Welcome to ACPE’s OnSite

For more than 20 years, ACPE has brought medical management education "in house" to thousands of physicians, administrators and medical support staff throughout North America.

Why Bring a Speaker to your Organization?

OnSite Educational Programs are customized to meet your organization's needs in content, timing, convenience and location. The Director of OnSite Education will work with you one-on-one via the telephone or email to coordinate your session whether it’s for a single keynote address or a full 3 year Physician Leadership Program. For more information about OnSite Programs and how easy it is to coordinate one, click on the links below:

Overview Process

Finding the right speaker for your educational needs can sometimes be a daunting task. Will the audience like them, is the content relevant, will it cost effective? ACPE OnSite Programs will help you navigate through these questions through personal contact and accessibility. The process begins with an initial consultation discovering why there is a need for a speaker, what is currently happening in the organization, what the time frame is and what the educational content needs are. ACPE will provide biographies and outlines on topic and speaker choices until you are satisfied you’ve made the right decision. An ACPE OnSite Coordinator will then act as the liaison between your organization and the speaker making sure deadlines are met and all coordination efforts are running smoothly. ACPE will provide all necessary materials, help with your promotional efforts if needed and then ask for an evaluation of both the speaker and the ACPE process to continually strive for improvement. ACPE believes physician education to be extremely important in the future of healthcare so whatever we can do to make this come to life for you, we will try to do.

Choosing a Topic

A major benefit of OnSite Programs is content customization. Our speakers will consult with you to understand what is happening in your organization and customize the presentation so your specific audience will be more interested and engaged in the chosen topic. Topics can be pulled from our current Live and InterAct programs or you can review a list of topics specifically created for OnSite Programs. If you are interested in something you don’t see anywhere, feel free to contact us. We always have topics under development and would probably still be able to provide a speaker for you.

Timing

Whenever it’s convenient for you! You research your audience’s availability and ACPE coordinates with the speaker(s) to find a mutually acceptable date(s). Saturdays, Sundays, weekdays, mornings or evenings, it’s up to you. Keynotes, half days or full days sessions are available but keep in mind that our speakers are paid by the day, so if you need someone to speak for only 1/2 day, try to find another way to utilize them for a longer period of time. Multi-day programs can be scheduled consecutively or spread out over several months. Each session is typically billed separately so costs can be spread out as well.

Location

You can have the meeting at your own facility or at an outside facility such as a hotel or banquet room. Sometimes getting away even just down the road can prove beneficial to attendees however keep in mind that external site charges may include room rental, service charges and box handling charges. Either way, just make sure you take into consideration the facility’s availability along with the audience and speaker availability.

Attendees

The average amount of OnSite audience members is usually around 40 people but as long as the facility can hold it, you can have as many attendees as you wish. The speaker fee does not change based on the number in the audience. The variable costs that you would need to consider through ACPE are printed materials and CME certificates though. That cost is based on the number of people.

Costs

OnSite Educational programs cost an average of $6,000 to $9,000 per day per faculty. This includes: honoraria, airfare and car rental, lodging & expenses, course materials, CME certificates, evaluations and administrative development charges up to 40 people. ACPE staff will be happy to provide a estimated budget for each specific program you plan.

To get the most from your budget try to spread a 4 day program over 1 year – a meeting every quarter can span budget cycles.