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Conference Accommodations: Marriott Denver City Center Conference Rates: View a map with the hotel's location. |
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Room Reservations:
Please make your reservations directly with the Marriott City Center. Be sure to request the special rate for the Conference on Practice Improvement when making your reservations. The deadline for reservations within the block of rooms for this conference is October 15. However, if conference attendance exceeds expectations, rooms in the conference block may be sold out prior to this date. Please make your reservations as soon as possible to ensure your preferred accommodations. After October 15, rooms will be on a space- and rate-available basis.
Airfare:
For assistance in making your airline reservations for the conference, please call Passport Travel (STFM Travel Desk), 800-417-2902. Office hours are 9 am–5 pm (central time) Monday through Friday.
Rental Car:
Budget Rent A Car System, Inc, has been selected as the official rental car agency for this year’s conference. For reservations, please call Budget at 800-772-3773, or you can make your reservations online at www.budget.com. Please be sure to use the following convention discount code for our conference when making your reservation: U063655. Rates for the conference begin at $36/daily or $155/weekly, with special “weekend rates” available beginning at $23 per day! Rates include unlimited mileage and are valid for up to 1 week before/after the conference.
Entertainment:
What entertainment and dining are near the hotel? Click on this link for Yahoo! maps and then select a category to see what is located near the hotel.
For more information, please call the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800- 233-6837, or visit them online at www.denver.org.
Child Care:
For scheduling information and fees, contact the hotel concierge desk, 303-297-1300. Rates may vary based on the number and ages of children.
Shuttle Service/Ground Transportation:
Shuttle service to the Denver Marriott City Center from the Denver International Airport is available on the upper level of the terminal, located outside of the baggage claim areas. Shuttles depart from the “Ground Transportation” outside of the terminal. The fare is $19 per person, one-way. Taxi service from the DIA airport to the hotel is approximately $55 one-way. Please check rates with the taxi driver before leaving the airport. The Denver Marriott City Center is approximately 35-45 minutes from the airport.
CME Hours:
Physicians
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. It is the policy of the AAFP that all individuals in a position to affect the content of a CME activity disclose relationships that they or their spouse/partner have with commercial entities. Further, should any such relationship be determined to be in possible conflict of interest as it relates to the individual’s proposed role in the CME activity, such conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to confirmation of the individual’s participation.
This activity has been planned 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 STFM. The AAFP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20.75 hours in AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s). Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Nurses, Dietitians, and Health Educators
Continuing nurse education credits will be made available at the conference. Application for other continuing education credits will be made to appropriate organizations. Credit information will be confirmed in October.
Cancellation Policy
Written cancellations received before October 9 will qualify for a full registration refund. Written cancellations received between October 9 and October 23 will be eligible for a 50% refund. No refunds will be made for cancellations received after October 23.
For more information on any of the above, please contact STFM at 800-274-2237, ext. 5415, or via email at stfmoffice@stfm.org.
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