From the January 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
National Proton Therapy Conference
Date: March 31-April4
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Washington D.C.
Years in existence: 2
Average attendance: 250
Who should attend: Legislators, policymakers, CMS officials, private insurance providers, proton physicians, proton center administrators, and reimbursement experts
IDN (spring)
Date: April 7 – 9
Location: Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate
Orlando, FL
Years in existence: 20
Who should attend: Senior healthcare executives and their GPO and supplier partners
Medical World Americas
Date: April 28-30
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, TX
Who should attend: Professionals in medical trade, healthcare procurement, group purchasing organizations, hospital administration, healthcare technicians, pharmaceuticals, oncology, cardiology, hospital acquired infections, disaster readiness, and occupational health & safety.
SIIM
Date: May 14
Location: Long Beach Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
Years in existence: 3
Who should attend: Physicians, PACS administrators, IT directors, physicists
AAMI
Date: May 31-June 2
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia PA
Years in existence: 44
Who should attend: Biomedical equipment technicians, biomedical engineers, clinical engineers, technology asset managers, and others responsible for medical technology within hospitals and other healthcare facilities, independent-service organizations, and shared-service organizations
SNMMI
Date: June 7-11
Location: St. Louis Convention Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Years in existence: 61
Average attendance: 5,000
Who should attend: Physicians, scientists, pharmacists, laboratory professionals, and technologists
FIME
Date: August 6-8
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach, FL
Years in existence: 24
Average attendance: 49,661
Who should attend: Physicians, nurses, technicians, senior hospital executives
AHRA
Date: August 10-13
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Washington, D.C.
Years in existence: 42
Average attendance: 900
Who should attend: Imaging professionals, including radiologists, technologists and other clinicians
ASTRO
Date: September 14-17
Location: Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA
Years in existence: 56
Average attendance: 11,000
Who should attend: Radiologists, oncologists, physicians, researchers
iHT2
Date: September 16-17
Location: New York Academy of Medicine
New York, New York
Years in existence: 8
Who should attend: Health IT leaders and executives
HCP (fall)
Date: October 28 - 29
Location: Long Island Marriott
Uniondale, NY
Who should attend: Senior health care executives
RSNA
Date: November 30-December 5
Location: McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
Years in existence: 100
Average attendance: 53,778
Who should attend: Radiologists, oncologists, technologists, health IT professionals, senior health care executives
