as contact information to be included on future Call for Presentations announcements.

Please keep in mind, Medtrade is especially looking for speakers with extensive knowledge in the HME Industry. Session topics will fall within one of the following educational tracks:

•  Audits: Pre & Post Payment
•  Business Operations
•  Competitive Bidding
•  Human Resources, Leadership & Staff Development
•  Medicare Carrier Updates
•  Information Technology
•  Legislative & Regulatory
•  Non-Medicare/Medicaid Markets
•  Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology
•  Reimbursement
•  Retail
•  Sales & Marketing
•  Sleep, Oxygen & Respiratory Issues

Speaker submissions are reviewed by the Medtrade Educational Advisory Board (EAB) for consideration in the conference program. The EAB uses the following (but not limited to) criteria when selecting presentations: timeliness of topic, overall content, audience interest, creativity, prior speaking expertise, knowledge of subject matter, prior speaker evaluation results, speaker references all which help to create a balanced number of sessions.