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Breakout Presentations

ACHCA is currently accepting breakout proposals and student posters for our 2026 Convocation & Expo, that will be held April 20-23, 2025 in Orlando, FL.  The online application process requires your materials to be ready to upload in one session. Presentation Proposal Deadline: November 15, 2025 

**The online application form must be completed in one sitting. You will not be able to save your online application to complete it at a later time. If you start the application and close your browser window without submitting, your work will be lost. If you have any questions please contact Stephen Froehlich at [email protected]. **

Overview:
ACHCA’s goal is to provide education consistent with advancing leadership excellence in long term, continuing, and post-acute care. Session proposals may be submitted for either a single program or a consecutive track in the educational areas noted below.

Long recognized as the preeminent source of education for leadership development across the spectrum of long-term care, Convocation provides a stimulating and challenging educational environment for Administrators, Executives, CEOs and other leaders in the field.

Process:
The ACHCA Education Committee reviews breakout speaker applications using the guidelines below:
  • INTEREST: is the topic relevant and timely for long-term care leaders? Is it applicable to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and other long-term care settings?
  • LEARNING: session objectives in the outline must be measurable, realistic, and relevant.
  • CREDENTIALS: be sure to note credentials, degrees, and experience. References and past speaking topics are helpful. 
  • NO INFOMERCIALS: the topic should be general, and not a product or service promotion.
  • PRO BONO: breakout speakers are not paid, except in goodwill and networking opportunities.

Topic Suggestions:

  • AI
  • Developing Effective Supervisors
  • Regulatory Review
  • Financial Management
  • Assisted Living, Home & Community Based Services
  • Mental Health Services Delivery (Substance Use Disorder/Behavioral Health)
  • Time Management
  • Medicare Advantage
  • Work/Life Balance
  • Burnout
  • Human Resources
  • Leadership
  • Ethics
  • Workforce Development
  • Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  • Infection Control
  • Trauma Informed Care
  • QAPI/QAA Committee Requirements
  • Arbitration Agreements
  • Abuse and Neglect
  • Staffing
  • Quality
  • Health Equity

NOTE: ACHCA proposals that are accepted for breakout presentations do not have associated speaker honorarium or travel expenses. Expenses related to speaker presentations may be deductible as business expenses, as permitted by law and regulation.

Acknowledgement:
ACHCA reserves the right to edit session content for clarity and brevity. Individuals submitting proposals will be notified, in writing, in December 2025 regarding the results of the selection process. Prior to this notification, ACHCA cannot provide updates on the status of particular proposals. Potential speakers for the 2026 Convention should tentatively reserve April 20-23, 2026, on their calendars.

Disclosure: The planners and presenters agree to ensure the content for this educational activity is evidence-based or based on the best-available evidence, and is presented free from bias.

 

Student & Health Care Professional Posters

The Poster Exposition at Convention gives undergraduate, graduate students, academics, and healthcare professionals from across the country an opportunity to present their scholarly work on a wide variety of topics from applied research with a faculty member or an innovative project with an ACHCA member. Individuals through oral presentations, poster displays, and gallery exhibits. Throughout the two days, participants have the opportunity to interact with other students, faculty, and ACHCA members from across the country.
Applications to Participate in the Dr. Kevin Hansen Student & Health Care Professional Poster Memorial Exposition will open soon.