2025 CHNC Annual Symposium Workshops

Call for Symposium Workshop and Educational Breakout proposals closed on February 10. ‍

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Our team is currently evaluating proposals and will be communicating with all submitters via email.

Workshops & Educational Breakouts at the Symposium

Attendees can participate in a variety of interactive, hands-on workshops and educational breakout sessions targeted to the multidisciplined CHNC Symposium audience. Session topics include quality improvement, communication, procedural skills, program development, and leadership proficiency. The goal of these multicenter collaborative sessions is to share knowledge and provide clinicians with implementable practice changes.

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Workshops

Dynamic, interactive sessions that begin with explanatory or introductory information followed by audience participation and interactive activity, examples include:

• Workshops can feature multiple presenters to keep content highly interactive.
• At least 50% of the session should include interactivity between faculty and learners.
• PowerPoint and other media are welcomed, but not to exceed 50% of the course time.

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Workshops are suited for:

• Demonstrations
• Hands-on activity
• Role play
• Improving/acquiring skills or procedures
• Problem-solving discussions

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Educational Breakouts
Best suited for small group discussions that may be less interactive than workshops. They can feature a presentation of a group project or a topic with coordinated discussion.

At least 30 minutes of audience participation is expected. It is recommended that presenters engage the audience as soon as the introduction and opening questions are completed and that no panelist presents for longer than five minutes. Question and answer segments from the audience should occur throughout the presentation.

A panel presentation typically features a designated moderator with around four panel members involved in an interactive discussion that invites participation from the audience. Aiming for a highly interactive discussion, it is encouraged that you list discussion topics in the course overview so attendees can bring relevant questions to the discussion.

Educational Breakouts are suited for:

• Moderated panel discussion
• Q+A Session
• Debate-style presentation