Kiawah Island Resort will add a service
charges of $9 per inn room per night or 6% per villa per night
to cover all gratuities and extra on-property services. These
services include unlimited local phone calls, credit card access
calls, 800-number calls, in-room coffee service, and the Kiawah
Island shuttle service, which includes a special route for the
STFM conference.
Hotel
Reservation Deadline
The deadline for reservations is January
24; after that, reservations will be accepted on a space-available
basis. Make reservations by calling 800-654-2924. Please request
a confirmation number when making your reservations, and in
the unlikely event that you have to cancel your reservation,
ask for a cancellation confirmation.
Note, if conference attendance exceeds
expectations, rooms in the conference block may be sold out
prior to the cut-off date. Make your re-servations as soon as
possible to ensure your preferred accommodations. Check-in is
4 pm and check-out is 11 am.
If you would like to share a room or
villa with a colleague, call STFM at 800-274-2237, ext. 5410.
STFM will give you the names of other persons who have expressed
an interest in having a roommate, from which you can make your
own room-sharing arrangements.
Airfare
Discount
STFM's official travel agency, Passport
Travel, has negotiated discounted fares for this conference.
To take advantage of these special fares and other services,
call 800-678-7766 and ask for the STFM travel desk. Passport
Travel office hours are 8 am5:30 pm CST Monday through
Friday.
Car
Rental Discount
Alamo Rent-a-Car is the official car
rental provider for this year's conference. Special discounted
rates begin-ning at $32/day or $140/week have been extended
to conference attendees. These rates are available 1 week before
and after the conference dates and include unlimited free mileage.
To make your reservations, call 800-732-3232, request Group
ID #443382, rate code GR.
Child
Care Services
Babysitting services are available by
calling the Kiawah Island Resort concierge desk. Services should
be reserved 24 hours in advance. For more information, or to
make arrangements, call 800-654-2924.
Ground
Transportation
Round-trip service from Charleston International
Airport is available through Kiawah Shuttle. Fares are $45 for
adults; $22.50 for children 16 years and under, and children
under 6 years are free. To make reservations and receive these
rates, call 800-654-2924, ext.1000, and mention you are with
the STFM conference. Reservations are required at least 48 hours
in advance. Drivers will meet you at baggage claim.
Resort shuttle service from guest accommodations
to the conference center and throughout the resort is available
to conference guests at no charge. Resort shuttle service to
area island restaurants and golf courses is available to conference
guests and is included in the daily room and villa charges.
Family
Activities
Various recreational opportunities are
available for families. An orientation will be held Thursday
morning.
Continuing
Medical Education
This program has been reviewed and is
acceptable for up to 22.25 Prescribed credit hours by the American
Academy of Family Physicians. This activity has been plan-ned
and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards
of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
through the joint sponsorship of the AAFP and the STFM. The
AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to sponsor continuing education for physicians.
The AAFP designates this educational activity for a maximum
of 22.25 hours in Category 1 credit toward the American Medical
Association Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should
claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent
in the educational activity.
This program is cosponsored by PsychoEducational
Resources, Inc (PER) and STFM. PER is approved by:
