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Medtrade 2004 Guide
More than 21,000 home medical equipment providers and other home care professionals are expected to meet in Orlando for Medtrade's 25th annual conference and expo, to be held at the Orange County Convention Center Oct. 26-28. A schedule and listings on the following pages will help you plan your visit. And when you're not on the trade show floor, this tourist mecca is sure to keep you busy. For more information, visit www.medtrade.com or call 800/933-8735.
Show Highlights
With more than 180 educational sessions and a number of other special events connected with Medtrade 2004, you may have a difficult time deciding what to attend. Here are only a few highlights you won't want to miss.
Monday, Oct. 25
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Continuum of Care, presented by the American Association for Homecare, will offer continuing education credits for professionals in four tracks: home health nursing, rehab and assistive technology, respiratory therapy/sleep-disordered breathing and orthotics and prosthetics. This one-day workshop will offer a comprehensive look at the issues and challenges that home health, rehab and respiratory providers face. For information on the Continuum of Care, visit www.aahomecare.org or call 703/535-1887.
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
ACCESS 2004 offers advice for builders, contractors, architects, designers and home medical equipment providers involved in creating accessible homes and facilities for the disabled and aging population. Two tracks are available at the one-day conference: Universal Design and the Building Community, or Universal Design and the Home Medical Equipment Provider. The accredited educational program features industry experts such as independent living strategist Louis S. Tenenbaum and Jim Hersh of Rehab Solutions & Design. For more information, visit www.primeinc.org or call 954/718-6055.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
10 a.m.-Noon
Jack Evans of Global Media Marketing and Ed Lemar of Gladson Design will offer ideas on how to redesign an HME showroom to increase add-on sales and sales per customer in this hands-on Retail Redesign Workshop. Sponsored by HomeCare.
