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Focus Education Schedule Has Been Launched!

Published in Women's Health on December 08, 2020

Focus 2021

We are excited to announce that the Focus Conference education schedule has been launched! Our online platform allows us to provide you more education sessions than ever before, all for one low rate of $75.

We have an exciting line-up of 8 live and 19 on-demand courses where attendees can receive up to 5 Scientific and 22 Business continuing education credits from ABC and BOC. Please refer to the listing of speakers and sessions for CEU value per course.

 An online conference may be new to you, so this is what you should expect.

Before the Conference

Before the conference begins, all attendees will be invited to attend a pre-conference online meeting on January 21st where you can make sure that you can access the Focus Conference online platform. We will provide a brief tutorial as well as present the finalists for the Essentially Women Ruth Addison Award of Excellence. You will want to make sure to tune in!

Live Sessions

Live sessions will begin Monday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. CST.  We will kickoff the conference with the Essentially Women Ruth Addison Award Ceremony and Keynote session, Optimal Well Being in the Face of Cancer. Live sessions will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. CST Monday through Thursday.

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Exhibit Hall

We know that the Exhibit Hall is an important part of every Focus Conference. This year won’t be any different! Our virtual exhibit hall experience will offer Focus Conference attendees the ability to browse new products, setup one-on-one meetings with exhibitors, sign up for their raffle giveaway items, chat with exhibitors, and connect with others about exhibitors. All attendees will also receive a sample box of items from Focus Conference sponsors before the event, so make sure to watch your doorstep for the package!

List of Exhibitors

On-Demand Sessions

Our on-demand sessions give you the opportunity to choose what courses you want to take on your own schedule between Jan. 29 and Feb. 28, 2021. If you weren’t able to make the live sessions, these will be recorded and available for you on-demand. Once the live sessions are over, Focus attendees will have these courses available to them in the online conference portal.

On-Demand Sessions

As always, if you have questions about the online platform, our team will be available to help you.

We hope to see you online soon! Don’t forget to register before Dec. 18 to make sure you get a sample box!

Agenda At-a-GlanceRegister

Monday, Jan. 25, 2021

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m. CT – EW Ruth Addison Award Ceremony and Keynote Live Session: Optimal Well Being in the Face of Cancer, Presenter: Cindy Paine
  • 11:30 to 1 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time
  • 1 to 2 p.m. CT – Live Education Session: Leadership and Business Practice Optimization, Presenter: Miriam Lieber
  • 2 to 3 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021

  • 10 to 11 a.m. CT – Live Education Session: How to Drive Success with a Custom Breast Prosthesis Program During the Pandemic, Presenter: Nikki Giamarino
  • 11:30 to 1 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time
  • 1 to 2 p.m. CT – Live Education Session: Mixing and Matching Working Styles, Presenter: Paul DiMarco
  • 2 to 3 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021

  • 10 to 11 a.m. CT – Live Education Session: The Case for Compliance, Presenter: Kelly Grahovac
  • 11:30 to 1 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time
  • 1 to 2 p.m. CT – Live Education Session: Lower Extremity Compression - Making it Easy for You and Your Customers
  • 2 to 3 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

  • 10 to 11 a.m. CT – Live Education Session: Responsibility and Accountability: Managing Your Team in a Results Driven Environment, Sarah Hanna
  • 11:30 to 1 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time
  • 1 to 2 p.m. CT – Live Education Session: Digging into the Numbers: Defining Business Success, Presenter: Molly Wilson
  • 2 to 3 p.m. CT – Exhibit Hall Time

Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 through Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021

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