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If we have joint meetings with APDIM there needs to be larger meeting rooms for workshops. Workshops
tended to be large and overcrowded.
Fewer, perhaps larger (by ~10 persons) workshops
good plenary topics, joint program offerings were a bit skewed toward resident education. Would like to
see more inclusive, broad based educational and leadership perspectives
There were several workshops that I wanted to attend but didn’t get to as they were only offered once. It
would be nice to offer some of them more than once. One option would be to consider using Camtasia so
that everyone could review all talks even if they could not be at each one.
None - it was great!
would have loved to hear more about healthcare reform and how it could affect academic medicine and
medicine in general. also, i left the hospitalist session and went to the how to write a letter of
recommendation session late- the letter session was so helpful and fun, but i since i couldn’t evaluate both
sessions i wanted to write about it here.
Better facility and location the temperature varied greatly, rooms were not appropriately sized.
SOOO many good workshops at the joint session, maybe make those over two days for more opportunities
to attend, there were a number of competing workshops that I would have liked to attend
The meeting space for the individual sessions was too small. For the large group sessions. Those in the
back could not hear at all.
Not having handouts immediately available felt someone handicapping. Perhaps having computer stations
with high-speed printers available would be a cost-effective compromise to giving everybody hard copies
of everything?
Would recommend a space (conference center) with tables in the rooms for workshops. This allows breakout
groups to form much more quickly and easily
more time in between workshops and main meetings as hard to get from one to the other
I was a bit disappointed with the hotel - specifically the lack of wi-fi and the need to pay for wired internet
access. Many professionals in one place being nickeled and dimed to death is not appropriate.
none
Provide better information about local restaurants and things to do.....ask the directors from the city to
provide info. Hotel personnel not always the most helpful persons. Please encourage everyone to post
their workshop handouts. Since I cannot attend them all, I can learn from the handouts. Also....several
workshops ran out of handouts....need to print more or provide on website. My administrators say that the
Admin workshops for clerkship coordinators are too repetitive and simplistic, year to year......the group
needs to brainstorm on more creative ideas.
CDIM Workshop rooms were too small for the events. Otherwise enjoyed all the sessions. Exhibit hall and
food worked well.
APDIM should do a review of the educational literature like CDIM does CDIM should select awards via
nominations like APDIM does.
The hotel was beautiful...rooms, lobby. Food for conference was excellent, but conference facilities were
far too small. The small group sessions were jammed. Even the plenary sessions had people shoulder to
shoulder. It would’ve been more enjoyable if there were tables in front of chairs for plenary sessions.
didn’t like the CDIM workshop topics as much as past meetings. I am always impressed with the quality of
teaching
CDIM length this year was great - 1.5 days + precourse
Insure reasonable space for attendees at workshops; rooms this year were unrealistically small
combine the programs by time so that you can more easily see all the options available; better room
temperature control
meeting was excellent. The combined AAIM has benefits, but CDIM has lost it’s small group feel. Would
recommend only one joint large group session in addition to lunch. Also, morning plenaries are preferrable
around tables not in rows of chairs.
Simultaneous workshops can sometimes mean that we can only attend on of to two or three workshops one
is greatly interested in attending.
Some rooms were too small for the number that attended the workshop and others were sparsely attended.
Not sure how to fix that.
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