The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions is pleased to announce its
2008 Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Marriott
New Directions in Education: Innovations & Evidence
October 30-31, 2008

View the Preliminary Program!

The Annual Conference will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards Hotel. Rooms have been reserved at a rate of $206 per night plus applicable taxes for a single or double guest room. Wednesday, October 8, 2008 is the final date to obtain rooms at this rate.

For reservations, call 1-800-228-9290 or make your reservations online at: http://cwp.marriott.com/bwiih/asahp/ .

Rooms must be guaranteed either by a first night's cash deposit or by credit card. Participants should request the group rate for the ASAHP when making reservations. The code for the group rate is: ASCA.

Program

The Keynote Speaker on the morning of October 30 will be Jane Smalec, Director of Consulting for Eduventures, Inc. on the topic of trends in allied health and projected future trends. Her firm is the education industry leader in collaborative research and consulting, with the aim of providing academic institutions and education-focused businesses with cost-effective, data-driven insight, understanding, and guidance to improve education.

The Mary E. Switzer Lecturer on October 31 will be George Davies. He is an internationally known speaker who has presented at hundreds of conferences throughout the world on sports physical therapy, athletic training, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and isokinetics.

Another feature of the Annual Conference will be sessions on international health and research. Attendees also will have the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions on the following topics:

- emerging allied health disciplines
- dual degree programs
- how to reward preceptors
- international issues
- ways in which disciplines can cooperate
- networking
- what BLS projections about the workforce mean

Closely related to the Annual Conference and immediately following it on November 1, there will be an all-day Research Symposium conducted by the National Alliance Promoting Research in Allied Health (NAPRAH), a group formed by ASAHP. The focus will be on both chronic diseases such as diabetes and acute type injuries and disorders with an emphasis on translational and interdisciplinary research. Intended outcomes are the development of strategies for establishing interdisciplinary research centers at ASAHP member institutions, post-doctoral research training, and production of a database to be used in pairing senior and junior researchers.

For more information on the program, visit our program of events.

Registration Fees

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations must be received in writing by October 1, 2008. Any cancellations received after this date, but before October 20, will be assessed a $125 service fee. After October 20, refunds will not be made.

Register HERE!

COHEHRE and NACNAH members are eligible to pay the ASAHP membership rates.