PRESENT Treasure Hunt 2021 Virtual Conference Pleases Nationwide Audience
The PRESENT Treasure Hunt 2021 Conference has a 40-year history of providing mostly practice management education and mentorship to the Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Association, one of the largest county podiatric medical associations in the country. This year, PRESENT e-Learning Systems took it virtual and added a state-of-the-art CME program delivered by an elite nationwide faculty, resulting in attendance over 500, 60% of which was from outside California. Conference Co-Chairs Harold Schoenhaus, DPM, Robert Lee, DPM, and Gabe Halperin, DPM delivered a virtual education program that was uniformly praised by attendees. The post-event surveys show widespread satisfaction with the event, with 97% stating that they would attend future similar events. Even the Exhibit Hall experience, which is difficult to deliver virtually in a way that matches the appeal of an in-person event, was found by 70% of attendees to be as good or better than other conferences they have attended.
Dr Gabe Halperin was kind enough to make available to you two valuable handouts and his PowerPoint™ presentations associated with his lectures. You can access these files at this LINK.
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM
Robert Lee, DPM
Gabriel Halperin, DPM
Beloved California podiatrist Joseph Hughes, DPM was given the coveted STAR award posthumously for his lifetime of devoted service to the profession that he loved by current president of LACPMA Ara Kelekian, DPM.
LACPMA Star Award presenter Ara Kelekian, DPM
Accepting the LACPMA Star Award is his wife Pam Hughes along with two of their four sons.
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This was my first experience with this format. I am sold on it. The conference was impressive. The speakers presented relevant information concisely. They did not take us into the 'weeds' or overwhelmed us with esoteric material. The length of each lecture was appropriate for this format. The skillful transition from one lecture to the other was smooth and seamless. I learned more from this conference compared to many other CME conferences that I have attended over years. The organizers did a terrific job. They are to be commended.
Arthur Ennis, DPM
Southfield, MI
Overall a great experience for a virtual conference. I appreciated the time spent having someone introduce each speaker, much like at a live conference. Not having the lectures open until the scheduled times helped pace the day again making it feel more like a live conference but the ability to go back and watch again is invaluable.
Jessica Blakeslee, DPM
Apex, NC
It was a good conference and I would go again. It was much more user friendly than for example the Midwest Podiatry Conference which had a lot more glitches last fall. I didn't have any tech issues this time around with Present and was impressed. Will definitely advise others to try it! Thanks
Nancy Zomaya, DPM
Chicago, IL
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I did attend your 2-day conference. It was very interesting, thank you very much. How do I get my credits please? Dre Lynda Cormier