Call for Presentations

AOCOPM invites educational presentation proposals for our Annual and Midyear Educational Conferences. We seek peer-driven, practice-relevant content that advances occupational and preventive medicine — free of commercial promotion.

Educational Quality Standards

All accepted presentations must satisfy these criteria:

Integrity - Content is factually accurate and evidence-based.
Utility - Content is current and directly applicable to occupational and preventive medicine practitioners.
Objectivity - Content is balanced, unbiased, and free from promotional influence.
Copyright - Content does not infringe upon known copyright.

Commercial presentations will not be accepted. Proposals whose primary purpose is to promote, market, or sell products, services, devices, or proprietary programs to AOCOPM members are outside the scope of this call. Presenters must disclose all industry relationships; presentations in which commercial intent is the primary driver of content will be disqualified regardless of disclosure.

Exhibitor and conference support opportunities are available separately through the Exhibitors & Supporters program.

Topics Needed

Refer to the AOBPM Tables of Specificity for regularly needed topics, or the attendee-suggested topic list from recent conferences. Timely, current topics are consistently well received.

Conference Dates

The Midyear Educational Conference is typically held in March or April in one of the southern states. The Annual Educational Conference is held in conjunction with OMED, usually in September or October. See the CME Events page for dates and locations.

Submitting a Proposal

Include the following with your submission:

CV
Learning Objectives with supporting documentation (sources)

Both items are required for CME accreditation review.

Submit a Presentation Proposal

If Your Proposal Is Accepted

Selected speakers will provide the following before the conference:

Introductory Bio — for the program app and on-stage introduction
Photo — for the printed program
Disclosures — in the speaker disclosure form and on the opening PowerPoint slide. Presentations must be free of commercial interest.
PowerPoint — no corporate logos, trade names, or product messaging. Slides will be pre-loaded onto the podium PC and made available as PDF handouts. Please be mindful of copyrights; presentations are recorded for enduring access via AOA Online Learning.
3–5 Test Questions — provided as a courtesy to AOBPM

Speaker Honorarium & Reimbursement

Item	Amount / Policy
Honorarium — one lecture	$400
Honorarium — two lectures	$595
Honorarium — 30-minute session	$250 (no travel or meal reimbursement)
Airfare	Advance coach, capped at $800. Speaker upgrades are at their own expense.
Ground transportation	Airport parking and transport fees; mileage at the current IRS rate if driving.
Lodging	1–2 nights at a rate comparable to the convention hotel.
Meals	$100/day for up to two days (receipts not required).
Co-presenters	Welcome; only the primary presenter receives honorarium and reimbursement.
Health Policy Fellows	Not eligible for honorarium or reimbursement.

A completed Reimbursement Form with receipts (food excepted) is required for reimbursement.

Accepted presentations will be made available as enduring material for professional development through AOA Online Learning.

Questions? Contact AOCOPM at [email protected] or 800-558-8686